<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Mitch Horton's Blog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mitch Horton's Blog]]></description><link>https://www.mitchhorton.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:18:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.mitchhorton.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[God Has Wired Us To Require Rest! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is part 2 of an article  I wrote for Charisma Magazine that appeared in its March 2018 Magazine entitled - Sabbath Rest Is More Than A Command. If you have not read part 1, please refer to my July 8, 2026 Blog. Exodus 20:8-11 (NLT) Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. (9) You have six days each week for your ordinary work, (10) but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the Lord your God. On that day no one in your household may do any work. This...]]></description><link>https://www.mitchhorton.com/post/god-has-wired-us-to-require-rest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a553a26e3330becfcc02fd7</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:19:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_335f354f66764f68766c34~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mitchhorton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rest Is Woven Into The Fabric Of Creation]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wrote an article for Charisma Magazine that appeared in its March 2018 Magazine entitled Sabbath Rest Is More Than A Command. I will post it in two parts today and tomorrow due to its length. Rest is a part of the cycle of life that God wove into the fabric of creation. We have days for work, and nights for rest. We have summers full of blooming plants, flowers, and trees, and winters of agricultural quiet. This rhythm of being active and then resting is a necessary balance both in nature...]]></description><link>https://www.mitchhorton.com/post/rest-is-woven-into-the-fabric-of-creation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4e54dd44c256af1629bd05</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:47:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_41376e4b34394843715349~mv2_d_3500_2333_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mitchhorton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Desire Follows Attention]]></title><description><![CDATA[Draw near to God and He will draw near to you…( James 4:8) Our desires are created by our focus.  I learned this truth during a time of personal struggle way back in 1982. The previous year I had taken a volunteer position as an associate pastor in a small church. I had taken this position after just graduating from one of the Bible schools I attended. I later realized that I had missed God’s best. The experience left me empty and disappointed. I didn’t want to read my Bible, or pray, and I ...]]></description><link>https://www.mitchhorton.com/post/desire-follows-attention-7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4d03c9b99a34908a0d6587</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:58:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_384542306a454f505f3463~mv2_d_4896_3264_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mitchhorton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angels At Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bless the Lord, you His angels, who excel in strength, who do His word, heeding the voice of His word (Psalm 103:20).   We are not alone. Not only do we have the Spirit of God to enable us and help us from within, but we also have the help of the angels of God from without.   The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them (Psalm 34:7). For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways. In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you...]]></description><link>https://www.mitchhorton.com/post/angels-at-work-5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4bde43f7b480551f15b465</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:01:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_6141786e39705945384c30~mv2_d_5504_3096_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mitchhorton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Confident And The Ashamed]]></title><description><![CDATA[And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming (1 John 2:28). Two classes of believers will stand before Jesus when He returns; the confident, and the ashamed. The confident are those who loved not their lives to the death. They resisted the strong desires of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life. They kept the world at a distance by immersing themselves daily in the Word of God, and by constant...]]></description><link>https://www.mitchhorton.com/post/the-confident-and-the-ashamed-10</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a46746a7a070f51813b5d75</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:29:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_db85670075b64ff1b621aee8b51752a7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mitchhorton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self-Centered or God-Centered Today? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God (Romans 6:12-13).   After Adam sinned, mankind turned selfish and self-centered. Before the fall, Adam lived for the glory of God, but after he sinned, he lived to please himself without considering God and His plans...]]></description><link>https://www.mitchhorton.com/post/self-centered-or-god-centered-today-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a45870d463386a45166657f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:32:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_16a4d187eb744ab9be87efc4dec1a4f2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mitchhorton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spiritual People In Physical Bodies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Thessalonians 5:23). A close, overcoming walk with God begins by knowing how you function as a human created in God’s image. Here’s a simple overview that helps me.   I am a spirit being, I possess a soul, and I live in a physical body. The real, eternal part of me, is spirit. God is a Spirit. I am made in His image as an eternal...]]></description><link>https://www.mitchhorton.com/post/spiritual-people-in-physical-bodies</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a429e7d51416e35e78378a6</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:37:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_41304549684f7277386251~mv2_d_5472_3648_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mitchhorton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Pure Mind Creates A Pure Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[…bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5).   A pure mind creates a pure life. The Father wants our minds to be conformed to the image of His Son just as much as He wants that for every part of our being.   My mind was filled with all sorts of impurities when I first came to the Lord. Before Christ I was almost completely controlled by my mind and my emotions. After I submitted my life to Jesus and was baptized in the Holy Spirit, I often found...]]></description><link>https://www.mitchhorton.com/post/a-pure-mind-creates-a-pure-life-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3d34a56c17598e139cdbe1</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:06:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_037cee745353440ab167d7476dbbe58c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mitchhorton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ The World, The Flesh, And The Devil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world (1  John 2:15-16) Three enemies of the spiritual life are the world, the flesh, and the devil.  The world has to do with the cultural trends around us that make up modern 21st century American thought. This would include: political...]]></description><link>https://www.mitchhorton.com/post/the-world-the-flesh-and-the-devil-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3c020ff9326c12f75080e6</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:18:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_6248376b5a3079617a4230~mv2_d_3523_4404_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mitchhorton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Exalted Self ]]></title><description><![CDATA[But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us (2 Corinthians 4:7). The exalted self is perhaps the biggest casualty of Adam's sin. This residual effect of spiritual death has left its root system in every child of God.   The root of the exalted self is pride. And we know that according to Proverbs that pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. You can see this exalted self in the pastor seeking to preach his...]]></description><link>https://www.mitchhorton.com/post/the-exalted-self</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3a91bae48ba4122ae6cf15</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:11:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_8e89a5c00d7848fb8ee337e35d9f8eef~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mitchhorton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sowing and Reaping Is Working Every Single Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you  (Luke 6:37-38).   The law of sowing and reaping is working constantly in our lives. The attitudes I sow in others I reap back from them. The kindness I sow comes back to me. If I...]]></description><link>https://www.mitchhorton.com/post/sowing-and-reaping-is-working-every-single-day</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3975c8fa54cc84484afe79</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:51:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_707045356d6a5553387430~mv2_d_5472_3374_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mitchhorton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faith, Grace, and Works]]></title><description><![CDATA[I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain (Galatians 2:21).  For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast (Ephesians 2:8-9).  Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead (James 2:17). For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also (James 2:26).    We’re not saved by what we do, but by...]]></description><link>https://www.mitchhorton.com/post/faith-grace-and-works-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a32ab9f73364b8eee6c7117</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:17:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_527c8a155775465fbaa4b06a9131e1b7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mitchhorton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treat The Future As Present!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them (Mark 11:24).   The tenses must be right to receive from God. Faith believes that God has or God is presently working on your behalf. Faith never looks to the future! If you’re waiting on some point in the future for God to do something for you, then you’re hoping and not believing. You’re in the future where hope is, and you’re not in the past and present where faith is. Don’t...]]></description><link>https://www.mitchhorton.com/post/treat-the-future-as-present</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a319aa5d98cc147601e8950</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:49:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_4a725a31794531506a5130~mv2_d_4843_3229_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mitchhorton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ My Treatment Of Others Is A Benchmark For How I Treat Jesus Christ! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?" And he said, "Who are You, Lord?" Then the Lord said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting (Acts 9:3-5).    The way we treat other members of the body of Christ is the way we treat Jesus Himself. This is quite a statement. If I’m angry and resentful towards a fellow believer, then I’m angry and...]]></description><link>https://www.mitchhorton.com/post/my-treatment-of-others-is-a-benchmark-for-how-i-treat-jesus-christ</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a300536b533a427f9f2540f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:07:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_a6e84107341c4a46b2608ae1c4c4d543~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mitchhorton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Most Effective Way To Pray! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places (Ephesians 6:10-12 - NLT). For one who speaks in an [unknown] tongue speaks not to men but to God, for no one understands or...]]></description><link>https://www.mitchhorton.com/post/a-most-effective-way-to-pray</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2adeaa948ac681a4fdc701</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:16:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/256917_767701779ec442b197988d78551bd2e8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_450,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mitchhorton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Must Give Ourselves More Fully To Prayer!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere (Ephesians 6:18 - NLT). This is a day when we must give ourselves more fully to prayer. John Wesley said, It seems that God is limited by our prayer life – that He can do nothing for humanity unless someone asks Him. The reason for this becomes clear from scripture. God must work through the human today because He originally gave a human temporary custody of this...]]></description><link>https://www.mitchhorton.com/post/we-must-give-ourselves-more-fully-to-prayer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a297bc3b2d71ad74feca4ad</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:04:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_0deab5c0359f4534b6234949327b0424~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mitchhorton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exercise Your Spiritual Authority! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on all of God's armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. Therefore, put on every piece of God's armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the...]]></description><link>https://www.mitchhorton.com/post/exercise-your-spiritual-authority</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2837a7bcf454bfefde4560</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:03:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae75b0_96742cff720b4495ad76a1ba0f660b35~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mitchhorton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Change Is Coming To The Church Of Jesus Christ. Will You Embrace it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Holy Spirit came on me during our 11:00 am prayer meeting today. Let me say that last night was quite the water baptism service. I have attended many baptisms, but never one quite like this one. And to me, it is a preview of things to come. Four people were baptized. The Holy Spirit came on them all in a powerful way. We wept and praised God together. The whole church joined in. It was powerful.  The Holy Spirit came on one young man before he was dipped into the baptismal water and he...]]></description><link>https://www.mitchhorton.com/post/change-is-coming-to-the-church-of-jesus-christ-will-you-embrace-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a21d635e3c740ba36374b2c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:53:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_5a9960ee813243759f819d454aff6a9a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mitchhorton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Spiritual Barometer ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The love of God is our spiritual barometer, the gauge of progress as we move away from being dominated by the flesh. As we become spiritually attuned to God, we exude His love.   Please be aware that often the Father will place you with people who just don’t do life the way you do it. They don’t think or respond the way you do. Sometimes the “round peg, square hole” times, when you just don’t seem to fit into an environment, are just the recipe the Father is looking for to move you into...]]></description><link>https://www.mitchhorton.com/post/our-spiritual-barometer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2066a443116cbc2f78fd57</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:40:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_de2302313b1842369fa835cdecc6ba5d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mitchhorton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Love Solution ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us (Romans 5:5). In this article when I mention love, I am referring to a pure love that comes from the Holy Spirit. The Greek word for this unusual love is agape. It is a love that sees others as valuable and precious, and loves others, not because of what they do or don’t do, but loves others based on their value as a human being made in the image of God. I have to...]]></description><link>https://www.mitchhorton.com/post/the-love-solution-4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1ef315f9e37e2aaa13eef2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:14:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_25d5585215a049e5aacded79be5df067~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mitchhorton</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>