God interferes in the affairs of men by invitation only. "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me" (Rev. 3:20). In Holman Hunt's great picture called "The Light of the...

I was fortunate to grow up with PRAYING EXAMPLES in my home. My mother and my father have left strong imprints upon my memory of what prayer is really all about…not just the morning tradition, but their lifestyles that were always open to the very call to pray....

With God we do not play nine inning games, we play until we win. "I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus" (Phil. 3:14). A winner says, "Let's find out." A loser says, "Nobody knows." When a winner makes a...

Evil men will be swept away by the storm, but the righteous man will stand forever. "When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever" (Prov. 10:25). "The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are...

The battle of life is not so frightening when you know how it will end - and you win. If God is for us, who can be against us? Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? No, in...

God never asks you to do what you can't, but he does expect you to do what you can. I have strength for all things in Christ who empowers me, (I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him who infuses inner strength into me: I am self-sufficient in...

What's behind me or ahead of me is not nearly as important as what is within me. "(Not in your own strength) for it is God who is all the while effectually at work in you (energizing and creating in you the power and desire), both to will and to work for His good...

Negative words telegraph to Satan your next planned failure. Positive words telegraph to God your next planned victory. "Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies" (Ps. 34:12-13). "The...

Storms drive little birds to seek shelter, but the eagle flies higher because of the storm. Storms drive some from God — others they drive to God. Psalm 46:1 says, "God is our refuge and strength, and ever-present help in trouble." Isaiah 41:10 tell us to "...not...

Praise is like the shutter on a camera. It opens and then imprints what it sees on the film. Praise opens the heart to see God and then imprints Him on our hearts. Psalms 34:1 says, "I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips." During...

Failing doesn't make me a failure. If I keep trying, then I'll get it right. Only quitters are failures. Failure in people is caused more by lack of determination that lack of talent. Success has little to do with talent but everything to do with determination....

The surest way to stop a man from even trying is to say, "You can't." "Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing" (Prov. 12:18). A man was once court-martialed and sentenced to a year's imprisonment for being a discourager. It...