Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. Acts 3:1 KJV There’s no question about it. When God’s people come together, their prayer power is multiplied. Each individual contributing his or her unique supply of...
1 Peter 1:13 (NLT) So think clearly and exercise self-control. Look forward to the special blessings that will come to you at the return of Jesus Christ. Exercising self-control is critical to achieve success in every area of our lives. We, as the church, are...
“And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption” (Eph. 4:30). My background is a Baptist background. My daddy was a Baptist deacon and my mother taught a Sunday school class in a Baptist church. When I got...
“For you shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight” (Isa. 52:12). The two key words here are haste and flight. They need to be defined because both words speak volumes to us in understanding the Lord’s leadings and dealings with us. Haste is a...
“For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward Him” (2 Chron. 16:9). The Pharisees had a heart condition that grieved Jesus. Their hearts were hard and...
“Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the heart?” (Job 38:36) God led us to move to Tulsa, Oklahoma, by an inward witness in the late 1960s. Our home had been in Garland, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, for seventeen...
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (Heb. 11:1) This scripture gives us God’s definition of faith. Notice that faith is present tense: It is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. The...
“And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given...
As we invest the ability God has given us into the lives of others, we risk rejection, we risk ridicule, and we risk being misunderstood. Our faithful and wise investment will prove to be productive, however, and we will enter into continuous joy. Dare to live the...
“But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing” (James 1:4). I talk a lot about faith. But there’s another force that goes along with it that’s just as important. It’s patience, the ability...
Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.Hebrews 10:25 NIV Although the Holy Spirit does speak to each of us personally, we’ll never get all the...
“And this is the record that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.” (1 John 5:11 NASB) When I was teaching school, I struck up a conversation with the school secretary. She told me no one could know for sure if they are going...
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