"That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection" (Phil. 3:10). Within the spirit of every born-again child of God, there is a divine hunger. That hunger cannot be satisfied either by the things of this world or by the theologies of religion. It is not a...

"Of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only" (Matt. 24:36). Some time back, the Spirit of the Lord spoke to Ken and said, "I am coming sooner than you think." "But, Lord," Ken exclaimed, "I think You are coming soon!"...

"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid" (John 14:27). Some people have the idea that if you live by faith, you can float through life with no problems at...

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light" (Gen....

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to...

"But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil" (Heb. 5:14). Whatever your body is exposed to, that's what it will practice. It can practice righteousness just as...

"I believed...therefore have I spoken" (2 Cor. 4:13). Consider the following scenario: "Where do you want to go eat, honey?" the husband asks. "Oh, I don't care. Anywhere you want to go is fine with me," she'll answer. Taking his wife at her word, the husband will...

"We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed" (2 Cor. 4:8-9). Remember the class bully when you were in grade school? He intimidated everyone. He was nothing but...

"I am convinced and sure of this very thing, that He Who began a good work in you will continue until the day of Jesus Christ—right up to the time of His return—developing [that good work] and perfecting and bringing it to full completion in you" (Phil. 1:6 AMP)....

"What if some did not believe and were without faith? Does their lack of faith and their faithlessness nullify and make ineffective and void the faithfulness of God and His fidelity [to His Word]? By no means! Let God be found true though every human being be false...

"And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days...

"Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord" (Luke 2:10-11). St. Nicholas should be an inspiration to us all. He was a godly man whose...