"But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it" (Rom. 8:25). Every relationship is going to take some time, but it will take a little less time if the two people have similar upbringings, because it's easier to understand what makes him...

"Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you" (Luke 6:28). QUESTION: Do you have any suggestions about how to maintain a godly attitude toward people who falsely accuse you and constantly cause problems? ANSWER: You have to walk in love...

"For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds" (2 Cor. 10:4). Is there anything in your life that needs to bow today? In biblical times, Roman soldiers celebrated their enemy's defeat by forcing them on...

"Which one of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?" (Matt. 6:27) Tell me something. What is worrying going to do for you? Jesus says take no thought for your life, for your food, for your body, or for what you should wear. In other words, is...

"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil" (Eph. 6:10). Something serious happened to the church at Ephesus: they had fallen away from the...

"And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it" (Col. 2:15). In biblical times when a Roman Emperor overcame the enemy, his army would plunder the enemy's camp and take everything. Then the Roman Emperor...

"Thou therefore endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ" (2 Tim. 2:3). Timothy's commitment to the gospel of Jesus Christ was being severely tested. He had some serious problems going on. First, the crazy lunatic, Nero, the Roman emperor, was persecuting...

"Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be" (Rom. 4:18). God wants you to be strong in the Lord—to progressively get stronger and stronger in Him everyday....

"Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands" (2 Tim. 1:6). Why did Paul tell Timothy to, "stir up the gift of God, which is in thee…"? He told Timothy that because the gift of God in...

"Wherefore, I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind" (2 Tim. 1:6-7). If you live your life by fear,...

"But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth" (Acts 1:8). As a believer, you are supposed to be reaching out...

"And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to usward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power" (Eph. 1:19). We have power. I'm talking about the strength that progressively increases. I'm talking about that vigor, that dominion, and that...