Devotions
We Have Confidence In Him
“And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us.” (1 John 5:14) Many of us struggle with having confidence in life. Confidence implies steady and stable situations, which don’t happen...
Turn Your Faith Loose
…God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. (Rom. 4:17) When I was a Baptist minister, I had an interesting experience that will help you in your own faith. I went to bed one Sunday night after church feeling...
Under Pressure? Plant!
“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap” (Gal. 6:7). If you feel like you’re under pressure these days, you’re not alone. Satan is putting more pressure on more people right now than ever...
A Checklist for Judging Prophecy
“Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith…” (Rom. 12:6). Some people have difficulty understanding prophecy. Years ago there was a lady who...
Keep the Law of Love
“And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us” (Rom. 5:5). One way for us to stay healthy is to walk in love. Under the Old Covenant, God told His people that if they served...
Experience God’s Power
It takes determination in the Word of God to cultivate the areas of our lives that will bring the blessing of God. But as we become more and more determined we will experience more and more of God’s mighty power at work in each different aspect of our lives....
The Key to Confidence
“Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight” (1 John 3:21-22). You can never “get away...
Representing All Nations
“The Lord has made bare His holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God” (Isa. 52:10). This verse combines the past and the future. The Lord has bared His arm and the earth shall see His...
Be Strong in Grace
“Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus” (2 Tim. 2:1). Paul instructs us to be strong in grace. But what is grace? And what does it do? Titus 2 tells us, “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us...
You Are Able to Walk in Love
“Jesus said, ‘But I say unto you, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you'” (Matt. 5:44 KJV). Jesus did not command us to love without giving us...