Devotions
No Deposit – No Return
“The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach” (Rom. 10:8). Everything we could ever need is waiting for us in the realm of the spirit with our name on it. All we need to do is get it from there...
Accompanying Signs
“These signs will accompany those who have believed: in my name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues….” (Mark 16:17 NASB) Jesus told us that everyone who believes Him would be able to do some wonderful things. We will have...
Get Lined Up With God
Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. (John 5:14) When Gary was fifteen or sixteen years old, he left home. He got away from God and became involved in the hippie...
Make Your Miracle Happen!
“When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole” (Mark 5:27-28). There are three kinds of people in the world: those who watch things happen, those who make...
Ours for His
“But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength” (Isa. 40:31). As noted in yesterday’s lesson, one of my favorite Hebrew words is chalaph (khaw-laf). It is a word that is used in various illustrative ways to indicate personality...
The Shepherd Leads the Sheep
“He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters” (Ps. 23: 2). The job of a literal shepherd is to watch over the sheep: he leads and the sheep follow, he calls and the sheep come. But sometimes sheep will go astray....
Take a Stand Against Strife
“The beginning of strife is as when water first trickles [from a crack in a dam]; therefore stop contention before it becomes worse and quarreling breaks out” (Prov. 17:14 AMP). Throughout the Scriptures, God warns us about the danger of strife. Yet,...
Contend for God’s Rest
“Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints” (Jude 1:3 KJV). Jesus prayed...
The Secret to Great Peace
“Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them” (Ps. 119:165). Several years ago I sat in a seminar with a very well known speaker. The seminar was on organization and how to develop organizational skills in your life and in...
A Loving but Nearsighted Church
Now the apostles and brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision contended with him .… Acts 11:1 – 2 The first few chapters of Acts reveal God’s initial pattern...