Devotions
Listen to God’s Beloved Son
Mark 8:34 (NLT) Then he called his disciples and the crowds to come over and listen. “If any of you wants to be my follower,” he told them, “you must put aside your selfish ambition, shoulder your cross, and follow me.” When Jesus was here on earth, He continually...
Cannot be Bound
“Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound” (2 Tim. 2:9). The big word here is bound. In Greek it is deo (deh’-o), a primitive verb root meaning “to chain, shackle, put in fetters,...
Rise and Walk
Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. (John 5:8) In 1950, I was preaching at a meeting in Oklahoma, and at the close of my sermon, the word of the Lord came to me saying, “Minister to those who have anything wrong with them from their hips...
Present Your Body a Living Sacrifice
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service” (Rom. 12:1). Paul tells us here to present our bodies as a living sacrifice to God....
Faith To Be Healed
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. (Rom. 10:17) Healing is in God’s plan of redemption, so it belongs to all of us. And faith for obtaining healing comes the same way that faith for obtaining salvation comes – by hearing...
Keep on Shining
The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.Romans 13:12 No doubt, my dear, praying friend, you are already taking the light of the Gospel to those around you. You are already...
God Cleans His Fish After He Catches Them
For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. (John 3:20) A few years ago I ate at a restaurant that was recommended by a friend. It had been a long day for me with several meetings, duties and...
God is Committed to Our Success
In Mark 4, Jesus taught that the Word of God sown into different kinds of ground would produce different results. One type of seed Jesus called “seed sown among thorns.” This is ground that Dennis calls overcrowded. The overcrowded heart has many things growing....
Present your Body To God
“Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.” (Rom. 12:1 NASB) In the Old Testament, worshipers had to bring live animals to...
The Holy Spirit Is the Teacher
“My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience” (Jas. 1:2-3 KJV). The Word says that the trying of your faith worketh patience. It does not say that the trying of your...