Devotions
Comfort in Times of Trouble
… I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. Revelation 19:10 Not only does prophecy provide edification and exhortation, it also brings comfort. That’s...
Pray for Laborers
“Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest” (Matt. 9:38 KJV). There are a whole lot of people out there, but labors are few. The word “pray ye” implies supplication and fervency. The...
God Inside
“Do you not discern and understand that you [the whole church at Corinth] are God’s temple (His sanctuary), and that God’s Spirit has His permanent dwelling in you [to be at home in you, collectively as a church and also...
To The Quick
“He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you” (Rom. 8:11). Quicken is a beautiful word that is full of life. It is not used in our modern vernacular as it was a hundred years ago, but...
Spiritual Armor for Spiritual Battle
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places” (Eph. 6:12). Unfortunately most of us don’t know the first...
God is Not Our Problem
Jesus said, “Change your attitude and actions because an invasion of the Spirit is imminent” (Matthew 4:17 BCJ). The Spirit of God has invaded this natural world with His power and His love. We can embrace that invading force and become a part of His plan to...
‘Mutter’ the Word
“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good...
Stir Up the Power
“Greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears…. I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you…. For God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power and of love and of a sound mind” (2 Tim. 1:4, 6-7 NKJV). There are times when...
The Power of a Right Confession
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (Rom. 10:10) Notice this scripture says that we are not only to believe with our heart, but we are also to confess with our mouth. It says that confession...
Plan and Work Hard and You Will Prosper
Proverbs 21:5 (NLT) Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty. During the course of our working lives we will have opportunities to take shortcuts. In the short term it may seem like the right thing to do and it may feel...