Devotions
A Winning Spirit
"We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak" (2 Cor. 4:13). The spirit of faith speaks! It calls things that be not as though they were. It makes faith confessions -...
Living And Walking In The Spirit
"If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit." (Gal. 5:25) Through the new birth the Spirit has given us eternal life in our spirit. Since we are now alive in the spirit, doesn't it stand to reason that we should now walk in that realm, controlled by...
Call on God’s Mercy
"For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee" (Ps. 86:5). When Bartimaeus called on the mercy of God in Mark 10:46-52, Jesus said, "What wilt thou that I should do unto thee?" (v. 51). In other words,...
Restoration – Part Two
"So I will restore to you the years..." (Joel 2:25 NKJ). Part Two In our last lesson we defined the word restore as "bringing back that which had been missing in order to complete an original purpose and calling." Our God promises us restoration in many areas of...
No Doubt About It: God is Real
"Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain" (James 5:7). What does it mean that God receives the rain?...
Dead Man Walking
From a lonely, cold prison cell, they begin the walk. A prisoner, accompanied by the warden and several guards, walks toward the end of his life. A condemned man, he is minutes away from his just punishment. He was found guilty, and now his crime is about to cost...
The Two Power Partners – Grace and Faith
"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God" (Eph. 2:8). As a Christian you have been given something the world does not have. You have been given the availability of a power that can solve all your problems...
Deeper Knowledge Comes with Time Alone with the Lord
Mark 4:33-34 (NLT) He used many such stories and illustrations to teach the people as much as they were able to understand. In fact, in his public teaching he taught only with parables, but afterward when he was alone with his disciples, he explained the meaning to...