Why are you downcast, O my soul? Psalm 43:5 Is there ever any reason to be downcast? Actually, there are two reasons, but only two. If we were still unbelievers, we would have a reason to be downcast; or if we have been converted but continue to live in sin, we are downcast as a…
Must I Listen? “And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.” Exodus 20:19 We do not consciously disobey God, we simply do not heed Him. God has given us His commands; there they are, but we do not pay any…
Praying At All Times EPHESIANS 6 : 18 What countless prayers we have offered from the first moment we learned to pray. Our first prayer was a prayer for ourselves; we asked that God would have mercy upon us and blot out our sin. He heard us. But when He had blotted out our sins…
The Inherent Inheritance Of Sons In The Kingdom LUKE 11:5-13. This text begins immediately after the Lord Jesus gave the pattern of prayer to His disciples. He begins to talk about a person in need in the middle of the night, who goes to his friend seeking help to meet his need. This friend in…
Raising 21st Century Child in a Godly way, what to avoid and what you must do (Part II). Last time, we reviewed some of the challenges of today’s parenting and some of the wrong assumptions we make. Can someone highlight any key issues raised that made a significant impact on you? *Raising the education of…
Seek Ye First The Kingdom Of God “But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you” (Matt. 6. 33). For every heart that is seeking anything from the Lord this is a good watchword. That very thing, or the desire for it, may unconsciously…
Is Your Hope In God Faint And Dying? “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose imagination is stayed on Thee.” Isaiah 26:3 (R. V. marg.) Is your imagination stayed on God or is it starved? The starvation of the imagination is one of the most fruitful sources of exhaustion and sapping in a worker’s…
Strengthened with all might unto all patience “Strengthened with all might unto all patience” (Col. 1. 11). The apostle prays for the Colossians, that they may be “strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, unto all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness.” It is one thing to endure and show the strain on every…
Overcoming the dominance of the flesh Romans 8:1-6, 13. The flesh is what people term as “my normal self”. It is the natural tendencies and conveniences of any man. The flesh can exact its dominance through any physical or spiritual activity (ies) done outside of the confines of God’s grace and will. The manifestations of…
