Hunger And Thirst For Divine Enduement Matthew 5:6. We need divine enduement to fulfill our God-given task and purpose on earth. The enduement of various graces and Christian virtues enables us to carry out God’s expectations while in the world seamlessly. “His yoke (expectation) is easy and His burden (desire) is light” (Matthew 11:30) because…
Intent/Motive Of Prayer REFERENCE SCRIPTURES: Revelation 4:11 Revelation 4:11: “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.” This scripture summarizes what our activities on earth should be all about: bringing Him pleasure, including prayer. However, in…
I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. 2 Corinthians 11:2 Oh, how the old harpist loves his harp! He cuddles and caresses it, as if it were a child resting on his lap. His life is consumed with it. But watch how he tunes it. He grasps it firmly, striking a chord with…
Trusting God “…In the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and I will look up.” Psalms 5:3 What people, and by that I mean believers, call trusting God today is actually opposite to what trusting God means. We hear people say they are trusting God for certain things and never do they wait upon…
Lifetime Commitment To God’s Call And Purpose 2 Chronicles 15:12-15. From the text, we see the response of the children of Judah to the call of God. God is always calling and searching for those who will “worship Him in Spirit and Truth”- John 4:23; 2 Chronicles 16:9. His desire and purpose is to see…
Make you strong, firm and steadfast. 1 Peter 5:10 Before we can establish a new and deeper relationship with Christ, we must first acquire enough intellectual light to satisfy our mind that we have been given the right to stand in this new relationship. Even the shadow of a doubt here will destroy our confidence….
But It Is Hardly Credible That One Could Be So Positively Ignorant! “Who art Thou, Lord?” Acts 26:15 “The Lord spake thus to me with a strong hand.” There is no escape when Our Lord speaks, He always comes with an arrestment of the understanding. Has the voice of God come to you directly? If…
Abel Was a Keeper Of Sheep. Genesis 4:2 As a shepherd Abel sanctified his work to the glory of God and offered a sacrifice of blood upon his altar, and the Lord had respect unto Abel and his offering. This early type, a foreshadowing of our Lord, is exceedingly clear and distinct. Like the first…
Then He Opened Their Minds To Understand The Scriptures. LUKE 24 : 45 In the first work He has many fellow-laborers, but in the second He stands alone; many can bring the Scriptures to the mind, but the Lord alone can prepare the mind to receive the Scriptures. Our Lord Jesus differs from all other…
