The Encounter Beyond Jordan 2 Kings 2:8-13. Many times, we have seen others being used by God to do supernatural wonders. And we truly believe that God worked through them. But we have great difficulty seeing ourselves as instruments and lives that can as well be useful as these men we saw and read about….
Who Does The Real Gospel Glorify? Christ, Man Or Satan? Who receives the glory of the gospel today? Is it Christ or Men? How can we know when God’s glory has been covered by men? And how can we avoid taking God’s glory? Furthermore, how are men taking the glory that belongs to Christ today,…
…so walk in Him… “As ye have received Christ Jesus so walk in Him” (Col. 2 vs. 6). It is much easier to keep the fire burning than to rekindle it after it has gone out. Let us abide in Him. Let us not have to remove the cinders and ashes from our hearthstones every…
Are You Fresh For Everything? “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3 Sometimes we are fresh for a prayer meeting but not fresh for cleaning boots! Being born again of the Spirit is an unmistakable work of God, as mysterious as the wind, as surprising as God Himself. We…
The Dangers And Disappointment Of Self-Confidence. Text Mark 14:29-31, 66-72. Self-confidence is the feeling or expression of trust or belief in one’s ability or strength more than upon the grace of God- Proverbs 28:26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered. From the text,…
Unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ “Unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ” (Eph. 4 vs 13). God loves us so well that He will not suffer us to take less than His highest will. Some day we shall bless our faithful teacher, who kept the standard…
…always pray and not give up… Then Jesus told his disciples . . . that they should always pray and not give up. (Luke 18:1) Observe the ant,”the great Oriental conqueror Tamerlane told his friends. In relating a story from his early life,he said,“I once was forced to take shelter from my enemies in a dilapidated building, where I sat alone…
Keeping The Faith “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.” – II Tim 4:7 There are many things that discipline, carefulness and those great virtues can procure, but when it comes to keeping the faith, what it takes is a good fight of faith. The true faith bequeathed…
What Could Possibly Kill Your Fire After An Encounter? Every one of us has had great encounters at different times. However, to be sincere with ourselves, have we fully retained our fire after those encounters? If we had successfully kept our fire over every opportunity of new encounters, we would not be where we are…
