…continually to prayer… “We will give ourselves continually to prayer” (Acts vi. 4). In the consecrated believer the Holy Spirit is per-eminently a Spirit of prayer. If our whole being is committed to Him, and our thoughts are at His bidding, He will occupy every moment in communion and we shall bring everything to Him…
Fully Persuaded Romans 4:20,21. This is a state of absolute and complete conviction about the fulfillment of God’s promises over our lives, ministry, nation, etc. It is the only acceptable posture of a believer while awaiting answers to prayers and supplications- Job 14:14. From the text, Abraham demonstrated an unusual steadfastness in holding on to…
Jesus did not answer a word…He will quiet you with his love… Jesus did not answer a word. (Matthew 15:23) He will quiet you with his love. (Zephaniah 3:17) Are you reading these verses as a child of God who is experiencing a crushing sorrow, a bitter disappointment, or a heartbreaking blow from a totally…
The Initiative Against Despair “Rise, let us be going.” Matthew 26:46 The disciples went to sleep when they should have kept awake, and when they realized what they had done it produced despair. The sense of the irreparable is apt to make us despair, and we say – “It is all up now, it is…
Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus “Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus” (II. Tim. 2 vs 1). How to enjoy this day. This will never come by trying to be happy and yet we are responsible for the conditions of real joy. 1. Be right with God;…
Who am I? Finding my purpose in Christ Acts 26:16-19. As the popular saying goes “If the purpose of a thing is not known, abuse is inevitable”. This applies to our life of faith in Christ Jesus. After we are saved, we must discover our purpose for existence in Christ, to find out the very…
…baptize you with fire… “He shall baptize you with fire” (Matt. 3 vs 11). Fire is strangely intense and intrinsic. It goes into the very substance of things. It somehow blends with every particle of the thing it touches. There are the severe trials that come to minds more sensitive, to the minds that have…
Surely I am with you always. Matthew 28:20 Never look ahead to the changes and challenges of this life in fear. Instead, as they arise look at them with the full assurance that God, whose you are, will deliver you out of them. Hasn’t He kept you safe up to now? So hold His loving…
The Initiative Against Depression “Arise and eat.” 1 Kings 19:5 The angel did not give Elijah a vision, or explain the Scriptures to him, or do anything remarkable; he told Elijah to do the most ordinary thing, viz., to get up and eat. If we were never depressed we should not be alive; it is…
