The Initiative Against Dreaming “Arise, let us go hence.” John 14:31 Dreaming about a thing in order to do it properly is right; but dreaming about it when we should be doing it is wrong. After Our Lord had said those wonderful things to His disciples, we might have expected that He would tell them…
Arise and Go. Micah 2 : 10 The hour is approaching when the message will come to us, as it comes to all, “Arise, and leave the home in which you lived, from the city in which you have done your business, from your family, from your friends. Arise, and take your final journey.” And…
Pray for one another. JAMES 5: 16 Be encouraged to cheerfully offer intercessory prayer, by remembering that such prayer is the sweetest God ever hears. The prayer of Christ is of this character. In all the incense that our Great High Priest now puts into the golden censer, there is not a single grain for…
The Inspiration Of Spiritual Initiative “Arise from the dead.” Ephesians 5:14 All initiative is not inspired. A man may say to you – “Buck up, take your disinclination by the throat, throw it overboard, and walk out into the thing!” That is ordinary human initiative. But when the Spirit of God comes in and says,…
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…
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…
