Devotions
He’s Waiting on You
"The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him" (2 Chron. 16:9). "I'm just waiting on God…waiting on Him to prosper me…waiting on Him to heal me…waiting on Him to...
Living With Him
Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him. (Rom. 6:8 NASB) Paul says here that as certainly as we died with Christ, we believe we will also live with Him. There is a popular phrase that encompasses this great truth. It is "Dead to...
God Does Some Things as a Sign
For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had. (John 5:4) I was preaching down in east Texas one time, and just as I...
The Divine Exchange
"For he hath made [Jesus] to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him" (2 Cor. 5:21). When the Israelites were being bitten by snakes, they needed three answers: forgiveness for complaining, deliverance from the snakes,...
Forgiving Yourself
"You have cast all my sins behind Your back" (Isa. 38:17 NKJ). This verse has universal appeal to everyone who has experienced genuine sorrow for sins committed. When we confess our sins to God, not only is He faithful and just to forgive us our sins (1 John 1:9),...
Walk in the Covenant Blessing
"Ye shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God hath command you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess" (Deut. 5:33). God loves you with an undying love because you belong to...
Delegated Power
"And Jesus came and spoke unto them, saying, "All power, authority is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore" (Matt. 28:18-19). The authority on earth that is invested in the Name of Jesus Christ and was obtained by Him, through His overcoming Satan,...
Come Alive Today
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new" (2 Cor. 5:17). Resurrection. What do you think of when you hear that word? Most people think of the past. Of a stone rolled away. An empty tomb....
Turmoil and Distress
Great victories can only come out of great conflict. The very thought of winning implies a conflict or battle. In our Christian living we cannot be naive about the dangers we face. Jesus gave us this clear warning: “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you...
Easter’s Lesson for Us
The Friday before Easter is called “Good Friday” by most Christians worldwide. In a way, it really makes clear how far short words fall in trying to describe the goodness of God. If there were a word for the greatest moment in all of time, that would be the word...