Devotions
You Can Flood the Earth
"So [as the result of the Messiah's intervention] they shall [reverently] fear the name of the Lord from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him and...
Flesh And Spirit Are Opposites
"For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please." (Gal. 5:17 NASB) Do you ever feel like you are in the middle of a big tug of war...
Jesus Was Bruised for Us
"Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand" (Isa. 53:10). "Yet it pleased the Lord to...
Contentment
"The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Yes, I have a good inheritance" (Ps. 16:6 NKJ). How many truly contented people do you know? How many of your friends or acquaintances seem to be satisfied with their lot in life? Listen to the man David as he begins...
Obedience Brings The Blessings
"Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree; That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the...
He Delivers
"Because he [the believer] hath set his love upon me [God], therefore will I deliver him..." (Ps. 91:14). "I will," or "I shall" is the strongest assertion that can be made in the English language. And in the last part of Psalm 91, there are seven things this God...
Talk Like God!
"Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith" (Mark 11:23). Jesus didn't say,...
Breaking the Pain Cycle
As a result of his hunger for God, Jabez prayed five of the most powerful prayers recorded in the Bible (see 1 Chronicles 4:9-10). Jabez looked to God for help in breaking the pain cycle. He was about to step out of the past and into a new future. First, Jabez...
God’s Plan For Us is to Receive the Holy Spirit
Several years after the experience of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, the Church was still growing greatly. Saul was legally taking Christians captive and the apostles were stationed in Jerusalem. It was during this time that Philip went to Samaria as an evangelist...
Be a Prudent Person
Proverbs 22:3 (NLT) A prudent person foresees the danger ahead and takes precautions; the simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences. Always be on the lookout for things that may lead to danger. This doesn’t mean you live in fear but instead that you...