Devotions
Get Beyond the Requirements!
"Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant" (Phil. 2:5-7). More than any other man, Paul knew what...
In Everything Give Thanks
"In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." (1 Thess. 5:18) We are instructed to give thanks to God "in" everything, not "for" everything. Not all things that happen to us are the will of God. Sickness, disease, fear,...
The Prodigal Son
It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. (Luke 15:32)In the 1950s, I read a testimony in Reader's Digest which was endorsed by the Secretary of the Navy. He stated, "All of...
One Will On Heaven And On Earth
"And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth" (Luke 11:2). Is it ever God's will for His children here on earth to be sick? Well, God doesn't have one...
The Chiefest of All! – Part One
"The chiefest among ten thousand" (Song of Solomon 5:10). Part One How could anyone ever exhaust the list of titles given to Jesus Christ? It is so easy to use words from the Bible that describe Him. One time I was struck with an affliction that had all the...
Hearken Diligently and Be Blessed!
"And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all the commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord will set thee on high above all nations of the earth" (Deut. 28:1). Diligence...
A Great Plan
"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'" (Gal. 3:13). Part of the inheritance that Colossians 1:12-14 tells us we should be giving thanks to the Father for is...
Stir Up the Power
"Greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears…. I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you…. For God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power and of love and of a sound mind" (2 Tim. 1:4, 6-7 NKJV). There are times when you know what...
The Desires of Our Heart
The Lord has promised that He will give us the desires of our hearts. Consequently, He expects us to have desires. A word of the Lord was spoken to King David through the prophet Nathan that provides great insight regarding this truth. This word came to David after...
Pressing Into the Land of More Than Enough
In Matthew 6:31-33 it says,Therefore, do not worry saying, what shall we eat or what shall we drink or what shall we wear, for after all these things (What things? What you eat, what you drink, what you wear) the Gentiles seek for your heavenly Father knows that...