Devotions
By the Grace of God
"For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favor wilt thou compass him as with a shield" (Ps. 5:12). It doesn't matter what kind of trouble you may find yourself in from time to time, God's grace is always strong enough to get you out! All you have to do is...
Gift of Righteousness
For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ. (Rom. 5:17 KJV) By the wrongdoing of Adam, death ruled mankind down through all the ages....
Say What the Bible Says
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised.) (Heb. 10:23)When you know what the Word of God says, and someone asks, "How do you feel?" you can say, "I'm well, thank you." Even if you are experiencing some...
The More You Hear, the More You Believe
"How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?" (Rom. 10:14) Several years ago, I went with a group of five other ministers to India to...
The Power of Praise and Worship
"Now when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushes against the people - who had come against Judah; and they were defeated" (2 Chron. 20:22 NKJ). Think of it! Singing and praising your way to victory. Singing and praising your way through...
Praying with Fervent Zeal
"Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God" (Col. 4:12). Paul is talking about prayer here. That word "laboring" means striving. So he...
Welcome to the Big League
"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you" (Matt....
Peace, Stability, and Success in Your Endeavors
The deep, heartfelt desire of God is that His will be expressed in our character and behavior. If we are to hear and understand clearly what God is saying, then there must be continual strides toward positive spiritual progress.Notice from First Corinthians 2:9-10...
Fellowship With God—Really?
"If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth." (1 John 1:6 NASB) If we say that we are having fellowship with Jesus and yet we are walking about conducting ourselves in ways that are not fitting His...
If We Sow the Word, What Will We Reap?
Isaiah 55:10-11 says, "For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;...