God is looking for individuals regardless of looks, race, social status, popularity, and all the rest, into whom He can pour His Spirit and power and see darkness give way to light. During the Second World War there was a very famous recruiting poster which...
"The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much" (James 5:16). Effective, fervent and passionate prayer was Elijah's method. It had to be! Elijah was aware, that apart from the miraculous in an unforgiving and skeptical world, his ministry was...
"And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, 'As the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word'" (1 Kings 17:1) Elijah didn't waste any words or time when it came to asking...
We must keep our bodies under discipline. If I allow my own passions and desires to be in charge, I will never persevere in the race (of life). Why? Because the Bible says that the spirit and the flesh are at war with one another, each seeking to dominate the...
The presence of God is what separates the people of God from the rest of the world. Without God dwelling among us, we are no different from anyone else. But when God chooses to tabernacle or live within our hearts, we are suddenly elevated to a supernatural...
We should seek for passionate Christianity, not passive Christianity. God has enough passive Christians with whom He must deal. But the passionate Christians are the ones who will accomplish great things for the kingdom. To be passive means one is: enduring or...
Here it comes...the "D" word...discipline. A winner builds discipline into his or her life. Nobody ever said that rules, regulations, and training were easy or fun all of the time. But they are necessary. The famous concert pianist, Vladmir Horowitz, once remarked...
As Christians, it's important that we are able to identify with Jesus. We need to know who we are—based upon our relationship with Christ, and based upon our belief in the Word of God. That is how we build godly confidence in order to make a spiritual impact and...
Shortly before His triumphal entry into Jerusalem (which would end a week later with his crucifixion), Jesus was having a conversation with his disciples. By now Peter, John, Andrew and the others knew Jesus quite well and had come to expect these teachings as they...
God knew 322 years before Josiah was born what his destiny was going to be. God looked into the future and saw the need for a Pacesetter - someone who moves out in front and sets the pace for future generations to follow. In the book of Ephesians 2:10 we read: For...
In the Bible we see a story of a young boy who becomes king. The boy's name is Josiah, which means the fire of God. Josiah becomes king of Judah when the nation was filled with idolatry, witchcraft, murder, immorality and all manner of heathen practices. Instead of...
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