"And there will be great earthquakes in various places..." (Luke 21:11 NKJ). Revivals seem to parallel natural phenomena. Occurrences in the natural world are usually accompanied by similar events in the spiritual world. The San Francisco earthquake happened at the...
"In fastings often..." (2 Cor. 11:27 NKJ). The week between Christmas day and New Year's day is an ideal time for fasting and prayer. All the Christmas activities are over and we find ourselves looking right into a brand new year. For those who are able to do so,...
"Be strong and of a good courage..." (Josh. 1:9). Joshua 1:9 provides us with two words for looking ahead to the new year: strength and courage. The Lord issued this statement as a command to Joshua. Often we think of God's commandments as being strictly...
"Your words have kept men on their feet, the weak-kneed you have nerved" (Job 4:4 MOF). Here Eliphaz is reminding his friend Job of how he has ministered to others in the past. In verse three Eliphaz remembers how Job "set right, and put strength into feeble souls"...
The whole question of sin makes the Christian life a constant struggle with guilt, fear, condemnation, and insecurity. "Jesus answered, 'A person who has had a bath needs only to wash his feet; his whole body is clean...'" (John 13:10 NIV). During the time I was...
"The rain is over and gone…. The time of singing has come…." (Song of Solomon 2:11-12 NKJ). The original King James Version reads: "…The time of the singing of birds has come." The phrase "of birds" is italicized to indicate that these words were not found in the...
Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. (Ps. 55:22 NKJ) This verse has a lot to say to us about personal challenge and encouragement. Its three main power words are: Cast Burden Sustain Cast means "to...
"He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord" (Ps. 112:7). Out of our twentieth-century culture there has come a familiar expression, "getting a fix." This term usually refers to taking drugs. Because of his dependency upon...
"In fastings often..." (2 Cor. 11:27 NKJ).The week between Christmas day and New Year's day is an ideal time for fasting and prayer. All the Christmas activities are over and we find ourselves looking right into a brand new year.For those who are able to do so,...
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