Joy is a powerful force in the lives of believers. In fact, one of its primary functions is to break the yoke of iron upon a believer's neck: "My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations" (James 1:2). "Count it all joy" is just as much a...

A major stumbling block in the Body of Christ today is offense. As soon as a believer gets offended, his disposition changes instantly: "A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle" (Prov. 18:19)....

Have you ever asked yourself the following: "How do I respond when I must suffer through an extended illness? How do I react when the enemy stirs up my family or friends to persistently harass and persecute me? "How do I bear up under lengthy trials as opposed to...

"But the fruit of the Spirit is...meekness..." (Gal. 5:22-23). The biblical definition of the word "meekness" has often been misunderstood by believers as well as non-believers. Everybody knows that Jesus was meek, and they usually associate meekness with His...

But the fruit of the Spirit is...temperance: against such there is no law. (Gal. 5:22-23) The English word temperance in Galatians 5:23 is a translation of the Greek word egkrateia (eng-krat'-i-ah), meaning "self-control" or "continence." This word egkrateia is...

"But the fruit of the Spirit is…joy…" (Gal. 5:22). Of all the fruits of the Spirit of God, joy is the most important for an overcomer. At some time each of us experiences the sorrows, the pains, the agonies, the frustrations, and the condemnations that come while...

Many people today are dying of heart attacks in fulfillment of Jesus' prophecy that heart failure would be one of the indications and direct consequences of fear. The world is fast approaching a time when fear of Satan and fear of circumstances will grip the hearts...

"But the fruit of the Spirit is...longsuffering..." (Gal. 5:22) The word longsuffering means "to suffer long; to gird up under pressure, persecution, distress, and trouble; to remain steadfast; patience." Because many believers are trying to be led by the Spirit of...

In order to thoroughly develop faith in God, we need first to come to know God. We do that by learning to cultivate the fruit of love toward Him. To know Him is to love Him. To love Him is to trust Him. To trust Him is to have faith in Him - faith that moves...

One of the benefits of developing the fruit of love toward the Father is that it enables a person to conquer all things. According to 1 Corinthians 13:8, love never fails. Since God is love (1 John 4:8), this must mean that He can never fail. Therefore, the more we...

As we come to know Jesus, the fruit of love would is cultivated and becomes more developed in our individual lives. One of the steps to develop the fruit of love is to practice love. John states that God's love is perfected in those believers who love one another:...

In Mark 9, Jesus said: Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another. (Mark 9:50) We believers need to remain "salty" in our families, especially with our spouse and...