"And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee" (Deut. 28:10 KJV). God has provided blessings for His children. But you must do your part to receive those blessings. God has said that people...

"And Samuel said, Hath the Lord great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams" (1 Sam. 15:22). One time an internationally known minister asked me...

"Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant" (Ps. 35:27 KJV). Everybody loves a great success story. But, success in God doesn't...

"Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, well whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me" (Mark 10:21). A rich young ruler came to...

"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it"...

"...Add to brotherly kindness love...and in [exercising] brotherly affection [develop] Christian love" (2 Peter 1:7 AMP). This charity, or Christian love, is the God-kind of love. This is the kind of love God functions in. It is unselfish, and it always operates in...

"...And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity" (2 Peter 1:7 KJV). Kindness is one of the most precious gifts you can give to an individual. In today's society the norm is not kindness. The norm is to get revenge and retaliation. But...

"And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;" (2 Peter 1:5-6 KJV). Today, God's request from us is godliness. He wants His children to...

How much time do you think you have spent in waiting rooms? If you add up all the hours that a person has spent waiting, it could probably add up to a lifetime. However, one reason people hate waiting rooms so much is because they hate to wait. But I've got news...

"We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification" (Rom. 15:1-2 KJV). You have a responsibility to pray for others. Wouldn't you like somebody to get...

"Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months" (James 5:17 KJV). While we tend to think that the men and women in the Bible were perfect...

"Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much" (James 5:16 KJV). All of us have areas that we need development in. All of us have some idiosyncratic ways, or to...