Satan launches an attack against our souls using the areas that have defeated us before: He comes against our minds with doubt, confusion, and reasoning. He attacks our emotions with fear, lust, temper, anger, bitterness, and unforgiveness. He challenges our wills...

The report that came to Nehemiah described a city that was vulnerable to its enemies and embarrassed by its weak position. It was the cherished temple where the Possessor of heaven and earth dwelt, yet there were no walls to guard it. Though worship had been...

The work of the Holy Spirit is to take the treasures of His wealth and bring them to the surface in our lives. From the moment of the new birth, God is working within us to restore the areas of our lives that have suffered from the impact of sin. There is a...

Second Chronicles 16:9 says, “For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. …” (NKJV). The Moffatt translation says it this way: “…he exerts his power on behalf of those...

In every fresh move of the Holy Spirit there are those God uses in great ways to ignite others with the fire of the Holy Spirit. They are motivated by the vision of His sweeping power. In Acts, chapter 10, we find one of the most significant events of the early...

In the beginning, when the breath of God began pulsating through Adam’s cold, lifeless body, he was made alive. A vibrant relationship developed, and Adam walked in unbroken fellowship with God. As God breathes on His people today, He pulls us into a deeper...

During the ministry of Jesus, the city of Jerusalem was experiencing a struggle. There was a spiritual battle going on between the religious ideas the people had become comfortable with and the demands of God’s powerful presence. The words of Jesus penetrated the...

Love is the foundational motive of all that God has deemed spiritual and holy. Without love as the central governing force, all other spiritual endeavors produce little and remain very shallow. This point is made quite forcefully by John G. Lake, a man whose...

God’s love in us is a gift, but it must be developed before it will help us deal with the pressures we face in every day life. God’s love doesn’t increase in us by merely trying harder or holding our negative feelings inside. Instead, love grows as a result of...

What motivates our decisions? Do we react in an effort to protect ourselves from the hurts and actions of others — whether they are remembered or anticipated? Do we respond to the circumstances that come against us from the outside? Or does God’s gift of...

How do we distribute our love? Jesus indicated we distribute the God-kind of love by giving away our greatest riches. One of the greatest examples of this love is found in the story of the good Samaritan. When Jesus gave this example, He was responding to a...

Can we truly say we are patient and kind as the Bible describes love? Or do we bark and bite at people like a junkyard dog, all the while justifying ourselves as we do? It is easy to justify nearly any action. We can let our anger and temper flare with a sense of...