The picture of a farmer sowing seed appears frequently in Scripture as an example of the believer sowing the seeds of God’s Word. James 5:7-8 uses the farmer to help us understand the attitude that will bring increase in this present day. “Therefore be patient,...

God again reveals His attitude toward abundance with the very first miracle Jesus performed. The miracle at Cana, in which Jesus multiplied the wine, was a miracle of abundance. It was during a wedding feast in Cana when the host had run out of wine to serve his...

To be materialistic means to endeavor to satisfy an emotional or spiritual need with a physical thing. No devoted believer wants to have material things in a place of priority over their relationship with the Lord. Abram is called the father of faith. He walked in...

Whenever we speak about covenants, we must always look back to the covenant between God and Abram. One of the first things God said to Abram was: “I will bless you.” These words have been at the very heart of God’s desire for all men and women from the foundation...

To the person who understands the idea of covenant, it is no mystery that the New Covenant brings all the blessings of God to the life of the believer. It places us in a position to receive all of God’s goodness and provision. The strength of a covenant brings two...

There is a breed of harmless Christians who lack the power of God in their lives and who represent a poor sample of the transforming power of the grace of God. A.W. Tozer makes this observation: “We have today theological saints, who can (and must) be proved to be...

John G. Lake was one of the greatest men of God in his century. In his article, “Christ Liveth in Me,”1 he states: “Christ has a purpose in you. Christ’s purpose in you is to reveal Himself to you, through you and in you.” He goes on to say: “God’s highest is to...

One of the things Paul prayed for the people in the church at Ephesus was: “…the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling…” (Ephesians 1:18 NKJV). This was not for the Ephesian church alone. As...

When we allow our past failures to dominate our thinking, we undermine any confidence we have in God’s ability to change and increase our lives. We cannot allow those destructive, negative thoughts to remain in our mind. Thoughts of despair, ugliness, negativism,...

The supreme quest of every true believer is to be developed by God to such a point that he becomes a more perfect tool in God’s hand, one that brings pleasure to his Father. The Christian walk is an unending journey of developing our lives to the highest spiritual...

When the armies of Israel stood cowering in terror before the threat of the Philistine champion, Goliath, there was only one young man who would stand strong to meet the challenge. David could stand boldly in the face of adversity because he was able to look back...

Numbers 13 recounts the story the 12 spies who survey the land of Canaan. The purpose of their venture was not to see if the land could be taken. God had already declared that the land belonged to them. They were supposed to bring back a report of the location of...