When we obey God’s instructions, our obedience opens us to receive the blessing of God; however, when we are slow to obey things change. We call this kind of obedience “delayed obedience.” That is when we know God has specifically told us to do something but we...
We will only receive deeper understanding of God and His ways if our hearts are receptive and ready to obey. If we are to experience God's continued abundance in our lives, it will require a commitment to obey His Word. And this is His commandment: that we should...
The Gospel of John records the story of a man who had been born blind but healed by Jesus. The Pharisee's questioned him about how he could suddenly see. He answered and said, "A Man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to the pool of...
It is unfortunate that many times we wait until everything looks hopeless before we turn to God and ask Him to pick up the shattered pieces of our lives. We would avoid so many pitfalls if we would become more sensitive to God and in child-like faith, trust and...
The Prophet Jonah's disobedience caused him extreme hardship. The people of Nineveh were enemies of God's people. But because of His great love, God did not want them destroyed. He knew that the way they were living would cause them certain ruin so He sent a...
The only condition placed on man in order to live in the Garden of Eden—the one thing the Creator required of him—was obedience to God's command. Notice what Genesis 2:16 says, "And the Lord God commanded the man…" (NKJV). And in Genesis 3:11 God questions man,...
It is no wonder that some people never rise above their problems. They will not wholeheartedly follow God's plan for success. They will not even take the time to learn how to make the first step.Proverbs 6:9 says: "How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will...
The spiritual qualities which are described in the ant can be attained by the person who will put forth the effort to understand God’s Word. The Bible says, “...Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you” (James 4:8 NKJV). The Lord will empower us to become the...
One day a number of years ago, Dennis asked the Lord why he wasn't experiencing certain results in his life that he knew were available to him from the Word of God. A clear answer came up in his spirit: "Like so many other people, the reason you do not experience...
It takes determination in the Word of God to cultivate the areas of our lives that will bring the blessing of God. But as we become more and more determined we will experience more and more of God's mighty power at work in each different aspect of our lives.Jesus...
Throughout biblical history God has brought abundant wealth to many of His people. When we begin to study it, the pattern becomes very evident. That pattern began with God’s covenant partner, Abram. He was made wealthy shortly after he began to walk with God. In a...
Proverbs 3:13 says, “Happy is the man who finds wisdom....” The wisdom of God is one of the most precious commodities in existence. Wisdom is what gives us the ability to properly apply the knowledge we attain from God’s Word. This is what makes finding wisdom so...
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