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...

In Matthew 6:22-23 Jesus said: “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is...

Notice the way The Message translates Hebrews 12:2: “Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed….” Someone may ask, “How can I keep my eyes on Jesus when I can’t...

God has a specific plan for every individual to fulfill. We cannot do what God has told someone else to do and expect to be successful at it. We must look to Jesus and find out what His desire is for us, then begin taking steps to fulfill it. That will make us...

If we are going to reach for God’s highest, we must look to Jesus as our source and final authority. Notice how the Phillips translation states this challenge: “…let us run the race that we have to run with patience, our eyes fixed on Jesus the source and the goal...