"But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing" (James 1:4). I talk a lot about faith. But there's another force that goes along with it that's just as important. It's patience, the ability to stand fast on the Word of...

"In Him was Life and the Life was the Light of men. And the Light shines on in the darkness, for the darkness has never overpowered it" (John 1:4-5 AMP). Whenever things around you get dark and you feel the devil is about to overpower you, remember this: You have...

"Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you" (Luke 10:19). Somebody's done you wrong! Sooner or later it happens to all of us. Somewhere along the way, we all get...

"Constantly keep in mind Jesus Christ, the Messiah, [as] risen from the dead" (2 Tim. 2:8 AMP). This is the key to holding onto the blessings of God. When pressure comes, when troubles and trials are bearing down on you, remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead!...

"Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world" (1 John 4:4). Under the circumstances…. Have you ever caught yourself using that phrase? "I suppose I'm doing pretty well under the...

And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts. And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome...

"These things I command you, that ye love one another" (John 15:17). In Luke 6:47-48, Jesus said: "Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like: He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid...

"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" (Heb. 11:1). Don't ever short-circuit a miracle by trying to see it in progress! So many believers do that. They'll lay hands on someone and pray for healing or deliverance and then,...

"I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty" (1 Tim. 2:1-2). That...

"For who has known or understood the mind (the counsels and purposes) of the Lord so as to guide and instruct [Him] and give Him knowledge? But we have the mind of Christ, the Messiah, and do hold the thoughts (feelings and purposes) of His heart" (1 Cor. 2:16...

"Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days" (Eccl. 11:1). One of the most exciting things I ever discovered about God's law of sowing and reaping was the fact that financial harvests are not seasonal. If you plant year round, you can be...

And [God] brought [Abram] forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness. (Gen. 15:5-6) Do you...