The details of life always occupy our minds when we do not have our priorities straight. They take our attention from our mission to seek and save that which is lost (2). We become easily distracted from listening to the Word of God. We find ourselves saying, “If I can...

It is essential for the child of God to understand and actively enter into the will of God for his life. Many believers do not know God’s will, either because of ignorance or other factors that hinder them from following Christ wholeheartedly. These factors may include an unwillingness to take...

One of Satan’s strategies is to keep believers looking for their portion in this life instead of from God (2). One of these portions is in materialistic things such as wealth. The Christian who trusts in his wealth, depending upon it for his happiness, is in reality bankrupt. He has...

A tremendous principle is revealed in the Book of Hebrews, starting at Chapter 6, verse 13, in relation to the New Testament or covenant that God has made with man. “When God made (His) promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself” (Hebrews 6:13)....

Many times, we as believers in Jesus Christ do not realize that we have an enemy who has a planned strategy against the children of God. He does not just throw temptations at believers, but he has other methods of distracting. Jesus Christ said to the church in Thyatira that...

Joy – “Chara” – is a gratitude and thanksgiving produced by the Spirit, something that is produced in man by God. Thanksgiving is not something that always shows but that always is. It is inner gratefulness. God’s love produces joy. Galatians 5:22, “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,...

The manifestation of God’s divine nature in the virtues of comfort, love, fellowship and compassion is directly related to the measure and degree in which the church participates in this nature. Philippians 2:1 is the premise upon which the apostle Paul wants the Philippian church to respond to the next...

The Apostle Paul is a perfect example of a man who derived his self image from the grace of God. In I Corinthians 15:10, Paul said, “By the grace of God, I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I...

In Numbers 23:21, it is recorded that God never beheld the iniquity of Jacob. “He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him; and the shout of a king is among them.” Jacob represented the nation of Israel....

The principle of weakness is unique. It means helplessness. God is saying that when you are weak or suffering, His grace is overwhelmingly sufficient for you. His grace is designed to take over your weakness. Even though you feel powerless or without energy in your soul, His grace is adequate....