Anytime a child of God lives in human proposition, his resources become very limited. Difficulties are magnified above the provision, and the pressure from the problem if felt more than the presence of Christ within. Natural solutions can never deal with the source of the problem. Psychology teaches us to...

“And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara” (Acts 21:1). On his return voyage home from his third missionary journey, Paul met disciples nearly...

“But if I say, I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name, His word is in my heart like a burning fire, shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed I cannot” (Jeremiah 20:9, NIV). Jeremiah knew if he did not...

Many believers allow their hearts to become cold because they serve God through duty. This often occurs when people allow familiarity to creep into service or work. If this is happening in your life, think of the Judgment Seat of Christ (Bema Seat). Ponder the fact that every blood-bought child...

Christ operating through the believer is the highest expression of human life. It is the only life that will please the Father, because it is a life of faith: total reliance of the human personality upon the nature and character of God. II Peter 1:4 explains that it is in...

Whenever you are spending time with someone, ask the Holy Spirit to bring to mind his positive qualities. Think of the many times the person has blessed your life. Meditate upon all the he has done to serve God and to further the kingdom. Pray for him silently in an...

God poured His love out in abundance to men in the Incarnation of His Son, Jesus Christ. However, God’s love never supersedes God’s justice. Reconciliation, or right standing with God for the sinner, can only take place according to God’s sovereign plan of redemption. Religion that seeks to establish favor...

Total surrender to Christ is depicted in these verses as the Bride kisses Him in submission to His perfect will. She was filled with His desire to go to the villages and fields to reap the harvest of souls as a joint partner in His vision. Many of us respond...

When a person is restless, he has not come to Jesus to find rest. He looks to himself and others to find joy and peace, but it is a futile attempt. The only true rest for his soul is the rest that God has provided for His people (1). There...

Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.” Though this is true, we must realize that God never uses sin to advance His kingdom. It can never by excused by...