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....

An error of many believers is that they try to live off of past successes. The Christian life is not built upon the things of yesterday. The ruin of many is living in past failures. As each new day begins, it is time to forget those things which are behind....

“Whither shall I go from thy spirit? Or wither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there; if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.” One thing that many believers forget is that they constantly and continually stand before the...

Orientation toward God’s provisions of the Cross is an important understanding to have in your frame of reference. This means a total focus of the soul on the person of Christ and Him crucified. In Genesis 22, Abraham was oriented to God’s provision – a ram caught in the thicket...

Every relationship turns sour when the absence of communion is assuaged with personality structure, ceremony, or just plain responsibility. Do not replace communion with methods. Marriage that is reduced to responsibility or jobs that mean nothing more than a paycheck lead to drudgery, disappointment and boredom. The solution does not...