“Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience” (Ephesians 2:2). All believers were among the people referred to in this verse before they accepted Jesus...

God loves the one who trusts Him in prayer in the midst of reactionary attitudes and double-mindedness. Motives determine the effectiveness of prayer (2), and motives are determined by faith. If we are caught off guard by a lack of faith, the enemy invades the heart and robs it of...

God will never leave a believer to face a difficulty without comfort, instruction and a promise. Whether or not a believer remains calm in a situation is actually a matter of choice – he must decide to be quiet, listen, wait, and then obey. That is why it is so...

Although we possess human personality and the depraved, fallen, human nature, we are to follow Christ’s example; God is to be our source of life, not the “self.” Christ provided for the nullification of self through our co crucifixion with Him. Romans 6, in its entirety, explains the principle of...

Today, there is a desperate need for trained Christian laborers. Unfortunately, there are very few who will pay the price to equip themselves properly so they will be effective on the mission field. “Then He said to the disciples, the harvest is truly indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few”...

“But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered awhile, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you” (I Peter 5:10). God knows what each believer must go through to reach the humility and brokenness of maturity so...

Just as sand slips so easily through your hands if you are not holding tight, so we sometimes lose truth. This is not usually a deliberate, premeditated error; rather, it is the consequence of neglect and passivity. “How shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation” (Hebrews 2:3)?...

Many believers have tremendous difficulties receiving the word of God. They have mental blocks that prevent them from mixing faith with what they hear (2). Consequently, finished work messages and godly investments do not profit them. “How long shall vain thoughts lodge within thee?” (Jeremiah 4:14). Many mental blocks come...

“All things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light” (Ephesians 5:13). Do not be wounded by truth when it shines on the inadequacies within the soul. Not only does God’s Word pierce and expose, but it also cuts and divides, setting...

Listening seems to be a lost art among many Christians. This is one of the greatest challenges that the Holy Spirit has with believers — getting people to listen. They go into a church service, but once it is over they forget the entire message. They find themselves in a...