The mercies of compassion are a beautiful expression of Christ’s disposition. Grace bestows forgiveness of sin, and mercy takes care of the consequences of sin. The only way to express Christ’s disposition of the mercies of compassion is through the power of the Holy Spirit, where the divine personality merges...

The key to effective prayer is praying in the Holy Spirit. This means allowing the Spirit of God to show us what to pray for. When we participate in sharing God’s burdens through prayer, then we can share the blessing of His joy. It is imperative to pray in the...

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end” (Jeremiah 29:11). Whenever problems arise there are some that react because they are not kept by the Word of God. We must stop in...

Enoch and Elijah are two classic examples of people who walked with God. “To walk with God” means we are going forward, relating to progress. When anyone walks with God, his very life will testify against ungodliness. There is a high price to pay in order to walk with God....

In I Thessalonians 3:12, Paul’s prayer for the Thessalonian converts was that the Lord would cause them to increase and abound in love for one another, and for all men. The basis of our love for one another in the Body of Christ is our mutual union with Him by...

All too often, a believer becomes the product of his negative confessions. When confronted with the opposition of a trial, he begins to operate in sight evaluation instead of responding by faith initiation. Thus, his vocabulary is characterized by words of disappointment and defeat. His confessions begin to magnify the...

Let us consider why God did not use nearly all of the 32,000 Israelites in the battle against the Midianites: 31,700 men failed the “water test” in Judges 7. They put the natural desires of the flesh before their desire for God. They were selfish. This is the reason why...

Another factor which prevents unity in the body of Christ is natural preference which includes every desire that originates outside of the Word of God (1). This limits a person’s vision for God, and causes him to privately interpret the Word of God in order to complement the desires of...

The depravity of the human heart must be reckoned with: “The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked: who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9) Modern man is very reluctant to acknowledge his unrighteousness. He turns from God’s provisions to self-defense mechanisms and support systems to prove he is...

Do you realize that the very Bible you have contains the words of the Almighty God? They are words that the heavens were framed by (2), and words that will stand forever (3). We have in our possession something more precious than gold (4).We have the opportunity to write the...