The cross neutralizes the power of self, and sets us free to walk in newness of life. Newness of life is transformation of life through the Word of God and the Holy Spirit, which has its source from the Father, not from the self. “I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless...

In II Samuel 23:20, Benaiah slew a lion in the midst of a pit “in time of snow.” He did not allow adverse circumstances to stop him: rather, he boldly went forward and performed his task. How many times are we faced with a situation that makes us want to...

This is the second day of a three-part series. To serve without the breath of life in worship will lead to faint-heartedness and weariness. Those who serve without knowing how to worship will enter into personality clashes with other believers and will get spiritually tired. Worshipping in spirit and truth...

In this push-button age, one danger grows more apparent with every passing day. This danger lies not in the progress itself, with constant advancement in the realm of communication where television, radio, telephone, and computers quicken the pace, but in the possibility that the progress of the many may result...

No one can have a spiritual awakening unless they first experience a spiritual imprisonment. The Galatian Christians were soon removed from the Gospel of grace (2). They knew about it, but they had not allowed the grace of God to be established in their hearts. Contrarily, the apostle Paul states,...

“Be unceasing in prayer – praying perseveringly” (I Thessalonians 5:17, Amplified). Luke 18:1 (Amplified) says, “(Jesus) told them a parable, to the effect that they ought always to pray and not to turn coward – faint, lose heart and give up.” What a magnificent verse! Acts 12:5 says, “So Peter...

This is a time that God is present to heal (2). He wants to give believers new beginnings – emotionally and physically. There needs to be no striving; it is just simply coming to Jesus. Come to Jesus and He will give you life (3). “Is any sick among you?...

The human soul is a storehouse for the Word of God. When an individual studies and listens to God’s Word attentively and with a faith response, it lodges in his soul. If he continues in this process, receiving the Word line upon line (2) and allowing the Spirit to correlate...

What are we to do, now that we are Christians? Abide, rest and recognize what He has done, learn of Who He is and let Him motivate us from this place of rest into a life of good works (2); (3). We are now God’s because He purchased us. He...

As we continue to grow in our Christian lives, we experience the matchless honor of receiving the impartation of His character. We know His everlasting love for others because it is burning in our own hearts (2), and though we are nothing before Him, we can do all things through...