Acting in faith should come naturally to every believer. We were made to bring glory to God. As we respond by faith to His love and mercy toward us, God wants the mind to be a center of inspiration. We need to be occupied with Christ in the midst of...

We are weak. Our weakness may be human goodness; it may be self-righteousness; or, it may be personal sins, human evil, or unrighteousness. Whatever it is, weakness breaks us down. As we become weaker and weaker, God will bring in a crisis. And in the crisis we will discover grace....

The key to our relationship with God is to have an intimate, personal communion with Him where He initiates and we respond. In turn, we can initiate to God based upon His initiations to us, and God responds to us. Billions of years ago, He desired our fellowship with Him....

There is a long story behind every act of sin. Every effect has a cause. When we ask God what is causing the effect we are living in, the Word of God reveals it. For every effect, Calvary and Resurrection life will produce a healing. Healing is right where you...

The human mind is a marvelous creation of God. The “darkroom of the soul,” the mind contains a great capacity to generate powerful visual impressions and what we call imagination. Satan desires to manipulate our imagination by projecting ungodly images to subvert our thought processes. For this reason, the mind...

Those who love God and allow Him to lead in the way of righteousness will "inherit substance." We inherit substance when we respond to God's first love. We don't lose the substance of the Word of God in our thoughts and emotions or in our communication and responses. We were...

Some people follow the motto, "One Day at a Time." But we need to go for one moment at a time, because one day can present too many unforeseen problems. Just take your next breath with God. Take the next step with Him. Speak your next word through Him. Receive...

Everyone who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him (Hebrews 11:6). Therefore, it is necessary to understand that God has ordained faith for every thought and for every step we take. Only faith can please Him. Many...

After struggling through years of drug abuse, alcoholism, and immorality, a couple became gloriously saved. The husband called me and all he could say at first was, "I never would have believed it!" He went on to say, "The Holy Spirit did something in me. I was a stranger to...

One of the great synonyms for "holiness" is "spirituality." In 1 Peter 1:15, the Word of God could say, "Be spiritual, just as the Lord, who has called you, is spiritual; and practice spirituality in all manner of living." Holiness, the way it should be understood in the Word of...