"I, even I, have spoken: yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous. Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the...

Will you be made whole? That is the question Jesus is asking people today. For that to happen, we need to touch the presence of God. It was the presence of God that was there to heal. His presence is needed-not just promises, not just knowledge, not just scripture verses....

There is no one in the tomb where they laid Jesus. It is empty. On that Resurrection Sunday, Jesus Christ came forth, just as He said He would. Resurrection power made Him alive again. Death was conquered once and for all. Why is it then that so many live as...

Agreat release comes to the Christian who is thankful. Even in the midst of difficulties, his heart overflows with the joy of the Lord. Although Satan's attacks are specifically designed to bring discouragement, the act of giving thanks brings protection for our souls and minds. We have been released from...

The narrow way is the way of grace. God calls it the "narrow" way because it cannot be walked except by the power of the Holy Spirit. Nothing can be added to this way. The way of God is grace and all grace. Anything we might attempt in our own...

To be effective Christians, we must be filled with the Spirit continually. We must walk in the Spirit. The foundation of our entire life must be the Sword of the Spirit, the Word of God dwelling richly in us. My purpose on earth is this: "Whatsoever I do, whether I...

With conviction comes consistency. To be steadfast means that we determine to go forward without change or equivocation. There is no hesitation but a determination to do right. I thank God for everyone who is steadfast. It blesses a pastor when he sees people remain steadfast as an army in...

Proverbs 29:18 says, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” Vision, here, speaks of a redemptive gaze, focusing our energy toward the purpose of God. Most of us can say that we have trouble getting things done unless we plan to do them. We live in a goal-oriented society....

In Deuteronomy 8, the children of Israel became familiar with the blessings God had given them. They forgot about how He had delivered them from the hands of the Egyptians. There are times when we forget about the “horrible pit” that He has dug us out of (Psalm 40:2). How...

When thinking of commandments, think of this: Jesus fulfilled the law (Matthew 5:17). He was the end of the law for righteousness (Romans 10:4). What do these things mean? The law of the Spirit of life has overcome the law of sin and death (Romans 8:2). It is not just...