Study and remind yourself of God’s promises in His word to avoid false teaching and being entangled in the world’s corruption after escaping it. Repent and understand His word to grow in the grace and knowledge of Christ. Study God’s Promises and Add Character to Your FaithGod’s divine power gave everything needed for life and…
How do you lead people toward wisdom? First, trust in God’s plan to destroy evil; claim God’s promises in His word through prayer; pray intensely expecting God to answer prayer for insight to overcome evil powers; and instruct people to know God, be wise and purified knowing He wins in the end. Trust in God’s…
“But have we Holy Spirit power – power that restricts the devil’s power, pulls down strongholds and obtains promises? Daring delinquents will be damned if they are not delivered from the devil’s dominion. What has hell to fear other than a God-anointed, prayer-powered church?” (Leonard Ravenhill) The power of New Covenant ministry through Holy Spirit…
“What gives us conviction of sin is not the number of sins we have committed; it is the sight of the holiness of God.” (Martyn Lloyd-Jones). In the midst of sin, we see God’s mercy, which triumphs over judgment. God’s holiness demands that He deal with sin. God’s fulfills His promises and multiplies His people…
Charles Spurgeon spoke of four “certain signs and tokens for good which prayerful faith clearly perceives when an awakening, a genuine revival is about to come.” Christians should regard the following things as clouds, as small as a man’s hand, rising out of the sea.1. A growing dissatisfaction with the present state of things, and an…
Many of us think God is reluctant to answer prayer. We pray and God appears to ignore us. For many years, my wife and I asked God for a baby. We spent time and money looking at fertility issues. In God’s time, Karen conceived and Steve was born. Is there a basis for believing that…
For too long, I have separated the secular parts of my life from the spiritual. In God’s eyes, everything is spiritual. Whatever you eat or drink, do all to the glory of God (1 Cor. 10:31). Isaac had a similar problem of compartmentalizing his life between the secular and sacred. Because of famine similar to…
This week I went to the Toyota dealer to get a steering part replaced on a recall. They also gave me a free four-wheel alignment. It’s amazing how the car drives straighter and smoother. In a similar way, each of us need spiritual alignment in our personal lives. When people don’t accept divine guidance, they run…
God delights putting people into impossible situations. After starting full-time vocational ministry by faith, my wife said we would be out of money in three months since our income from supporters was 1/3 of what I made as an engineer. More than 24 years later, God has proven faithful in providing needed finances for our…