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The Siege Is Over
Posted on January 1, 2014 2 Comments
What do you plan to do in 2014? If you refuse to give up, if you decide to walk by faith with God, to keep pressing forward in your relationship with Him, you will locate favor, you will step into abundance, you will march into victory, you will discover
Jesus Immanuel Jireh
Posted on December 25, 2013 1 Comment
God is love and there is nothing more important to Him than for Him to be able to love us absolutely and for us to experience His love fully and personally. That is so very important to God! And that is what Christmas is all about–God wrapping His love in human flesh and making it […]
God’s Christmas Lights
Posted on December 18, 2013 2 Comments
My wife put up her Christmas tree three weeks ago. She says she plans to keep it up until the end of February. “Why so long?,” I asked. “Because,” she replied, “I like the lights.” Apparently, Jesus like the lights as well. Speaking to His disciples in the Sermon on the Mount, He said to […]
Once For All
Posted on December 11, 2013 2 Comments
” ‘I Belong There!’ – A missionary was speaking to a remote tribe of people who had never heard about the life and ministry of Jesus. Seated in the front row, listening intently to all the missionary had to say, was the chief of the tribe. As the story of Jesus came to its climax […]
Guaranteeing Victory
Posted on December 4, 2013 4 Comments
When involved in conflict with others, do you ever wonder whether God is on your side? I used to do so, and that produced a lot of stress and poor decisions. If I could be certain He was on my side, then I could be confident no enemy would defeat me; no problem could conquer […]
“Hurry Up, God!”
Posted on November 20, 2013 6 Comments
Phillips Brooks, a famous New England preacher, well-known for his calmness under pressure was one day feverishly pacing the floor. “What’s the trouble, Phillips?” his friend asked. “The trouble,” he responded, “is that I’m in a hurry, but God isn’t!” I must confess I often feel that way too. And I won’t be surprised if
You Must Be Born Again
Posted on November 13, 2013 4 Comments
Many people operate under the false notion that the Christian is the person who seeks to imitate Christ. They assume God places Christ before us as an example and expects us to do all we can to live as He lived. If you are a good actor, you may have tried this and managed to […]
You Died With Christ
Posted on November 6, 2013 3 Comments
Every true Christian knows that Christ died for him or her. Relatively few, however, know another truth that is equally powerful. We died with Him! Co-crucified on the very cross upon which He bled and died! For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in […]
This Christian Life Is Impossible
Posted on October 30, 2013 2 Comments
How many times have you heard that God requires you to live the Christian life and all you need to do is make up your mind that you will live as Christ would have you live? You hear this, you make a fresh dedication of your life to Christ, you try your best to live […]
Laying Aside Every Weight
Posted on October 23, 2013 2 Comments
Hebrews 12 likens the Christian journey to a race. It then enjoins us to lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us so that we can run the race well. That makes sense. Every serious runner knows that
A Moment of Grace 