Where is the main focus of our faith? Is it in the head of a religious organization, or maybe the person speaking at a church service? Is it in what is written in the Bible or our effort spent in reading it? Is it in the actions of an alluring individual healing the sick? Is…
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A Key That Opens Our Fervent Desire
Walk into any jewelry store and you will find that all items of real value are kept in locked display cases. Look at them all you want, but if you decide to actually hold or purchase them, you must ask the jeweler to unlock the case and hand you the item. But no reputable jeweler…
Worry Over Food, Clothing, and More?
Jesus specifically said, “Take no [distracting] thought for your life…” So why do you concern yourself with “what ye shall eat…drink…put on…”? Does He really want you to worry and constantly anxious, distressed, or puzzled about how to get what you need? Having this attitude leads to despair and unbelief, which do not honor God….
Can God Help with Your Cares, Burdens, and Afflictions?
“Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee: He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.” Psalm 53:22 To cast your burdens upon God means resting upon what He has promised and on what He provides. Cares can heavily weigh your heart down, but the Lord won’t allow you to come…
When We Are Protected Under God’s Shadow
The psalmist declares in the first verse of Psalm 91, “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” What a wonderful thought for us, the children of the Almighty, to be protected under God’s shadow! Imagine how our enemies would feel if they knew…
Hazardous Floating Will Sink Ships
Have you ever watched an object floating on the water? All it will do is float along and it won’t sink—unless water is allowed to come inside. It doesn’t matter whether it is a huge ship on the ocean carrying thousands of containers of cargo, or just a plastic bottle cap on top of a…
The Lonely Ones of God
Many people fear loneliness. But for a child of God in His service, being alone is a necessity—because God’s way is a lonely way. If you are going to lead others as God directs, it requires a certain amount of loneliness. You cannot take friends along with you, even though they may provide you a…
Ask God and Transform Your Life
So what point is there in asking, if God already knows what you need? What we think prayer is—and what God says prayer is—are not always the same thing. Is prayer just a way to convince God to give us something? We should not come and ask God like spoiled children, demanding more treats and…
Don’t Fight — Stand Against the Devil
As believers in Jesus Christ, we have a responsibility to strengthen our spiritual bodies. Satan will continue to buffet us and bring about great resistance as we develop and increase our relationship with Jesus. But we can’t let this hinder us from pressing forward, it’s like riding a bicycle against the wind, we must learn…
Ask Seek Knock — 3 Underused Concepts
Did you ever notice, concerning the first letters in the three key words in this passage: “ask,” “seek,” “knock,” that they form the word “ASK?” This makes it easy to remember the order of the words when we are trying to recall these scriptures. The Lord has laid it out clearly for us. First we…
Packed, Shipped …and Forgotten by God?
You make your needs known to God and yet nothing happens. You send them off, like a package, with great anticipation, believing that the answer will come very soon and you wait and wait and wait without a single word or response from your Heavenly Father. How often do you feel forgotten by God? A…
Rain and Unbelief
I read some time ago of an interesting anecdote about an open-air religious meeting held in Scotland in the 1800s. On the morning of the day of the meeting, rain came down in torrents. A minister connected with the meeting led the others in prayer, confidently praying that the weather would clear up by the…
