The very best place to prove that God is God is behind the closed door of prayer. This is a place of secrecy, where God and you are the only ones present and where you can honestly and confidently communicate your petitions and decrees. Your faith is best tested in this Read more…
“And the temple, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry so that no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.” I Kings 6:7 Solomon’s temple was the most glorious edifice erected for God by Read more…
Paul told the Ephesians and tells us too, that we do indeed wrestle with principalities and powers, rulers of the darkness of this age, and spiritual wickedness in the heavenlies. These are all terms for demonic and wicked activity that is very present in our day and age. Unfortunately, Christians Read more…
During the second century before Christ, Antiochus Epiphanes, ruler of the Seleucid Empire commissioned that the worship of Zeus be established in Palestine. The emissary Appellees called one Sabbath for the Jewish people to gather in the marketplace. They had reluctantly gathered with their leader Mattathias and his five sons. Read more…
The prophet Elijah had Elisha as his servant for around six years. From the very beginning, Elisha proved his loyalty to his God-ordained job by being extra sensitive to the requests and desires of Elijah, which were many times unspoken. The very first encounter was when Elijah passed Elisha out Read more…
An encouraging example to us of the work of God’s Spirit in years gone by includes a very special leading in the heart of Fanny Crosby in the year of 1869. What we might call a word of knowledge came to her while ministering at a New York mission. On Read more…
In 1966 a group of researchers published a study of Japanese mothers and mothers in Minneapolis. The mothers were asked to rank the most important things a child needs to succeed academically. The answers tell a lot about the difference between our two cultures today. The mothers in Minneapolis chose Read more…
The Bible says clearly that those who are born again are holy. They are as holy as they are going to become. Colossians 1:21-22 says, “And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now he has reconciled in the body of His flesh Read more…
Having purpose for life is the foundation stone for successful Christian living. A purpose that is higher than life itself is the bedrock on which that foundation rests. Our culture is characteristic of people who have determined that purpose in life is defined only in what they can accomplish for themselves Read more…
According to medical information, stomatitis is a disease or infection of the mouth. Unfortunately, there are people who suffer greatly with this kind of infirmity. But more unfortunate is the fact that there are many people who suffer from spiritual stomatitis. The most devastating of all forms of spiritual stomatitis Read more…