Posted by EXAMINE WHAT YOU HEAR. My dear friends, don’t believe everything you hear. Carefully weigh and examine what people tell you. Not everyone who talks about God comes from God. There are a lot of lying preachers loose in the world (1 John 4:1 MSG). There’re those who quote Romans 13:1 and assume they should do…Read more »
Posted by ADD MORE KNOWLEDGE. Study and be eager and do your utmost to present yourself to God approved (tested by trial), a workman who has no cause to be ashamed, correctly analyzing and accurately dividing [rightly handling and skillfully teaching] the Word of Truth (2 Timothy 2:15 AMPC). God said, “My people are destroyed for lack…Read more »
Posted by GIVE MORE ATTENTION TO PRAYER. …The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working] (James 5:16 AMPC). Matthew 17 recounts the story of an epileptic boy whom Jesus’ disciples couldn’t heal. He was eventually brought by his father to Jesus, and the Bible says, “…Jesus rebuked the…Read more »
Posted by DO IT FOR HIS GLORY. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves (Philippians 2:3). The Amplified Classic translation puts our theme verse in a clearer perspective. It says, “Do nothing from factional motives [through contentiousness, strife, selfishness, or for unworthy ends] or…Read more »
Posted by MAKE POWER AVAILABLE FIRST. …The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working] (James 5:16 AMPC). Many don’t understand the importance of heartfelt, continued prayers. They speak forth words ever before spending quality time in prayer and they wonder why their declarations aren’t effective. You have to…Read more »
Posted by PERSISTING IN PRAYER. …The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much (James 5:16). The Amplified Classic version of our theme verse places the premium on persistent prayer: “…The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working].”The word “continued” is a clear indication that there must…Read more »
Posted by THE MYSTERY OF LIGHTS. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not (John 1:5). The Apostle John gave us the revelation of the incarnate Word. He describes how He (the Word) was in the world, but the world knew Him not. He unequivocally declares that God’s Word is life; that life…Read more »
Posted by IMPREGNABLE TO SICKNESS. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you (Romans 8:11). When we say we’re Christians, we’re not just saying we worship God by…Read more »
Posted by THE HOLY SPIRIT: THE GLORY OF CHRISTIANITY. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his (Romans 8:9). It’s impossible to live the authentic Christian life without…Read more »
