“This strength that God gives has many forms. One manifestation of His strength is the ability to repulse any attempt of our enemy to make us afraid, dissatisfied, disappointed, or discouraged. We are called to be “anxious for nothing.” (Philippians 4:6-7) How can this be?”
Dear Ones: Jesus said, “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you.” (John 14:27) The Apostle Paul spoke of this peace, “and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding…” (Philippians 4:7) Why does the peace that Christ gives pass all understanding?
Dear Ones: This morning as I reflected on my early Christian life two thoughts came to mind. Firstly, “Life reduced to fellowship with Christ makes the complicated simple.” This truth was drilled into me at bible school. Secondly, I remember a conference I attended. The speaker was Dr. Robert Smith. He was a brilliant man…
Dear Ones: If a treasure is buried what is it worth? Of what use is a candle put under a basket, or money that is deliberately hidden in a field and never used? Jesus said, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and…
Dear Ones: The Gulf Stream is a strong ocean current off the east coast of the United States. It is powerful. Such is the force of its current that is it literally a path in the sea. The 23rd Psalm is one of the most loved. There is within it a powerful current that draws…
Dear Ones: “And it came to pass…He (Jesus) took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray. And as He prayed, the fashion of His countenance was altered, and His raiment was white and glistening. And behold, there talked with Him two men, which were Moses and Elias (Elijah): Who…
How shall we overcome adversity? How shall we endure? How shall we reign in life?
Dear Ones: Many years ago a very godly man told me that I needed to learn to be a good receiver. I was an ardent “striver” and knew little of what it meant to receive. I was somewhat like Peter who refused to let the Lord Jesus wash his feet. He was unwilling to receive…
Dear Ones: The time just before the birth of Samuel was a dark period in the history of Israel. In a few short years the Philistines conquered the nation and captured the Ark of the Covenant, the most prized symbol of God’s covenant with Israel. It was at such a time that the prayer of…
Dear Ones: It is one thing to begin a race…quite another to finish it. It is one thing to begin to pray about a matter…it is quite another to pray until the matter is resolved. When Elijah was on the summit of Mt. Carmel, on his knees, though he was a prophet of God, he…