What To Ask For
"Do not have as your motive the desire to be known as a praying man ... Have no other motive than to know your Father in heaven ... Prayer is…
The Linchpin of the Globe
Psalm 76:1212 He humbles the spirit of leaders;he is feared by the kings of the earth. Those who do not fear the Lord are not wise. Those who do evil, promote…
Claiming To Be Christian
Isaiah 36:1010 Have I attacked this land to destroy it without the Lord’s approval? The Lord said to me, ‘Attack this land and destroy it.’” This was a representative of King Sennacherib of Assyria.…
In the Scheme of Things
"Stand off in faith believing that what Jesus said is true, though in the meantime you do not understand what God is doing. He has bigger issues at stake than…
Second Place Doesn’t Become the Namesake
"Generally speaking, among the rulers who had gone before him, Hezekiah was second only to King David as a monarch of Judah ... From a human perspective the odds were…
Crises Doesn’t Make Character, It Brings It Out
"We imagine we would be all right if a big crisis arose; but the big crisis will only reveal the stuff we are made of, it will not put anything…
There Is Always A Way
Isaiah 35:88 A road will be there and a way;it will be called the Holy Way.The unclean will not travel on it,but it will be for the one who walks the…
Destroying Can Be Good
"Determinedly demolish some things. Deliverance from sin is not deliverance from human nature. There are things in human nature ,such as prejudices, which the saint has to destroy by neglect;…
Guard and Protect
"If you find your life is not flowing out as it should, you are to blame; something has obstructed the lower. Keep right at the Source, and -- you will…
The Source of the Matter
"The river of the Spriirt of God overcomes all obstacles. Never get your eyes on the obstacle or on the difficulty. The obstacle is a matter of indifference to the…
We Spend Time On Things
Isaiah 31:77 For on that day, every one of you will reject the worthless idols of silver and gold that your own hands have sinfully made. How many things do we…
Isaiah Is So Compelling!
Isaiah 30:77 Egypt’s help is completely worthless;therefore, I call her:Rahab Who Just Sits. What does Rahab Who Just Sits mean? Rahab used the other time ... prostitute during Israel's time of…
And Again I Say, Wealth Is Good!
"How am I to pour out unto the Lord natural love or spiritual blessing? In one way only--in te determination of my mind ... If you have become bitter and…
And Still Applicable Today
"His purpose is not the development of man; His purpose is to make man exactly like Himself, and the characteristic of the Son of God is self-expenditure. If we believe…
Holiness and Understanding
"The destined end of man is not happiness, or health, but holiness. Nowadays we have far too many affinities, we are dissipated with them; right, good, noble affinities which will…
A Full Life
"The full flood of my life is not in bodily health, not in external happenings, not in seeing God's work succeed, but in the perfect understanding of God, and in…
Believe God, I Do
Jesus Christ says, in effect, Don't rejoice in successful service, but rejoice because you are rightly related to Me. The share in Christian work is to rejoice in successful serve,…
Faith, Got It
"Every time you venture out in the life of faith, you will find something in your common-sense circumstances that flatly contradicts you faith. Common sense is not faith, and faith…
Major Shift
2 Chronicles 31:14-1914 Kore son of Imnah the Levite, the keeper of the East Gate, was over the freewill offerings to God to distribute the contribution to the Lord and the consecrated things. 15 Eden, Miniamin,…
How Stiff-Necked We Are!
"The second you waive the question of sanctification or any other thing upon which God gave you light, you begin to get dry rot in your spiritual life. Continually bring…
Pieces and Peace From God
"There are times when our peace is based upon ignorance, but when we awaken to the facts of life, inner peace is impossible unless it is received from Jesus ...…
Blood, Guts, and the Lord’s Favor
"If Jesus Christ is not the lodestar, there is no benefit in the sacrifice; but when the sacrifice is made with the eyes on Him, slowly and surely the molding…
Attitude Determines Blessing?
"O Lord, I have been irritable and cross, but I do want spiritual blessing." You cannot have it, you will have to do without until you come into the attitude…
The Secret Place
"God is in secret, and He sees us from the secret place; He does not see us as other people see us, or as we see ourselves. When we live…
What Seems Bad Is Actually Good
"When I repent, I realize that I am literally helpless; i know all through me that I am not worthy to even bear His shoes. Have I repented like that?…