When the raging storms of this life draw nearYour faith seems far away.He will lead you on from the times of fearThrough His love and faithfulness. Through the years of life all the memories heldThe times of joy and pain.You can see beyond the darkened veilA road that leads to Him. Though the highway of…More
The Overshadowing of God’s Personal Deliverance
“I am with you to deliver you,” says the Lord. Jeremiah 1:8 (NKJV) God promised Jeremiah that He would deliver him personally – “Your life shall be given as a prize to you.” (Jeremiah 39:18) That is all God promises His children. Wherever God sends us, He will guard our lives. Our personal property and possessions…More
Chasing of the Wind
Every heart is filled with longing, To be free from all life’s pain. Yet the search through earthly pleasures, Always ends in vain. Only God who made the heavens, Can satisfy our souls. Apart from Him and all His meaning, All things fail as they begin. And hearts deceived, Can only know. A chasing of…More
Divine Reasonings of Faith
“Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” Matthew 6:33 (NKJV) When we look at these words of Jesus, we immediately find them to be the most revolutionary human ears have ever heard. “Seek first the kingdom of God.” Even the most spiritually minded of us…More
Sanctification
Sanctification is not my idea of what I want God to do for me; sanctification is God’s idea of what He wants to do for me. Sanctification means to be intensely focused on God’s point of view. It means to secure and to keep all the strength of our body, soul and spirit for God’s…More
The Consequences of Sin
“Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees {religious leaders and followers}, hypocrites {play actors}! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.” “For you are like white-washed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full…More
Purpose of Prayer
Whenever we insist that God should give us an answer to prayer, we are off track. The purpose of prayer is that we get ahold of God, not of the answer. Oswald ChambersMore
The Cost of Sanctification
“May the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 When we pray, asking God to sanctify us, are we prepared to measure up to what that really means? We take the word sanctification much too lightly. Are we prepared to pay the cost of sanctification? The cost will be a deep restriction of…More
Spiritual Depression / Dejection
If I am depressed or burdened, I am to blame, not God or anyone else. Dejection stems from one of two sources – I have either satisfied a lust or I have not had it satisfied. Lust means “I must have it at once”. Spiritual lust causes me to demand an answer from God, instead…More
Understanding Spiritual Truth
When a person’s heart is right with God the mysterious utterances of the Bible are spirit and life to them. Spiritual truth is understood only by a pure heart, not by a sharp mind. It is not a question of mental ability, but of purity of heart. Oswald ChambersMore