Waiting, Waiting and More Waiting

Scripture But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. ~Isaiah 40:31, NKJV Quote Our willingness to wait reveals the value we place on the object we are waiting for. ~Charles Stanley   The word that…

What Happens In Revival?

Scripture On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place. Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting. ~Acts 2:1-2, NLT Quote When the Holy Spirit takes over, everyone is aware of His divine presence and…

Hard Hearts

Scripture Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah. ~Psalm 95:7-8, LSB Quote God is for us; He is with us and in the end we win, but in the present moment, we must be humble, live holy lives, cease to complain and be ready to suffer. ~John MacArthur…

Checkmate

Scripture Esther put on her royal robes and entered the inner court of the palace… The king was sitting on his royal throne…When he saw Queen Esther standing there in the inner court, he welcomed her and held out the gold scepter to her. ~Esther 5:1-2, NLT Quote God has determined to accomplish His purposes…

Does Prayer Matter

Scripture Ask, using My name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant joy. ~John 16:24, NLT Quote Action produce results: Prayer is an action. ~C.S. Lewis I am bad to get a new book, read a couple of chapters and lay it down. I am a spot reader; I seldom read a book…

A Spiritual Virus

Scripture Sin has drained my strength; I am wasting away from within. ~Psalm 31:10, NLT Quote Sin is like a virus: it has invaded our body and drains our moral and spiritual strength. ~Billy Graham I passed a church sign the other day that read: “Sin is like a credit card: have fun now, pay later.”…

Praise HIM

Scripture All He {God} does is just and good, and all His commandments are trustworthy. They are forever true, to be obeyed faithfully and with integrity. ~Psalm 111:7-8, NLT Quote Awe is the proper response to God’s goodness. ~Steve Lawson There is no separating who God is from what God does. His actions and attributes are inseparably united.…

Unbelievable Unbelief!

Scripture You {Judah} have forgotten the Lord, your Creator, the one who stretched out the sky like a canopy and laid the foundations of the earth. ~Isaiah 51:13, NLT Quote Don’t forget He who never forgets. ~Ya’akov David testifies in Psalm 8, When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers—the moon…

Grace…Grace

Scripture The genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham. ~Matthew 1:1, REB Quote The Bible is a history of God’s grace bestowed on men who did not deserve it or fully appreciate it. ~Timothy Keller What’s in a genealogy, it is just a list of names and many find them boring to…

Ezra The Scribe

Scripture After all that has happened to us because of our evil deeds and terrible guilt ​— ​though You, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have allowed us to survive — should we break Your commands again. ~ Ezra 9:13 (CSB) Quote When life’s burden grow so heavy that you…