“You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the conspiracies of man; You keep them secretly in a shelter from the strife of tongues.” ((Psalm 31:20)) There is a place that I can go to hide, to be safe, to find comfort, to find strength, to find assurance and to find acceptance.…
“When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “ Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” But Simon answered and said to Him, “ Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.” And when they had done this,…
“… there will be three effects of nearness to Jesus—humility, happiness, and holiness. May God give them to thee, Christian!”
Did you know you could read and even memorize the Bible, but if that’s all that happens, it won’t change your life? You are not changed by the words of the Bible but by the Holy Spirit of God, who takes the words and applies them to your heart. You see, you’ll never learn this book…
…If we are His disciples and do continue in His Word, then He makes us a wonderful promise: “Ye shall know the truth.” Literally, this is “come to know the truth.” As true disciples (that is, “learners”), we have His assurance that our continuing studies in His Word will yield an ever-increasing comprehension of God’s…
Luke says he knelt, but another evangelist says he “fell on his face.” Where, then, must be THY place, thou humble servant of the great Master? What dust and ashes should cover thy head! Humility gives us good foot-hold in prayer. There is no hope of prevalence with God unless we abase ourselves that he…
Joy is the birthmark of the child of God. Every Christian ought to have conscious joy. And if you’re not living a life of joy, you’re living beneath your privileges. It’s so important that you have joy shining from your life in order to win the lost. If you want people to believe in your…
“Who knows what marvelous opportunity God has waiting for you if you are sensitive enough to listen to what the Holy Spirit is saying to you right now. Don’t say, ‘Show me what You want me to do; then I’ll decide whether or not to do it.’ Instead, we need to say, ‘I’ll do it—whatever…
“This act of Rahab sets forth a yet more solemn lesson. Have I implicitly trusted in the precious blood of Jesus? Have I tied the scarlet cord, as with a Gordian knot in my window, so that my trust can never be removed? Or can I look out towards the Dead Sea of my sins,or…
I’m reminded of the little lady who said, “Don’t tell me worry doesn’t do any good. Most of the things I worry about never happen.” Worry is absolutely useless. It doesn’t cure any problems. It doesn’t lift any burdens. It doesn’t wipe away any tears. It never has; it never can; it never will! Worry can’t…
“Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 What happens when you worry? You bring tomorrow’s difficulty into today. God didn’t give you grace for tomorrow’s difficulties. He only gives you grace for today. When you reach into tomorrow’s troubles, you overload today’s circuit. Worry doesn’t take the sorrow out of…
“When we fail to wait prayerfully for God’s guidance and strength, we are saying, with our actions if not our lips, that we do not need Him….Prayerful waiting on God is indispensable to effective service. Like the time-out in a football game, it enables us to catch our breath and fix new strategy….The need is…