Psalms 37:3-34Learning About His Ways—What is affecting my sensitivity to hear Him? "...when Jesus finished commanding His twelve disciples, that He departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities." Matthew 11:1 He comes where He commands us to leave. If...

Hebrews 3:7-19The Unsurpassed Intimacy of Tested Faith “Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?'" John 11:40Every time you venture out in your life of faith, you will find something in your circumstances that,...

Matthew 7:7-11The Spiritual Search "...what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?" Matthew 7:9The illustration of prayer that our Lord used here is one of a good child who is asking for something good. We talk about prayer as if...

Matthew 5:40-42LifeChanger Weapons "If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet." John 13:14Ministering in Everyday Opportunities. Ministering in everyday opportunities that surround us does not mean that we...

John 1:43-51Life Changer Weapons "...when you were under the fig tree, I saw you." John 1:48Worshiping in Everyday Occasions. We presume that we would be ready for battle if confronted with a great crisis, but it is not the crisis that builds something within us—it...

John 5:19-24; Romans 12:1-2Do It Yourself “…bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5Determinedly Discipline Other Things. This is another difficult aspect of the strenuous nature of sainthood. Paul said, according to the...

II Corinthians 10:1-6Do It Yourself “...casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God...2 Corinthians 10:5Determinedly Demolish Some Things. Deliverance from sin is not the same as deliverance from human nature. There are...

John 4:7-23Fountains of Blessings "...the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life." John 4:14The picture our Lord described here is not that of a simple stream of water, but an overflowing fountain....

John 7:37-42The Far-Reaching Rivers of Life ""He who believes in Me...out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." John 7:38A river reaches places that its source never knows. And Jesus said that, if we have received His fullness, “rivers of living water” will...

Matthew 26:36-46Watching with Jesus "...stay here and watch with Me." Matthew 26:38“Watch with Me.” In effect, Jesus was saying, “Watch with no private point of view at all, but watch solely and entirely with Me.” In the early stages of our Christian life, we do not...