Israel’s psalm-singer said once when in earnest, tearful prayer, “Put thou my tears into thy bottle; are they not in thy book?”* Tears add much to the fragrance of prayer. There is a prayer of tears. What speaks more loudly to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In Ephesians 1:16-19, the Apostle Paul prayed for specific "spiritual things" for the saints at Ephesus. That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory: May give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, so...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Psalm 66:16: "Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what He (God) hath done for my soul" All of these precious gems of truth are written for our edification in Ephesians 1. God hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Genesis 22:1-14: Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee to the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of You can only imagine the overwhelming flood...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Prayer tests life. If we only tried seriously to live up to our praying—it would have a powerful effect upon our character and conduct! We pray to be made unselfish; if we demanded of ourselves all that this means, it probably would restrain...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
You will not get to steal quietly into heaven, into Christ's company, without a conflict and a cross. I find crosses to be Christ's carved work that he marks out for us and that with crosses he portraits us to his own image, cutting away pieces of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"But you, when you pray, enter into your closet, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret." Matthew 6:6It is as impossible to live and prosper spiritually without prayer — as it is to live and prosper physically...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times. Psalm 119:20... True godliness lies very much in desires. As we are not what we shall be, so we are not what we would be. The desires of gracious men after holiness are...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Paul defines what or who the church is: To them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call on the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours The church is the community of saints in the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Who walk in the law of the Lord.” In them is found habitual holiness. Their walk, their common everyday lift:, is obedience unto the Lord. They live by rule, that rule the command of the Lord God. Whether they eat or drink, or...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
