“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” (Phil. 3:13-14) FORGETTING THE PAST. Paul was not only...
“Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives” (1 Pet. 3:1). This final chapter is for a special group of ladies: wives with unsaved husbands. Over the years, I have met scores...
A prayer burden is a spiritual concern on the heart of God that is imparted by the Holy Spirit to someone whose intercession the Holy Spirit desires to use. Jesus has been interceding for this need, and now the Spirit needs you to join with the intercession of Jesus. It is a specially sacred level...
“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it” (Ephesians 5:25). As a father, I would go to any length to ensure my children’s stability and safeguard their wellbeing, as I am sure almost every other dad would happily do. Perhaps the most significant instrument at a father’s...
Bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4 Children are really adults in the making. As parents, it is our duty to direct our children’s journeys from childhood to adulthood. “Nurture” in Ephesians 6:4 means to cherish, prepare, coach, and educate. This verse also implies disciplinary correction— “admonition” —as children...
“Jesus walking on the earth is far more important than man walking on the moon.” —Astronaut James Irwin “Revival is ultimately Christ Himself seen, felt, heard, living, active, moving in and through His body on earth.” —Stephen Olford “[Revival] is such a manifest working of God that human personalities are overshadowed and human programs are...