Be filled with the Spirit . . . speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord. Ephesians 5:18–19 Ephesians 5:19 instructs us to address one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. We find music mentioned throughout both the Old and New Testaments....
“Revival is God’s finger pointed right at me!” —Mel Johnson “Revival is not the top blowing off but the bottom falling out.” —Darrell Bridges “You can pray until doomsday for revival, but you will never get it without repentance and confession of sin in the Christian life.” —Erlo Stegan Our generation has grown up with...
“Let the husband render unto his wife due benevolence…” (I Cor. 7:3) My wife and I have been married for nearly 32 years, and I have never bought her a dozen roses. In fact, I never did before we were married either, and possibly I never will. On occasion, I have given her a single...
“But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head” (Ps. 3:3). Everyone experiences discouragement. But what do we do when we are so discouraged that we find it hard to be the helper that our husbands need? My husband has an autoimmune disease that requires an...
“Blessing others is the way to increase prosperity, and blessing others when in adversity is the way to remove it.” — Source Unknown “Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.” — Source Unknown “Whatever you say, whatever you do, bounces off others and comes back to you.” —...
“David encouraged himself in the Lord his God” (1 Samuel 30:6). The Bible speaks clearly to the issue of contentment. Paul said, “I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content” (Philippians 4:11). He further instructed, “And having food and raiment let us be therewith content” (1 Timothy 6:8). The writer of...