For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. (Romans 8:19) DEVOTIONAL: Enemies of Your Faith After Jesus stopped a storm in Mark, chapter 4, the disciples feared exceedingly and said one to another, “what manner of man is this” (verse 41). It’s the manner of man the […]
…according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. (Romans 12:3) DEVOTIONAL: You Have Faith! The Bible tells us that every born-again believer has been given “the measure of faith” (see Romans 12:3). Notice, it didn’t say “a measure,” but “the measure,” meaning that we all are given the same amount when […]
SCRIPTURE: For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. (Matthew 12:34) DEVOTIONAL: What’s in Your Heart Will Come Out The “heart” Jesus is referring to in this passage (see Matthew 12:34–37) is not the organ that pumps blood throughout the body. He is talking about the “spirit man.” The heart is a […]
SCRIPTURE: …God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did; (Romans 4:17) DEVOTIONAL: People Are Not My Source When our church moved from Lake and Pulaski street on the West Side of Chicago to Forest Park, Illinois, some of the members did not want to […]
SCRIPTURE: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. (1 Peter 1:25) DEVOTIONAL: Creation Came When the Word Was Released Although the Holy Spirit was moving upon the face of the waters, nothing was happening. God was God; the Holy Spirit was the Holy Spirit. Yet, nothing happened until God released the Word. For […]
SCRIPTURE: So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. (Genesis 1:27) DEVOTIONAL: Speak Words of Faith When I was living on Chicago’s north side some years ago, one bitterly cold, winter day my car would not start. The windchill was about 60 degrees […]
SCRIPTURE: for as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: (Proverbs 23:7) DEVOTIONAL: What Is Your Most Dominant Thought? I heard it said once that we will always move in the direction of our most dominant thoughts. That is a profound truth! If we see ourselves working hard but never getting ahead, then we will probably […]
SCRIPTURE: Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. (1 Corinthians 12:1) DEVOTIONAL: The Holy Spirit Imparts Spiritual Gifts 1 Corinthians 12 describes the spiritual gifts that are sovereignly distributed to God’s people (the Church) for the benefit of all. These include: “For to one is given by the Spirit the word of […]
SCRIPTURE: “And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised…” (Luke 24:49 NLT) DEVOTIONAL: The Promise of the Spirit The enemy perhaps has painted some defective pictures in our minds of what God says in His Word. The devil comes to steal, kill and destroy, and has distorted God’s truth, so […]
SCRIPTURE: So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. (Romans 10:17) DEVOTIONAL: There’s Something Better Thank God for spiritual gifts (as we read about last week), but there is something better. When I say something better, I mean that God intended for you to operate in what you have already. If I’m […]
