If we are one with Jesus, we can pray with Him. John 15:7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. ESV Jesus tells us that “I am in My Father, and you on Me, and I in you” in John 14:20. As Jesus is in me and I in Him, one unit, we pray to the Father. Remember, Jesus ever lives to make intercession for…
Acts 1:11 “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.” NKJV “His name above all names shall stand, exalted more and more at God the Father’s own right hand where angel hosts adore,’ William H. Clark, “Blessed Be the Name.” When Jesus ascended in front of His followers that day on Mt. Olivet,…
Passionate Christianity. What does that mean? Maybe it is going beyond the average Christian experience and passionately following the Lord Jesus Christ. I looked up the word strive in the dictionary and it said, to vie against difficluties, struggle in opposition, to contend. It is forcefully laying hold of it. The book of Hebrews tells us to be diligent lest we drift away. Strive to enter into that rest. Insisting. Pursuing. Taking. Striving. All action words. Pressing forward. Pursuing with…
We talk of “revival” but do we really want it? What do we expect when we pray for revival? Are we only saying that to make ourselves feel better? Maybe speaking about it and publicly agreeing to pray about it is no more than a spiritual pat on the back. Maybe we see that as a means to live a victorious, fruitful Christian life. Will experiencing a revival in our church enable me to live victoriously?Is always looking for it…
Make me a true worshiper, O King of the Universe. Bring me to the place of awe. Astonish me, O God. Overwhelm me with Your majesty and leave me speechless. I worship You for Your immeasurable love. O God, You are so God, so other than, so holy, so incomprehensible that I bow crushed by Your enormity, Your timelessness, Your eminence. Silenced. For in Your Presence, what have I to say. My heart acknowledges Your sovereignty, Your superiority. I bow…
These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. John 15:11 NKJV We sing the song “The Joy of the Lord is my Strength”. Yet if asked, many would say they don’t have joy. I’ve been there. Have you? Joy doesn’t come from experiences, relationships or things. It is very elusive. The more we want it the more it slips away from us until we become very unhappy….
O Lord, I approach Your throne of mercy trusting only in the merit of Jesus. But You ask me to come,so I come. We listen to sermons, we read our Bible and try to be holy. We do our best to live right. And yet… And yet we are lonely. Lonely for You, our Creator. We have earthly friends and family. But there is a deeper need. A deeper emptiness. Nothing and no one can fill that need except You. …
Could we be missing something, maybe a great experience in our walk of faith? We want to walk in His will. School graduates want to know God’s will for their lives. Many believers want to know they are daily walking in His will. But how to know? Dare I say, do we need to know the big picture? Are we so fixated on discovering God’s will for our lives that we miss life? Are we so concerned about becoming all…
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Why does revival barely last one generation? Why don’t we reproduce sincere believers who carry this on? Who do we blame? What does it take to be a sincere believer, to remain that and to grow into maturity enough to reproduce like kind? Why does it die with the current generation? Have you thought about that? Could it be that “revival” isn’t real, transforming? Rather it is something to be enjoyed, but kept away from wounding our heart. Nothing is…