“Pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17). Prayer Was the Breath of His Soul—Communing thus with God, Enoch came more and more to reflect the divine image. His face was radiant with a holy light, even the light that shineth in the face of Jesus. As he came forth from these divine communings, even the ungodlyContinue reading “Enoch: Praying Like Breathing”
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Avoiding the Risk of Being Cut Off
“And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness” (Ezekiel 33:31 KJV) How about you? Do you lean toward inclination? AreContinue reading “Avoiding the Risk of Being Cut Off”
Humble Faith Rewarded
“For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted” (Luke 14:11 KJV). “Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works” (James 2:18 KJV). God’s Blessings Will Come asContinue reading “Humble Faith Rewarded”
We Expect Too Little from God
“Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered” (Romans 8:26 KJV). Why is it that we do not receive more from Him who is the source of light and power?Continue reading “We Expect Too Little from God”
Prayer Changes Things
“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord” (2 Corinthians 3:18 KJV). Those who seek God in secret telling the Lord their needs and pleading for help, will notContinue reading “Prayer Changes Things”
Claiming and Receiving Blessings
“Whatsoever we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep His commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in His sight” (1 John 3:22). Faith Claims the Blessing Before It Is Realized and Felt—I have frequently seen that the children of the Lord neglect prayer, especially secret prayer, altogether too much; that many doContinue reading “Claiming and Receiving Blessings”
Most Doubters, Skeptics Love Sin
“But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways” (James 1:6-8 KJV). “Disguise itContinue reading “Most Doubters, Skeptics Love Sin”