1. “With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints.” 2. “Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live.” 3. Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face continually.” 4. “pray without ceasing.”
Frederick Buechner said: “In honesty, you have to admit to a wise man that prayer is not for the wise, not for the prudent, not for the sophisticated. Instead, it is for those who recognize that in face of their deepest needs, all their wisdom is quite helpless. It is for those who are willing to persist in doing something that is both childish and crucial.”
1. “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.” 2. “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.” 3. Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So…
Christ Jesus died, rose, and will return to take us home because we deserve more than the less. Do you know your worth? Do you know why you need to know your worth? What is your best at this time? I say to you, do not settle for the less of your best! Do you remember that at a point in life, both in spirituality and material, you are going to have to start demanding what you deserve? Yes, you…
Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt said: “God’s love tears down walls. No longer religion against religion, Christians against non-Christians, but justice against sin, life against death. Therefore, every person you encounter should be your concern. Do not settle for less.”
1. “But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” 2. “But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven.” 3. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.” 4. “For if you love those who love you, what reward…
Are you asking or meditating on how could this be possible? What I can say is this, Jesus meant it when HE told me; those words are just as valid today as they have ever been. Has there ever been a time in our society where we needed to discipline ourselves as much as from inside us to love those who are against us genuinely? We need to love those who are against us. If it’s a genuine desire to…
Eberhard Arnold said: “Love for our enemies has to be so real that it reaches their hearts. For that is what love does. When that happens, we will find the hidden spark from God in the heart of even the greatest sinner. In this sense we must also forgive our enemies, just as Jesus asked the Father to forgive the soldiers who hung him on the cross.”
1. “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” 2. “He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.” 3….
Alas, it’s increasingly difficult to deny the evident love of our generation for materialism; I mean, even the Church as a corporate institution and individuals as believing envoys of this age. Where’s Christ in today’s Christianity; Where is Holy Spirit in today’s Church; Where is Repentance when believers prayed for Forgiveness; Where is Regeneration in a request for Salvation; Where is God in our politics, and do we mention hell when pastors preach about heaven? What is prominent remains apparent…