Great Day

What does the name “Jesus” mean to you? Mrs. Booth used to tell a beautiful story of a man whose consistent Christian life left a permanent impression on her own. He seemed continually to grow […]

Vain Religion

The ability to communicate is one of God’s greatest gifts to us. We can express the deep feelings of our hearts in words and songs of praise and thanksgiving. When we hurt, we can describe […]

Total Surrender

Christ had all of Paul. From the time of that experience on the road to Damascus until he finished his earthly course, he was a totally surrendered man. He counted all things loss for Christ, […]

Thought Patterns

What we think, we are. “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he…” (Proverbs 23:7). Dwelling on negatives can destroy us. The person who constantly thinks about problems and approaching disasters courts unhappiness. […]

Grumbling

Grumbling is serious. Consider the following examples: When Israel murmured against Moses, they were in reality murmuring against God: “…and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD” (Exodus 16:8). At […]

Motives

Christian work that is done for the praise of men is worthless. Many years ago, I read a statement that needs to be repeated in every church. It simply said: “It is surprising what can […]

Speaking to God

Five men were entrapped in a spar and zinc mine in Salem, Kentucky. They had nothing to eat and were in utter darkness. One of the men could have escaped had he not run back […]

Reaping

Revival brings times of reaping. Those in your community who have seemed unreachable could melt as a result of seeing changed lives about them. When the church gets right… evangelism flourishes. Describing conviction and the […]

Worship

We struggle for the best definition or expression of all that is contained in the word “worship.” “Zondervan’s Pictorial Bible Dictionary” defines it as follows: “The honor, reverence, and homage paid to superior beings or […]

Faith

Faith sometimes needs reviving. All Christians understand that salvation comes through faith. Before that day of peace with God arrived you struggled and tried to find the answer to life, but to no avail. Neither […]

A Wholesome Tongue

A wholesome tongue heals. A perverse tongue wounds. Dr. H. A. Ironside wrote: “How much more common is the tongue of perversity than the healing tongue! The one separates brother from brother, and makes breach […]

Righteousness

One of history’s greatest revivals took place in Wales in 1904. There was such a move of God evident that writers and ministers from several countries visited Wales to become eyewitnesses of the revival. One […]