The Potential of Prayer, Day 1

[This week’s devotionals are prepared for my church’s special Week of Prayer.]

You do not have because you do not ask.

James 4:2

Tents and Altars

The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to the Lord who had appeared to him. Then he proceeded from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built…

Holy Determination, Day 5

Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart.
Matthew 18:1

Today I am asking us to pray for a spirit of godly strength and determination in our church to do what God has called us to do. Let’s…

The Preparation of Stillness

Be still and know that I am God.

Psalm 46:10

There is still much of heathenism in our thoughts — the frantic rushing around to provoke God against our enemies or motivate Him in our own favor. There is great need in today’s…

God Reverses Situations

Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man. He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot.

Psalm 66:5–6

The Cleansing of the Branches, Part 1

Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

John 15:2

Powerless without Christ

I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.

John 15:5

Christ laid down in a repeated fashion — the mark of a good teacher — this simple principle: The…

The Blessings and Danger of a Little Sleep

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.

Proverbs 6:10–11

Hearing His Voice

If any man hears my voice and open the door, I will come in…

Revelation 3:20

“Hearing people” today is an essential skill for leaders in the Western nations, and it is becoming increasingly important throughout the world. Social researchers…

Conflict with the World

My time is not yet here; for you any time will do. The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that its works are evil.

John 7:6–7

Perhaps these words are one of the strongest condemnations of Jesus in His earthly…