Enduring
The Darkness
Posted for a friend…. Charles Spurgeon once said, “The wilderness is a way to Canaan. Defeat prepares us for victory. The darkest hour of the night precedes the dawn.” Therefore, unless we look at this period of time through God’s eyes (through His Spirit), and try to understand what His overall plan is, we can […]
Pain in the Process
The Old Time Gospel “These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb” (Revelation 7:14) Every one that gets to the throne must put their foot upon the thorn. The way to the crown is by the cross. We must […]
The Good Old Days
Wise words for a new year. “Do not say, ‘Why were the former days better than these?’ For you do not inquire wisely concerning this” (Ecclesiastes 7:10). Were the “nineties” really gay? Were the “twenties” really innocent? Were there any good old days? Don’t ask! It is not wise, For who knoweth what is good […]
The Sin of Dominionists
Just as Moses was delayed from coming back down the mountain, the people fell back into the idolatry they were just delivered from in Egypt (Exodus 32)…After all they did not know how long he would be on the mountain, 40 days seemed like an eternity and they lost patience. Likewise in the last days […]
What Do We Say About This?
Rick Frueh at Judah’s Lion: What Do We Say About This? quote.. An evangelical pastor in Iran was arrested in October of 2009 and given the sentence of death unless he recanted his faith in Jesus Christ. He has been tortured, and in July of 2011 all appeals were rejected. In January of 2011 he […]
“The ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.”
“The ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.” John 14:30 The temptations of Christ were not random attempts to trick Him into making a mistake, but were part of a calculated effort to destroy or disqualify Him by any means necessary. From that time on the adversary determined that a […]
Homesick Pilgrims
By Keith Mathison One of my favorite songs is “Caledonia” by Dougie MacLean. Dougie is from Scotland, and he refers to the song as a “wee homesickness song.” Before reading further, click on the video clip below and listen to the song. I’ve thought about this song and often wondered why it strikes such a […]
Building Faith: George Müller’s Life Of Trust (Part 2)
God Proves Faithful One evening while reading the Scriptures, George Müller was much struck by the Scripture, “Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it” (Psa. 81:10). He applied this to the orphanage he felt led to establish and asked the Lord for premises to rent, for one thousand pounds and for suitable personnel […]
Building Faith: George Müller’s Life Of Trust (Part 1)
Today I added a new category, ‘Building Faith’. My desire is to periodically post testimonies & real-life stories about the power of faith, and God’s miraculous answers to faith. If you’re like me folks you need to read and/or hear about such accounts once in awhile, just to help balance out all the stories of […]
The Last Days: Not a Test of Knowledge But Faith
Moriel Ministries But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, holding to […]
Morning Thoughts
“There remains, then, a rest for the people of God.” Hebrews 4:9. Not yet come to the heavenly rest, we still are approaching it, and, oh ecstatic thought! we shall reach it at last. Everything in our present course reminds us that we are nearing home, as the seaweed washed from the rocks, and as […]
“Conditional” Eternal Security
This topic is similar to last day prophecy views, in that its “sticky”. In every case where I’ve seen it discussed, it’s ended with those on both sides (of the issue) staying firmly planted where they began, with no change. One thing we can all agree with…one belief is correct and one is wrong. And […]
Christians in the Night
By Phil Enlow – Midnight Cry Ministries We live in a unique hour in the world’s history. Though in one sense there is nothing new under the sun, yet in another sense the manifestation of forces which have always been present is such that this is an hour like no other the world has seen. […]
“Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech..”
“Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar! My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace. I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.” – Psalm 120:5-7 Woe is me, that sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of […]
Persecution and Preparation
“[W]here are they that sincerely resolve and prepare to be followers of them who through faith and patience ‘inherit the promises’ (Hebrews 6:12) or take them for an ‘example of suffering, affliction, and of patience’ (James 5:10)?” Herescope The Discernment Research Group has been publishing warnings about heresies and the activities of leaders promoting heresies […]
An Eclipse of Faith
“In a previous message, I wrote of how Peter endured an “eclipse of faith.” Such experiences have faced devoted Christians throughout history. I have felt prompted by the Spirit recently to revisit this subject and explore it further, to shed light on “eclipses of faith” being endured by so many saints today” – (Pulpit Series […]
How to Ward Off the Hornets of Heresy
One says to me; “Are you not perplexed about the prevalence of modern thought—the new phase of divinity that has come up of late, and the general progress that is being made towards a new theology? Does it not trouble you?” Not a bit. Modern ideas do not affect me in the slightest. I must […]
There’s Somebody out there…
I first heard Tommy Bates almost 30 years ago when he was traveling around KY preaching the Gospel at any church who would let him. He was a young man back then, but I can still recall how simply and powerfully he preached God’s word. Since then, he acccepted the call to pastor at a […]
Parable of the Seed Growing Secretly
He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel […]
WAKE UP!
Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? – 2 Corinthians 13
These all died in faith..
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. By faith Abel […]
God Knows
I sincerely thank the Lord for this man of God, David Wilkerson. For over 29 years his pulpit series has come in my mailbox, many times, with a word in due season that seemed like it was ‘just’ for me. When his work is finished here and God calls him home, the Church will miss […]
The Family of God
“His whole family in heaven and on earth.” Ephesians 3:15 Excerpts from “THE FAMILY OF GOD” by J. C. Ryle The words which form the title of this paper ought to always stir some feelings in our minds. There is not a man or woman on this earth who is not a member of some […]
“Return O Ye Wanderer” (Barbados Worship)
“With my whole heart I have sought Thee. O let me not wander from Thy commandments.” Psalm 119:10 Posted by “aflame4God” (Brother David)
The Book of Jude, conclusion
Previously: Part one, Part two, and Part three Jud 1:17 – But you, beloved, ought to remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, BUT YOU, BELOVED—With this phrase Jude begins the section of his epistle labeled: Apostates predicted by earlier apostles. Jude in the previous verses described […]
Sola Dei Gloria 