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For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure (Phil 2:13) Within this verse, we find the secret to living in victory. It is God! It is Him working… in us. He desires to work in us… let Him then have His full sway in our … Read more

Humble yourselves in the sight of God, and he shall lift you up. (Jam 4:10) Within these verses, we gain the advice of James, who some reason was the brother of Jesus. So contrary to our human nature of becoming something, James charges us to become nothing before Him. Knowing our own insignificance, we became … Read more

If you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, boast not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descends not from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. (Jam 3:14) This verse makes it very clear; envy and strife belong to satan and his kingdom of darkness. Within these few words we hear God … Read more

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (Jam 4:7) Within these verses, we learn the secret of spiritual authority. It lies with submitting ourselves to God. This implies allegiance and obedience. As we fall in line with this, God’s kingdom expands and His will is being done.

But om a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honor, and some to dishonor. If a man therefore purge himself of these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, and fit for the master’s use and prepared unto every … Read more

Let no man despise your youth, but be an example of the believers, in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. (1 Tim 4:11) Within these words of Paul to Timothy, he encourages him to go forward in his spiritual race. This was a time of persecution and many seemed to … Read more

He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then the LORD will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness (Malachi 3:3). As God refines us, impurities emerge. This gives us the opportunity to bring those things to Christ. Within the … Read more

One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple. (Ps27:4) Within these words, David expresses his love and devotion towards God. He … Read more

Commit your way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday. (Ps 37:5-6) God requires us to commit our lives to Him and also trust Him. Trust implies a waiting process. Trust is … Read more

For the Lord loves justice, and forsakes not his saints; they are preserved forever: but the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off. (Ps 37:28) Within these words lies a promise. God perseveres his own, for He is just. There is therefore no need to fret about changing circumstances. God knows his own, and … Read more