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"Arise and eat." (1 Kings 19:5) When the Spirit of God comes to us, He does not give us glorious visions, but He tells us to do the most ordinary things imaginable. Depression tends to turn...

“If you turn at my reproof, behold, I will pour out my spirit to you; I will make my words known to you... but whoever listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease,...

"Arise from the dead . . ." (Ephesians 5:14) We all have many dreams and aspirations when we are young, but sooner or later we realize we have no power to accomplish them. We cannot do...

WISDOM COMES BY LISTENING “Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.” (Proverbs 1:5–6,...

"None of us lives to himself . . ." (Romans 14:7) Has it ever dawned on you that you are responsible spiritually to God for other people? For instance, if I allow any turning away from...

Our God of infinite variety uses many means of positioning His people. . . We who love God are positioned not according to human design, nor simply as a result of our own efforts to arrange...

 "Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops." (Matthew 10:27) Sometimes God puts us through the experience and discipline of darkness to...

PARTNERSHIP WITH GOD YIELDS SUCCESS “The LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master. His master saw that the LORD was with him and...

"Samuel answered, ‘Speak, for Your servant hears’" (1 Samuel 3:10) The goal of my spiritual life is such close identification with Jesus Christ that I will always hear God and know that God always hears me...

au·ton·o·my : the quality or state of being independent, free, and self-directed The bottom line: Since sin has damaged everything, God calls us to be concerned about everything. When Adam and Eve forsook God-centered transcendence for...