Promise 36“But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the Lord, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression, to Israel his sin. — Micah 3:8Based on this word, I declare that I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the Lord. I am filled with […]
To the unbeliever, prayer is a non-conventional weapon. But to the Christian, it is a conventional weapon. The Apostle Paul advised believers to arm themselves spiritually with all kinds of weapons in their walk with God on earth: “Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the […]
Are you baptized? Have you received Communion? Do you confess your sins regularly, rarely, or not at all? Are you struggling to break free from sin? Is your spiritual life unbalanced, inconsistent, or wandering? Sometimes you live in sanctification, and other times you fall back into sin? This message is for you. Jesus wants to […]
In the previous chapter, we saw that God is our Father and that He loves us regardless of our actions. We understood that God loves us and has our best interests at heart. However, this truth must not overshadow another equally important one: God is Holy, He is perfect, and He detests sin. Because God […]
Prophecies and modern events confirm that we are living in the end times. The Lord is coming to reap His field. The tares are first gathered into bundles to be burned, but the wheat is collected and taken into the barn—a type of the rapture. The Lord does not change His mind regarding His Word. […]
The Holy Spirit comes to reconcile us with God. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of God does not belong to Him. He comes to open our spiritual understanding. He is the inner teacher who convicts the heart, reveals, and inspires. The Holy Spirit gives power in prayer. Many people pray without results because […]
“The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.” — Leviticus 6:13 This verse alone reveals one of the main reasons why revival is necessary. The Church is that great altar of sacrifice where people freely offer themselves to God as living sacrifices, in line with the “reasonable worship” the […]
Saturday, 8:30 p.m. – Goleta The phone rang for the eighth time that evening. Lying on her bed after spending nearly 40 minutes in the shower, 21-year-old Lisa Awalé had made up her mind not to answer it. She had no desire to talk to anyone—especially not him. Anxiously, she stared at her cell phone, […]
… Lisa Awalé was lying naked on the bed. Next to her, her boyfriend Roland had his eyes glued to his phone. They had just made love. After a while, Lisa had stopped counting—and stopped feeling guilty. After the conversation she had had with the old motorcycle-taxi driver, she had wanted to end things with […]
When we look at how He created everything the earth contains, we clearly see that the first thing we can say is that He is great and powerful. One must be powerful to create the heavens and the earth; to place each element in its rightful place; to create the sun, the moon, and the […]
