Face to Face — No Need For Media

“For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.” 1 Corinthians 13:12 I had been thinking of some of the thoughts in today’s post when I wrote my last one over at my blog, about if it’s possible...

Am I Not More To You Than…?

 Now there was a certain man from Ramathaim-zophim from the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah…He had two wives: the name of one was Hannah and the name of the other Peninnah; and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. 3 Now this man would go up from his city yearly to worship...

What Does It Really Mean To “Love Jesus”?

“I Love You, Lord…” ~Psalm 18.1 It’s a Friday night and five burning Gospel preachers are downtown to communicate and demonstrate the love of God to the lovers of this world. The smell of cigarettes, alcohol and perfumes mixed with the night air combined with the unique scent of cooling...

A Life of Prayer

“You can’t patch up your prayer life when you get to the judgment seat” ~Leonard Ravenhill “You can delegate many things, but prayer is not one of them.” ~A.W. Tozer “Yesterdays praying will not suffice for today.” ~E. M. Bounds “This period we are in now is a dressing room for eternity, that...

Jesus Christ the True Bridegroom

By Basilea Schlink, in her book My All For Him, published 1971 Jesus is a true Bridegroom; this is His very nature. That is why He calls Himself Bridegroom in the Scriptures. His great love desires a bride, a bridal soul. He longs fervently for her love. He looks for her to see whether she is about to come...

Knowing God

One time Benny Hinn came to preach as a guest speaker at an Assemblies of God church in Orlando.  The pastor of the church got up to welcome the people.  His choice text was Psalm 23, “The Lord is my Shepherd.” As he read through the Psalm, people nodded their heads as they listened to that passage...

The Secret

“Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.” ~Psalm 16.1 The word “preserve” here has to do with “keeping something in its original state.” The fact that David is reaching out for another to preserve him implies that he recognizes that he cannot preserve himself.  Our original...

Jesus’ Eyes of Fire

“His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire.” (Revelation 1:14,) “I have made you a tester of metals among my people, that you may know and test their ways. (Jeremiah 6:27, ESV) The concept of Jesus’ eyes of fire mentioned when the...

Truth In The Innermost Being: A Reflection on Worship

“Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom.” (Psalm 51:6 NASB) “God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” (John 4:24) “…all things are open and laid bare to the...

The Glory

“For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.” (2...