One of the things Paul prayed for the people in the church at Ephesus was: “…the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling…” (Ephesians 1:18 NKJV). This was not for the Ephesian church alone. As Christians, each of us has that same high calling for …
When we allow our past failures to dominate our thinking, we undermine any confidence we have in God’s ability to change and increase our lives. We cannot allow those destructive, negative thoughts to remain in our mind. Thoughts of despair, ugliness, negativism, self-pity, and poverty are detrimental to achieving our high calling in God. Those …
The supreme quest of every true believer is to be developed by God to such a point that he becomes a more perfect tool in God’s hand, one that brings pleasure to his Father. The Christian walk is an unending journey of developing our lives to the highest spiritual level. It requires decisive action, determination …
When the armies of Israel stood cowering in terror before the threat of the Philistine champion, Goliath, there was only one young man who would stand strong to meet the challenge. David could stand boldly in the face of adversity because he was able to look back on the faithfulness of God not only in …
Numbers 13 recounts the story of the twelve spies who surveyed the land of Canaan. The purpose of their venture was not to see if the land could be taken. God had already declared that the land belonged to them. They were supposed to bring back a report of the location of cities and other …
In Matthew 6:22-23 Jesus said: “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that …
Notice the way The Message translates Hebrews 12:2: “Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed…” Someone may ask, “How can I keep my eyes on Jesus when I can’t see Him with my …
God has a specific plan for every individual to fulfill. We cannot do what God has told someone else to do and expect to be successful at it. We must look to Jesus and find out what His desire is for us, then begin taking steps to fulfill it. That will make us successful! Hebrews …
If we are going to reach for God’s highest, we must look to Jesus as our source and final authority. Notice how the Phillips translation states this challenge: “…let us run the race that we have to run with patience, our eyes fixed on Jesus the source and the goal of our faith” (Hebrews 12:1). …
Second Timothy 2:15 says: “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, handling accurately the word of truth” (NASB). This is a day-by-day effort requiring deep-rooted confidence and commitment. As Christians, we must constantly strive to live in a manner that is pleasing to the …
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