Grant Me, O Lord

Grant Me, O Lord

Although God’s heart toward us is unchanging (James 1:17), our hearts often change. Is your heart soft toward the Lord? One day, we listen when the Lord prompts us to do (or stop doing) something; another day, we insist on making our own choice. Is your heart pure...
I Choose to Remain

I Choose to Remain

Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” In reading this wonderful verse, it’s important to keep in mind—according to the context of the verse—what “good” refers to....
Do Not Be Fashioned—Romans 12:2

Do Not Be Fashioned—Romans 12:2

When we were unbelievers, we lived in sins and “according to the age of this world” (Ephesians 2:1-2). At first glance, it may not seem like a bad thing to live according to the present age. After all, isn’t it normal to live as everyone else lives and do what...
Isaiah 61:1

Isaiah 61:1

We’re starting 2022 with good news! About 700 years before Christ’s birth, the prophet Isaiah wrote, “The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon Me, / Because Jehovah has anointed Me / To bring good news to the afflicted; / He has sent Me to bind up the wounds of the...
God’s Economy Is to Work Himself into Us

God’s Economy Is to Work Himself into Us

God has an eternal purpose to be expressed through man in the church, the Body of Christ, and in order to fulfill His purpose He has an economy, a plan of action (Ephesians 3:8-11). In His economy, God is building His church. The church as the Body of Christ is not an...