John 5:1-9; I Samuel 17:24-37 “Behave yourselves wisely [living prudently and with discretion] in your relations with those of the outside world (the non-Christians), making the very most of the time and seizing (buying up) the opportunity.”  (Colossians 4:5, AMPC) We are instructed in the word of God to be wise and ‘buy up’ every opportunity God brings our way. Paul said to…

I Samuel 2:27-36 “Therefore the LORD God of Israel says: ‘I said indeed that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever.’ But now the LORD says: ‘Far be it from Me; for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me shall be lightly esteemed.”  (1 Samuel 2:30, NKJV) We honor God through our…

I Chronicles 29:1-9 “Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce. Then he will fill your barns with grain, and your vats will overflow with good wine.”  (Proverbs 3:9-10, NLT) Honor God with your first and your best, and He will bless you with the highest blessings that heaven has to offer. God deserves the best…

John 5:19-29; Matthew 15:21-28 “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.”  (James 1:17, NKJV) I don’t know about you, but I want the best of everything God has to offer me. I want the best life possible. I’m not satisfied with anything…

John 4:1-24 “the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying: ‘You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.” (Revelation 4:10-11, NKJV) Days of heaven…

Genesis 18:1-14 “And Enoch walked [in habitual fellowship] with God; and he was not, for God took him [home with Him].”  (Genesis 5:24, AMPC) Enoch got it right. He prioritized the worship of God in his life and enjoyed days of heaven on earth until God took him to heaven to be with Him. His worship and intimacy made him so pleasing to…

2 Chronicles 7:11-20 “For the eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”  (1 Peter 3:12, BBE) Beloved, prayer is the ‘breath’ of a believer, and it is the one spiritual exercise that moves God to arise on our behalf. Prayer is what…

Luke 11:1-13 “So too the [Holy] Spirit comes to our aid and bears us up in our weakness; for we do not know what prayer to offer nor how to offer it worthily as we ought, but the Spirit Himself goes to meet our supplication and pleads in our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance.”  (Romans 8:26, AMPC) Praying…

Luke 18:1-8; Acts 12:1-12 “So I say to you, Ask and keep on asking, and it shall be given you; seek and keep on seeking, and you shall find; knock and keep on knocking and the door shall be opened to you.”  (Luke 11:9, AMPC) Praying continuously and consistently is what helps believers develop a solid platform for a successful prayer life. One…

Genesis 32:22-30; 2 Kings 18:41-45 “The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working].”  (James 5:16, AMPC) I once heard someone say, “If prayer does not touch your heart, it will not touch the heart of God.” Prayer has to be passionate and flow from the depths of our heart. We can’t just recite prayers…