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Ringing the Bell! The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. — James 5:16 Charles Spurgeon likened prayer to ringing a bell in heaven. Prayer pulls the rope on earth and the bell rings above in the ears of God. Sadly, some barely stir the bell because their prayers are so anemic. Others …
Simple Things “…the simplicity that is in Christ.” —2 Corinthians 11:3 We live in a complicated age. Take the telephone for example. A few decades ago all you did was pick up the receiver from a clunky unit on your desk, put your finger in a rotary dial and to twist it to make your …
The Marginalization of God’s Word They have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. —Isaiah 5:24 They have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it. —Jeremiah 6:19 Have you wondered why the Bible no longer has the influence …
A Significant Find I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. —2 Chronicles 34:15 Last week I read about Timothy Yost, a homeless man, who found a bag containing $77,000 in a city park in Bastrop, Texas. Although police initially took Yost’s find away from him, their attempts to …
Nothing Better For Me… “I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: THERE IS NOTHING BETTER FOR ME THAN that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines.” —1 Samuel 27:1 David is talking to himself, but he is not having an intelligent conversation! He is lying to himself. He …
Developing Christian Character Giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. —2 Peter 1:5-7 Peter lists seven building blocks of Christian character. Six times in verses five to seven …