The pilgrims, travelers journeying through Petra, the chief city of Seir were asking the watchman what time is it? What are the conditions out there? The watchman’s response is clear: ‘it is darkest before the dawn.’ Aren’t we in that situation now?
The pilgrims, travelers journeying through Petra, the chief city of Seir were asking the watchman what time is it? What are the conditions out there? The watchman’s response is clear: ‘it is darkest before the dawn.’ Aren’t we in that situation now?
The fervent prayer is the effectual prayer. At such a time as this, we ought so to hold to God in prevailing prayer because He is the only one who has the power to help.
Jacob realized that when faced with the consequence of past misdeed, only by being alone with God in the place of prayer can deliverance come.
We absolutely can reign in life and achieve all the things that God has planned for us. We are equipped to take charge of both our personal domain and to be change agents in the world around us.
Indeed, you are quickened together with Him and raised together with Him, but you cannot sit together with Him, but only IN Him in heavenly places! We have neither existence nor recognition before the living God outside of the person of Christ.
Human self-portrayal or self-promotion as being religious is definitely not of God neither is it acceptable to Him. Neither yet is seeking the approval of men.
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it (Psalm 139:14 (NLT).
The faith that unites us to Christ and His perfect uprightness is real only if it also produces new attitudes and behaviors in us. Paul expresses this in several scriptures.
Psalms 91:1-8 is a full and complete package against all the prevailing events from noisome pestilence to kidnaps, banditry et.al.
Andre Crouch’s song ‘Through It All’ holds so much for the reflecting heart, being in a way expressive of the journey of many believers in this faith.
(c) The Christian Brethren Church