Help! God Didn’t Answer My Prayer August 19, 2023 by: Daniel J. Brendsel This article is part of the Help! series. Unopened Doors “If any of you lacks wisdom,” James 1:5 says, “let him ask God, who gives generously without reproach, and it will be given him.” According to 1 John 5:14–15, “If we know…
Lord, we pray for the courage and the strength of faith to forgive one another as you did. It is really hard to forgive, but help us to walk BOLDLY in your way – the way of Christ. We forgive because we are forgiven! Yes, 70 x 70 makes it a stupendous 490 times,…
Backsliding Stems from Indifference to the Necessity of Christ August 17, 2023 by: John Owen Indifference to the Necessity and Benefits of Christ and His Mediation There are reasons that are peculiar unto every especial instance of backsliding in any kind. First, ignorance of the necessity of Jesus Christ and the benefits of his mediation…
PRAYER THAT OBTAINS \”Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.\” — Luk 11:9. THERE ARE many conditions of true prayer. For instance, it must be earnest. There are times when we know we are on the line of God\’s purposes, when we…
On the Crushing Guilt of Failing at Quiet Time August 16, 2023 by: Kevin DeYoung Must Devotions Be Daily? I first began my habit of daily devotions when I was in high school. A couple of my friends at school were serious Christians, and they talked about spending time in their Bibles every morning before…