Attributes of Revival – The Struggle
When you are doing a work for God, one thing is certain. The enemy is not happy. He will not stand by and allow God and his work to prosper. He will do everything that he can do to try to stop that work and thus stop you from moving forward … and oh by…
Live By Faith
Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. Habakkuk 2:4 The word from Habakkuk is thrice quoted in the New Testament as the divine representation of salvation in Christ by faith alone. But that word is oftentimes very imperfectly understood, as if it…
Attributes of Revival – The Work
Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth in waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach. Then I told them of the hand of my God which was…
The Benefit of Rest
And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: … Mark 6:31 There is one pause in music of which the untrained singer does not know the value – the pause: it is not the cessation of the music; it is a part of it. Before the…
Attributes of Revival – The Burden
To understand Nehemiah, the man, is to understand what a real burden is all about … Nehemiah lived in exile in the Persian Empire. God’s children had lived in exile under Babylonian and then Persian rule for 70 years. Nehemiah had risen to the position of the King’s cupbearer (King Artaxerxes, stepson of Queen Ester).…
As His Custom Was
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. Luke 4:16 The best Man that ever lived on our planet illustrated this receptivity and response rhythm. No one was so utterly dependent on…
Attributes of Revival
The Book of Nehemiah has long been used as a compelling thesis on the idea of revival. Along with the Book of Ezra, they paint a historic picture of God bringing his people out of Babylonian captivity and back to their rightful land to re-establish God’s kingdom. But what actually is revival and how can…
A Place to Pray In
But thou when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which is in secret shall reward the openly. Matthew 6:6 Enter into thy closet.” … Did you ever say anything like this to yourself, “It is so difficult…
Rest (Part 2)
Biblical rest means full surrender to God. That sounds so simple. It would be really simple if we did not have an enemy that works so hard on our flesh. God wants his children to be at rest and to fully trust in him for all things. However, the devil knows that and does not…
Banding Together
In all ages, men who neither feared God nor regarded man have combined together, and formed confederacies, to carry on the works of darkness. And herein they have shown themselves wise in their generation; for by this means they more effectually promoted the kingdom of their father the devil, than otherwise they could have done.…
JEFF
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