psalm-51:17

Fasting appears to be on the increase among earnest Christians. However, many seem to enter into this exercise without understanding its spiritual essence or value. If we fail to comprehend the type of fasting God chooses, we risk being of no effect like the New Testament Pharisees or guilty of fast... Read More

We need not only the surrender of the will, but the whole being going along with glad obedience. This is the spirit of the slain Lamb. We, His bride, are to be united to this Lamb. How can we unless we too have been slain? We have thought that an entirely surrendered will is necessary to bring us in... Read More

“Take unto you sweet spices … and you shall make it a perfume … tempered together, pure and holy: and you shall beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with you: it shall be unto you most holy” (Exodus 30:34-36). Incense... Read More

Sit down with pencil and paper, and – verse by verse – let the Word of God search your heart. It will mean recognizing, admitting, even recording your sins as they’re revealed – yours, not your neighbor’s. It will mean Spirit-guided confession and restoration. It will mean obedience at any cost – in... Read More

In the golden days of evangelistic and revival song writing, various compilations were published including Celestial Songs. Included in Celestial Songs was a song based on 1 Chronicles 14:13-17, written by E. E. Hewitt (London: Pickering & Inglis, 167). Here is the first stanza: There’s a rustling i... Read More

"Only acknowledge thine iniquity..." (Jeremiah 3:13). "Only believe..." ( Mark 5:36). Here we have two preparatory steps to victory and Heaven. Everyone, regardless of how wicked he has been, is sure to come to the top if he can only confess and believe. But these steps must be taken in their order.... Read More

"The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise" (Ps. 51:17). "For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to rev... Read More

1. Revival is in God’s heart. “Thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the contrite ones” (Isaiah 57:15). “... Read More

The secret of prayer is found in the three words: “in the Spirit.” When we come into the presence of God in prayer, we should look up to Him to send His Holy Spirit to teach us how to pray. We must wait for the Holy Spirit, and surrender ourselves to the Spirit, and then we shall pray aright. It is ... Read More

Edited from a message delivered at the "Heart-Cry for Revival" Conference in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, May 26-29, 1998. Reading: 2 Chronicles 7:12-14; Deuteronomy 11:13-14, NKJV. Many years ago as a young theological student, I often sat under the preaching of that mighty prince of expositors, Dr. G.... Read More