romans-8:26

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

The Spirit of God makes intercession through us “with groanings which cannot be uttered” (Rom. 8:26). George D. Watson says: “All the great epochs of divine providence and manifestation in the world have been preceded by great prayer… “All down the ages, whenever God has come forth from His hiding p... Read More

Prayer is basic to the soul-winner. He who would speak much to man for God must speak much to God for man. The Apostle said, "We will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the Word" (Acts 6:4). Prayer was first, ministry next. Paul asked the Thessalonians to "pray for us, that... Read More

Sometimes, in the rush of the Christmas season, we do not always focus our thoughts, our hearts and our minds upon Christ, the very reason we celebrate. As your family begins to look towards the celebration of the birth of Christ (the first advent – coming), take time each day to focus upon the One ... Read More

Hear the Word of the Lord: "I exhort therefore, that first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty" (1 Tim. 2:1-2). All true Christ... Read More

God at His own initiative voluntarily gave us, His people, the covenant of revival. No human being begged God until He promised to revive. Because He is the God of revival, He voluntarily gave us His covenant as His invitation to us to seek revival. God is more hungry to give us revival than we are ... Read More

The old nature can be kept in the place of defeat, and thus allow the new nature to be continually victorious. What a comfort it is to realize that God has made every provision for all the sons and daughters of Adam’s race! We are not shut up to sin. If we have allowed the old man to assert himself,... Read More

The general fact of a world gone mad with sin becomes very pointed and particular as the Christian realizes that he has many acquaintances, friends, and loved ones who are "daring to remain unforgiven" even in these awful days. This fact, if the Christian walks in the Spirit and does not allow the d... Read More

A number of people tell me how sometimes it is difficult to pray, and that confirms my own experience. The universal admission is that whenever people give themselves to prayer, they never find it easy. Stagnation in prayer may be encountered through lack of information, smallness of outlook, absenc... Read More

Prayer is not limited to the humanly possible. Prayer is a work of faith. The purpose of prevailing prayer is to bring to pass things that are divinely possible and that are in God’s will. Our prayer is an essential condition to most of God’s sovereign workings in redemption. Conditioning His works ... Read More