“Christianity must evoke from the believer the same response it drew from the first disciples: a passionate desire to obey God – a willingly entered-into discipline. That is the beginning of true discipleship. That is the beginning of loving God”
“Now the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will personally RESTORE, establish, strengthen, and support you after you have suffered a little. To Him be the dominion forever. Amen.  (1 Peter 5:10-11)
In what areas of your life do you need restoration?
How might Life …

Sin is like a roller coaster ride. Once you get on, there’s no getting off until the ride is over.
Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. (1 Corinthians 6:18)
What does God consider sexually immoral?
In chapter 24 of The Power of a Praying Parent titled “Rejecting Sexual Immorality,” Stormie Omartian says, “Next to catastrophic injury, death, and eternal hell, sexual immorality is the most dreaded possibility for our children’s lives. That’s because the results …

There are 22 questions the members of John Wesley’s Holy Club asked themselves every day in their private devotions over 200 years ago.
“Be holy, for I am holy.” (1 Peter 1:16b)
Do you disobey God in anything you do?
Last week God flushed out a substantial sin problem in our family that I was completely unaware of. While that process has been very painful, I’m thankful that God is purging the evil from our family. God is very serious about our personal and family holiness. For example, in Deuteronomy 17-24, God says …

People may doubt what you say, but they will always believe what you do!
“The LORD bless you and keep you; The LORD make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.” (Numbers 6:24-26)
Will you help Christians around the world today unite in repentance to Israel by forwarding this email to your entire email list?
Today, I’m in Jerusalem with a team of Christians from Virginia and America. Our agenda includes visiting the Old City, the Temple Mount, …

Israel is God’s time clock!
For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the LORD; Make His paths straight.’” (Matthew 3:3)
Why should Christians repent to Israel?
We are living in a time of tremendous acceleration. Why? Jesus is coming back soon. Political turmoil in the world is rapidly escalating. Why? God wants His children to have a sense of urgency to prepare the way of the LORD. Jesus wants us to have oil in our …

If you are born again, your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit!
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God–this is your spiritual act of worship. (Romans 12:1)
Have you dedicated your temple (body) to the LORD?
If not, what are you waiting for?
After preparing the devotional two days ago about rededicating America to Jesus, I suddenly realized that the Holy Spirit had prompted me to do this during Hanukkah, the Feast of Dedication.
One of the oldest …

We don’t have to make the bible relevant — it is — but we have to show its relevance. – Rick Warren
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
God’s purpose from the very beginning of time has been to make us like Jesus. In Genesis there was the fall – Jesus came to restore that which was lost (Luke 19:10). …

Busyness is a great enemy of relationships. We must address the serious problem of busyness in our lives to experience a great awakening. It is not easy to take a Sabbath. You’ve got to decide to do it. A regular Sabbath puts a brake on overwork. In order to practice Sabbath, you must learn one powerful word, “No”. That little word creates the hearth in which the fires of our calling can burn brightly. Sabbath is … an attitude of the heart which recognizes the need for regular soul care within the rhythm of daily life.