Acts 1:11 They told the startled disciples, “Galileans, why are you staring up into the sky? Jesus has been taken from you into heaven, but he will come back the same way that you saw him ascend.” Jesus was taken away from us, but he’s gonna come back. I imagine that they were expecting him … [Read more…]
Matthew Henry: Authority and The Keys It is the power of the keys that is given, alluding to the custom of investing men with authority in such a place, by delivering to them the keys of the place. Or as the master of the house gives the keys to the steward, the keys of the … [Read more…]
Smith Wigglesworth We must live by our born again spirit, an awakened spirit ruled by the Holy Spirit, and not by our mind and emotions. But how do we do this? As spiritual hunger grows, causing us to earnestly seek God in the Word and in prayer, our spirits break the shackles of the flesh … [Read more…]
George Mueller says: Never speak until… ~ I was then asked by the sister who had been baptized, “But have you been baptized?” (She meant ‘in the Spirit’) I answered, “Yes, when I was a child.” She then replied, “Have you ever read the Scriptures, and prayed with reference to this subject?” I answered, “No.” … [Read more…]
Hearing God at Work The Young Man on the Riding Lawnmower. Yesterday while sitting at my desk, I heard a man yelling obscenities at someone. My view was obscured by a trailer, so all I saw was a man riding on a lawn mower coming my way after the yelling was over. I recognized the … [Read more…]