Perseverance Gets Results

I tell you, although he will not get up and supply him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his shameless persistence and insistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

- Luke 11:8, The Amplified Bible

If, as God tells us in 1 Timothy 2:4, it’s His will for all men to be saved, why aren’t we seeing more of the masses of lost people born again every day? Have you ever wondered that?

I have...and as I’ve sought the Lord about i

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Go for Revelation Knowledge

Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord.

- 2 Peter 1:2

If you were to look up the Greek word that’s translated “knowledge” in that scripture, you’d find out that it means more than just a mental understanding of something, more than the kind of knowledge that can be gained through your senses. It means exact knowledge. Knowledge that’s been revealed directly to your heart by the Spirit of God. I ca

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You Hold the Key

I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

- Matthew 16:19

The Greek text of that scripture would literally read, “I give you the keys of the kingdom. Whatever you declare locked on earth is locked in heaven and whatever you declare unlocked on earth is unlocked in the heavenlies.”

The heaven Jesus was talking abou

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Pure Spiritual Power

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

- Galatians 5:22-23

So many believers think of the fruit of the spirit as little more than a passive list of pleasant qualities that can help improve their personalities. But it’s far greater than that! It’s pure spiritual power.

Love is so powerful, the scripture says, that it never fails. Patience is so powerful

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Many believers spend their lives asking God to give them what He has already placed inside them. But the moment you begin to understand who you are in Christ, your prayers change. You stop praying from a place of fear and lack, and you begin speaking from a place of faith and authority. You are not trying to become victorious. Through Jesus, victory is already your position.

This week, make the decision to live conscious of Christ in you. Whatever you are facing, do not mea

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Put Your Spirit in Charge

So too the [Holy] Spirit comes to our aid and bears us up in our weakness; for we do not know what prayer to offer...but the Spirit Himself...pleads in our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance.

- Romans 8:26, The Amplified Bible

As long as you live on this earth, you’re going to be saddled with a weakness. What is it? The flesh and blood body you live in. It’s a body that’s subject to death. A body that’s subject to

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Our Way or God’s Way?“We like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way.”—Isaiah 53:6Life is full of decisions. Some of them are minor and relatively insignificant—but others are major (even if we don’t realize it at the time), and they can have enormous consequences.Does God care about the decisions we make? Of course He does—and the reason is because He loves us, and He wants what is best for us. When we go down a wrong path in life, God grieves o...

Life has a way of testing us. Some weeks feel steady. Others stretch you in ways you didn't expect.In James 1:12, we are reminded why that matters: "Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him."Whatever trial you're walking through right now, it's not wasted. God sees the steadfastness it takes to keep leading, keep serving, keep showing up for your chur

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“There are grave difficulties on every hand, and more looming ahead, therefore, we must go forward.”

Quotes from William Carey: “Expect great things from God, attempt great things for God.”

“I can plod. I can persevere in any definite pursuit. To this I owe everything.”

“I'm not afraid of failure; I'm afraid of succeeding at things that don't matter.”

“You have been saying much about Dr. Carey and his work. When I am gone, say nothing about Dr. Carey; speak about Dr. Carey

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Not of This World

Whatever is born of God is victorious over the world; and this is the victory that conquers the world, even our faith.

- 1 John 5:4, The Amplified Bible

Years ago the devil started a rumor. He told a few Christians that as long as they lived in the world, they had to suffer as the world did. He told them they had to share the diseases and the defeat, the poverty and the failure of those around them.

It was a crafty lie—and it worked. Believers accepted it and

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Abide in Jesus

If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered.

- John 15:6

If I were to ask you to make a list of a hundred things you need to do to please the Lord today, you could do it, couldn’t you? In fact, you probably have so many spiritual “dos” and “don’ts” cluttering up your mind that you’d hardly know where to start.

But you can relax. I’m not going to suggest you make a list of them. Instead, I’m going to help you simplify things by giving

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Don’t Let Your Past Mistakes Hinder You

by Kenneth E. Hagin | Devotions, Featured Devotions

…and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.(Micah 7:19)

Something that hinders many people’s faith from working is their past mistakes, their failures, and their faults.

Well, what does God’s Word have to say about it? What does God’s Word have to say about your mistakes? What does God’s Word have to say about your failures?

God’s Word says, “If we confess our sins, he

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Rise and Walk

by Kenneth E. Hagin | Health Food

Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.(John 5:8)

In 1950, I was preaching at a meeting in Oklahoma, and at the close of my sermon, the word of the Lord came to me saying, “Minister to those who have anything wrong with them from their hips down.” So I just spoke that out.

Well, twelve people came. The first man looked like he was sitting down, but he was scooting his feet along because his legs were drawn up. I as

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The company you keep has such an influence on your spiritual life. Fellowshiping with godly people will help speed you on to victory, while fellowshiping with those who are ungodly will drag you down to defeat.

That’s why the Bible has some things to say about your friends. That’s why it tells you to separate yourself from the world. Because evil companions will corrupt you.

Now, I’m not talking about ministry. Jesus Himself ministered to sinners. You have to mix with them t

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A Tough Truth“Do not be deceived ... whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.”—Galatians 6:7One of life’s hardest lessons is that we cannot turn back the clock and change something we’ve already done. When we make a wrong decision or act foolishly, we have to live with the consequences, bitter as they may be. In biblical terms, we must reap what we have sown.Then why bother to ask for God’s forgiveness? If nothing is going to change—if we still must face the consequenc...