Psalm 127:1 “Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless the Lord guards the city, the watchman stay awake in vain.” John Paton was a missionary in the New Hebrides Islands. One night hostile natives surrounded the mission station, intent on burning out the Patons and killing them. Paton…

Matthew 6:13 “Do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” There is a story of a man named George Adam Smith, he was a well known pastor and writer and he finally went on the trip of a lifetime to climb the alps. He had done extensive training and he…

By Oswald Chambers We…plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain. —2 Corinthians 6:1 The grace you had yesterday will not be sufficient for today. Grace is the overflowing favor of God, and you can always count on it being available to draw upon as needed. “…in much patience, in tribulations,…

By Jon Courson Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself. Exodus 19:4 With eagles soaring over their heads and eagles’ nests perched on the ledges of the Sinai mountain range, this image would be very clear to the children of…

By Greg Laurie “And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.” Acts 4:31 Sometimes I’ll hear people say, “We need another Pentecost.” No, the original Pentecost was more than sufficient. However,…