1 Corinthians 13:4 Charity suffereth long,
Love is patient. A beautiful example of this principle is found in the story of Jacob and Rachel. We are told in scripture that Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. (Genesis 29:20).
We live in […]
Psalms 128:1 Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways.
Do you desire to be blessed of the Lord? This Psalm describes some of the ways that God will bless you if you fear HIM. God will bless you financially if you fear HIM and walk according to HIS will. God […]
Psalms 113:9 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.
What impossible situation do you face? Praise the Lord for putting you in a place where you must trust HIM and rely upon HIM to bring you out of your current distress. This entire […]
James 4:2 yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
In this passage you see a very important element of prayer, asking. In Matthew 7:7 Jesus told you �Ask, and it shall be given you�. He went on to say in verse 8 �For every one that asketh receiveth�. Christ taught the importance of asking when HE promised you in Matthew 21:22 �And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.�
It is important to ask, but just as important in asking is making sure you are asking for the right thing. James went on to tell you in verse 3 �Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.� Thus it is not only important that you ask but that you ask for the right thing. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus analogized our relationship with God to that of a son asking his father for bread. Jesus explained that a father would not give his son a rock when he asked for bread. Jesus then said in Matthew 7:11 �If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
Acts 14:27 And when they were come, and they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
After completing their first missionary journey, Paul and Barnabas returned to Antioch to give a report. The report was that God had opened the door for Gentiles to believe.
Paul and Barnabas had the blessing of seeing many Gentiles come to God during this missionary trip. However, it was not because of Paul and Barnabas� ministry that permitted Gentiles to have faith. God never prohibited Gentiles from having faith in HIM. Christ commended two Gentiels for having great faith. God healed Naaman through Elisha because of Naaman�s faith. God put Rahab in the chapter of faith.
