Holy Fire
24 articles, including subcategories
Awake and Shake!
“Awake, awake! Put on your strength, O Zion; Put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; For the uncircumcised and the unclean shall no longer come to you. Shake yourself from the dust, arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem; Loose yourself from the bonds of your neck. O captive daughter of Zion. For […]
Approaching God in Prayer
“Without faith, it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him” (Hebrews 11:6). We often hear teaching on how we should come to God in faith, but there are things one should not do when […]
Christlike at Heart
Have you ever wondered what your purpose in life is? Do you ever get discouraged because you cannot figure out your true calling? Jesus sums up our core purpose in John 15:16: “You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit.” Our purpose is simply […]
Time Is Running Fast: Where Will You Spend Eternity?
My dear friend, If you are sixty years of age, you may have another fifteen years to live! If you are fifty, you may have another twenty-five years left! If you are forty, you may have another thirty-five years to go! If you are twenty-five, you may have another fifty years to go! If you […]
A Revival of Holiness
God is never caught off guard by anything that happens in our world. He isn’t surprised by the awful drug plague or the blood-bath of abortion. So what is his response in times of turmoil and depravity? What does he propose as an antidote to apostasy and growing demonic power? God’s answer is the same […]
From the Prayer Closet to the Lion’s Den
The Bible shows a pattern in the lives of all God’s people. In case after case, when God began to fulfill his promises, the roof seemed to cave in. Think of Daniel, a handsome, gifted young man who was chosen to serve in the king’s palace (see Daniel 1:3-6). He pledged himself to a life […]
Coming Storm?
Isaiah prophesies that God will one day rise up and shake the Whole earth. The prophet writes: “Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty… and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof… all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone…. When thus it shall be in the midst of […]
Brought Out of the Wilderness
Many servants of God are bearing heavy burdens today and God wants to remind each one, “My righteousness is near, my salvation has gone forth, and My arms will judge the peoples; the coastlands will wait upon Me, and on My arm they will trust” (Isaiah 51:5). God is saying, “I have already spoken the […]
Delighting in God
The prayer that pleases God is very simple and easy to understand. The disciples said to Jesus, “Lord, teach us to pray” (Luke 11:1). This request reflects an honest desire to learn to pray in a way that is pleasing to the Lord. Many Christians pray only out of a sense of obligation, but prayer […]
Developing a Habit of Prayer
“When you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret, will reward you openly” (Matthew 6:6). When Jesus speaks of going into a secret place to seek the Father, he is talking about something […]
Prevailing Prayer
TEXT. –The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.–JAMES 5:16. THE last lecture referred principally to the confession of sin. To-night my remarks will be chiefly confined to the subject of intercession, or prayer. There are two kinds of means requisite to promote a revival; one to influence men, the other to influence […]
Direction From the Holy Spirit
God’s purpose for his children is that we surrender to the reign and rulership of the Holy Spirit: “If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25). In other words, “If he lives in you, let him direct you!” The early Christians did not walk in confusion, because they […]
Desperately Hungry for God
We find an outright challenge to our smallness in one single verse when Jesus calls us to forsake our narrow little circle and be transformed into the glorious kingdom of liberty and usefulness. “He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal […]
God Remains Faithful
The only thing that can abort God’s wonderful purpose for you is the sin of stubborn pride. We see this in the life of King Saul. Scripture tells us that God’s Spirit was on this man from the day the prophet Samuel saw him coming down the road. God had called Saul and He was […]
Can Christians Stay Pure Today?
Is it possible for a Christian to stay clean and pure in a world filled with violence, immorality, and corruption? Or is it inevitable that the spirit of this age will wear down the saints of God and vex their souls? It happened to Lot and his family in Sodom, and it is happening to […]
Don’t Fear When Heaven Seems Silent
Jesus had just been crucified and buried when Peter and the other disciples decided to meet together. They were assembled behind a locked door, fearing for their lives, when they heard these exciting words: “He’s alive!” Suddenly, Jesus walked through the locked door in his resurrected body and said to them, “Peace be with you” […]
Are you Ready For The Coming Storm?
Isaiah prophesies that God will one day rise up and shake the whole earth. The prophet writes: “Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty… and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof… all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone… When thus it shall be in the midst of […]
Does God Really Hear Your Prayers?
Any believer who wishes to please God with his prayer life must first settle this question: “Does God really hear my prayers and will he answer?” While this appears to be a simple question — one that shouldn’t even need to be asked — most Christians would immediately answer, “Yes, of course, I believe God […]
Before You Were Formed, God Knew You
According to Jesus, in God’s eyes, Christ and his Church are one. Paul illustrates this with the analogy of a human body. He says Christ is the head and we are his body — bone of his bone, flesh of his flesh. “[God] put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head […]
Bearing Fruit That Remains
Jesus said, “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit … If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and […]
God Will See It Through
Peter was the man who said he would never desert Jesus. Yet, not only did Peter deny he knew Him, but he did it with a stream of profanities pouring from his mouth. “And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is one of them. And he […]
HOW TO PROMOTE A REVIVAL
TEXT. –Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.–HOSEA 10. 12. THE Jews were a nation of farmers, and it is, therefore, a common thing in the Scriptures to refer for illustrations to their occupation, and to the scenes with which farmers […]
WHEN A REVIVAL IS TO BE EXPECTED
TEXT. –Wilt thou not revive us again; that thy people may rejoice in thee? –PSALM lxxxv. 6. THIS Psalm seems to have been written soon after the return of the people of Israel from the Babylonish captivity; as you will easily see from the language at the commencement of it. The Psalmist felt that God […]
WHAT A REVIVAL OF RELIGION IS
TEXT. — O Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy. –HAB. iii. 2.