Nothing Shall Separate You From the Love of GodFor I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.— Romans 8:38,39When the apostle Paul wrote the above verses, he had been facing grueli...  Read More

Present Your Bodies a Living SacrificeI beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.— Romans 12:1When Mary’s days of purification were finished after the miraculous birth of Jesus, Luke 2:22 tells us that Mary and Joseph brought their son to Jerusalem to dedicate Him to the Lord....  Read More

A Great and Effectual DoorFor a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.— 1 Corinthians 16:9Just after the collapse of the Soviet Union, through a series of very remarkable events, I found myself sitting in the central office for the national television station of a large country that had once been a part of the former Soviet Republic. A contract was laid on the ...  Read More

Withdraw From Every Disorderly BrotherNow we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.— 2 Thessalonians 3:6Many years ago Denise and I worked with a young man who was very skilled in music and who had a stage presence that was simply electrifying. However,...  Read More

A Prayer That God Cannot AnswerFor this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness....— 2 Corinthians 12:8,9Perhaps you’ve heard yourself praying this prayer in a moment of exasperation when dealing with people: “God, I can’t deal with all these people anymore! Please remove all t...  Read More

What Was Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh?And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.— 2 Corinthians 12:7In Second Corinthians 12:7, the apostle Paul writes that he had been given a “thorn in the flesh” because of “the abundance of the revelatio...  Read More