Declaration of Righteousness

I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. My righteousness came by faith in the finished work of Jesus, not by my own works. My righteousness speaks and declares that I am holy ground, the temple of the Holy Spirit. My righteousness is eternal. I am not a sinner getting rid of sin, I [...]

Henan Christians Sentenced after Interview with Foreign Media

HENAN—On August 13, 2009, several police officers broke into the fellowship home of Christians in Sanggu town, Xiayi County in Henan, and unlawfully seized Brothers Li Guangren and Zheng Xincai at 8:00 PM. The police officials disrupted the worship gathering, and with no legal explanation, arrested Li and Zheng and drove off with them in [...]

Persecution Prayer Requests

PAKISTAN – Christian Attacked, Eight Believers Killed – VOM Sources On Aug. 1, a mob of angry Muslim extremists attacked Christians in Gojra district, Punjab province. The mob killed at least eight believers, including a seven-year-old child, according to The Voice of the Martyrs contacts. Dozens of homes and a church building were looted and [...]

Monday Morning Worship

Savior I come Quiet my soul remember Redemptions hill Where Your blood was spilled For my ransom Everything I once held dear I count it all as lost Lead me to the cross Where Your love poured out Bring me to my knees Lord I lay me down Rid me of myself I belong to [...]

Iranian Women Jailed for Refusing to Deny Jesus

  “In a dramatic session before the revolutionary court last Sunday in Tehran, Maryam Rustampoor (27) and Marzieh Amirizadeh (30) were told to recant their faith in Christ. Though great pressure was put on them, both women declared that they would not deny their faith. Maryam and Marzieh were originally arrested on March 5, 2009 [...]

Hunger and Thirst

“The greatest enemy of hunger for God is not poison but apple pie.  It is not the banquet of the wicked that dulls our appetite for heaven, but endless nibbling at the table of the world.  It is not the X-rated video, but the prime-time dribble of triviality we drink in every night.  For all [...]

thoughts on hosting the Presence

The greatest privilege we have is to host the presence of God. This is something that we must learn…to be a person that God will rest upon. He is in all of us by covenant; He will never leave us. But He does not rest upon all of us. It says of Jesus that the [...]

Monday Morning Worship

The Isaacs: I Surrender All All to Jesus I surrender; All to Him I freely give; I will ever love and trust Him, In His presence daily live. Refrain: I surrender all, I surrender all; All to Thee, my blessed Savior, I surrender all. All to Jesus I surrender; Humbly at His feet I bow, [...]

being honest with God

Prayer of confession of self-interest: Merciful Savior, we confess our sins.  We have turned away from the living God and turned toward vain things to save us: our careers, our relationships, our own power.  You made all things and rule over all things, but we prefer to serve as our own masters-and blame You when [...]

Unplug…

Modern civilization is so complex as to make the devotional life all but impossible. It wears us out by multiplying distractions and beats us down destroying our solitude, where otherwise we might drink and renew our strength, before going out to face the world again. “The thoughtful soul to solitude retires,” said the poet of [...]