“Deep in the center of the earth, a diamond is formed. Though many will admire its beauty and usefulness, when its formation is complete, none views the process by which it is formed. It is hidden, unseen, in the darkness. … Read More ›
INSPIRATIONAL DEVOTIONS
PRAISING GOD
by Neil Anderson May 9 Psalm 100:4 Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him; bless His name Praise and thanksgiving are part of every level of prayer. They are continuous as we… Read More ›
SOWING AND REAPING
by Neil Anderson May 8 Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap The Scriptures are full of warnings about self-deception. James 1:26 reminds us that… Read More ›
WHAT GOD WANTS DONE
by Neil Anderson May 7 Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God When you feel anxious in a task or a relationship, your… Read More ›
DISCERNING THE TRUTH
by Neil Anderson May 6 1 Thessalonians 5:19-21 Do not quench the Spirit; do not despise prophetic utterances. But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good If you accept prophetic utterances as valid for today,… Read More ›
BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED
by Neil Anderson May 5 1 Corinthians 4:2 It is required of stewards that one be found trustworthy An important concept about the will of God that my students hear at seminary is, “Bloom where you are planted.”… Read More ›
SATAN’S SHOW OF POWER
by Neil Anderson May 4 2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline Once I counseled a former high priest of Satanism who desperately wanted… Read More ›
HOW TO TREAT PEOPLE
by Neil Anderson May 2 Romans 12:10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor A pastor came to see me one day asking, “How can I get out of my… Read More ›
CALLED TO BE A SAINT
by Neil Anderson May 1 1 Corinthians 1:2 To those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours… Read More ›
Hope Is Found In The Dark
Hope is born in the dark. Like a lighthouse calling out to a lost ship at sea, it will safely bring you through your personal storm. It will encourage and guide you to safety. Hope is found in the arms… Read More ›
THE COST OF FORGIVENESS
by Neil Anderson April 30 Matthew 18:35 NIV Forgive your brother from your heart Forgiveness is agreeing to live with the consequences of another person’s sin. Forgiveness is costly; we pay the price of the evil we… Read More ›
THE CHOICE OF FORGIVENESS
by Neil Anderson April 29 Ephesians 4:32 Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ has also forgiven you Most of the ground that Satan gains in the lives of Christians is… Read More ›
ACTIVE FAITH
by Neil Anderson April 28 James 2:18 You have faith, and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works When my son Karl was just a… Read More ›
THE PRIDE OF LIFE
by Neil Anderson April 27 1 John 2:16 The boastful pride of life is not from the Father, but is from the world The third channel of temptation is at the heart of the New Age Movement:… Read More ›
Compassion
Compassion is having a sense of concern over another person’s need or pain. It includes pity, sympathy, and empathy. Our Lord Jesus was, and will always be, full of compassion. “He has made His wonderful works to be remembered; the… Read More ›
THE LUST OF THE EYES
by Neil Anderson April 26 1 John 2:16 The lust of the eyes . . . is not from the Father, but is from the world The second channel of temptation through which Satan came to Adam and… Read More ›
THE LUST OF THE FLESH
by Neil Anderson April 25 1 John 2:16 The lust of the flesh . . . is not from the Father, but is from the world Satan first approached Eve through the channel of the lust of the flesh. He… Read More ›
SATAN’S THREEFOLD TEMPTATION
by Neil Anderson April 24 1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but… Read More ›
OVERCOMING THE EVIL ONE
by Neil Anderson April 23 1 John 2:14 I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God… Read More ›
CHANGING YOUR BEHAVIOR
by Neil Anderson April 22 Galatians 5:16 Walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh A careful distinction must be made concerning your relationship to the flesh as a Christian…. Read More ›
YOUR LIFE APART FROM GOD
by Neil Anderson April 21 Romans 8:13, 14 If by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are… Read More ›
YOUR NEW SKIPPER
by Neil Anderson April 20 Romans 8:12, 13 We are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh–for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die When I was in… Read More ›
NEW AGE DECEPTION
by Neil Anderson April 19 1 Timothy 2:5 There is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus The fourth unifying factor of the New Age Movement is a cosmic evolutionary optimism… Read More ›
NEW AGE THINKING
by Neil Anderson April 18 Psalm 83:18 NIV Let them know that you, whose name is the LORD–that you alone are the Most High over all the earth The New Age Movement is very attractive to the natural man… Read More ›
Rise From Your Ashes
Right after my brain surgery, I was alone while recovering in an assisted living facility in Phoenix, AZ. My life was so uncertain. My dream home in Oregon was sold, my teaching career seemed to be over, I didn’t… Read More ›
THE SEDUCTION OF OUR CHILDREN
by Neil Anderson April 17 Ephesians 6:4 Bring them [your children] up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord What are parents, Sunday school teachers, youth workers, and pastors to do in the face of Satan’s… Read More ›
Will YOU Share In The Sufferings Of Christ?
“And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha, where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center.” John 19:17-18 (NKJV)… Read More ›
A SOLID BELIEF SYSTEM
by Neil Anderson April 16 Romans 8:15 You have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!” Claire attended a church college ministry I was involved in several years ago. On a physical, material… Read More ›
SATAN’S VOICE
by Neil Anderson April 15 1 John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. Paul warned us against… Read More ›
THE POWER OF THE BELIEVER
by Neil Anderson April 14 John 8:32 You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free When I was a boy on the farm, my dad, my brother and I would visit our neighbor’s farm to… Read More ›