“Our sins twisted the crown of thorns; our sins drove the nails into His hands and feet; on account of our sins His blood was shed. Surely the thought of Christ crucified should make us loathe all sin.” ~J.C. Ryle… Read More ›
INSPIRATIONAL DEVOTIONS
THE OPERATING PRINCIPLE OF LIFE
by Neil Anderson March 31 Mark 11:22 And Jesus answered saying to them, “Have faith in God” The sun is perhaps the most credible object of faith for the world. It appears to be immutable. It has always been… Read More ›
Ignoring The Enemy
by Neil Anderson March 30 Colossians 2:6 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him There are three ways of responding to the demonic taunts and barbs being thrown at you during your daily… Read More ›
RENEWING YOUR MIND
March 29 Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind If the strongholds in your mind are the result of conditioning, then you can be reconditioned by the renewing… Read More ›
Recognizing Your Stronghold
by Neil Anderson March 28 2 Corinthians 11:3 I am afraid, lest as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds should be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ Hostility is a stronghold…. Read More ›
WHEN STRONGHOLDS BECOME ENTRENCHED
By Neil Anderson March 27 2 Timothy 2:4 No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier Once your consideration of… Read More ›
AT THE THRESHOLD OF TEMPTATION
By Neil Anderson March 26 Titus 2:11, 12 The grace of God has appeared . . . instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age Yielding to temptation… Read More ›
HOW YOU ARE PROGRAMMED
by Neil Anderson March 25 Colossians 2:8 See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men . . . rather than according to Christ The first… Read More ›
STRONGHOLDS OF THE MIND
By Neil Anderson March 24 2 Corinthians 10:5 We are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ The nature of the battle for your mind is clearly presented in 2 Corinthians 10:3-5: “For though we walk in… Read More ›
THE ONLY LIMIT TO FAITH
By Neil Anderson March 22 Romans 10:17 Faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ When people struggle with their faith in God, it’s not because their faith-object is insufficient. It’s because people have unreal expectations of… Read More ›
FALSE SELF-CONCEPTS
By Neil Anderson March 21 Proverbs 12:5 The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the counsels of the wicked are deceitful False self-concepts are very common in people under demonic attack. Many will state that they are different, that… Read More ›
ACCUSATION AND CONVICTION
By Neil Anderson March 20 2 Corinthians 7:10 The sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation; but the sorrow of the world produces death A graphic example of the contrast… Read More ›
THE SPIRIT’S CONVICTION
By Neil Anderson March 19 2 Corinthians 7:9 I now rejoice, not that you were made sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful to the point of repentance; for you were made sorrowful according to the will of God I’m… Read More ›
DEATH of the OLD SELF
By Neil Anderson March 18 Colossians 3:3 For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God A pastor visited me a few years ago, and he was in real turmoil. “I’ve been struggling to live a… Read More ›
NO LONGER UNDER OBLIGATION
By Neil Anderson March 17 Romans 6:6 Our old self was crucified with Him, that our body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin Why did the old self need to… Read More ›
The Promise of Knowledge & Wisdom
A devotion by Cheryl Zelenka http://facingtrials.com “The ultimate ground of faith and knowledge is confidence in God.” ~ Charles Hodge http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/10-bible-verses-about-knowledge/#ixzz2wAFsNz8H “In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various… Read More ›
PLACED INTO CHRIST
By Neil Anderson March 16 Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live… Read More ›
A Fool
“Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or a fool from ANY direction.” ~Unknown “Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.” Proverbs 28:26 (NIV) “And God gave… Read More ›
EQUIP YOUR CHILDREN
By Neil Anderson March 15 1 Chronicles 29:11 Thine, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty During a conference, I noticed a lady who wouldn’t sing with… Read More ›
GOD WORKS IN THE ORDINARY
By Neil Anderson March 14 Hebrews 13:5 He [God] Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you” A devout Christian heard an urgent news report on his radio that a flash flood… Read More ›
GOD’S FEEDBACK SYSTEM
By Neil Anderson March 13 Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans that I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope” I believe… Read More ›
THE SOURCE OF PLAN B
By Neil Anderson March 12 James 1:7, 8 Let not [the doubting] man expect that he will receive anything from the Lord, being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. When you continue to vacillate between… Read More ›
God Knows What You Can Handle
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” Hebrews 12:1… Read More ›
PLAN A VS. PLAN B
By Neil Anderson March 11 Proverbs 3:5, 6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Untold numbers of… Read More ›
PUT UP THE SAIL!
By Neil Anderson March 10 John 3:8 The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of… Read More ›
HOW MUCH WE CARE
By Neil Anderson March 9 Romans 15:7 Accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God There are four concepts we deal with as parents in communicating with our children: authority, accountability,… Read More ›
Psalm 91
Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him… Read More ›
CONFORMING TO THE IMAGE OF GOD
By Neil Anderson March 8 1 Thessalonians 4:3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification. In a personal sense, God’s will for our lives is that we conform to the image of God, something the apostle Paul… Read More ›
Roll Over And Look At The Stars
“Through affliction, He teaches us precious lessons that otherwise we would never learn. By affliction, He shows us our emptiness and weakness, draws us to the throne of grace, purifies our affections, weans us from the world and makes us… Read More ›
FREE OF SATAN’S BONDAGE
By Neil Anderson March 7 1 John 1:5 God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all Nobody loses control to Satan overnight; it’s a gradual process of deception and yielding to his subtle influence…. Read More ›