Willful Obedience
/in Obedience, Steadfast Hope“Observe the commands of the Lord your God, walking in obedience to him and revering him.” — Deut 8:6 Christian life is one of obedience which is voluntary – by choice as we are operating our faculty of freewill. This obedience however should be willing for ‘delayed obedience is disobedience. Obedience of God should involve […]
How to Plead for Unbelievers
/in Steadfast Hope“Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved.” (Romans 10:1) Paul prays that God would convert Israel. He prays for her salvation! He does not pray for ineffectual influences, but for effectual influences. And that is how we should pray too. We should take the new covenant […]
What Kind of Prayer Pleases God?
/in Steadfast Hope“This is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.” (Isaiah 66:2) The first mark of the upright heart is that it trembles at the word of the Lord. Isaiah 66 deals with the problem of some who worship in a way that […]
