Be Willing! “If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land.” (Isaiah 1:19)A healthy body. Enough money to pay all your bills and extra to invest in the work of the gospel. A godly marriage and happy, healthy children. Peace of mind. God has prepared a banquet full of blessings for you. But those blessings are not just going to fall in your lap. You must be willing as well as obedient if you’re going...

Viva la Difference “If one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.” (Ecclesiastes 4:12)There’s power in unity. The devil knows that. That’s why he’s continually fighting it. He takes the differences between us, differences God put there to make us stronger, and tries to use them as a wedge to drive us apart. Take men and women, for example. He’s...

God’s Medicine “The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” (John 6:63)We’ve seen some tremendous medical breakthroughs in our generation. We’ve seen “miracle drugs” developed that can conquer many kinds of sickness and disease. But, you know, in the 20-plus years I’ve been a believer, I’ve discovered another, much more effective kind of medicine: the Word of...

Take a Stand Against Strife “The beginning of strife is as when water first trickles [from a crack in a dam]; therefore stop contention before it becomes worse and quarreling breaks out.” (Proverbs 17:14)Throughout the Scriptures, God warns us about the danger of strife. Yet, it’s still one of the most common problems among believers. We let it get into our homes, our work places, our churches…everywhere! Of...

Don’t Get in a Hurry “And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt…talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. …and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.” (Deuteronomy 6:6-8)One of the reasons Gloria and I have seen the results we have in our lives and in our ministry is...

Don’t Tell It Like It Is “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” (Proverbs 18:21)Words are serious business. And, as believers, we need to get serious about learning how to use them. We need to begin to put them to work for us like God Himself does. The Bible tells us that He uses words to “call those things which be not as though they were” (Rom....

Expect a Harvest “Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.” (Luke 6:38)Give and it shall be given unto you. That statement came straight from the mouth of Jesus. Yet there are a great many believers who flatly refuse to believe it. In fact, they...

Put First the Word “For skillful and godly Wisdom is the principal thing…. Prize Wisdom highly and exalt her, and she will exalt and promote you; she will bring you to honor when you embrace her.” (Proverbs 4:7-8)I want to tell you the only real secret to getting ahead in this world. It’s simple. Put the Word of God first place in your daily life. “Well,” you may be saying, “I’ve heard that...

A Healthy Dose of Love “Love…is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it–pays no attention to a suffered wrong.” (1 Corinthians 13:4-5)Walking in love is good for your health. Did you know that? It’s true! Medical science has proven it. Researchers have discovered that hostility produces stress that causes ulcers, tension headaches, and a host of other ills. Now when you...

A Miracle Inside You “Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.” (Zechariah 4:6)I remember the first time I went with the Oral Roberts crusade team to a healing meeting. I was a student and a member of his aircraft crew. I had been a believer a little over four years and knew so little about the things of God, especially meetings like these. However, I was part of the team and eager to learn. I...