Becoming Less so that God would be More!

Richard Forbes
Christian, Humility, Daily Devotion

Are you a humble person, just playing with the notion, or do you actually make no pretense at it whatsoever? Humbling ourselves is a foundational element of the Christian faith, and yet it is also a human trait that many people see as being a weakness, and unbecoming. Friends... humility and weakness are not synonymous... being humble before God allowed Jesus to take His place on the cross, but that wasn’t weakness... it was a strength of love that few of us can understand, much less realize in our lifetimes.

Faith; the active ingredient in the Medicine of Healing Prayer

Richard Forbes
Christian, Faith, Healing Prayer, Daily Devotion

Do you have a loved one who is sick today, perhaps even unto death? Have you done all that you know how to do for them? In desperation have you at long last uttered a prayer to Jesus asking Him for a healing? Maybe this sick one is you. If this is happening in your life then surrender yourself to Jesus Christ, praying first for faith, and belief... this is the ointment that heals us.

Wrestle for the Souls of Those who are Lost!

Richard Forbes
Christian, Healing, Sinners, Daily Devotion

Do you have an intolerance for those who are yet to accept Jesus as their savior? Do you walk a wide circle around those who still live in sin and treat them as if they were lepers; having nothing to do with them? If you have found the Love of Jesus Christ, and it has changed your life, don’t horde Him... share the love He had for you while you were yet a sinner with those around you. Even though you don’t find yourself to be a preacher... teach the gospel.

Can we Restore Life to Dead Eyes?

Richard Forbes
Power, Daily Devotion, Life, Christian, Death

Have you been working hard to perfect yourself, and to make yourself righteous and even holy? Well, there is only one way to overcome sin, to stand before God a righteous person, and to live eternally with The Father in heaven... a belief and faith in Jesus Christ. Only by our yielding to Him, and His abiding in us, can we be changed, and made acceptable. Only in this way can we conquer Satan, and restore life to dead eyes.

Are we Abiding in Christ, or just living separate lives under one roof?

Richard Forbes
Daily Devotion, Christian, Abiding in Jesus

When we say that Jesus abides in us and we in Him what does that really mean to us? Does it mean that we have a house guest that we treat cordially, or does it mean that we are actually sharing a home and life with Jesus... doing our laundry together... preparing and eating our meals together... praying together? How convenient it is for some to treat Him as a guest in their home, when in fact Christ wants joint ownership in that home, and to live fully in it with us, sharing Himself just as He expects us to share ourselves.

Holy Spirit - Before the Power comes the Love

Richard Forbes
Power, Daily Devotion, Christian, Holy Spirit, Love

Do you exercise the same Holy Spirit that filled Jesus? Have you acknowledged this truth that comes when He enters you at conversion, or do you read of the miracles and amazing things that were done by the apostles and wish you could accomplish such things? Now is the time to claim the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and then to go about the business of the Father’s will. It all starts in love...

Recipes, Bones, Lost Hope, and our Valleys of Despair

Richard Forbes
Despair, Daily Devotion, Valleys, Christian, Hope

You have prayed and asked God to come into your life, you have gone down in the waters of baptism, and for a while you felt the ecstatic joy that comes in that moment... you claimed His victory over the effects of the world. Then as time goes by you begin to feel the weight of the world once again, or your circumstances join together in order to drag you into the “valley of despair.” How is this so, why has God allowed this, and how can we escape it... or where is God when we need His rescue?

Seeing God’s Miracles amidst our own efforts

Richard Forbes
Faith, Christian, Prayer, Healing, Medicine, Daily Devotion

When you are sick with a cold and you pray for healing, then go to the pharmacy to get medicines to treat your runny nose, cough and fever, where do you then place the trust for your healing? We are meant to do what we can to take good care of our bodies, but when we call on both physical and spiritual remedies, do we allow the physical ones to overshadow the spiritual ones? Does your faith supplement the cough syrup, or does the cough syrup supplement your faith?

God and Faith; the cure for what ails America and the World

Richard Forbes
God, Country, Daily Devotion, Christian, Faith, World

I realized as I sat quietly in my living room chair, that I was mourning much more than the death of a president, but also the passing of a sense of goodness and honor, that in my youth symbolized the United States, and that made our flag venerable; our country and her values worth dying for. I Looked at this goodness, and the noble cause of freedom, through eyes filled with tears and realized that it all poured out from our exercise of faith, and how if that faith could be destroyed then the rest of those things we once valued so deeply would surrender themselves quietly.

Grace, Faith, Love, and the Contract of Salvation

Richard Forbes
Grace, Christian, Salvation, Daily Devotion

Concerning your salvation, are you meeting God half way? He has sent His Son Jesus Christ to suffer and die for you, thus securing your redemption, but do you come to Him? In what condition is your faith today, and are you honoring Jesus? In as much as God has, and is, doing His part in repairing the relationship that was broken by Adam.. we must do ours. We must guard our gift of grace with our faith. This is our agreement in the contract which binds the relationship, and eternal promise we have made with God. This is our marriage covenant with Christ.

Our Life’s Pilgrimage to God, and Choosing with whom we Travel

Richard Forbes
Seeking God, Daily Devotion, Pilgrimage, Christian, True Companions

When you are struggling, suffering, or wandering, where do you go, and in who do you place your trust? If you go to men or institutions then you are preparing yourself for disappointment, but if you seek out God, then you will find relief and salvation in Him that is certain, and will not fail you, and the realization that all paths to Him lead through Jesus Christ.

Our Prayers are Explosions of Life and Faith

Richard Forbes
Power, Christian, Intercession, Daily Devotion, Prayer

Each morning in your prayers do you pray in intercession for all those around you? Jesus taught us to do this in wonderful fashion as He prayed in the upper room. He prayed first for Himself, then those who were with Him (His disciples), and finally for all believing people. Are you in the habit of praying for others each day? Do you understand the enormity and power of this?

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