If we get our minds off of ourselves and get our minds on our brothers and sisters needs; and especially our minds in worship on the Lord Jesus Christ, a whole lot of problems that we're having would be gone.

The Holy Spirit will put a strict watch over you, with a jealous love, and will rebuke you for little words and feelings, or for wasting your time, which other Christians never seem distressed over. So make up your mind that God is an infinite Sovereign, and has a right to do as He pleases with His own. He may not explain to you a thousand things which puzzle your reason in His dealings with you, but if you absolutely sell yourself to be His love slave, He will wrap you up in a jealous love, and bestow upon you many blessings which come only to those who are in the inner circle. - G. D. Watson

The last four verses of Daniel 9 are rich with prophecy concerning the great atoning work of our Lord Jesus Christ. Many try to find the anti-Christ in these verses, but it is Christ we need to look for here.

David's attitude of deliberate holiness is impressive and something we should imitate. He is purposeful in his pursuit of holiness when he says in Psalm 119, “I promise to keep your words.”

When praying in a corporate prayer meeting ask God to help you to forget everybody else. You’re not there to impress others with your praying. You’re not there to be eloquent as the Pharisees were. Your prayers don’t have to be fancy or perfect. Remember prayer is the expression of the heart to God so we need to learn to be free and to be ourselves. We need to learn to be specific in prayer.

Joy comes before obedience, rather than after. If you don't understand that, you will really be messed up all of your days. Joy is not the result of obedience, joy is the result of what God has done. So now your joy is fixed on a fixed and stable source. When your joy is based on your performance it is going to be up and down like the wind.

Paul Washer of HeartCry Missionary | http://heartcrymissionary.com

If a believer who fights against sexual lust can but look and realize that resisting temptation here is but for a moment. Yet in a brief vapor we will be in heaven and satisfied with such glories in Christ that are not worth comparing to anything here. So in view of such truths as that, we must not grow weary in our fight against sin.

At times when someone asks, "How do I deal with the hiddenness of God?" it is not God hiding Himself from us, but our own sin or busyness and neglect of the Lord that is the problem. Are there so many things that "have to" be done in my life that would lead me to leave God out of the picture? Is excelling in school, at the cost of spiritually shipwrecking, the right decision?

The peace of God is that which flows like a river; in that it is unending, refreshing, and life-giving. Paul calls us to "not be anxious about anything", but to pray and "the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

Authentic Christianity is a thorn in the side of this popular culture of the world in which we live in. The light of Jesus Christ in you, will have an effect... and will preach light to a world that wants to remain in darkness. - Michael Durham

Michael Durham is a pastor at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Kentucky http://www.ogbclife.com/ and is also a part of the ministry http://realtruthmatters.com/

(We apologize, the recording starts after the Scripture reading of 1 Corinthians 1.)