In this account of Israel helping the people of Gibeon by fighting the Amorites, we have Joshua’s prayer to God for the sun to stop.  God answered Joshua’s prayer and allowed the Israelites to complete their victory over the Amorites.The post A Day Like No Other (Joshua 10: 1-14) first appeared on The Oasis.

The people of God have plunged into idolatry and God expressed to Moses His desire to wipe out the entire nation and start over with him.  However, Moses seizes this opportunity to appeal for God’s mercy on behalf of the people.  Nowhere is Moses seen in as great a light as when he prays for the people he has led our of Egypt.The post The Intercession of Moses (Exodus 32:1-14) first appeared on The Oasis.

As we begin examining the significant prayers of the Bible, we learn here how God’s revelation and our prayer life work hand in hand.  Prayer should affirm the character of God and shape our own character as we commune and converse with the Lord.The post Abraham’s Prayer in Response to Revelation (Genesis 18:1-33) first appeared on The Oasis.

God wants to use our time with Him in prayer to shape or even realign our heart’s attitude.  Jesus illustrates two contrasting attitudes in approaching God in prayer.  Our attitude of our heart is vital for it determines how we view God, ourselves, and others.  God desires to create within us a heart of humility.  Prayer alone does not make us right with God.  It’s the attitude of our heart that makes us right with Him.The post The Attitude of Prayer (Luke 18:9-14) first appeared on The Oasis.

Jesus makes an important connection in this passage between the quality of our prayer life and the quality of our faith.  Jesus also reminds us that the very foundation of our faith begins with one’s view of God.  Only an accurate and Biblical view of God builds faith and prayer.The post A Faith To Face God (Luke 18:1-8) first appeared on The Oasis.

For those who place their trust in Jesus there are so many wonderful realities that await us.  This is why we should be devoted to His kingdom now.  Our involvement in Christ’s kingdom now will determine our role and responsibility in His kingdom then.The post Our Victory In Jesus (1 Corinthians 15:50-58) first appeared on The Oasis.

Due to the abuses that were happening surrounding “The Lord’s Table,”  Paul took to correcting these abuses and to exhort the Corinthians to behavior that was fitting to the observance of such a sacred gathering.The post The Lord’s Table (1 Corinthians 11:17-34) first appeared on The Oasis.

John uses the word “know” some forty times in this short letter.  He states that God reveals so that we can know; and when we know, the truth of God furnishes us with great confidence.The post The Right Knowledge Is Power (1 John 5:13 – 21) first appeared on The Oasis.

Peter makes it clear that as followers of Jesus Christ, we should be in a mode of perpetual spiritual growth.  Without continued progress in our spiritual lives, we have no hope of navigating the challenges around us before Christ returns.The post What Are We Waiting For? (2 Peter 3:14 – 18) first appeared on The Oasis.

When we become a Christian, we get all of God but God doesn’t get all of us.  Our spiritual growth and maturity is the process whereby God steadily brings over every part of our lives to Himself.  Jesus died and rose again not just to have part of us but all of us.The post The Wholeness of Our Salvation (1 Thessalonians 5:23 – 28) first appeared on The Oasis.