by Tim Cameron | May 12, 2017 | Holy Spirit
The word was spreading quickly about this Jesus and later that night the whole town came to where He was. Yes, the whole town of Capernaum (population estimated to be between 1000, and 1,500 people at the time) gathered at the doorstep, bringing the sick and demon-possessed and clamoring for Jesus (Mark 1:32-34).
Can you picture the scene? Can you see yourself there? Imagine the sense of anticipation, the stirring of the people, the talk, and the electricity in the air. This was a dramatically taxing, emotionally draining, and physically demanding day for Christ the man.
What did Jesus do the next morning? Did He get caught up on His much-needed sleep? Perhaps take a late breakfast?
No. He began a pattern that is referenced many times by the Gospels. In fact, as Luke observed, “Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed” (Luke 5:16, NIV).
Tim Cameron
The morning prayer determines the day.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
by Tim Cameron | Apr 25, 2017 | Holy Spirit
The only thing that saves us.
We can only keep ourselves in the love of God by building up ourselves on our most holy faith and by Holy Spirit praying, and by nothing else. If we try to fight God’s battles in our own moral, resisting power, we shall fail, and fail miserably, but if we use the spiritual weapons of implicitly trusting God and maintaining a simple relationship to Jesus Christ by praying in the Holy Spirit, we shall never fail.
Oswald Chambers
The Holy Spirit and Prayer
Paul more than once reminds his convert that the chief characteristic of his preaching was the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit.
There is no manifestation of the Holy Spirit when both the speaking (from the pastor) and the hearing (from the parishioner) are both mainly the working of human understanding and feeling.
Andrew Murray
by Tim Cameron | Mar 30, 2017 | Holy Spirit
You won’t be disappointed!
by Tim Cameron | Mar 8, 2017 | Holy Spirit
To the man or woman who is acquainted with God and who knows how to pray, there is nothing remarkable in the answers that come. They are sure of being heard since they ask in accordance with what they know to be the mind and will of God.
Through the gateway of prayer, we find our way into the Father’s presence. We see His face, and we know that all is well, since His hand is at the helm of events, and “even the winds and the sea obey Him” (Matt. 8:27). When we live in fellowship with Him, we come with confidence into His presence, asking in full confidence of receiving and meeting with the justification of our faith. (See Hebrews 4:16)
E. M. Bounds
by Tim Cameron | Mar 1, 2017 | Holy Spirit
The Place of Solitude in Your Spiritual
Part 1 of 2
Solitude is the foundational discipline of the spiritual life; it is time set aside to give God our full and undivided attention. In solitude we withdraw from our lives in the company of others and pull back from our many distractions in order to give God complete access to our souls. Devoid of the normal interruptions, silence deepens the experience of solitude. It enables us to withdraw not only from the noise and distraction of the external world, but also the “noise” of the inner compulsions that drive us. In solitude and silence, we become quiet enough to hear a voice that is not our own. This Voice we most need to hear.
Ruth Barton
by Tim Cameron | Feb 10, 2017 | Holy Spirit
Provoking Thoughts on Prayer
“Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Praying these words, humble yourself before the Lord, earnestly asking Him to accomplish His whole will in you and through you. Surrender your heart into His hands. Surrender your freedom into His hands. Yield to your Lord His right to do with you as He pleases.
Do you know what God’s will is? His will is that His children love Him. Therefore, when you pray, “Lord, Your will be done,” you are actually asking the Lord to allow you to love Him. So begin to love Him! And as you do, beseech Him to give you His love. All that I have described to you will take place very sweetly, and it will take place very peacefully through prayer.
Gene Edwards
