by Tim Cameron | Oct 2, 2017 | October 2017 Weekly Provoking Thoughts
Scripture for the Day: Daniel 6:10 “Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.”
As I look at the condition of our country today I am deeply persuaded that most Christians do not grasp the intention of conversion; it is after all, to come into daily fellowship with our God. The goal is not to just survive our culture, but to thrive in it and to engage it for Christ. Battling the culture requires us to make time every day for the Word and prayer. The bottom line: we have no power on our own for this war.
We daily need new grace, mercy, and power that are received from fellowship with our God. This will never be received in a hasty, superficial glance at a few verses in the morning, then on our way. We must come and wait in His presence; there we will feel our need, our ineptness. It is here we encounter the Holy Spirit.
The goal of my provoking thoughts on prayer is to help Christians realize the absolute necessity of spending time with the Lord every day. If you do not do this, the joy and power of the Holy Spirit you desire will be but a wish.
by Tim Cameron | Sep 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Prayerless praying misses the heart of praying; it has no passion, faith, or investment; it carries no burden. It has no grip onto God that “will not let go”. Prayerless praying is empty; it has not life or soul, no crying or weeping. Prayerless praying is a sham and gorged in insincerity. It is a dehydrated, lackluster routine that is a demanding duty. Praying out of habit is a respectable habit; however, prayer done only by the power of habit becomes a regretful habit. This is prayerless praying.
Prayerful praying gets results with God and is full of passion and faith. It entices the warrior to battle “full-in”, holding nothing back. It takes hold of God and will not release. Prayerful praying is a mighty force on the earth; it advances God’s Kingdom. By prayerful praying faith is strengthened and the possibilities with God are apprehended; by it anything God wills is activated.
by Tim Cameron | Jul 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
Every Christian is Called to the Battle
Make no mistake—every Christian is called to spiritual warfare. The enemy is seeking to destroy us (1 Peter 5:8). Our spiritual survival depends upon being able to discern the enemy; repel his attacks, temptations, and schemes; and stand against the powers of darkness. God has called every one of us into His spiritual army (2 Tim. 2:3-4).
God has not called us to just stand and defend ourselves in battle. He has called us to use the weapons of our warfare to defeat the enemy and crush him underfoot (Rom. 8:37-39, 16:20; 1 John 2:13-14). Everyday people such as you and me are called to put on the armor of light and cast aside the works of darkness (Rom. 13:12). We are called to bring God’s kingdom of heaven to earth: “Your kingdom come; Your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven” (Matt. 6:10).
by Tim Cameron | Jul 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
Satan dwells in the darkness. This is where he and all his demons (fallen angels) were sent to by God (Luke 10:18; 2 Pet. 2:4; Jude 6; Rev. 12:4). Where is the darkness? We need to understand that any place the knowledge of God is absent is darkness, and darkness is the domain of the enemy. Where Christ is, there is light and the darkness is dispelled (John 8:12). People who do not follow Jesus walk in darkness.
Before you came to know the Lord as your Savior, you were in the kingdom of darkness. You lived in this world physically, but you lived in Satan’s territory spiritually. The moment you accepted Jesus as your Savior, you were transported into God’s kingdom. It makes no difference now where you live physically, whether or not you live under persecution, or if you are affluent or impoverished—if Christ is your Savior, you live in His kingdom (Col. 1:13, NASB).
The battle is furious in the unseen realm. This is why our weapons in spiritual warfare are not carnal or fleshly.
The enemy wars against us as we pursue God to have His kingdom established in our minds, emotions, and wills (our souls). The enemy is actively planning schemes, diversions, rear attacks, and every other evil plan to cast doubt in the minds of men and women concerning God’s Word. The enemy entices our emotions and wills to be captured by the world—“the lust of the lfesh,” “the lust of the eyes,” and “the…pride of life” (1 John 2:16). So many Christians find themselves trapped in sexual addictions, pornography, and other types of perversions and compulsive behaviors, never realizing that they are losing a spiritual battle. They try to fight the battle with worldly weapons that yield little success. They haven’t been taught to wage war in the unseen and heavenly realm.
by Tim Cameron | Jun 1, 2017 | Tim Cameron
There are two great hindrances to prayer. Listen carefully with your spirit. Revelations 3:18 states, “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
The two great hindrances to prayer are busyness and worldliness.
Busyness: Busyness steals our time to pray. People who are too busy to pray are too busy to live lives wholly given to Jesus.
Worldliness: Worldliness diverts our will from prayer. People who are too worldly to pray are living lives willfully given to the world, not to Jesus.
