The Father desires to give the Holy Spirit to all of His children, but He will never force Himself upon us. He pours out His Spirit freely upon those who strongly desire Him; who ask. We experience a baptism in the Holy Spirit both for spiritual power to live courageously, and also because in the challenges and difficulties of our pursuit of Jesus and His will, we will regularly find ourselves in need of refreshing in His presence.
David became the king of Israel because God was looking for "a man after God's own heart." But over time, his sensitivity to the...
Our identity determines our destiny. Paul makes this very clear in Ephesians 4:17-24. To stop living like the world and represent Jesus properly in...
Only two things will matter in eternity. We each need a clarity of perspective that will empower us to live for those two things...