Posts by George Stiekes
Help for Our Failings in Corporate Prayer
Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge Thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this Thy so great a people. And the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked for this thing (I Kings 3:9-12). After prayer, have you ever asked yourself whether…
Read MoreJoining in Prayer
Call unto Me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. Jeremiah 33:3 It is God’s will for His children in Christ Jesus to gather for corporate prayer. It is one of the very important ways of establishing and maintaining unity in the local Body of Christ.…
Read MoreNever Underestimate Satan
And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? Job 1:8 There are so many questions asked in the book of Job. When God’s people suffer hurt and tribulation, it…
Read MoreThe Day after Resurrection Sunday
Jesus said unto her (Martha), I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. John 11:25 Jesus revealed that He was the resurrection, and the life, and yet those who were closest to Him assumed He was forever dead. The Roman guards understood what…
Read MoreKnowing Is Not Enough (2)
Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. Job 22:21 Eliphaz is trying to tell Job what he needed to do. He wants Job to repent and be reconciled to God, to submit to Him, as opposed to questioning and accusing Him, and to be at peace…
Read MoreKnowing Is Not Enough (1)
He that hath My commandments, and KEEPETH them, he it is that loveth Me: and he that loveth Me shall be loved of My Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. John 14:21 Knowing is not enough. James 1:22 states that we must be doers of the word, and not…
Read MoreLove
George Stiekes But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you (Matthew 5:44). Normally when we hear the word “love”, we tend to think in an emotional sense, especially when it is used…
Read MoreHope
George Stiekes For in Thee, O LORD, do I hope: Thou wilt hear, O LORD my God. Psalm 38:15 The Hebrew word for HOPE here more literally means, to wait, to be patient, to tarry and even to trust. The Greek word emphasizes trust and expectation. Our English word is much the same emphasizing confidence…
Read MoreAnnie Johnson Flint
George Stiekes And He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee; for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 1 Corinthians 12:9 Annie Johnson was born on Christmas Eve, 1866, in Vineland, New Jersey.…
Read MoreDiscouragement
George Stiekes Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? Psalm 43:5 Everyone faces discouragement at one time or another, even Christians. The psalmist David was a proven warrior. At one occasion, he claims that the Lord is the strength of his life, Of whom shall I be…
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