“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.” Heb. 10:25. Our dear brother, friend…

By Sverre L. Riksfjord “For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.” Gal. 5:6. “And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand…

Since the beginning of time, a battle has been waged in the spirit world between good and evil. The devil, referred to as the serpent of old in Rev. 12:9, has been very active in this battle. It is…

“And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of…

“A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse, a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.” Song 4:12. Our heart should be such a hidden garden to this world, which is unable to enter. We can imagine a plain…

It is written in Prov. 20:12: “The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the Lord has made them both.” No one can open or close the ear of the heart—only the Lord can! It is therefore a tremendous grace to…

“. . . for in You I put my trust.” Ps. 16:1. This is what we cried out as we surrendered ourselves to God. This cry must also preserve us until the end. We must continue to be preserved, even after…

Saul was given precise instructions on what was to be done. “Now go and attack Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and do not spare them. But kill both man and woman, infant and nursing…

In Amos 6:1 it is written: “Woe to you who are at ease in Zion, and trust in Mount Samaria, notable persons in the chief nation, to whom the house of Israel comes!” We have an amazingly good life in…

It is very easy to lose the substance but keep the form. And the substance comes through denying yourself! You can certainly deny yourself one thing or another, yet still without denying yourself. I…

Luke 8:24-25. “And they came to Him and awoke Him, saying, ‘Master, Master, we are perishing!’ Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water. And they ceased, and there was a calm.…

“I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in…

Without a clearly defined opponent, there will never be victory! Without proper preparation, there will never be victory over Satan’s cunning attacks either. A wholehearted conversion and the…

“‘If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,’ let Israel now say—‘If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us, then they would have swallowed us alive, when…