Tag Archives: God’s Power

Oh God, Grant Me Your Strength! – from Ephesians 3:16-19

    That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man; 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, … Continue reading

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Two Uses of Our Authority in Prayer

This is an excerpt from my book Principles of Prayer. 1. Authority to pray for the lost. Since God desires all people to be saved (1 Tim. 2:4) He must also want us to pray for their salvation. Here are … Continue reading

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Authority in Prayer: Three Ways to Execute Our Authority over Our Enemy

Our power and authority is in Jesus Christ. If we position ourselves so that we are always abiding in Him we will have His authority. And it will come to us (as we are abiding) with the help of the … Continue reading

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The History and Purpose of Miracles

Miracles have never appeared with any regularity.  They have showed up only at certain times—only when God saw that they were needed.  Hence, they were confined to certain periods of history and were wrought by only the most faithful of … Continue reading

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Five Biblical Terms for Miracles

 Beyond a simple definition of miracles we can look into the scriptures to find a broader meaning or various descriptions of miracles.  The Bible gives us these five terms to describe miracles:  Power and powers.  In many places in the … Continue reading

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The Definition of Miracles

 When we think of the possibilities of prayer and praying for big things, the word “miracles” always seems to come up.  Are all wondrous events and answers to prayer miracles? People these days it seems are describing most great events … Continue reading

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The Blessings of Obedience: 6 Good Results of Obedience to God

There are so many good results of obedience.  I could ramble on and on about all that God gives us when we obey.  Generally speaking, obedience to God gives us entry into all that He has for us.  It opens … Continue reading

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Hebrew Names of God: Elyon

If you are familiar with Ted Dekker’s Black, Red and White, Elyon is the name used for the mysterious “Creator” in the story.  When I read the books I wondered why Dekker made up a crazy name like that for … Continue reading

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Hebrew Names of God: Adonai

This is the third of four studies on the Hebrew names of God.  Click on this post to also see studies on Elohim and Yahweh on my blog site. Adonai, also spelled Adonay, and translated as Lord (with only the … Continue reading

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Hebrew Names for God: Elohim

A while back I did an Old Testament study of the names of God.  I’d like to share it with you now.  This is the first of four of His names that we will study.  Elohim is the Hebrew name … Continue reading

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