Image © 2011, Timothy Lee. Used with permission Jude 1:20 …praying in the Holy Ghost… Praying is asking; praying is spiritual work. It requires spiritual help and it requires spiritual strength. The natural man does not want to pray; the natural man hates praying. The flesh goes to sleep when this spiritual exercise is practiced. But the spiritual man prays; he loves to pray because he loves the Saviour. He knows that the only way to communicate with the One he loves is by praying. But what is praying in the Holy Ghost? Why do we pray in the Holy Ghost and what is the effect of praying in the…

Image © 2011, Timothy Lee. Used with permission Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Waiting upon the Lord has an implication of expectation, that the person will trust in the Lord and wait on Him to act on his behalf. When we pray and there is no answer, we expect God to answer; we expect Him to come through. What are the outcomes of waiting on the Lord? We shall renew our strength Waiting upon the Lord renews our strength because…

Image © 2011, Timothy Lee. Used with permission Luke 18:1 …men ought always to pray, and not to faint; Prayer is asking something of God. Prayer, to the child of God, is as natural as breathing. Our hearts are automatically tuned to heaven when there is a need, when there is praise or when there is pain in the heart. This act of turning to God automatically can only be possible for a man who has been changed from the inside by the power of God. The Lord Jesus teaches His disciples and us that we ought always to pray and not to faint. Prayer, though natural to the child…

Image © 2011, Timothy Lee. Used with permission 1 Kings 9:3 And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer… What an encouragement to Solomon for the Lord to tell him that He has heard his prayer! Our God is a prayer-hearing God, and He is a prayer-answering God. It is pointless for God to ask us to pray unless He is willing to answer. Yet, how often, intensely, and sincerely do we pray? We need to ask ourselves this question: are our prayers strong and fervent, or must we admit that they are weak and lifeless? What can we learn from this simple Scripture? Notice firstly: God…

Image © 2011, Timothy Lee. Used with permission 1 Peter 1:16 …be ye holy… The doctrine of separation is seldom heard of or taught today; it is, simply put, God setting us apart from sin and apart unto Himself to serve and love Him and to do His will in this life at the point of our salvation. There is no higher call for the Christian except to live for Christ – the Creator of the Universe. One would think that the Head of State would be the highest call for a citizen of a land, but to be called by the Head of State to serve him would be…