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Spiritual Gifts
by Betty Schatzle (West Chester, Ohio) In order to have and use the spiritual gifts that God gives individual persons, we must first have the Holy Spirit within us. To receive the Holy Spirit, you must first believe there is only one God and that he created all things in heaven and on Earth. Acts. 2:38 says “Repent and let everyone of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Jesus gave the Holy Spirit to His believers only, not to the whole world. […]
Private Prayer
by Betty Schatzle (West Chester, Ohio) Jesus put considerable emphasis on Private Prayer (Matt 6:6). When you pray enter into your own room, shut the door and pray to your unseen Father and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you. Prayer is the highest exercise of man’s spiritual nature. First of all, we need to have a certain time to meet with God personally each and every day. David chose the mornings. “In the morning, O Lord you hear my voice, in the morning I lay my request before you and wait in expectation”. (Psalm 5:3). David’s tie […]
God and Prayer
by Betty Schatzle (West Chester, Ohio) No, I love you too much. Have you ever prayed long and hard about a problem and never received an answer? Boy, I have. You wonder if God is even listening or if He even cares. The Lord of the universe is not obliged to answer our prayer in the affirmative. He will not act in ways that are contrary to His will even if He is besieged by fervent prayer. That can be good, however, considering some of the things we request. Many of us have found it to be true that God […]