Hope and Faith

We need hope and faith to have victory in the midst of this world’s dark forces. Hope, as it is used in the Bible for the distinctive experience of Christian hope, is equivalent to confidence concerning the future. Romans 5:5 says, “Hope does not put us to shame,” this mean that we are always be confident no matter what kind of situations we are in.  Now faith, on the other hand, is the bigger concept. It includes everything that we say biblically about hope, but it is more. It’s a risky statement — that everything we can say about hope…

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Praying Always

The Holy Bible, which is the Word of God, tells us to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17), “praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit” (Ephesians 6:18). Jesus Himself taught “that men always ought to pray and not lose heart” (Luke 18:1). Although, we are tempted to skip over the words “without ceasing” and “always.” Absolutely that’s just impossible and rather, we might think. And yet, it is a simple teaching of God’s Word. Those who trust in the Lord are called to “pray without ceasing.” Respectively, “Prayer is our normal breathing at normal condition (just like…

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The Phone Call that Changed His Life

On a seemingly ordinary evening, when I was needing urgent help, I received a call that would turn my faith in 360 degrees through the power of prayer after I submitted a “Request for an Urgent Prayer.” Never did I think that a simple phone call from a saint of God would turn out to be extraordinary, leading me to witness the undeniable holy presence of God as our prayers were answered most profoundly and unexpectedly. As the phone rang, I felt an unease and was hopeless. The unfamiliarity of this situation heightened my curiosity and stirred a slight sense…

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