Promises for the Battle
Doug Knighton
I Was Just Thinking … About Persistent Fervent Prayer
Jesus once said, “In praying do not heap up empty phrases, as those do who think they will be heard for their many words” (Matthew 6:7). And yet in his parable of the widow and the unjust judge, Jesus clearly taught that we should keep on making the same request to God “day and night” … Continue reading
Integrity #8—Praises for Integrity
God chose David, his servant … to shepherd Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. So he shepherded them wholeheartedly and guided them with his skillful hands. Psalm 78:69–72 Father, I celebrate how you created in order to manifest your glory, and declared that the knowledge of your glory will fill the earth as the … Continue reading
Integrity #7—Enlightened Integrity
If we say that we have fellowship with God, but walk in the darkness, we are lying and not practicing the truth; but if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. 1 … Continue reading
Integrity #6—Suffering Integrity
Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier. 2 Timothy 2:3–4. For the joy set before him Jesus endured the cross, despising the shame, and is … Continue reading
Integrity #5—Fruitful Integrity
The seed in the good soil are those who hear the Word with a noble and good heart, hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance. Luke 8:15 Jesus emphasized that the honest and good heart of godly people contrasts sharply with the ignoble and reprehensible heart of the merely religious. What makes the simply … Continue reading
Integrity #4—Stabilizing Integrity
Equip the saints for the work of service, namely, the building up of the body of Christ until we all attain to the same unity of faith and knowledge the Son of God has—to maturity, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ—so we won’t be … tossed about by … Continue reading
Integrity #3—Fearless Integrity
Those who walk in integrity walk securely. But those who pervert their ways will be found out. Proverbs 10:9 The military profession rests on the concept of integrity. When leaders of every rank exhibit it, units hold together, flourish, and accomplish their missions. Leaders committed to integrity inspire followers to commit to service. To our … Continue reading
Integrity #2—Walking Integrity
Yahweh, who may sojourn in your tent? Who may settle down on the mountain of your holiness? Those who walk with integrity, who do what is right, and who speak faithfully from their hearts. Psalm 15:1–2 The psalmist’s three conditions for fellowship with our Creator may seem stringent at first glance. But they are actually … Continue reading
Integrity #1—Satisfying Integrity
Being “double-minded” leads to profound instability in every area of life. When we allow ourselves to be divided—be it spiritually, ethically, morally, intellectually, or emotionally—we open the door to unhappiness and ultimately regret. In stark contrast, a single-minded individual—someone who embodies integrity—experiences no such inner turmoil. Integrity instills a powerful sense of wholeness and peace. … Continue reading
I Was Just Thinking … About Beating the If Only Blues
How distressed my heart can become when, after having committed myself to one course of action, hindsight indicates that another would have been wiser. Regret is a very painful difficulty we often face in life. John Greenleaf Whittier, in his poem “Maud Muller,” captured its pain in these words, “For of all sad words of … Continue reading
Promises for the Battle 