Thought for the Day
A sharing of a verse(s) from the Bible to bless and encourage you.
How to RECEIVE answers to prayer
There are thousands of books written about receiving answers to prayer, from our Heavenly Father. Most of the people that contact the "spiritword.org" prayer line have read some of these books and yet, they still experience difficulty in receiving answers to prayers....
“… I will pray with the spirit and I will also pray with the understanding.” (1 Corinthians chapter 14:15)
Just as we have to balance grace and faith in our walk with the Father, we are encouraged to mix praying with the spirit(tongues) with prayer in the understanding(mind) in our private prayer time spent with the Father. Romans chapter 8 v 26-27 reads, "Likewise the...
We live to give
Giving is in our spiritual DNA. Our inward man, the spirit that, by grace, dwells within us yearns to give. Why? Because the source of that spirit is the greatest giver we have ever known. John chapter 3 v 16. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten...
“Every man according as he purposes in his heart, so let him give…….”
This quotation is taken from 2 Corinthians 9v7. This chapter deals solely with "the ministering/service to the saints," the giving of finances and goods by the saints to other saints who maybe have a temporary need or simply need to be blessed. The word saints is the...
Miraculous events in Acts chapter 12
In "Thought for today" on June 17th 2021, we searched the scriptures regarding "Prayer without ceasing" or constant prayer, both in the spirit and in the understanding, in Acts chapter 12 v 5. Today we look at the miraculous consequences of that prayer to the Father...
Pray without ceasing
Today we meditate on Acts chapter 12 v 5. The context of Acts chapter 12 v 1-4 is that Herod the King had imprisoned Peter, intending to judge him and certainly execute him before the Jews; having already killed James the brother of John with the sword. Verse 5,...
Tongues in church – It’s all about edification.
Should we or shouldn't we? It is a question I am asked quite frequently. Brothers and sisters in Christ bursting into tongues during a meeting, others insisting that one person must speak in tongues and another must interpret.Let's search for our Heavenly Father's...