God Never Changes 7/1 Friday Faith

Reminder: I may miss a day or two next week. As I wrote earlier, whenever anyone, minister or lawyer, can take the platform and prove by the Word of God that the Holy Spirit and His mighty, miraculous power have been taken away from the church, I am willing to go to prison, but not before. It cannot be done. God never recalls His gifts (Rom. 11:29). God never changes. My Bible says, "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever" (Heb. 13:8). -- Maria Woodworth-Etter

Our Privileges 6/30 Thursday Thoughts

I may miss one or more days between now and July 8. What a wonderful people we are in our privileges! Today, every believer may be God's priest (Rev. 1:6). If we abide in Him, and His words abide in us, we may ask what we will, and it will be done (John 15:7). We indeed have wonderful privileges. The power of the Lord shines forth a hundred times greater than under the law; the power then was typical of Pentecost. -- Maria Woodworth-Etter

No Doubts 6/29 Wednesday Wisdom

Are you full of joy, with no doubts that Jesus is your Lord and Savior? You need power to do the work of God; you need to be clothed with power. God says He will baptize you with fire, bestowing on you wisdom, knowledge, and gifts. He will cause you to understand the "deep things of God' (1 Cor. 2:10). As you teach them and live them, God will be with you. -- Maria Woodworth-Etter

Be On Fire For God 6/28 Tuesday Truth

We will also be on fire for God. The glory of the Lord was seen over the ark. Inside the tabernacle, the lamp was always burning. Since it was kept supplied with oil, it never went out. In the temple that is each of our bodies, God puts His love in our hearts. He wants us to keep the light always burning and never let it go out. -- Maria Woodworth-Etter

We Will Run It Ourselves 5/17 Monday Meditation

With all these past warnings and examples of mercy and awful calamities that came with or followed the loving voice of God -- who so tenderly called people to Himself from their evil ways, called them to fly to His outstretched arms -- with all these past warnings and examples, the poor, blinded, debauched world does not, and will not, take warning. Instead, after six thousand years, she keeps on sinning. She still seems to take the management from God, saying, "God does not know. He does not care. We will run the machinery ourselves." -- Maria Woodworth-Etter

The Agent of Christ 6/24 Friday Faith

The Holy Spirit is the agent of Christ, sent by God to work through the church, the body of Christ. Each member is to possess one or more of these gifts as the church walks in the light and believes and accepts these blessings or gifts. -- Maria Woodworth-Etter

The Little Word "Not" 6/23 Thursday Thoughts

There are many wonderful things all around us in these last days, things the natural man cannot understand, demonstrations of God's power. There are other powers, too, and many do not know the difference. God's power is the greatest, and it is the only power that will bring peace to your soul. God wants you to be pure and holy, filled with the Holy Spirit, but the devil is right here, too. If you do not know the difference, you will be listening to Satan. He comes sometimes as an "angel of light" (2 Cor. 11:14). One word by the devil in the Garden of Eden upset the world -- the little word "not" (Gen. 3:4). -- Maria Woodworth-Etter

He Takes Care of His Own 6/22 Wednesday Wisdom

Children of God, those of you who think you are something are really nothing. When you realize you are nothing, God fights for you. . . When God says, "Go forward," obey Him; He takes care of His own. -- Maria Woodworth-Etter

Ready to Stand for God 6/21 Tuesday Truth

What happens in 2 Chronicles 7:1-3 is like Pentecost; it represents Pentecost. The first verse reads, "When Solomon had made an end of praying." So many people never look to God to answer their prayers; they would be frightened if He did. Solomon stretched out His hands and prayed to God, and God heard him. When he had finished praying, something happened. God will will come forth if you are not afraid of the power; if you are ready to stand for God with everything that is within you. -- Maria Woodworth-Etter

The Coming of the Spirit 6/20 Monday Meditation

I had this bookmarked to use around Easter and just found it. The Lamb of God left the realm of glory and came down here to be footsore, dusty, weary, and spit upon. He said, "I come to do thy will, O God" (Heb. 10:9). If He had not borne all these things, if He had not gone all the way to the cross, the Holy Spirit never could have come. If Jesus had been left in the tomb, the Holy Spirit never could have come. As soon as He arose from the dead and ascended into heaven, the Holy Spirit could come. -- Maria Woodworth-Etter

Side Issues 6/17 Friday Faith

Don't talk about side issues; don't get a bone of contention and talk about it. When people know Him, they will know what to do, what to wear, how to get married, and how to live when they are married. Preach Jesus. Glory to God! People will not change their ideas to please you. God Almighty has to show them. These things break up meetings [congregations], and the people lose their power. Lift up Jesus. It is not by might or by power; it is Almighty God doing the work (Zech. 4:6). We must show forth what He is doing. Let us stand by Him during this short time when the command goes forth to blow the trumpet. -- Maria Woodworth-Etter

Lift Up Jesus 6/16 Thursday Thoughts

There never was such a responsibility on the people of God as there is today. There never was such a time for Jesus Christ to be lifted up as He is today. Gods of science and nature and other gods are on the earth today. At a gathering of 23 ministers in Boston, only three accepted the divinity of Christ. We have to drop all side issues and hobbies, everything else but Jesus; we must lift up Jesus. -- Maria Woodworth-Etter

Expecting a Message 6/15 Wednesday Wisdom

Oh, dearly beloved, let us "abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul" (1 Peter 1:11). Let our words be few and well chosen; let our conversation be in heaven (Phil. 3:20), from which we are expceting a message from the King, telling us that He is coming. -- Maria Woodworth-Etter

Something Wonderful 6/14 Tuesday Truth

All heaven is waiting is hear the shout, "Go forth and meet her." Something wonderful is going to take place soon. The Mighty God, who inhabits eternity, and all the heavenly hosts have been wa waitng thousands of years for this great event: for the mystical body to come together -- Christ our living Head, and the bride, the living body -- for the Marriage of the Son of God, the Great Jehovah. "For the marriage of the Lamb is come" (Rev. 19:7). -- Maria Woodworth-Etter

Living Stones 6 /13 Monday Meditation

As living stones, we are being built up into a spiritual house (1 Peter 2:5). Oh, glory to God! We are God's temple, in which He lives and moves. He molds us as clay in order to show His glorious presence, and so the world can see that the treasure is in our earthen vessels and that it is all of God (2 Cor. 4:7). --Maria Woodworth-Etter

A Power Plant for Him 6/10 Friday Faith

You need to take down your umbrellas and get your buckets right-side up. God will fill the vessels and make you a power plant for Him. Then God will show Himself mighty to pull down the strongholds of the devil and build up the kingdom of Christ. (See 2 Corinthians 10:4-5.) You will have power to preach, and signs and wonders will be worked, as in the days of the apostles. The Lord was with them. He was invisible, but He was with them, confirming the Word with signs and wonders (Mark 16:20). He will never forsake us if we obey Him. -- Maria Woodworth-Etter

Pilgrims and Strangers 6/9 Thursday Thoughts

Oh, praise the Lord. He is calling out a people for a special purpose in these last days. He calls them the wise ones, a chosen generation, a nation called out from among the nations, a royal kingly nation or nation of kings, a holy priesthood, a special people, who confess that they are not of this world, for our citizenship and kingdom are not of this world. We confess that we are pilgrims and strangers in this world (Heb. 11:13). -- Maria Woodworth-Etter

He Will Come 6/8 Wednesday Wisdom

He Himself will come to take His bride, to take us, if we are part of his bride, to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb in the skies. He says, "I am coming quickly," meaning "soon" (Rev. 22:7). Hold fast to all you have received until He comes. See that no man takes your crown. "Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in [My church]" (Rev. 3:12). "Watch and pray" (Mark 13:33) so that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that are coming on the earth and to stand before the Lord. -- Maria Woodworth-Etter

The Wise Will Know 6/7 Tuesday Truth

None of the wicked will know anything about when Jesus comes, but the wise will know. Hear Jesus shout, "To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne" (Rev. 3:21). Oh, praise the Lord! The wise will sit with Christ on His throne. -- Maria Woodworth-Etter

Watch and Pray 6/6 Monday Meditation

Watch and pray. Be in an attitude of prayer or praise all the time so that you may be counted worthy to escape these awful calamties and stand before the Son of God (Luke 21:36). Don't you see that we have no time for foolish talking about what this one or that one said? I am here to tell what Jesus Christ said. I don't steal words from my neighbor. It is what Jesus said that is important. We are to pay attention to "Thus saith the Lord." -- Maria Woodworth-Etter

Shavuot / Pentecost use for 2023

Deep Calls to Deep: Riches from our Jewish Roots 7h · It's hard to imagine what the disciples and others felt like when they came together for Shavuot just a little over 7 weeks after the Passover seder (what we call the Last Supper) the night before Jesus was crucified. You can be sure they knew how many days He lived among them after He was resurrected ~ because they were all counting the days, as commanded by God in their Torah (in Leviticus 23 and Deuteronomy 16) ~ the days from Passover Sabbath to Shavuot. Shavuot ~ their celebration of the Torah given to them by God on Mt. Sinai all those years ago. It had been only 10 days since Jesus' ascension, and now the bewildered disciples gathered in Jerusalem ~ with the others who have all made the pilgrimage to the Temple with offerings and sacrifices, to meet together before their God. It was one of the 3 most important "appointed times" of their faith, and their hearts must have been so ready to gather with others who had seen Him, and worship God together with those whose hearts were also aflame. The Greeks called this day "Pentecost" ~ meaning 50th. You see, 7 weeks were counted from Passover's Sabbath. Then the next day was Shavuot - the 50th day. And so the day began..... Acts 2:1 ~ “When the day of Pentecost [Shavuot] had come, they were all together in one place.” The day the Ten Commandments and Torah were given to the Jewish people, amidst fire and smoke and storms on the mountain, the world changed. The people who had been slaves were now a holy nation, with God leading them in intricate detail in the ways of life, and promising to go before them with His Presence. You can see why Shavuot was such an important festival to the Jewish people. And this new day, the first celebration of Shavuot since Jesus' left them, promising to send His Holy Spirit to guide them, Shavuot was transformed and all was made new.... For this day, after they gathered, the Presence of God descended on them in much the same way, with an assembled group, and with the sound of a strong wind and what looked to be tongues of fire, and signs and wonders among them! Pentecost celebrates that the veil has been torn that separated God from mankind, torn by God from top to bottom, and that God has indeed sent His Spirit to live in the hearts of all who believe. His Living Presence now inside them! Both Shavuot and Pentecost changed the world. Both are remembered by the fire ~ throughout the Bible, a symbol of the Presence of God. The one holiday shared by Jews and Christ-followers even today, the birth of the Jewish nation and the birth of the Church on the same day, with centuries between. (A holiday that would still be on the same day every year, if we weren't using a new calendar.) A day of fire, the Presence of the God of the Universe among us. What an earth-shifting day, this same day of the calendar, separated by centuries, but so much the same. The Law (literally "the Instructions") and the Law fulfilled.... The Presence of God inside our hearts!

Happy Pentecost!

Pentecost is called "the birthday of the church". It is the day that the Holy Spirit came to be with us and in us. Jesus told his disciples to wait in Jerusalem until the Holy Spirit came upon them. Since Old Testament times, every male Jew was required to come to Jerusalem for Pentecost (Feast of Weeks, Shavuot - Leviticus 23). The Old Testament Pentecost celebrated God giving the Law to Moses on Mount Sinai. According to non-Biblical tradition, the soul of every Jew who would ever be born was present at Mount Sinai to hear God give the Law, each in his own language. On the New Testament Pentecost, every male Jew from the known world heard the Gospel in his own language. On the Old Testament Pentecost, 3000 who had worshipped the golden calf were put to death. On the New Testament Pentecost, 3000 who heard the Gospel received new life. Quoting Pastor Robert Morris: When the Law was given to Israel through Moses, no one could keep it. The Law gave the Israelites an understanding of what pleased God, but it couldn't give them the internal ability to live it. However, when the Holy Spirit fills a person's life, amazing things happen. A dead human spirit is regenerated by the Holy Spirit, who writes a new law on the heart of the believer. This law isn't the Ten Commandments; rather, it's the "Law of Love." We receive the empowerment to walk in love. In other words, we can't walk righteously without the power of the Holy Spirit. Before that day, the disciples were timid and afraid -- hiding in locked rooms and dreading the knock at the door. After Pentecost, the disciples were filled with boldness and confidence. They proclaimed Jesus in public squares and synagogues. The transformation brought by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost was astounding. I encourage you to read the story of Pentecost in Acts 2. It is traditional to wear red on Pentecost.

Now a Child of God 6/3 Friday Faith

When the sinner stops his rebellion and repents, God gives him faith to accept Christ. God gives him power to become a son of God who is born not of man or of the will of men, nor of flesh and blood, but by the power of God. (See John 1:12-13.) He is then no longer a rebel but a son, for he has received the gift of God and has been born of the spiritual family of God. His name has been written in the family record by the finger of God and it has been said, "This man was born in Zion." (See Psalm 87:5.) The finished work on Calvary atones for his sin and uncleanness, and he is now a child of God... -- Maria Woodworth-Etter

Rivers of Living Water 6/2 Thursday Thoughts

The ancient temple in all its glory represents each one of our bodies. If we are filled with the Holy Spirit as we ought to be, our bodies will be flooded with "rivers of living water" (John 7:38) that flow out to others. -- Maria Woodworth-Etter