Specific Direction
Richard Roberts – Second of four parts We each can have the assurance that God has a plan for our lives. Sometimes, however, we find that we have a sense of the “big picture” of God’s plan for us, but we still have difficulty with the details. We wonder … How can I know Gods […]
God’s Personalized Plan
Richard Roberts – First of four parts An important question we each must ask ourselves as we embark on a relationship with Christ is: Should I do God’s will or my will? To be like Jesus, we must make a decision in our inner man to choose God’s will for our lives. Many people, however, […]
Who’s First?
Richard Roberts Who or what do you put first in your life? Your spouse… your children… your job? The dictionary defines the word “first” as “preceding all others in time, order, or importance; the finest grade.” What in your life would fit that description? God wants us to put Him first and everything else in […]
Hold Tight
Lindsay Roberts My daughter Jordan once had a Maltese dog whose name was Majesty―and she lived up to her name! When Maggie, as we affectionately called her, was about six years old, we bought a puppy. It never dawned on us that Maggie would in any way be offended by this puppy. In fact, we […]
Miracles
From the archives of Oral Roberts Psalm 77:13–14 says, Who is so great a God as our God? You are the God who does wonders. A belief in a God who performs miracles creates within us an enthusiasm for life. Many people look upon each day not as a challenge for excellence, but as another […]
God Has No Grandchildren
Richard Roberts Some people might think that because I am the son of a famous evangelist like Oral Roberts, it would make my walk with God easier. But while it has been a tremendous privilege to follow in my dad’s footsteps, I had to come to God on my own. It didn’t matter how many […]
Carrying Christ
From the archives of Oral Roberts The story is told of the donkey colt that carried Christ through Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. That evening, the donkey went back to the stable and said excitedly to all the other donkeys, “You can’t imagine what happened to me today! The people cut down branches and waved them […]
Just Say No to Sin
Richard Roberts When Ronald Reagan was President of the United States, his wife, Nancy, introduced a program for the youth called “Just Say No to Drugs.” Resisting temptation works the same way. We all face temptations ― even Jesus was tempted by Satan in the wilderness. But He overcame by quoting the Word to the […]
Praying God’s Word
Lindsay Roberts One thing I love about God is that He not only tells us what to do and say, but He gives us specific instructions in His Word so we can’t mess things up. For example, Jesus didn’t tell us just to say something to our mountain of need and it would go. If […]
Prayer Closet
From the archives of Oral Roberts Have you ever wondered why Jesus said, “When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father… in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly (Matthew 6:6)?” In Bible times, homes in the East had little […]