DEVOTION TO THE DESERTED PLACE

DEVOTION TO THE DESERTED PLACE

by Bill Elliff April 03, 2024

Every reason He had for seclusion should be our reason. The man always available and even seeking the limelight is not the One we should follow. “Pay no attention,” Tozer said, “to a man who pays no attention to God.” Follow the man who often slips away to pray. This man will have something from God to say when the crowds appear.

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FINDING INTIMACY WITH GOD

FINDING INTIMACY WITH GOD

by Bill Elliff March 06, 2024

To be intimate means to be close … closer than others. The dictionary says it means “marked by very close association, familiarity, or friendship.” There are only three ways to relate to God. All are possibilities.

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WHAT WILL YOU DELIGHT IN THIS YEAR?

WHAT WILL YOU DELIGHT IN THIS YEAR?

by Bill Elliff January 01, 2024

Satan’s great agenda is to get us to delight in everything but God. Like he tried to do with the man, Jesus, in the wilderness, he dangles his delights before our eyes, tempting us to live for lesser things.

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THE GREATEST PROMISE OF HIS PRESENCE

THE GREATEST PROMISE OF HIS PRESENCE

by Bill Elliff December 06, 2023

We think we need this and that when all we really need is God's presence. He is the answer to every question, the solution to every problem. He is the substance that can fill every void and the satisfaction that fulfills every longing.

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THE RICHEST INHERITANCE

THE RICHEST INHERITANCE

by Bill Elliff October 10, 2023

To have Him and His presence is to have it all, for everything flows from the presence of the Lord. Everything. Jesus would later say to a distracted, worried Martha who was angry that her sister was “sitting at the Lord’s feet, listening to His words,” a similar thought.

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PLACES OF GOD'S PRESENCE

PLACES OF GOD'S PRESENCE

by Bill Elliff September 28, 2023

Where has the Lord met you? Where did the Lord give you a unique encounter of His presence? Don’t minimize these spaces. Erect an altar there of remembrance, worship, and surrender. For it is here the Lord pursued you, and here you surrendered afresh to Him.

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WHAT'S IN YOUR HEART?

WHAT'S IN YOUR HEART?

by Bill Elliff August 23, 2023

"How blessed is the man," the Psalmist says, "in whose heart are the highways to Zion!" In other words, this man has found the path to God’s presence. He knows how to get there and to live there. He naturally finds himself turning there. He is so enamored by the Lord's presence and so uninterested in every other place, that his heart is forever turning to Christ.

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COMING BACK TO GOD

COMING BACK TO GOD

by Bill Elliff August 10, 2023

Every follower of Christ has seasons where they drift from God. The allurement of the world, the weakness of our flesh, and the enemy's attack regularly pull us. We are not instantly delivered from a hostile world when we come to Christ in faith and the matter of nearness to God must be cultivated.

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GUARDING THE WELL

GUARDING THE WELL

by Bill Elliff August 09, 2023

Our heart is the seat of our affections. What we love and value. Everything in one’s life is determined by their heart's affections. Whatever you think is valuable is what you will pursue, whether right or wrong, good for you or detrimental.

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OUR ONLY-NESS WITH GOD

OUR ONLY-NESS WITH GOD

by Bill Elliff August 01, 2023

Is there something in the blank for you—even seemingly good things that rob you of the God-life? Or have you discovered the blessed, secure, sufficient only-ness of God?

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IS YOUR SOUL NEEDY?

IS YOUR SOUL NEEDY?

by Bill Elliff July 28, 2023

Various people affect us in various ways. Some are life-taking. To be around them is to come away completely drained, defeated, and discouraged. No one has the luxury of avoiding such people all the time, or ministry wouldn’t happen. But it’s hard.

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THE ONE WHO WANTS TO COME TO YOUR HOUSE

THE ONE WHO WANTS TO COME TO YOUR HOUSE

by Bill Elliff April 17, 2023

What is your opinion of Christ? Do you see him as an important historical figure? The Son of God? The Savior of the world? The King of Kings and Lord of Lords?

All of these are true, but there is so much more. He is the One seeking you—the One wanting to stay at your house. It’s personal.

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