Day and Night Prayer

 By Francis Frangipane

God has provided a divine antidote for every ill in the human condition; that remedy is Jesus Christ. When we see a need or a wound in the soul of our communities, we must apply Christ as the cure.

The stronghold that God provides to us as individuals has a divinely inspired, built-in limitation: The Spirit of Christ, which shelters us from the enemy, also makes us vulnerable to the needs of others. As it is written, "If one member suffers, all the members suffer with it" (1 Cor. 12:26). Thus, to perfect love, God unites us to other people; to empower prayer, He allows us to be vicariously identified with the sufferings of those for whom we care. If we cease to love, we will fail to pray. Love is the fuel behind all intercession. Are you weary or vacillating in your prayer life? Remember the love God first gave you, whether it was for your family, church, city, or nation.

The Pure in Heart See God, Part 2

By Francis Frangipane

God’s purification process cleanses the condition of our hearts and opens our eyes. Jesus warned that the Pharisees were blind leaders of the blind. Jesus wants us to see where we are going. The Scripture says, “Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16:11, KJV). The pleasures of this world are a dim reflection of the pleasures of eternity. But seeing eternity is not our main objective. We must aim to see the One who made it and live in fellowship with Him.

He did reveal Himself to people in the Scriptures, and they witnessed the glory of God—He revealed Himself to Isaiah, Abraham, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Solomon, David, and Habakkuk. God also revealed Himself to Peter, James, and John on the mountain.