I believe every child of God is called to absolute surrender—a state in which she is completely yielded to her heavenly Father in every area of her life. We have heard it before, but we need to hear it very definitely—the condition of God’s blessing is absolute surrender of all into His hands. If our

When I was 18 years old, I surrendered to God’s call to vocational ministry. But I really had no idea what I was surrendering to. Some years later, God gave me a mandate: “I sent my Son to set the captives free. You will go forth and ring the liberty bell.” This mandate sounded evangelistic

Teaching children to worship helps them develop a relationship with God. But it also prepares them to live a life of victory in the spiritual realm.

O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens. From the lips of children and infants You have ordained praise because of Your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger (Ps. 8:1-2, NIV).

“FROM THE LIPS OF CHILDREN AND INFANTS” Jesus is very comfortable with children. In the book of Mark, we read of a day when Jesus was completely happy to have a bunch of wiggly kids in His lap, kissing Him and telling Him secrets. Mark 10:16 tells us that “He took the children in His arms, put His hands on them and blessed them.” It was the adults around Jesus who were bothered by their noisy, unashamed, nonreligious enthusiasm.