When God calls you, He will equip you. When God gives you a task, he will provide what you need to accomplish that task. When God called me to law school, he gave me a promise I could cling to. I needed the reassurance so often, I prayed these words nearly every day: “Faithful isContinue reading “God’s Calling Includes the Promise of God’s Provision. 1 Kings 17:3-4.”
Category Archives: Pray the Word/Claim God’s Promises
David Wrote 72 Psalms: Claim God’s Promises. Psalms 4 – 16.
David is named as the author of seventy-two psalms, or nearly half of the book of Psalms. That is an impressive collection for a man as busy as he: shepherd, warrior, fugitive, king. And the idea that one of the manliest men in Israel was also a shepherd, composer, poet, and harpist is hard toContinue reading “David Wrote 72 Psalms: Claim God’s Promises. Psalms 4 – 16.”
Jump the R.A.M.P.S.! Joshua 1:8
Boys in the ‘70s and ‘80s loved to jump ramps. We would lay a post on the ground and nail one end of a piece of scrap plywood to it, and voila! a ramp. Most of these were rudimentary, made from found wood that we dragged home from someone’s trash. Some of the ramps wereContinue reading “Jump the R.A.M.P.S.! Joshua 1:8”
DO YOU EVER THINK ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN? Judges 2:10-12,14.
When I was a child in Sunday school, I always wondered what went wrong? We would read about Adam and Eve, the way they walked with God in the garden. But in a few generations, people were so evil, God chose to flood the earth and start over. Then Noah and his three sons andContinue reading “DO YOU EVER THINK ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN? Judges 2:10-12,14.”
Facing Tragedy? Ask God to Pour Out a Spirit of Grace and Prayer. Zechariah 12:10.
“Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the house of David” Zechariah 12:10. What a great prayer. If we could be overwhelmed by a passion for prayer and for grace, it would change our lives. Is anyone you know suffering an unspeakable tragedy? I read this verse the day afterContinue reading “Facing Tragedy? Ask God to Pour Out a Spirit of Grace and Prayer. Zechariah 12:10.”
WHAT WORDS DO YOU PRAY? Colossians 1:9-12.
I remember being asked to pray in public as a child. I LOVED public speaking, but was terrified of public praying. What if you can’t think of something to say? What if you love your friends or family or students, but don’t know what to ask God for on their behalf? Does the Bible provideContinue reading “WHAT WORDS DO YOU PRAY? Colossians 1:9-12.”
Secrets of Prayer: Praying With Power. Mark 9:24.
Everyone wants to get results when they pray. To put it another way: we want God to give us what we want! And of course, that can be a selfish thing. If we need rent money, we might pray selfishly or we might pray selflessly, but either way—we really do need the money. And GodContinue reading “Secrets of Prayer: Praying With Power. Mark 9:24.”
HOW HARD ARE YOU PRAYING? Matthew 15:22-28.
What do you need from the Lord? How hard are you praying for it? I bet you could pray harder. Are you praying the Word, using scripture to “prove your point” to God, to show Him why He should say ‘YES’ to your request? Are you praying out loud, having a conversation with Him? OnceContinue reading “HOW HARD ARE YOU PRAYING? Matthew 15:22-28.”
PRAY LIKE A LAWYER! Matthew 15:22-27; Mark7:29.
Daddy used to get fed up: “You’d argue with a fence post!” So he told me to be a lawyer. True, there are thousands of lawyer jokes, few of them undeserved. But when you need one, you’ll be glad to have one. (Even Jesus is described as “our advocate with the Father” 1 John 2:1.)Continue reading “PRAY LIKE A LAWYER! Matthew 15:22-27; Mark7:29.”
Pray Like Nehemiah. Nehemiah 1:4-11.
A wise king surrounds himself with capable people. Pharaoh made Joseph second-in-command, Genesis 41:40-42. Nebuchadnezzar elevated the best of the Hebrews, young men “skillful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge,” bringing them into his service, Daniel 1:3-4. The same is true of Nehemiah. He was the king’s cupbearer, a position of great trust. ThereContinue reading “Pray Like Nehemiah. Nehemiah 1:4-11.”
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