Abraham and Sarah, Parents at Last! –Image generated with A.I. Have you ever had to wait just–forever? It’s tough, isn’t it? You wait in line. You wait on the phone. You wait for summer. You wait for vacations, marriage, careers, promotions. As children, our experience of waiting for Christmas morning is so universal it hasContinue reading “The Waiting is the Hardest Part. Genesis 30:22-24.”
Category Archives: Prayer
The King’s Heart. Ezra 1:1.
Sometimes I am impatient in prayer. Sometimes I wonder why it seems to take so long for God to answer, or whether He is listening at all. But God is listening. God is sovereign. God is in control and seated on His throne. And sometimes—in His mercy—He encourages me with signs that He does indeedContinue reading “The King’s Heart. Ezra 1:1.”
Ask Your Father for a Blessing! Joshua 15:19.
Yesterday I read an interesting phrase. The writer said the father of Benjamin Franklin had 17 children “of which to dispose.” But it’s not what you think. The arcane phrase simply means Josiah Franklin had to find jobs, apprenticeships, husbands, or other arrangements to secure the future of each of his 17 children. Dispose, usedContinue reading “Ask Your Father for a Blessing! Joshua 15:19.”
He Hears Your Voice. Psalm 55.
God hears. No matter what day, no matter what is going on. No matter what you have done—God hears. Take your complaints, your hurt, your fear, and broken heart to God. He hears you. He loves you. He will deliver you. When David was upset and afraid, he wrote Psalm 55. “But I call toContinue reading “He Hears Your Voice. Psalm 55.”
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.”
Do You Need Answered Prayers or Do You Need Grace? 2 Corinthians 12:9
Paul writes that God brought him to heaven and showed him amazing things no other mortal has seen. Then, to keep the apostle humble, God sent him a thorn in his flesh. No one is sure what that thorn was, whether illness, temptation, or constant persecution. But Paul asked God to remove the thorn. “AndContinue reading “Do You Need Answered Prayers or Do You Need Grace? 2 Corinthians 12:9”
My Daily Prayer for You. Mark 12:30-31
My prayer for my family, for my kids, every day: That you “love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your mind, with all your soul, and with all your strength” Mark 12:30-31. And that you love the Word, read the Word, study the Word, memorize the Word, and submit yourselves toContinue reading “My Daily Prayer for You. Mark 12:30-31”
A MAN OF PRAYER IS A MAN OF COURAGE. Luke 13:31-33.
No one faced worse than Jesus. Yet He faced it with courage. He drew amazing strength from amazing prayer. His prayer time was not mere “quality” time, but also a significant QUANTITY of time. He got up before dawn. He stayed up all night. He went away to places of solitude. Consider Gethsemane: Jesus beganContinue reading “A MAN OF PRAYER IS A MAN OF COURAGE. Luke 13:31-33.”
Jesus Has Compassion for You—Even When Your Faith is Weak. John 20:25-27.
When the disciples told Thomas they had seen the Risen Christ, he said, “unless I place my fingers in the holes in His hands and place my hand in His side, I will NOT believe” John 20:25. Eight long days later, Jesus showed up, and went straight to Thomas: “Come. Put your finger here andContinue reading “Jesus Has Compassion for You—Even When Your Faith is Weak. John 20:25-27.”
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