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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”

Pray and Never Give Up! Daniel 10:12

Do you have a problem you are praying about? Daniel prayed about a problem for three weeks. Finally an angel came and explained something to him: “Don’t be afraid, Daniel, for from the first day that you prayed and humbled yourself before God, your prayers were answered. I have come because of your prayers. ButContinue reading “Pray and Never Give Up! Daniel 10:12”

DANIEL NEVER FAILED. Daniel 6:10-11.

Daniel is one of few Bible heroes who never failed. There’s “Daniel in the Lions’ Den.” There’s Daniel interpreting dreams. Daniel insisting on a diet of vegetables in order to avoid breaking God’s law by eating unclean meats. There’s even a VeggieTales version in which, while being thrown to the lions, Daniel (played by LarryContinue reading “DANIEL NEVER FAILED. Daniel 6:10-11.”

BE READY FOR ANYTHING.

The worst thing that happened to the Israelites was the Babylonian captivity. Long after they were rescued from the Pharaoh and brought to the Promised Land, after David killed Goliath and God established David’s kingdom and Solomon’s temple—generations passed and the people got worse and worse. Remember how they left Egypt and built a goldenContinue reading “BE READY FOR ANYTHING.”

Are You Pestering God? Isaiah 62:7.

Have you ever heard someone talk about wasting God’s time? Or maybe you’ve heard them say, “I’m not going to pray about that—I don’t want to bother God.” You wouldn’t want to pester God, right? Wrong. God is NEVER bothered by our prayers. He has an infinite mind—and infinite time. Thus, His attention for youContinue reading “Are You Pestering God? Isaiah 62:7.”

Wrestling With God.

Jacob is the only person to wrestle with God literally. But countless others have wrestled with God, figuratively speaking. Have you? If God seems silent, or seems to be saying no, DON’T GIVE UP! Keep praying! Don’t quit until the Holy Spirit tells you to quit. “A certain woman … heard of Jesus and cameContinue reading “Wrestling With God.”