Pray without ceasing – Household Words:

Cooking Thought for the Day. Revelation 3:14-22.

Have you ever put something like spaghetti in the microwave then sat down to eat it only to find it had cool spots in it? Isn’t that the worst—when you expect it to be hot and it’s lukewarm? Yuck. Jesus talks about Christians with lukewarm faith in Revelation 3:14-22: “To the angel of the churchContinue reading “Cooking Thought for the Day. Revelation 3:14-22.”

ROSE-COLORED GLASSES. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18.

When I was a child, John Conlee sang a song about perspective: “But these rose-colored glasses that I’m looking through, Show only the beauty, ‘cause they hide all the truth.” I remember asking, “What are rose-colored glasses?” Mama told me it means you don’t see the negatives. That is not a bad thing. If youContinue reading “ROSE-COLORED GLASSES. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18.”

WHAT IS TRULY HIGH PRAISE? Daniel 10:12-13.

What have been your favorite compliments? I recently wrote a list of favorites from my whole life—I came up with 37, including one or two from each of you! But several people in the Bible were praised by God—now THAT’S high praise! God called Abraham His friend, Genesis 18:17. He said Job spoke rightly ofContinue reading “WHAT IS TRULY HIGH PRAISE? Daniel 10:12-13.”

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.”

CONSISTENCY. Daniel 6:5-16.

What do you do consistently? Do you run every day? Eat potato chips every day? Pray every day? People notice the things you do consistently. Three kings rewarded Daniel for his consistency. When others became jealous, they hatched a plan that would land Daniel in a pit filled with starving lions. They wanted to trapContinue reading “CONSISTENCY. Daniel 6:5-16.”

Stop Praying About it!

Jesus spends hours in prayer. He tells stories encouraging us to do the same, first of a judge who gives in because he is tired of a widow’s pleas. In another story, a man has locked his door and gone to bed but gets up to give bread to his neighbor because the neighbor willContinue reading “Stop Praying About it!”