“I will answer their prayers.” Isaiah 65:24b NLT Seems we’re doing a lot of complaining these days. Lord knows there certainly is enough reason to. Yet, we’re forgetting the one thing Jesus told us to do… Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. What if we prayed about, instead of complain about… -Our […]
“On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people…” Acts 4:23 Peter and John taught. Many came to hear. Hearts were stirred. The rulers were nervous. The two were arrested. They didn’t relent. They made a proclamation, “For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.” The rulers […]
“And the God of all grace…, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.” 1Peter 5:10 NIV I know very little, if anything, of the sport of Fencing. Except, perhaps, a term recognized by many of us… En Garde! (On guard!) A French term used to signal the beginning of a […]
“May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through.” 1Thessalonians 5:23 Rejoice evermore… Pray without ceasing… In everything give thanks… –When the house needs cleaning. –When the bills need paying. –When the kids are incorrigible. –When the spouse won’t listen. –When the boss is stubborn. –When the plans don’t happen. –When… […]
“…but our confidence comes from God.” 2Corinthians 3:5b NIV We so desperately want to hear directly from God. We seek a one on one conversation where His voice and our voice are audible to each other. Yet, God does things differently than we do. He chooses to speak in ways that are a […]
“…before the gods I will sing your praise.” Psalm 138:1b Our schedules are full these days. We drive kids. We help spouses. We shuffle paperwork. We make houses. We make money. We study words. We share laughs. We fill calendars. We make lists. We put numbers next to them. We rank their importance. We […]
“He who has ears, let him hear.” Matthew 11:15 Living by faith and not by sight can have its moments of questioning. When we don’t see the answers to our prayers or when the worst happens instead of the best, we can sit in the doubt instead of rejoice in the trust. And that’s […]
“And I pray that you…grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ” Ephesians 3:17-18 In our language, in our culture, love is thrown around quite a bit. I can tell you these truths for me– I love popcorn and pizza. I love a soft blanket. I love my family. […]
