Given January 3, 2016 “And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.” (Hebrews 12:1C) Here is a thought about God and prayer that came to me recently. God is not a coin-operated machine where you drop in a coin (prayer) to instantly get what you…
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One Day
One day soon, people will be going about their business as usual; work, school, sports, home, shopping, gardening, whatever is on their schedule at the time. Then suddenly, no matter where anyone is, they will hear a loud shout from above and while they are looking up to the sky,…
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The Lord Has Need Of It
Given December 30, 2014 While reading my daily Bible passage about the last days of Jesus, the part about preparing the upper room for the last supper brought a thought to my mind. Luke 22:10-12 tells us, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will…
Shooting Prayers
Given in 2007 “Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer.” (Romans 12:12). Another translations says, “constant in prayer”. How can we do that? A few years ago, I heard a teaching about “shooting prayers”; little short prayers directed at a specific issue which could be prayed at…
The Secret Place
Given May 2014 We’ve all heard of a “black tie” affair; an event by invitation only where men are required to wear black ties. A very fancy occasion indeed. In Psalm 91, we read of the “secret place of the Most High” and in Proverbs 18:10 we read, “The name…