Overwhelmed by Courage and Hope
“Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.” (Psalm 31:24 NIV) [Please join me in praying for our nation and world on Tuesdays.] Current news stories: These and many other pieces of news today can seem rather overwhelming. Who has the emotional bandwidth to absorb so many terribly hardContinue Reading
Unshakeable God
Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.” (Psalm 62:1-2 NIV) Next weekend our church is hosting a two-day conference which will draw between 200-300 women from a variety of places, denominations, and ethnicities. OurContinue Reading
Cowering Church
[Please join me in praying for Jesus’s Church on Sundays.] “I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me.He freed me from all my fears.” (Psalm 34:4 NLT) In the winter/spring of 2020 our world was turned upside down by the COVID-19 virus. Leaving the politics of this asideContinue Reading
What is sin?
“Have you considered and reflected on My servant Job? For there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God [with reverence] and abstains from and turns away from evil [because he honors God].” (Job 1:8 AMP) My Bible Recap plan has me reading in Job rightContinue Reading
Prayer for healing and revival in our children
Father God, We sing praise to your name and extol you, whose name is the Lord. You are a father to the fatherless, a defender of widows; you are always reigning from your holy dwelling. You love all your children, but have a special place in your heart for theContinue Reading
Cheeky Children
On the Lord’s Prayer: “If you are interested enough to have read thus far you are probably interested enough to make a shot at saying your prayers: and, whatever else you say, you will probably say the Lord’s Prayer. “Its very first words are Our Father. Do you now seeContinue Reading
Roar
[On Tuesdays I plan to focus the prayer on praying for our nation. Today’s prayer comes from a GiveHim15.com post from December 21, 2022.] Let the Lion of Judah Roar! “Lord, several months ago You showed me a vision of Jesus Christ as the Lion of the Tribe of Judah,Continue Reading
Samson’s Strength
“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” (2 Corinthians 3:17 NIV I was rereading parts of Samson’s story and kept coming across this line, “The Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him.” As you remember, Samson’s parents were visited by an angel who announced that Samson was to be aContinue Reading
Lukewarm Church
Hopefully after so many decades as a Christian I am not so foolish to believe that I understand God and see everything from his perspective. Instead, actually, I realize that while I can grow in my knowledge of God, I certainly do not have his depth and breadth of understanding.Continue Reading
Samson’s Eyes
“Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways.” (Psalm 119:37 ESV) Oh be careful, little eyes, what you see Oh be careful, little eyes, what you see For the Father up above is looking down in love, Oh be careful, little eyes, whatContinue Reading