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
Samson’s parents
[I intend to pray for children and families on Thursdays this year. Please join me.] I have been working my way through the story of Samson in Judges 13-16. If you only know the children’s Sunday School version of his story you know he was very strong because he hadContinue Reading
Feast, not fast
Last week at the church prayer meeting the pastor asked each of us what we had heard from the Lord in the course of our prayer and fasting. I had not done a regular “fast” – refraining from food, or even entertainment or social media. Instead I did a “feast”Continue Reading
Encouragement in the face of wickedness
[On Tuesdays I plan to focus the prayer on praying for our nation and world.] God of Justice, Thank you for your goodness and mercy to those who seek you and whose hearts are pure before you. Thank you that when we see the wickedness in this world, we canContinue Reading