“This, then, is how you should pray: “Our Father…” Matthew 6:9 If you use the computer often then you are most likely familiar with pull-down menus, such that, when you touch one item, a whole series of possibilities opens up before you. The Lord’s Prayer is just like that. Each […]
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.” James 1:17 F.B. Meyer once said, “The education of our faith is incomplete until we learn that God’s providence works through loss…that […]
“Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.” Luke 22:31–32 Have you ever been involved in things you never thought you […]
“But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes” Numbers 11:6 In today’s verse, God had been sending Manna from heaven to feed the Israelites. One would think that they would remain in awe of how God kept raining down this […]
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens…” Ecclesiastes 3:1 The Bible tells us that there are times and seasons for every activity in life. Fruits show this truth very profoundly. At the appropriate time, any fruit will be sweet and enjoyable but […]
“Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.” Psalm 51:7 Boris Yeltsin, former Russian President, once attended church, something politicians occasionally do, especially when the press covers it. But, Yeltsin later told a news agency, that he went to church […]
“Submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” James 4:7 It is not correct that every misfortune that befalls a Christian comes from the devil. I think we wrongly blame him for a lot of our own carelessness, disobedience and laziness. It’s easy to blame […]
“For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds” 2 Corinthians 10:4 Even though as Christians we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, yet we wrestle! Even though the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God, yet […]
“And she made this vow: “O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, if you will look upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you. He will be yours for his entire lifetime, and as a sign that he has been […]
“This, then, is how you should pray: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.” Matthew 6:9 When the disciples asked, “Lord, teach us to pray,” Jesus began by saying, “Our Father!” Of all the terms which Jesus could have used like: Almighty Jehovah, Sovereign Ancient of Days or Oh […]
“And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.” Ephesians 6:18 Your heavenly Father values you so much. He loves you and wants to talk to you. And […]
“When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way, therefore, and […]
“Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” Luke 22:42 Sometimes it’s hard to pray when things don’t go as planned, but do you stop praying and conclude that God has chosen to ignore you or forgotten you? It’s easy to dismiss […]
“God has surely listened and has heard my prayer. Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me!”Psalm 66: 19-20 If we don’t understand why we pray without ceasing, we will most likely stop praying altogether. We will realise that prayer has slipped […]
“So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.” Hebrews 4:16 Boldness here is not arrogance or presumption or a sense of entitlement. Rather, it is a confidence […]