I have often felt discouraged in praying for another person’s salvation when observing the demonstration of a strong will set against God. Does God overcome a resistant will? Duh. He had to overcome my resistance to bring me to faith. Didn’t He you? John 15:16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you… 1…
At age 3 my grandson wanted to get the tools out and work with Papa. “Me help Papa. Me build house.” – to the delight of his Papa. Abba is delighted when we want to “help Him” in His work, to be like Him. But in all reality and practicality, what can we do? Some…
“He who believes in me…if you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.” John 14:12-14 What is the basis for answered prayer? Jesus! It’s not that we have done good things and avoided doing bad things. It’s not our spiritual offerings and sacrifices…religious activities. Ps. 51:16 It’s not our office/position/title as leaders…
When I don’t see much happening by way of ‘my ministry’, should I go somewhere else, some place where God is working, and the harvest is plentiful? Possibly. God could be initiating a restlessness in preparation for a move. Keep talking to God about it and staying open. What came to my mind when I…
Have you experienced a time when you were particularly impressed that you heard a promise from God for a particular need/request…. and then it didn’t happen? What does faith say then? I think of Job (13:15) after losing his children, possessions, and health, “Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him.” Or the 3 Hebrews…
When you think of the needs of the people you personally know or associate with, are you overwhelmed? And then to remember that God has the whole world on His heart and we hear about our brothers and sisters in Christ being persecuted and destitute, being driven from their homes and having tremendous need and…
Mark 11:22-24 And Jesus answered saying to them, “Have faith in God. Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him. Therefore I say…
“One of the most wonderful things about the call to prayer is that every single one of us can experience divine power before the throne of Grace. Whether we are young or old, rich or poor, male or female, no matter where we work, no matter where we live, we are powerful people and “heaven…
..we walk by faith, not by sight. 2 Cor. 5:7 I think this is true of every person in some way. The real question is who/what is your faith in? Many times people are trusting in good luck, fate, themselves, someone else – depending on the situation. What is the object of your faith? Is it…
“Up in a little town in Maine, things were pretty dead some years ago. The churches were not accomplishing anything. There were a few Godly men in the churches, and they said: ‘Here we are, only uneducated laymen; but something must be done in this town. Let us form a praying band. We will all…