Read Mark 4:35-41 when Jesus calmed the storm. The disciples woke Jesus up with the question, “…do You not care that we are perishing?” It sounded like they doubted His goodness and maybe His power. What did they expect Jesus to do? Did they just want Him to express sympathy for their plight or actually…
I have a Wandering Sons and Daughters list that I pray for regularly. What a delight and praise to God when I can move a name to the Answered Prayer list. I pray that they (and all people) will know ‘fear of God’ in order to detect and hate their sin. Psalm 36:1-2 NIV I…
How many times have you prayed for God to come and be with you or with a loved one? I think one of the most repeated assurances by God in scripture is that “I am with you. I will never leave you nor forsake you.” “We waste most of our time trying to get God…
2 Cor. 1:20 For as many as may be the promises of God, in Him they are yes; wherefore also by Him is our Amen to the glory of God through us. Have you owned the promises God has made to you? Do you know what those promises are? Which of those promises apply to…
Psalm 37:7-8 Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes. Cease from anger and forsake wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing. God is God. God is the only One who can…
Deuteronomy 4:39 Know therefore today, and take it to your heart, that the LORD, He is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other. God’s purpose all along is that all people everywhere know that He alone is God, there is no other, and begin to relate to Him as…
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…
Not too long ago I confessed to the Lord discouragement and lethargy in prayer and asked why? The Psalmist struggled with this from time to time. Psalm 42:5a Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? What came to mind? Little faith due to a divided focus…
“It is necessary to iterate and reiterate that prayer, as a mere habit, as a performance gone through by routine or in a professional way, is a dead and rotten thing. Prayer should not be regarded “as a duty which must be performed, but rather as a privilege to be enjoyed, a rare delight that…
Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. What are you anxious about? What do you fear? Jacob (Genesis 32:9-12) gives us a great example for dealing with external fears. Note: He addresses his prayer to “O God of my father…O…