Posts Tagged ‘Prayer’
God Hears Us When We Pray
We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error (I John 4:6). And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he…
Read MoreHow to Spend an Hour in Prayer
Do you feel that you cannot pray because you run out of things to say? One of the most practical ways to solve this problem is to combine Biblical meditation with prayer. Here are some practical steps to do this: Write down a prayer list of people or needs for which you need to pray.…
Read MoreGod Gives Wisdom
One great enemy working against us in our pursuit of God’s wisdom is well-intentioned friends and family around us. People seek to draw us back again to the wisdom of this world. They think they know what is best. They say they are looking out for us, but they are diverting us from the path…
Read MoreWhat Do We Do Now?
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee (Psalm 102:1). I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication (Psalm 142:1). Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all…
Read MoreAncient Mariners, Psalms, and Prayers
I’ve always been intrigued by The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. It’s an old poem. A long, old poem by a guy named Coleridge. Out of the whole thing, I think the part most of us have any knowledge of is this one: Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink. Coleridge wrote this…
Read MoreEffective Prayer
As Christians, we are as adept at putting on a show as the Pharisees of old. Only God accurately searches our hearts and knows who is genuine among us. We even deceive ourselves by ignoring the hypocrisy present in our prayer time with the Lord. This is why we must be immersed in God’s Word,…
Read MoreAre We Truly Trusting God?
Stumbling into my father’s morning prayers… When I was about 14 yrs. old, we lived in a two-story ranch-style home the bedrooms, living room, and kitchen were upstairs, and the basement featured a large open all-purpose room. Early one morning I walked down the stairs to the basement. As I reached the bottom, I took…
Read MoreCrying Out to God in Chaotic Times, part 3
See here for Part One and here for Part Two Daniel 9:20-23 What should you do when you live in a society characterized by these words: “There is no fear of God before their eyes?” The absence of the fear of God was the unmaking1 of the nation of Israel (Zephaniah 3:7-8). When they began…
Read MoreWhen Will Things Get Better?
Life is full of expectation and waiting. We’re always waiting for something! The weekend Seeing friends and family The release of a book or a movie or a video game The next season of The Mandalorian The end of COVID. We’re always waiting for something to come. We can’t wait for what’s next. I often…
Read MoreCrying Out to God in Chaotic Times, part 2
Daniel 9:10-19 For part 1 of this message, click here As authorities are investigating the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, one word keeps coming to mind: anarchy. The word refers to an absence of or rejection of authority. We are learning that those who are extreme rightists1 and extreme leftists2 were responsible…
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