I pray that He may grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power in the inner man through His Spirit, and that the Messiah may dwell in your hearts through faith. (Ephesians 3:16-17) Last Monday was Reformation Day (as well as Halloween). Four hundred...
Jesus: You have heard that it was said, “Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:43-44) Let me be honest. I dislike a couple of...
If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened; but God has surely listened and heard my voice in prayer. Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld His love from me!(Psalm 66:18-20) Sin blocks communion with God. I don’t think this passage...
So he got up and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion for him, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. (Luke 15:20) I chose a phone as the new image for the prayer blog because it is a symbol of communication. Prayer, after all...
And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. (James 5:15) Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends understanding...
Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. (Luke 18:1) Over the summer, I came across a little blue notebook in which I had started a prayer journal two years ago. At that time, I was experiencing the aftermath of unresolved conflict...
Jesus: If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.(Luke 9:23) We often sat directly in front of Steve at our church in Detroit. Steve worked as a prison guard and was missing half of one of his fingers. I always wondered why. The...
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. (Ephesians 3:20-21) Lynette Hatcher, an ambassador...
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come,Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.Give us today our daily bread, and forgive us our debts,as we also have forgiven our debtors.And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.(Matthew...
Have you ever noticed that the first person pronouns in the Lord’s prayer are not singular – me, I – but rather plural – us, we? Not, Give me my daily bread, but rather, Give us our daily bread. It suggests to me that my...