Our children / grandchildren need to know how to pray, but how can we teach them in a way they will understand? Prayer is simply talking to God but explaining that to a little one may be difficult. They may have a very active imagination but still struggle to understand...
It is important for us to understand and recognize the difference between discernment and accusation. We do not want to be guilty of mis-representing the heart of God and we do not want to use God given information for purposes not intended by the Giver. Spiritually mature people can distinguish...
Sarah Freymuth
… make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody. – 1 Thessalonians...
The Bible doesn't tell us Mary's exact age when she accepted God's call to be the mother of the Jesus. But, since she was betrothed to Joseph at the time, she was probably no more than a young teenage girl. Why would God have chosen her?Because of her heart for...
Many times people confuse talent and anointing. They describe a talented preacher, teacher or singer as someone who is “anointed” when in reality, they are just very talented communicators. People also confuse an emotional response they may have to someone as a sign of the anointing when it is really...
He comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any kind of affliction, through the comfort we ourselves receive from God. (2 Cor 1:4)God may currently be allowing certain things to happen to you this very moment, not because of...
"And the heaven that [is] over thy head shall be brass and the earth that is under thee [shall be] iron" Deut 28:23The "heavens are brass" is a common expression signifying a sense of spiritual dryness, a lack of divine favor, or the experience of unanswered prayer. In Deuteronomy 28:23,...
“For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.” – Hebrews 12:11Please Pray:Dear Triune God,Form in me the little virtues—gentleness, humility, kindness, patience, honesty, gratitude. Let them shape the way I move...
“The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3: 17“We are living in unprecedented times.” I have lost count of the number of times...
It’s been almost a year since the Lord told me I would be leaving my foxhole. At the time He said this to me, I had been feeling like I was buried beneath a barrage of enemy fire for quite a while so I interpreted foxhole to mean a hiding...
Has the Lord told you to do something and you are resisting? Are you weighing pros and cons? Are you questioning whether you really heard right? Has the Lord asked you to surrender something to Him and you are still holding on? Namaan reached the same impasse. Merriam Webster defines...
I had a conversation with one of my sons recently where we discussed the state of the church in our area. Compared to a lot of other regions of the country, we do not have many churches, and among the ones we do have, there seems to be a lack...
I prepared a devotional to share with you on forgiveness. As I was reading it over, ready to publish, Holy Spirit stopped me and told me to take a look at the picture (above) that I intended to share as a part of the devotional. “What do you see in...
Schools have started across the nation. Let's unite in prayer for our children and grandchildren, as well as those that minister on the front lines; school administrators, teachers, counselors, bus drivers, lunch room workers, classroom aides, etc. These workers, for good or for bad, have great influence over our children,...
A word for those who are pressing in… ‘I will come to you as the dew.’ I heard these words whispered to me this past week, and as is often the case, I needed to press in to see what God was speaking to me…to us. I first need to...
Anneta Pinto-Young
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding.” -- Proverbs 3:5Please Pray:Lord, I pray that you will reveal yourself to me and help me to trust you with every area of my life. Give me a hunger and desire to do your will...
Nicole O'Meara
"There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, who rides across the heavens to help you and the clouds in his majesty. The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms." -- Deuteronomy 33:26-27 (NIV)Please Pray:Great God in Heaven, you are good. Help me trust you...
Nancy C. Williams
“How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings.” – Psalm 36:7 (NKJV)Please Pray:Jesus, gentle Shepherd, thank You for being my beloved Friend. I praise You for Your grace and mercy in every circumstance. Please forgive me for...
Lilka Finley Raphael
But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord God,That I may declare all Your works. -- Psalm 73:28 (NKJV)Please Pray:Heavenly Father, thank you that we can come to you with every thought, need, and desire. Remind us that we...
Yvonne M Morgan
“Be careful, however, that the exercise of your rights does not become a stumbling block to the weak.” -- 1 Corinthians 8:9Please Pray:Beloved Jesus. Let me always be mindful of how I use my personal freedoms, remembering that with rights come responsibilities, and striving to use them in a way...