I write a weekly blog which almost no one reads. You may wonder why I do it. I sometimes wonder myself.
At first, I started . . .
Read MoreI write a weekly blog which almost no one reads. You may wonder why I do it. I sometimes wonder myself.
At first, I started . . .
Read MoreWhen you want to pronounce a formal blessing over someone, which Bible verse do you choose? I generally reach for Numbers 6:22-26 – the priestly blessing. Aaron, the high priest, spoke this blessing over the nation of Israel regularly.
Today I read in the notes . . .
Read MorePanic laced her voice as she asked me to meet her. I didn’t know her well, and I was packing to leave town. But her breathless desperation pulled me from my home. She spilled her story with tears and . . .
Read MoreAs strange as it may seem, I asked our waitress if she was attending the local School of the Supernatural. I knew many students come to town from all over the world to attend that school. She replied that she was actually training to be a missionary.
After she had taken our order and left the table, my husband . . .
Read MoreI pray this prayer from Ephesians over my family often. However, I didn’t know until today that it is called an Apostolic prayer. All the prayers recorded in the New Testament are apostolic because they were spoken either by Jesus, our Apostle and High Priest (Heb. 3:1), or His apostles.
This past Sunday, my Pastor highlighted some common themes in these apostolic prayers and suggested . . .
Read MoreI don’t wait very well. I get restless and irritable if I must wait more than a few minutes for anything. If my doctor is behind schedule, I am pacing the waiting room floor. Even five minutes on hold, and I hang up, thinking that I’ll try again later.
Unfortunately, I approach my prayer time with . . .
Read MoreI seethed with anger for a whole week. My friend attempted to manipulate my behavior through guilt. That may work on some people. It just made me mad. I felt bullied and trampled on rather than loved and cherished.
I wish I would have known . . .
Read MoreI wallpapered a world map on our family room wall. We pinned family photos over the countries we visited. We strung yarn along our travel routes. Geography and social science lessons flowed easily. So did my prayers.
I knelt for hours in front of the map praying through the 10/40 window. I paced from end-to-end decreeing and declaring . . . .
Read MoreI slipped in and out of a feverish sleep. Every time I opened my eyes, tears of pain gathered. My body ached too much to sob with the tears, so they quietly trickled toward my ears. I could not hold a thought or focus more than a moment or two. The fog was impenetrable, but the pain was worse. . . .
Read More“Successful is God’s word spoken over you. He says you are successful even if the world does not see it. God will remind you why you are running for Him.”
I received this prophetic word with joy. I am elated to know that my God regards me as “successful.” I have no position or power or wealth which the world associates with success.
What is God’s measure of success? Jeremiah 9:24 is a good example. . . .
Read MoreAt His second coming, Jesus will finally and fully destroy the enemies of God (Rev. 20). When He comes on His white horse, His armies will be with Him (Rev. 1).
Have you ever wondered why Jesus needs an army when He is already the Victor? His is an army of worshipers. This sounds like a victory march. . .
Read MoreWhich is your least favorite book of the Bible? Mine is Leviticus. All the blood and gore of the sacrifices turns my stomach.
Of course, Jesus Christ is foreshadowed in each of the sacrifices . . . .
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