The Holy Spirit is Praying for You!

The Holy Spirit is Praying for You! The Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; and He [God the Father] who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because…

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Jesus is Praying for You!

Jesus is Praying for You! I’ve asked Christian friends to pray for me. And people have asked me to pray for them. Praying for each other is a blessing within the family of God, and we should be deliberate in intervening for others. Even better, even more, the Son of God is praying for you…

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Take Courage

A wooden stairway leading up to the top of a hill.

Take Courage It takes courage to PRESS ON. In the Christian life, we need courage to act, courage to endure, and courage to wait. We need to take courage. Courage isn’t something you have or you don’t, it’s an active process to take courage, to gather up courage. The Bible gives us reasons for courage and promises…

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Don’t Get Used to the Dark

A full moon rises over a body of water.

Don’t Get Used to the Dark Have you ever been seated in a very dark restaurant? Your eyes have to adjust to the dark before you can read the menu. Getting used to the dark is a problem if what you are getting used to is not good. Deviating from Standards Pilots have detailed procedures…

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Praise the Almighty

The orion nebula in space.

NASA/ESA/STScl–Hubble, Lagoon Nebula Almighty God Iam God Almighty; walk before Me, and be blameless.” (Genesis 17:1) Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O Lord, and You exalt Yourself as…

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When God Says “No!”

Recently a prayer was answered, but over the top, with unexpected extra “goodies.” It was sort of like praying for a pony but being given the entire ranch. I was on cloud nine, easily and fervently praising God for His generous blessing. I cannot overstate how excited I was, or how grateful. After a few…

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Bless His Heart

Jesus commands us to love our enemies, pray for those who persecute us, and do good to those who hate us. (Matthew 5:44, Luke 6:27). We are to bless and not curse. (Luke 6:28, Romans 12:14) But HOW? I know the motto: “Just do it.” But HOW? At one point in my career I was furious at…

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After the Storm

A purple flower sits on top of a pile of snow.

You came through the storm! Praise God! Assess Look back. Look around. Did the storm: You need to clean up the mess. You and the Lord A storm often provokes responses that the Lord will show us as sinful. We often don’t trust God during the storm. Both require confession and humility. You and others…

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Praise the Zeal of God

A man and woman standing on the beach at sunset.

Are you unconcerned when you see your young child in the street? Of course not! You get your child out of harm’s way and make sure your child knows not to do that again. Do you think God is indifferent to your plight? He’s not. He is zealous for you. God’s name is Jealous The…

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During the Storm

During the Storm The storm hit. During Hurricane Harvey and its 40 inches of rain, friends in Houston had to build a system to channel water from their overwhelmed gutters away from their house. Family in New England had to shovel snow from their roof. What should we do during a storm? Remind Yourself During…

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