Tag: prayer

A Living Hope — 1 Peter 1:3-4

Everyone has hope. But there are two kinds. One kind is a distant hope — somewhere in the future, it might happen, it might not. This kind of hope is like the horizon: you walk toward it, and it stays forever ahead of you, always out of reach. The other kind is a living hope.… Continue reading A Living Hope — 1 Peter 1:3-4

Until Dawn — What God Gives to Those Who Hold On to the End

“Jacob said, ‘I will not let you go unless you bless me.’ — Genesis 32:26” There Is a Moment When You Most Want to Give Up Everyone has that moment. The moment when it feels impossible to hold on any longer. When you have fought too long, when you are too exhausted, when nothing seems… Continue reading Until Dawn — What God Gives to Those Who Hold On to the End

Spiritual Mystery — The Heavenly Principle That Changes Earthly History

Why Do Some People Receive While Others Lose? Some people live with lives full of fruit despite working just as hard, while others keep falling apart. Some prayers break through the heavens, while others bounce back from the ceiling. Why is that? The Bible doesn’t see this as a matter of ability. It doesn’t see… Continue reading Spiritual Mystery — The Heavenly Principle That Changes Earthly History

21 Bible Prayers for Government Leaders – Enjoying the Journey

In seasons like this, it is easy to become frustrated with the corruption, inaction, and incompetence we observe in government. It is not just in the United States either. While we as Americans have the right and duty to vote, the Apostle Paul instructed Timothy “That, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks,… Continue reading 21 Bible Prayers for Government Leaders – Enjoying the Journey

The Lord’s Prayer Explained

Every Christian should commit the Lord’s Prayer to memory. At one point, Jesus’ disciples came to Him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray.” And He did just that: “[Jesus] said to them, ‘When you pray, say: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as… Continue reading The Lord’s Prayer Explained

Approaching Prayer with Joy-Filled Trust

I hate the Rubik’s Cube. When the Rubik’s Cube craze hit in 1980, I bought one. I was so cool; I got all the colors the same—on one side. Oh, great. There are five other sides. I got my clueless fingers on one of those how-to-solve booklets, and very methodically—very slowly—I manipulated that stupid cube. Once it… Continue reading Approaching Prayer with Joy-Filled Trust

Do You Ever Pray About Prayer? (1 Kings 8.31–43)

If someone sins against a neighbor and is given an oath to swear, and comes and swears before your altar in this house, then hear in heaven, and act, and judge your servants, condemning the guilty by bringing their conduct on their own head, and vindicating the righteous by rewarding them according to their righteousness.… Continue reading Do You Ever Pray About Prayer? (1 Kings 8.31–43)

HEARING THE VOICE OF GOD — SAMUELDEUTH.COM

You see in these few verses that Samuel positioned himself in a place where God could speak to him. Often we find ourselves like Eli in this story—distracted, busy, and away from God’s presence. Can God shout over the noise of our lives? Yes, but he usually asks us to quiet our lives and lean… Continue reading HEARING THE VOICE OF GOD — SAMUELDEUTH.COM

[Romans Study 10-2] Our Justification and ‘Therefore’ (Romans 5:1-2)

[Romans Study 10-2] Our Justification and ‘Therefore’  [Romans 5:1-2] 5 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, Regeneration; Rebirth  How can fallen human beings be regenerated? Only when we place our faith in Christ. Only Christ offers a cure for the total depravity of… Continue reading [Romans Study 10-2] Our Justification and ‘Therefore’ (Romans 5:1-2)