Posted in prayer on Apr 14th, 2016
We’ve all had those “Gibeonite deception” moments.
I’m talking about that sickening realization that we should have prayed for God’s wisdom rather than trusting in our own.
It stinks to realize that we’ve been tricked and trapped by our pride, whether it be with a bad business deal, a poor choice of neighborhoods or a dysfunctional, morally […]
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Posted in prayer on Jun 5th, 2015
Once again, I’m humbled by my lack of perceptiveness.
Here was my prayer just now:
“Thank you, God, for reminding me of why I must continue re-reading the Bible year after year. I have SO much to learn.”
I have read the book of Acts countless […]
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Posted in prayer on Feb 27th, 2015
The father’s efforts hadn’t solved the problem.
The local physician’s efforts failed.
The town rabbi’s efforts didn’t succeed.
Perhaps even a temple priest living in the area had tried but his efforts produced no result.
And then these apostles of Jesus Christ stepped to the plate and took a swing at it.
[…]
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Posted in prayer on Oct 17th, 2014
When a family member or dear friend is having a hard time, we typically find the time to pray for him or her.
Why? Because we love him or her, we want the situation to improve, we know that God has the ability to bring about changes and provide inner strength so desperately needed.
But what […]
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Posted in prayer on Aug 21st, 2014
I need to be more like Job.
I need to pray more for our kids.
Job prayed for his children’s relationship with God and when he was concerned that they might have sinned, he would offer sacrifices to the Lord on behalf of each.
Praying as he did so, of course.
You can read about in the first part […]
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