Each year, my husband, Eldon and I follow a read the Bible through in a year reading plan. This week, we read in Exodus 12 about the first Passover. This was the tenth and final plague known as the death of the firstborn. The Lord had Moses instruct the people to take the blood of a lamb without blemish and put it on the two side posts of the door and above the door. When the Lord saw the blood…
Scriptures admonish us to pray for those in authority over us. We often apply those Scriptures to our government leaders such as our president, representatives, senators, governors, mayors, council members, and so forth. And rightfully so. But let’s take another look at the passage … “Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all…
Through Christ Jesus, our Savior, God has blessed us with gifts. What are we doing with those gifts? In my last post I shared how these gifts from God will never break, rot, malfunction, or expire. Yet, we need to keep our gifts stirred up so we can use them for God’s glory. “Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in your through the laying on of my hands” (2 Timothy 1:6). Let’s stir…
One of Jesus’ disciples said, “Lord, teach us to pray.” Even those who walked with Jesus in the flesh asked Him to teach them how to pray. Today, we still want to know if there is an effective way to pray. Jesus answered the disciples request by saying, “Pray like this. . .” (Luke 11:2). Then Jesus prayed a model prayer that we know as “The Lord’s Prayer.” Based on this prayer we have a model to follow (see Matthew…
You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. I will be fully satisfied…
How long have you prayed for something you know is God’s will, but still have not received the answer yet? First, how do we know if it is God’s will? God’s word is His will. So, when we pray His Word, His word does what He says it will do. (Isaiah 55:11) However, there may be times in our lives that it seems we pray and decree the Word of God. We ask and ask. After all the Bible says, “Ask,…