Let’s pray for our families today. Father God, we ask You, by Your divine care, to please watch over our families and children. Guard our hearts from every evil attack. Give us wisdom in every situation to know what to say and to do to care for our spouse’s heart and our children’s. Bind usContinue reading “Praying for Our Families”
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Into the Secret Citadel
Do you often feel disconnected from God? Like you’re working for Him, but missing out on the more somehow? Do you see others enjoying His power and His anointing, while you just feel weary and dry? What if you knew of a supernatural portal into His presence? What if, like a superhero, you had yourContinue reading “Into the Secret Citadel”
Open Our Ears, Lord
Do you want to hear God’s voice? Follow His lead? Lean on His understanding rather than your own? A prayer from John 10:27: Lord, open up our ears to hear You. How have we closed off our minds and hearts from listening? Have we decided You no longer speak? As if Your Word is aContinue reading “Open Our Ears, Lord”
Good Friday Prayer: Humble Obedience
Today, as we think on Christ’s obedience to Father, even unto death, take a moment to ask the Lord, “What have You asked me to do that I haven’t done yet? What have You asked me to stop doing that I have continued in? What has kept me from obedience?” Lord Jesus, what You askContinue reading “Good Friday Prayer: Humble Obedience”
Don’t Let Fear Hold You Back
In what way has fear held you back from the greater things? What has God been calling you to do that you haven’t done yet? What’s keeping you from obedience? Fear not the storms ahead, for the One who calms the sea is with you. He has great things prepared to show you, to growContinue reading “Don’t Let Fear Hold You Back”
On Love’s Wings
How are you doing these days with love? In what ways has the enemy used you to weary, slander, attack or hurt someone you love? How have you allowed the troubles of this world to consume your thoughts and determine how you feel and act? Has the enemy stolen your peace and joy? Do youContinue reading “On Love’s Wings”
Awakening: The Great Invitation
One night, about a year after we were forced to flee the dark area of the world where we’d been serving the Lord, I awakened over and over to the thick presence of the Lord in the room and an inaudible voice breaking through my sleep to urge: Go higher….Press deeper….Push further….Higher up…. Awakening. TheContinue reading “Awakening: The Great Invitation”
Don’t Sing the Wrong Song
A word of encouragement today from Matthew 22:37-40, John 14-15, 1 John 4, James 4:11-12, Matthew 7:1-5, and Romans 8 and 12: Do not listen to what the world is saying today. Do not join in their song. For you are set apart, My beloved. You are Mine. If you sing the wrong tune, whenContinue reading “Don’t Sing the Wrong Song”
Warmth in the Winter Seasons of Life
Have you ever experienced a harsh, lonely time in your life? Winter seasons often come unexpectedly. I had one that lasted several years, as family members and others I loved passed away one by one, and my best friends cut me out of their lives. It was an isolating time … a cold, cold winter,Continue reading “Warmth in the Winter Seasons of Life”
How Christians in Hard Places Spent Christmas
SUDAN: On Christmas Day, a Sudanese Armed Forces drone attack killed at least 11 Christians and wounded 18 others on their way to church in Julud. (Morning Star News, Jan 2) INDONESIA: Muslims shouting “Allahu Akbar” blocked Christians from attending a Christmas service at Huria Kristen Batak Protestant Church near Jakarta. (MSN, Dec 23) DespiteContinue reading “How Christians in Hard Places Spent Christmas”
