Anyone who watches football has seen this play a hundred times: the quarterback falls back, throws the perfect pass, and there is no one there to catch the ball. We watch the ball hit the turf and roll away with no player in the vicinity. Anyone who understands football knows that when the quarterback throws the football—it’s NOT to a person—but to where the person is supposed to BE. When we see a pass fail, it’s because the receiver didn’t…
Almost everyone knows “The Lord’s Prayer” that Jesus taught in the Gospels of Matthew (6:9-13) and Luke (11:2-4). Did Jesus really teach them this prayer so they could recite it repeatedly? Asserting something over and over again verbatim is not what Jesus taught. That is what the Bible refers to as vain repetitions. When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray, they wanted to emulate how Jesus abided in the Father, not the exact words He used….
Christian author O.S. Hawkins writes in one of his books, “more than any other book in the Bible, Judges describes the times in which we are living in today. The last line of this book speaks volumes about their situation…and ours: ‘Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.’” The theme of the book of Judges is that when there is no king in our life, there is no standard to live by, and we use our own desires…
Throughout the history of the United States, many have prayed and interceded for this country. From the beginning, our Founding Fathers faithfully prayed and believed for the United States to thrive, particularly as we were separating from the oppression of England and establishing our own nation. Consider praying on of the following prayers to speak over America. These are based on quotes and prayers from our Founding Fathers, and grounded in the Word of God. 1) “Lord, I come before…
Happy Summer 2025! They may not understand and will often disagree, but the quietness I’ve found is the perfect place for me.
The Spiritual Journey is the path which leads through the maze of personal motives, behaviors, attitudes and corresponding actions to liberate the believer from constraints, oppressions and confinements. The decision to cooperate and make adjustments or corrections as the path bends and turns, determines the measure of the outcome. Each believer must follow the path they are being shown, however different from others’ opinions or experiences it may seem. Accepting the invitation requires total commitment. As the long journey begins,…
The Promised Land was God’s gift to His children. He had no limits on getting them there, and no limits on taking care of them while they journeyed. But it was their unbelief in His capacity that limited God’s ability to bless them. How much do we limit our unlimited God? Sometimes we think He may not care about our tiny little human problems, so we don’t rely on Him. Maybe we just don’t trust Him to take care of…
Space has a smell. Different astronauts have described it as smelling like gunpowder, burnt almond cookies, pleasantly metallic, welding, and even steak. If we average the color of the light emitted by galaxies, their stars, and all visible clouds of gas and dust in the universe, it forms a color similar to ivory, nearly white. The color is called ‘cosmic latte.’ The International Space Station is the third-brightest object in the sky, after the Sun and the Moon. A full…
The times when you can’t hear from God, and don’t know what to do, those are the times when the heart is being tested. And you can’t know that because the heart doesn’t know it. Of course, then you start grasping, making up things, and hunting for some kind of an answer, when there really is none during that time. He is just trying and testing the heart, so you can move on. He really does care and has your…
Do you ever find yourselves with an inner ‘grrrr’ attitude—a general disturbing unrest—towards people, situations, circumstances, or even toward yourself? Sometimes it ebbs and flows, other times it can be more constant for days or weeks at a time. There is nothing to do about the way you feel during this time, except just BE QUIET. The turmoil you feel usually means that more spiritual maturity is needed. Take the time to absorb or reflect on what God has said you….