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Do you know where your Bible is?

Driving to the church this morning I was listening to Christian radio and Tony Evans was preaching on prayer, saying that unless our prayer life is based on the knowledge of God that comes from the Word of God, we are chattering mindlessly. Those weren’t his exact words but his meaning was clear. If we don’t know the Word of God, if we are…

He will sustain you…

At 6:51 this morning I received a text from a friend that simply had this Scripture from Isaiah 46:4: “Even to your old age and gray hairs I am He, I am He who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.” It was perfect timing. She had no…

Where does your help come from?

Psalm 121 says, “I lift my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from?”  It’s as if the Psalmist is saying that he is looking for help, searching desperately the created world, but then he remembers something. He remembers – “My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” As I was reading this, along with a devotional that I…

Another Perspective

Hey Guys,   I was blessed to have had two mini vacations recently with my family. One was to Oak Island, North Carolina. While we were there, I spent some time on the beach with my family, playing bocce, Frisbee (in the wind), and eating lots of fresh seafood. I also was able to relax, read some new books on my Kindle,…

When life hurts…

Sometimes life is so unbearably painful and at the same time when we turn to Jesus, His words are so hard to hear.  We have been hurt grievously and feel like we are justified in nursing our pain and being angry at the one who caused it, and Jesus says, “Forgive.” Or maybe we’ve managed by His grace to forgive, but the…

Is God hearing my prayer?

I was texting with my mom this morning, thanking her for her prayers, and she said at one point, “I had a lot of confessing to do this morning, because I know my sins were a hindrance to God being able to hear me.” After I got to church, I picked up the “Daily Bread” and read a story about a man…

Perseverence

In much of my reading and Bible study lately, I have come across the word perseverance. And while it is important, I tend to think of it in context of the verses I am reading and not how it may apply to my life. I mean, I know we need to persevere in the face of trials, temptations, and persecution – to…