"The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love." (Psalm 103:8 NIV) “The Lord is slow to anger and filled with unfailing love, forgiving every kind of sin and rebellion.” (Numbers 14:18 NIV) Throughout the Old Testament, God's people...
Throughout the book of Exodus and Numbers the Israelites complained. God, through Moses, had battered the Egyptians with ten plagues until Pharaoh finally agreed to let the Israelites leave after God struck all of the first-born of Egypt, both people and animals. As...
"My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of Heaven and Earth. He will not let your foot slip - He who watches over you will not slumber." (Psalm 121:2-4) Sometimes I picture my spiritual journey as if, when I wander off the path God has laid for me, God is watching and...
Today as I was cleaning my house I was thinking back to when I was a teenager and how I could do nothing all day and be perfectly happy, but now that I am an adult and have more responsibilities, I can’t help but feel restless and unproductive when I spend too much...
"But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows." (Luke 12:7) "Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom." (Luke 12:32) I suffer from a chronic condition...
"Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness. When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. What benefit...
Matthew 6:5-6 In this series, we will look closer at each verse of the The Lord's Prayer to see beyond the familiarity of the words and into Jesus' heart in the matter. Jesus intended this to be a guideline to take us deeper into our prayer life, and not a stumbling...
"Here's what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won't be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace." (Matthew 6:6 The Message)...
In Part Two of our series we dug a bit deeper in the matter of how and where to pray. Today we will learn at the Master's knee about God's abundant provision and that we needn't beg God for our daily needs. "The world is full of so-called prayer warriors who are...
Last time we were together we discussed what Jesus called the "so-called prayer warriors" and the fact that prayer is not a formula for getting what you want from God. Today we will talk about more legalistic techniques and why they do not work. "With a God like this...