Our prayer life is a reflection of our life! Well, what is our prayer life like? For, out of the heart the mouth speaketh. I present to you that, if the Holy Spirit is not in control of your heart, you have short words in prayer. If the Holy Spirit is in...
Colossians 4:17 has always been a curious verse to me. Paul has just finished his letter to the church in Colosse. Among the greetings that are customary at the end of his letters, he throws in what almost appears to be an afterthought: "Tell Archippus: 'See to it...
"I give you thanks, O Lord, with all my heart…" (Psalm 138:1) (NLT) My husband took our ten year-old granddaughter, Mary Kathryn, fishing this morning. It was a beautiful summer day. The temperature was in the upper 70’s and the humidity was way down. Quite a contrast...
"At a lodging place on the way, the LORD met {Moses} and was about to kill him. But Zipporah ..." (Exodus 4:24-25) "But Zipporah ..." Before Moses and Zipporah could reach the land of Goshen, where his ministry as a leader was to begin, they, not just he, had to first...
"Keep alert and pray. Otherwise temptation will overpower you. For though the spirit is willing enough, the body is weak." (Matthew 26:41 NLT) All sorts of small animals have been visiting our yard during these beautiful spring days. They run and play in the...
HTML clipboard In last week's lesson on how much God desires to be with us, we discovered the truth from Song of Solomon 2:8,9 that God longs to be with us so much that He comes "vaulting the mountains, leaping the hills." He stands "on tiptoe at the gate" waiting for...
"Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him." (Psalm 34:8) We pulled into a packed parking lot and looked for a slot. This particular turnpike stop had an eye-catching fruit stand out front. The salesperson encouraged me as she...
"If you knew the gift of God...you would have asked him and he would have given you living water." (John 4:10) Large clumps of fuschia colored flowers are planted in the round clay pots on our back deck. They are hardy, as well as butterfly attractors. Yesterday...
"He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep." (Psalm 121:3-4) Patches of anemone type flowers in bright yellows and neon pinks clustered about our front walkway. So eye-catching,...
"Jesus answered her, 'If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.'" (John 4:10) "Jesus answered and said to her, 'Whoever drinks of this water shall thirst again: But whoever...