Praying through Psalm 13 was good for me today. It reminded me of how to deal with prayers I've been praying for a long time but have to keep praying because they're still unanswered. I'd suggest reading this with your Bible open to the Psalm. The first two verses- Yes! Exactly how I feel. How… Continue reading Unanswered prayers
"30 I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf, 31 that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, 32 so that by God's will I may come… Continue reading Prayer from Romans 15:30-33
First, it is not unusual for God to be kind. But his kindness is unusual or unnatural to us in how consistent and abundant it is. Acts 27-28. What a crazy passage! Paul, his friends with him, Roman soldiers and the ship's crew were all shipwrecked and by God's provision and promise made it alive… Continue reading God’s unusual kindness: Thoughts from Acts 27-28
"22 This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you. 23 But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have been longing for many years to visit you, 24 I plan to do so when I go to Spain. I hope to see you while passing through and… Continue reading Prayer from Romans 15:22-29
I think all of us lean toward either Bible study or prayer in our quiet times. There is one we enjoy more and are therefore drawn to do more. I honestly am drawn to Bible reading and study more than prayer, but I know prayer is so important in my daily life so I work… Continue reading Constant in prayer
"14 I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able to instruct one another.15 But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder, because of the grace given me by God 16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly… Continue reading Prayer from Romans 15:14-22
One of the spiritual disciplines I feel like is hardest to sustain is memorizing Scripture. Not many people do it, so it's hard to find accountability. It's difficult- you have to engage your mind in doing something that gets more challenging each year. It can also be discouraging- you can't remember the verses even a… Continue reading Scripture memory? Too hard…
"8 For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God's truthfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, 9 and in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,'Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name.' 10 And again it is said,'Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.' 11 And again,'Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples extol him.'12 And again Isaiah… Continue reading Prayer from Romans 15:8-13
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