So, there I was, caught in a double-bind—with the highest stakes I could imagine. I had flipped to the end of the Bible to read Jesus’s letters to the churches, when his sad words to the church of Ephesus pierced my heart: You don’t love me as you once did.…
2 Comments“So I brought him to your disciples, but they couldn’t heal him.” Afterward the disciples asked Jesus privately, “Why couldn’t we…?” Matthew 17:16, 19 (NLT) When Jesus’ first group of disciples came up against a block to healing, they asked Jesus what the obstacle was, and he gave them a…
Leave a Comment“Rescue us from the evil one” (Matthew 6:13 NLT). This is no throwaway phrase in the Lord’s prayer. When Jesus taught his disciples to pray, he included it. And later, when Jesus prayed for all disciples, he prayed it again: “I’m not asking you to take them out of the…
Leave a CommentThis is a message for Christian prayer warriors. Summary of the Prayer Strategy Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 Discussed in this Post: I am asking God to take apart the virus, and to deliver us from evil—including deliverance from all potential health interventions that would harm. And, prompted strongly by the Spirit, I…
6 CommentsIf my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and forgive their sins and restore their land (2 Chronicles 7:14 NLT). Pray: Lord, I am one of your people. I am called…
Leave a CommentThe eyes of the LORD watch over those who do right, and his ears are open to their prayers (1 Peter 3:12 NLT). Beloved, as you walk in God’s ways, you are never unseen or unheard. Photo: Unsplash
Leave a CommentPray aloud: God, I pray to break the stronghold of unbelief. I declare the truth that you do love the world, and your arm is not to short to save. I declare that your love for your creation and your created ones has not decreased. I remember and know that…
Leave a CommentA Pasture for Peterkin by Agnes Sanford is infused with practical teachings on prayer and faith so interwoven into the story that I expect I will remember them—and be able to implement them—for a long time. Teaching in stories was one of the primary ways Jesus taught. He knew how…
