Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” (Matthew 7:7–8 NIV) By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The Two Favorite Women of my Youth: There is Always Hope! Part 2 The two favorite women of my youth were both very, very special. The first was my maternal grandmot ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "The LORD examines both the righteous and the wicked." (Psalm 11:5 NLT) By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Passing Life's Tests My goal was straight As, but tests often kept me from reaching it. While in high school, I was satisfied with earning Cs. Even my parents settled when they saw my lack of concern for school. By the time I entered college, my mindset had changed. Now I wanted to make As in each class. Gettin ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you." (Deuteronomy 31:6 NIV). By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Losing my Mind: There is Always Hope! Part 1 A few months ago, I started to lose things. It was as if a leprechaun had come to my home and stolen all my favorite things ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Why do you spend your money on junk food, your hard-earned cash on cotton candy? Listen to me, listen well: Eat only the best, fill yourself with only the finest." (Isaiah 55:2) By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The Great House Cleaning It was several years ago. A leg had broken off one of our dining room chairs and couldn't be fixed. I carried it into my bedroom to shove in my closet until I could throw it away la ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Worship the LORD your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you." (Exodus 23:25) By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Filled by Joy, Miracles from the Past Part 16  Charles Sydney Price moved from Great Britain to North America in 1887. He became a Methodist minister in Spokane, Washington, where he stayed for 12 years before moving to California to pastor a Fi ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions." (Luke 12:15 NIV) By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The Sieve "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions." (Luke 12:15 NIV) "Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious w ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me high upon a rock." (Ps 27:5 NIV) By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Bathing in Arctic Waters. Devotions from the Psalms (27:5) "For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me high upon a rock." (Ps 27:5 NIV) ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me." John 15:4 NLT By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Abide, Don't Strive The stalk leaned over, as if it wanted to touch the ground. But doing so would destroy all chances of it doing what it was made to do. When we moved to our new place of residence, we found ou ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." (Phil 4:6 NIV) By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us No Worries In church this morning, someone asked for prayer. She is having heart surgery in a few days. I can only imagine how worried she might be, especially given that she is quite young. All we can do is commit to pray for her this w ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God-that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption." (1 Corinthians 1:30 NIV) By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The Union One day as the dogs and I were heading home from our walk through the forest, my attention was drawn to an unusual sight. A Pine tree and an Aspen had grown fused together. They had sprouted about twelve inc ...Continue Reading