Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "But go and learn what this means: 'I desire compassion, and not sacrifice,' for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners." (Matthew 9:13 NASB)   By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Compassion or Sacrifice? Majestic Mountain View, Part 41 "Be wary of false preachers who smile a lot, dripping with practiced sincerity. Chances are they are out to rip you off some way or other. Don't be imp ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "As a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth." (Isaiah 53:7b)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Sheep Are Silent My wife Ruth and I farmed sheep for a number of years, and those sheep taught us many valuable lessons. Farmers are noted for being a diversified group of people, and some seem to be of the opinion that there is nothing that they cannot master and accomplish.She ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world." (1 John 4:4 NASB)   By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The Mind Prisoners Elephants are huge. Way stronger than ten strong men; yet, many live as prisoners, held in check by a rope around one of their hind legs--rope that is attached to--nothing!How is this possible? When the eleph ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore the more important aspects of the law-justice, mercy, and faith." (Matthew 23:23 NLT)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Going the Distance I thought I had gone the distance . . . But I was nowhere close. For the past five years, I ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died-more than that, who was raised to life-is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us." (Rom 8:34).   By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Our Own Personal Guide. Radical Grace from the Book of Romans (9:30-32) "How can we sum this up? All those people who didn't seem interested in what God was doing actually embraced what ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "The darkness is passing and the true light is already shining." (1 John 2:8b)   By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Something To Think About At two degrees north of the Arctic Circle, in Inuvik, Canada, the sun sets for the last time below the horizon in early December. After nearly 30 days of darkness, the return of the sun is celebrated around January 6th at the annual Inuvik Sunrise Festival, with ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "But if you can do anything, take pity of us and help us." (Mark 9:22b)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us I am Not Worthy How many among us think that we are not worthy to be healed? "I don't deserve to be healed". "I am no good." "Why would God care for me?" The dad of that poor demonic boy also had his doubts: "But if you can do anything, take pity of us and help u ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, 'Do you believe in the Son of Man?' (John 9:35)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The Cat My neighbours were going away and asked if I would drop in daily to feed their cat Riley. I told them I would be happy to look after him. The first two days Riley greeted me happily. On the third day it took me twenty minutes before I found hi ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Therefore encourage one another and bus each other up, just as in fact you are doing." (1 These 5:11, NIV)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us So Many Lonely People "Hi! How are you?""I am fine. Thank you."Are we always telling the truth?Although there are some people who love to tell everyone their troubles, there are also many who don't like to share their problems with others. ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Make level paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled but rather healed." (Hebrews 12:13)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Suffering Pain I don't remember ever writing a devotional on pain and suffering before, but now, I am suffering pain, so I have thought and prayed about it and looked up certain verses in the Bible. There are very few verses that speak about pain "just four ...Continue Reading