Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: Mark 16:6 "The angel said, "Don't be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He isn't here! He is risen from the dead! Look, this is where they laid his body."  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Surprise! The dreaded phone call came from Canada in the middle of a missionary term in Papua New Guinea. Our housemaid answered and relayed the message to me when I arrived ho ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "For sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, deceived me, and through the commandment put me to death." (Romans 7:11)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Truth ignored. Radical Grace from the Book of Romans (7:11) Kids at school are warned about smoking, alcohol and drugs. The message is quit clear: Avoid them at all cost. Many make a commitment to never smoke nor take drugs; however, ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures," (1Cor 15:3,4)   By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Commitment and Calluses "For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance wi ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Say you are out on the street and an old enemy accosts you. Don't lose a minute. Make the first move, make things right with him." (Matthew 5:25, MSG)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Our Crusade. Majestic Mountain View Series, Part 16 "Say you are out on the street and an old enemy accosts you. Don't lose a minute. Make the first move, make things right with him. After all, if you leave the ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid." (Hebrews 13:5-6).  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us What is the Secret to Finding Confidence? We all want to have confidence, but where do we find it?A few years ago I was in California attending a writer's conference. A friend jokingly asked, "Do you want to drive?""Yes," I said with a grin."Are you sure?" she said."No, ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world." (John 1:9)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The Power from Above. The Forgotten Message, Part 1 That true light refers to Jesus. Unlike the many that base their messages solely on words, Jesus went way farther: "Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues (Notice, not His!), proclaiming the good news of ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas" (which is translated, A Stone)." (John 1:42)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Chipping Away There's a story told about a man who had a huge boulder in his front yard. He grew weary of this big, unattractive stone in the center of his lawn, so he decided to take advantage of it and turn it into an object of art. He went to work on it ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." (Matt 6:33-34)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The Sand, the Sea and the Air. Alive Series, Conclusion We worry way too much about life, and not enough about the Kingdom, which, by ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope." 1 Thessalonians 4:13  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us A Good Mourning Part b "But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose ag ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not understand? Are you heard of hearing?" (Mark 8:17)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Kingdom Leaven. Do we Truly Believe? Part 6 In our last devotionals we discovered that there are two leavens that are detrimental to our soul:1. "Herod's leaven", refering to people who rely solely on their own prowess, living like atheists even ...Continue Reading