Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety." (Psalm 4:8)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Sentinel A large, lone pelican was perched on his post, seeming to appropriate the sentinel role overseeing and guarding his territory.Earlier that week two persons I know well were relaying to me how much trouble they have sleeping. They complained of feeling tired in ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath." (Matthew 12:8)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Facing Death Head On! Restful Repose, Part 5 In our day and age we have a hard time understanding the word "Lord". It's truly a foreign concept to us. In the past, however, this concept was perfectly understood. Let's flash back to the Middle Ages, to one of the castles of that time period . . .In th ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless" (Proverbs 2:7)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Success In the eyes of the world I am not seen as much of a success. I have a tiny house not a mansion. I don't wear fancy clothes. I don't own an expensive car, or a plane, or a yacht. My bank account is always empty at the end of the month. I am not a CEO of ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "The words 'it was credited to him' were written not for him alone, but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness-for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification." (Romans 4:23-25, NIV2)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Sweet-Smelling Peanut Butter Sandwich. Radical Grace from the Boo ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Who may worship in your sanctuary, LORD . . . Those who . . . keep their promises even when it hurts" (Psalm 15:1, 4).  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Keeping Your Word Bundles of paperwork . . . bucoodles of signatures . . . all necessities of modern-day purchases . . . all compulsory items to ensure I honor my word.My wife and I were down to our last pennies. We had one part-time job between us ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!" (Phil 4:4-5)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Deep Sea Diving Terror While on our trip in New Zealand, we had planned on having a diving experience like nothing we had ever experienced before. We carefully chose the best diving boat, the best diving instructor, and the best diving location.Being new to the sport, we received plenty of b ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "'How then were your eyes opened?' they demanded. He replied, 'The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see.'" (John 9:10-11 NIV)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us A Modern-Day Miracle As a biology professor at a Christian university, I often set aside a few minutes of a lecture to share with my class o ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?" (Matthew 7:16)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us How can I let People See Christ in me? The Faithful WitnessAre you pondering whether or not you are making a difference in this world? Do you find yourself often discouraged and at times shocked about your lack of zeal? Has this question ever hau ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh." (Luke 6:21)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Real Satisfaction. Worthy are the Unworthy, Part 4 "He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word tha ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Therefore God again set a certain day, calling it Today, when a long time later he spoke through David, as was said before: 'Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.'" (Heb 4:7)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Having Failed Myself By some statistics many who made resolutions for the new year have already failed at some if not all of them.I'm here to remind you that's okay.Failur ...Continue Reading