Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: John 20:19 - Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, "Peace be with you." (NKJV)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Peace In Our Hearts As this is the day when we remember those fallen for peace and those involved in the search for peace in di ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain." (1 Cor 15:58)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Will it Make a Difference? Does a simple smile really impact someone who is feeling down? Does it really make a difference when you encourage someone who is depressed? While i ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Words kill, words give life; they're either poison or fruit--you choose." (Proverbs 18:21 The Message)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us What to Do With It One of my neighbors used to have a beautiful tree in her front yard. Her Dad had planted it for her when it was nothing more than a twig and for years it seemed to barely grow at all. Yet, after a time it started to shoot towards the sky with ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called 'Today,' so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness. We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end." (Hebrews 3:13-14)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Why are we So Easily Discouraged? The Sacrifice: The Cost of Never Giving Up!Have you noticed that all of us humans have ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "He made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them" (Psalm 146:6).  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Praising God's Power My brother and I were perched on the precipice of Tray Mountain-a 4,430 foot mountain snuggled in Georgia's Appalachian Mountains. What we witnessed evoked praise of God's power.Reaching Tray Mountain is no small feat even on a good day, and ours wasn't. Course winds ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Your rod and your staff, they comfort me." (Ps 23:4b)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The Forbidden Link. Devotions from the Psalms (23:4b) During World War II, the island of Jersey, along with other Nazi-occupied territories, relied heavily on the radio. Neither the local press nor the Red Cross messaging service were reliable, due to heavy censorship, therefore the radio was their only link to the ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "That which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ." 1 John 1:3  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us He Is Everything Alexander Maclaren was a British preacher, who was highly acclaimed during the last half of the 1800s. Considerable publicity was generated when Maclaren anno ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." (Deuteronomy 31:8)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Frozen into Ineffectiveness. Facing Unimaginable Odds, part 13 For Mother's Day this year, we decided to take our mom for a walk down the Niagara River Gorge. It was fun going up and down over the myriads of bo ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "I will fear no evil, for you are with me." (Psalm 23:4b)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Mighty Bobo, The Guardian Donkey Bobo is a cuddly-looking donkey whose main job is to guard sheep. I met Bobo one wintry day while visiting a farm. He was standing near a flock of sheep, which were grazing contentedly at an outdoor hay feeder. Bobo looked quite placid and harmless. I could not imagine Bobo att ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart . . ." (Jeremiah 1:5a)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us No Name. The Question of love, part 9 "Hey you, come here!""Why should I?""Because I want you to.""You don't even know my name! Why should I even care?" The life of a teacher isn't always that easy. How is this poor person s ...Continue Reading