Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him." (John 7:37)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Empty and Betrayed She was empty, betrayed and thirsty. Usually three strikes and you're out. She had five.Jesus met her in a region respectable people avoided. But then again, he wasn't into tradit ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven..." (Matt 7:21a)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The Rush to the Bus. Only in Jesus, Part 9 While in Belgium last summer, my family and I traveled to Veurne to see the famed, yearly procession of the Penitents. As Veurne is nowhere near the town where we were staying, we ended up traveling almost to the end of the coastal ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: Mark 4:38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, "Teacher, don't you care if we drown?"  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Storm Stiller I've only once had an anxiety attack in my life and I hope that I never ever go through it again. It happened years ago when my family and I moved into our new home in Knoxville. I suddenly realized that we had just ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning." (John 15:27)   By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Unfinished But Still Useful. Jesus' Deepest Desires, Part 12 What do we do when depression ravages our minds? How do we react when anxiety springs up on us unawares? Where do we go to when all of our energy seems to have evaporated into thin air? Where do we turn when adversity ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: Phil 3:8 What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things.  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Take the Time Rush, rush, rush, hurry, hurry, hurry, check your watch, check your schedule, and worry, worry, worry! Gulp down your coffee, wolf down your breakfast, and head out the door! Think of the thousand things ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "What is impossible with men is possible with God." (Luke 18:27)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Doomed to Destruction. Broken for Revival, Part 4 In the St. Baafs Cathedral of Ghent, Belgium, you can find a huge painting (95.39 inches x 54.21 inches) called the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb. This work, completed in 1432, was done by the famous Jan VanEyk and his brother Hubrecht. The painting, which ...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. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:6-7)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Anxiety Stressors Anxiety Stressors"Click, click, click." His toenails brushed across the li ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me." (Phil 3:12)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Looking in All the Wrong Places. Holding On, Conclusion One of my closest cousins lost consciousness one day. Completely unaware of what was happening in the conscious realm, she experienced something unique and delightful. She felt the full extent of God's love, a love she never e ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: Psalm 25:4,5 "Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Saviour, and my hope is in you all day long."  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Clear Vision The early morning sky hung heavy with dark clouds. I hoped the forecast of 'no precipitation' would be correct. Travelling along the busy multi-lane highway during the transition between rain ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples." (John 15:7-8)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The Unsubstantial Worries. Only in Jesus, Part 8 I had an unusual experience last Sunday. During an altar call where we, as a congregation, brought our prayer peti ...Continue Reading