Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "How many of my father's hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving to death!" (Luke 15:17)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Dying to See You! Only in Jesus, Part 13 How much does God love me?A family in Texas was facing unimaginable odds. Mom was expecting a baby in two weeks, but dad was dying. The year before he had been diagnosed with colon cancer, and although surgery and chemotherap ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Teacher, don't you care if we drown?" (Mark 4:38)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Trusting In The Storms Lightning peeled and thunder rolled. All protecting us was a tent.My brother and I were camping in the Smokies. The day was beautiful, but darkness brought dramatic changes. Storms rolled in bringing deafening thunder, keen lightning and torrential rain. Our tents provided little security, and ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled . . . Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." (Matt 5:3-10)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Conta ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Corinthians 15:57)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Surrounded "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." (Psalm 46:1)It was quiet in the Ardennes on Sunday, December 16th, 1944. People were preparing for their first, free Christmas since the Nazis had been run out. It was then that h ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Forgive as the Lord forgave you." (Col 3:13)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Acid Forgiveness. Only in Jesus, Part 12 "'Your brother has come,' he replied, 'and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.' The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. But he answered his father, 'Look! All these years I'v ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "And He has made everything beautiful in His time." (Eccl 3:11)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The Empty Seat I couldn't believe my good fortune. The seat next to me on the aircraft was still empty and the cabin crew were already closing the doors. We were leaving right on time for a 5 hour night flight to Reykjavik, Iceland, where we would land at 6:30 local time. Our entire night would pass in ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: 'Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times.'" (Luke 22:61)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The Look. Broken for Revival, Part 5 What would you do if you were plummeting to your death from a high-rise building? Would you look towards heaven with hope, or would your eyes b ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Then they will know that I, the LORD their God, am with them and that they, the Israelites, are my people, declares the Sovereign LORD." (Ezekiel 34:30)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us God's Provisions I bought a house in a small town near my two sisters that needed some fixing up. The roof leaked in one room and then another, and another. Bats started staying in the attic and sometimes would g ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock." (Matt 7:24)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us In the Shelter of the Dikes. Only in Jesus, Part 11 Last week, in Only in Jesus, Part 10, we learned about the false prophets that are not bearing the fruit of the Spirit. They brought to light what Matt 7:21-23 truly means. ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." (1 Thess 5:16-18 NKJV)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us So Where is Your Smile Today? After spending a 30 minutes with a patient whose stroke had left him with minimal communication skills and maximal frustration, I was feeling pretty down. As I wheeled him to the waiting area whe ...Continue Reading