Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: Matthew 7:24 - "Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock..."  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Build On The Rock As I write this, the rain is coming down in torrents. The question is whether there will be water in our basement again.When we retired nine years ago, my husband renovated my parents' cottage and turne ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "I have found David son of Jesse a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do." (Acts 13:22)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us With Love From Germany: Forgiven, Part 3 Have you ever wondered if you could truly be forgiven by God, our Father? Is your past haunting you? Are the faces of those you hurt in the past etched forever on your memory? Does it seem that nothing you do ever ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: Matthew 6:33 "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The Footprints With numerous dogs running about the place, I also have numerous water bowls spread about and these numerous dogs, drinking from their numerous bowls often leave numerous muddy footprints on the floor with all their slurping and lapping. ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Hold on to the good." (1 Thess 5:15)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us When Actions Speak Louder than Our Words: Holding On, Part 2 "Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us." (1 Peter 2:12 NIV)"You have tasted that the Lord is good." (1 Peter 2:3 NIV)As we were wandering ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: Romans 12:21 - Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Peace Begins Inside Us Just a few months after my arrival at my first posting on a native reservation out on the prairies of Canada in 1987, I was informed that I was to lead the three nights' wake service of a young man who was killed in a gang fight. Then on the third night, while the family and I were ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete." (John 16:24b)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Why is the Floor so Wet? Jesus' Deepest Desires, Part 8 "And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it." (John 14:13-14 NIV)One of Jesus' deepest desires is that we develop a relatio ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: Colossians 3:23 - And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men. (NKJV)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Divine Guidance At the end of August, we were visiting family at a lake house they had rented in Connecticut, USA, when Hurricane Irene struck. We "evacuated" to their home in New York State, and watched the television in horror at the flooding, power outages, and devastatio ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "The LORD is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life - of whom shall I be afraid?" (Ps 27:1)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Who Turned off the Lights? Devotions from the Psalms (27:1) The sun was just setting when it happened: The electricity suddenly gave up life, leaving us, as well as everyone in our neighborhood, in the dark. Literally. One moment we ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: 1 Corinthians 10:3-4 - All ate the same spiritual bread and drank the same spiritual drink. They drank from the spiritual rock that went with them; and that rock was Christ himself.  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Moving To The Rock Luke 15:20 - So he got up and started back to his father. He was still a long way from home when his father saw him; his heart was filled with pity, and he ran, threw his arms a ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me . . ." (John 11:41-42)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us When Norsemen Became Peaceful Does God Always Hear my Prayers?How many times have you heard, or perhaps even thought the following question: Does God always hear my prayers?This is a question of faith. We either believe He listens to us and wait with anticipation to ...Continue Reading