Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: Isaiah 30:18 "Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!"  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The Problem I had always wanted a horse and our neighbour seemed to have just the right one for me. He was an old retired pack horse, reliable, friendly, well mannered and very, very large. So large in fact tha ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful." (Heb 10:23)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The Unredeemable Travelers Cheques. Holding On, Part 3 Travelers cheques are the best way to keep money safe while traveling. Or at least this is what I was told. Their guarantee: If you lose a traveller's cheque, unintentionally or coerced, you will be reimbursed. A few y ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: Matthew 4:16 "The people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned."  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us A Great Light When I first became a minister, I worked for a while in an ophthalmic ward as its part-time chaplain. All the patients in it were recovering from eye surgery. Some of them needed implants, some suffered from glauc ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh, when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall. (Ps 27:2)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Defeated by Salt: Devotions from the Psalms (27:2) How much confidence do we have in God? Do we believe He will always come through for us? Do we trust fully His promises? David sure did. He knew through experience that he had nothing to fear. Eve ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: Genesis 1:27 "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them."  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The Miracle Tundra, Glacier and Juneau sit atop a white furry rug tucked into an old fashioned red baby sleigh. These beautiful Inuit babies, all snug in their beaded, fur trimmed parkas, pants and boots look and feel just like the real thing ev ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes . . . For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: 'The righteous will live by faith.'" (Rom 1:16-17)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us A Single Drop of Water: Radical Grace from the Book of Romans (1:16-17) ...Continue Reading

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