Matthew 11:28 – [Jesus said,] "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." (NIV)I often think of the story about the farmer who went to borrow a shovel. My children and I refer to this story often, when we see a similar situation...
During my quiet time with the Lord on the morning of Wednesday, October 22nd, at precisely 10 a.m. (noticing the time because I had to go to an appointment later), the Holy Spirit spoke to me through this Scripture:1 Timothy 2:1-2 – I urge, then, first of all, that...
"My prayer," says Jesus, "is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in Me through their message." John 17:20In the sermon yesterday, we marveled at the fact that Jesus Himself prays for us! Yes, we respond, but He Himself, advocates for us as does...
"I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people—" (1Tim 2:1, NIV2) Marsha W. of Racine Wisconsin, was on her way to one of her night classes. She had been living with her elderly grandparents since she went...
One day a mother decided to take her three children to an ice skating party in a nearby town, but after several wrong turns and stops to ask directions, she pulled over to the side of the road and suggested they all ask God to help them find the rink. When they...
Matthew 7:7 -8 "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." NIVMy horse Frank is a nosy parker. A nosy parker is...
I experienced what it meant to be persistent in prayer one night when my five-year-old daughter came down with pneumonia. Three doctors diagnosed her that night. She was in and out of consciousness and was hallucinating with a temperature of 104, which can be a...
