Oft times when my thoughts are scattered, I find that meditating on the model prayer that Jesus gave His disciples Matthew 6:9-13 gives structure to my prayer time. That was where I was that day, my mind on laundry and dusting, on getting things ready for work the next day, on the million voices of …
Monthly Archives: February 2020
In Pursuit of Bread
I was reading the account in the book of John where Jesus takes a two piece fish dinner and feeds a multitude of over 5000 people. The astonished men and women eating that day decided that since He could do such wonders, He could certainly make their lives better. They hated the indignity of being …
Noah’s Hammer
May I invite you into Genesis chapter 6 with me? The morning was cool and the trees swayed gently in the wind. Besides the birds singing in the early sun, the only sound to be heard was the thud of Noah’s hammer. He was sitting high on the scaffolding working on the massive wooden ark. …
Work out of Worship
Solomon’s temple was extravagant and elaborate, a wonder to behold, and even more wondrous when the cloud of God’s glory filled its chambers. Yet with all the years of labor and attention to detail involved in the construction of the temple, and the overwhelming Presence of God at its dedication, Solomon’s passion for the Lord …
Persist in Praying
It was a such a busy day at work that I hardly had time to look up. Head down, I stepped out on the pavement to cross the parking lot to my car thinking of all that needed to be done at home. It stopped me in my tracks in shock when I heard the …
Finally Willing
I opened my Bible that morning and heard the Lord whisper, “Let’s go back to John 5 again. You haven’t seen what I want to show you yet.” I was reluctant, but obedient as I flipped through the pages. I had read about Jesus healing that paralytic man many times in the past weeks. I …
Made for the Climb
When Jesus entered into Jericho, curious spectators lined the street in such numbers that Zacchaeus could not press through. He was too small to look over the crowd and a polite excuse me wasn’t getting him closer. However, he just couldn’t stand to be so close to Jesus, yet just out of sight, just out …
In the Cleft
This morning as I sat down with my Bible, the Lord put His finger on Exodus 34. Moses, in his anger had broken the tablets on which God had written the ten commandments. He dealt with the idolatry of the people and then set his face back toward the mountain. He picked up the tablets …
confidence.
I feel the Lord breathing on the word CONFIDENCE tonight. Confidence is Moses holding his staff out over the Red Sea while Pharaoh’s chariot is kicking up dust on the back of his neck. It sounds like David slapping a rock in his sling as he runs across the field toward the giant. Confidence looks …
Small but Powerful
I hear the Lord saying tonight, There is great power in the smallest acts of obedience and faith. When Jesus was sitting on the hillside teaching, a young lad offered Him the sack lunch that his mother had packed. To the crowds nearby, it seemed such an insignificant offer. But in the generous hands of …