In this new year perhaps one of your resolutions is to get your finances in order. If you are upside down in your finances here’s the hard truth: no one is going to bail you out of your economic troubles. It’s always harder to get out of debt that it was […]
Daily Devotional – Day 11 “Esther’s Fast” Read: Esther 4:12-16 King Ahasuerus of Persia had been convinced by Haman, his second-in-command, to kill all the Jews because the Jew Mordecai would not bow down to him. Esther, a Jew, had been chosen as a queen of this kingdom and was […]
Double digits was always fun as a kid when it came to birthdays! Remember turning 10? Today is day 10 in our 21 Days of prayer and fasting. Today, I am praying for everyone in our church database by name. I pray you connect closer with the Lord today and extend that to […]
Daily Devotional – Day 9 “Persistent Prayer” Read: Luke 11:5-10 The disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray and Jesus gave them the Lord’s Prayer (Luke 11:1-4). After this, Jesus tells an unforgettable parable to describe the motivation and boldness the disciples should have in prayer. The parable (Luke […]
21 Days of Prayer and Fasting Daily Devotional – Day 8 “Jesus’ Test” Read: Matthew 4:1-11 Before He began His ministry, Jesus fasted forty days and nights. Who wouldn’t be starving and physically weak after a forty day fast? After all, Jesus was fully human while He was fully God […]
Daily Devotional – Day 7 “Bow Your Head and Close Your Eyes” Read: John 17:1, Mark 6:41; 7:34; Matthew 26:39; Luke 18:9-14 Does bowing your head and closing your eyes make your prayer time more effective? Can you connect with God better that way? Does the Bible command us to […]
Daily Devotional – Day 6 “When You Fast” Read: Matthew 6:16-18 “Whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they neglect their appearance so that they will be noticed by men when they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their […]
Daily Devotional – Day 5 “This Is How You Should Pray” Read: Matthew 6:9-13 Directions are a good thing. Every Christmas and birthday for my kids I eventually resort to the directions for assembling gifts. Notice I said “eventually resort to”. There’s something in me that wants to try it […]
21 Days of Prayer and Fasting Daily Devotional – Day 4 “And When You Pray” Read: Matthew 6:5-8 In the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7), Jesus preached and taught the basics of Christianity. Prayer is one of those foundations Jesus taught on to remind us it was not a […]
21 Days of Prayer and Fasting Daily Devotional – Day 3 – January 14, 2015 “Return Your Heart to the Lord” Read: Joel 2:12-13 The book of Joel in the Bible is about Judah’s experience with a severe locust plague. It is so brutal that, “What the locust swarm has […]
