…for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. – Matthew 6:8, KJV Years ago when my elder daughter was old enough to attend kindergarten, an extremely odd thing happened to me. We planned to register her to attend the Christian school our church operates, and the registration fee that… Continue reading God is looking out for your best interests, even when you are not.
Category: Faith
It’s time to have a heartcry meeting with God.
And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. – Mark 10:47, KJV Based on a true story, the movie Faith Like Potatoes chronicles the spiritual conversion and growth of a young farm family forced to move from… Continue reading It’s time to have a heartcry meeting with God.
Don’t look behind you.
Jesus said to him, No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back [to the things behind] is fit for the kingdom of God. – Luke 9:62, Amplified Bible It is so easy to look back, and we do it all of the time. God gives us a work to do, and… Continue reading Don’t look behind you.
Let God be your light at the end of the tunnel.
For You, O Lord, are my Lamp; the Lord lightens my darkness. – 2 Samuel 22:29 Not long ago I, my wife, and my children visited a mountain cavern tourist attraction in Western, NC. During a tour of the cavern, our guide turned out all of the lights illuminating the path we were on. She… Continue reading Let God be your light at the end of the tunnel.
Thanks for the offer to serve God over there, but He’d rather you help Him over here.
Go and tell My servant David, Thus says the Lord: Shall you build Me a house in which to dwell? – 2 Samuel 7:5, Amplified Bible Every now and then, you’ll have a strong desire to do something for The Lord, but He just won’t let you do it. Your motives are pure, and you… Continue reading Thanks for the offer to serve God over there, but He’d rather you help Him over here.
Try not to hide in the baggage when God calls.
And the Lord answered, Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage. – 1 Samuel 10:22, Amplified Bible When it came time for him to be declared king in Israel, Saul marked the occasion with a less than impressive performance: he hid himself in the baggage. Intimidated by the weight of the position he had… Continue reading Try not to hide in the baggage when God calls.
Let God give you one of His greatest gifts – His peace.
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27, KJV Good parents love to give their children gifts. God is no different. Aside from the gift of salvation, perhaps the… Continue reading Let God give you one of His greatest gifts – His peace.
God wants to take away all of your worries.
Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully. – 1 Peter 5:7, Amplified Bible This world is home to a lot of defeated Christians. Some are slaves to worry. Others are… Continue reading God wants to take away all of your worries.
God will keep His promises. Just be patient.
…Surely the land on which your feet have walked shall be an inheritance to you and your children always, because you have wholly followed the Lord my God. – Joshua 14:9, Amplified Bible Patience is one of the hardest virtues to harvest. Like any good crop, we must wait for patience to grow until its… Continue reading God will keep His promises. Just be patient.
Pray like Jehoshaphat.
…we have no might…neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee. – 2 Chronicles 20:12, KJV When King Jehoshaphat was told that a great multitude of Moabites and Ammonites was on its way to destroy Judah, he pleaded with God to save his people. After Jehoshaphat prayed, an amazing thing happened… Continue reading Pray like Jehoshaphat.