Today’s reading is Luke 11: 1-28 Today’s readings have two basic sections, one dealing with prayer and one dealing with spiritual warfare. Let’s take a minute to look at each. First He talks about prayer. In that, He gives us the … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Prayer
Is God our First Look?
It can be frustrating to do right. It can be hard to be faithful and follow God, especially when you see so many others, that in your mind, are not. We can see the wickedness. The greed. All the things … Continue reading
The Lord is in His Holy Temple
There is much wisdom that we can gain today from the Old Testament prophets. Today is October 2, 2017, so this devotional is more time specific than most of them. I look around today, woke up to the shooting in … Continue reading
Help
We all need help. No one can live life alone, do life alone. We are beings of community. We are made in the image of a God that three in one, made in the image of a God that is … Continue reading
Our Most Important Meeting
There is so much that we can learn about God, our life, our calling, everything by looking at the life of Jesus Christ. There is so much that Jesus can teach us. He can teach us how to love, how … Continue reading
WWJD?
I wanted to share with you a few thoughts from my sermon yesterday. Our passage was one of the more interesting passages in all the Bible, Jesus cleansing the Temple. We read from John 2: 14-16: 14 In the temple he found … Continue reading
Ash Wednesday: When You Fast. . .
Today is Ash Wednesday. It is the first day in our 40 Day Journey to Lent. In this season, we fast, we pray, we focus on Jesus’ sacrifice for us, and for the world. Ashes are symbolic for repentance. Ashes … Continue reading
Spiritual Multitasking
We live in a world of divided attention. We live in a world of multitasking. We can be reading emails, texting, on social media, and listening to music, all at the same time. So many of us today are always … Continue reading
Seeing
Paul is someone that is always praying for the people that he loves. In his letters, he constantly mentions how he prays for them, how he wants God to bless them and pour out His grace upon them. Paul takes … Continue reading
Keep Praying
Today’s Gospel reading is one of my favorite texts in the Bible. It’s sometimes called the Unjust Judge and is found in Matthew 18: 1-7. Listen to what it says: 1 Then Jesus told them a parable about their need … Continue reading
