Reading Prayers
“Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” ---Jeremiah 33:3 Volumes of books have been written on the subject of prayer. In this series on prayer, we have only…
Singing Your Prayers
“Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” —Ephesians 5:19-20 I…
Praying Scripture
“Then Jesus told His disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.” —Luke 18:1 “I just don’t know how to pray!” Have you ever heard someone say that? It’s interesting that a disciple…
Keep on Praying
“And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.” —Ephesians 6:18 “How can I pray for you?” It is…
Don’t Miss God’s Goodness
“Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the LORD say this---those He redeemed from the hand of the foe, those He gathered from the lands, from east and west, from…
“Where can I flee from Your presence?”
"That's a great idea--I would have never thought of that!" A young Army wife had shared with me something she had done to help prepare her family for her husband's upcoming deployment. Before her husband left for Iraq she had…
The Centurion
Romans Chapter 8, verses 5 - 13 "... When Jesus heard it, He marveled and said to those who followed, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel'..." This is the story…
Introduction to Excellent or Praiseworthy
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything be excellent or praiseworthy---think about such things.” -- Philippians 4:8 Welcome to Excellent or Praiseworthy, a devotional for military…