A Faithful Friend

Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, even though they are strangers to you. 3rd John 1:5   The brothers had all grown up and left their parent´s home. Life had taken them all in different directions. States, countries, and seas separated them now. Some had stopped going to... Continue Reading →

Greater Gifts

But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way.  1st Corinthians 12:31  NIV   A family came to the end of the line.  The wife was out of work and the unemployment check was about to end.  His job wouldn’t cover for the family in a world where... Continue Reading →

Wake Up!

Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. "Quick, get up!" he said, and the chains fell off Peter's wrists.  Acts 12:7 (NIV)   Guards all around!  Mission impossible!  There´s no escape for the man of God, but wait! ... Continue Reading →

The Power Of Prayer

So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.  Acts 12:5 (NIV)   They catch the man.  They put him away.  The world thinks they will have their way.  But there is one thing they do not count on.  There are people praying!  Peter is locked up tightly... Continue Reading →

Sanctifying Truth

‘They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.  Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.’  John 17:16-17 (NIV) We see Our Savior walking upon the earth with His eyes on God.  His heart never leaves its focus for one minute.  Jesus remains true to His mission and His... Continue Reading →

Not Taken Out

‘My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.’  John 17:15 (NIV) Jesus makes it good and clear that those who have set their hopes in Him and gone on to follow Him are not going to fit in too well with the... Continue Reading →

Getting Up Early to Pray

And early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went outside and left for a lonely place, and there he began praying.  Mark 1:35 (Reference Bible) There are some wonderful times of day to pray to the Lord our God.  But few of them can compare to those early hours... Continue Reading →

Jesus Falls On His Face

And going a little way forward, he fell upon his face, praying and saying: ¨My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me. Yet, not as I will, but as you will.¨  Matthew 26:39 (Reference Bible) How great the pressure must have been for our Savior that night in the garden... Continue Reading →

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