Tag: Trust
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Demanding Proof:
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Jesus does not respond to demands: He meets the needs of the faithful. I was reading Mark 8:11-12 this morning. The Pharisees were demanding proof from Jesus that God had sent Him. He refuses to give them a sign that He was the Messiah. They already knew He was healing…
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God Delights in Our Prayers…
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We pray for our enemies as we would want to be prayed for. Lord God Almighty, create within us a wise and loving heart. Help us be quick to praise You in all of our circumstances. Help us pray in truth and Spirit for people who do not seek to…
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Jeremiah 30:17 The Outcast
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“For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.” Have You Felt Like an Outcast I grew up feeling unloved and being an outcast because I…
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How Are We Changed After Death?
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Have you ever wondered what we will be like in heaven? Does the Bible tell us what we will look like? It says in 1 John 3:2 (KJV) “Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that,…
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The Lord Uses Scripture to Communicate, Teach, and Heal
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One morning, remembering the Scripture from Romans 5 that I had read in the past blessed me unexpectedly during my personal worship time. Romans 5:3-5 (KJV) And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope: 5 And…
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One Small Word Can Make a Difference in Our Understanding
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This morning during my Bible Study, I used my TLV version of the Bible to meditate on Matthew 14:22-36. In 2024 I started including this Messianic Jewish translation in my Scriptures studies. If you want to read the Tree of Life Version of the Holy Bible for free, go to www.biblegateway.com to…
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Second Chances For Our Brothers too…
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I hate being wrong, but sometimes I am. I am even opinionated about how something should turn out when the Lord has me do something. I was reading an old journal entry from over a decade ago. My journal entry was about Second Chances. In the Journal entry, I was…
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Nothing is Easy About Temptations
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We live in a Physical World that is under Spiritual Attack. Life is not easy no matter what decisions we make in life. Followers of God are warned that their faith will be tested. God tells us that the testing of our faith and hard times can be used for…
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Called to Prayer
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Do you ever feel as if God has called you to pray for someone? They come to your mind and you feel compelled to pray for them. Perhaps it is just the name of someone that comes to mind and you feel led to pray for someone. How can we…
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Who Can Get Good From Bad?
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It is common knowledge that when we go through an ordeal it makes us better or bitter. One way it makes us better is by gaining empathy and an understanding of what someone else may be dealing with. If we are Christians it gives us insight into how to pray…
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God Is That You?
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This morning I caught myself looking for my phone again. It was in my hand, again! The first time this happened it was funny. Not so much the third time. Seriously, God is that You trying to tell me something? I just thought about all the prayers I had been…
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Keep Praying for The Miracles
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Jesus took on our sins and the physical veil to the Holy of Holies where the Ark of the Covenant was kept was torn (Matt 27:51). Now those in Christ can boldly spiritually enter into the presence of God. We are called by God to pray boldly about whatever is…