The Old Testament Israelites did their graduate training in the wilderness for 40 years. Perhaps they could have finished earlier, but they kept retaking the same class: Contentment 101.Ā Moses gives us a peek into their course work in Deuteronomy 8. Yes, he humbled you by letting you go hungry and then feeding you with manna, a food previously unknown … Read More
The world that you and I pass through daily is fraught with spiritual challenges. In our mundane day-to-day existence, itās easy to forget that. A friend of mine shared recently that there are five Dās that Satan uses to attack us. The five words are: doubt, discouragement, diversion, defeat and delay. Ā Here they are with brief definitions, andĀ a few … Read More
You can read all that Jesus said on prayer in a few minutes. In twice that time, you can read all the Gospel accounts of Jesus praying. However, you will never tap the God-given resource of meaningful prayer in that amount of time. You will need to put in the hours that Jesus did as he learned to pray. Jesusā … Read More
Iāve often wished I could crawl into H.G Wellās time machine. Perhaps you have too, but our bodies anchor us to the present. Moving back in the past or getting a peak at the future is only available in science fiction.Ā Yet while we are physically bound within the limitations of time, our thoughts, emotions, and choices are not. For … Read More
During difficult times we all need hope. The Psalmist captured it this way: Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation (Psalm 42:5). Ā I canāt remember who said it, but the words were wise: If I am in despair my hope … Read More
In our world of instant gratification and fast-food restaurants most of us assume that when weāre hungry that means we should eat. But what might happen if our stomachās prompting was a reminder to pray, not simply to eat? Such is the purpose of fasting. In his excellent article, Nine Reasons to Fast other than It’s Swimsuit SeasonĀ Don Whitney references … Read More
Next time you feel like you’ve waited long enough for God to do something, reflect upon the characters of the Bible. Author Joann Weaver is bold enough to say what many of us were thinking when we read these stories. Was it really necessary to leave Joseph rotting inĀ an Egyptian prison cell for such an extended period? Was it vitally … Read More
