The design of God…

Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Matthew 6:10
The great design of God in his Word is to make us doers of his will. Doing the will of God is evidence of sincerity and our love for Christ. Failure to do God’s will is foolish, because

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Prayers & tears

Pastor Alistair Begg has sent out a wonderful devotional thought on this verse in his “Truth For Life” email. I think he writes with the same passion and illustration of Charles Spurgeon….
Behold, he is praying — Acts 9:11
Prayers are instantly noticed in heaven. The moment Saul began to pray, the Lord heard him. Here [...]

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Avoid culture’s cynical mindset

The opposite of a childlike spirit is a cynical spirit. Cynicism is, increasingly, the dominant spirit of our age. Personally, it is my greatest struggle in prayer. If I get an answer to prayer, sometimes I’ll think, It would have happened anyway. Other times I’ll try to pray but wonder if [...]

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A Puritan Prayer before the weekend…

My Friday morning’s devotions included this prayer — which seems so fitting for believers in materialist America on the eve of the weekend — for which so many “live”….
(From the wonderful collection THE VALLEY OF VISION, edited by Arthur Bennett)
Lord of immortality,
Before Whom angels bow and archangels veil their faces,
enable me to serve Thee with [...]

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Unused Prayer

The Scriptures call us to pray continuously, moment to moment. When we do not pray, the need of the moment remains — and often drives us to unhelpful responses, such as anxiety. Paul Miller, in his book A PRAYING LIFE, illustrates this, beginning with the “unused” prayer of that moment…

What does an [...]

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Happy 4th of July!!!

As you celebrate our great history of liberty in these United States, take a moment also to pray for our country — and her citizens.
“I apprehend no danger to our country from a foreign foe . . . Our destruction, should it come at all, will be from another quarter. From the inattention of [...]

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Our daughter turns 18 & graduates…

If you wondered why I had not been posting in several days, the reason is: higher priorities (family)! Kathryn Anne is now 18 and a high school graduate! Laurel and I are so very proud of her, and so very thankful to God for her, and for these landmark moments in her life. [...]

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2 Rules for praying

Another blog has shared this fine quote by R C Sproul, from his new book on The Prayer of Our Lord:

There are really only two rules that you have to keep in mind when you’re in prayer, two things that should drive and govern and control your prayer life with the Almighty.
You should remember who [...]

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Today is the NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER

1st Timothy 2:1–6 (esv)
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of [...]

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“Prayin For You” a song from the heart

Yes, I have come to like some Christian Hip Hop music — mostly because the lyrics can draw you in. This tune is something my son Andrew put me on to… good stuff.
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