“Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.” (Jeremiah 29:12, ESV) Do you often wonder if God hears you when you pray? While on vacation last week, I had an interesting experience in prayer. I was in Pennsylvania visiting my daughter and her family. One eveningContinue reading “Power of Prayer”
Tag Archives: prayer
Tears Unto Harvest
“ Hear and give ear; be not proud, for the Lord has spoken. Give glory to the Lord your God before he brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the twilight mountains, and while you look for light he turns it into gloom and makes it deep darkness. But if you will not listen, myContinue reading “Tears Unto Harvest”
The Definition of Stupid
“For the shepherds are stupid and do not inquire of the Lord; therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered.” (Jeremiah 10:21, ESV) Albert Einstein stated, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” When I was working as a consultant in manufacturing processContinue reading “The Definition of Stupid”
When God Will Not Hear
“As for you, do not pray for this people, or lift up a cry or prayer for them, and do not intercede with me, for I will not hear you. Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?” (Jeremiah 7:16–17, ESV) Often, I seeContinue reading “When God Will Not Hear”
Prayer of a Pastor
“For God is my witness, how I long after you all in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus. And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment; so that ye may approve the things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and void of offenceContinue reading “Prayer of a Pastor”
Our Blessings
The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. (Numbers 6:24-26, ESV) God called upon “Aaron and his sons,” the priests of Israel, to pronounce this blessing upon the “sons ofContinue reading “Our Blessings”
Busyness Versus Character
3 ‘Why have we fasted, and you see it not? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?’ Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure, and oppress all your workers . . . 6 “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bondsContinue reading “Busyness Versus Character”
The Lord Is Our Defense
7 “Behold, I will put a spirit in him, so that he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land, and I will make him fall by the sword in his own land.” (Isaiah 37:7, ESV) 33 “Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into thisContinue reading “The Lord Is Our Defense”
Joining God in Prayer
Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Because you have prayed to me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria, this is the word that the Lord has spoken concerning him:” (Isaiah 37:21–22, ESV) “Have you not heard that I determined it long ago? I plannedContinue reading “Joining God in Prayer”
Assurance In Prayer
Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Because you have prayed to me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria, this is the word that the Lord has spoken concerning him:” . . . “Have you not heard that I determined it long ago? I plannedContinue reading “Assurance In Prayer”
Renewing the Heart 