As Jesus addressed the subject of prayer in His sermon on the mount (Matthew 6:5-15), He provided an example of elements which can be included in prayer. He did not provide this prayer as necessarily a prayer to be prayed, but as a model of what prayer ought to be like; an example of appropriate prayer. We read. . … [Read more...] about FOUR-WAY FOCUS!
Faith
EXHALE AND INHALE!
There are times when I smell something so stinky it changes my breathing. I don’t want to keep breathing it in. Sometimes I shut the air vent on the car when behind another vehicle with smelly exhaust and hold my breath until I do so. Then, after getting away from that vehicle, I will roll down the window to get rid … [Read more...] about EXHALE AND INHALE!
PROVED TRUE!
Sometimes the Scriptures are turned to and searched through not necessarily to learn something, but to find support for what is already being thought. Do we read to merely prove we are right, or are we like the Bereans who searched the Scriptures daily to make sure they were accepting what was right in accordance with what had been … [Read more...] about PROVED TRUE!
WATCHING AND WAITING
Patience. It is needed when, at the moment, there is nothing that can be done. Patience. It must be exercised when a timeline is uncertain. Patience. It is a necessity when facing unknowns in life. Patience! We need it as we trustingly watch for what God is going to do next. When it appears the world has won, we … [Read more...] about WATCHING AND WAITING
DULY DRAWN!
Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus were drawn to the Christ and drawn together to take care of the Lord’s body. It appears Jesus had not drawn them so openly as much in His life as He did in His death! Though the cross drew onlookers, not all viewed the spectacle from the same perspective. … [Read more...] about DULY DRAWN!
