So Gideon…did as the LORD commanded, but he did it at night because he was afraid…” — Judges 6:27 A plethora of people show fear throughout scripture. We begin with Adam and Eve who hide from God after eating forbidden fruit. Moses, Hagar, Esther, David, and Jonah are OT headliners…
A crucial moment in the story of the feeding of 5,000 comes with the question, “So how is everyone going to grab dinner?” The disciples may have looked down with disappointment or dismay at the boy’s meager offering. Perhaps they were even baffled by it. After all, the tike was…
Then Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up. “There’s a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?” — John 6:8-9 When I read these verses here in John 6, I think of every Christian everywhere. Why? Because…
You know the power of prayer. You are called TO pray. You know prayer to work and you just cannot stop doing it. However, the person you’re praying for may not ask you outright to stop praying for them, but it is more than clear that your prayers—and your…
I know that same faith continues strong in you. This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you. — 1 Timothy 1:5b-6 No one made it through a fourth-grade social studies class without learning about…
The father instantly cried out, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!” — Mark 9:24 “Yes! Answered prayer!” The father of a very sick boy must have exclaimed just before he encountered Jesus’ disciples. After all, the disciples had recently healed many sick people (Mark 6:7….
The Fourth of July may be the best time to reflect on God’s provision to us as a nation. To begin, consider these words from the Bible molded into the Liberty Bell. “Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof” (Leviticus 25:10, KJV). It is sometimes…
I was caught up to paradise and heard things so astounding that they cannot be expressed in words, things no human is allowed to tell. —2 Corinthians 12:4 This goes FAR beyond wondering what the neighbors will think. This is more like, “I don’t think I can share…
A friend emailed me the question about two weeks ago. Do people hear the same message differently? I told her I’d think about it before answering. Her question is a good one, so I thought I’d share it with all of you. To begin, my friend is direct. By…
We live close to death but are still alive. —2 Corinthians 6:9b There are too many things in my world. And things move way too fast in my world. By no means is this a complaint, but here’s an example of my life’s schedule. The nugget of wisdom someone…
