A Parable of Pride & Prayer
The Lord, sitting on His throne, one day gazed down to earth. As He sat there He chose a particularly diligent servant for a task.
The Lord, sitting on His throne, one day gazed down to earth. As He sat there He chose a particularly diligent servant for a task.
Our good God gives us the answers we need—not necessarily the ones we want.
God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble. (1 Peter 5:5b) Since satan's expulsion from the heavenly halls mankind has stood firm with shoulders held back.
Is the Lord's voice silent to you? Is this a tantalizing to your soul? Many have found a quiet God very hard to love.
'Worship' and 'celebrate' are Biblical synonyms. Nevertheless, we tend to lament when 'veiled under sackcloth and ashes'. It is then that 'celebration' only finds slim-pickings in the soul.
'Global warming' is daily examined in newsrooms and classrooms alike. Maui is 'mother nature's' latest victim to be scrutinized. Calamity catches mankind off guard.
Abba Euprepius (a fourth century A. D. desert monk) taught: knowing that God is mighty and faithful, have faith in Him and you shall share what is His.
Prayer and faith are twins. They must be. There is no prayer if there is no faith first. And, it is impossible to please God without faith.
When a Christian stops praying, the devil starts shouting.