Pray without ceasing. 1 Thess 5:16 (NLT) What is Prayer? It’s said that prayer is conversation with God. Asking things for ourselves and for others – answers, healing, revelations… So in terms of this verse, are we meant to never stop conversing with God?...
During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered. Heb...
He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. Ps 18:34-35 (NLT) God is into training and transformation. He doesn’t have a magic wand that waves away all our troubles in an instant… He’s a teacher, a leader, the wisest in all the universe. He...
He makes me as surefooted as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights. He trains my hands for battle; he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow. Ps 18:33 Climb Every Mountain This Psalm is reflected in one of my favourite scriptures found in Hab 3:19 (AMP)...
It is God who arms me with strength, And makes my way perfect. Ps 18:32 (NKJV) Here are 2 ways God gives us strength: 1. When we were created, strength was one of the ingredients used. We were made by strength itself who placed the seeds of strength into our...
For who is God except the Lord? Who but our God is a solid rock? Ps 18:31 (NLT) David wrote this Psalm reflecting on the faithfulness and providence of God. “Who but God is our solid rock?” is not a question David was asking. He was being rhetorical, claiming that no...
“I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out. Luke 19:40 (NIV) A King and the Stones It was Passover and Jerusalem had swelled with pilgrims returning to observe the feast. News of Jesus had spread faster then the people could carry the...
For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. Rom 8:19 (NIV) God first said, “let there be light” … And from that moment ‘light’ was witness to all of God’s creative acts. As each element and creature were made, they watched...
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Ps 19:1 (NIV) CS Lewis says of Psalm 19 “take this to be the greatest poem in The Psalms and one of the greatest lyrics in the world.” David wrote this Psalm (incredible poem) to be...
Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Matt 4:19 (NKJV) A Moment's Notice Jesus teaches us to meet people where they’re at. Not directly as there’s no verse or passage that has Jesus saying, “meet people at whatever point of life you...
