April 23, 2021 | Luke 18:1–8 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue “Prayer is not eloquence, but earnestness,” said Hannah More, an English religious writer and philanthropist in the late 1700s. Prayer is “not the definition of helplessness, but the feeling of it; not figures of speech, but earnestness of soul.” For Hannah, prayer was not something […]
April 22, 2021 | Luke 11:5–10 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Angela Yuan was a fervent prayer warrior on behalf of her son. Christopher had made choices that led him far from God, but his mother, a strong believer, prayed day and night on his behalf. She asked: “Lord, do whatever it takes to bring this […]
April 21, 2021 | Luke 11:1–4 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue As we approach the last week of our study, we return to learn at the feet of Jesus who Himself showed us how to pray. The disciples longed to pray like Jesus and in Luke 11 we see the prayer template He gave them. Jesus […]
April 20, 2021 | Habakkuk 3:1–19 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Habakkuk’s prayer came shortly before the Babylonian invasion of Judah (605 BC). Facing His coming judgement, the prophet struggled with God’s justice. However, Habakkuk wanted the righteous remnant of Judah to keep their heads high and to remain faithful to God even during the difficult […]
April 19, 2021 | Jonah 2:1–9 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Most of us are familiar with the story of Jonah, especially the part about the whale. Jonah was a prophet who refused the Lord’s command to go to Nineveh and instead boarded a ship headed in the opposite direction. While Jonah could run, he could […]
April 18, 2021 | Psalm 5 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Before I followed God’s leading into full-time vocational ministry, I wanted to be an architect. I love design and structure. Did you know that our prayer life and our prayers need structure as well? Theologian D. A. Carson writes, “We do not drift into spiritual […]
April 17, 2021 | Psalm 39 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Silence can be a virtue. But sometimes, God gives us opportunities to speak truth, and we must be careful not to neglect the opening to make a meaningful difference. In our text today, David was silent when he should have spoken. His anguish increased when […]
April 16, 2021 | Psalm 3 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue When sin occurs within a family, it can have a ripple effect that is far-reaching and long-lasting. A child may sin against a parent. A husband against a wife. Wrongs done may be remembered for years, and the residual anger can be destructive. It is […]
April 15, 2021 | 1 Kings 18:25–39 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Have you ever been in a situation where you felt underqualified? You feel pressured to act, maybe people are watching, but you have no idea what to do. If you are a person of prayer, you may cry out to Him, “God, why did […]
April 14, 2021 | Daniel 2:1–23 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Dreams are not something we talk about much in Christian circles. However, we do see in Scripture that at times the Lord has used dreams to teach people about Himself and to communicate His glory to others. In our text today, the Lord did just […]