When you pray for a loved one who seems hardened against the Lord, pray that the eyes of their heart might be opened so that the light of God can come flooding in. And if that seems hopeless, at least it puts the hopeless case at God’s doorstep, which is where it belongs.
Text: Ephesians 1:18Jesus will carry your backpack as you hike toward heaven.
Text: 1 Peter 5:7The world has its stars and God has his.
Text: Philippians 2:12-18Through your tears, lift up your eyes and look again to Bethlehem. That sleeping child will rise to battle and no one will stand against him.
Text: Matthew 2:13-23Be of good cheer! Do not fear your enemies and do not fear what they can do to you. Remember the story of Daniel and pray for the same kind of utterly predictable faith.
Text: Daniel 6We pray because everything depends on God and not on us.
Text: Matthew 6:8There are many things we don’t know. But this we do know: God is at work, and he has not forgotten us.
Text: Romans 8:28If you feel the heavy weight of God hammering down on you, rest assured that nothing is being wasted. In the end, God will be glorified, and you will be more beautiful than you ever dreamed possible.
Text: Matthew 5:4We do not gain if we turn away from God in the time of trouble. If we turn away from God, we lose our only ground of hope.
Text: Job 1The cross reveals the great heart of God, and that heart is filled with love.
Text: Matthew 27:51