Monthly Archives: July 2012

“Your Father in heaven [will] give good gifts to those who ask.”                      Mt 7:11 NIV Phillips Brooks said, “Pray the largest prayers. You cannot think of a prayer so large that God, in answering it, will not wish you had … Continue reading →

“O You who hear prayer, to You all flesh will come.”         Ps 65:2 NKJV Mark records, “Very early in the morning…Jesus got up…and…prayed” (Mk 1:35 NIV). Jesus made deposits each morning so that He could make withdrawals throughout the day. … Continue reading →

“Who hath…translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son.”                         Col 1:13 The Bible says Jesus has “delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of [God’s] dear Son.” The New King James Bible … Continue reading →

“I will…exchange their sorrow for rejoicing.”                     Jer 31:13 NLT Tom was very depressed following his wife Elle’s death. For an hour he poured out his heart. Now, catharsis is good; it can show you what needs to be dealt with. … Continue reading →

“Take over the land…flowing with milk and honey.”           Dt 11:8-9 NIV When they were slaves in Egypt, the Israelites had to pump water from the Nile River to irrigate their crops and put food on their table. Can you imagine … Continue reading →

“Let the words of my mouth…be acceptable in Your sight.”                             Ps 19:14 NKJV Mark Twain quipped, “It takes two years to learn to talk, and the rest of your life to control your mouth.” The Psalmist prayed, “Let the words … Continue reading →

“I have come that they may have life…to the full.”              Jn 10:10 NIV Sometimes when we achieve the things we strive for, we find they’re not very fulfilling. As we look back we realize that our greatest joy was not … Continue reading →

“I must work…while it is day.”                                               Jn 9:4 NKJV Time is like money; it must be budgeted. That means determining the difference between the fixed—what you must do—and the discretionary—what you would like to do. What caused Jesus to be … Continue reading →

“Teach us to realize the brevity of life.”                             Ps 90:12 NLT Gordon MacDonald gives us some of the traits of a disorganized life. See if you recognize any: “(1) Appointments/messages/deadlines missed. I know I’m disorganized when there are a series … Continue reading →

“Walk in wisdom…redeeming the time.”                             Col 4:5 NKJV Nothing is more costly than wasted time. Every minute lost is gone forever. Today we have more time-saving devices than any other generation, yet we seem to have less time. To get … Continue reading →