November 24th, 2009
I was reading John 17 again this morning. It touches on unity or being one and why this is so important. Have a read of verses 20-23 from John 17. It is a prayer of Jesus about the disciples and the future followers.
20 “I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all [...]
November 23rd, 2009
The Bible says in 1 Thessalonians 5:17 to “never stop praying” in the NLT or to ”pray continually” as the NIV puts it. Both of these translations give us a clear thought of being in constant conversation with God. For me this works out in a couple of ways.
1. Set times – Each day I have [...]
October 1st, 2009
One of the foundations of my life is to “Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need”. This comes from Matthew 6:33.
To do this I simply pray and ask God what He wants me to do next. I especially do this when I finish [...]
July 7th, 2009
One of the most popular articles on my website is “Does God still speak to us today?” Each month hundreds of people surf in and read this article. Many of these visits are from people who search Google asking that very question.
This raises another question though. How do we know what we hear is actually [...]
May 20th, 2009
I was just reflecting on the Bible verse 1 Peter 5:7. It says, “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you”.
As I was reflecting I had this picture of someone standing on some rocks by the ocean with a fishing rod casting their line out into the deep waters. It was like [...]
May 14th, 2009
I have found that there are times in your Christian walk when God seems silent. You might be praying and asking a specific question, but heaven seems silent. It is not that God is not speaking to you about other things, but the question you are asking is not being answered. In these times I [...]
April 24th, 2009
In Acts 4 we see that Peter and John’s healing of the lame man brought attention. News spread all over Jerusalem and it had even reached the ears of the Jewish High Council and the Sadducees.
The leaders of the day were deeply concerned that they were preaching Jesus and that He was the one who [...]