With Jack Bailey
Scripture Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. ~Colossians 4:2, NLT Quote God answers all prayers in different ways: Sometime He says yes, sometimes no, and at other times He says wait a while. ~Calvin Miller There is a fourth answer that Miller does not mention: [1] Yes [2] No…
Scripture He went on a little farther and bowed with His face to the ground, praying, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” ~Matthew 26:39, NLT Quote God is supernaturally creative and innovative; always look for…
Scripture And in the morning, a great while before day, He rose and went out to a lonely place, and there He prayed. ~Mark 1:35 Quote You might say that Jesus entire life was a kind of prayer, a constant communing with the Father. ~Henry Scougal Some folks are critical of the CHOSEN, but I…
Scripture Rejoice always; pray without ceasing. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17, NKJV Quote “God instituted prayer to communicate to creatures the dignity of causality.” ~Blaise Pascal I’ve been thinking a lot about prayer lately and it has dawned upon me that when a person’s name comes to my mind, I should pray for them that very moment.…
Scripture You know what I long for, Lord; You hear my every sigh. ~Psalm 38:9, NLT Quote Not one earnest prayer is lost to the ears of the Almighty. ~David Roper Some years ago, hundreds of unopened letters were found off the coast of New Jersey. How they got into the ocean and how they survived…
Scripture “O Lord, you are a great and awesome God! You always…keep Your promises…but we have sinned and done wrong. We have rebelled against You and scorned Your commands and regulations.” ~Daniel 9:4-5, NLT Quote Prayer is spiritual breathing and prayer was as vital to Daniel as oxygen. He had rather die than not to…
Scripture How long, O God, will you allow our enemies to insult you? Will you let them dishonor Your name forever? ~Psalm 74:10 Quote It is perfectly right to plead with our Father in heaven; Moses did and so did Jesus. Martyn Lloyd Jones Do you ever find yourself begging God for something? After doing…
Scripture Always rejoice, constantly pray, in everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. ~I Thessalonians 5:16-18, NET Quote “My part is to live in this hour in continuous inner conversation with God, and in perfect responsiveness to His will.” ~Frank Laubach The Washington Post told the story of a fifteen…
Scripture In my distress I cried out to the Lord and he answered me. ~Psalm 120:1, NET Quote We pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulty we face. ~Oswald Chambers What is distress? Webster says it is a painful situation, a state of danger or desperate need. Distress in running out of gas…
Scripture Pray without ceasing. ~1Thessalonians 5:17, NASB Quote God has graciously given us the privilege to be His partners in the management of His creation. ~Herb Vander Lugt I know you have heard the story of the farmer and the preacher. The farmer shows the preacher his beautiful vegetable garden and says, “Look what I…