With Jack Bailey
Scripture But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you. ~Matthew 6:6, NLT Quote When you pray, have no other motive than to know your Heavenly Father more intimately. ~Oswald Chambers {My Utmost, Sept. 16}…
Scripture Mary sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. ~Luke 10:39-40, NLT Quote In a way, worry can be worse than cancer because worry destroys our peace. ~Ya’akov After blogging on this story just days ago, it came back…
Scripture “Therefore, you shall be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.” ~Deuteronomy 5:32, NKJV Quote The many minute and contemptible things that solicit our curiosity {attention} every day are pass counting. ~Augustine I love to pray but I…
Scripture Even you then, imperfect as you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him. ~Matthew 7:11, Weymouth Quote Prayer is our native language. ~Eugene L. Peterson Prayer is so simple that a child can pray. It…
Scripture Lift up holy hands in prayer, and praise the LORD. ~Psalm 134:2, NLT Quote All prayer, pursued for enough, becomes praise. ~Eugene Peterson I do know that Peterson has compromised his faith to placate the politically correct and I don’t normally quote folks who lean to the left or have gone woke but he does…
Scripture Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. ~Philippians 4:6, NASB Quote God loves importunate prayer so much that He will not give us much blessing without it. ~ Adoniram Judson I had to look up the word importunate. I have…
Scripture And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. ~Romans 8:28, NASB Quote God has a perfect view of the future; we don’t! It is paramount that we do not rely on our own understanding but…
Scripture When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, LORD, I will seek.” ~Psalm 27:8, NKJV Quote When I think of seeking His face, I am thinking about His face {Person} rather than His hands {asking for something I want or need.} ~Rex Looney The Hebrew word pānîm can mean the…
Scripture “Now behold, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have magnified Your lovingkindness, which you have shown me by saving my life.” ~Genesis 19:19, NASB [1995] Quote The most rewarding aspect of prayer is our intimacy with the Father. ~Charles F. Stanley Belinda gave me a devotional last Christmas by Charles…
Scripture “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for… For everyone who asks, receives.” ~Matthew 7:7-8, NLT Quote When we pray we enter the real world, the substance of the KINGDOM. ~Dallas Willard I write things down that I do not want to forget and many of the blogs are simply study…