One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night. (Luke 6:12) Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray. (Mark 1:35) After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night…
Psalm 141:1-2 “I call to you, Lord, come quickly to me; hear me when I call to You. May my prayer be set before You like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.” 1 Timothy 2:8 “So I want men everywhere to pray with holy hands lifted up to God,…
“Be still, and know that I am God…” (Psalm 46:10 NIV) “Cease striving, and know that I am God…” (Psalm 46:10 NASB) “Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” (Luke 5:16 NIV) “May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that…
I depend on God alone; I put my hope in him. He alone protects and saves me; he is my defender, and I shall never be defeated. My salvation and honor depend on God; he is my strong protector; he is my shelter. Trust in God at all times, my people. Tell him all your…
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties.…
“Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” (Psalm 37:4) “And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.” (Romans 5:5) “For whoever wants to save their life[b] will…
Tim Harper reflects on seeing God deliver the desire of his heart to connect with people in Uganda when the answer at every turn seemed to be “NO.” “Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” (Psalm 37:4)
“Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness!” (Ecclesiastes 5:10) “There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.” (Luke 10:42) “I lie awake thinking of you, meditating on you through the night.”…
