“When you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.” Matthew 6:7  How many words make a complete prayer? Does God prefer long prayers or short ones? If we use Jesus as our example, we find several answers. […]

“LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!” Psalm 8:9 The wonders of God’s creation fill our hearts with amazement. So it is not surprising that the book of psalms includes many prayers that speak of the greatness of God. How refreshing it is to simply pray, […]

“Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” Matthew 15:28 If we look at the great Bible heroes, we see something in common —active faith. Their trust in God rises to such great heights we sometimes find it hard to comprehend. Abraham was asked to kill the son for […]

“About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.” Acts 16:25 It had been a long day for Paul and Silas. Things didn’t go quite as they had hoped. It began with the fortune-telling girl taunting them again as […]

“As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.” Joshua 24:15 Joshua was a man of great importance and had many responsibilities as leader of the Israelites. Yet of all the great things he said and did, there is one statement that stands out: “As for me and […]

“You have searched me, LORD, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you, LORD, know it completely.” Psalm 139:1-4 A recent study […]

“[Jacob] had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.” Genesis 28:12 Christians like to sing the hymn “Nearer, My God, to Thee.” To many it provides so much […]

“I call on you, my God, for you will answer me; turn your ear to me and hear my prayer.” Psalm 17:6 Have you ever asked yourself to whom we should pray? It is interesting how many Christians struggle with this question. If we pray to Jesus, does that rule […]

“Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” Hebrews 11:6 Faith is defined as trust and confidence in God. Ephesians 3:12 (NLT) says, “Because of Christ and our faith in […]

“In the morning I lay my requests before you.” Psalm 5:3 “In the night, LORD, I will remember your name.” Psalm 119:55 A recent study found that the first thing 80% of smartphone users do when they awaken in the morning is to check their phones. That means for every […]