En Memoriam

Three years have passed since the horror at Sandy Hook made that school a household name in the US. For most of the world, time and events have moved on. There is an abundance of new stories and issues to pull at our heart strings and to enter into our prayer lists. For the relatives…

Do You Hear What I Hear?

Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. (Revelation 2:7 NLT) Read: Amos 4, Amos 5, Amos 6, Revelation 2:18-29, Psalms 130:1-8, Proverbs 29:21-22 Relate:  Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy/ Do you hear what I hear/(do you hear what I hear)/Ringing through the…

My Black Friday Prayer

This Christmas help us to spend less money… But more time. Let us not give to those who expect… But rather to those who need. Let us not buy presents… But rather be Your presence, to a world lost and dying. Let us incarnate You.

Luke 22:42 (Not My Will)

Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine. (Luke 22:42) Read: Judges 4:1 – 5:31, Luke 22:35-53, Psalm 94:1-23, Proverbs 14:3-4 Relate: Jesus did not want to die. Did you ever think about that? In each of the Synoptics, we…

Not Peace, But…

Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. (Luke 12:51) Read: Deuteronomy 32:28-52, Luke 12:35-59, Psalm 78:56-64, Proverbs 12:24 Relate: One of the friendliest guys I have met recently is a man I am going to call Joe. Joe is a Muslim but the way IS is acting almost…

The Whisper

Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts. They have no fear of God at all. (Psalm 36:1) Read: Leviticus 4:1 – 5:19, Mark 2:13 – 3:6, Psalm 36:1-12, Proverbs 10:1-2 Relate: Another translation has this verse read: “I have a message from God in my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked. There is no…

INI, UNTUKMU…

Originally posted on Beautiful Words:
TUHAN ITU DEKAT KEPADA ORANG-ORANG YANG PATAH HATI, DAN IA MENYELAMATKAN ORANG-ORANG YANG REMUK JIWANYA (Mazmur 34 : 19)   Ini untukku… Ini untukmu… Untuk yang kesepian, letih, sendiri…… Untuk seorang gadis yang terhimpit di kelam malam…. sambil berharap agar ayahnya tidak akan pulang dalam keadaan mabuk dan mencabik harga…

Satan

When the crowd heard the voice, some thought it was thunder, while others declared an angel had spoken to him. Then Jesus told them, “The voice was for your benefit, not mine. The time for judging this world has come, when Satan, the ruler of this world, will be cast out.” (John 12:29-31) Read: 1 Chronicles 4:24 – 5:17, Psalms 137:1-9, Jeremiah 52:28-30, Ezekiel 32:17 – 33:20 Relate: In the five…

Prove It

Jesus replied, “I have already told you, and you don’t believe me. The proof is the work I do in my Father’s name. But you don’t believe me because you are not my sheep. (John 10:25-26) Read: 2 Chronicles 14:1 – 16:14, Romans 9:1-24, Psalm 19:1-14, Proverbs 20:1 Relate: When I was in eighth grade our family…