January 9 – The Sinner’s Prayer
Is this most sacred of cows actually doing more harm than good?
Is this most sacred of cows actually doing more harm than good?
Whether or not anybody else got rich by following Bruce Wilkinson’s recommendation to repeat this prayer every day, he surely did.
It is in our praise we are brought into the presence of God. It is in our faith and acceptance of God’s love that we are drawn closer.
We have a God of presence and a God of power. If we learn to keep our focus on this knowledge, we can live a life of joy instead of fear and doubt.
They had faith and he was healed… He had the faith, and they were healed… Do I have faith?
My primary purpose as a follower of Christ is prayer. There is nothing more important that I, or any of us, can do.
Only ask, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the whole earth as your possession. (Psalm 2:8) Read: Genesis 3:1-4:26, Matthew 2:13-3:6, Psalm 2:1-12, Proverbs 1:7-9 Relate: I don’t often get interrupted when I am praying. Even if someone else in my hearing might not be in “agreement” with what I am praying, I honestly can’t remember…
While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God. (Hebrews 5:7) Read: Ezekiel 7:1 – 9:11, Hebrews 5:1-14, Psalm 105:1-15, Proverbs 26:28 Relate: I think it was my junior year in…
May the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge, reward you fully for what you have done. (Ruth 2:12) Read: Ruth 2:1-4:22, John 4:43-54, Psalm 105:16-36, Proverbs 14:26-27 Relate: There was a small town pastor of a small country church that had fallen on some hard times. There were good…
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live. I will praise my God to my last breath! (Psalm 104:33) Read: Judges 19:1-20:48, John 3:22-4:3, Psalm 104:24-35, Proverbs 14:22-24 Relate: Rules are made to be broken, right? Well, today I am going to break a few of mine. You might have noticed that there is no picture at…