There’s a really good chance you’ve prayed the Lord’s Prayer. Most Christians know it by heart. When Christ’s disciples asked Him how to pray, He said, “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” The problem is, God’s will is not…
I recently read an article in the Missions Frontier magazine about “informed intercession” a marriage of research and prayer. Each week this group choose a different people group, research throughout the week and then come together to share and pray. I was a little skeptical at first, thinking “shouldn’t we rely on what the Spirit…
“One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up.” Luke 18:1 NLT When we don’t see the immediate answers to our prayers, it’s easy to get discouraged and quit. But Jesus taught us to persevere, to not lose heart and to always pray. Pray whether…
Some years ago in my journey with the Lord, He brought me to a place where I talked with Him about everything I ate. Everything! There were times when I would so much desire to eat a particular food, that I would talk to Him as I took a bite. Other times I would hear…
Perhaps you, like me, have been baffled by passages such as Acts 16:22-25, where Paul and Silas were beaten with rods, struck with many blows, thrown into prison, and had their feet fastened in stocks. Their response? Praying and singing hymns of praise to God, as fellow prisoners listened on. Living in a society that…
God continues to show me that fearing Him involves seeing something of His hugeness and realizing that I am, every moment of the day, at His mercy simply because He is God and I am His creation. HE has the ability to end my life instantaneously, or extend my life. HE is able to upheave…
God is the ultimate Rabbi and, in His classroom, I was shown Isaiah 11:1-3, “Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit. The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, the…
When God called me to lead the intercession focus group for “Leading In These Times”, I was instructed to seek the Lord about what has NOT happening in the Sacramento Region. This came during a time when I thought so much was already happening in the area of intercessory prayer, that I could not fathom…
In one region of Africa, the first converts to Christianity were very diligent about praying. In fact, the believers each created their own special place outside the village where they went to pray in solitude. Each of these “prayer rooms” was accessed by a private footpath through the brush. When grass began to grow over…
When should you pray? Most of us think about prayer when we are stressed, scared or sick. But is that really the best time to pray? People who understand prayer know you have to pray before the storm comes. If you wait until your moment of greatest need it may be too late. You will…