Daily Reading

16 The Lord answered, “I will be with you, and you will strike down all the Midianites, leaving none alive.” 17 Gideon replied, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, give me a sign that it is really you talking to me. 18 Please do not go away until I come back and bring my offering and set it before … Read More

In Exodus 15:26, God reveals himself as the one who heals. He is Jehovah Rapha – I am the God who heals you! When we think about healing, we think of the sicknesses that we experience. Yes, He does heal us of those sicknesses that we experience; however, He’s not just the God who heals … Read More

The Waters of Marah and Elim 22 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water. 23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.[a])24 So the people … Read More

Genesis 22:9-14 The Scriptures in the Old & New Testament model a God who always provides just what we need. This well-known story from Genesis tests Abraham desire to follow God in obedience by offering his own son as a sacrifice to God. How did Abraham PRAYfirst for the provision he needed? He prayed with … Read More

1 John 4:7-10 What a challenge John gives to his readers: If you can’t love those around you, you can’t say you know God.   In other words, if we want to truly live out the call and life of love in this world, we must live life grounded in the God who is love … Read More

Luke 22:41-42 He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, 42 “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.”     Every significant new season in Jesus’s life started with prayer. Jesus prepares for his coming crucifixion, with His heart in anguish for … Read More

Luke 11:2 This morning, thousands of students across this nation displayed incredible courage and trust in God, taking a stand of prayer at their schools.   But this stance was not in opposition to those who did not join them- it was out of love for them and a desire to see this generation come … Read More

Luke 22:39-40 “Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him. On reaching the place, he said to them, pray that you will not fall into temptation.” When we pray to God not to fall into temptation, we are asking God to keep us from difficult situations that would … Read More

Luke 21:36 Be always on watch and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the son of man. The word encourages us to ALWAYS watch and pray. Sometimes we get in a habit of praying when things are going … Read More

Luke 18:1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.   A lifestyle of persistent prayer (1 Thessalonians 5:17) is understood throughout the early church. But Jesus had a greater purpose here. We can become easily discouraged when what or who we pray for, over … Read More