30 But when he saw the wind,[a] he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.” (Matthew 14:30 ESV) We hold a biker church twice a month, and as part of that service we take new prayer request and pray over old. The list of physical, emotional, and financial request seems to only grow. … Read more
13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. (Colossians 3:13 ESV) Living with people can be hard. Living without them, can be even harder. We do not want to walk through this life alone. Furthermore, God made us to desire … Read more
16 Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me. (Isaiah 49:16 ESV) Your walls are continually before God. That may seem an odd way of saying that God is watching over us. But consider the further implications of the term walls. God is not only watching over us, … Read more
1 …let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, Is there some sin that drags you down regularly? Something that you have not been able to completely rid your life of? Something that is weighing you down? Do not feel like … Read more
5 And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life. (Genesis 45:5 ESV) In retrospect Joseph looked back upon his life and forgave his brothers for selling him into slavery because God had a bigger plan. He recognized that God’s plan may … Read more