prayer – Hills and Valleys

Pray, Plan, but Act! (Part 2)

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the people to get moving! Pick up your staff and raise your hand over the sea. Divide the water so the Israelites can walk through the middle of the sea on dry ground.”—Exodus 14:15-16 NLT In the last blog, I said I have noticed a strange and almostContinue reading “Pray, Plan, but Act! (Part 2)”

Pray, Plan, but Act!

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the people to get moving! Pick up your staff and raise your hand over the sea. Divide the water so the Israelites can walk through the middle of the sea on dry ground.”—Exodus 14:15-16 NLT Our scripture above was recorded when Moses cameContinue reading “Pray, Plan, but Act!”

Where Do You Seek Help?

“Ah, stubborn children,” declares the Lord, “who carry out a plan, but not mine, and who make an alliance, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin; who set out to go down to Egypt, without asking for my direction, to take refuge in the protection of Pharaoh and to seekContinue reading “Where Do You Seek Help?”

In Stages

When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man to Jesus, and they begged him to touch the man and heal him. Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then, spitting on the man’s eyes, he laid his hands on him and asked, “Can you see anythingContinue reading “In Stages”

Moving Forward in Faith (Part 2)

“Not one of these men of this evil generation shall see the good land that I swore to give to your fathers, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh. He shall see it, and to him and to his children I will give the land on which he has trodden, because he has wholly followed theContinue reading “Moving Forward in Faith (Part 2)”

Words Matter (Part 2)

Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone. — Colossians 4:6 NLT The word gracious can also be translated as wholesome, fitting, kind, truthful, gentle, sensitive, thoughtful, and helpful. In most of Jesus’ conversations with His disciples and the public, He was known to be gracious,Continue reading “Words Matter (Part 2)”