DAILY DEVOTION
DAY 728: LISTENING TO GOD
Most Christians don’t listen to God. They go to him only to talk! The scriptures reveal that any person who was ever used of God learned to remain in his presence until they heard from him. Scripture makes it clear that the Lord wants to talk to every one of us. “Your...
DAY 727: PRAYING THROUGH PAIN
“Praying through” is a term coined by the early pentecostals. To some, it meant simply staying on your knees until you were assured you had an answer from God. To others, it meant continually coming back to the Lord until you had the answer in hand. This was also...
DAY 726: COMING TO GOD IN SADNESS
The Holy Spirit directed me to the book of Nehemiah; and as I read chapter 2, I saw something I had not seen before. This chapter contains an encouraging story for all who come to the Lord with a heavy heart. Nehemiah was a cupbearer to King Artaxerxes. He tasted the...
DAY 725: WHEN WE HAVE NO HOPE
Elisha inherited the role of prophet from Elijah. In 2 Kings 4, Elisha encountered one of his first big tests when he was approached by a Shunammite woman whose son had just died. In desperation, she told Elisha, “I’ve prayed and fasted, wept and pled; but I have...
DAY 724: THE CHALLENGE OF FAITH
When we read the beginning books of the Bible, we tend to forget something very important. God had promised Abraham, Isaac and Jacob a homeland where he would provide for them. He didn’t keep his promise the way that anyone would’ve thought he would. We forget that...