What to pray for?

Here is an interesting take on things we could pray for:

“Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men (and women). Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for power equal to your tasks.” - Phillips Brooks

As you look ahead at your week, what prayers do you need to offer up to the Lord? Ask God for the strength to handle the tasks God has entrusted into your care.

Ephesians 6:18 - And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

God bless you. 

Living in Grace

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The Cross

As our journey of Lent nears the cross, I decided to share a few insightful thoughts on the Cross. May these words help you to focus on Jesus this week. God bless you.

"Love was compressed for all history in that lonely figure on the cross, who said that he could call down angels at any moment on a rescue mission, but chose not to - because of us. At Calvary, God accepted his own unbreakable terms of justice." - Phillips Brooks

"Only in the Cross of Christ will we receive power when we are powerless. We will find strength when we are weak. We will experience hope when our situation is hopeless. Only in the Cross is there peace for our troubled hearts." - Michael Youssef

"Long-lasting victory can never be separated from a long-lasting stand on the foundation of the cross."
- Watchman Nee

"The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God." - 1 Corinthians 1:18

Living in Grace

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The Telescope

I am asked a lot of questions about the Bible and how accurate and true it is. One can only try and give satisfactory answers, but in the end, each person needs to decide for themselves how 'True' the bible is. For me, it will remain the Great Account of our (humans) encounter with God and our ongoing relationship with the Messiah. Of course there are some things I don't fully understand in the pages of the Bible, but I keep reading and searching, in order that I may understand.

Perhaps the best description of the Bible I have heard for a while, comes from Phillips Brooks:

"The Bible is like a telescope. If a person looks through his telescope, then he sees worlds beyond - but if he looks at his telescope, then he does not see anything but that. The Bible is a thing to be looked through, to see that which is beyond."

As you spend time reading God's Word may it come alive for you and I pray that we would catch a glimpse of the World to come.

Matthew 24:35 - Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.

Living in Grace
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