Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10 Last year this answer appeared in the $200 box on the television program Jeopardy: “Our Father which art in heaven, ________ be thy name.” The three contestants looked perplexed as the buzzer sounded. The host supplied the question: “What is hallowed?”… Read More »

[I pray that] the eyes of your understanding [may be] enlightened. Ephesians 1:18 When Jesus’ disciples asked Him why He spoke to the people in parables, He quoted Isaiah 6:9-10 as an explanation. Centuries before Jesus’ ministry, God levied judgment upon Israel for her sins and failure to repent. They would be able to see… Read More »

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Ephesians 6:11 British innovators have developed a new type of body armor that’s lightweight and comfortable yet can stop a bullet traveling at the speed of sound. If the apostle Paul saw today’s military protective… Read More »

But when you pray, go away by yourself, all alone, and shut the door behind you and pray to your Father secretly.Matthew 6:6, TLBThe renowned Scottish minister Andrew Bonar wrote, “I should count the days, not by what I have of new instances of usefulness, but by the times I have been enabled to pray… Read More »

But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth. Psalm 86:15 Being a parent is perhaps the world’s best laboratory for learning patience. In fact, the younger the children, the greater the need for parental patience. Young children make the same bad choices over and… Read More »

At one time we too were foolish, disobedient…. Being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us. Titus 3:3-5, NIV Christians are sometimes accused of hatred for their refusal to yield on biblical truth. We must never be what others accuse us of being.… Read More »

When He gives quietness, who then can make trouble? Job 34:29 One day in 1947, when Elisabeth Elliott was a student at Wheaton College, she was sitting near a friend at the piano in one of the campus buildings. Elisabeth had written a short poem, and her friend composed a melody on the spot. Over… Read More »

If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself. 2 Timothy 2:13 Talk about “cleanup on aisle 5!” A truck in Memphis, Tennessee, hit a retaining wall and crashed, spilling its load of Bertolli alfredo sauce. The road was closed as workers struggled to clean up the sticky, high-calorie sauce and the thousands… Read More »

For I am the Lord, I do not change. Malachi 3:6 During Operation Iraqi Freedom, Lt. Carey H. Cash was chaplain to a battalion of frontline combat Marines. In his memoir, A Table in the Presence, he spoke of praying with his troops. “Our prayers were simple,” he wrote, “but they were exactly what we all needed.… Read More »

All things…for good. Romans 8:28 Andrew McCutchen is an outfielder, currently playing for the Milwaukee Brewers, whose milestones include scoring over 1,000 career runs and 350 doubles. Along the way, he’s had his share of injuries, defeats, aches, and pains. But McCutchen is an outspoken Christian who has learned to deal with adversity by trusting… Read More »