By Mike Graziano AN OFFER OF [GREAT PEACE]—[Great peace] have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.- Psalms 119:165 — In these recent days of great turbulence, tumults and offense, there is offered unto us an offer of “Great Peace.” They that love “thy law” (God’s law, God’s word), are the recipients ofContinue reading “An Offer of Great Peace”
Category Archives: Prayer and Devotion
Power Through Prayer by E. M. Bounds, Chapter 2
2. [Our Sufficiency Is of God] But above all he excelled in prayer. The inwardness and weight of his spirit, the reverence and solemnity of his address and behavior, and the fewness and fullness of his words have often struck even strangers with admiration as they used to reach others with consolation. The most awful,Continue reading “Power Through Prayer by E. M. Bounds, Chapter 2”
For Soberness and Comfort
By Mike Graziano *For Soberness:* _7But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer._1 Peter 4:7— _ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time? Luke 12:56— 34¶And take heed to yourselves, lestContinue reading “For Soberness and Comfort”
Power through Prayer, Chapter 1, by E. M. Bounds
A note on the text presented here: A dear friend recently wrote me, saying, “I think this is a time for us to be sober and to truly give ourselves to prayer.” My heart flew to the works of E. M. Bounds, writings on prayer which have been hammering and mellowing my soul more andContinue reading “Power through Prayer, Chapter 1, by E. M. Bounds”
Morning Prayer[1]
My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.[2] The journey that I take shall not be for mine honour;[3] the Lord is gone out before me. Up![4] Awake, awake, utter a song[5] for his name’s sake;[6] let my sentenceContinue reading “Morning Prayer[1]”
Selah: Wait on the Lord
Sam Caldwell, Christ-loved Here are some encouragements to wait on the Lord. In our world of hustle and bustle, news and blues, covid and conflict, racism and human race schism, waiting on the Lord is a counter-cultural thing to do. What’s more, waiting on the Lord will rub against our flesh. We tend to wantContinue reading “Selah: Wait on the Lord”
Leading a Quiet Life
Here are some holy words on leading a quiet life: 1 Thessalonians 4:9–11: “9 But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another; 10 and indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, that youContinue reading “Leading a Quiet Life”
How to be criticized
Sam Caldwell, March 2017 I was recently tasked by my church[1] with answering the question, ‘How do we react to criticism?’ This is not an easy question for me to answer, as I myself don’t react to criticism well. But this study cut deep to my soul, and the study of such a question inContinue reading “How to be criticized”
We love because
We can prove the love of God from our love for Him. “It’s just really hard for me to deny that I love Jesus. I just absolutely love Jesus.” Then why do you still feel unloved, Christian? Is it not true that…we love because He first loved us? “We love Him because He first lovedContinue reading “We love because”
Daily Prayer Plan
Here is a prayer plan I am working on, to help focus our prayer during COVID-19 days and beyond!
