“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” (Eph. 6:12 ESV)
We must always remember that it is a spiritual battle in which we are engaged! Whether it is witnessing [...]
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Warfare
Posted in Pathway ponderings, Prayer, Scripture, discipleship on November 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Guard my mouth
Posted in Prayer, Scripture on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth;
keep watch over the door of my lips!” (Ps. 141:3 ESV)
If you are like me, you some times say things that you wish you hadn’t. A verse like the one above is a good thing to pray. It is something that I need. Along with [...]
A Praying Mom
Posted in Prayer on May 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As I consider that tomorrow is Mother’s Day, I think of an event from my past.
It has been quite a few years now since the Lord got a hold of my life when I was a young man going the wrong way. I happened to have been reading an inscription on the back of [...]
A great reminder
Posted in Prayer on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight was a prayer meeting at church. What a great reminder to us of the importance of prayer! When it really comes down to it, we need the Lord, and we need to be in prayer. As aliens in this world, prayer is our life line of communication with our Father. [...]
Remembering to pray
Posted in Prayer on April 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Why is it so easy sometimes to forget to pray? Is it because we are so self-sufficient, self-assured, full of our own thoughts, or worries, or whatever? Wait a minute, maybe that’s it — there is too much self. Lord, help us to be less self-aware, and more aware of You!
Teach us to pray
Posted in Prayer on November 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In Luke 11:1 we read where one of Jesus’ disciples asked Him to teach them to pray. Following this request we have what is known as the Lord’s prayer. It is really the disciple’s prayer and is a model of areas that our prayers should include, such as worship, confession, forgiveness, and petition.
Jesus [...]
