Friends were sharing the short version of this prayer online yesterday, but I wanted to share the full version from Wild at Heart daily post for March 17,2023. As you read (slowly) try to take in the powerful theology. Then rejoice in the work of God and Christ in history, today and in your life. …
Knowing Your Moment*
<Listen> Of course we are nearing the end of the age. Jesus seemed pretty frustrated at his contemporaries’ refusal to understand their times. “Fools,” he called them. Because knowing your moment matters. Knowing where you are in the story is critical for your survival. Every moment is not like another. Living at the beginning of the Lord of the Rings is …
An Anchor For the Soul*
<LISTEN> Scripture names hope as one of the Three Great Forces of human existence: Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love. (1 Corinthians 13:13 NLT) By saying they last forever, God names these three as immortal powers. A life without faith has no meaning; a life without love isn’t worth living; a life without hope …
Paradise Lost*
<LISTEN> Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?" The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God …
See the Artist by His Artistry*
<LISTEN> This will open up wonders for you about the personality of Jesus—look at his works of art.I was sitting out back yesterday morning sipping coffee, watching the young chipmunks chase one another at breakneck speeds across the deck. One clever daredevil, hoping to get the advantage, jumped up on the fence rail and continued …
Exalting Ourselves*
<LISTEN>Years ago some kind soul sent me a book on the devil. It was rather dated, from the 1960s I believe, complete with little caricature drawings of Satan as our adversary. I’m ashamed to admit my first thought was, I know plenty about spiritual warfare; this looks juvenile. I was put off by the outdated style and …
The Zap View of Prayer*
<LISTEN> Christians have been told over and over that God is almighty. And indeed he is—the God of four hundred billion billion suns. We have been told he is also sovereign. And indeed he is. Perhaps out of respect, we have adopted the notion that if he is going to act, he is going to …
Two Essentials*
<Listen> Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ …
Spiritual Lifeline*
<LISTEN> If you woke each morning and your heart leapt with hope, knowing that the renewal of all things was just around the corner—might even come today—you would be one happy person. If you knew in every fiber of your being that nothing is lost, that everything will be restored to you and then some, …
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