by Inspiration | Mar 2, 2024 | Spiritual Growth, Archives
The Best Way to Die A man’s daughter had asked the local minister to come and pray with her father. When the minister arrived, he found the man lying in… The Best Way to Die A man’s daughter had asked the local minister to come and pray with her father. When the minister arrived, he found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on two pillows. An empty chair sat beside his bed. The minister assumed that the old fellow had been informed of his visit. “I guess you were expecting me,” he said. “No, who are you?” said the father. “I’m the new minister at your church,” he replied. “When I saw the empty chair, I figured you knew I was going to show up.” “Oh yeah, the chair,” said the bedridden man. “Would you mind closing the door?” Puzzled, the minister shut the door. “I have never told anyone this, not even my daughter,” said the man. “But all of my life I have never known how to pray. At church, I used to hear the pastor talk about prayer, but it went right over my head.” “I abandoned any attempt at prayer,” the old man continued, “until one day about four years ago my best friend said to me.’Joe, prayer is just a simple
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by Inspiration | Feb 21, 2024 | Archives, Featured, Inspiration, Spiritual Growth
Booster of potential… Saul called David’s attention to the natural things. David called Saul’s attention to the supernatural things [paraphrased]. – 1 Samuel 17:33-37 What we do not see are… Booster of potential… Saul called David’s attention to the natural things. David called Saul’s attention to the supernatural things [paraphrased]. – 1 Samuel 17:33-37 What we do not see are naturally bigger and more powerful than what we see. An oceanographer would tell you that the most populated part of the earth is the ocean. We don’t see this fact until we dive into the bottom of the sea. Do you know the buried part of an iceberg on the water is usually a hundred times bigger than the head we see above water? Ask a structural engineer and he would tell you that the foundation of a building is stronger than the whole bricks piled on it. We do not see the foundation while we usually admire the obvious building. We are often attracted by the unimportant. You cannot afford to be too conscious of your physical development at the expense of inner growth. How much of the money you spend goes into investing in your inner person? Those things you do not see about you are what defines you. In other words, they are what determine your realities.
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by Inspiration | Jan 8, 2024 | Archives, Spiritual Growth
The Great I AM!
He is the First and Last, the Beginning and the End!
He is the keeper of Creation and the Creator of all!
He is the Architect of the universe and the Manager of all times.
He always was, He always is, and He always will be…
Unmoved, Unchanged, Undefeated, and never Undone!
by Inspiration | Jan 6, 2024 | Archives, Spiritual Growth
“The child whispered, ‘God, speak to me’
And a meadowlark sang.
The child did not hear.
So the child yelled, ‘God, speak to me!’
And the thunder rolled across the sky
But the child did not listen.
by Inspiration | Dec 5, 2023 | Archives, Featured, Spiritual Growth
Imagine you and the Lord Jesus are walking down the road together. For much of the way, the Lord’s footprints go along steadily, consistently, rarely varying the pace. But your footprints are a disorganized stream of zigzags, starts, stops, turnarounds, circles, departures and returns.
by Inspiration | Dec 4, 2023 | Archives, Spiritual Growth
27 Indications That We Need Revival
1. When we do not love Him as we once did.
2. When earthly interests and occupations are more important to us than eternal ones.
