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God listens to those who listen to him. The proof of this is all over Scripture. Isaiah 66:2 offers a prime example when God says, “this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite
Continue readingO Lord, I bless thee that the issue of the battle between thyself and Satan has never been uncertain, and will end in victory. Calvary broke the dragon’s head, and I contend with a vanquished foe, who with all his
Continue readingPsalm 13 is one of the most heart-wrenchingly honest prayers in the Bible. Here is a soul in anguish. Here is a follower of God who wrestles day-in and day-out with what God is doing in his life. He feels
Continue readingThe Lord has been gracious to provide encouraging reviews of my book Brass Heavens: Reasons for Unanswered Prayer. Paul Miller says, at The Gospel Coalition, “Brass Heavens is solid meat and potatoes for the Christian. The book is a slow
Continue readingThough Jesus has ascended back to the Father, his ministry to us continues. The door to God that the Son opened for us, through his death, he now keeps open in his role as our High Priest. “Therefore, brothers, since
Continue readingMatthew Henry’s A Way to Pray again has a wonderful section instructing us how to pray biblically-informed prayers, specifically, how to plead with the Holy Spirit to convict us of sin’s cancerous nature, and the constant havoc it works in
Continue readingPray to God, and speak to your own soul, like this… Be gracious to me, O God, for man has trampled upon me; Fighting all day long he oppresses me. My foes have trampled upon me all day long, For
Continue readingFor several months you have been reading bits and pieces of my new book, Brass Heavens: Reasons for Unanswered Prayer. Today it is officially released by Cruciform Press. Here is what some gracious ministry friends have said about Brass Heavens.
Continue readingHEAVENLY FATHER, there is not a moment of any day when I do not need Your persevering grace—Your empowering strength—to carry me through life in this fallen world. Even as one of Your redeemed children; the world, the flesh, and
Continue readingAs believers in Jesus Christ, we are justified before the Judge of Heaven. We have received the imputed righteousness of Christ as a gift of God’s grace. As a result, nothing can ever separate us from Him. However, though our
Continue readingDear fellow lover of Jesus, The instant you repented and believed in the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior a great exchange took place. By faith, you traded your sin for his righteousness. That is what 2 Corinthians 5:21 means
Continue readingJust as the high priest in the Temple of ancient Israel could relate to and thus represent his people before God while in the physical holy of holies, our high priest in the heavens took on flesh and lived on
Continue readingThe past few days we have received instruction from the Lord as to how to battle against worry. The apostle Paul’s words to the Philippian believers have taught us to worry about nothing and pray about everything in order that
Continue readingHow does praying with thanksgiving combat our anxiety? That’s the subject of today’s post. Philippians 4:6-7 has been teaching us God’s prescription for anxiety. In the first post we observed the command “Do not be anxious.” Step 1 in fighting
Continue readingIn yesterday’s post, we began to consider God’s prescription for anxiety provided in Philippians 4:6-7, which involves two steps for the immediate war against worry. The first step is to worry about nothing. STEP 2: Pray about everything (6b-7). The second
Continue readingTonight, as you prepare your heart for Lord’s Day worship tomorrow, remember to pray for all those faithful men who preach the gospel week in and week out. Here’s a suggested way to pray from Matthew Henry. Let the gospel
Continue readingMatthew Henry gives us the following counsel and then follows it with a way to pray: “Ask God’s forgiveness for your absorption with things that deserve little or no consideration, and your failure to concentrate on subjects that nourish the
Continue readingStubbornness is one of the chief causes of immaturity. This manifestation of a prideful heart causes one to stiffen his or her neck, cover their ears when God graciously brings instruction or rebuke, and thereby refuse to listen to the
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By God’s grace, I’m a husband, dad, grandpa, and pastor at Cornerstone Community Church in Mayfield Hts, OH. I love Christ because He first loved me.
