Do you really want to make America great? What if we prayed for the POTUS regardless if we agreed with him? What if prayed for him even if we didn’t vote for him? What if we prayed for him even if he were affiliated with a different political party? I found this prayer in the Psalms this morning and I think it’s fitting for this political season. I think it...
Let’s Get Ready to Rumble – Pray in the Spirit
We often say that we only have one offensive weapon in our arsenals. But I think that’s inaccurate. We have a weapon that is so strong, so powerful and so advanced, Paul could not find anything similar to it in the Roman’s armor. Perhaps, if Paul were writing today, he would have encouraged us to strap into our stealth bomber and unleash bombs by praying in the Spirit. The stealth...
Keep Contending
Jarius ‘ daughter, the widow of Nain’s son, Lazarus. What do they all have in common? Each was beyond help. They all were dead. Life had left Jarius’ daughter, the widow’s son was in a coffin in a funeral procession and Lazarus stinketh after days of being in the tomb. But each was someone’s daughter, someone’s son, and someone’s brother. They each had someone crying out to God on their...
Don’t Pray Like That Again
A few years back, I was leading the Altar Prayer team at my church. (I only mention this to say, leaders are not perfect and still should be teachable). I was praying for a young woman who was experiencing financial difficulties. She had just come back from a mission’s trip. As I prayed for her, I was ‘reminding’ God of all her good deeds and her selfless acts. I left...