Bible Reflections are triggered by my current reading of Scripture from the Holy Bible.
We lean to our own understanding, or we bank on service and do away with prayer, and consequently by succeeding in the external we fail in the eternal, because in the eternal we succeed only by prevailing prayer. Oswald Chambers There are 7 types of simple-praying people. Yesterday we saw that the fifth type of…
Tell God all that is in your heart, as one unloads one’s heart, its pleasures and its pains, to a dear friend. Tell God your troubles, that God may comfort you; tell God your joys, that God may sober them; tell God your longings, that God may purify them; tell God your dislikes, that God…
Is the Son of God praying in me, or am I dictating to Him?….Prayer is not simply getting things from God, that is a most initial form of prayer; prayer is getting into perfect communion with God. If the Son of God is formed in us by regeneration, He will press forward in front of…
A child’s eyes, those clear, wells of undefiled thought – what on earth can be more beautiful? Full of hope, love and curiosity, they meet your own. In prayer, how earnest; in joy, how sparkling; in sympathy, how tender! The man who never tried the companionship of a little child has carelessly passed by one…
Prayer is not so much an act as it is an attitude—an attitude of dependency, dependency upon God. Arthur W. Pink There are 7 types of simple-praying people. Yesterday we saw that the first type of pray-er is one who is concerned. Today we explore the second type: Humble People. To some who were confident…
The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. He fears nothing from prayer-less studies, prayer-less work, prayer-less religion. He laughs at our foil, mocks at our wisdom, but TREMBLES when we pray! Samual Chadwick Who are the people who will change our world? What are they like? How do they do…
It’s hot… I mean really hot. 52C. You walk outside and the heat hits you. You unlock the car and jump in. The shock of the red hot seat on the back of your legs near stops your heart. The cabin temperature is 10 degrees hotter and you clench your teeth and suck through the…
Digging weeds out of the garden beds. What a chore. Years ago I used to use the old black plastic laid on the ground and covered in bark chips or mulch. It was meant to hold the weeds back. But given enough time those little rotters would pop to the surface with regular annoyance! The…
Have you ever got a fright in the dark of night as you peer into the darkness to see what looks like a shadowy figure lurking in the shadows ready to pounce! The fright is intense and you reach out and switch on the light.. and it’s just a coat draped over a chair or…