Jesus said in Matthew 6:6: “But you, when you pray—not if—enter into your closet, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father which is in secret: and your Father which is in secret shall reward you openly.” This is how we...
Hearing God’s Voice
“Write for Me.” The voice within was clear, firm, and inviting. I was just finishing my first daily walk around my block and was heading slowly up the driveway to the house. It was a hot, sunbaked August morning in 1997. I had been...
The Wiseman said: “There are many devices in a man’s heart, nevertheless, the counsel of the Lord shall stand” (Proverbs 19:21). The word device means plan, imagination, or scheme: There are many plans in a man’s heart, but the counsel of the Lord shall...
In the upper room with His disciples, right before going to Gethsemane, Jesus was preparing them for the coming persecution and hatred of the world they would face. Because they hated Him, they would hate them. Because they persecuted Him, they would persecute them,...
“Write for Me.” The voice within was clear, firm, and inviting. I was just finishing my first daily walk around my block and was heading slowly up the driveway to the house. It was a hot, sun-baked August morning in 1997. I had been...