In Luke 22:15 Jesus told His disciples, “I have earnestly and intensely desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer” (Amplified Bible). He used a strong word for “earnestly and intensely desired.” He was saying, “I long eagerly to have communion with you. My affections are deeply directed toward sharing this significant holy feast with you.” Jesus passionately wants our fellowship. Jesus yearns to intimately share a special meal with us, in the long leisurely custom of those days. Jesus says in Revelation 3:20 “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my…
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When You Don’t Know What To Pray
Have you ever been so burdened by a problem that you say “I just don’t even know what to pray?” When the circumstances of life seem too big or complex…
Healing Words From A Dialogue With God
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Brokenness and Glory, 1 Peter 1, part 2
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Brokenness and Glory, 1 Peter 1
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What To Do When You Have Been Wronged
David knew what it was like to be treated unjustly. In Psalm 35 he describes his condition. People he had once befriended now fought against him (v. 1), sought his…
An Invitation To Trust
“Why are you downcast, Oh my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God” (Ps. 43:5).…
10 Things To Remember
When you wake up in the morning where does your mind go? Is it the list of things that need to get done? Regrets of what happen the day before?…
Psalm 91 God’s Protecting Presence
If you had certainty and security that you could not be defeated, how would you live your life differently? Psalm 91 describes Biblical confidence and poise. In some Bibles, it…
Praying For Children Moving Away From Home
It is humorously said that God could not be everywhere, so He made mothers. From the earliest times when we sent the children off to Grandma’s, to camp, or to…
Jeremiah 2: Where do you run?
Jesus came to give us abundant life, to fill us to overflowing with every ounce of His living water. And yet when we go about life in our day-to-day world,…
Be Refreshed
Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint” (Isa.…
Good News For You
With all the negative news in the media, I want to share with you some good news. God is still God, and He knows the plans that He has for…