Offerings to the Lord

Offerings to the Lord

I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity. Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be...
Fervent Prayers Part 4: Jesus

Fervent Prayers Part 4: Jesus

Jesus wins the battle of prayer. “Then He came to the disciples and found them asleep, and said to Peter, “What? Could you not watch with Me one hour? Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Again, a...
Fervent Prayers Part 3: Mary

Fervent Prayers Part 3: Mary

It took considerable faith for Mary to believe that God would accomplish a great work through her. She would have to be versed in the scriptures intently to understand that what the angel had spoken was not only true but that it would come to pass just as the Lord had...
Fervent Prayers Part 2: Nehemiah

Fervent Prayers Part 2: Nehemiah

Nehemiah asked the Lord to bless him when he spoke to the king of Persia. Nehemiah’s desire was that the king would allow him to go to Jerusalem to repair the walls and to governor the people. Nehemiah knew without the intervention of the Lord, he could accomplish...
Fervent Prayers Part 1: Daniel

Fervent Prayers Part 1: Daniel

Let’s go into God’s Word, the book of Daniel, chapter 9. This is one of the most beautiful passages in the Old Testament. It is Daniel’s prayer to the Lord, not only for himself and the people of God, but for repentance and restoration, and for their...
Jeremiah Part 4: A Promise Given and Fulfilled

Jeremiah Part 4: A Promise Given and Fulfilled

This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.” So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so...