courage

Sunday, May 7, 2017, 8:08 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Be Strong and Take Courage.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 5:17-33 (Select vv. NIV). Go, Stand! (vv. 17-20) Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were...

Saturday, May 6, 2017, 9:46 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Full Release.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 4 (Select vv. NIV). Proclaiming Jesus (vv. 1-2) The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were...

Friday, May 5, 2017, 7:03 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Why are You Afraid?” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read John 18 (quoting select vv. NASB). Prophecy Fulfilled (summary chapters 13:1-18:18) Jesus Christ, the Son of God (and God) had just been betrayed by one of his...

Thursday, May 4, 2017, 5:55 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “O Love That Will Not Let Me Go.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read John 16 (quoting select vv. ESV). Remember He Told Us (vv. 1-4) “These things I have spoken to you so that you may be kept from stumbling. They...

Friday, April 21, 2017, 9:10 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Why are You Afraid?” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 5:12-32 (NIV). Believers in Jesus (vv. 12-16) The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet...

I'm asking for your prayers that I obtain the virtues of hope and courage, I really need them to over come my predominate vices, especially sloth and cowardice.

Saturday, March 25, 2017, 10:32 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Seek the Lord.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 35 (NASB). From Darkness to Light (vv. 1-2) The wilderness and the desert will be glad, And the Arabah will rejoice and blossom; Like the crocus It...

This song encouraged my heart yesterday: I believe that one of Satan’s greatest weapons against us is his lies and deceptions. Through the use of lies and deceptions, his objective is to get us to be afraid and to doubt God. As well, he wants us to question God’s sovereignty over our lives, his...

Saturday, February 4, 2017, 2:49 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Your Lord is With You.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5 (NASB). He Called Us (2:13-15) But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God...

Sunday, January 8, 2017, 2:27 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 2 Corinthians 4 (NASB). We Have This Ministry (vv. 1-6) Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not lose heart, but...

Thursday, January 5, 2017, 10:22 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “A Believer’s Prayer.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Corinthians 16:5-24 (Select vv. NIV). A Great Door (vv. 8-9) But I will stay on at Ephesus until Pentecost, because a great door for effective work...

Monday, December 5, 2016, 10:44 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “I Will Uphold You.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 20:16-32 (ESV). With Humility and Tears (vv. 17-21) Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him. And when...

Sunday, December 4, 2016, 5:27 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “The Lord’s Anointed.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 19:8-20 (Select vv. ESV). Speak Boldly (vv. 8-10) Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the...

Saturday, December 3, 2016, 2:22 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “His Tender Mercies.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 18:1-17 (ESV). Building Bridges, Not Walls? (vv. 1-4) After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of...

Friday, November 18, 2016, 2:53 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “All Through the Night.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 5 (Select vv. NASB). Filled with Jealousy (vv. 17-18) But the high priest rose up, along with all his associates (that is the sect of the...

Thursday, November 17, 2016, 4:40 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “All Through the Night.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 4:23-31 (NIV). All That Was Said (v. 23) On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests...

Gulag Vorkuta (2016) I watched this, has amazing scenes of Christians praying in the snow with a hill of crosses in the snow behind them. Made me cry. This story has never been told. Over fifty million Christians were killed in the Marxist U.S.S.R., because they were Christians. "...50 million...

Tuesday, September 27, 2016, 6:11 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “For Our Nation.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Psalm 17 (ESV). A Heart Prepared (vv. 1-5) A Prayer of David. Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry! Give ear to my prayer from lips free of...

When life throws its curve balls at us, which it will, our natural reaction may be to immediately feel fear. Satan will use these occasions to try to get us to doubt God or to feel as though we are without resource. He will try to get us to feel as though our circumstances have control over our...