In 2 Chronicles 20, when Jehoshaphat is king in Jerusalem, he is told of a great army approaching, a united front of three enemies. He gathers all the people of Judah to fast and pray at Jerusalem. As they are beseeching the Lord, a prophecy comes: “Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this …
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Grateful Waiting
Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4, NIV Visiting downtown Chicago to celebrate 35 years, my husband and I ambled back to the Metra, looking for sidewalk seating for a last dessert. I particularly wanted something rich and chocolate. We’d already rejected inadequate goodies at …
God’s Light
Proverbs 18:21: . . .the tongue can kill or nourish life. Theophostic (God’s light) is a type of prayer developed by Dr. Ed Smith. Satan, particularly when we are young, has used other’s sins against us to embed lies into our hearts. In Theophostic Prayer, we ask Jesus to first identify the lies and then …