I love this poem by written by Isaac Watts the famous theologian, logician and hymn writer who was born in the late 1600’s. This hymn is one of 750 that he was inspired to write. It is a worship filled reminder of what prayer is and why we pray. On Prayer by Isaac Watts Prayer […]
Praying for an hour may sound daunting at first, but it can actually go by faster than you think. Many times when we spend an hour with a close friend, we look up surprised to see the time has passed so quickly and it’s time to part. This is the way to pray and to […]
“Converse much with Christ…Delight to walk with him, to meet him, to view his beauty, to hear his voice, to taste his sweetness. Take all occasions to present yourselves before him. Depart not out of his presence, until he smiles and he speaks kindly to your heart. Stay until he reveals his presence by impressions, […]
Speak to my heart, Lord Jesus, Speak that my soul may hear; Speak to my heart, Lord Jesus, Calm ev’ry doubt and fear. Speak to my heart, oh, speak to my heart, Speak to my heart, I pray; Yielded and still, seeking Thy will, Oh, speak to my heart today. It’s strange how verses […]
If someone took all your books away and only allowed you to keep three of four, what would they be? I had a recent visitor comment on my blog post A Diary of Private Prayer that this was one of his favorite books and that if his books were to be taken away and he […]
We all have lost loved ones and we would do anything to get them to come to Jesus, but they won’t and they can’t. They have no desire for him. No need of him that they can see. No belief. They aren’t willing. Or maybe they are too weak to come to Jesus. Too blind. […]
The following is a wonderful story that I read in Mrs. Charles E Cowman’s devotional Springs in the Valley back on February 10th and noted the page. It is a very encouraging story regarding the power of prayer and angelic protection as told by a Moravian missionary. An American missionary and his wife bravely went […]
I love this passage speaking of morning devotions and prayer by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. I ran across it in the book Watch and Pray, Christian teachings on the Practice of Prayer edited by Lorraine Kisly. Before the heart unlocks itself from the world, God wants to open it for himself; before the ear takes in the […]
I recently ran across and bought this old classic devotional called A Diary of Private Prayer by John Baillie. I had never heard of this little gem before. It is divided by 31 chapters for each of the 31 days of the month and has two pages for each day, one entitled Morning and the […]
I love cool, breezy early mornings. I love the sweetness found in the air like aromatherapy. It soothes and refreshes me the moment I walk out of my front door. It calls me to pause and breath deep for a moment, to try to take in as much of it as I possibly can and […]
