Recognize that God is in control of all circumstances, including the storms in our lives. Just as He sent the storm to redirect Jonah, He can use challenges to guide us back to His will.The Call to PrayerIn times of crisis, prayer should be our first response. The captain's plea to ...
In places like Cañar, a small village in the mountains, temperatures dip to the low 40s year-round. It’s hard to imagine what sleeping on the floor with only a threadbare blanket would feel like. Many of the children in Cañar who were registered with Compassion came to their local ...
Give my boy freedom,if the father’s service was worthless; or if power will not spare the child,let it spare the old.” He spoke the words,but they,and so many others,were in vain:his freedom was still denied him by the king. When he realised this,he said:“Now,now,O Daedalus,...
When we praise Him through the storms, we are letting God know, I trust you to help me through this time. I was given new insight on life, I have hope and through the darkest of storms, I could finally see the light of this world through Jesus. Praise and Glory to God! I was de...
and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. And all who believedwere togetherand had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. And day by day,attending the temple together and breaki...
A storm came upon the disciples, and Jesus walked over water to shore them up in the faith before calming the storm. Peter, bold and faltering as ever, says he will walk to Jesus across the water if Jesus supports him. The Gospel proceeds: Then Peter got out of the boat and started ...
I cannot agree with some people, that Paul has been sleeping in the grave, and is still there, after the storms of eighteen hundred years. I cannot believe that he who loved the Master, who had such a burning zeal for Him, has been separated from Him in an unconscious state. "Father...
John 1:12But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God,evento those who believe in His name, It is not too late to receive Him and surrender your life to His Lordship and call on Him. If you have doubts then maybe that is the Holy Spirit speaki...
which they thought would certainly promote happiness. We find that they were not always able to practise them themselves, and many of their disciples, when they labored hard to put them in execution, found themselves encumbered with impossible rules to accomplish impossible objects. But the Christia...
When I started my eleven year sailing voyage around the world, I had powerful positive expectations. Without positive expectations, I would never have survived storms at sea, I would not have sailed across the Indian Ocean through massive tsunami debris, and I would have never sailed up Pirate...