An Encouragement to Pray
November 19, 2008 by aubrey
Filed under Devotionals, Luke
Praying can be discouraging work. Most believers have a pretty exalted view of prayer while at the same time they don’t pray very much. I know this because I am one such believer; I live this inconsistency. Why is this? I think it’s because prayer is so generally discouraging. We believe in God, we believe in His power and love, we believe God hears and answers prayer, and yet days and months and even years can pass without the answer we seek. And so we are inclined to give up, or to not pray at all. Read more
Baring Our Hearts
November 15, 2008 by nancy
Filed under Devotionals, Luke
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not! And when He drew near and saw the city, He wept over it. Luke 13: 34; 19:41 (ESV) (emphasis mine) Read more