It is great to pray for little things, and have an ongoing conversation with God throughout our day. Thessalonians 5:17 says to “pray continually.” We can ask for God to help us do well on a test, or close an important sale, or have a good report from a doctor visit. These are all fine to ask for, but those things could happen with or without God’s help.

However, how often do we ask for really significant things that cannot happen without God’s intervention? Things like unexpected funds for your church to make needed improvements, healing of a chronic medical condition, or straightening up of a wayward relative or friend. In John 14:13-14 Jesus says, “You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father. Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it!” If we truly believe in God’s power, and believe that what we want will bring Glory to God, we should be asking for things that are impossible without God’s supernatural input.

Dear Lord, Help us also remember that you are God and there are no limits to your capabilities. Help us also remember your promise to do whatever we ask so that it brings glory to God. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.

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I was listening to an interview with a former Navy Seal who has recently written a book on leadership and he made an interesting comment. He said, “Discipline equals freedom.”

Conventional thinking would disagree with this concept, believing that by having discipline, people lose the flexibility, the “freedom” to do anything that they want.

James writes in James 1:25, “However, the person who continues to study God’s perfect laws that make people free and who remains committed to them will be blessed.”

He says, “God’s perfect laws that make people free.” Like the comment from the Navy Seal, the counterintuitive idea of following rules or God’s laws, with discipline, will result in freedom.

Dear Lord, it sounds contradictory to us that being boxed in by your rules would give us freedom, but it does, and promises that in following God’s laws, we will be blessed. Help us understand your laws, and exercise the discipline to live them. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

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Do you ever wonder what it must be like for the children of incredibly wealthy people? Not the ones with lots of social problems that we read about in the tabloids, but those in stable homes but with tremendous resources. Do you think it changes their view on their lives, knowing they have a significant inheritance that will be theirs one day?

Peter writes about our inheritance in 1 Peter 1:3-5, saying, “All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.”

Dear Lord, what peace and joy it can be for us knowing that you are protecting us with your unimaginable power while we live our lives, knowing we have an inheritance waiting for us with you. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

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There are many things in the Bible that are counter intuitive.

Proverbs 20:28 is an example of wisdom that sound quite contrary to what a simple world view might believe. “Love and faithfulness keep a king safe; through love his throne is made secure.”

Intimidation and dominance will keep people following a leader when they are required to, but a leader who truly cares about, loves, his or her people will receive the same in return, and receive the allegiance and commitment from his or her team. There is no greater example of this than Jesus Christ.

Dear Lord, There is so much wisdom available to us in the Bible; Useful for us in our walk of faith, but also in how we live our lives in work, school, and family. Help us read and meditate on your word out of our love for You. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Here are two verses of wisdom from David for my dad on his birthday.

Proverbs 16:31, “Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained by living a godly life.”

Proverbs 17:6, “Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the aged; parents are the pride of their children.”

How true these words are!

Happy Birthday Dad!

Dear Lord, we thank you today for what that gray hair means for my dad, and also for the crowning glory of those grand children, especially Grace who we know you hold safely in your care. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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