5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God—who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly—and it will be given to him. 6 But let him ask in faith without doubting.[a] For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not expect to receive anything...
Our Own Way
6 We all went astray like sheep;we all have turned to our own way; (Isaiah 53:6a) Even in the course of a single day we can tend to go astray and take our own way. Yes, sometimes our entire life can get off course, but more often than not we...
Redeemed
29 The king swore an oath and said, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from every difficulty, (1 Kings 1:29 CSB) King David was about to confirm Solomon as King, but he began his statement with his own confirmation of just who had redeemed his life from every difficulty. Notice...
Acceptance as an Answer
8 Concerning this, I pleaded with the Lord three times that it would leave me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is perfected in weakness.” (1 Corinthians 12:8 CSB) I have written many times about Paul’s thorn. One aspect of this is that he prayed...
Stifling
19 Don’t stifle the Spirit. (1 Thessalonians 5:19 CSB) While staying in step with the Spirit is what we should desire, we should take every measure to not stifle the Spirit. What might we do in our normal life to stifle or in some translations, quench the Spirit? Often, I think,...