Monday Hebrews 11:1 What is faith? It is the confident assurance that what I hope for is going to happen. It is the evidence of things I cannot yet see. Tuesday Hebrews 11:2 You, God, gave Your approval to me in days of old because of my faith. Wednesday Hebrews 11:3 By faith I understand that the entire universe was formed at Your command, God, that what I now see did not come from anything that can be seen. Thursday Hebrews 11:4 It was by faith that Abel brought a more acceptable offering to You, God, than Cain did. You, God, accepted Abel’s offering to show that he was a righteous man. And although Abel is now dead, he still speaks to us because of his faith. Friday Hebrews 11:5 It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying–”suddenly he disappeared because God took him.” But before he was taken up, he was approved as pleasing to You, God. Zingers from Croft M. Pentz, Tyndale House Publishers 4166. Strange that in prayer we often ask for a change in circumstance rather than in our character.
4167. Stay on your knees before God and on your feet before men. 4168. True prayer is a way of life, not just an emergency detour. 4169. How rare it is to find a person quiet enough to hear God speak. 4170. Christians need to pray two prayers: “”Lord, give me light,” and, “Give me grace to walk in the light.” |