My good friend, John Thweatt, from First Baptist Pell City reminded me of this great prayer from The Valley of Vision.  I encourage you to use this prayer in your daily time alone with the Lord. LIFE-GIVING GOD Quicken me to call upon thy name, for my mind is ignorant, my thoughts vagrant, my affections …

Let’s work on the next command from 1 Thessalonians 5.  Yesterday the command was to “rejoice always”.  Today the Word of God instructs us to “pray without ceasing”. The Word of God teaches: 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ …

Most people spend more time preparing for the celebration of Christ’s birth, than they do for the celebration of His death, burial and resurrection.  I, for one, try to take advantage of the weeks leading up to the Resurrection Day by spending more time in prayer, Bible study and reflection. Below is a powerful prayer …

Lord, high and holy, meek and lowly, Thou hast brought me to the valley of vision, where I live in the depths but see Thee in the heights; hemmed in by mountains of sin I behold Thy glory. Let me learn by paradox that the way down is the way up, that to be low …

God’s goodness is expressed to us in many ways.  One of the ways we can learn about the goodness of God is through prayer. God uses prayer to express His goodness to us in at least two ways. One, God reveals His goodness when we pray. The Bible says, “Call to me and I will …