“Nothing builds faith like answered prayer!” – Virginia B. Morton
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.” (Revelations 22:13)
What are your expectations for today and the upcoming year?
What are your expecations for the 2008 Olympic Games?
What are your prayers?
For me, today is an exciting today filled with the expecation of new beginnings. In biblical numerology, the number 8 represents “new beginnings.” According to Wikipedia, “the number 8 is associated with prosperity and confidence in Chinese culture.” So what will be the …

It is not what a man achieves, but what he believes and strives for that makes him noble and great.” – Oswald Chambers
These all died in faith, not having received what was promised, but having seen it and greeted it from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. (Hebrews 11:13)
What do you need to let go of to let God?
For the past 7 years, my theme verse for each day has been Matthew 6:33, “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, …

“Faith is the willingness to look foolish.” – Mark Batterson
So he (Zacchaeus) ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him (Jesus), for he was to pass that way. (Luke 19:4)
On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate your willingness to look foolish for God?
How desperate are you to see Jesus?
What lion is God calling you to chase?
Today’s message is the final one in this Chase the Lion series. The series is based on the book In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy …

“Success is making the most of every opportunity!” – Mark Batterson
Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. (Col 4:5, NKJV)
Walk in wisdom towards those without, redeeming opportunities. (Col 4:5, Darby’s Translation)
Make the most of every opportunity. (Col 4:5, another translation)
What mode are you living in – survival mode or prayer mode?
Seeing and seizing opportunities is an underappreciated dimension of spiritual maturity. We are surrounded by God-ordained opportunities – opportunities to love, opportunities to laugh, opportunities to give, opportunities to learn, opportunities to serve, opportunities to give. …

“It is small acts of courage that change the course of history.” – Mark Batterson
Again, it (the Kingdom of God) will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property (opportunities) to them.
What small act of courage is the Holy Spirit prompting you to take?
When are you going to take it?
Announcement:
I apologize for not being able to write and send out devotionals on Thursday and Friday of last week. God has the floodgates of heaven open right now for me and I’ve run …