“When there is no hope, when there is no remedy, God still has a holy prescription!” – Lou Engel
Blow the trumpet in Zion, Consecrate a fast, Call a sacred assembly (Joel 2:15)
Can a nation be changed in one day?
As I write today’s devotional, my heart is broken – extremely broken. Last Thursday (August 7), I happened to attend the monthly Shepherd’s Table meeting at Prison Fellowship in Loudoun County, Virginia for the first time in a year. One of the guest speakers was Paul Amabile, the Director of Church Relations …

“A child with a dream is a child with a chance. And the opposite is also true. A child without a dream does not stand a chance in this world.” – Wintley Phipps
‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams.’ (Acts 2:17)
What dream lies dormant in your heart?
Who can you help to dream again?
In response to …

The wells of joy are most often dug with the spade of sorrow.
Though you have not seen Him, you love Him. Though you do not now see Him, you believe in Him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, (1 Peter 1:8)
What can I do to be lifted up when I feel discouraged?
Who can I encourage this week whose heart is heavy with sorrow?
In a span of just one week from Oct 22-29, I got poison ivy, my main computer hard drive crashed, and our dog …

We need to give God our best in every area!
But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19:26)
1) When your back is against the wall, when it seems there is no way out, you have to FACE YOUR FEARS.
2) We need to give God our best in every area. And if we win, we praise Him. And if we lose, we praise Him.
3) Your attitude is like the aroma of your heart. If your attitude stinks, …