by Bob Gass | Dec 21, 2020 | The Word for Today
The Bible says: ‘The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.’ (James 5:16–17 NKJV) There are two... by Bob Gass | Dec 20, 2020 | The Word for Today
The Lord has promised us a sense of joy in the midst of every circumstance we face. Jesus said, ‘I have told you this so that My joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.’ (John 15:11 NIV) So how can you hold on to your joy and not lose it? The apostle Paul... by Bob Gass | Dec 19, 2020 | The Word for Today
Beverly LaHaye was terrified when her husband Tim began taking flying lessons. ‘Right away I started giving God my opinion and drawing my own conclusions. Fear was controlling me,’ she wrote. Tim told her to pray about it and just be open to the Lord. ‘Let Him know... by Bob Gass | Dec 18, 2020 | The Word for Today
The first century Greek philosopher Epictetus said: ‘We have two ears and one mouth so we can listen twice as much as we talk.’ Taking that on board means being ‘quick to listen, slow to speak.’ Good listening builds relationships. But good listeners aren’t born,... by Bob Gass | Dec 17, 2020 | The Word for Today
Before raising Lazarus from the dead, Jesus prayed, ‘Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.’ When you know your prayer is in harmony with God’s will, you can wrap it up with the same words: ‘Father, I thank You that You have heard me.’ Understand this: after...