Five times. Jesus took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it five times. Jesus took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it when He fed the 5,000 and when He fed the 4,000. He gave more than enough. At the Last Supper, He took the bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it … Continue reading Took, Blessed, Broke, Gave
God Looks Beyond Our Faults and Sees Their Need
While singing “He Looked Beyond My Fault and Saw My Need,” [1] God reminded me and caused me to realize that He looks beyond my faults and sees not only my needs but the needs of prodigals for whom I pray imperfect prayers—prayers that sometimes have the wrong intention or motivation or understanding and may … Continue reading God Looks Beyond Our Faults and Sees Their Need
Doubts? Review
We all have questions about God, why He does what He does, why He allows what He allows, why He doesn’t do certain things we just know should be done now, or why things are the way they are. Also, there is no way in our finite minds and bodies we will ever comprehend the … Continue reading Doubts? Review
The Promise in “Was and Is and Is to Come”
There are many reasons we can trust the Lord with our prodigals and many verses of Scripture that reveal God and His plan to save them. One that often connects me to the Lord powerfully is Revelation 4:8. It is a description of activity in the throne room right now: “The four living creatures, each … Continue reading The Promise in “Was and Is and Is to Come”
This Is a Hard Blessing
So many of the blessings in this journey with a prodigal are hard. This particular one is right there in the beatitudes, the blessings Jesus included in the Sermon on the Mount: “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and … Continue reading This Is a Hard Blessing
Prayer for Prodigals 