"Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit"  (Romans 15:13 NKJV). Lately this has been my prayer for prodigals. Too many believe there is no hope for their salvation. Too many say they no longer … Continue reading Prayer to the God of Hope

I recently heard a sermon in which the preacher gave statistics of the probability of someone's being saved at different ages, and for those of us who pray for prodigals that are over the age of 18, the statistics were very disheartening. However, our prayers overcome statistics, making them of no consequence, because God is … Continue reading Does Age Matter?

There are two reasons God can make a promise: because of who He is, and because of what He knows. Who He is: Omnipresent, present in all times and places. The word tells us that He inhabits eternity: “For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy” (Isaiah 57:19 … Continue reading Catching Up with God

First, imagine standing in a valley full of very dry bones. Next, imagine that the bones start rattling and moving around. Now, picture that the bones join together with other bones until every skeleton is complete. Now tendons appear. Now muscles. Now skin! We have complete humans lying there dead! But that is not the … Continue reading Rattling Bones

Most mornings I wake up sometime after 4:00 feeling the urgency to pray for a prodigal. Most of the time it is the same prodigal, and this morning was no exception. However, this morning, I also felt the need to pray for all prodigals this prayer: Deliver them from evil (from The Lord's Prayer, Matthew 6:13, … Continue reading Deliver Them from Evil