The persistent widow: Luke 18 and the unjust judge who finally gave in
Jesus told the parable of a widow who kept asking an unjust judge for justice until he gave in. A teaching on Luke 18:1-8, persistence in…
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“Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour”: the prison cry behind Fanny Crosby’s hymn
Fanny Crosby wrote "Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour" in 1868 after hearing a prisoner cry out, "Good Lord, do not pass me by." Set to…
“Speak; for thy servant heareth”: the boy Samuel hears God’s call
In 1 Samuel 3, the young Samuel is serving under the priest Eli at Shiloh when he hears a voice calling his name in the night.…
“Not my will, but thine”: Jesus prays in Gethsemane
On the night before His crucifixion, Jesus went to Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives to pray. In deep distress, He asked the Father to take…
“I will not let thee go, except thou bless me”: Jacob wrestles through the night
In Genesis 32, on the night before he meets the brother he cheated, Jacob wrestles with a mysterious man until daybreak. He refuses to let go…
The priest thought she was drunk. Hannah was praying for a son, and her prayer changed Israel
In 1 Samuel 1, Hannah, childless and taunted by her husband's other wife, prays at Shiloh with such intensity that Eli the priest thinks she is…
“Our Father which art in heaven”: what each line of the Lord’s Prayer asks for
When the disciples asked Jesus how to pray, He gave them a short model prayer. The Lord's Prayer, recorded in Matthew 6 and Luke 11, covers…
Daniel kept his windows open and prayed three times a day, knowing the law had changed
In Daniel 6, jealous officials trick King Darius into banning prayer to anyone but the king. Daniel, now an old man, keeps praying at his open…
Paul wrote “Be careful for nothing” from a prison cell. Philippians 4 and the peace that makes no sense
In Philippians 4:6 and 7, Paul tells believers not to be anxious but to pray with thanksgiving, promising the peace of God that passes understanding. He…
Nehemiah rebuilt Jerusalem’s wall in 52 days, with a trowel in one hand and a sword in the other
The book of Nehemiah tells how a Jewish official in the Persian court returned to Jerusalem and led the rebuilding of the city walls in 52…