Your 100 Day Prayer: Day 99 – The Final Chapter
by TJ Bates "He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." -Revelation 21:4 This verse is filled with so much hope—nor more death, or pain or sorrow. Just imagine God wiping away our tears! Paradise restored, and as Dr. Snyder says, it is restored "in a similar but far greater way at the end." He calls this "the perfect conclusion to the
Your 100 Day Prayer: Day 98 – Joy
by TJ Bates If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. -John 15:10-11 When I sing one of the many hymns or praise songs that have been written about God's joy and love, I can't help but feel joyful. But how do I capture his true joy
Your 100 Day Prayer: Day 97 – Our Growing Faith
by TJ Bates Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. -Psalm 46:10 My prayer is that your faith has been growing, as has mine, through Dr. Snyder's comments on the passages we read each day and through our time in prayer together. Now, let's see what Dr. Snyder has to say about our growing faith. "The psalmist's words are an echo of those of Moses when he stood near
Your 100 Day Prayer: Day 96 – By His Spirit
by TJ Bates "Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit," says the Lord Almighty. -Zechariah 4:6 When we celebrate the miracle of Christ's Resurrection, this verse is a good reminder of how God's work is accomplished. "Countless preachers and missionaries have launched their ministries with this passage as their life theme. It's pretty straightforward. God tells his people through the prophet Zechariah that if they're going to accomplish anything in his name, it will be not on their own
If Only I Had More Money…
Pastor John Snyder and Alastair Hayward - Week 5 of The Study in Joy Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven. –Proverbs 23:4-5 Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. –Philippians 4:11 There was a motto from a bank from many years ago that said: “Money makes you happy.” Although pretty
Your 100 Day Prayer: Day 95 – The Main Plot
by TJ Bates via Theology Mix In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment--to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one
Your 100 Day Prayer: Day 94 – Forget About the Past
by TJ Bates Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland. -Isaiah 43:18-19 I'll be the first to admit there are times I struggle not to dwell on the past and all the mistakes I made and what might have been if
Your 100 Day Prayer: Day 93 – God Reigns
by TJ Bates Hallelujah! For our Lord our God almighty reigns. -Revelation 19:6 Don't you find this verse encouraging? I certainly do. "If there's any doubt that this verse holds encouragement for us in very hard times then just check the context in which it appears. Everything leading up to it describes the ultimate evil and terror that could ever occur on earth. Death, war, destruction, and pestilence are all around and seem utterly out of control. But even then, the writer tells
Your 100 Day Prayer: Day 92 – Renewing Our Strength
by TJ Bates via Theology Mix Do you know? Have you not heard? the Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on
Your 100 Day Prayer: Day 91 – Yet…
by TJ Bates We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us what you did in their days, in days long ago. With your hand you drove out the nations and planted our fathers; you crushed the peoples and made our fathers flourish. It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, for you loved
