Tag: Faith
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Day 270: Prayer Under Pressure (Nehemiah 6:9)
Nehemiah’s quick battlefield prayers remind us that God hears both epic psalms and desperate cries. Prayer under pressure doesn’t depend on eloquence—it depends on the God who hears.
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Day 082: “Very Far Away, at Adam” (Joshua 3:15-16)
Through the Bible: Joshua 1-4
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Day 304: Son of Trash, Son of Treasure (Mark 10:46-51)
Bartimaeus means “son of Timaeus,” a name that could suggest either honor or uncleanness—“son of treasure” or “son of trash.” The crowd saw a nuisance by the roadside. Jesus saw a man worth stopping for. He still does.
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Day 290: Was Peter Faithful or Faithless? (Matthew 14:21-32)
Most of us read Peter’s walk on water as a story of failure. But what if it’s actually a story of faithfulness? Peter obeyed Jesus’ call, stepped out of the boat, and cried to the right Person for help. Sometimes “little faith” still walks further than no faith at all.
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Day 288: How I Love You (A Prayer of thanks from Mark 5)
In Mark 5, Jesus pauses on the way to help an important man in order to listen to an overlooked woman tell “the whole truth.” This prayer of thanks celebrates the Savior who isn’t in a hurry, who listens, and who still calls us sons and daughters.
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Day 283: Consider the Birds and the Lilies: A Lesson From My Own Backyard (Matthew 6:26-30)
God’s provision is all around us—sometimes right outside our back door. Watching the sunflowers in my garden has reminded me to keep my face turned toward the Son.