“If you believe what you like in the Gospel, and reject what you don’t like, it is not the Gospel you believe, but yourself.”
—St. Augustine
“Let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light“
Romans 13:11-14
Household Prayer: investing in Gospel dominion
“For even when we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either.” 2 Thessalonians 3:10 NASB2020 https://bible.com/bible/2692/2th.3.10.NASB2020 Brothers meditating on several passages based on some comments from the FLF conference. First, “Do not outsource or subcontract the discipline and…
Household Prayer: labor in faith as a husband and father
“For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor for me…” Philippians 1:21-24 NASB2020 https://bible.com/bible/2692/php.1.21-24.NASB2020 Brothers, meditating on morning reading Philippians 1:21-24 and Thursday’s Advent reading Matt. 1:20 led me to this prayer… when it is my…
Household Prayer: offer sacrifices of thanksgiving
“1 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, For His mercy is everlasting. The redeemed of the Lord shall say so… 21 They shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy, And for His wonders to the sons of mankind! 22 They shall also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, And tell of His…
Household Prayer: lawlessness and the law
“Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.” 1 John 3:4 NASB2020 https://bible.com/bible/2692/1jn.3.4.NASB2020 Sin is lawlessness and rebellion against God (1 John 3:4). The lawlessness we see in America today is God’s judgment promised in Romans 1:18-25. How does a person know they are sinful? What does that even mean to them?…
Household Prayer: sharpen our arrows for the cosmic battle!
“And I will make enemies Of you and the woman, And of your offspring and her Descendant; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise Him on the heel.”” Genesis 3:15 NASB2020 https://bible.com/bible/2692/gen.3.15.NASB2020 Brothers, meditating on the epic cosmic battle: Seed of the serpent vs seed of the woman (Gen. 3:15). I…
Household Prayer: Why education and community
“… God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”” Genesis 1:26-28 NASB2020 https://bible.com/bible/2692/gen.1.26-28.NASB2020 Brothers, a thought from the FLF…
Household Prayer: 10/7 Praying for Justice part 2
“but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.” 1 Timothy 3:15 LSB https://bible.com/bible/3345/1ti.3.15.LSB Brothers, A Follow-up and an application example to my previous…
Household Prayer: 10/7 Praying for Justice
““Whoever sheds human blood, By man his blood shall be shed, For in the image of God He made mankind.” Genesis 9:6 NASB2020 https://bible.com/bible/2692/gen.9.6.NASB2020 Justice Brothers, on this 2nd anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel my heart is heavy for that event and all of the unjust lawlessness in our communities today. Meditating on…
Peoria Area Activism Hub a Turning Point USA Chapter Prayer Vigil 9/22/2025: Pray for America
“But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our wrongdoings, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved)..” Ephesians 2:4-10 NASB2020 https://bible.com/bible/2692/eph.2.4-10.NASB2020 Devotional for Peoria Area Activism Hub a Turning Point USA Chapter Prayer Vigil Charlie Kirk,…
Household Prayer: normal means to provide and protect
“And He said to them, “But now, whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag, and whoever has no sword is to sell his cloak and buy one.”” Luke 22:36-38 NASB2020 https://bible.com/bible/2692/luk.22.36-38.NASB2020 Praying we provide for our families! Praying we use all of the means God has given us…
Household Prayer: Students of Scripture Build your House
“By wisdom a house is built, And by understanding it is established; And by knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches.” Proverbs 24:3-4 NASB2020 https://bible.com/bible/2692/pro.24.3-4.NASB2020 Be a Student of the Scriptures: find wisdom, understanding, and knowledge Brothers, meditating on Proverbs 24:3-4, the need to be students of the Scriptures. To build…
Household Prayer: house building
“The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish tears it down with her own hands.” Proverbs 14:1 NASB2020 https://bible.com/bible/2692/pro.14.1.NASB2020 Brothers, meditating on Prov. 14:1, what can we do to love, disciple, equip and encourage our wives to help them build up our households? I can’t remember the last time I asked my wife if…
Household Prayer: Our fathers have told us
“God, we have heard with our ears, Our fathers have told us The work that You did in their days, In the days of old.” Psalm 44:1 NASB2020 https://bible.com/bible/2692/psa.44.1.NASB2020 “I advise no one to place his child [in a school] where the Scriptures do not reign paramount.” – Martin Luther Brothers, another school year is…
Household Prayer: Summer Discipleship
To the Law and to the testimony! …” Isaiah 8:20 NASB2020 https://bible.com/bible/2692/isa.8.20.NASB2020 Brothers, another school year over for us. How did that happen so fast? I pray we continue to teach our families about our great God through the summer (Eph. 6:4). Also, I pray we older men encourage and disciple younger men “teaching them…
Prayer Meeting: Prophetic Voice of Truth HB2827
Sing Psalm 144 https://youtu.be/XmCOpPFg1OY?si=9ttNsQ8P56MYF_Z7 “As the pillar and buttress of truth (1 Tim. 3:15), the local church is to have a prophetic voice in various spheres of society, promoting biblical truth… how else can magistrates be held accountable to that message except from the prophetic voice of the church? In this way, Christians, especially ministers…
Household Prayer: set apart from detestable practices
“… keep oneself unstained by the world.” James 1:27 NASB2020 https://bible.com/bible/2692/jas.1.27.NASB2020 Brothers, I’m meditating on Deut. 20:17-18, “so that they will not teach you to do all the same detestable practices of theirs” and James 1:27, “… keep oneself unstained by the world.” There is a tension between becoming accommodating and affirming of sin or…
Household Prayer: John Knox and Acts 5:29
“But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.” Acts 5:29 NASB2020 https://bible.com/bible/2692/act.5.29.NASB2020 “Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God.” John Knox Brothers, started a new book on the life of John Knox, and it has me reflecting on Acts 5:29. I pray we put our love for God above all…
Household Prayer: Saint Valentine defiance of tyrants and obedience to God still relevant today
“First of all, then, I urge that requests, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made in behalf of all people, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.” 1 Timothy 2:1-2 NASB2020 https://bible.com/bible/2692/1ti.2.1-2.NASB2020 Brothers, thinking about Saint Valentine. A pastor martyred…
Call to Action! Illinois Legislative Alert HB2827
“As for the builders, each wore his sword strapped to his waist as he built, while the trumpeter stood near me… At whatever place you hear the sound of the trumpet, assemble to us there. Our God will fight for us.”” Nehemiah 4:18, 20 NASB2020 https://bible.com/bible/2692/neh.4.18-20.NASB2020 Call to action! Nehemiah 4:18, 20 “Representative Terra Costa…
Household Prayer: What am I withholding from God?
“… I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”” Genesis 22:12 NASB2020 https://bible.com/bible/2692/gen.22.12.NASB2020 Brothers, today I’m meditating on Gen. 22:12 and asking, What am I withholding from God? I pray, like Martin Luther, that we “fear, love, and trust God more than anything else.” I…
Inauguration Day meditation 2025
Inauguration Day meditation Worship First, we have to thank God for the mercy and give Him the glory for the victory. Genesis 14:20 Disciple and Proclaim Next, we the church have to get to work discipling the nation, teaching all that God has commanded. Mark 16:15, Matthew 28:19-20 Build Then get to work building God…
Household Prayer: And blessed be God Most High
“And blessed be God Most High, Who has handed over your enemies to you.” And he gave him a tenth of everything.” Genesis 14:20 NASB2020 https://bible.com/bible/2692/gen.14.20.NASB2020 Brothers, meditating on Gen. 14:20. Credit for the victory goes to God. Abraham and his servants had prepared, trained, and did their duty (Gen. 14:14), but the glory for…
Household Prayer: keep the way of the lord
“I will make your descendants as plentiful as the dust of the earth, so that if anyone can count the dust of the earth, then your descendants could also be counted… For I have chosen him, so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord…
Household Prayer: Trust in God not the Customs of the Nations
“Now this came about because the sons of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God… and they had feared other gods. They also followed the customs of the nations whom the Lord had driven out from the sons of Israel, and in the customs of the kings of Israel which they had introduced… They…
Household Prayer: Teach Your Wife
“But if they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in church.” 1 Corinthians 14:35 LSB https://bible.com/bible/3345/1co.14.35.LSB Brothers, meditating on 1 Cor. 14:35. “But if they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home…” I pray we…
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