Read: Isaiah 50:11 | Augustine’s mother, Monica, was a fervent believer who prayed constantly for her son’s salvation. She dedicated her whole life to praying for Augustine’s conversion. At one point, when Augustine devoted himself to the Manichaean philosophy, Monica begged a holy man to speak to Augustine, and show him why their beliefs were […]
Read: Isaiah 33:2 | Benefit # 2 of waiting in God’s Waiting Room – Receive spiritual adrenaline (See prior week posting for Part 1) In 1982, in Lawrenceville, Ga., Angela Cavallo lifted a 1964 Chevrolet Impala off her son, Tony, after it fell off the jacks that had held it up while he worked underneath […]
Read: Isaiah 64:4 | We have all had experience with waiting rooms. Generally, there are two types of waiting rooms. In one type, individuals leave one at a time when called. An example might be a doctor’s office or a hospital. In the other type, people leave en masse when called. Examples include a railway […]
Read: Isaiah 40:31 | W-A-I-T! Every day of our lives, we are waiting for something! We cannot wait until: the workday or week is over we are old enough to drive the release of the latest blockbuster movie Church to start or Church to be over the one we love to notice us our vacation […]
Read: Matthew 13:45-46 | Would you rather learn about Heaven from someone who has first-hand experience or second or third-hand experience? Jesus Christ provides first-hand accounts about the Kingdom of Heaven, the judgment and the future in His parables on the subject. His first-hand accounts of Heaven help us to measure and weigh the accounts […]