365 Reflections

What if the daughters of Zelophehad had never asked their question? Numbers 27:1–4 (ESV) Then drew near the daughters of Zelophehad the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, from the clans of Manasseh the son of Joseph. The names of his daughters were: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 2 And they stood before Moses and before Eleazar the priest and before the chiefs and all the congregation, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying, 3 “Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korah, but died for his own sin. And he had no sons. 4 Why should the name of our father be taken away from his clan because he had no son? Give to us a possession among our father’s brothers.” Surely approaching Moses in the sight of 600,000 other Jewish men was intimidating. They also could have assumed that their father was cursed with no son and they were bear...

Mark 11:24 (ESV) Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Jesus couldn't be simpler and more direct in His admonition to us about prayer.  We are to ask.  We are to believe, and we are to receive.  What a blessing.  I think of Billy Graham who said, "Heaven is filled with the answers to prayers that have never been prayed."  We have to learn to become great askers.  We are beloved Children of God through faith in Christ.  And that same Christ said that if we have faith in Him, we are to expect an answer to our requests from the Father.  I take special concern over my children's lives.  I hear their voices in a crowded room.  I want them to be well fed, well-adjusted and able bodied adults one day.   And compared to God, Jesus says I'm evil!  So how much more does God want to bless you and multiply you.  Believe Him.  Stop letting go of wha...