"Then many warned him to be quiet; but he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" ~ Mark 10:48 REFERENCE Mark 10:46-52 It is easy to become discouraged while pursuing the things you consider important. Pressure is mounting across the world, and some things that were once easy are more complicated today. Times like these push believers to draw strength from the place of prayer. Knowing the power and possibility therein, Satan will attempt to shut you up, but don't keep quiet. Keep on. Bartimaeus was born blind and lived his whole life blind....
“He brought out His people with joy, His chosen ones with gladness. He gave them the lands of the Gentiles, and they inherited the labor of the nations.” ~ Psalm 105:43&44 REFERENCE: Psalm 105:37-45 Israel’s deliverance after 430 years of slavery in Egypt was a great miracle. Imagine being enslaved people for that long; you lose your sense of identity, your self-worth, and the power to dream, and you are reduced to a property, owning no property. However, history says God brought them out with silver and gold and gave them lands. He moved them from captivity to prosperity....
“But Naaman was angry and went away and said, Behold, I thought he would surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over the place and heal the leper.” ~ II Kings 5:11 REFERENCE: II Kings 5:1-15. The pressure in our world today is overbearing; we hear of earthquakes, bomb blasts, financial hardships, and extreme lack. Just today alone, I have watched two videos of people lamenting the present predicament, angry with God, hopeless, and ready to draw the curtains. Well, I will say, “You have...