What Does Your Heart Desire Most? The older I get as a Christian the more I am convinced that the key to greater spirituality is found in meditating on the psalms. David was a man after God’s own heart. By … Read More
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Your Spouse is More than a Piece of Meat “I love a good steak.” I’ve probably said that dozens of times in my life. And while I do enjoy a good steak—in all honesty, I do not “love” a steak. … Read More
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What I learned from Acts During the time I lived in the state of Ohio, I developed a good friendship with a young man outside of the Church. We would occasionally engage in conversations based his observations or curiosities about … Read More
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In short, from the bible, from many pages of the bible. Now there is not a verse/sentence that commands these three means of establishing bible authority, but they are the only three that we can see the bible using or referencing time and again. While there is not a “one verse quote” that can be given to show these three things necessary, there is a portion of one chapter that is a good example of how God enabled man with the ability and necessity to understand His will through the means of direct commands, approved examples, and necessary inference.
Acts 15:6-21…
“Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving” (Colossians 4:2, ESV).
The word watchful in this verse most basically means to be awake, not sleeping. It is frequently used in the sense of being alert, attentive, and vigilant. The implication here is that praying effectively means keeping a diligent lookout for some things. But what? How can we “be watchful” in prayer?
• Watch for every opportunity to pray. This is Paul’s admonition in the first part of our text: to “continue steadfastly” (“devote yourselves,” NASB) in…
