Davids Daily Dose

Tag: Prayer

  • From Stewing to Doing

    From Stewing to Doing

    Too worried to pray?

  • Pull Boldly!

    When I saw this witty little sign on the main doors of our school library, I immediately thought, “Now THAT’S biblical!” The first scripture that came to mind was Hebrews 4:16: “Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our…

  • Pencil, or Permanent Marker?

    A video devotional from Our Daily Bread talks about the purpose of prayer. The clip shares how an interviewer once asked Mother Teresa what she said to God when she prayed. The Catholic nun and missionary replied, “I do not say anything. I listen.” The bewildered reporter followed, “Well, what does God say to you?”…

  • Let Down Your Ear

    When our oldest son was about four years old, he came up to me one day. Motioning with his little hand he said, “Daddy, let down your ear.” I knelt down and he told me something–about one of his toys–and I nodded in agreement. But the rest of the day I kept thinking about what…

  • The Little Girl and God

    Then little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 19:13-14 (NKJV) My wife and I used to teach…

  • Into the Deep

    Into the Deep

    The prayer room at my seminary dorm was small: just two comfy chairs and a little table framed by a window. A wooden box with a hinged lid sat on the table—a place for people to leave prayer requests on the cards provided. Each card had space at the bottom where you could tell the…