by David Macmillan WingspanPrayer | Nov 18, 2021 | Blog
We know that to PRAISE is to exalt the Lord’s Glory. We extol who he is and what he is like, and we applaud his works that draw attention to that. We also know that to REJOICE is to celebrate the Lord’s Glory. We express joy in who he is and in what he has done (and...
by David Macmillan WingspanPrayer | Nov 3, 2021 | Blog
The Lord points us to two ‘feeders’ for pray continually living: always thankful and always joyful (1 Thes 5:16-18). The second has its source in the Lord’s own joy. That includes his joy about us. God is singing over us, and draws us into the celebration! In my...
by David Macmillan WingspanPrayer | Oct 20, 2021 | Blog
Rejoice always. Really? We ask the same question when we read pray continually or always give thanks: Is it doable? And yet we know God doesn’t tell us to do without empowering us for the doing. So the bigger question is: how do we do always joyful? Pray continually...
by David Macmillan WingspanPrayer | Feb 24, 2021 | Blog
One more thought on ‘trouble’, an add-on to the previous post: can trouble and pure joy get together? Jesus told his disciples, In this world you will have trouble, then added, But take heart! I have overcome the world (John 16:33). Trouble happens, but the Lord sets...
