Devotional Episodes

Joseph on seeing his brothers for the second time planned an elaborate scheme to keep his brother Benjamin in Egypt with him. What changed his mind? The same thing which brought great joy to Joseph and Jacob. And how in the w...

Being human means struggling at times to know which way to go, and perhaps even what to do. But as Christians, we have God's direct guidance for our body, mind, and soul. God gives enough light to see our path, keep us from s...

When we are discouraged or tired, or sad we find the energy for our souls in His word. God tells us to Rejoice, which does not have to be born of happiness. God tells us to Pray without ceasing because we have access to the t...

A quick devotional on the Gratitude I have for all of you who listen, and to the Lord for His mercies on the Free Range Preacher on Prayer podcast.

I love the word of God, it is for us an encouragement, an exhortation, a rebuke and forever a profound insight into the God of the universe, and often it is all four at the same time. In prayer a few days ago, praying specifi...

I truly enjoyed the devotional with my grand babies a ton, and thought we would do one more with them while they were in town. My grand babies again, warts and all, well almost all, talking thanksgiving. Thank you again for y...

Until I get another opportunity, this is my favorite episode. I get to talk to three of my five grand babies, and see what they know about prayer. What a great time we are having and have on this Devotional episode of Free Ra...

My biggest challenge, is to be full of faith. Our God hears. Our God Listens. Our God comforts. Through His word, For such is God, Our God forever and ever; He will guide us until death. Psalm 48:14 "Here, in that moment, the...

There is no greater way to ensure you are praying what your loved ones need, especially if you have not seen them in a while, than to pray Scripture for them. My favorite passage to pray for others is Ephesians 3:14-21. And I...

Everyone in our lives are or have been in our lives for a reason. Some we don't remember, but the ones we do have a special place of some sort in our lives. There are ways to pray for those instruments of God and their impact...

Jeremiah's heart was so devoted to God, that He called out for God's justice on his own life, but with one proviso, "but not with Thine anger." There is only one thing more difficult than trials in our lives, and that is liv...

A reminder of how much deeper is the benefit of eternal life when we experience it her even before heaven. We see how greatly prayer affects our knowing the only true God and Jesus the Christ who He sent to be our Savior, and...

We all long for comfort and sometimes have the mistaken belief that when we are comfortable we have found the favor of God, and there are times that is true. However, what is true all the time is when we are in affliction, fo...

As promised a little insight into beginning our daily prayers. I have found it helpful to begin my daily prayers with a time of unburdening my soul by having a short time of Confession, Thankfulness, Worship and Intercession....

Touching base with some direction for the next few episodes, and a devotional on a prayer partner you may not know you have.

We take select passages from various Psalms to break the ice in our process of learning how much the Psalms teach us about our most personal occupation, praying to Father, Son and Holy Spirit in communion with Him.

As children of God, we hear over and over again how much God loves us. The depth of that love is seen in our prayers of confession, and the wonderful forgiveness that He freely bestows on the beloved. Psalm 51 is our guide in...

We jump into the Psalms in Psalm 33 to see our call to worship, and learn how His attributes, His actions, and His omniscience, and omnipotence cause to come to Him in prayer as our help and shield.

See how a grumpy old man’s prayer may be able to help calm your soul.

Mary treasured up events in her life and pondered them, I have taken it from the Scripture there are many events we can and perhaps should emulate. Treasuring up moments is one of those for me. God gave one of my favorite mom...

A personal devotional on the new feeling of contentment God has given in these last few months.

What would our lives be like if we did not Know God was in control and working on our behalf?

Hebrews 12:29 reminds us of the consuming nature of our God, at times a warning, other times an exhortation and for us cause of great joy.

Psalm 66:16-20 begins with the Psalmist calling every one to come near and hear what God has done for his soul. In worship we share what He has done for our souls.