Author: Brad Whitt

17 Aug

Posted at 11:23h in Fridays Are For Family
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My brother told me last night that he'd told somebody recently that I'm a "very driven person." I'd never heard him make that statement about me out loud before, but I guess that I have to admit that it is true. I'm a very driven person. There are very few hours of the day - or night - that either my body, my mind or even my spirit isn't working on something. I'm always racing, and very seldom resting. In fact, I've been known to run out of gas on the side of the road a time or two because I didn't want to take the time to stop and gas up my old Ford Explorer. (That's another post for another day.)

13 Aug

Posted at 11:24h in Devotionals
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"And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple." Acts 3:2 We're not told. Luke does not give us the names of those who carried this man who had been lame from birth and laid him every day at the Beautiful Gate.  All that we're told is that Peter and John found him and healed him where "they" had placed him.  That is both interesting and encouraging.  The main participants in this soul-stirring scene are the nameless men who brought him there that day.  Isn't that the way it is so many times?  Those who do so much to bring the lame to the place of healing and help are nameless, known only to God?  Haven't we all been carried along in our lives by unknown, obscure hands?  And when we pass through those beautiful gates do we stop to remember the debt that we owe to the unknown?  What about those, who like the angel Jacob met, bless us but refuse to give their names?  What about the fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers - strangers even - who helped us in those needed hours and days?

06 Aug

Posted at 15:54h in Devotionals
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"Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive . . ."  John 16:24. Jesus is seeking the development of His disciples, and the place that He looks to perceive it is in the progress of their prayers.  The amazing thing, at least from our  human point of view is where in the prayer He looks.  Jesus doesn't look at their invocation, but at their motivation.  He doesn't look to see what they ask for, but rather why that ask for it, and He measures their prayers accordingly.

23 Jul

Posted at 11:16h in Devotionals
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"To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven; things which angels desire to look into." 1 Peter 1:12 "Things which angels desire to look into." What is it that the angels study? Have you ever asked yourself that question? What subjects do they desire look into? I would have thought that they would set their minds on things above, on heavenly things. Wouldn't you?  Surely the things that angels think about would surpass the things that we have to think about in our daily, earthly, human lives.