Robert Simon

I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. - John 17:20-21 Father in heaven, we agree with this prayer of your Son Jesus. We pray for your church throughout the entire world. Let your word be fulfilled and let us all be united to each other in you. Let us all keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, the...

I want to know Christ — and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death and so somehow to attain to the resurrection from the dead - Philippians 3:10-11 The number one overarching goal of the Apostle Paul's life was simply this: to know Christ. "Didn't he already know Christ?" Yes he did. But he knew that he could know Him better. Just as 1,000,000 is no closer to infinity than is 100, the more Paul knew Christ, the more he...

Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. A prayer of a righteous person, when it is brought about, can accomplish much. - James 5:16 There is no one out there who says to themselves, "I want my prayers to accomplish little." We all want our prayers to be more powerful. We want them to be more effective. So how can we do this? James tells us that righteousness is what gives prayers the ability to accomplish much. But as Christians we...