“Give us this day our daily bread.”- Matthew 6:11 “When God gives a vision, He makes provision.”- Mark Batterson Commenting on the above petition from the Lord’s Prayer at the beginning of Chapter 14 (“Lord Algebra”) of The Grave Robber, Mark Batterson wryly observes that we really wish the word daily was replaced with weekly, […]
But Moses said (to the Lord), “Here I am among six hundred thousand men on foot and you say, ‘I will give you meat to eat for a whole month.’ “- Numbers 11:21 “Your job is not to crunch numbers and audit the will of God.”- Mark Batterson As Mark Batterson continues Chapter 13 of […]
“Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”- John 6:9 In Chapter 13 (“Two Fish”) of The Grave Robber, Mark Batterson begins his discussion of Jesus’ fourth miracle, feeding the five thousand (John 6:1-13). Pastor Batterson believes that the catalyst for […]
“The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were on when we created them.”- Albert Einstein “Vision starts with visualization.”- Mark Batterson In Chapter 12 (“The Rule Breaker”) of The Grave Robber, Mark Batterson observes that Jesus chose to heal the invalid by the Bethesda pool on the […]
Mark Batterson states in Chapter 7 of The Grave Robber that it’s God’s job to set up supernatural synchronicities. Our job is to see them and seize them. In order to do this, we must love people when they least expect it and least deserve it. We must be willing to do someone a favor […]
In Chapter 6 (“One Nudge”) of The Grave Robber, Mark Batterson observes that in most instances we miss the miracle that is right at our fingertips because we’re too close to the situation. Most miracles are initiated by a nudge, most effectively from someone with whom we have a relationship of trust. Yet, it’s easier to […]
“There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry, ‘Mine!’”- Abraham Kuyper, Dutch theologian Referencing the all-encompassing anointing John speaks of in his first epistle (1 John 2:27), Mark Batterson states that “it doesn’t matter what you do, God […]
“But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you.”- 1 John 2:27 Mark Batterson continues Chapter 5 of The Grave Robber with the story of Steve Stewart. Steve was asked by the Water4Foundation to design a water pump that could work anywhere in […]
“Awake, awake! Rise up Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the Lord the cup of his wrath, you who have drained to its dregs the goblet that makes people stagger.”- Isaiah 51:17 Mark Batterson concludes Chapter 5 of The Grave Robber by stating that every atom in our body or in the […]
“Joy is not getting what you want. It’s fully appreciating what you have.”- Mark Batterson In Chapter 5 (“Six Stone Jars”) of The Grave Robber, Mark Batterson begins with the observation that water is the most basic chemical compound on earth. Yet it also is the most vital. But when is the last time we […]
“The right word at the right time can be the catalyst for someone else’s miracle.”- Mark Batterson As Mark Batterson continues Chapter 4 of The Grave Robber, he reflects on another defining moment in the life of Jesus- His visit to the temple when He was twelve years old. Luke 2:47 (ESV) states: “And all […]
“There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.”- Graham Greene, English playwright In Chapter 4 (“The Wine Maker”) of The Grave Robber, Mark Batterson opens with this statement: “There are days. Then there are days that define the rest of your life.” Some days are ordinary or […]