Posts by Barbara Ho

Ephesians 6:12 tells us: “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Do you recognize your real enemy? I can’t tell you how many times this verse comes to…

“God works all things together for good to those of us who love him and are called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 God is not free to work when the situation seems right. He works the situation out right so that he is free to work. Do you wait for a situation to seem…

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth,so are my ways higher than your waysand my thoughts than your thoughts.”   Is. 55:8-9 I have to admit something. I don’t fully understand prayer. I don’t have all the theological answers to how and…

Break my heart for what breaks yours is of my favorite song lines.  It’s from the song Hosanna by Hillsong. Have you ever thought about what breaks God’s heart?  What is dear to him? The answer is simple; we are. People are most dear to God. God loves people. When people hurt God hurts.  He cares…

What are you longing for today? What are your deepest concerns? In Psalm 145:16 we read, “You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.” What a powerful picture this is. It speaks to the fact that God is our provider. He is the source of whatever we need. He alone is…

Many of us pray for God to work in others’ lives. We ask him to bless them. We ask the Lord to bring much needed change in people’s circumstances; to bring healing and restore broken lives; to mend the hurting. And our prayers do matter. They change lives. They make a difference. But when was…

When I was young girl, I got lost in a dense fog that quickly dropped down on a beach where my family was vacationing. I was nowhere to be found. I’m told my parents were very worried until a man involved in the search, found me sitting peacefully on a rock. Although I was unaware…

Agathon, an Athenian poet wrote “Even God cannot change the past.” The truth is only God can change the past. There is nothing God cannot do. Absolutely nothing! Let me remind you of how God has worked to change the impossible into the possible. There was no earth until God spoke it into existence. He…

Life brings many wonderful days. These days are filled with special and blessed memories that bring a sense of joy and happiness. I’ve experienced many of these and I’m sure you have too. But there will be others. No matter who we are we will experience difficult and stressful times. Maybe you’re experiencing one of…

“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” -2 Chron. 7:14 In 1971 I was blessed to be part of the Jesus People revival. That was a wonderful time…

Scripture is clear. Christians will face battles that come right from the devil himself. He works to destroy everything God holds dear; and that includes those who love him. That includes us. John 10:10 reads that “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and…

Does prayer make a difference? Does it really matter whether or not we pray? In the 12thchapter of the book of Acts, the Apostle Peter was miraculously released from prison by an angel of God. Verse 5 tells us that “The church was fervently praying for Peter.” What would have happened if the church had…