244 - Day 243 - Be a House of Prayer

What are commandments? Restrictions handed down from a watchful heavenly Father to put safety limits on the enjoyments we have access to in this life, correct? While many teens and a few adults may find nothing wrong with this definition, something about it doesn't ring true.

During the rage of World War II when Holland was blasted by air raid bombs, a little Dutch boy hid in a bomb shelter, trembling in fear.

On the evening of September 10, 2001, pilot Steve Scheibner was packing for his assignment to fly American Airlines Flight 11 out of Boston the next morning at 7:45. However, at the last minute another pilot, Tom McGuinness, voluntarily took Steve’s assignment.

The Fear of Man. Without a conscious thought, this single factor can dictate the way we conduct ourselves, the way we think, the way we talk, and the decisions we make. How can we escape such a trap? Transforming this tendency into a hunger for God's approval is the only way out.