Oh, the marvelous plans you have for me, Father, plans to prosper me, not to harm me, but to give me a future and a hope. Give me stubborn joy in remembering them. Take away any restlessness I feel as I walk toward them. Give me the assurance and let me walk in the power … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Moses wrote God’s detailed instructions to the tribe of Levi, keepers of the temple and the most holy things, “All the holy contributions that the people of Israel present to the LORD I give to you, and to your sons and daughters with you, as a perpetual due. It … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God lead his covenant people, “So they set out from the mountain of the LORD and traveled for three days. The ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them during those three days to find them a place to rest. The cloud of the LORD was over … Read more
Father, give us peace in serving wherever you call us. However I break it down, you ask us to get out of the boat of our convenience and comfort to tread the waves of faith. You stretch our imaginations as to the possibilities and then ask us to work toward bringing them to reality. You … Read more
Holy God, you are wise beyond anything I can know. You are the author of true wisdom. Help me be wise in setting priorities. Let me love without agenda with the accepting and trustworthy love you have shown me. I ask in the name and authority of Jesus, who loved me even from the cross, … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God remembers his covenant for the sake of his people as well, “But I will for their sake remember the covenant with their forefathers, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of nations, that I might be their God: I am the LORD.” (Leviticus … Read more
God of all, I wait for you alone. In silence, in speaking, in living and dying, I wait for you alone as my comfort, my strength, my guide and my refuge. You are my fortress. I trust in you alone. Father, I trust you. I pour out my heart and soul to you. You are … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God keeps his covenant for his name’s sake, “when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not spurn them, neither will I abhor them so as to destroy them utterly, and break my covenant with them, for I am the LORD their God.” (Leviticus 26:44 ESV) … Read more
Gracious Lord, give us outrageous courage as we move forward in our work for your kingdom. Let us see the eternal glory ever before us. Help us look over the stumbling blocks and difficulties in our path that we may step gracefully, yet powerfully, around them in walking with your Holy Spirit. Let not our … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because a humbled heart that makes amends for its sin turns God away from his wrath, “then I will remember my covenant with Jacob, and I will remember my covenant with Isaac and my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.” (Leviticus 26:41b,42 ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday