Only by your mercy, Father, do I live and breathe. Only by your mercy am I able. I am powerless without them to come anywhere close to Paul’s admonition to me to present myself as a living sacrifice. Only by the covering of the Savior’s righteousness am I holy and acceptable to God. Only by … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God told Moses that Israel would forsake God and break the covenant after Moses died, so “Moses commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, ‘Take this Book of the Law and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of … Read more
Gracious and Holy God, thank you for renewing my soul every day. Thank you for giving me the vision of what is to come in the permanent and eternal hope in Christ, Jesus the Messiah. Because of this we stand firm; we do not lose heart. We praise you for blessing us with daily refreshing … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “Then Moses wrote this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant and to all the elders of Israel.” (Deuteronomy 31:9 ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday Picture of the placard at the caves of Qumran.
Heavenly Father, help me put everything into the correct perspective and separate the difficulties in this life from the glory of the life with you to come. Not that I necessarily receive rewards for following you now, but if not, they will come “in the new world,” according to the words of Jesus. The New … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Moses renewed the importance and power of the covenant given in Horeb between God and his people to those who stood before him in Moab, speaking of God’s power and jealousy over the covenant, along with his wrath against those who dared to profane it. (from Deuteronomy 29 ESV) … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD to stand before the LORD and minister to him and to bless in his name, to this day.” (Deuteronomy 10:8 ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Father God, I lift up those you have called to the mission field. I pray for their health needs. I ask that you see to them corporately, individually and intimately. They serve in places with high heat and no air conditioning, or in places with cold that bites to the bone and little heat. Where … Read more
Heavenly Father, thank you for prayer. Thank you for those who lift me in prayer. Thank you for those who ask your guidance and protection over me. Thank you for those who stand by me to love and support me in any circumstance. Thank you for sisters to share my past and future with. Thank … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God sustained Moses, “When I went up on the mountain to receive the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant that the LORD made with you, I remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights. I neither ate bread nor drank water. And at the end of … Read more