Prayer for Today

May 11, 2019
By Joy Taylor

Almighty and gracious God, you are the God of freedom. You are the God, who breaks the chains of the captives. You are the God who redeems us from the pit. I praise your goodness and mercy in the precious name and powerful authority of Jesus, your son, according to your good and perfect will….

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20190511

May 11, 2019
By Joy Taylor

Today is a beautiful day, because Jesus is enough, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? And which of you by…

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20190510

May 10, 2019
By Joy Taylor

Today is a beautiful day, because God protected his Son, “But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, ‘Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child’s life are dead.’” (Matthew 2: 19-20…

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Prayer for Today

May 10, 2019
By Joy Taylor

Father God, I bow to your will, though my heart is heavy in my current circumstance. I acquiesce to your timing, though I want the results I seek as soon as yesterday. I grieve the downturn I expected, but didn’t desire. Yet, I pray for your miracle to change the final outcome. For the tasks…

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20190509

May 9, 2019
By Joy Taylor

Today is a beautiful day, because God makes clear his intent for his priests, “My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave them to him. It was a covenant of fear, and he feared me. He stood in awe of my name. True instruction was in his mouth, and no…

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Prayer for Today

May 8, 2019
By Joy Taylor

Almighty and holy God, let us remember who you are as we study your Scriptures. Keep us mindful of whom we address when we pray. May your name be great and foremost in our daily rhythms. I ask in the name above all names, Jesus, according to your good and perfect will. Amen. “For from…

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20190508

May 8, 2019
By Joy Taylor

Today is a beautiful day, because “When my life was fainting away, I remembered the LORD, and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple.” (Jonah 2:7 ESV) Life #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20190507

May 7, 2019
By Joy Taylor

Today is a beautiful day, because God pulls us out from the pit just as he did Jonah, “The waters closed in over me to take my life; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped about my head at the roots of the mountains. I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me…

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20190506

May 6, 2019
By Joy Taylor

Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20190505

May 5, 2019
By Joy Taylor

Today is a beautiful day, because God warns before he judges, “He heard the sound of the trumpet and did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But if he had taken warning, he would have saved his life.” (Ezekiel 35:5 ESV)   Life   #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday