Almighty and Everlasting God, the fool says in his heart that you are not. He is corrupt and perpetrates evil deeds. You look down on the children of man to see if there are any who understand, any who seek you. Have they no knowledge of you, these who eat up your people like bread … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Paul asked that a room be prepared for his visit; similarly, we need a room prepared in our hearts for our Jesus, “At the same time, prepare a guest room for me, for I am hoping that through your prayers I will be graciously given to you.” (Philemon 22 … Read more
Lord, have you forgotten us? Do you turn your face away from us in our iniquity? Forgive us, for we sin against you. Your face remains consistently upon us; we are the ones who have moved away from you. We trample truth in the streets. We forget our legacy as beings created in your image. … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:10 ESV) Prepare #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
O LORD, where are the godly? Have the faithful among men vanished? Everyone utters lies and speaks from a double heart. Father God, cut off those with flattering lips, who boast of their power, who have no moral guidance. The poor get plundered. The needy groan. Arise, LORD, place the trodden in your safety where … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because our mortality is swallowed up by eternal life, “He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. ” (2 Corinthians 5:5 ESV) Prepare #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Father God, I run to you. Your throne is in heaven. You are in control. The wicked throw their projectiles, flinging their evil; they shoot in the dark at the upright in heart. You test the righteous, but you hate the wicked and the ones who love violence. Fire and sulfur and a scorching wind … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Paul reminds us, “For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen, but to the things that are unseen.” (2 Corinthians 4:17-18 ESV) Prepare #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Almighty God, do you hide yourself in times of trouble? Do you stand far away and watch the wicked pursue the poor? He seizes the poor when he draws them into his net. The mouth of the wicked is filled with deceit, mischief and iniquity. He sits in ambush in the villages and murders the … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “But, as it is written, ‘What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him’— ” (1 Corinthians 2:9 ESV) Prepare #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday