Prayer for Today

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Jehovah Hashapet, you are the God our judge. The words describing the vision of John strike deeply at my heart. ‘When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.’ Does it give space so the prayers of the saints can be heard? Does it accentuate the sobering…

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20210507

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Today is a beautiful day, because “Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away. But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory.”…

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Prayer for Today

JoyInVerseAlb

Almighty, Everlasting Father, you are Jehovah, the Great I Am. There is none like you who goes out for the salvation of your beloved. That is why I see hope in John’s vision of the seventh seal opened. Before the angel fills the censor with the altar’s fire and casts it to earth, before the…

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20210506

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Today is a beautiful day, because “And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, ‘Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.’” (1 Corinthians 1: 30-31 ESV) Wisdom #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Prayer for Today

JoyInVerseAlb

To my Gracious Savior, to the only one who can cleanse and save, the multitudes sing your praise. The beloved exalt your name before your throne, together with the elders and in concert with the angel chorus. You shepherd your people. You lead them to living water. You wipe away all tears. They no longer…

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20210505

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Today is a beautiful day, because “For it is written, ‘I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.’ Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?…

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Prayer for Today

JoyInVerseAlb

Holy God, my salvation belongs to you, and to the Lamb. I am sealed with your Holy Spirit, awaiting the return of Jesus. You, who spoke and created, hold the scroll and control the future. You put the angels at the four corners. They are at your command. You alone are sovereign and in control….

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20210504

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Today is a beautiful day, because Paul did not preach the gospel with flashy, eloquent speech, but with raw truth, “For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.” (1 Corinthians 1:17 ESV) Wisdom…

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Prayer for Today

JoyInVerseAlb

Anointed One, righteous and ruling, your name is Wonderful and your power is great. The timing of the scroll and the release of the seals is unknown to us. The consequences and judgments read like a glimpse of hell. Lord, your promise of salvation is my only hope. I take heed to your warnings to…

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20210503

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Today is a beautiful day, because “Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!” (Romans 11:33 ESV) Wisdom #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday