Great are your mercies to me, Lord God! In my need and in times of plenty You heard my cries and answered me. You delivered me from my self-constructed consequences. You delivered your grace and mercy in answer to my pleas on behalf of others. Your goodness overwhelms me. Your faithfulness sustains me in … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because of the power of love, “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Paul explained, “Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin. There is … Read more
Where does my strength come from? It comes from you, Lord. I am bolstered by your Holy Spirit and emboldened by your purpose. I am stretched by your challenge and encouraged by your Word. You are my light and my salvation, Lord. You are the lifter of my head, though my flesh may fail. Renew … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Jesus, who overcame death, is the Son of God, “He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” (Matthew 27:43 ESV) Deliver #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
The best part of my day is starting it with you, Lord. I shake off the grogginess of the night and wake to see what your Word has for me. May I never lose the desire to open the Scriptures to learn more of you. Keep me attentive to what they say, and don’t let … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “See, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified, and he will be raised on … Read more
Lord Jesus, there is yet so much to be done. My task list for the kingdom gets longer instead of shorter. At the same time, I tend to sit longer and walk slower with age. You hear my prayers. Motivate me further. Strengthen my hands and quicken my step. Rekindle the fire that started this … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Jesus sent out the Apostles with warning and encouragement, “When they deliver you over, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour. For it is not you who … Read more
Father God, let me continue the work you set before me. Don’t allow me to turn to the right nor to the left. Thwart all the distractions that interrupt my work for the kingdom. Let me put no stock in those who try to dissuade me. Honor the work of my hands and the meditations … Read more