Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20230210

Today is a beautiful day, because “The king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength. Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.” (Psalm 33: 16,20 ESV) Strength #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Prayer for Today

You are my solid rock and my shield, Lord. You are the shoulder I lean on in hard times and the hand I squeeze in good times. You are my creativity. You drive my achievement. You shade me from the day’s glare; and you comfort me during the night. I awake thanking you for a…

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20230209

Today is a beautiful day, because “For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah. I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,’ and you forgave the…

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20230208

Today is a beautiful day, because “May the LORD give strength to his people! May the LORD bless his people with peace!” (Psalm 29:11 ESV) Strength #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Prayer for Today

Holy God, You are Truth and Light. There is no god like you who stands against the liar and the propagandist. I pray your hand of judgment upon our leadership and the quick-silver-tongued politicians who say they stand for freedom, but seek to remove it from us. There is no truth coming from them. Father,…

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Prayer for Today

Holy Spirit, I pray for your guidance. Lead me through the hours of this day. Keep my feet from tripping the landmines of the enemy. Hold my heart steadfast upon the Truth in the Word and the everlasting Hope in Jesus. Don’t allow me to look to the right nor to the left, but focus…

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20230207

Today is a beautiful day, because David honored God with psalms, “A Psalm of David. Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.” (Psalm 29:1 ESV) Strength #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Prayer for Today

Nothing formed against your beloved will prosper. I watch for your protection. I wait for your coming. I stake my claim in your promises. Thank you in the name and authority of Jesus the Christ, according to your good and perfect will. Amen.   “For you are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil…

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20230206

Today is a beautiful day, because “The LORD is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. The LORD is the strength of his people; he is the saving refuge of his anointed.” (Psalm 28: 7-8 ESV)…

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A View from the Pews: Reprise of Events

This is the true story of a church in America’s Bible Belt, the First Christian Church (renamed Christ First) in Florissant, Missouri–a church with a meager beginning and record of steady growth for forty-nine years until the weight of sexual abuse charges against a youth minister left it, and its congregation, broken. This is a…

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