Prayer for Today

Lord, create in me the thirst for wisdom and insight, for You give wisdom and understanding. You are the Way, the Truth and the life. You are the breath that I breathe and the purpose of my days. I praise you in your name and authority, according to the good and perfect will of the…

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20231229

Today is a beautiful day, because God kept His people fed for forty years in the desert, “Moses said, ‘This is what the Lord has commanded: “Let an omer of it be kept throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you…

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Prayer for Today

Lord, your presence is evident in the House of Joy. I hear You whisper your secret counsel in my prayer time. I feel the warmth of your loving touch, and the barb of your rebuke at my going outside your will. Keep me within that circle of your confidence, Lord. Grant me your secret counsel…

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20231228

Today is a beautiful day, because “But Joseph said to them, ‘Do not fear, for am I in the place of God? As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. So do not fear;…

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Prayer for Today

Father, this passage speaks volumes to me of the value of wisdom and discernment in fighting doubt and curbing fear. It teaches me to reverence You and your attributes that guide and protect me. Thank you for reminding me of the certain ruin of the wicked, because the writer says “when it comes,” not “if…

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20231227

Today is a beautiful day, because “But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.” (James 1:25 ESV) Persevere #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Prayer for Today

Father, my search for wisdom begins and ends in You. You are my source and my salvation. Remind me to seek You before making decisions and steps towards my future. I desire to stay within the circle of your will. Please, grant me your wisdom and discernment as I go about my daily rhythms. I…

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20231226

Today is a beautiful day, because “In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all…

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Prayer for Today

With all the turmoil and topsy-tervy events of the past three years, I have nothing and no one to trust but You, Lord. You are the firm foundation. You are the solid rock. You are the constancy in my daily walk. Thank You for your unchanging nature. Thank You for being who You say you…

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20231222

Today is a beautiful day, because “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” (Isaiah 7:14 ESV) I am with you. #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday