Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20250127

Today is a beautiful day, because the more time we spend with Jesus, the more like Him we become, “And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit….

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Who gives the fox access to the hen house to find out why chickens and eggs keep disappearing? I’m just asking. From the book: “Steering Clear of Outside Investigation Internal investigation is biased information, tainted by the close association of the investigator to the investigated. A leader who appoints subordinates to investigate a trail of…

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Prayer for Today

Father, I’ve quoted these verses innumerable times not only to those I’ve mentored toward healing, but also for my own healing. For some reason, however, I’ve skimmed right over the truth in this passage that You are the Father of mercies. Whatever mercy I may show has its source in You. I lean not on…

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20250124

Today is a beautiful day, because “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are…

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Prayer for Today

Father, You delight in giving mercy. You are the God of grace. You are the God of all comfort. You are El Roi, the God who sees us. You called me by name to come out of the darkness and into your marvelous light to experience your mercy, grace and comfort. You give them freely….

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20250123

Today is a beautiful day, because “Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one…

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Prayer for Today

Lord, your Holy Spirit through Paul doesn’t mince words, but sometimes I have to look back a verse or two to see what he means by ‘therefore.’ In this case, Paul writes our spiritual worship is a sacrifice of living in and controlling our physical bodies in a way that honors and glorifies You, because…

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Today is a beautiful day, because “For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen. I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” (Romans 11:…

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Let’s shed some light on how accountability works in the cycle of abuse. From the book: “I’m learning about the divide in tyrannical governing. I’ve mentioned the duality of power, but there is also a hierarchy of accountability. The abusive minister sets a different standard for himself in that he is the chosen one, God’s…

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Prayer for Today

Father, thank You for the mercy You released through the cross and Jesus’ blood that paid the debt for my disobedience. That mercy was not a one-time event, but it is on-going, a present participle of granting now and continuing to grant. Your mercies are new with each dawn. Oh, the thought that the Creator…

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