Drops of Joy – A Devotional Journey of Healing — Update 12 Have you been gaslighted by someone until you question your own sanity? Have you been told something about yourself over and over that contradicts your personal perception of who you are? It is a common tactic of an abuser to keep you off … Read more
Lord Jesus, thank You for establishing our hope in a deliverance from the bondage of corruption into Your glorious liberty. We eagerly wait for the consummation of our adoption in the redemption of our bodies. Thank You for sending Your Holy Spirit. Thank You for sealing us into this eternal hope in the glory which … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Paul writes of birth pangs, not death pangs, “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of … Read more
Almighty God, there is no one but You in sovereign control. You set the timing. You choose the outcome. You sent Your Holy Spirit as our comforter and educator. You increased the scope from one nation of Your people to the world at large. We continue to spread Your gospel in an unbroken chain into … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, ‘which,’ He said, ‘you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.’ … Read more
Father, every day is one day closer to the return of Jesus, King of kings and Lord of lords. Keep us alert and aware that we are ready for His coming. We pray in the name of our Savior, Jesus, according to Your good and perfect will. Amen. “Let your waist be girded and your … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning; and you yourselves be like men who wait for their master, when he will return from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately. Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find … Read more
Father, thank You for Your plan to remove evil and restore a people who call on You in one accord. This is our eternal hope, to live with You in the new heaven and new earth. We wait on You. Father, we trust You and pray in the name and authority of Jesus, according to … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Zephaniah wrote of God’s intent, “’Therefore wait for Me,’ says the LORD, ’Until the day I rise up for plunder; My determination is to gather the nations To My assembly of kingdoms, To pour on them My indignation, All My fierce anger; All the earth shall be devoured With the fire of My jealousy. For then … Read more
Oh, Lord, Your Word is relevant for today. Our families are under attack. Adult children are rampantly estranging themselves, building narratives that drive their identity. Siblings pit themselves against one another. Parents grieve the loss. Grandparents grieve the loss. Grandchildren may not understand the void they feel. We come today, to lift the family unit … Read more