Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20240102

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Today is a beautiful day, because Moses reminded God’s people of His goodness in the desert, “He found him in a desert land, and in the howling waste of the wilderness; he encircled him, he cared for him, he kept him as the apple of his eye. Like an eagle that stirs up its nest, … Read more

Prayer for Today

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Lord, thank you for leading and teaching me. Grant that I would be an example to my children and their children, pointing them to You. I pray they grow a closer relationship with You, beginning with this first day of a new year. I pray they seek your wisdom and discernment. Lead them in the … Read more

Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20240101

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Today is a beautiful day, because God promised peace and blessings to His people if they walked in His statutes and obeyed, “I will turn to you and make you fruitful and multiply you and will confirm my covenant with you. You shall eat old store long kept, and you shall clear out the old … Read more

Prayer for Today

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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 … Read more

Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20231229

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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 … Read more

Prayer for Today

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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 … Read more

Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20231228

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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; … Read more

Prayer for Today

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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 … Read more

Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20231227

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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

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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 … Read more