Lord, where would we be if the apostles hadn’t obeyed your telling them to remain in Jerusalem to receive the Holy Spirit? Would they have fled the persecution of Rome and the Pharisees? Would they have missed the great power to witness to your resurrection? Would they have buried their eyewitness accounts and silenced their … Read more
Father, thank You for redeeming this fallen world and those who believe, through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. My words fail my heart, because they cannot express how profound a love and devotion I carry for my Savior. Help me express the change in my life to others. There was no easy future … Read more
Abba, Father, thank You for caring for me enough to send your Son to pay the price for my sin. Because of your grace, the price He paid set my personal worth forever, as if it were carved into the stone that rolled away from the tomb. I am ever grateful for the healing, protecting, … Read more
Father, it is a privilege to study your Word. Thank You for preserving and protecting it. This verse hit me like a 2×4 as I looked for passages on your grace. “they will look on Me whom they pierced” tells me the pierced One the mourners look at is You, I AM, the One true … Read more
Lord, please remind me of the words in Zechariah’s vision, as Zerubbabel faced the monumental task of rebuilding the temple. The achievements I seek will not come by my might. I have no great army to back me up. They will not come by my power. My brain and schedule are already on overload. They … Read more
Father in heaven, the more I know You, the humbler I become. You live up to the many variations of your name in Scripture. I have but one name this side of heaven, and it is a struggle to live up to it. Holy Spirit, help me to be the joy in someone’s day today. … Read more
Holy Spirit, help me walk uprightly before the Lord. Don’t let me turn to the right, nor to the left. Keep me within the circle of His will. Father, thank You for making your grace and glory accessible through my walk with Jesus during life this side of heaven and then forever with Him in … Read more
Father, nothing is too hard for You. Your works are imprinted on the past. I come to your mercy seat to humbly ask that You repeat the rebuilding of your beloved. Instill a new desire in my community to seek You and know You. Revive my church body to a higher level of praise and … Read more
Father, God of all, I bow my head to repent of my own stiff-necked responses to You. Renew my bond with You through your Holy Spirit. Remind me of the New Covenant and the eternal hope of the new thing You have planned for my generation and the generations after me. Draw us with your … Read more
Lord Jesus, You quiet me in the middle of my restless nights. Your Holy Spirit comforts me and reminds me that there is no anxiety in Christ. There is peace, a peace greater than my understanding. Just as God promised Moses of His constant presence, so You promised never to leave or forsake me. Because … Read more