Lord, you stir my thoughts when my brain is numb. You supplant your joy when I’m burdened for humanity. You support me when my knees buckle under the weight. You reassure me when I can’t see forward. Your eternal hope uplifts me. Your tender voice encourages me. Your righteous right hand holds me through it … Read more
Father God, we see you working for the greatest good and for your glory. We shout your good works from the roof tops. We see the beauty in the simplest of things–the birds in nesting season, the blossoms of the redbud trees, the sun through the budding trees. We hear your voice in the stillness … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because we are free to “Sing praises to the LORD, who sits enthroned in Zion! Tell among the peoples his deeds!” (Psalm 9:11 ESV) Praise #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because “I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.” (Psalm 9:2 ESV) Praise #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Father God, I hear drums of war. I hear trampling of boots and rustling uniforms as heroic medical workers everywhere march daily to the battle with an invisible, yet devastating foe. When before have our troops gone to battle within the walls of our hospitals? They pause as they don their PPE long enough to … Read more
I am not alone in isolation. I am not alone in my struggle. I am not alone. Ironically, Lord, I have felt alone even in the midst of a huge congregation. Through the growth of my relationship with Jesus, I am no longer alone at any time. Thank you in your name above all names, … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because David praised God even though threatened on all sides by his enemies, “I will give to the LORD the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the LORD, the Most High.” (Psalm 7:17 ESV) Praise #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because God’s people confessed their sins and praised, “Then the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, ‘Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting. Blessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.’” (Nehemiah 9:5 ESV) Praise … Read more
King Jesus, my heart breaks for humanity as I see the numbers increase: the tests, the infected, the intubated, the dying. ‘Going viral’ is a terrible phrase. Forgive us, help us, Lord. Bring us up from this pit of darkness. Drive the threat away. Defeat the enemy. Bring us to a sacred space where we … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because the Israelites remembered King David’s directions for praising God as they laid the foundation for rebuilding the temple, “And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their vestments came forward with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, … Read more
