Today is a beautiful day, because “For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God, and more abundantly toward you.” (2 Corinthians 1:12 NKJV) Grace Welcome to Joy in Verse! Please … Read more
I am small, God of all; but for Your grace I am what I am. The encouragement I cast comes directly from Your Scripture. This is the Book that speaks of the uplifting promise of eternal blessing and life from cover to cover. Your Word is truth and life, just as Jesus is Truth and … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Paul gave credit to God’s grace, “For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in … Read more
Father, it is not by my power, but by Your mighty arm, that the Your kingdom is advanced. You bring the increase. All honor and glory belong to You. Grant me Your grace that I may be one who plants or one who waters as You bring the hurting and broken into my path. Give … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God gives the increase, “So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor. For we are God’s … Read more
Holy Spirit, keep me on the right track toward obedience. Don’t allow me to stray to the right nor to the left, but stay within the circle of the Father’s will. Grant me wisdom to see the folly to avoid and to recognize those You put in my path who need ministering to. I ask … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Paul wrote, “For your obedience has become known to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple concerning evil. And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus … Read more
Lord, thank You for intervening in Saul’s life in a way that reset him and renamed him to speak Your gospel boldly. The fact that You turned him from persecuting Christ followers to loving and instructing them in his era and all the generations after shows me that You can use the least and worst … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Paul instructed the gentiles how to live before a Holy God, “Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on some points, as reminding you, because of the grace given to me by God, that I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the … Read more
Holy Spirit, Scripture says I have been gifted according to grace given to me. Help me discern exactly what my personal gifting is. Show me the godly purpose You have for me in the areas in which my gift(s) apply. Make my efforts there more effective. Increase my territory. Broaden my abilities. May all I … Read more
