Today is a beautiful day, because God goes out for His beloved, “O God, we have heard with our ears, our fathers have told us, what deeds you performed in their days, in the days of old: you with your own hand drove out the nations, but them you planted; you afflicted the peoples, but … Read more
Yahweh Sabaoth, you are the Lord of Hosts over the armies of heaven and earth. I come before your throne in humility and reverence, because I know you hear my prayers. You turn the hearts of the kings as the wandering streams. You hold the power over all. I ask that you replace hearts of … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “A Prayer of David. Hear a just cause, O LORD; attend to my cry! Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit! From your presence let my vindication come! Let your eyes behold the right! ” (Psalm 17:1-2 ESV) Water #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Lord, you are the light I press on toward in the darkness of a storm. You are the wind beneath my soaring in my achievement. You are the strength behind my weakness. You go before me through the waters and the fire. You are my shield and a refuge for my soul. You are my … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because the exiles returned, “Now these, the singers, the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites, were in the chambers of the temple free from other service, for they were on duty day and night.” (1 Chronicles 9:33 ESV) Free #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Lord Jesus, David sang of the shield of your salvation. I think on the joy of your salvation. You cover me with your righteous robe. You shield me in the storms of life. You give me the surety of relationship with you through your Holy Spirit in the land of the living and forever with … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because the LORD was Samson’s strength, “And she said, ‘The Philistines are upon you, Samson!’ And he awoke from his sleep and said, ‘I will go out as at other times and shake myself free.’ But he did not know that the LORD had left him.” (Judges 16:20 ESV) Free … Read more
Justice stumbles in the public square; but you, God, are perfectly just. Logic, morality and integrity become the jokes of scoffers; but you stand in the current coming against them to protect them. Life’s cycles bring age, illness and void from loss, but you hold my heart and are the lifter of my head. You … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Jesus bore our sins once for all, “The goat shall bear all their iniquities on itself to a remote area, and he shall let the goat go free in the wilderness.” (Leviticus16:22 ESV) Free #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Father God, I thank you for your faithfulness and your steadfast adherence to your covenants. I thank you for the biblical examples of covenants between men like that between David and Jonathan. Most of all, I thank you for the New Covenant of Christ that secures my salvation and eternal hope. I lift my praises … Read more