Lord, let your light shine from within me into the darkness that pervades. Exhibit your strength in my weakness. May I be found faithful at your coming. I exalt you in your name above all names, by your authority over all creation, and according to the good and perfect will of the Father. Amen. “For … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks.” (Hebrews 11:4 ESV) Faith #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Lord God, thank you for this beautiful word picture, penned by Paul, inspired by your Holy Spirit. I take heart. I take hope. I am encouraged in the name and authority of Jesus, according to your good and perfect will. Amen. “For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.” (Hebrews 11:3 ESV) Faith #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
My hope is in you, Lord. My comfort lies in your covenant promise that the missing pieces of my heart, which went to heaven with my brothers and sisters in Christ, will be restored “in that great gettin’ up morning.” When I hear the trumpet I will look up, for you will be coming with … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1 ESV) Faith #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Father God, everything the world provides can be taken away with the waive of a pen, but your provision is certain. It might not be in tangibles. It might not be as I would wish. But, you, O God, are sovereign in all and I desire to depend only upon your grace and goodness. I … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Paul encourages the faithful, “For, ‘Yet a little while, and the coming one will come and will not delay; but my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.’ But we are not of those who shrink back and … Read more
Father God, thank you for your Holy Spirit who guards and guides me in my walk toward being like Jesus. May my steps always remain within the circle of your will. Put your hedge of protection and boundary around me. Allow me to feel the poke of conviction when I step beyond it. Thank you … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God made a way where there seemed to be none, “Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have … Read more