Jesus, our Lord and Savior, the wiles and schemes of the enemy are no match for You. There is no squashing or hampering Your message of salvation. Look at how the gospel spread in the times of oppression and persecution. We could be witnessing the greatest rise in the enemy trying to wipe Christianity from … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because the grave and those who tried to secure it could not hold Jesus from His appointed resurrection, “On the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate, saying, ‘Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, “After … Read more
Lord, we go through times of not understanding. You know our short falls. The disciples had You in person to deal with their confusion and set their thinking straight to align with Your teaching. We have Your Holy Spirit to instruct us as we study Your words. Help us to always ask for His leading … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Jesus schooled the disciples, “Now when His disciples had come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. Then Jesus said to them, ‘Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.’ And they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘It is because we have … Read more
Almighty, Sovereign God, You are the God of the ages. You protected the faith of Your people through a remnant of believers throughout a four-hundred-year period of silence from heaven. You did not speak from Malachi until John the Baptizer came forth to make a way for Jesus, yet Your people fervently prayed for the … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God speaks through Malachi to remind His people to follow the law, because a period of 400 years of God’s silence was coming, “Remember the Law of Moses, My servant, Which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel, With the statutes and judgments.” (Malachi 4:4 NKJV) Remember … Read more
Father, we come in humility to praise You and thank You, because You are the God who goes out for the salvation of His people. We are ever grateful for Your love, mercy and grace in the name and authority of Jesus, according to Your good and perfect will. Amen. “I will sow them among … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God remembers His people who are scattered to the nations, “I will sow them among the peoples, And they shall remember Me in far countries; They shall live, together with their children, And they shall return.” (Zechariah 10: 9 NKJV) Remember Welcome to Joy in Verse! Please … Read more
Father, as Habakkuk did in crying out for Your mercy in judgement of His people, I stand on Your promise that You will shorten the tribulation period for believers at the end of days. You are our eternal hope and strength. You are our shelter in the storms of this world. You make a way … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Habakkuk appeals to God for mercy, “O LORD, I have heard Your speech and was afraid; O LORD, revive Your work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy.” (Habakkuk 3:2 NKJV) Remember Welcome to Joy … Read more