Today is a beautiful day, because “I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous rules.” (Psalm 119:7 ESV) Praise #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday Serene morning on the Sea of Galilee.
Father God, remind us who we are today: citizens with the saints and members of the household of God. Bind up the wiles of Satan, who distracts us away from your truth; and draw many sons and daughters to glory through your truth. I ask in the name and authority of Jesus, according to your … Read more
Lord, you did not promise a life of roses, but of trials and thorns. Yet, through this harsh reality comes the contrast of your joy. It is not like any other sense of happiness or well-being that comes from circumstance and the consciousness of man. Your joy comes from the center of our being … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God is faithful, “Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD!” (Psalm 117:1-2 ESV) Praise #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Jehovah Hashopet, you are the Lord, our judge. Open your heavenly courts. I come confidently before you, clothed in the righteous robes of Jesus the Christ, to petition against the strongholds of evil ravaging our nation and around the globe. I ask that you send your hosts of angels against them to bind them and … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people, in the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!” (Psalm 116: 18-19 ESV) Praise #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Almighty Sabaoth, you are over the hosts of heaven and of earth. Your power and might cannot be surpassed. Who would seek to thwart your purposes? You, who set the sun ablaze, desires my heart to be his. You, whose voice causes the mountains to quake, has called me to his new covenant. As I … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because we have a choice not to be spiritually dead, “The dead do not praise the LORD, nor do any who go down into silence. But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and forevermore. Praise the LORD!” (Psalm 115: 17-18 ESV) Praise #blessedthisdayandeveryday This is camera image … Read more
Lord, I love the twinkling of the fireflies hovering over my lawn this time of year. Thank you for their small light in my world. Let me be a light for you in this heaving and reeling world. May you fan it into flame. May you make much of my little. I ask in the … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the LORD is to be praised!” (Psalm 113:3 ESV) Praise Over the Sea of Galilee #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday