Father God, you are the author of togetherness. The Bible begins with the one-anotherness of the Trinity, and it ends with Jesus sharing dinner with the Bride of Christ. Fellowship is far more than coffee and donuts in the lobby to me, Lord. It is you in me and I in you. It is my … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because, “…his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation.” (Luke 1:50 ESV) Revere your God. #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Heavenly Father, you are the author of speech and song. Teach me to speak your language. Put your song in my heart to sing from the rooftops. Show me how to reach the hearts of those around me by speaking into their lives in a way they understand. Change hearts and lives with your power … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “…those who feared the LORD spoke with one another. The LORD paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the LORD and esteemed his name.” (Malachi 3:16 ESV) Revere your God #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday Photo of display at the Creation … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God’s “covenant with him (Levi) was one of life and peace, and I gave them to him. It was a covenant of fear, and he feared me. He stood in awe of my name.” (Malachi 2:5 ESV) Stand in awe of your God. #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Dearest Father in heaven, Lord of all, who stretches out creation, warms and cools the air, and calms the tempests, you search me thoroughly and know when I sit or when I stand. You know my thoughts, even from heaven. You know the way I walk and talk, and you are familiar with all my … Read more
Father, sustain joy in me today. You are the author of the pure joy of your salvation. Show me how to abide in you that your joy is in me and that my joy is complete. Make it a stubborn joy, Father, an immovable state of being. Create in me a heart full of thanks … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them. And I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me.” (Jeremiah 32:40 ESV) Revere your God and don’t turn from him. #joyinverse … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their own good and their children after them.” (Jeremiah 32:39 ESV) Revere your God. #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Father, I called your name aloud from the depths of despair, from the bottom of the pit, and you heard my prayer. You came near when you heard me call, and you said “Do not fear.” You are the one true God. There is none like you. You took up my case, and you redeemed … Read more