Father, You delight in giving mercy. You are the God of grace. You are the God of all comfort. You are El Roi, the God who sees us. You called me by name to come out of the darkness and into your marvelous light to experience your mercy, grace and comfort. You give them freely. … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one … Read more
Lord, your Holy Spirit through Paul doesn’t mince words, but sometimes I have to look back a verse or two to see what he means by ‘therefore.’ In this case, Paul writes our spiritual worship is a sacrifice of living in and controlling our physical bodies in a way that honors and glorifies You, because … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen. I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” (Romans 11: … Read more
Father, thank You for the mercy You released through the cross and Jesus’ blood that paid the debt for my disobedience. That mercy was not a one-time event, but it is on-going, a present participle of granting now and continuing to grant. Your mercies are new with each dawn. Oh, the thought that the Creator … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God convicts all of disobedience that He might show mercy to all, “For just as you were at one time disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience, so they too have now been disobedient in order that by the mercy shown to you they … Read more
Father, I bow in recognition that You are in control and I am not. You are the God who redeems, restores and repurposes for the greater good and for your glory. There is no one like You. You are holy, set apart. You are just, merciful and full of grace. It is not about what … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because ” What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God’s part? By no means! For he says to Moses, ‘I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.’ So then it depends not on human will or exertion, … Read more
Lord, help me be a good neighbor, a helpful neighbor, a praying neighbor, a loving neighbor, a hospitable neighbor and a generous neighbor. I humbly ask in your name and authority, according to the good and perfect will of the Father. Amen. “‘Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Jesus taught the lawyer who questioned him, “‘Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?’ He [the lawyer] said, ‘The one who showed him mercy.’ And Jesus said to him, ‘You go, and do likewise.’” (Luke 10: … Read more