Father, this description of the heavenly city encourages me. I long to sing and worship with the angels, to meet with those gone on before, and to be permanently in your overwhelming presence. I stand upon your promises in the name and authority of Jesus, according to your good and perfect will. Amen. “But you … Read more
Wash me, Father, and I will be whiter than snow, able to come into your presence with confidence, sprinkled clean from an evil conscience to present my petitions at your mercy seat. I approach with full assurance of faith that I have confessed with my mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in my heart … Read more
Jesus, You are worthy of all praise, honor and glory. Please accept my worshipful prayer for your name’s sake, by your authority and according to the good and perfect will of the Father. Amen. “Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.” (Hebrews 9:15 ESV) New #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
King Jesus, You are the Mediator of a better covenant. You are Messiah, the Son of Man, the Bright and Morning Star. I love You. I trust You. I cherish the time devoted to prayer and worship that brings me closer to You. Thank You for loving me. Thank You for filling all the deficits … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “In speaking of a new covenant, he makes the first one obsolete. And what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.” (Hebrews 8:13 ESV) New #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Oh, Jesus, I’m awed by how You want an intimate spiritual relationship with me. To think that this new self is being (present participle, continually being) renewed in knowledge after your image blows my mind with gratitude. I love You, Lord, and I thank You in your name above all names, by your authority that … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.” (Colossians 3: 9-10 ESV) New #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Lord, I am so thankful You pulled me out of the pit of abusive relationships and deceit. I spent years lying to myself and to others, trying to be what those around me wanted so that I would be liked. You forced me to take a hard look at how I got there, and I … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “But that is not the way you learned Christ!— assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to … Read more