Today is a beautiful day, because Solomon prayed, “Likewise, when a foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, comes from a far country for your name’s sake (for they shall hear of your great name and your mighty hand, and of your outstretched arm), when he comes and prays toward this house, hear in … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “Moses said to the people, ‘Do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of Him may be before you, that you may not sin.’” (Exodus 20:20 ESV) Do not fear, but revere your God. #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Father, you are ageless. I am not. I didn’t give a care for time going by, though my mother warned me that every minute that passes is one I cannot recapture. It is funny how gray hair changes that perspective, Lord. No, it isn’t funny. It is hard to look back and see wasted opportunities … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “you shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God; I am the LORD.” (Leviticus 19:14 ESV) Love your neighbor and revere your God. #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Father, sometimes the struggle to keep going threatens to overcome. Lead me onward. Rekindle your holy fire that started me on this path in the first place. Take me back to my first love of Christ. Take me back to the things I did as I first started down this road in ministry to others. … Read more
My life is like a revolving door, Father. People join me in my circular travels, then step out and go on their way. In for a few go-rounds, then gone, back for a few more, then gone. I just get used to them being with me when it’s time for them to go. The transitions … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “you shall stand up before the gray head and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God: I am the LORD.” (Leviticus 19:32 ESV) Honor the elderly and revere your God. #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because “you shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God, for I am the LORD your God.” (Leviticus 25:17 ESV) Revere your God. #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Almighty God, you are the one true God who offers the one true hope for all nations. You are Father to the fatherless, residence to the homeless and up-lifter of the down trodden. There is no one like you. We anguish in our circumstance, striving in vain in our own strength to sustain. Give us … Read more
Heavenly Father, we brothers and sisters in Christ are one team, with one God, one Gospel and one holy purpose. Knit our hearts together. Strengthen our resolve. Show us how to love and support one another. Show us how to bear each other’s burdens in static circumstances and in transition. Give us the greater love … Read more