Today is a beautiful day, because “You shall serve the LORD your God, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will take sickness away from among you.” (Exodus 23:25 ESV) Water #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
What would you expect a predator to be like? They don’t wear a name tag or a label exposing their intentions. They work hard to ingratiate themselves and build circles of influence. They make targets of people they can manipulate to favor them. They morph their personalities to gain access to those on whom they … Read more
Lord, keep my sensitivity to the needs of others high so that I don’t pass by someone who needs my help. Let me see with your eyes and sense through your Holy Spirit. Give me discernment to know what you would have me do; and grant me generosity to use your resources in good stewardship. … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.” (Exodus 20:4 ESV) Water #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Pride cannot minister to others. Pride seeks its own reward. Pride doesn’t think of others. Pride sinks ministries. “The correct answer is, of course, nothing. The Bible is clear on the consequences of pride. Is that not why Satan fell? Could it be the reason behind the consequences at First Christian of Florissant? When pride … Read more
Almighty, Omnipotent God, there is none like you. You are holy, righteous, just and good. Grant me your wisdom and discernment for your good purpose. I ask humbly for strength that I not weary of the work for your kingdom. Use me for your good pleasure, Father. Increase my territory in the name and authority … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “And the Lord said to Moses, ‘Pass on before the people, taking with you some of the elders of Israel, and take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb, and you … Read more
Is a narcissist born with personality and behaviors dictated by genetic make-up; or is a narcissist created by life events and people around him? Not being a psychiatric professional, I can only surmise. Perhaps it is a mixture of both. Either way, a self-absorbed pastor focuses on himself and not on God’s kingdom. “If nineteenth-century … Read more
Lord Jesus, thank you for pulling me out of the pit by your mercy. Thank you for washing, regenerating and renewing me by your Holy Spirit. Thank you for justifying me by your grace to become an heir, according to the hope of eternal life. I lift my prayer in the name and authority of … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God knows our needs, “Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they encamped there by the water.” (Exodus 15:27 ESV) Water #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday