Consecrated to God: A Sacred Purpose
Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, for I am the Lord your God. Keep my statutes and do them; I am the Lord who sanctifies you. (Leviticus 20:7-8 ESV) Joshua told the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you. (Joshua 3:5 NIV) On theContinue Reading
Posture of Humble Boldness
Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. (Romans 12:3 NLT) When we hear the word “posture,” we often think of our physical alignment—shoulders, back, hips—and how that affects our health. But posture isn’t justContinue Reading
Resonate
For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. (Romans 12:4-5 NIV) RESONATE – to be filled with a deep,Continue Reading
Partnership with Shekinah
My Spirit, who is on you, will not depart from you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will always be on your lips… (Isaiah 59:21 NIV) I introduced a beautiful word to the campers: SHEKINAH. It means God will “dwell or inhabit.” It means that God’sContinue Reading
Savor
He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it. (1 Thessalonians 5:24 ESV) As I write this, it is the day after the arts camp. We had an amazing week together last week. Today, I still have plenty of thank you’s to write and borrowed items to return,Continue Reading
Marked by God
“From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.” (Acts 17:26 NIV) “Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Don’t be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is withContinue Reading
Trained for Battle
“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” (Proverbs 22:6 NIV) God, Your Word is flawless, your Way is perfect, and you are our Rock who arms us with strength and keeps us secure. Thank you thatContinue Reading
Stamina
“Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.” (Ecclesiastes 9:10 NIV) Way-making God, We’ve reached the midpoint day of this year’s arts camp. Today, I pray for a full measure of Holy Spirit’s energy to be upon the adult volunteers at camp. We may be young atContinue Reading
Camp Vision
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.” (Matthew 5:14-15 NIV) Vision-giving God, As we startContinue Reading
Pray for Camp
Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.(Psalm 115:1 NIV) God, As I write this I am looking forward this week and the arts day camp I direct. I am so grateful that you downloaded the idea for the camp intoContinue Reading