Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance,    the ends of the earth your possession.You will break them with a rod of iron;    you will dash them to pieces like pottery.” Therefore, you kings, be wise;    be warned, you rulers of the earth.Serve the Lord with fear    and celebrate his rule with trembling. (Psalm 2:8-11 NIV) One morning recently IContinue Reading

Therefore, you kings, be wise;    be warned, you rulers of the earth.Serve the Lord with fear    and celebrate his rule with trembling.(Psalm 2:10-11 NIV) God of the Nations, Thank you for your sovereignty over this nation and the world. Even when we don’t see it, we know you are working things outContinue Reading

[Please join me in praying for our nation and world this week.] If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. (2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV)Continue Reading

Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you. (Exodus 20:12 NKJV) ____ I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. (1 Samuel 1:27 NIV)“Mom.” Womb of life.Infant caretaker.Toddler chaser.Story listener.Homework helper. Calendar keeper.Activity chauffeur.Discouragement battler.Stuff manager.Life teacher.Chief cheerleader.Dream encourager. PrayerContinue Reading

Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3:13-14 NIV) [This post was originally published November 19, 2024, but definitely applies to today!] How do you eat an elephant? One biteContinue Reading

Be persistent and devoted to prayer, being alert and focused in your prayer life with an attitude of thanksgiving. (Colossians 4:2 AMP) Today is the National Day of Prayer so, while prayer gatherings are held all over this nation, I pray the following over her children: AMEN and AMEN. So be it, Lord. (Originally publishedContinue Reading

Tell of His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all the peoples. (1 Chronicles 16:24 NASB) Last week I read an article by a foreign news source that talked about “thousands of people” who weren’t going to go to work, attend school, or shop on May 1 because that wasContinue Reading

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.  (Psalm 19:14 NKJV) Recently, a friend shared her experience of attending a city council meeting so she could stay informed about issues in her community. She left the meeting struck byContinue Reading

“Were they ashamed because they had committed disgusting and vile things? No, they were not at all ashamed; They did not even know how to blush [at their idolatry]. Therefore they will fall among those who fall; At the time that I punish them They will be overthrown,” says the Lord. (Jeremiah 6:15Continue Reading

So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of theContinue Reading