“Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay.” (Psalm 16:9-10 NIV) On the first day of the week, very early in theContinue Reading
“Remember to stay alert and hold firmly to all that you believe. Be mighty and full of courage.” (1 Corinthians 16:13 TPT) I find myself often frustrated with the way many of my questions go unanswered in the Bible. (I realize that a great deal of God is mystery, but that’sContinue Reading
(reposted from Good Friday 2022) “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.“ (Luke 18:19 NIV) Today is “Good Friday,” a day my children used to mix up with “Black Friday.” Although our society knows what the modern “Black Friday” means, I think the original “Good Friday” wasContinue Reading
[reposted from April 6, 2022 for today, Maundy Thursday, 2023] “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” (James 4:7 NIV) Yesterday I was going over the story of Jesus washing the disciples’ feet with my kids. While much of the story is about servanthood –Continue Reading
“The voice of the Lord echoes through the skies and seas. The Glory-God reigns as he thunders in the clouds. So powerful is his voice, so brilliant and bright, how majestic as he thunders over the great waters!” (Psalm 29:3-4 TPT) Good Shepherd, Thank you that you are our Yahweh,Continue Reading
[Please join me in praying for our nation and world on Tuesdays this year.] Reigning God, Thank you for being our King of Glory – our Lord Almighty. You are the God of yesterday, today, and tomorrow and nothing surprises you. We do not know what the future holds, butContinue Reading
“Yahweh is my best friend and my shepherd. I always have more than enough.” (Psalm 23:1 TPT) Tonight as I write this I am thinking about many, many things, several of which I will need to process into prayers. In the midst of the many, one thread stand out: that of friendship.Continue Reading
[Please join me in praying for the Church on Sundays this year.] Sovereign Lord, Praise be to the Lord God, who alone does marvelous deeds; may the whole earth be filled with your glory. Thank you for the amazing ways you work in this world, in your Church, and inContinue Reading
“We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers. We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he hasContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for children and our future on Thursdays this year.] “Come, my children, and listen to me, and I will teach you to fear the Lord.Does anyone want to live a life that is long and prosperous?Then keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies!Turn awayContinue Reading