“What delight comes to the one who follows God’s ways! He will be standing firm like a flourishing tree planted by God’s design, deeply rooted by the brooks of bliss, bearing fruit in every season of life. He is never dry, never fainting, ever blessed, ever prosperous.” (Psalm 1:1, 3 TPT)Continue Reading
[Please join me in praying for the Church on Sundays this year.] God of Glory, Thank you for your power and glory that you have exhibited on this earth, especially in the life of Jesus Christ and in the ongoing work of Holy Spirit. Thank you that your Glory isContinue Reading
“Wrong will be right, when Aslan comes in sight, At the sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more, When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death, And when he shakes his mane, we shall have spring again.” – From “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” byContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for children, families, and our future on Thursdays this year.] “But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.” (Micah 7:7 NIV) This past weekend I visited with a grandmother whose five-month-old granddaughter is inContinue Reading
“[L]et us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” (Hebrews 10:22-23 NIV) “ForContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for our nation and world on Tuesdays this year. This post originally published October 31, 2020.] Pure and Holy God, Many, many people over the generations have prayed for this nation. We join them in crying out in humility and seeking your face for thisContinue Reading
God of the Caregivers, Today we remember and lift up those among us who care for others. Just as Jochebed cared for baby Moses, Ruth cared for her mother-in-law Naomi, Mary cared for the infant Jesus, and John cared for Mary, we thank you that we have many models ofContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for the Church on Sundays this year.] Once upon a time there was a little boy of about eight years old who loved and idolized his dad, as many eight-year-old boys do. Their family served as missionaries in a jungle region of Ecuador in theContinue Reading
“In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.” (Romans 6:11-12 NIV) Recently I hear a pastor tell the story of being at his construction job, and a groupContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for children, families, and our future on Thursdays this year.] “Praise the Lord. Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands.” (Psalm 112:1 NIV) Let us pray the following over our families today: God of Families, We lift up a songContinue Reading