Mountain Movers

God of Revival, We’ve seen what you can do and your power, majesty and glory.  You can break prison walls, move mountains, raise and heal brokenness; all things are possible with you.  Today we pray for a great outpouring of your Spirit upon us and upon this nation.  Holy Spirit,Continue Reading

Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!    How beautiful it is when we sing our praises to the beautiful God,    for praise makes us lovely before him    and brings him great delight!2 Yahweh builds up our world;    he gathers up the outcasts and brings them home.3 He heals the wounds of every shattered heart.4 He sets his stars in place,Continue Reading

“For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king;    it is he who will save us.” (Isaiah 33:22 NIV) God of the Turnaround, Praise to the Lord for your glory and strength, your holiness and your majesty.  You are unchangeable, unshakable, unstoppable, God Alone.  We praise you for your Voice which isContinue Reading

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9 NIV) After six months of waiting and wishing to do it, this past Saturday I finally had a block of time and enoughContinue Reading

God of Clarity, Thank you for being our God who rules over the surging seas in our individual lives and in our life together in this nation.  Thank you for stilling the waves that rise up in an attempt to drown us; we know that when we go through theContinue Reading

In my journey last week through the first chapters of Proverbs, I came to a pretty strong statement about what God dislikes: “Here are six things God hates,    and one more that he loathes with a passion:         eyes that are arrogant,        a tongue that lies,        hands that murder the innocent,        a heart that hatches evil plots,        feetContinue Reading

Based on a recommendation from our pastor, my kids started reading one chapter of the book of Proverbs each day, so I decided to try that. By the second day I had come to a question. What is “knowledge” as opposed to “understanding” as contrasted with “wisdom?” As you probablyContinue Reading

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.”  (Luke 19:10 NIV) One summer I started reading daily devotions from a book of Martin Luther’s writings, “Faith Alone,” edited by James C. Galvin. I wanted to better understand the Lutheran theology that’s so influenced ourContinue Reading

God, You are our strength and shield, our trustworthy God who helps us and gives us strength. Thank you, God, for this most amazing day. Thank you for the harmony of nature, the consistency of days and nights and seasons, and the wonder of each intricate and beautiful creation ofContinue Reading