A Letter from God
Dearest One, I am the God who made you, the One who says “Don’t be afraid, I’ve redeemed you.” I’ve called your name. You’re mine. When you’re in over your head, I’ll be there with you. When you’re in rough waters, you will not go down. When you’re between a rock andContinue Reading
Threads of Grace
“The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen.” (Revelation 22:21 NIV) After several years of time apart, I recently had my first sit-down conversation with a friend. She is a person who always has a smile on her face, no matter the circumstances, and you can tell her faithContinue Reading
Prayer for Voting Process
God of Light, Today we come to you to pray and intercede for righteousness in the voting processes in every jurisdiction in this nation. We pray for a voting process that is completely free from any and all corruption. We pray that each legal voter would be able to obtain and cast aContinue Reading
Hope, Hopelessness, and Hurricanes
(I have been working on a new post, but this one by Dutch Sheets from GiveHim15 seems especially timely, so I share it today.) Never underestimate the power of hope! The Old Testament word for hope has the connotation of a cord, used as an attachment; the New Testament calls it “an anchorContinue Reading
Great Awakening
Holy God, We pray today that by your Spirit you would move across this nation and this world. Change hard hearts to hearts that are focused on you. Where we have turned away from you, call us back. Give us the desire to humble ourselves before you, confess and repentContinue Reading
Vision Leaks
Have you ever had a spiritual “mountaintop” experience? At the time you were probably overwhelmed by the presence of God, knowing completely his goodness, love, grace, peace, direction, wisdom, or whatever else you were seeking. You probably wanted to stay there, immersed in that moment and it’s feelings and wonder.Continue Reading
Justice and Mercy
“And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, ‘The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished.’” (Exodus 34:6-7 NIV) Last month when we had visiting pastors in for special meetings,Continue Reading
Prayer for our economy
Jehovah Jireh, Our Provider, Today we pray for the economy – of our world and our nation. We pray that policy-makers would make wise decisions that honor your Word. We pray that work and businesses would be honored and encouraged. We pray that you would help us repay our debts,Continue Reading
Remembering and Forgetting
“But forget all that— it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.” (IsaiahContinue Reading
New Wineskins
(as we continue to celebrate the Jewish New Year Rosh Hashanah….and we pray for our nation to be remade into the image God wants for it….) “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the old skins would burst from the pressure, spilling the wine and ruining theContinue Reading