Prayer for Christ’s Church
God of Love, You are the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star. You have invited us thirsty ones to come to you and drink deeply of the free gift of the water of life – the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you that youContinue Reading
Prayer for Government Leaders
King of Kings, Lord of Lords, You are exalted, for you dwell on high, filling your people with justice and righteousness. You are the sure foundation for our times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge. You are our Judge, Lawgiver, King and the One who will saveContinue Reading
Down and Out?
“For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,’ says the Lord, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11-12 AMP) Yesterday was Epiphany – a day of new spiritual understandings. Yesterday was the anniversary ofContinue Reading
Psalm 87 Prayer
Loving God, Thank you that you love your home – your people – and your presence within your people. Thank you that you love all people, no matter what people group, ethnicity, or location they are from. Thank you that you love us so much you do not let usContinue Reading
Epiphany
“Come and see what God has done, his awesome deeds for mankind!” (Psalm 66:5 NIV) January 6 is the official end of the Christmas season as we begin Epiphany. The season of Epiphany focuses on Jesus as a young man and then his early ministry. It setsContinue Reading
Prodigals, Maranatha
Today I have the prodigals on my mind – those who have known the Lord but have turned away from their faith in lesser or greater ways. Salvation, spring up from the groundLord, rend the Heavens and come downSeek the lost and heal the lameJesus, bring glory to Your nameContinue Reading
Dreams and The Father’s House
“Then, after doing all those things, I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions. In those days I will pour out my Spirit even on servants—men and women alike.” (Joel 2:28-29Continue Reading
Listening in faith and trust
For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ. (Hebrews 3:14 NLT) Let’s focus on the story of King Jesus’s birth – the Christmas story. For many of us, this is aContinue Reading
The Voice of Fear
For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.” (2 Timothy 1:7 NIV) Let’s look again at the people in our Christmas story. Zechariah and Mary and Joseph – and later the Magi – each received messages from Gabriel, some inContinue Reading
Buckle on Hope
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light ofContinue Reading