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Tag: peace

2021-04-29

Having Faith

Pray that God will give you peace in place of worry, filling you with faith instead.

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2021-04-29

Meet All Your Needs

Dear Father, please forgive me for trying to find my security and hope in things other than you. I know that there is no other source of hope, freedom, and security than you.

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2021-04-28

Receiving God’s Love

One of the most poignant scenes of scripture is when Jesus kneels to wash the feet of his disciples. While it may be tempting to rush past this event, to hear the words of institution or go with Christ to Gethsemane, we would do well to sit and observe the Lord’s humble action. 

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2021-04-28

Love Notes and Never Forgetting

I keep a running list of love notes. God’s love notes. Because unless He keeps telling me He loves me, my human heart stops believing it.

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2021-04-25

Stand in Awe

As spring unfolds across the Northern Hemisphere this month, may we pause to observe the wonder of the newness of life.

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2021-04-22

The Reach of God’s Love

God reached down to rescue us. And He will never leave or forsake us but is always present to mold us into Christlikeness.

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2021-04-20

A Blessing to Pass On

Often, we turn to the Psalms when our souls are hungry, thirsty, and needing comfort. They provide words to express what is going on inside of us.

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2021-04-19

Love in You Proves Jesus in You

Becoming portraits of Jesus – involves God-Love cleaning the clutter we’ve hidden in the cupboards and corners of our being.

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2021-04-18

A Day’s Portion Every Day

Daily, I must come to Jesus and his Word to find nourishment for the day. I cannot stockpile communion with God. A double serving on Sunday will not feed me through the week. Instead, I must sit at Jesus’ feet and listen to his voice every day.

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2021-04-17

The Lord Goes Before Us

It was the end of a long day. The team of 46 students and chaperones had arrived safely in Costa Rica for a week long mission trip.

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2021-04-16

The Hidden Place

“Consider your hidden life with God,” Oswald Chambers also said. That hidden life will bear up in the darkest seasons. T

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2021-04-13

Dare to Come to Me

What a day of rejoicing in Heaven it must be when one of us finally decides to trust our Master enough to crawl up from our situation, reach out to him, then whisper, "I love you and want to be near you."

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2021-04-12

No Safe Place

How is God our refuge? How do we run into the fortress he claims to be?

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2021-04-11

God’s Chosen People

I am grieved by the tone of today's rhetoric as I am sure you are. There is so much toxic public conversation with accusation, shaming, vulgarity, you-name-it.

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2021-04-11

The Power of Consistency

At the first sign of conflict, some Christians hop to another church instead of working through difficulties with their local body of believers. And when it comes to our personal walk of faith, many of us struggle to maintain a consistent quiet time with the Lord.

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2021-04-10

Faith Walk

The cliche “slow and steady wins the race” contains a grain of truth. How we live today affects our lifelong journey.

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2021-04-09

Tested Faith

Lord, help me to see the tests in my life the way you see them. I thank you for all the second chances you have given me. And with each hurdle I overcome, may my faith and trust in you deepen, my Lord and Savior. Amen.

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2021-04-09

Shut the Door

God may not do exactly as I ask, as Elisha did for the tenacious woman, but He will do what is best in my situation. My response is to trust and pray.

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2021-04-06

Jesus Came to Bring Us Life

Jesus did not come to start a new religion; He came to bring us life—eternal life. Christianity is not a religion. It’s a new life.

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2021-04-06

In the Image of Your Father

As God’s child, you reflect your Father’s image as His light shines through your eyes, as His words are on your lips, as His peace is upon your countenance, as His grace is in your responses,

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2021-04-01

Thank You, Jesus

Thank you, Jesus . . . for allowing me to know You! You have given me Your Word so that I may know You. This isn’t a casual relationship but an intimate, personal, all-consuming one! 

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2021-03-27

Prayer to Thirst for God

“O, God, You are my God, earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You…”

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2021-03-27

Saved by Grace

It is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast.”  Ephesians 2:8-9

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2021-03-26

How to Cry Out to God

In the Bible, crying out refers to speaking audibly with great emotion concerning an urgent need. God invites us to use this form of prayer to communicate that we desperately need His mercy.

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