Regardless of your experience with your earthly father, you have a Heavenly Father who loves you more than you can imagine. It is exciting to get to know the One who fathered us before we were born (Ps 139:13-16). With an open Bible, meditate on your awesome perfect heavenly Father. This is the revelation of…
“All who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God.” Romans 8:14 Take a few moments with this love letter from your Father’s heart to yours. Read it, receive it, celebrate it, and delight in this awesome revelation from His Word. Be still, quiet your busy mind, and rest…
Spirit, listen to the heart of your Father speaking to your heart in His Word in 1 John 3:1. “How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” You bear the imprint of your Creator’s fingerprints on your entire…
The world is a scary place. Every time you listen to the news there are more attacks, more shootings, more darkness, more uncertainty. It is enough to make you want to stay at home and hide. In times like this it is easy to get fixated on the darkness. When we do we lose sight of our True…
With all the negative news in the media, I want to share with you some good news. God is still God, and He knows the plans that He has for you. Hear God’s Word in Jeremiah 29:11. “I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to…
“And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit” (2 Cor. 3:8). God called you by name and created you to be a reflection of His glory. Be blessed as Jesus is reflected in your…
All of us, at some time, need to crawl up on Papa’s lap. At those times, we understand best what it means to come to Him as little children. Pray this prayer when you are feeling small, unloved, and overwhelmed. Receive it for yourself. Pray it any time that you want to affirm that your…
“Why are you downcast, Oh my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God” (Ps. 43:5). “But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, for he has been good to…
I don’t know your story, and you don’t know mine, but we share a common theme. We are driven by the search for true identity, a desire to be understood and appreciated for who we are. We have a longing to seek out something more. Those are not evil desires. God gave us the desire…
Listen to God’s Word in 2 Kings 4:1-7. “The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, ‘Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the LORD. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.’ Elisha replied to her,…
Hear God’s Word in Isaiah 61:3. “They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.” God is making you His planting for the display of Himself. He wants you to be a showcase of His beauty and character and to give evidence of His glory. As…
Come, Holy Spirit, into (my loved one’s) greatest need. Manifest the healing power of Jesus. Show (my loved one) You have forgiven his/her sins and are ready and have the power to heal his/her wounds. You are Jehovah-Rapha, the promise-keeping Healer. Let (my loved one) receive Your tender mercy in this time of need. In…
