We often hear people talk about getting in the Christmas spirit. The context of that is often something we have to do: decorate the house, buy the gifts, cook a meal, etc. But have you ever thought about the true spirit of Christmas? Is it worship? Is it reverence? Is it Jesus? Is it giving…
The names of God in Isaiah 9:6 are familiar to most of us: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace. But have you ever really unpacked it and felt the depth and passion of the verse? For to us a child is born, unto us a son is given, dedicated, granted, given…
As Thanksgiving Day approaches in the U.S., take some time to cultivate a heart of thanksgiving through Psalm 23 The Lord is my Shepherd – Thank your Shepherd that He knows you by name and wants to communicate with you. Talk to Him about your intimate relationship with Him. I shall lack nothing – Thank…
“This is the day that You have made. I will rejoice and be glad in it” (Ps. 118:24). Be blessed with waking up each morning refreshed and greatly anticipating another new day in communion with your Father, your Redeemer, your Friend. He awakens you morning by morning, and He is eager to speak to you…
Maybe you feel that God promised you something, and it has been too long in coming. Maybe you are feeling desperate and even despairing. Hope deferred makes the heart sick when it is set on our expectations in our time frame. You’ve asked “Why, Lord? Where is it? What’s going on? Why are You silent?”…
Listen to the Word of God for you in Psalm 91:9-13. 9 If you make the Most High your dwelling- even the LORD, who is my refuge- 10 then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent. 11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all…
Lord, I choose to do whatever it takes to be able to pray the following prayer in complete surrender to Your perfect will regarding (this person, situation, or problem) . Lord, help me to learn everything You are trying to teach me in (this), and please don’t stop until I have learned everything You want…
Listen with your spirit to the Word of God. “If Christ is in you…your spirit is alive because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he … will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you” (Romans 8:10-11)….
It was a very unsettled and stressful time that involved lots of practical decisions and actions. I found myself tossing and turning at night, rehearsing all the details to be resolved in some major decisions that effected my life, ministry and family. It felt like it was up to me to handle it all or…
It is humorously said that God could not be everywhere, so He made mothers. From the earliest times when we sent the children off to Grandma’s, to camp, or to a night at a friend’s house, we have to admit a wrenching relinquishment of our watchful care into the hands of another. There comes a…
Everybody is looking for peace. Typically when we say we want peace, what we really want is an absence of storms. One time Jesus spoke to a storm and stilled it, but on another occasion in the midst of a storm, He said, “I’m here. Take courage. Don’t be afraid” (Matt. 14:27). Then He commanded…
Use this prayer as a guide to pray for whatever is concerning you to day. He is the God of the impossible, and He is near. Lord, I choose to do whatever it takes to be able to pray the following prayer in complete surrender to Your perfect will regarding (this person, situation, or problem)….
