Sooner or later, everyone will be beat up, battered, bruised, and burned out by the dailies of life. Good news! God is Lord of all of your life. List every need and emotion that you are feeling, no matter how small they seem. After you have acknowledged all your emotions and needs, go through the…
“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…
You are your Beloved’s and He is yours (Song 6:3). He called you His beloved from eternity. Your Father was pleased to make you His own (1 Sam 12:22). The voice of your loving Father resonates in you in a deep place. He is blessing you every day with Himself, nothing less. He is there…
Recently I read again what Jesus said in answer to the question of the disciples, “What must we do to do the work of God?” Jesus replied, “Believe… ” (John 6:28-29). That is our work. Paul wrote, “God’s work, which is by faith” (1 Tim 1:4). This is good news. My work for him is…
As we come to the close of 2023 and welcome in 2024, there can be hope and apprehension about what will come. We don’t know what will happen in each of our lives in the coming year, but we know our God. In a world that is ever-changing, He is faithful and true. Listen with…
Hear God’s Word for you in Psalm 31:15. “My times are in your hands.” And in Daniel 7:25. “He will speak against the Most High and oppress his saints and try to change the set times and the laws.” And in Revelation 1:8. “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who…
