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 names of God until you find the expression of His character that meets each need. For every need, there is a corresponding attribute of God. Affirm that God is still God, no matter how you feel. Have a praise party, not a pity-party, for your…
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Blessing from Colossians 1:9-13
Colossians 1:9 “… we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.” Be blessed…
My Beloved Child
My Beloved Child, I am writing you today to let you know I am thinking of you. Actually, I am always thinking of you, because you are the apple of my…
You Are Secure As The Beloved
Listen to God’s Word with your spirit. “Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the Lord loves…
Praying The 23rd Psalm For Others
To enter the sheepfolds of the Middle East, a shepherd’s sheep had to pass under his rod for him to inspect their condition up close. The shepherd would tend to…
Praying The Character Of God From Psalm 23
For every need, there is a name of God that corresponds to the need. His faithfulness and his caring meet in the 23rd Psalm to portray our intimately personal Shepherd.…
Plead The Promises
Pleading the promises is a powerful form of prayer. God is a covenant-keeping God. He is faithful to His promises. I am an imperfect earthly parent, but as far as…
Blessing For Mom
“Her children rise and call her blessed” (Pro. 31:28). Mom, God created the family and the roles of mother and father as a reflection of who He is. Thank you,…
He is faithful to lead you.
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you” (Ps. 32:8). Your life is like a…
Trust And Healing
Father God has promised that He will never leave you or forsake you. He has not abandoned you. His perfect love casts out all fear. Rest in His love. Receive…
Show Me Your Glory
Hudson Taylor, missionary to China, said, “We are changed by beholding.” He may have had 2 Corinthians 3:18 in mind. “But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a…
Colossians 3: A Daily Choice
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. It troubles me.…
Blessing Of The Resurrection John 11:25
Hear God’s Word for you in John 11:25. “I am the resurrection and the life.” And in 1 Peter 1:3 “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord…