Today’s Scripture: Psalm 40:8, NIV- “I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart.” We must recognize the source of our desires. Reading Romans 7:18 in Celebrate Recovery’s Step 1 this morning, I recalled a verse I read yesterday in Psalm 40. Paul wrote in Romans 7:18, “For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, ... Continue Reading »
I am looking to the Father through the eyes of Jesus.
Today’s Scripture: John 9:39, NIV- “Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.” It is Jesus who opens our blind eyes and blinds what we think we can see. It may sound weird, but I am praising God and thankful for my ignorance and my blind eyes. Hang with me for just a ... Continue Reading »
I have been exposed.
Today’s Scripture: Ephesians 5:13, BSB- “But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.” The thought of being exposed is nerve wracking. I have two young children going to school fearing the testing they are facing today. Tests do give us anxiety that we may be exposed or ... Continue Reading »
I am walking in love.
Today’s Scripture: Ephesians 5:2, NKJV- “And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.” We must imitate God as Paul wrote in Ephesians 5:1, “Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.” (NKJV) We can only imitate because we do not have the ability, in ... Continue Reading »
The LORD is restoring me in my incurable afflictions.
Today’s Scripture: Jeremiah 30:17, NIV- “But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,’ declares the LORD, ‘because you are called an outcast, Zion for whom no one cares.’ I LOVE how God’s Word speaks to us. I am careful not to add or subtract but I am also trusting God and His Spirit to feed and restore us. I have come to believe ... Continue Reading »
We are all members of one another.
Today’s Scripture: Ephesians 4:25, NKJV- “Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another.” In Step One and Lesson One, Celebrate Recovery references Ephesians 4:25 to remind us that we are members of the same body. It warns us that our denials can alienate us from one ... Continue Reading »
I am proclaiming what I have seen and heard so you also may have fellowship with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
Today’s Scripture: 1 John 1:3, NIV- “We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.” I am not trying to convince anyone of the validity of God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ. However, I would love to welcome others into this ... Continue Reading »
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