Today’s Scripture: Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. Acts 4:29 NIV Aren’t you bold when you know by first hand experience that something is true? Will you stick to your story? I love the boldness of Peter and the beginning of the church in Acts shortly after the dust settled after ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: My Father keeps His promises.
Today’s Scripture: Now he is exalted to the place of highest honor in heaven, at God's right hand. And the Father, as he had promised, gave him the Holy Spirit to pour out upon us, just as you see and hear today. Acts 2:33 NLT Count on it, God the Father keeps His promises. We are am impatient people but rest assured He has proven over and over ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: God makes it possible.
Today’s Scripture: But he said, "What is impossible with men is possible with God." Luke 18:27 ESV What is your “it”? What is it that you want? Do you have any problems asking God for what you want? Honestly, I have struggled with this one. I have no problems asking God to intervene or heal a friend or to forgive me and heal me. I love praising ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: Go.
Today’s Scripture: When he saw them he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed. Luke 17:14 ESV (all emphasis is mine) “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us” was the cry of two lepers in the previous verse. Our scripture today was Jesus’ reply. Do you find it interesting that it doesn’t say Jesus ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I have enough.
Today’s Scripture: For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? Luke 14:28 ESV At first glance this affirmation seems to be about contentment with what we have. However, it appears to me, today, that this feels more like I have HAD enough. Like the parable Jesus ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: Faith in God gives me rest.
Today’s Scripture: Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. Hebrews 4:11 ESV The writer of Hebrews encourages us to rest in our faith. If we believe the promise of God and the grace of Jesus we can rest in that. So, what is the “same sort of disobedience” we fall into like those in the ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: By the will of God I am who I am.
Today’s Scripture: Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus: Ephesians 1:1 ESV Many times we overlook Paul’s greetings but who he says he is and who he says defines him speaks volumes. Paul say’s I am “an apostle of Christ Jesus BY THE WILL OF GOD.” Who are we by the ... Continue Reading »