Today’s Scripture: All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth. Hebrews 11:13 NIV Are you living for something far beyond today’s circumstances? In Hebrews 11 Paul begins by ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I give up myself to God.
Today’s Scripture: And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice--the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Romans 12:1 NLT I give up. What thoughts and feelings come to mind when you reach the point of giving ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: To Him are all things.
Today’s Scripture: For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen. Romans 11:36 NASB How many times have we heard this scripture quoted? From Him, through Him and to Him are ALL THINGS. Today I came to realize my runaway appetite and my failure to return all things TO HIM is where I experience ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: God flows through ALL of us.
Today’s Scripture: do not be arrogant toward the branches. If you are, remember it is not you who support the root, but the root that supports you. Romans 11:18 ESV The Spirit of God is in ALL of us and it is totally against our nature to not be arrogant about it. Paul is telling the gentiles here in Romans 11 that God himself put the spirit of ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I see God.
Today’s Scripture: I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you; Job 42:5 ESV Life can be painful and hard. As I reflected on God’s people of old this morning I felt their struggles of life. Our ancestors in the faith did not live in ease and comfort. They lived the battles of life; yet in all they came to know and see ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I am going where God has shown me.
Today’s Scripture: Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. Psalm 143:8 ESV “I should go.” These words jumped off the page as I praised God for His steadfast love in the morning. If I have already experienced His love in a past and present sense, could I ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I arise and call out to the LORD.
Today’s Scripture: So the captain came and said to him, “What do you mean, you sleeper? Arise, call out to your god! Perhaps the god will give a thought to us that we may not perish.” Jonah 1:6 ESV Do you need a wake up call? How could Jonah be asleep during such a storm as this? How can we? My good friend Julian sent me an obscure text early ... Continue Reading »
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