Today’s Scripture: Judah has gone into exile because of affliction and hard servitude; she dwells now among the nations, but finds no resting place; her pursuers have all overtaken her in the midst of her distress. Lamentations 1:3 ESV Have you found your resting place? I have traveled thousands of miles and thousands of years this morning and I ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: Every morning I remember God’s faithfulness.
Today’s Scripture: they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:23 ESV I am hesitant to say EVERY or NEVER because of my track record. I cannot say I will do anything every time or never. However, here in Lamentations 3 I do believe God’s faithfulness is new EVERY morning. Now whether I slow down enough to remember it is ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I am a friend of Jesus.
Today’s Scripture: I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. John 15:15 NIV Do you have a friend you can ask anything? Are you sometimes silly around your friends? I caught myself asking Jesus a ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I do faith.
Today’s Scripture: So you see, we are shown to be right with God by what we do, not by faith alone. James 2:24 NLT Do we act our faith, do we do it? Looking for action I came to James 2 this morning. Acting on our faith can be scary but it is also the place we find freedom. We are free to act on our faith. James 2:12 says we are judged under the ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I am looking for the awesomeness of God.
Today’s Scripture: When you did awesome things that we did not look for, you came down, the mountains quaked at your presence. Isaiah 64:3 ESV Sometimes we need a change in perspective don’t we? The angles and heights at which we view things can totally change the picture. Like the people of Isaiah’s day we have forgotten to look for or even call ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I put on the whole armor of God.
Today’s Scripture: Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. Ephesians 6:11 ESV Do you dream? Do you seek meaning in your dreams and in your life? Today the dream that accompanied my snooze button was one of being covered by layers. Here in Ephesians 6 I read about the covering we have been ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I rise and follow Jesus.
Today’s Scripture: As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him. Matthew 9:9 ESV We complicate things don’t we? We continue to ask God or others how we are to go. We wonder out loud about God’s plan for us and lose track of our way quickly. Did ... Continue Reading »
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