Today’s Scripture: Matthew 10:39 ESV: Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. Matthew 10 will not leave me alone. We are told that the Kingdom of Heaven has already come to us. Will we live there? Do we have to understand Heaven to live there now? As I prayed this morning, Our Father who art ... Continue Reading »
I give Jesus thanks
Today’s Scripture: and he fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan Luke 17:16 ESV “You don’t want to be THAT guy”. Well, yes, yes I do. I want to be THAT guy who falls on my face and gives Jesus thanks for all He has done for me. I pray Jesus tires of me thanking Him. Not mindless words but deep, crying ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: God wants me to know what is in my heart.
Today’s Scripture: Daniel 2:30 NLT: And it is not because I am wiser than anyone else that I know the secret of your dream, but because God wants you to understand what was in your heart. One thing I do love about this Affirmatic study of scripture is how different translations and different days bring certain scriptures to life. This particular ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I fall to my knees and lift my hands to the LORD my God.
Today’s Scripture: Ezra 9:5 NLT: At the time of the sacrifice, I stood up from where I had sat in mourning with my clothes torn. I fell to my knees and lifted my hands to the LORD my God. Do you have one experience that you can say has changed your life forever? If I had to give just one thing that has transformed my life, I could not give a ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I have a priceless inheritance.
Today’s Scripture: 1 Peter 1:4 NLT: and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. Ok, I have had a bee in my bonnet, so to speak, over the past few years that Jesus did not come ONLY to save us for all of eternity but to show us how to live today. I have ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: My need for God blesses me.
Today’s Scripture: Matthew 5:4 NLT; "God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. Jesus tells us we are blessed when we realize our need for God. Here on the Sermon on the Mount Jesus teaches us what we really need. The human experience teaches us that neediness is weak. Jesus however teaches ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I am filled with the fullness of God.
Today’s Scripture: Ephesians 3:19 ESV: and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Paul was attempting to explain this mystery to the Ephesians over two thousand years ago and this is mostly still a mystery today. Do we really grasp what being filled with the fullness of God is all ... Continue Reading »
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