Today’s Scripture: In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his place of rest will be glorious. Isaiah 11:10 NIV Seven hundred years before Jesus was born Isaiah promised that we would find glorious rest in Jesus. Two thousand years later this prophesy proves true. The world ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I live in the Spirit.
Today’s Scripture: And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law, Luke 2:27 ESV Simeon was led by the Spirit. That is where I want to live; in the Spirit of God. Simeon was told he would see the Messiah before he died. If you knew you would see the ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: God’s perfection is in me.
Today’s Scripture: You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Matthew 5:48 ESV As a nine or ten year old I recall coming across this verse sitting in a Sunday school classroom that was set up as a green room for my entry into a children’s play. My spirit was relieved and reassured at that moment I could be perfect just as ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: Jesus, I am asking You for living water.
Today’s Scripture: Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” John 4:10 ESV How often, although we know the “gift of God”, we fail to ask Jesus for living water? We become so focused on the flesh, our thirsts for ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: Create a clean heart in me O God.
Today’s Scripture: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 ESV How comforting to know it is God who creates a clean heart in us. Like David here in Psalm 51, I offer my unclean heart to God. I know, despite my efforts, I cannot create a clean heart nor renew the right spirit within me. I am thankful to ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I give up.
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 We rally for each other, don’t we? When we see someone say “I give up” we ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I was made to praise God.
Today’s Scripture: I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. Psalm 138:14 ESV God made me who I am. He knitted me in the womb and He continues to knit today. Although I do not understand His wonder, I know it and I trust it. My soul knows it. God already knows my today. He knows ... Continue Reading »
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