Today’s Scripture: I will live among you, and I will not despise you. Leviticus 26:11 NLT God promises to live with us as we put Him and obedience to Him above all others. When we live with Him and for Him He blesses us with peace, rest and fruitfulness. Just as God spoke through Moses to the Israelites His promises stand today. His warnings ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: God gives me His desires and His power.
Today’s Scripture: For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. Philippians 2:13 KJV Do you have it in you to do what is right? Have you failed over and over? In Celebrating Recovery, this verse is the basis of Step 2 in the 12 step process. “We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: Here I am LORD.
Today’s Scripture: When the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, "Moses, Moses!" And he said, "Here I am." Exodus 3:4 ESV God is with us. Just this morning in my time with the LORD I found myself kneeling before His light and saying here I am LORD. A wisp of a thought passed through my mind that I had just read ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I expect the future the LORD expects.
Today’s Scripture: For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Jeremiah 29:11 KJV Do you have hope in your future or do you expect what God expects? I have traveled quite a ways this morning in just this one verse. In reading the various translations of Jeremiah ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I work enthusiastically for the Lord.
Today’s Scripture: So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless. 1 Corinthians 15:58 NLT Working for the Lord gives me life. I came to 1 Corinthians 15 this morning to write about death and yet what I found was life. Revisiting an ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I am one with God.
Today’s Scripture: But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with him in spirit. 1 Corinthians 6:17 NIV We are free to join God today! We can run to unite with God and away from what may enslave us. Paul offers us so many great truths here in 1 Corinthians 6. He reminds us we can choose to be enslaved to a host of temptations or accept the ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I live by the power of God.
Today’s Scripture: For he was crucified in weakness, but lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but in dealing with you we will live with him by the power of God. 2 Corinthians 13:4 ESV Do we live like we believe God’s power is with us? I love how faithful our God is and I love it when He stands at the intersection of life and His ... Continue Reading »