Today’s Scripture: but God raised him on the third day and made him to appear, Acts 10:40 ESV God “made Jesus appear” before those He had chosen to be witnesses. He also called Peter through Cornelius “here” in these passages of Acts 10 to share what he had experienced in God. Someone is seeking your message from God too. Why has God made us ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: God works in me.
Today’s Scripture: for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. Philippians 2:13 ESV Do we really grasp how God is working in us now? In Philippians 2:6 in the ESV it states “who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,” and in the KJV it stated “thought it not ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I tell my Jesus story.
Today’s Scripture: Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread. Luke 24:35 ESV Now what? Jesus has been crucified and raised from the dead. Re-reading all of the Gospels this morning there are varying endings to the four Gospels as to the different experiences and stories people ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I am trusting in God’s beauty.
Today’s Scripture: He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. Ecclesiastes 3:11 NIV Can you trust that EVERYTHING will be made beautiful in its time? Ecclesiastes 3 reminds us that there is a time for everything and that everything will ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: The LORD is my redeemer.
Today’s Scripture: Our Redeemer—the LORD of hosts is his name—is the Holy One of Israel. Isaiah 47:4 ESV This is our song of joy- the LORD is our redeemer. Many times when we have exhausted all other powers, ours included, we come to know the true redeemer. The LORD of hosts is His name. God’s purpose is fulfilled in our redemption stories. ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: When I give what I have others are healed.
Today’s Scripture: Then Peter said, "Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk." Acts 3:6 NIV What you and I have in Christ is what is needed by someone. Oddly, most times we are too busy seeking what we do not have and those seeking do not even know what to ask for. The lame man ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I can turn the world upside down.
Today’s Scripture: And when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also, Acts 17:6 ESV Have you ever heard of Jason who helped turn the world upside down? Me either. The Word of God is constantly surprising me and ... Continue Reading »