Today’s Scripture: Put all your rebellion behind you, and find yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O people of Israel? Ezekiel 18:31 NLT To find we must search, right? Most translations of this verse state to “make” yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. It takes action on our part to “make” something, doesn’t it? I ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: God is my confidence.
Today’s Scripture: Is not your fear of God your confidence and the integrity of your ways your hope? Job 4:6 ESV Eliphaz was the first friend to speak to Job and was attempting to get Job to change his perspective. My perspective has changed in seeking confidence. God alone is my confidence. It is not how well I can fear Him. Like Job, I may be ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: My heart is in the hand of the LORD.
Today’s Scripture: The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD; he directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases. Proverbs 21:1 NIV Does the LORD direct and examine your heart? I know He does mine. I prove daily that my only hope in walking in the way of life is through Him. Yes, He weighs my heart and destroys my “self” confidence. As I walk ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I receive God’s daily bread.
Today’s Scripture: Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread of my daily need: Proverbs 30:8(Darby Bible Translation) I know nothing. This statement spoke loudly to me this morning from Matthew Henry’s commentary of Proverbs 30. How little we know. The humbleness and reliance on God is all we ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I do daily what is my purpose.
Today’s Scripture: But He said to them, "Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because for this purpose I have come forth." Mark 1:38 NKJ This was my seventh blog almost five years ago and I am still drawn to Mark 1:35-38 as the life I want to live today. Like Jesus, I go while it is still dark to pray with my Father. I ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers.
Today’s Scripture: I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, Philemon 1:4 ESV “I always thank God” is an affirmation of hope. “I always thank God when I remember others in my prayers.” Is an affirmation of fact. I can thank my God ALWAYS when I remember others. In Philemon 1 and Colossians 1 this morning I found the connection to ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I am thankful the way of the LORD has been prepared for me.
Today’s Scripture: As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way, Mark 1:2 ESV Have you ever felt “lucky”? Have you ever had experiences where you had very little to do with the outcome you have just experienced? There is plenty of evidence that the kingdom and the will of God ... Continue Reading »
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