Today’s Scripture: With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you; I will give thanks to your name, O LORD, for it is good. Psalm 54:6 ESV I praise the LORD for His abundant goodness. As I knelt before Him this morning I came to grips with my lack of goodness. But praise be to God, I just “happened” to be going to a stretch of Psalms that in ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I hope in God.
Today’s Scripture: Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God. Psalm 43:5 ESV Sometimes we need reminders of where our hope lies. This was a rough stretch for David. Reading several Psalms of David this morning I have captured this affirmation “I hope in ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I am willing to accept the Kingdom of Heaven.
Today’s Scripture: and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come. Matthew 11:14 ESV Jesus acknowledges that most hearts are hardened to fleshly understanding and beliefs; too lost in defending beliefs to accept the Spirit of God. The Kingdom of God is beyond our understanding yet not beyond us if we are willing to ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I bring others to Jesus.
Today’s Scripture: Some people brought to him a paralyzed man on a mat. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, "Be encouraged, my child! Your sins are forgiven." Matthew 9:2 NLT Will we bring others to Jesus? The people that saw what Jesus did with this paralytic glorified God. We can do that too. God is saying to me “help my ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: Jesus still stretches out His hand.
Today’s Scripture: And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, "I will; be clean." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Matthew 8:3 ESV Ok, so maybe this is more of a proclamation than an affirmation today but I have to share. Just yesterday as I knelt before God praying for an ill follower of Jesus I saw a giant hand coming ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: Jesus has prayed for me.
Today’s Scripture: but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers." Luke 22:32 ESV Can you imagine the prayers of Jesus? Can you imagine Him praying specifically for you? A praying Jesus draws us into a deeper heart of prayer. I often wonder as I make the short walk to my prayer ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I find the comfort of God in quietness.
Today’s Scripture: Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind. Ecclesiastes 4:6 ESV We have a comforter. Will be still long enough to find this comfort? Solomon tells us in Ecclesiastes 4:1 that the people had no comforter but He also tells us we will find our comforter in the ... Continue Reading »
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