Today’s Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:9 ESV; So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. I came to these verses today as I strained to see the unseen. How do I learn to fix my eyes on the unseen as instructed in 2 Corinthians 4:18? I keep searching His Word and His Spirit and walk by faith. God gave us the Spirit to ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: The Spirit gives me life.
Today’s Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:6 ESV; who has made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. We are God’s recommendation letter. The Spirit of the living God has written on our hearts the message we are. Sharing our hearts is what the world needs. We ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: You are my God and I am yours.
Today’s Scripture: Ezekiel 37:27 ESV; My dwelling place shall be with them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Do you need the reminder that you are God’s today? I heard myself speak out loud this morning on my knees, “You are my God and I am yours.” Then by chance (really?), I was then brought to Ezekiel 37 this morning and ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: God is really here.
Today’s Scripture: As they listen, their secret thoughts will be exposed, and they will fall to their knees and worship God, declaring, “God is really here among you.” 1 Corinthians 14:25 NLT Tyndale 1996 If unbelievers come and see us will they have this same experience? As they come to our meetings will they be convicted such as these in 1 ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: The LORD is leading me.
Today’s Scripture: 2 Samuel 5:24 NIV; As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because that will mean the LORD has gone out in front of you to strike the Philistine army. Where is God out in front of you today? How will you know? Here in 2 Samuel 5 we see that when the LORD calls us, He will confirm ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I celebrate before the LORD
Today’s Scripture: 2 Samuel 6:5 ESV And David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD, with songs and lyres and harps and tambourines and castanets and cymbals. We have many blessings to celebrate before the LORD. What do you have that causes you to dance in the streets? Even in the face of discouragement I will choose to ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I give away what Christ has given me.
Today’s Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3 ESV For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, Paul shared here in 1 Corinthians 15 that he was giving away what he had received in Christ. Shouldn't we give away what we have received? Christ’s death and our story of ... Continue Reading »