Today’s Scripture: Luke 24:23 NLT: They said his body was missing, and they had seen angels who told them Jesus is alive! “Why are you looking in a tomb for someone who is alive?” You and I could be asked this same question of the angel to Mary. Where are we looking for Jesus? Are looking for Him at all? I have to wonder if I, like Mary, in John ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands.
Today’s Scripture: Luke 23:46 NLT: Then Jesus shouted, "Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!" And with those words he breathed his last. We cannot draw a comparison into our lives as to the pain and anguish Jesus must have felt in these last moments of His earthly experience. I cannot understand how Jesus had the self-control not to rain ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I keep alert and pray.
Today’s Scripture: Mark 14:38 NLT: Keep alert and pray. Otherwise temptation will overpower you. For though the spirit is willing enough, the body is weak. Jesus made this statement to Simon Peter after returning from His passionate prayer in Gethsemane on the eve of His crucifixion. What an awakening statement in versus 37 where he said to ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I am enduring to the end.
Today’s Scripture: Matthew 24:13 ESV: But the one who endures to the end will be saved. Full disclosure time; I have never been more filled with the love and peace of God. However, my worldly existence from a worldly perspective is in distress. I have never felt more prosperous in my life yet from a worldly perspective I have never been closer to ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: What I do I do to Jesus.
Today’s Scripture: Matthew 25:40 ESV: And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.' What did you do to Jesus? We can go from great goodness to great evil in a split second, can’t we? One moment we feel the nobility of serving the King and the next feel the rottenness ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: The Scriptures speak to me.
Today’s Scripture: Matthew 4:4 NLT: But Jesus told him, "No! The Scriptures say, 'People need more than bread for their life; they must feed on every word of God.' Have you ever been confused, as I once was, by not “hearing” God? I do recall the frustration of crying out to God and hearing nothing in return. I actually cried out to God one ... Continue Reading »
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