Today’s Scripture: Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. Luke 6:21 NIV What do you hunger for? Whether or not this verse in Luke is describing the sermon on the mount referred to in Matthew 5 or whether this was a different message that Jesus spoke to us, I know in my heart ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: God will complete the work He has started in me.
For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6(NASB) “For I am confident of this very thing” Paul was confident in his letter to the church at Philippi. Are we that confident? Confident that God will complete the work He has started in us? But God you ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I AM WHO I AM
In Exodus 3:14 we have all heard this humanity changing line as God responded to the not so confident Moses’ question. Moses, like us, was already looking ahead and putting words into other peoples mouths as to what they will ask and he was trying to be prepared to answer their question. IF “they say to me, 'What is His name?' what shall I say ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: The Lord provides our daily bread.
Worry. What a strange word and a strange practice. Have you ever looked up the definition of worry? Don’t worry, I just did it for you at dictionary.com: to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret. Why in the world do we choose to torment ourselves? Does worry really help? Let’s look at today for example. What do we ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: Christ and His Spirit fill me so that there is only room for Him.
Is it enough to just stop a bad habit? Can you just clean house and be done with it forever? What happens in that void when you decide to free yourself of that character defect? Today’s affirmation is from Matthew 12: 43-45: 43"When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. 44Then it says, ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I rest my hope fully on the grace of Jesus Christ.
This affirmation was taken from 1 Peter 1:13: Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. (NIV) The New King James Version says to “rest your hope”. The King James Version says “hope until the end” for the grace found in the revelation of Jesus ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I give myself to God and He shows me where to walk.
Do you ever wonder what you should do next? OK God where is that megaphone giving out those directions? Where do I go from here? This daily affirmation comes from Psalm 143:10: Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground. (NIV) David shows us what to ask here. We are to proclaim that God is our God ... Continue Reading »
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