Today’s Scripture: Ezra 1:5 NLT Tyndale: Then God stirred the hearts of the priests and Levites and the leaders of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple of the LORD. Ezra makes it clear that it is the LORD who stirs our hearts: from stirring the heart of King Cyrus to write the proclamation to rebuild the ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I put God first.
Today’s Scripture: Haggai 1:7-8 NLT Tyndale: “This is what the LORD Almighty says: Consider how things are going for you! Now go up into the hills, bring down timber, and rebuild my house. Then I will take pleasure in it and be honored, says the LORD. We humans always think we have a new improved and progressive way about us. Haggai was written ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: God gives me whatever is needed.
Today’s Scripture: Ezra 6:9 NLT Tyndale: Give the priests in Jerusalem whatever is needed in the way of young bulls, rams and lambs for the burnt offerings presented to the God of heaven. And without fail, provide them with the wheat, salt, wine and olive oil that they need each day. God provides what we need each day. Throughout this time in ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I give all praise to Him who loves me and frees me.
Today’s Scripture: Revelation 1:5 NLT Tyndale: and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness to these things, the first to rise from the dead, and the commander of all the rulers of the world. All praise to him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by shedding his blood for us. We are empowered to face anything as we hold onto the ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I am called to live in the love of God.
Today’s Scripture: Jude 1:1 NLT Tyndale: This letter is from Jude, a slave to Jesus Christ and a brother of James. I am writing to all who are called to live in the love of God the Father and the care of Jesus Christ. The twenty five verses of Jude sure pack a wallop. Have you ever wondered what your “calling” is? Look no further. Jude shows our ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: God loves me THAT much.
Today’s Scripture: Dear Friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. 1 John 4:11 NLT Tyndale Can’t you just see the outstretched hands of a little child saying I love you “thaaaat much”. It means more than we can really reach, say or see doesn’t it? In 1 John 4:9, we are told that God showed how much he loved us by ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: My joy is made complete in the joy of others.
Today’s Scripture: 1 John 1:4 NLT Tyndale: We are writing these things so that our joy will be complete. Many times over the past seven years since this Affirmations of God journey began I have wondered what I am supposed to do with this joy. If I could only share the joy I find day after day. My hope and my prayer is that others will receive ... Continue Reading »
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