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 ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you! May those who love your salvation say evermore, "God is great!" Psalm 70:4 ESV   Ok, I know most of us immediately think, “God is great, God is good, let us thank Him for our food” from our childhood blessings. Is that the last time you said God is great?   It ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. John 15:4 ESV   But, my situation is different. You do not understand the different situation I am in. The words in John 15:4 spoke so loudly to me this morning I could not ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: For my brothers and companions' sake I will say, "Peace be within you!" Psalm 122:8 ESV   Do you sense any difference between “peace be WITH you” and “peace be WITHIN you”? I am sure I have skimmed over these statements many times in scripture yet today the WITHIN hit me, well, within. The more I go to the Father the ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Jesus replied, "The things that are impossible for people are possible for God." Luke 18:27 ISV   Jesus told us that what is impossible for us is possible for God. Does that mean we should wait until something is impossible before turning to Him?   In these same verses Jesus encourages us to leave all things ... Continue Reading »

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 ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. Ephesians 4:3 NLT   What the Word of God says may not be what it says; but what it says is what it says to me today. Clear as mud? For two days in a row I have been trying to make a way to a verse that I feel yet God keeps ... Continue Reading »