Today’s Prayer: Proverbs 2:1- My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, I love the “steps” given to us in Proverbs 2:1-5. The how-to manual is complete. Let us consider the first step in this divine order to RECEIVE MY WORDS. How do you receive God’s Words? Is it a passing sermon, the reading of His Holy ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I follow Godly passions.
Today’s Scripture: Jude 1:18 ESV: They said to you, “In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.” We have thousands of choices of passions to follow don’t we? What paths do we choose, what steps do we take? Don’t we already see scoffers all around us that think Godly passions are somehow secondary to those of ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I praise the LORD both now and forever.
Today’s Scripture: Psalm 115:18 NLT: But we can praise the LORD both now and forever! Praise the LORD! We serve a God in Heaven that promises increase to us. I am not talking earthly increase but just His increase. Do you believe that? Don’t you love it when life meets God’s love at the crossroads in your life? My first affirmation today was ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: The LORD is holding me in His hand.
Today’s Scripture: Isaiah 62:3 NLT: The LORD will hold you in his hand for all to see--a splendid crown in the hand of God. I find it strange that there is so much comfort in something I can’t understand. Seriously, being held in the hand of the LORD? That is a big hand and yet somehow I believe it, I feel it and I know it. Just as Isaiah was ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I have a joyful heart.
Today’s Scripture: Proverbs 17:22 ESV A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. Joy takes me to a different place than being “happy”. “Joyful” takes me to a spiritual place even more than “cheerful” or “merry” that is used in other translations of this verse. There is something about a deep abiding spiritual joy ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I will plan with my heart and trust God for my steps.
Today’s Scripture: Proverbs 16:9 NIV: In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps. Are you a planner? Both of my friends Brandon at bigb94.wordpress.com and Patsy at patsycostner.blogspot.com both referenced Proverbs 16:9 as I was writing on 16:3 earlier this week. Well, as God works, I am here today following a day ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I commit my works to the LORD.
Today’s Scripture: Proverbs 16:3 NASB: Commit your works to the LORD And your plans will be established. Another affirmation from this same verse is: I succeed because I commit whatever I do to the LORD. We can expect success. His success and not success defined by the world. For example, the newer translations of Proverbs 16:3 say if we commit ... Continue Reading »
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