Today’s Scripture: During the days of Jesus' life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Hebrews 5:7 NIV Jesus cried out and passionately prayed to the Father while He was in the flesh, shouldn’t we? Fervent and ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: Faith in God gives me rest.
Today’s Scripture: Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. Hebrews 4:11 ESV The writer of Hebrews encourages us to rest in our faith. If we believe the promise of God and the grace of Jesus we can rest in that. So, what is the “same sort of disobedience” we fall into like those in the ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I live by faith.
Today’s Scripture: Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for"The righteous shall live by faith." Galatians 3:11 ESV Do you believe God? God made a promise to Abraham 430 years before the “law” was presented to us from the mountain. Do you believe you are a child of God by His promise or His law? This was Paul’s ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I am strong in the Lord.
Today’s Scripture: Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Ephesians 6:10 ESV Angered once again to the point of pounding my first on the floor while praying to God I cried out “I hate that I have failed again; God help me to hate my sin as much as you.” His Word tells me I have the strength, in Him, to defeat this ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I bow my knees before the Father.
Today’s Scripture: For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, Ephesians 3:14 ESV No matter the reason, bowing our knees to the Father is the beginning. I am not speaking figuratively, hypothetically, rhetorically, or any otherally but am speaking of kneeling before the King of kings. I recall early in my new found relationship with God I ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I am called by the will of God.
Today’s Scripture: Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes, 1 Corinthians 1:1 ESV The specific words in the introductions of Paul’s and other letters to the early churches are intriguing. They hit the core of how we are to present ourselves. We are called by the will of God to do the will of ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I am alive with Christ.
Today’s Scripture: You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. Colossians 2:13 New Living Translation Are you feeling alive today? The weight of the world seems at times to be a burden but Paul reminds us here in Colossians 2 that God has ... Continue Reading »
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