Today’s Scripture: Mark 14:38 NLT:  Keep alert and pray. Otherwise temptation will overpower you. For though the spirit is willing enough, the body is weak.   Jesus made this statement to Simon Peter after returning from His passionate prayer in Gethsemane on the eve of His crucifixion.  What an awakening statement in versus 37 ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. 1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV   God’s Spirit is with us and provides His way.   Are ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah Psalm 143:6 ESV   I feel David’s soul. I feel his pleas to the LORD; heart wrenching, soul reaching words that awaken my soul to reach out with my heart and my hands to the LORD. This chapter only has twelve verses yet I have captured ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Philemon 1:3 ESV: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.   My only peace is from God was my thought as I awoke this morning. It came back to me as I prayed. I had previously captured this affirmation: “God gives me grace and peace”.  Capturing and constantly reminding myself of this truth ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. James 4:8 ESV   Are you feeling distant from God? Have you tried to draw close? Many that say there is no God haven’t really tried to draw near. Draw near and you will come to know Him. We cannot ... Continue Reading »