LUKE 22:32a – “But I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail.” THEME OF THE DAY: REMEMBER WHO IS PRAYING. It was mid-afternoon, but the thick clouds betrayed the clock. Surely evening had arrived. It looked like rain. It smelled like rain. It felt like rain. I had no doubt the heavens were about to open. I…
EXODUS 20:20 – Moses said to the people, “Do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of Him may be before you, that you may not sin.” THEME OF THE DAY. WHAT IS REALLY BEHIND OUR TRIALS, TEMPTATIONS, AND TESTS? An untested faith is a false faith. An untried faith is an unreliable faith and a…
HEBREWS 11:13-16 – These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers, pilgrims, and exiles on the earth. 14 For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. 15 If they had been thinking of that land from which…
PSALM 150 – Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! 2 Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! 3 Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! 4 Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! 5 Praise him with sounding cymbals;…
PSALM 23:1, 6 – The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” THEME OF THE DAY. CONTENTED SHEEP. There are many negatively pervasive attitudes defining our culture and seeking to infiltrate the lives of God’s people…
EXODUS 14:13-14 – And Moses said to the people, “Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again. The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.” THEME OF THE DAY. IN GOD’S WAITING ROOM. I…