Mary thanks God for having done mighty things for her God would bless Abraham so that his name would become a blessing Mary says in her Magnificat, “from now on all generations shall call me blessed.” Mary ends her Magnificat by alluding to God’s promise to Abraham in Genesis 12:2 Wo...
Take the time to read Psalms 97:1-13. Allow passages from this short Scripture penned by King David to be prayed to the Almighty and ask him to spend some time with you. Introduce yourself by telling him you have been born again and have accepted his Son, Christ Jesus as your personal...
Our five senses help us connect with God more intimately in solitude. Many people call itQuiet Time—moments they spend with God in scripture reading/study, prayer, perhaps journaling, and/or listening to peaceful worship music. It’s in the quiet we begin toseeimportant realities of the spir...
Even though Luther and his family stayed in Wittenberg to care for the sick and dying, he wouldn’t have expected God to spare him or family members from the plague. Luther knew God doesn’t always intervene; he never promised heaven on earth. But Luther understood: with God as our spiri...
Scripture tells us that God is going to go with us when we rise up. In Micah 7:8, “Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me.” When we fall, God will give us not only the strength to rise, but...
Scripture is clear thatGod is everywhereand that theHoly Spirit dwells within Christ’s believers.His presence is already with you. Encountering Him is as simple as taking some time to become aware of His nearness. The apostle Paul wrote, “Do you not know that your body is a temple of ...
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But to do so ignores the Biblical principle that Scripture interprets Scripture. The Bible tells us God’s hierarchy in this world in 1 Corinthians 11:3: “But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of ...
Father, I want to know you more. I want to grow more and more in love with you. I want to pursue you with all my heart, all my soul, all my mind, and all my strength. Bless me and give me the grace to do this. Help me to carve out time to spend with you! In Jesus’ ...
Scripture References: “For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night.”— 1 Thessalonians 5:2 “But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you as a thief.”— 1 Thessalonians 5:4 ...