I praise youfor the glimpses of heaven we experience from time to time of what it will be like when all creation is “brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God,”–because of what you accomplished[4]. Such glimpses include: The exquisite beauty of nature, causing us to ...
Think back to the days when you experienced great difficulty practicing My presence. Your thoughts rarely turned toward Me once your morning quiet time was over—unless you ran into trouble. Now you come to Me much more frequently, giving Me the opportunity to strengthen and encourage you. Keep...
The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles.The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.---Psalm 34:17-19NLT...
It started in v26, where, in the two verses before we read, that the crowds “got into the boats and went to Capernaum in search of Jesus. When they found him on the other side of the lake [in Capernaum], they asked him ‘Rabbi, when did you get here?'” and so the long te...
Verses to Ponder: “Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.” (Mt. 10:39) “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” (Phil. 1:21) “But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your ...
I love the Lord, because He hearsMy voice and my supplications. Psalm 145:20 Verse Concepts The Lord keeps all who love Him,But all the wicked He will destroy. Proverbs 8:17 Verse Concepts “I love those who love me;And those who diligently seek me will find me. Proverbs 23:26...
Dear Lord, This daylight, upon waking and getting ready for my day, I pray that You give me strength today to be strong for You in this world full of temptations. Lord, You know that there are struggles I will go through today. I pray that you are with me as I go through them. ...
but not when they get in the way of our relationship with God. If you find yourself in denial of God (by your words or actions), I beg you to reinvest yourself in God. Dig into the scriptures, pray or go to church. Surround yourself with others who are focused on Christ. To abide...
My God heard me. Every single prayer was gathered and acknowledged and answered. As I mentioned in my Facebook post from 2016, Psalm 10:17 says that God inclines His ear, He hears the desire of the afflicted and strengthens their heart. He did strengthen me and give me the endurance to...
1 You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. 4 Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely. 5 You...