Posts from 2024 (Page 14)

1 Corinthians 10:13  No testing has overtaken you except ordinary testing. But God is faithful. He will not allow you to be tested beyond your ability, but when he tests you, he will also bring about the outcome that you are able to bear it. Dear Heavenly Father, We do not go through our lives without testing, even as believers. There is this thought that because we trust in you, there will never be a problem. The world likes to…

Psalm 133 Look, how good and how pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! It is like the precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes. It is like the dew from Hermon running down on the mountains of Zion. For there, the Lord commands this blessing: life to eternity. Dear Heavenly Father, It is always good when, as believers, we are united, and this starts…

Psalm 121 I lift up my eyes to the mountains. Where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot stumble. He who watches over you will not slumber. Yes, he who watches over Israel will not slumber. He will not sleep. The Lord watches over you. The Lord is your shade at your right hand. The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will watch to keep you from…

Galatians 1:3-5 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. He gave himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father—to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for sending us your grace and peace, which came to us through your plan of salvation. While we did not eat the fruit Adam ate, we are still…

2 Corinthians 4:5-7 Indeed, we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. For the God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” is the same one who made light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the person of Jesus Christ. We hold this treasure in clay jars to show that its extraordinary power is from God and…

Isaiah 44:22 I am blowing away your rebellious deeds like a cloud and your sins like a mist. Return to me because I am redeeming you. Dear Heavenly Father, How can something so serious just be blown away? Those things we think, say, and do have dire consequences; they condemn and send us away from you. Our consciences remind us of all our inadequacies and then pile on sin, guilt, and shame from our rebellious activities; they often feel like…

Psalm 78:1-4  Give ear, O my people, to my instruction. Turn your ear to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth to share a lesson. I will speak about puzzling problems from long ago, things we have heard and known, things our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their descendants. We will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders that he has done. Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you…

Psalm 28:7-9 The Lord is my strength and my shield. In him my heart trusts, and I am helped. My heart also celebrates. With my song I will give thanks to him. The Lord is their strength. He is a stronghold of salvation for his anointed king. Save your people, and bless the people that belong to you. Shepherd them, and carry them forever. Dear Heavenly Father, We hear of the benefits of membership, and we come to expect those things when they are…

2 Peter 1:19-21 We also have the completely reliable prophetic word. You do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the Morning Star rises in your hearts, since we know this above all else: No prophecy of Scripture comes about from someone’s own interpretation. In fact, no prophecy ever came by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were being carried along by…

Matthew 28:20 [Jesus said] “And surely I am with you always until the end of the age.” Dear Lord Jesus, Thank you for this assurance that we are never alone until the end of the age. Often, we can feel all alone in this world, especially when it feels like people are intentionally trying to hurt us. Or, as the world’s troubles—sickness, disease, death, or the world’s corrupt ways—come our way, it might seem like we are enduring those challenges all…