Posts from 2024 (Page 16)
Time for Grace-May 17, 2024
John 15:26-27 [Jesus said] “When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father—he will testify about me. And you also are going to testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.” Dear Heavenly Father, Your plan of salvation was to save our sorry selves. Jesus came to live the perfect life and to die an innocent death, making an eternal payment for our sins; yet Jesus’…
Time for Grace-May 16, 2024
Psalm 103:8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in mercy. Dear Heavenly Father, We need this reminder of your qualities, especially as we live in this world that is out for itself. Compassion and grace seem imperfect, while tensions mount and mercy is limited; this is the way of the sinful world. Each person looks out for themselves, and our sinful nature makes it a survival of the fittest. Those who do not know you feel their consciences…
Time for Grace-May 15, 2024
Colossians 1:11-14 You are being strengthened with all power because of his glorious might working in you. Then you will have complete endurance and patience, joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. The Father rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Dear Heavenly Father, Please…
Time for Grace-May 14, 2024
2 Timothy 4:18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil work and will bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. Dear Heavenly Father, When the world attacks us for being Christians and comes against us for what we believe, let us use Paul’s words to Timothy as a reminder. Paul had been jailed, beaten, ship-wrecked, stoned, left for dead, and accosted throughout his ministry because he held firm in his…
Time for Grace-May 10, 2024
Psalm 8:1 O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! Set this glory of yours above the heavens. Dear Heavenly Father, When we look at nature, we can see your care and concern in creating the earth and everything in it. The majesty of the snow-capped mountains, the serenity of a cascading waterfall, or the stillness of an open plain are examples of your glory. However, while we see all this splendor and how nature reproduces…
Time for Grace-May 9, 2024
Acts 1:6-11 So when they were together with him, they asked, “Lord, is this the time when you are going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends…
Time for Grace-May 8, 2024
Romans 1:16-17 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes—to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed by faith, for faith, just as it is written, “The righteous will live by faith.” Dear Heavenly Father, It makes no sense that we would be ashamed of the gospel because it brings salvation and eternal life to all who…
Time for Grace-May 7, 2024
James 1:17 Every good act of giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, who does not change or shift like a shadow. Dear Heavenly Father, We like to take credit for what we do, but James reminds us that every good act of kindness is from you. These words are similar to Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, which states, “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works,…
Time for Grace-May 6, 2024
Colossians 3:1 Therefore, because you were raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Dear Heavenly Father, Forgive us when we focus only on worldly things and lose sight of heaven. This life is only a short period compared to our eternity. Please change our hearts so we have a new perspective on what is essential; guide us by faith to look for heavenly treasures. Our challenge is that…
Time for Grace-May 4, 2024
John 14:23 Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will hold on to my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. Dear Lord Jesus, We are to love by loving one another and you. Love is holding to your word. You have instructed us how to do this, and that was given to us in the Ten Commandments. While it seems like a list of dos and don’ts,…