Posts from 2024 (Page 7)

2 Peter 3:8-9 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: For the Lord, one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day. The Lord is not slow to do what he promised, as some consider slowness. Instead, he is patient for your sakes, not wanting anyone to perish, but all to come to repentance. Dear Heavenly Father, Forgive us when we expect things to happen right now. Our timeline is not yours because…

Ephesians 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light. Dear Heavenly Father, Forgive us when we fall back into our sinful ways of living as we once did before we knew you. As Paul wrote, we were once darkness, living by the world’s standards for what is good and being confounded by guilt and shame for our actions. By faith, we no longer walk in darkness because faith has…

1 John 3:1  See the kind of love the Father has given us that we should be called children of God, and that is what we are! The world does not know us, because it did not know him. Dear Heavenly Father, What grace we see in being called your children; we thank you for our adoption into your family. For a child to be adopted, that child does nothing to attain that adoption; the parents choose the child and…

Psalm 34:18-19  The Lord is close to the brokenhearted. He saves those whose spirits have been crushed. Many are the troubles of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him from them all. Dear Heavenly Father, This world brings us challenges, troubles, and trials; many—believers and unbelievers—are brokenhearted. Those who trust in you can also feel their spirits crushed by events caused by the weather and hurricanes, difficulties around the world, local problems, or family challenges. We ask you to deliver us from everything that…

1 Timothy 6:20-21 Guard what has been entrusted to you, turning away from godless, empty talk and the contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge.” By professing it, some have veered away from the faith. Grace be with you. Amen. Dear Heavenly Father, The faith you have given us is such a precious treasure that you have entrusted to all believers. However, too often, we take this gift for granted and try to explain away our faith, where we have…

Isaiah 66:1-2 This is what the Lord says. The heavens are my throne, and the earth is a footstool under my feet. Where, then, is the house that you could build for me? Where, then, is a place that could serve as my resting place? For my hand made all these things, so all these things came into existence, declares the Lord. Dear Heavenly Father, So often, we fail to realize how great you are; you cannot be contained to any particular place.…

Psalm 28:6-7  Blessed be the Lord, because he has heard the sound of my plea for mercy. 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. Dear Heavenly Father, It is hard to understand how you can be blessed, but it happens when someone asks for your mercy and forgiveness for their sins. You created us to be with you in heaven,…

Psalm 25:4-5  Make known to me your ways, O Lord. Teach me your paths. Make me walk in your truth and teach me, because you are the God who saves me. In you, I hope all day long. Dear Heavenly Father, As we live in the world, it attempts to devise many ways to overcome all the world’s problems, like placing the blame on those who are different. Or they like to get in touch with one’s inner self to be…

1 John 1:5-9 This is the message we heard from him and proclaim to you: God is light. In him, there is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him but still walk in darkness, we are lying and do not put the truth into practice. But if we walk in the light, just as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us…

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…