Posts by Pastor Roger Emmons (Page 107)

Psalm 103:1-5 Bless the Lord, O my soul. All that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all his benefits—who pardons all your guilt, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with mercy and compassion, who satisfies your life with goodness, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle. Dear Heavenly Father, We praise you for all you have done for us. Lord, you…

2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is God breathed and is useful for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, and for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, well equipped for every good work. Dear Heavenly Father, Martin Luther once wrote, you use your word to train and retrain those who read it. You tell us how we have all fallen short of your glory; then all scripture points to Jesus, who has saved us. Then Luther…

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, Jesus once said, “it is not the healthy that need a doctor but those who are sick.” When we realize our sins, we recognize what they cost us. Each sin separates us from you, from your goodness, and each is deserving of eternal death. This is where we begin; David…

1 Peter 2:9-10 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, the people who are God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. At one time, you were not a people, but now you are the people of God. At one time, you were not shown mercy, but now you have been shown mercy. Dear Heavenly Father, In your mercy, you have…

Genesis 1:1-5  In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was undeveloped and empty. Darkness covered the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good. He separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” There was evening, and there was morning—the first…

Philippians 1:6 I am convinced of this very thing: that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Dear Lord Jesus, The good work you began in the Philippians is the same good work you started in us, faith. Through your Holy Spirit, you started our trust in you. Like Paul, we can be confident that you will do everything you can to sustain our faith until it…

Ephesians 1:7-10 In him, we also have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in keeping with the riches of his grace, which He lavished on us in all wisdom and insight. He made known to us the mystery of his will in keeping with his good purpose, which he planned in Christ. This was to be carried out when the time had fully come, in order to bring all things together in Christ, things in heaven and things on…

Psalm 16:8 I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Dear Heavenly Father, According to this Psalm, those who trust in you, we always place you before us. But do we? I have to admit that when I follow my sinful desires, it seems I forget about you being before me until the guilt hits me for what I have done. Then I tend to stew in my regret and sins…

Psalm 139:23-24 Investigate me, God, and know my heart. Test me and know my troubled thoughts. See if there is any way in me that causes pain, and lead me in the way everlasting. Dear Heavenly Father, With great reluctance, I pray with the Psalmist that you would investigate me and know my heart. Lord, you know why I am reluctant, because I am embarrassed by those things that I think, say, and do. Those things that my sinful desires come…

Hebrews 12:1-2 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us get rid of every burden and the sin that so easily ensnares us, and let us run with patient endurance the race that is laid out for us. Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, who is the author of our faith and the one who brings it to its goal. In view of the joy set before him, he endured the cross,…