Posts by Pastor Roger Emmons (Page 32)
Time for Grace-May 25, 2024
Isaiah 6:3 “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Armies! The whole earth is full of his glory!” Dear Heavenly Father, We live in a world that constantly comes after us and wants to destroy us; it is anything but holy. It chases after its desires and does whatever feels suitable for itself at the expense of those around it. People take advantage of others because they are younger or weaker; we might wonder why these things happen—the answer is sinful people…
Time for Grace-May 23, 2024
Isaiah 30:18 But the Lord is eager to be gracious to you. He waits on high to have mercy on you, for the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who long for him. Dear Heavenly Father, You desire that all people know about your love for them and your eagerness to be gracious to them. As Isaiah wrote, you wait for them. You are unmoving, unchanging, and just, but our sinful nature moves us away from you. Left on our…
Time for Grace-May 22, 2024
Psalm 5:11-12 But let all who take refuge in you be glad. Let them sing for joy forever. You cover them with protection, so those who love your name rejoice in you. Yes, you bless the righteous, Lord. You surround them with your favor as a shield. Dear Lord Jesus, We have protection through you and can rejoice in what you have done for us. We are constantly bombarded with temptations from the Devil, the world, and our sinful flesh. We…
Time for Grace-May 21, 2024
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, When someone does something nice and unexpected for us, we should…
Time for Grace-May 20, 2024
Psalm 103:11-12 Yes, as high as the heavens are above the earth, so powerful is his mercy toward those who fear him. As distant as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our rebellious acts from us. Dear Heavenly Father, Our consciences tell us what is right and wrong, and sometimes, our consciences can eat at us, causing us a lot of grief. If our guilt and shame are left unaddressed, we can harbor that for…
Time for Grace-May 18, 2024
Joel 2:28 After this, I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams. Your young men will see visions. Dear Heavenly Father, You promised to pour out your Spirit upon us, and you have done this—all part of your salvational plan to restore us to you. It is by the Holy Spirit that faith is delivered to each person. It is not something we do but what we…
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…