Posts by Pastor Roger Emmons (Page 37)

Psalm 33:8-9 Let all the earth fear the Lord. Let all the inhabitants of the world revere him. For he said, “Let it be,” and it was! He gave a command, and there it stood. Dear Heavenly Father, You created all that we see around us with Your words; the power You have in just Your words is amazing. You deserve to be revered, and all the world should respect You because of Your power. We are powerless in our sins;…

Revelation 1:8  “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, the one who is, and who was, and who is coming, the Almighty. Dear Heavenly Father, You were here before creation, and You will be here until You bring this world to an end. You have been here throughout the history of our planet. We people like to think we are ingenious, but as Solomon wrote, there is nothing new under the sun. Sin continues to dominate…

Romans 12:17-21  Do not pay anyone back evil for evil. Focus on those things that everyone considers noble. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, maintain peace with everyone. Do not take revenge, dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay,” says the Lord. But: If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For by doing this, you will…

2 Samuel 7:22 Therefore, you are great, Lord God, because there is none like you. There is no God except you, in keeping with everything we have heard with our ears. Dear Heavenly Father, In David’s prayer to You, he realized how insignificant he was compared to You. He asked, “Why would You look down on us people and show us any compassion?” We often look at ourselves, thinking we deserve everything we get for ourselves. Especially as we look inward at…

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 Lord Jesus, Paul wrote that You gave Yourself in our place to rescue us from this evil age. Please save us; while the temptations have not changed, the world uses more mediums…

Psalm 19:14 May the speech from my mouth and the thoughts in my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Dear Heavenly Father, Forgive us! We all need your forgiveness; sin creeps into our hearts even as believers, and we spout off and react to whatever ideas hang in our hearts. The angry words that come out of our mouths result from the anger, resentment, jealousy, and pride we harbor in our hearts. Our sinful urges…

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, Often,…

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, Thank you for being patient with us. Each day is a struggle between doing what…

Mark 9:30-32 They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know this, because he was teaching his disciples. He told them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men, and they will kill him. But three days after he is killed, he will rise.” But they did not understand the statement and were afraid to ask him about it. Dear Lord Jesus, To hear about someone’s impending…

Ephesians 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light. Dear Heavenly Father, Please give us the control and strength to walk as children of light. We struggle every day as we live in this world because our old dark ways want to bother us continuously and attempt to pull us back into sin’s darkness. We all begin our lives in the darkness of sin. In the letter to the…