Posts by Pastor Roger Emmons (Page 39)

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, These words are incredible that You would adopt us as being Your children, restoring us to Your good favor. Especially as we see ourselves because nothing in us makes us worthy of being with You. We are continually…

Psalm 85:8-9 I will hear what the true God, the Lord, will say. He indeed speaks peace to his people, to his favored ones, but do not let them turn to foolish ways. Surely his salvation is near for those who fear him, so that glory may dwell in our land. Dear Heavenly Father, We thank you for giving us your promises and warnings throughout your word. You want all people to have peace despite sin being in the world. However,…

Galatians 2:17-21 But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves were also found to be sinners, then is Christ, a servant of sin? Certainly not! “In fact, if I build up again those things that I destroyed, I bring on myself the judgment of being a lawbreaker. Indeed, through the law I died to the law that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.…

Psalm 51:10-12 Create in me a pure heart, O God. Renew an unwavering spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence. Do not take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Sustain me with a willing spirit. Dear Heavenly Father, What a day today is, remembering Valentine’s death in AD 270; he died for being a Christian. As a physician and priest in Rome, his concern was for others, and according to…

John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him everything was made, and without him not one thing was made that has been made. In him was life, and the life was the light of mankind. The light is shining in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for John’s gospel, in which we…

2 Corinthians 4:7  We hold this treasure in clay jars to show that its extraordinary power is from God and not from us. Dear Lord Jesus, Paul wrote about the great treasure with extraordinary powers You gift to all people, and we are the clay jars where this jewel is placed. Adam, our first parent, was formed from the clay, and You gave him the breath of life, putting Your spirit in him. We are the clay jars. Nothing in…

Psalm 4:8 In complete peace I will lie down, and I will sleep, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. Dear Heavenly Father, We ask that You be with us in all we do today, keeping and sustaining us. Last night, as we laid our heads to rest, there was nothing to fear because You were with us, watching over us, granting us peace as we slept. We can only do this because Your Son suffered our punishment…

Psalm 103:11-13 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. As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him. Dear Heavenly Father, We should be terrified of you when considering who we are and our sins. Perhaps this is why those who do…

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…

Matthew 6:19-21 “Do not store up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. Because where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Dear Heavenly Father, Forgive us when we do not see the significance of our salvation. We become so wrapped up with the…