Posts by Pastor Roger Emmons (Page 97)

Isaiah 61:10-11 I will rejoice greatly in the Lord. My soul will celebrate because of my God, for he has clothed me in garments of salvation. With a robe of righteousness, he covered me, like a bridegroom who wears a beautiful headdress like a priest, and like a bride who adorns herself with her jewelry. For as the earth produces its growth, and as a garden causes what has been sown to sprout up, so God the Lord will cause righteousness and praise to…

Isaiah 7:14 Therefore, the Lord himself will give a sign for all of you. Look! The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and name him Immanuel. Dear Heavenly Father, You gave this prophecy to Ahaz when he refused to follow your instruction to ask for a sign. Claiming he did not want to put you to the test. You wanted him to trust you, just as you would have all of us to trust you. What an extraordinary…

Psalm 146:8-9 The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down. The Lord loves the righteous. The Lord watches over the aliens. The fatherless and the widow he sustains, but he turns aside the way of the wicked. Dear Lord Jesus, Thank you for opening and restoring our eyes when we were caught in sin’s blindness. Before you came into our lives, we were trapped in our unbelief with no way out. But you came to this earth as a baby…

Micah 5:2 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, from you, will go out the one who will be the ruler for me in Israel. His goings forth are from the beginning, from the days of eternity. Dear Lord Jesus, You were born in a city called “The House of Bread” (Beth-lechem) and became the bread of life for us. From a place that was also known as being fruitful (Ephrathah.) Micah prophesied from this…

Luke 1:67-80 His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied: Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited us and prepared redemption for his people. He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, just as he said long ago through the mouth of his holy prophets. He raised up salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us, in order to…

Luke 1:46-55 Then Mary said, “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior, because he has looked with favor on the humble state of his servant. Surely, from now on, all generations will call me blessed, because the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. His mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation. He has shown strength with his arm. He has…

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 lose the point of your word. The point of this passage…

John 3:16-18 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. The one who believes in him is not condemned, but the one who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God.…

Isaiah 35:3-4 Strengthen the weak hands, and make the shaky knees steady. Tell those who have a fearful heart: Be strong. Do not be afraid. Look! Your God will come with vengeance. With God’s own retribution, he will come and save you. Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for the forgiveness that only comes through your Son. We look at the mountain of sins we have accomplished, which seems overwhelming. Because of the sins in our lives, we feel guilty. We know…

Romans 15:8-13 For I am saying that Christ became a servant of those who are circumcised for the sake of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs. He also did this so that the Gentiles would glorify God for his mercy, as it is written: For this reason, I will praise you among the Gentiles, and I will sing to your name. And again, it says: Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people. And again: Praise the Lord, all…