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Take delight in the Lord,     and he will give you your heart’s desires. (Psalm 37:4) “God is sovereign,” is a phrase I hear often these days. It’s thrown around as if to say, God does whatever He does, and it’s none of our business. While it is true that God is Sovereign, it…

“Let your face smile on us, Lord.” Psalm 4:6b “May his face smile with favor on us.” Psalm 67:1 “May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you.” Number 6:25 How do you perceive God? If His face isn’t smiling in your imagination, please rethink your concept according to His Word. The truth…

“You must always act in the fear of the LORD, with faithfulness and an undivided heart.” 2 Chronicles 19:9 My word for 2016 is “undivided”.  I am asking God to help me become a consistent person – the same person in any and every situation, rain or shine, the same person at home as I…

You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self. (Ephesians 4:22) Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him. (Colossians 3:10) Lord, As I put 2015 to rest once and for all, please use this opportunity…

“If you offer food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness.” Isaiah 58:10 Make Christmas the happiest it’s ever been by attending to these words and this promise in Isaiah. Do something kind for the hungry. Reach out to someone in need. Help carry the…

Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. (Colossians 3:14) “Assume a virtue if you have it not.” ~William Shakespeare If you haven’t prayed Jesus’ prayer: “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing,” you might want to check your pulse. If you are a…

Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. (Luke 1:30)  For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. (2 Chron. 6:9) Because Mary looked for something intentionally, she found it. At the lynchpin moment of history, she was equipped,…

When I am overwhelmed, you alone know the way I should turn. Wherever I go, my enemies have set traps for me. (Psalm 142:3) From the ends of the earth, I cry to you for help when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the towering rock of safety, (Psalm 61:2) Overwhelm:  “To cover over…

Those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever. (Daniel 12:3) A star led ancient scholars through the desert to bring honor to a child they believed to be monarch the world. If we are wise, we can shine like that…

But my eyes are fixed on you, Sovereign Lord. (Psalm 141:8) I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman. (Job 31:1) My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only he will release my feet from the snare. (Psalm 25:15) Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve…
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