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“In the morning will I order up my prayers.” Psalm 5:3 What do you need today? Every day seems to present challenges. They vary in size and type, but they all seem big in our mind’s eye, and many times there is no debate: they are big. Whatever you need today, God has the answer.…

“You are special.” ~Mister Rogers Parents of Millennials have certainly drilled into their children the notion that they are indeed special. We let them know under no uncertain terms that they were important enough to stop everything. Baseball games usurped family meals. Ballet at the studio miles away supplanted quiet evenings with books and board…

Let Your compassion quickly meet our needs. (Psalm 79:8b) The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s armies will make this happen! (Isaiah 9:7b) What’s God like? What’s your idea of Him? Angry? Preferring judgment and revenge over mercy? Taking what we love away from us to teach us lessons? An angry, one-eyed  schoolmaster with…

“Tell him to stop worrying. Tell him he doesn’t need to fear the fierce anger of those two burned-out embers” (Isaiah 7:4). What is keeping you up at night? What are you praying about, and are those prayers mixed with and motivated by worry? Often our fears, real as they appear to be, are mere phantoms.…

They forgot what he had done— the great wonders he had shown them, the miracles he did for their ancestors… When the Lord heard them, he was furious. The fire of his wrath burned against Jacob. Yes, his anger rose against Israel, for they did not believe God or trust him to care for them.…

He has said, “I will never [under any circumstances] desert you [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], nor will I forsake or let you down or relax My hold on you [assuredly not]!” (Hebrews 13:5) It’s wedding season; a time for great joy, fancy…

Bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure— you, the righteous God who probes minds and hearts. Psalm 7:9 The escalating political tension and violence in the United States is disturbing to say the least. Yesterday Rep. Steve Scalise was shot in the left hip during a congressional baseball…

You might love the guy; you might not. Either way, we as believers are encouraged – rather commanded – to pray for our political leaders, irregardless of their political persuasion or ours. Psalm 72 is a wonderful prayer for a governmental leader. We will use it as a prayer template for President Donald J. Trump on…

You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore. (Psalm 16:11) Words evolve to mean new things, and the term, “Pleasure” is no exception. Once again a perfectly fine word is being hijacked into the sensual sphere. But let’s hang on to this…

I desire You more than anything on earth. Psalm 73:25 The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall want for nothing… (Psalm 23) Hardly anyone escapes the trap of addictions. Some addictions are more insidious than others, but from heroin-addicts to coffee-aholics, all of us with addictions stand together on level ground surrounding Jesus and the Cross…
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