Open our ears, Lord, teach us to listen. Way too often we are waiting for Your thundering voice and some magnificent display to capture our attention when You are drawing near in the closeness of a quiet whisper. Help us never to miss out on such beautiful intimacy with You because our hearts are not tuned in to Your presence. In the Name of Jesus we ask. Amen!...  Read More

DAY 31 - Tuesday, April 30, 2024Ephesians 2:10For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.Scripture InsightsThe features that define us—our talents, temperaments, and uniqueness—don’t occur by accident. We are custom-made by God. Some translations of Ephesians 2:10 have Paul stating that we are God’s masterpiece. The term in Gree...  Read More

"Elijah was a man like us and he prayed..." (James 5:17)Like the disciples, our Lord, we ask You, "Teach us to pray." Help us to learn that it is not the wordiness of our prayers that matters to You...You need no convincing. No, it is the earnest heart, desperate for Your presence and glory, that may utter a simple sentence-prayer to which all of heaven responds. Yes, Lord, teach us to pray like J...  Read More

DAY 30 - Monday, April 29, 20241 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.Scripture InsightsFirst Corinthians 15 is a masterful discourse on the resurrection of Christ, and it can be tempting as we read it to imagine that Paul is going...  Read More

LORD, You are our portion (Psalm 119:57). You are our life and our inheritance. You are our present and our future and You have redeemed our past. You are our everything. So, with all we are, we embrace You and today we worship You, our love, our life, our all!...  Read More

DAY 29 - Sunday, April 28, 2024Luke 10:34–35He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. “Look after him,” he said, “and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.”Scripture InsightsIn the story Jesu...  Read More