The world in which we live is in for a devastating shock, O Lord, for the standard they use against everyone else, while excusing themselves, is the measure by which they shall be judged. That will be their eternal end. Help us, O Lord, not to be smug. For, though we have been declared not guilty in Your judgment through the blood of Christ applied, this is only by grace. Instead, may our hearts b...  Read More

In Your Word for today, we witness the truth that You do what You say. What Ezekiel prophesies, the psalm of Asaph records as a lament...it has happened. The greatest loss according to the song writer is not the city, but the sense of the presence of God: where are You? We miss You! Remind us today that while You keep Your promises to Your children, You also keep Your Word and bring judgment to th...  Read More

Father, by Your Spirit, help me live in Your presence today. May I be Your sanctuary and enter Your sanctuary presence to see Your glory and bring You glory. I love You and serve You gladly. In the Name of Jesus I ask this. Amen!...  Read More

Lord God, even when it seems that You have shut out our prayers (Lamentations 3:8), may we remember Your great faithfulness and daily 'new' mercies (3:22-23), and may we hold on to the hope (3:21) that will never disappoint us (Romans 5:5), for Your loyal love, Your steadfast love (3:22) pursues us to the end (Psalm 23:6)! What an awesome God we serve!...  Read More

If you’re following along with the reading plan in the MCN Connections app, you likely did not get a prompt for Lamentations 1 yesterday and today’s screen was blank. This is due to a typo in the coding for the plan. I will try to adjust the code file and get things fixed, but for now, the reading for today is Lamentations 2-4 (and 1 if you missed it yesterday) and Psalm 72. Apologies again!...  Read More

O Lord, our God, there is no denying that You truly are gracious and forgiving, slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness (Psalm 103:8). Knowing human nature, there is an awful tendency to take this for granted and live as we please. Thank You for the lessons from Your Word! May we never be like King Zedekiah and his cohorts. What a horrific judgment they earned for their blatant evil: "...and...  Read More