This is the day You have made and gifted us, our Father. Thank You that we awakened this morning and had the privilege of opening Your Word to spend time in conversation with You. Thank You for meeting with us. Thank You that today You will walk with us through our day. Thank You for the opportunities You will give us to touch the lives of others. Help us remember that we are Your presence in the ...  Read More

This morning and through this day may we shout for joy to the LORD, our strength and our defender, our presence and our provider. Lord, You alone are worthy of our praise and so with gladness and gratitude we shout out our praises. In the Name of Jesus. Amen!...  Read More

Alas, the only One Who could ever stand in the gap (Ezekiel 22:30) for our salvation, our redemption is Jesus Christ. Without Him, we are all objects of God's wrath, doomed for captivity and death. Thanks be to God for Jesus, our Gap-stander. And now, in this day of our need, please Jesus, will You not also revive and restore us (Psalm 80:18-19), for this is our desire. We seek You. We trust You. ...  Read More

Restore Your glory, O LORD. Restore Your glory in the Church. May she shine with Your love and light in holiness. May she live for Jesus first and only. May she walk in step with the Holy Spirit because she lives in Spirit presence with Spirit purity in Spirit power. May she value the dignity of every person...created in Your image to reflect You. May she hold high the standard of the cross which ...  Read More

“I most certainly don’t want anyone to die! This is what the LORD God says. Change your ways, and live!”‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭18‬:‭32‬ ‭CEB‬As I read Ezekiel 18 this morning, it hit differently. It felt perhaps like the first time I’ve really read and considered the weight of the words. It is a master class on responsible grace.Starting with verse 4: God says, “All lives are mine; the life of the parent and...  Read More

As a parent and grandparent, there are moments that You make me keenly aware of my influence over my 'first parish' (my family). While I know that my eating sour grapes will not set my children's teeth on edge (Ezekiel 18:2 - everyone is judged for their own sin), I just want to avoid eating those grapes. For while You are right and just, Father, You still designed the family to have influence fro...  Read More