Today, O Lord, we bless You! There are so many reasons to do so, but today we focus on this one: with You, there is no one invisible. You see us. You know us. You care about us and for us. We are amazed at Your love for us and Your patience with us and Your desire for us...that You should want us to live in relationship with You and enjoy all the benefits and blessings of Your presence. Yes, we bl...  Read More

DAY 45 - Tuesday, May 14, 2024Proverbs 11:11Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.Scripture InsightsIt happens in the marketplace—where pressures mount, where fear and suspicion drive us to label instead of listen, where uncertainty pushes us into defensive postures, where “the mouth of the wicked” captures so much airtime. Into this ...  Read More

There is joy on the journey and there is joy when the goal of pilgrimage is reached. This is the end of the Songs of Ascent (Psalm 134). Now the pilgrim can rejoice in the presence of God with all who have gathered in Zion to worship and celebrate. Couple that with our 'Prayer Journal' devotional on Numbers 6:24-26 (Day 44) about God blessing us.God, our Father, Who has chosen to bless Your childr...  Read More

DAY 44 - Monday, May 13, 2024Numbers 6:24–26The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.Scripture InsightsThe prayer in today’s scripture is the assurance that God is the source of blessings. It announces God’s desire to bless his people and indicates that blessing is God’s idea. Blessing is not s...  Read More

Father, it was in Your people's 'dwelling together' (Psalm 133) that Your blessing and delight dwelt. It was in the disciples' 'dwelling together' that Your Holy Spirit was poured out (Acts 2). May we so dwell together that the blessing of Your Spirit may be poured out on us so that we may bless Your world with the marvelous, great Good News of eternal and abundant life in Jesus Christ. In His Nam...  Read More

DAY 43 - Sunday, May 12, 2024Genesis 12:2 (NASB)And I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing.Scripture InsightsYou have likely heard the phrase “blessed to be a blessing,” which originates from the Abrahamic covenant in Genesis 12:2. God would bless Abram and make his name great—so that Abram would be a blessing to others.Bles...  Read More