"The True God spoke this once, and twice I’ve heard: That You, the True God, hold all power; Your love never fails, O Lord..." (Psalm 62:11-12a, The Voice)Father God,You are both Sovereign and Master. As we read Your Story, we see this thread being woven through our story, for our story cannot be known apart from You. There is no doubt that You are All-powerful. There is nothing You cannot do. Wha...  Read More

Father God,You are Love! You Who love perfectly, help us to grow up into Your perfect love.Amen!...  Read More

Thank You, Abba Father, that You are a jealous God! (Exodus 20:5; Deuteronomy 4:24)Yes, You are a consuming fire. Because we know You, even though that knowledge is just a shadow of what it will be, we do not fear the judgment that scorches through that consuming fire. No, LORD God, we have found that consuming fire to be a refining fire. For You are jealous for Your own, protecting and providing,...  Read More

Father,As our day draws to a close, we are aware of Your rich and abundant blessing, mostly in the relationships we enjoy. For family and friends, for brothers and sisters in the Faith who are both near and far, for the privilege of sharing in joy and in sorrow, for bearing one another's burdens in love, for every way in which You show Yourself to and through each one, we give You thanks! As we re...  Read More

“Surely the righteous still are rewarded; surely there is a God who judges the earth.” (Psalm 58:11, NIV)Dear God, our God,While we draw great consolation, even hope, in the promise of reward, we also realize that this is all by grace. Grace helps us understand that Your delays are not failure to act in judgment, but the desire of a loving and forgiving God Who is not willing that any should peris...  Read More

Father in Heaven,Give us faith to pray with the audacity of the Psalmist: "Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let Your glory be over all the earth." (Psalm 57:11, NIV). Again, help us pray believingly with the audacious faith of our Lord and Savior: "Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6:10, NIV). Yesterday, we heard just such a prayer during worship. A pr...  Read More