Father,Today we are reminded once again that You are God in the midst of His people. Not only that, but You have raised up a tribe of intercessors whose ministry blesses us and shares our journey even when we may not be aware of their presence, or do not hear their prayers. Thank You! Today, may Your special blessing be upon those whose gift and calling is intercession. One day they will see the i...  Read More

Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me?Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. (Psalm 42:5,11; 43:5)Father, GodThe fluctuations of emotion, the highs and lows, these are not foreign to you in us human beings. Thank You that You get us! Thank You that You receive us as we come to You. Thank You that we can be totally, completely honest about our jo...  Read More

Jubilee!Just the sound of that word brings me joy! For in Jesus, You LORD, have given me not only a year of jubilee, but a lifetime. Yes, You have declared liberty (Leviticus 24:10) that not only frees me from my debt of sin, but gives me an inheritance of Life. My Kinsman-Redeemer (Leviticus 25:25), Jesus, has bought me back from a life that leads to death, and has restored to me that place You c...  Read More

As we read of the sacred festivals (Leviticus 23), O LORD, we are reminded that every good and perfect gift comes from Your hand (James 1:17). Indeed, in You there is no shadow of turning, no change, no fickleness or variation in Your character and love. So, we who are human, broken and fickle; we who are forgiven and cleansed and made holy by Your grace; we who are growing degree by degree into w...  Read More

Holy Lord,You call us to be like You in Your holiness. We recognize our own fallenness, our brokenness, our inability to be like You. Yet, You call us to reflect that holiness in every way. In relationship to You and others, in our compassion and our worship, in our business and in our leisure, Your Word is unyielding in this call. So we confess our need of Your great help. Thank You that You have...  Read More

“Hear my prayer, O LORD, and listen to my cry; Do not be silent at my tears;For I am Your temporary guest, A sojourner like all my fathers." (Psalm 39:12, AMP)Abba, Father.Today I was reminded of my childhood as a missionary's kid. My parents would periodically re-apply for 'permanent resident' status...better than 'temporary residents' but still not truly permanent. I was born there. I was a citi...  Read More