Dare I pray this prayer, my LORD?Test me. Try me. Examine my heart and mind (Psalm 26:2). You Who see all with perfect clarity, know all with perfect understanding; You, from Whom nothing can be hidden or covered; search me. Yes, I shall dare pray this prayer, for You have loved me with an everlasting love (Jeremiah 31:3). You have called me by name and I belong to You (Isaiah 43:1). Even through ...  Read More

LORD,You are good and Your mercy endures forever. In Your goodness we depend, we have confidence that You will be Your character, for You are true to Who You are. You are Love! Your are Holy! You are Holy Love! You call us to walk in Your presence, to live in Your presence and be like You. That is a high and lofty calling, but You would never ask of us that which You do not enable us to be, to do....  Read More

Just yesterday, Lord, I had a conversation with someone who discovered that kids in a fenced in park feel safer...boundaries are necessary for life to be its best. That took me back to a study in which teens confessed that boundaries gave them confidence and made them feel loved and protected. Today I read about the boundaries You have set for us in Your Word (Exodus 20:1-17). We call them the Ten...  Read More

Father,How we rejoice in Your promise of provision. Because You are our Shepherd, our Good Shepherd, there is nothing that we lack. Indeed, we have You and You are enough! So, teach us to rest in Your presence and trust in Your promise and live out Your praise. In the Name of Jesus. Amen....  Read More

Father in Heaven, Immanuel,How far will You go to save Your people? Today our Scripture reading took us to Exodus 12 and Psalm 22. History records Your mighty acts...Your mighty arm and outstretched hand...in order to set Your people free. Passover is still the celebration of Your Chosen, by blood and by the blood of the Lamb. How the Psalmist could picture the Great Passover of our Savior one tho...  Read More

Lord Jesus,Today I read in Your word that You opened the minds of Your disciples so they could understand the Scripture (Luke 24:45). I almost find myself envious of them, and the two on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:27). The Truth unfolded the truth of Your Word. It was not different truth, but the same Law and Prophets seen as they were written to point to You. Everything about Your Word centers o...  Read More