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

Father God,You are faithful and true, constant in love and abounding in mercy and grace. We worship You! Today we are grateful for the rhythms of grace. Thank You for the moments when we practice the means of grace with routine. The daily sacrifices of the holy feasts, the repeated refrains of the surrendered Psalmist, these remind us that there are good acts of faith and relationship that we exer...  Read More

O God, You Who are both Majesty of majesties and Consummate Keeper of Your Promise,To You, along with the Psalmist we cry out evening, morning and noon (Psalm 55:16-17), for You are our salvation and You are totally trustworthy! Yes, in the evening, reflecting on our day, we give thanks and commit our ways to You. When we wake in the morning, we are still with You (Psalm 139:18), and we marvel at ...  Read More