"For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I am not guilty of turning from my God." (Psalm 18:21, NIV)O God, You have made me to be like Yourself. Your will for me shall be my will. Help me to set my life apart, to devote it fully to You. Because I seek to be wholly Yours, make me holy as You are holy. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen. (Prayer written by A.F. Harper, "Holiness and High Country")...  Read More

Holy and Loving God, our Father,You call us to be like You. That seems an impossibility. It is! Except, You call us to be holy and loving for that is Who You are (1 Peter 1:13-16). So, we must trust that You mean what You say. And, because You are loving and You are our Father, You make a way for us to become (and keep on becoming more) like You. You are the One Who cleanses our hearts as we surre...  Read More

Good, Good Father,Goodness is defined by Who You Are. Indeed, God, You are good all the time and all the time God, You are good. Everything good we have is from Your hand...yes, every good and perfect gift. And so today, along with the Psalmist, we simply acknowledge Your goodness and pray that our lives will be a reflection of our deep and abiding gratitude. We love You and we thank You in Jesus'...  Read More

Our Father, My Father,Sometimes I am on the edge of my seat, waiting to see what will happen next. You are so faithful, so true to Your Word, so consistent in Your holy nature and character. Your presence is all that matters and is always here with me. For these truths, I am eternally grateful...I feel rooted and grounded in an unmoving, unyielding Foundation. Yet, despite the constancy, it's true...  Read More

Father God,This morning I read that 'the LORD is present in the company of the righteous' (Psalm 14:6). How humbling and reassuring that is. You are worthy of my worship and praise for You are God alone! My heart rejoices that You are God in the midst of Your children, those You have made right with you, justified by faith. Now I pray that Your children may be like Joseph about whom Pharaoh said, ...  Read More

O LORD,Morning and evening and all through the day, You are with me. Today I bow in worship of You and give You praise, the Ever-present One! In this season I acknowledge with gratitude the grace of awareness. The awareness has not always been there. There have been seasons when I would say with the Psalmist, "How long, O LORD, will You hide Your face from me?" (Psalm 13:1). In truth, LORD, that h...  Read More