Father,I marvel at Your incredible patience and persistence...Your pursuit of lost humanity is grace to the extreme. As I read the pages of Your Word, I take note that the heart of sin-sick humanity has not changed. However, when the sinner becomes sick of his/her ways, You are there in mercy and grace in Your healing presence. This verse captivated me: "Yes! Yahweh my healer has heard all my plea...  Read More

"In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly" (Psalm 5:3, NIV)My Father, Our Father in heaven,Today You have reminded me that You are the God Who sees me (Genesis 16:14) and Your sight is piercing and comforting at the same time. You see through the exterior, the veneer, to the core of my being. That would frighten me because of how far...  Read More

Good morning, LORD.This morning I am aware that our conversation did not end last night. Indeed, I slept, but You were watching over me (Psalm 3:5; Psalm 121:4-5). As I awakened, there You were. How deeply humbling. Then, Your Word reminded me that You have set us apart for Yourself and answer when we call on You (Psalm 4:3). Thank You for this gift of conversation, of communion, of presence with ...  Read More

Yes, LORD,You are my Shield and Protector, my Deliverer and my Glory, my Promise and the One Who Lifts Me Up. Even in Your discipline of me, I see Your heart of grace and trust that You are working for my good. When I ponder my journey, even those moments and circumstances I do not understand, by faith I believe that You are working Your perfect plan in my life. Yes, I see it in Your Word and I re...  Read More

Father, God.Today I have been pondering the nebulous conversation about 'the sons of God and the daughters of men' (Genesis 6:2) and some of the fantastic attempts to clarify what results in the tragic assessment of God...that You were deeply saddened, You regretted, that You had created humankind (Genesis 6:6). Yet, in Noah, righteous and blameless, You show mercy and grace. I can't help but arri...  Read More

Blessed New Year!As my devotions drew to a close last year (which was yesterday), I read these words from E.M. Bounds in The Power of Prayer:  "God accepts our prayers through the atoning blood, and gives Himself, His presence, and His grace in return." Bounds states on many occasions that God, who is Truth, has bound Himself to His Word. So, praying His Word gives us the assurance of His answers ...  Read More