Scripture: “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” – Psalm 51:10 Only God can create a pure heart and a steadfast spirit. Our role is to position ourselves to receive them through prayer, scripture, and listening to God. What is God telling you today? Take time to […]
Scripture: “Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.” – Colossians 3: 9-10 In this world, falsehoods are tolerated and even encouraged at times. However, we are […]
Scripture: “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.” – James 1:19 (NIV) “Christians at their best are good listeners, and the Christian church, when most faithful, is a listening community.” – Bishop Rueben Job, Bishop of the Iowa Conference […]
Scripture: “Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do, forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 3:13 & […]
Scripture: “The Lord confides in those who fear Him; He makes His covenant known to them.” – Psalm 25:14 Can it be true that the Lord confides in us? Does the Lord really trust us with the things He treasures? What can we do to honor that trust and grow our relationship with Him? Prayer: […]
Scripture: “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” – Lamentations 3: 22-23 How rich are the words of these verses? We will not […]
Scripture: “Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.” – Psalm 127:1 If we labor for God in our own strength, we will find ourselves building our own kingdom. We are servants of the Lord, so let us be […]
Scripture: “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” – Romans 12:12 We can have hope even when things don’t seem hopeful. That is the power of Jesus Christ alive in us. We can be patient during tribulations because of the power of Jesus Christ alive in us. We can be constant […]
Scripture: I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. – Ezekiel 11:19 (NIV) God is all powerful and desires to give us an undivided heart for the things He cares about. If we […]
Scripture: So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, it will be opened. – Luke 11:9-10 (NASB) The words of […]
