Erased?
Thank You, Father, for loving me so much! Thank You for holding on and not giving up on me. You know me through and through, and still, You cherish me… Thank You, Father… Revelation 3:5 (<<click here to read the passage)...
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Rain on Us All
As I look out this morning, as the day is just beginning, it has started to rain. Father, the day is just beginning, and it is not bright, though the sun is up. In the early light, everything is a dark green – the grass in the...
Read MoreHonor and Love
What a beautiful day yesterday, Father! The scenery, the company, and the food all made for a great day. Thank You, Father, for Your blessings! Lord, a good part of our day yesterday brings to mind Ephesians 6:2-3. “Honor your...
Read MoreLead, Kindly Light
Father, it has happened literally hundreds of times in recent years, but every day I am amazed when You wake me. It is never with a jolt, leaving my heart pounding, but it always seems that I just open my eyes, glance at the...
Read MoreHow You Are with Me
Father, words are just inadequate to express my thoughts toward You. In my life, which is up and down and here and there, You are constant and consistent. You are solid. You cannot be shaken. You are ever on even keel. These are...
Read MoreA Farmer’s Patience
Father, my Puritan prayer* this morning expounds upon the joy of knowing You now, but it is a fraction of what will be. I marvel that the finite can know the Infinite, here a little, afterwards in full-orbed truth; Now I know...
Read MoreDon’t Judge a Book…
Father, please take this day and use it; use me to accomplish Your will. Help me be attentive and obedient. 1 Timothy 5:24-25 (<<click here to read the passage) These two verses speak of selecting leaders, but they are...
Read MoreEncouragement
Father, I am grateful for willing and able friends. Life is much easier with them by our sides. Bless those who have made themselves available. Amen. 1 Timothy 4:12-16 (<<click here to read the passage) Lord, Barnabas was...
Read MoreEvil for Evil…NOT!
I am grateful, dear Father, for Your guidance and direction over the last few days, in particular. I love when I can feel You helping me—preparing sermons and speaking in all three of our services this morning. I am most...
Read MoreLight Piercing the Darkness
Father, this day is Yours. Use me however You wish to accomplish Your will here at home as I look toward Sunday and in my interactions with Karen. Please help me to listen and enable me to obey. 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11...
Read MoreMore Return for the Investment
Father, this morning I come humbly into Your presence, for I must ask for forgiveness. I realize that You are to be my focus. Everything else I do in my life must be filtered through You. For only You can give true perspective....
Read MoreWhat Are You Hyper-Focused On?
Thank You, loving Father, for allowing me to be a vessel of Your love and compassion today on many fronts. I pray that You will continue to instill in me the desire to love people for who and where they are. Amen. ******** I...
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