Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. (Hebrews 11:1 NIV) Human faith lives between two extremes. It is neither completely blind nor able to see everything. It has plenty of evidence when it steps out and trusts in God, but it takes each step with
With the Lord, a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. (2 Peter 3:8 NIV) Keep us from being slaves to time, Lord. Teach us to rest in the knowledge that time is in Your hands. Whenever we think we don’t have enough of it, show us we
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Into your hands I commit my spirit; deliver me, Lord, my faithful God. (Psalm 31:5 NIV) I know that releasing control to You, Lord, is one of the hardest but most rewarding steps of obedience that I will ever take. Trusting in Your faithfulness and submitting to Your authority may seem like leaping headfirst into
Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. (Jeremiah 33:3 NIV) Lord, so often, I keep doing the same things repeatedly with the same unsatisfactory results. I need You to shine Your light on my life. Show me all that I haven’t seen through
I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me. (John 10:14 NIV) The Word says, and I’ve heard it elsewhere too, that a flock of sheep knows its own shepherd’s voice and won’t respond to another shepherd. It is true of my relationship with the Lord. I respond only to
A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness, he will bring forth justice. (Isaiah 42:3 NIV) Life isn’t easy. Some days, even getting out of bed to face the day can be a truly daunting task. Because sin entered the world and corrupted God’s perfect
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Thank you for allowing me to see the blessing of this beautiful Sunday morning, Lord. I love you with all that I have and all that I am!
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. (Proverbs 3:5 NIV) Lord, how it must amuse you when we attempt to orchestrate the details of our days as if everything were under our control. It’s only when You are involved in our plans that things go smoothly.
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“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be
