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The Hopeful Freedom of Belonging to God
This month, we’re focusing on freedom, especially considering how to live in the freedom for which Christ sets us free (See Galatians 5:1). Many of us live in a world that prioritizes autonomy, the freedom of self-rule. The battle cry of the 21st century may be best...
Two Crucial Questions for Recovery and Restoration
Hi Friends, This week’s meditation, an excerpt from From Recovery to Restoration: 60 Meditations for Finding Peace & Hope in Crisis, reminds us that when we are running and hiding in the midst of difficulty, Jesus is always running after us. When he finds us, he...
10 Benefits to Numbering Our Days
“So teach us to number our days, that we may get a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12 “Death isn’t a popular subject. We live in a society characterized by the denial of death. This is unusual because most people who have lived on this earth have given a great deal of...
A Prayer about Being an Exile on Earth
Author God, I love how your Word reminds us of things we know are true but often forget. This passage in Hebrews 11 reminds us of a crucial reality: “We are strangers and exiles” on this earth. Although the redemption of all things in Christ has begun, we await...
A Prayer about Waiting for the King’s Return
Lord Jesus, You are the King of shalom, the King of righteousness, the King of justice, the King of peace. How long until you return to make your face shine upon us, to restore us to yourself (Psalm 80:3)? How long until you return to wipe away all tears...
A Prayer about Trustworthy Promises
Lord Jesus, We do need to “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true” (Revelation 21:5). Sadly, many people who say they know you teach and preach words that are not trustworthy and true. They tell people to “name it and claim it,” and they will be...
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Daily Prayers
A Prayer about Being Busy
Do you like being busy? “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but only one thing is necessary.” Luke 10:41 Gentle Jesus, How many times must you beckon us to come to you, to lay down our heavy burdens of busying about, and to pick up your...
A Prayer about Worshipping like We’re in Heaven
Would you like to worship like you’re already in heaven? After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with...
A Prayer about Comfort for Caregivers
A Prayer about Comfort for Caregivers Do you know a caregiver who needs comfort? In pouring this ointment on my body, she has done it to prepare me for burial. Matthew 26:12 Precious Jesus, Thank you for this affirmation of Mary’s tender caregiving actions. May we...
A Prayer about Becoming Weak and Inefficient
Do you love to be efficient and strong? …but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint Isaiah 40:31. Gracious Lord, I remember memorizing this...
A Prayer about God’s Grace for Our Sin
Will you join me in asking God to examine our hearts? They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty,...
A Prayer about Who God Is and Why It Matters
Do you know how praising the Lord can change you and your prayers? Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God all my life long. Psalm 146:1 God-Above, Maker of Heaven and Earth, How often do we...