COLOSSIANS 4:2 – “Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.” THEME OF THE DAY: THE ULTIMATE PRAYERS TO PRAY. How do we pray? What do we pray for? Are our prayers primarily directed to temporal and physical things we want God to alter or give? Do we find ourselves praying more for the spiritual and eternal? Do our prayer…
PSALM 73:25 – “Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.” THEME OF THE DAY: THE POWER OF THE RENEWED WILL. Do we know the greatest power given to those who have become believers in the Lord Jesus? We might be quick to say, “The Holy Spirit.” God gave us the power…
2 CORINTHIANS 3:18 – “And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.” THEME OF THE DAY: SATISFIED IN CHRIST ALONE. The 17th century Puritan Pastor/Theologian, John Owen, in his excellent book The Glory of…
1 PETER 5:6-9 – “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same…
PSALM 145:14-18 – “The LORD upholds all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. You open your hand; you satisfy the desire of every living thing. The LORD is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works. The LORD…
JOHN 15:1-9 – “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in you.…