”Though the fig tree does not blossom And there is no fruit on the vines, Though the yield of the olive fails And the fields produce no food, Though the flock is cut off from the fold And there are no cattle in the stalls, Yet I will [choose to] rejoice in the Lord; I…
Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. PSALM 51:10 Why is a clean heart important? because out of the heart flows the issues of life. Whatever gets to your heart has come to stay. There are a lot of junk stuff we let into our hearts these…
For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways. In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone. Psalm 91:11-12 I remember when my brother was a baby (there’s an age gap of a decade between us) and I was responsible…
“Show me your faithful love this morning. I trust in you. Show me what I should do. I put my life in your hands!” Psalm 143:8 Pray with me Lord, I have woken up today, show me your faithful love (lovingkindness). Let me experience your kindness throughout the day. In the morning seasons of my…
He frustrates the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot carry out their plans. He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them. They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope at noontime as in the night. Job 5:12-14 Crafty people come to…
The Lord is your keeper; The Lord is your shade at your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in From this time forth,…
”Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits.“ Psalms 103:1-2 NKJV There are days we wake up and feel like praying, worshipping, or blessing the Lord but then there are some days when we don’t….
”Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying: “O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter?” says the LORD. “Look, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel!“ Jeremiah 18:5-6 NKJV The Bible likens the Lord to a…
”But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.“ Galatians 5:22-25 NKJV Another confession to make when you wake up every day is “I bear fruit of the…
“Being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.” Ephesians 3:17b-19 To be rooted is to be firmly fixed,…
