God always shows up. He always saves. He always rescues. His timing is not ours. His methods are unusually unconventional.
From James 4:8: “Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”
Angela Thomas Pharr (born 1962) is an American Christian writer.
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Indeed, there is wisdom and focus to be found in our moments of tranquility.
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(Updated September 18)
From Ephesians 5:15-17: “Be careful, then, how you live, not as unwise people but as wise, making the most of the time, because the days are evil. So do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.”
New day dawning
Precious minutes to embrace
Gifted from Father above
Faith’s quiet place
Use time wisely
Journey inside Father’s will
Based upon righteous living
Grace shall refill
Trust built daily
Immersed in His divine Word
Blessed worship with Father
His peace transferred
Sunrise prayer
Father fills heart with His love
Steps made by faith, not by sight
Truth reigns above
Hope comes forward
Filled with each forgiving breath
Accountable to Father
Light over death
From 2 Corinthians 5:6-7: “So we are always confident, even though we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord—for we walk by faith, not by sight.”
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Through God’s undeniable mercy of light, one’s faith experiences His grace in the form of His Risen Son.
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(Updated September 17)
It is our best work that God wants, not the dregs of our exhaustion. I think He must prefer quality to quantity.
From Proverbs 6:6-9: “Go to the ant, you lazybones; consider its ways and be wise. Without having any chief or officer or ruler, it prepares its food in summer and gathers its sustenance in harvest. How long will you lie there, O lazybones? When will you rise from your sleep?”
George MacDonald (1824-1905) was a Scottish pastor and writer.
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Tomorrow’s hope relies upon faith, inspired by walking with Jesus today and every day.
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(Updated September 16)
From Matthew 14:22-24: “Immediately He made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds. And after He had dismissed the crowds, He went up the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone, but by this time the boat, battered by the waves, was far from the land, for the wind was against them.”
Life’s storms intensify
Overcoming with fear
Facing each hostile sea
Darkness, nothing seems clear
Spiritual squalls come
Turning world upside down
Battered by strongest gales
Fearing each wave’s knockdown
Christ’s love intercedes
Praying hands, clay’s potter
Mountains to heavens
Walking on calm water
Jesus never leaves us
Storms quietly subside
His blessed protection
Lasting, sovereign guide
Fear not, faith’s spark ablaze
Christ’s true light boldly seeds
Following Son of God
Hope ripens from His deeds
From Matthew 14:25-27: “And early in the morning He came walking toward them on the sea. But when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, ‘It is a ghost!’ And they cried out in fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them and said, ‘Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.'”
Originally published December, 2020.
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Faith will grow exponentially when our trust in God sees Eternity.
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(Updated September 15)
When God gives a vision of truth, it is never a question of what He will do, but of what we will do.
From Joshua 24:15: “Now if you are unwilling to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served in the region beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living, but as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”
Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was a Scottish evangelist and Christian teacher. Following his death from an illness while in Egypt during World War I, his wife took on the task of transcribing the detailed notes she had written from his lectures and sermons. Gertrude Hobbs Chambers’ efforts resulted in the publication in 1924 of MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST. I frequently read from this devotional, and it has greatly deepened my faith and understanding of God’s Word.
From Deuteronomy 30:19-20: “Choose life so that you and your descendants may live, loving the Lord your God, obeying Him, and holding fast to Him, for that means life to you and length of days, so that you may live in the land that the Lord swore to give to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”
Choosing to follow
Father’s divine Word
Walking in His ways
Heaven’s light unblurred
Cherishing each day
Father softens heart
Guiding Spirit’s breath
Truth offers fresh start
Taking trusted path
Father’s saving grace
Perishing no more
Hope’s refreshing pace
Strengthening faith’s roots
Father’s tender hand
Living waters shine
Darkness cannot stand
Observing sin’s filth
Father sends His Son
Washing away debts
Mercy breathes through One
From Psalm 1:1-2: “Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked or take the path that sinners tread or sit in the seat of scoffers, but their delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law they meditate day and night.”
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