Jehovah God, in your Word, you tell me how to think and act. You tell me what to stay away from, what to change, what to do. You tell me what attitudes I should have. I try, but sometimes Satan lures me away from you with his false promises of a better and happier life. …
Category: Death of Jesus Christ
Wonder of wonders
The scripture for today, July 1 (7/1), is Leviticus 7:1f as found in the Old Testament of the Bible. "These are the regulations for the guilt offering, which is most holy. The guilt offering is to be slaughtered in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, and its blood is to be sprinkled against the altar …
He stands in the universe among the worlds
The stars join together in rapturous chords to sing your praises from galaxy to galaxy. The planets echo their song. It spirals down to the mountain tops. The mountains tremble and the song soars upward until it penetrates worlds and rests at last at your throne. Though there be hundreds of billions of galaxies, the …
What’s in the blood?
The scripture for today, June 14 (6/14), is Numbers 6:14 as found in the Old Testament of the Bible: "There he is to present his offerings to the Lord...a year-old ewe lamb without defect for a sin offering.... " A lot of people don't understand what Jesus dying on a cross has to do with going …
A Tower that Cannot Collapse
You are the God of beauty to my senses, magnificence to my heart, awesomeness to my mind. You made me, and how I long to return to my Maker. Your hands formed me. Your breath brought life to my body. Your spirit made my soul eternal. When I die, I will only change worlds. When …
Nails that pierced the heart of the world
Your love, oh God, appears from the most unlikely and impenetrable places. Like water out of a rock. Like life from a long-dead seed. Like a pin of light in a deep and dark cave. Let your love burst forth and astonish mankind with a love that refuses defeat. Let your magnificence soar to the …
Diamonds in sparkling waters
A child’s cooing praises you. A lion’s roaring praises you. An ocean rising and falling praises you. Rainbows and snow tops and diamonds in sparkling waters praise you. Everything I see, sound I hear, everything I touch are full of praises for you. You are everywhere and you, my God, are my soul. With exhilaration, …
Easter Every Sunday. You gave me your name
How can I praise you enough? Tell me and I will do it. You are in my thoughts and my dreams. You are my light in dark places. You are my warrior, my comforter, my hero. You make promises and keep them. Even when things do not seem to go right, you are still keeping …
Let him be good to you
The scripture for today, March 25 (3/25), is Lamentations 3:25 as found in the Old Testament of the Bible: "The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him." That’s all? Just hope? I don’t have to have a deep, deep faith for God to be good to me? All …
You stopped at nothing
God of heaven and earth, you are far above anything and anyone else. You are our Creator. You are perfection. I am so far below you in all things. But you are the lover of my soul, my protector, my comforter, my betrothed. Thank you. You deserve all earth’s praise and honor and glory. All …