A Principal of Prayer

Easter Celebration

2026-03-29T14:09:00.000-07:00

The stores brim with chocolate, bright colors, bunny ears, and eggs this time of year. Just like Christmas, the focus seems a bit muddied by consumerism and mythical creatures instead of the miracle of Jesus’ sacrifice and power over death.

So - How will your family center the celebration on the death and resurrection of Jesus? The traditions you build as a family when your kids are young will become memories and models that your children will repeat throughout the years.

Our family did a couple of things to put the focus of this holiest holiday of the year so I thought I would share my favorites with you:

Use plastic eggs to tell the story as an object lesson. Each egg tells a different part of the story - when they find the egg you can read the verses and talk about that part of the story. https://faithgateway.com/blogs/christian-books/making-resurrection-eggs-easter-story
Make resurrection meringue cookies and read the scripture together watching it come to life with n Sunday morning with an empty tomb. https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/11317/easter-story-cookies/
Take your children to a re-enactment or watch the Jesus film to give your kids a front row seat to what happened. https://www.jesusfilm.org/watch

What are your special traditions to help your children experience the awe of the resurrection?

❤️Heather

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31 Holy Spirit

2025-06-08T12:47:00.000-07:00

The Christian life isn’t difficult, it’s impossible—without the power of the Holy Spirit.

– Bill Bright –

Worship the God in 3 persons: Father, Son and Spirit

I praise You Father for sending us the Spirit, our Advocate, who came into the world to teach us and live with us.

John 14: 25-27

“All this I have spoken while still with you. But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

Appropriate the truth of scripture as you grow in your walk of faith

Lord, Your Spirit is here to show that it is only through believing in Christ that we can be saved. May I, being a Spirit-filled believer, share this message with those around me. Your Spirit is also given so that we might see that only in Jesus is true righteousness found; Spirit nudge me when I try to gain righteousness in my own strength instead of relying on You.

John 16:7-11

But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: about sin, because people do not believe in me; about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; and about judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned.

Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

As I walk in the light, may I keep in step with the Spirit, having sensitivity to the Spirit's leading. May I leave behind the things of the flesh: immorality, impurity, idolatry, hatred, arguing, rage, selfishness, fights, envy and the like.

Galatians 5:16-21

So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Know Him more and more as you spend time with Him daily

Lord, fill me. Fill me with Your Spirit so that I might overflow with all the gifts of the Spirit but especially with joy, peace, and hope. May I always remember that these come from Your Spirit dwelling within me.

Romans 15:13

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self

Blessings on your day,

Heather

P.S. If you just jumped into this blog post, you can read the first post explaining how to walk with God through your prayer life and the first day of praying through scripture here.

30 - Man of Sorrows

2025-06-08T12:21:00.000-07:00

Man of sorrows what a name
for the Son of God, who came
ruined sinners to reclaim:
Hallelujah, what a Savior!
P. P. Bliss

The Lord is near the broken hearted. Oh what a comfort these words are when pain runs deep and sorrow fills our souls. The weight of the pain in the world is heavy these days and many of us carry much deeper more personal sorrows as well. When tragedy hits, we cannot rewind the tape, we cannot "fix" what went wrong, and we cannot claim to erase sorrows for friends and family.

Jesus can heal a broken heart and He can truly be an empathetic friend, a listening ear and a shoulder to cry on. He Himself experienced the depth of sorrow caused by the hands of evil men, the pain of betrayal, physical agony we can't imagine, the loss of friends, the slander of His name. He knows our pain. He can walk beside us in these sorrowful days and He will never leave us.

Worship Jesus, the man of sorrows

Lord, when I am feeling beaten down, depressed, or suffering, I am reminded that You have also walked this road of sorrow before me. You also were rejected by people so You understand how I feel when I face these ostracizing comments. You also were looked down upon so when I feel patronized or diminished by others, You can relate to me. You also suffered greatly, being wounded to the point of being called a man of sorrows. Your humanity in suffering draws me close to You as One who shares in the struggles I also face.

Isaiah 53:3-5

He was despised and rejected by mankind,
a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.
Like one from whom people hide their faces
he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.

Surely he took up our pain
    and bore our suffering,
yet we considered him punished by God,
    stricken by him, and afflicted.
But he was pierced for our transgressions,
    he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
    and by his wounds we are healed.

Appropriate the truth of scripture as you grow in your walk of faith

When I come to You in prayer Lord, may I be reminded that You are close to those who are brokenhearted, and that Your desire is to be my comforter. May I not turn elsewhere to find my comfort, but only to You. Remind me how You never waste any pain or sorrow in this life, but You will use it to give me the understanding to comfort others in their trials. Give me a hunger for You and a reminder to put my hope in You when I am fighting depression. Remind my soul of how You have filled me with joy in the past so that I might be able to endure the trials I am facing today.

Psalm 34:18

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

Psalm 42:1-5

As the deer pants for streams of water,
    so my soul pants for you, my God.
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
    When can I go and meet with God?
My tears have been my food
    day and night,
while people say to me all day long,
    “Where is your God?”
These things I remember
    as I pour out my soul:
how I used to go to the house of God
    under the protection of the Mighty One
with shouts of joy and praise
    among the festive throng.

Why, my soul, are you downcast?
    Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
    for I will yet praise him,
    my Savior and my God.

Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

I am sheep who has gone astray Lord, and I know You were the One who made an offering for my sin. Forgive me for wandering away and forgetting what a great sacrifice You made for me to be cleansed of my sin. You bore my punishment.

Isiaah 53:6-10

We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to our own way;
and the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.

He was oppressed and afflicted,
    yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
    and as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
    so he did not open his mouth.
By oppression and judgment he was taken away.
    Yet who of his generation protested?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
    for the transgression of my people he was punished.
He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
    and with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence,
    nor was any deceit in his mouth.

Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin,
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,
and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.

Know Him more and more as you spend time with Him daily

I look forward with great hope towards the day when You Oh Lord will wipe away every tear and abolish suffering forevermore!

Revelation 21:4

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self

Blessings on your day,

Heather

P.S. If you just jumped into this blog post, you can read the first post explaining how to walk with God through your prayer life and the first day of praying through scripture here.

29- Immutable God

2025-05-30T06:35:00.000-07:00

When did He break His promise?

When did His kindness fail?
Never has, never will
My God is still the same
When did He lose His power?
When did His mercy change?
Never has, never will
My God is still the same, yeah
My God is still the same
-Josh Bronleewe / Chris Rohman / Dustin Lolli

In a post-modern world, philosophers and theologians attempt to define God in new ways based upon the belief that man has achieved a higher state of being in the 21st century. But God has always been the same, since the beginning of time, throughout Israel's history, in the middle ages of Europe, and today in the bustling tech-dependent world of 2025. Sometimes we read the Old Testament and compare the "God of the Old Testament" to how we understand Jesus in the New testament and we wonder if they are the same God? The attributes of God were present in the flood Noah's days, the calling of Abraham, the rescue of God's people from Egypt, the exile of Israel into captivity, and in Jesus' arrival as the messiah. God's justice, truth, wisdom, love, faithfulness, and sovereignty have been on display in every part of scripture. God's character, purposes, and heart has never changed throughout time - we can depend upon the fact that God will always remain the same.

Worship the God who who never changes

You will always remain the same - this is a strong foundation for me Lord. I can trust in Your character and I can stand firmly on the truth of your never-changing Word. This world is always changing, new trends pop up daily and yesterday's news is thrown away, but you will never be anything different from who You say You are.

Psalm 102: 25-27

In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth,
    and the heavens are the work of your hands.
26 They will perish, but you remain;
    they will all wear out like a garment.
Like clothing you will change them
    and they will be discarded.
27 But you remain the same,

and your years will never end.

Appropriate the truth of scripture as you grow in your walk of faith

May I be encouraged today, Lord, by the fact that Your promises are unchanging and I can trust Your word. Bolster my faith Lord that I might walk in hope, knowing that Your purpose will be fulfilled. When I feel unsteady or shaken by the news of current events, remind me Lord that You are my strong anchor to hold me firm in my faith.

Hebrews 6:17-20

Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.

Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

I am reminded today that You are my Father and You graciously share "every good and perfect gift" with me. When I am seeking to fulfill my desires outside of Your will, I have forgotten that You already provided more than I need. You are steadfast, and unlike the newest, shiniest popular fad of the day, You will truly satisfy my heart. Forgive me for running after the things the world offers when You have already given me so much!

James 1:13- 17

When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

Know Him more and more as you spend time with Him daily

You are the God who will never leave me or forsake me, what a comforting promise. You are the same yesterday, today and forever! I will rest in that.

Hebrews 13:5b-8
God has said,

“Never will I leave you;
never will I forsake you.”
So we say with confidence,
“The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?”

Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self

Blessings on your day,

Heather

P.S. If you just jumped into this blog post, you can read the first post explaining how to walk with God through your prayer life and the first day of praying through scripture here.

28 - Lord (master)

2025-05-27T03:43:00.000-07:00

Is Jesus the Lord of your life? This question, asked often from the pulpit, may feel cliche or vague or maybe confrontational and powerful. What does it mean for Jesus to be our Lord (Adonai)? In the Old Testament, if a slave was freed, he could choose to remain with his master and would receive an awl in his ear as a symbol of his voluntary servitude. In the same way, disciples of Jesus choose to follow Him and not only believe in Him, but serve Him with all of their lives. Following Jesus means abiding by the first commandment: You shall have no other gods before me, which is shown by obedience out of love. With gratitude in our hearts for everything that God has given us and done for us, we submit to His rule in our lives, humbling sacrificing our lives to Him (Romans 12:1). And when we make Him the Lord of our lives, He promises blessing and invites us to receive the inheritance of a son of the King.

Worship Our Lord

God, You are my Lord. This life is no longer mine, but it belongs to You. Everything in my life used to revolve around me, my desires, and my needs, but now I see that You are the center of my life. You are the driving force of my life and I bow to You as the master of my heart. All that I say or do should honor You and show my obedience to You.

Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Appropriate the truth of scripture as you grow in your walk of faith

I proclaim that Jesus is Lord with my mouth and may my work and life also show Jesus' lordship. All that I do is for You Lord - You are my true boss, the overseer of my heart, and the only One I bow to.

Romans 10:9-10

If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

Colossians 3:23-24

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.

Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

You are the Lord of my life. But Lord, I know that I seek fulfillment or hope from other sources - I see the tendency in me to turn to idols like pleasure, pop culture, all the things of this world. I submit to You and draw near to You Lord that I may be lifted up by You alone.

James 4:7-10

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

Know Him more and more as you spend time with Him daily

Lord, what a blessing to know that when I live under Your commands and stay in Your boundaries that You will bless me and my family. May Your face shine upon me and may You grant me peace today as I serve You.

Numbers 6:24-26

“The Lord bless you

    and keep you;
25 the Lord make his face shine on you
    and be gracious to you;
26 the Lord turn his face toward you
    and give you peace.”

Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self

Blessings on your day,

Heather

P.S. If you just jumped into this blog post, you can read the first post explaining how to walk with God through your prayer life and the first day of praying through scripture here.

27 - King of kings

2025-05-26T06:20:00.000-07:00

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Matthew 6:33

On Palm Sunday, when Jesus entered Jerusalem, the people responded to Him like a king returning from battle. As they cheered for Him and worshipped Him, could they have really understood God's kingdom? Did they know that it is an upside-down kingdom, where the King of all kings would subject Himself to be treated like a criminal? That the King of the universe would humble Himself and give up all of His rights? Jesus, the only holy King, the merciful King, the true King, invites us into His kingdom but we must look carefully to understand how His kingdom differs from the world.

Worship the King of Kings

Lord, one day every tongue will declare that You are the King of kings. You will be exalted to Your proper place, and we will see You seated on the throne. I am amazed that You humbled Yourself to become a human and to die a criminal's death out of obedience and love. But, may I never forget that You are my king. You are the Lord of the universe and my desire is to have the same servant hearted humility as You, while I honor and revere Your lordship in my life.

Philippians 2: 6-11

Who, being in very nature God,
    did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;

rather, he made himself nothing
    by taking the very nature of a servant,
    being made in human likeness.

And being found in appearance as a man,
    he humbled himself
    by becoming obedient to death—
        even death on a cross!

Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
    and gave him the name that is above every name,

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
    in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
    to the glory of God the Father.

Appropriate the truth of scripture as you grow in your walk of faith

Lord, what a gift to know that You have welcomed us into Your glorious kingdom and invited us to be kingdom people. Today, I want to be someone who represents Your kingdom in my home, my work, my community. As a member of Your chosen family, I belong to a holy nation, a kingdom of light.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

Lord, I know that when You return again, You will come as the King of kings and You will come to bring judgment upon the world. But, I also know that You have made purification for my sins, so I will stand secure in Your presence because of Your blood shed for me. I don't want to ever take my sin lightly or to ever forget the sacrifice You made to purify me.

Revelation 19:16

On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.

Hebrews 1:3-4

He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

Know Him more and more as you spend time with Him daily

Lord, Your greatness is beyond my understanding. I am blessed to come to You in a personal relationship, but I can never forget that You are the king of the universe. You not only created this world, but You hold it together - You are before all, You are in all, and You are behind all.

Colossians 1:15-17

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self

Blessings on your day,

Heather

P.S. If you just jumped into this blog post, you can read the first post explaining how to walk with God through your prayer life and the first day of praying through scripture here.

26 - Almighty, Omnipotent, All-powerful God

2025-05-13T17:53:00.000-07:00

“Aslan is a lion- the Lion, the great Lion." "Ooh" said Susan. "I'd thought he was a man. Is he-quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion"..."Safe?" said Mr Beaver ..."Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King, I tell you.”

-C.S. Lewis

When I view the majesty of the mountains, rising up thousands of feet into the sky, the top obscured by clouds, I stand in awe. God's omnipotence is on full display in creation and nature; fierce winds, earthquakes, lightning and thunder declaring God's all powerful nature to us tiny humans. God's ultimate power was on display especially on resurrection day - Jesus conquered the grave, reversing the effects of nature and bursting forth in glorious power.

We may be facing challenges that seem insurmountable, or fighting battles that feel unwinnable, but we serve a God who is our power when we are weak. Let us never diminish God to human status, focusing only on the character traits we can understand. God, like Aslan in the Chronicles of Narnia, is quite ferocious in power, but He is good and we can trust Him to use His power for His great purposes.

Worship the God of Power

Lord, nothing is too difficult for You. How comforting to know that I serve the great and mighty God whose purposes never fail is on my side. You are great and mighty.

Jeremiah 32:17-19

“Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you. You show love to thousands but bring the punishment for the parents’ sins into the laps of their children after them. Great and mighty God, whose name is the Lord Almighty, great are your purposes and mighty are your deeds. Your eyes are open to the ways of all mankind; you reward each person according to their conduct and as their deeds deserve.

Appropriate the truth of scripture as you grow in your walk of faith

Lord, open my eyes to see and live out the incomparably great power for those who believe. That mighty strength that raised Christ from the dead lives in me. Today, may I walk in Your power, in Your strength as I am so aware of my own weakness. When I am weak, You are strong.

Ephesians 1:18-21

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

Lord, If I ever came face to face with a display of Your great power, I would repent in dust and ashes like Job did. You are beyond my understanding and Your ways will always prevail.

Job 42:2-6

“I know that you can do all things,
    and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
3 ‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’
Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,
    things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.
4 ‘Hear, and I will speak;
    I will question you, and you make it known to me.’
5 I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear,
    but now my eye sees you;
6 therefore I despise myself,
    and repent in dust and ashes.”

Know Him more and more as you spend time with Him daily

You are the God who never tires and who grants power to the weak, the tired, and the worn down. You promise us that those who wait on the Lord will have renewed strength and will soar like eagles and run without fainting. Your power is indescribable.

Isaiah 40:28-31

Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
    the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
    his understanding is unsearchable.
29 He gives power to the faint,
    and to him who has no might he increases strength.
30 Even youths shall faint and be weary,
    and young men shall fall exhausted;
31 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.

Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self

Blessings on your day,

Heather

P.S. If you just jumped into this blog post, you can read the first post explaining how to walk with God through your prayer life and the first day of praying through scripture here.

25 - Jehovah Rapha (Healer)

2025-05-11T17:40:00.000-07:00

When Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, they saw the plagues upon their enemies - the boils and sickness leading to death. But God reminded them that He was their healer when He provided fresh water in the desert for them (Exodus 15). We worship the God who healed the widow's son, who brought sight to the blind man, healed lepers, and even raised up Jairus' daughter from the dead. There is no doubt that our God is powerful enough to heal any disease, but we also know from Job's story that not all trouble or sickness is taken away by our Lord. His ways are not our ways and we do not always know what is in His will regarding healing. Praying for healing of loved ones or yourself can always follow the scriptural example and confidently assert that God is able to heal all illnesses when it is within His will.

Worship the God who heals, Jehovah Rapha

You are worthy of our praises Lord, our healer. We see how you heal the brokenhearted and You care for those who are wounded. You are the great Healer and we seek You for the salve that will not only restore our health but restore our spirits.

Psalm 147

Praise the Lord.

How good it is to sing praises to our God,
how pleasant and fitting to praise him!

2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
    he gathers the exiles of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted
    and binds up their wounds.
4 He determines the number of the stars
    and calls them each by name.
5 Great is our Lord and mighty in power;
    his understanding has no limit.
6 The Lord sustains the humble

but casts the wicked to the ground.

Appropriate the truth of scripture as you grow in your walk of faith

Lord, I am reminded today that in any and every circumstance, I am to come to You in prayer. You are there for me when I am happy or in trouble, needing forgiveness or sick. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective!

James 5:13-16

Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

Lord, I come to You today with a heart that desires to return to Your ways and live in Your presence. You promise to heal and bind up our wounds, restoring us through the resurrection power of Jesus when we repent and turn to You.

Hosea 6:1-3

“Come, let us return to the Lord.
He has torn us to pieces
    but he will heal us;
he has injured us
    but he will bind up our wounds.
2 After two days he will revive us;
    on the third day he will restore us,
    that we may live in his presence.
3 Let us acknowledge the Lord;
    let us press on to acknowledge him.
As surely as the sun rises,
    he will appear;
he will come to us like the winter rains,
    like the spring rains that water the earth.”

Know Him more and more as you spend time with Him daily

Lord, You came to bring freedom, sight, and healing. How precious is to me that I can rely on You as my healer.

Luke 4:18-21 When Jesus opened up the scroll and read from Isaiah the prophecy:

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
    because he has anointed me
    to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
    and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
     to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self

Blessings on your day,

Heather

P.S. If you just jumped into this blog post, you can read the first post explaining how to walk with God through your prayer life and the first day of praying through scripture here.

My Redeemer (24)

2025-05-11T17:10:00.000-07:00

In the story of Ruth, we learn about the kinsman-redeemer, this family role where someone can redeem a deserted, lonely widow and provide for her. When Jesus is called our redeemer, He is referred to as the One who purchased our freedom and brought us into a safe home. He provided for the fee required by our sins and rescued us from the grip of sin. He calls himself our husband, just like Boaz in the story of Ruth, fulfilling his Word to provide safety and security for us.

Isaiah 54: 5

For your Maker is your husband—
the Lord Almighty is his name—
the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer;
he is called the God of all the earth.

Worship God, our Redeemer

Lord, Out of Your love, You rescue me. You hear my prayers and my cries for help. You answer me and deliver me from the evil one.

Psalm 143

Lord, hear my prayer,
listen to my cry for mercy;
in your faithfulness and righteousness
come to my relief.

Do not bring your servant into judgment,
for no one living is righteous before you.

The enemy pursues me,
he crushes me to the ground;
he makes me dwell in the darkness
like those long dead.

So my spirit grows faint within me;
my heart within me is dismayed.

I remember the days of long ago;
I meditate on all your works
and consider what your hands have done.

I spread out my hands to you;
I thirst for you like a parched land.

Answer me quickly, Lord;
my spirit fails.
Do not hide your face from me
or I will be like those who go down to the pit.

Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,
for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way I should go,
for to you I entrust my life.

Rescue me from my enemies, Lord,
for I hide myself in you.

Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God;
may your good Spirit
lead me on level ground.

For your name’s sake, Lord, preserve my life;
in your righteousness, bring me out of trouble.

In your unfailing love, silence my enemies;

destroy all my foes,

for I am your servant.

Appropriate the truth of scripture as you grow in your walk of faith

Lord, I praise you along with Zechariah, for the horn of salvation which we find in Jesus. You provided for a way to pay the debt I owed and You brought salvation to us!

Luke 1:68-79 Zechariah's prayer when his son John the baptist was born

“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,
because he has come to his people and redeemed them.

He has raised up a horn of salvation for us

in the house of his servant David

(as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),

salvation from our enemies

and from the hand of all who hate us—

to show mercy to our ancestors

and to remember his holy covenant,

the oath he swore to our father Abraham:

to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,

and to enable us to serve him without fear

in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;
for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,

to give his people the knowledge of salvation
through the forgiveness of their sins,

because of the tender mercy of our God,
by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven

to shine on those living in darkness
and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the path of peace.”

Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

Lord, we come to You, my salvation and my light. May Your light lead me to Your presence where I can praise You and find forgiveness in You, my Redeemer.

Psalm 43:3-5

Send out your light and your truth;
    let them lead me;
let them bring me to your holy hill
    and to your dwelling!
Then I will go to the altar of God,
    to God my exceeding joy,
and I will praise you with the lyre,
    O God, my God.

Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you in turmoil within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,

my salvation and my God.

Know Him more and more as you spend time with Him daily

Lord, how amazing it is to see that You planned to purchase us back out of slavery to sin so many years before Jesus' birth. I worship You with Daniel, who eagerly awaited the redemption of his people from slavery to Babylon. Your plan to rescue us was from long ago and perfectly met our needs.

Daniel 9

“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,
because he has come to his people and redeemed them.

He has raised up a horn of salvation for us

in the house of his servant David

(as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),

salvation from our enemies

and from the hand of all who hate us—

to show mercy to our ancestors

and to remember his holy covenant,

the oath he swore to our father Abraham:

to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,

and to enable us to serve him without fear

in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;
for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,

to give his people the knowledge of salvation
through the forgiveness of their sins,

because of the tender mercy of our God,
by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven

to shine on those living in darkness
and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the path of peace.”

23 - The Holy One

2025-05-11T10:46:00.000-07:00

When the Apostle John was transported to heaven, He was in the presence of God, seeing and hearing the 24 elders and the seraphim worshiping God's holiness day and night. Our God in an Awesome God! He is a personal God and He loves us deeply, but we must remember that He is terrifying in His holiness also. The Israelites trembled before His power when Moses brought down the 10 commandments, showing their reverence for His holy power. Today our worship will focus on the holiness of the One and only God of the universe.

Worship our Holy God

Lord God Almighty, I fall on my face before Your holiness. I am speechless and compelled to give You all the glory You deserve. You alone are worthy to receive such praise and worship - You are holier than holy, beyond anything I could ever imagine.

Revelation 4:8-11

“‘Holy, holy, holy

is the Lord God Almighty,’

who was, and is, and is to come.”

Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:

11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God,
    to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
    and by your will they were created
    and have their being.”

Appropriate the truth of scripture as you grow in your walk of faith

Lord, may I be aware of Your holiness today, to live in reverent respect of Your glory. If I were standing in the throne room of heaven like Isaiah, I also would call out "woe is me." Your holiness is too great for me to bear without the blood of Jesus to cover my sins. May I never take it lightly that You, the Holy God, condescended to have relationship with me and not only that, You invite me to serve with You in sharing Your message of truth and hope to the world. Here I am, Lord, use me.

Isaiah 6:1-8

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3 And they were calling to one another:

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty;
the whole earth is full of his glory.”

At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.

“Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”

Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.”

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”

And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”

Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

Sanctify me Lord as only You can do. I long to be able to reflect Your holiness in my life but I am marred and fallen, cleansed only by Your grace. Make me pure that I might honor You.

1 Thessalonians 5:12-14

23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.

Know Him more and more as you spend time with Him daily

Lord, When Moses witnessed the power of Your almighty hand, parting the sea and crushing the enemy, he was in awe of your majestic holiness. You, Oh Lord, are far above mankind, Your holiness has set You apart in majesty. I worship You, my holy God.

Exodus 15:11-13

Who among the gods
    is like you, Lord?
Who is like you—
    majestic in holiness,
awesome in glory,
    working wonders?

“You stretch out your right hand,
and the earth swallows your enemies.
In your unfailing love you will lead
the people you have redeemed.
In your strength you will guide them

to your holy dwelling.

1 Thessalonians 3:11-13

Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus clear the way for us to come to you. May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.

Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self

Blessings on your day,

Heather

P.S. If you just jumped into this blog post, you can read the first post explaining how to walk with God through your prayer life and the first day of praying through scripture here.

22 - Ancient of Days

2025-05-11T05:36:00.000-07:00

From Everlasting to Everlasting, You are God.

Psalm 90:2

Many of prayers in the Bible contain descriptions of God's work in the past. Remember when God showed His power, when He proclaimed His nature, when He moved on behalf of His people? This is the same God we pray to today. When we remind ourselves of God's work in history or in our personal lives, we are recounting all the ways He has been good to us. Today we will pray along with the men and women who experienced God throughout history, seeing God's powerful work in their days.

Worship the Ancient of Days

Lord, just like Nehemiah, I look back over history and over my own life and see how You have worked in amazing ways. Your creation reminds me daily of Your majesty, creativity and genuine care for each one of us. I see Your hand of righteousness and mercy in Your Word and I know You as my deliverer personally too. You are the great God, mighty and awesome, who keeps Your covenant of love.

Nehemiah 9:5-8, 26-27, 32-33

“Blessed be your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise. You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.

“You are the Lord God, who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and named him Abraham. You found his heart faithful to you, and you made a covenant with him to give to his descendants the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites and Girgashites. You have kept your promise because you are righteous.....

“But they were disobedient and rebelled against you; they turned their backs on your law. They killed your prophets, who had warned them in order to turn them back to you; they committed awful blasphemies. So you delivered them into the hands of their enemies, who oppressed them. But when they were oppressed they cried out to you. From heaven you heard them, and in your great compassion you gave them deliverers, who rescued them from the hand of their enemies.

“Now therefore, our God, the great God, mighty and awesome, who keeps his covenant of love, do not let all this hardship seem trifling in your eyes—the hardship that has come on us, on our kings and leaders, on our priests and prophets, on our ancestors and all your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today. In all that has happened to us, you have remained righteous; you have acted faithfully, while we acted wickedly.

Appropriate the truth of scripture as you grow in your walk of faith

You are the God of Mary, the God who sent prophecies to light the way for Jesus to be born. What a miracle! History shows Your holiness, Your mercy, Your mighty deeds, and Your kindness to the humble in heart.

Luke 1:47-55 Mary's prayer when the angel came to her

“My soul glorifies the Lord
47     and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
48 for he has been mindful
    of the humble state of his servant.
From now on all generations will call me blessed,
49     for the Mighty One has done great things for me—
    holy is his name.
50 His mercy extends to those who fear him,
    from generation to generation.
51 He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;
    he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.
52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones
    but has lifted up the humble.
53 He has filled the hungry with good things
    but has sent the rich away empty.
54 He has helped his servant Israel,
    remembering to be merciful
55 to Abraham and his descendants forever,
    just as he promised our ancestors.”

Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

Lord, I remember how the Israelites responded when they returned to the promised land after being exiled and discovered Your law. When it was read aloud, there was weeping and people turned back to You in sincere repentance. We are so in need of Your grace and relief from the consequences of sin.

Ezra 9:6, 8

“I am too ashamed and disgraced, my God, to lift up my face to you, because our sins are higher than our heads and our guilt has reached to the heavens.

“But now, for a brief moment, the Lord our God has been gracious in leaving us a remnant and giving us a firm place in his sanctuary, and so our God gives light to our eyes and a little relief in our bondage

Know Him more and more as you spend time with Him daily

Lord, You are a timeless God but my time on earth is short. As I worship You, the Ancient of Days, today, I recognize my mortality and remember how short this fleeting life is. May my days be filled with Your love, Your joy, and Your favor Lord.

Psalm 90: 12-17

Teach us to number our days,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

Relent, Lord! How long will it be?
    Have compassion on your servants.
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,
    that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,
    for as many years as we have seen trouble.
1May your deeds be shown to your servants,
    your splendor to their children.

May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us;
establish the work of our hands for us—
yes, establish the work of our hands.

Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self

Blessings on your day,

Heather

P.S. If you just jumped into this blog post, you can read the first post explaining how to walk with God through your prayer life and the first day of praying through scripture here.

The Rock I stand upon (21)

2025-04-27T05:18:00.000-07:00

A mighty Fortress is our God,
A Bulwark never failing;
Our Helper He amid the flood
Of mortal ills prevailing

Martin Luther

When I have taken walks upon the north shore of Lake Superior, I have always been amazed by the basalt and the rock formations that stand so solidly against the beating of the waves on the lake. I have stood high upon the rock and looked down at the water and understood what it means to find safety and security from the wind and waves which tumultuously pound upon the rocks. The imagery of feeling swept away by the current of fears and worries or drowning in troubles and sorrows leads us to the Rock that is high above the fray, solid and secure. God is our Rock when we are facing uncertainty, anxiety, grief, difficult circumstances, and more. He is a strong foundation for us to build upon and He will not move or change despite the always changing tides of culture.

Worship God , Our Rock

Lord, when I am faced with fears and overwhelmed by life, how comforting to know that I can come to You, my Rock and take refuge high above the storms of life in the security of Your deliverance and salvation. You are my rescuer and You make my steps firm and secure.

2 Samuel 22: 2-7, 17-20, 32-35 (David's prayer when God delivered him from Saul)

“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation,
    my stronghold and my refuge,
    my savior; you save me from violence.

I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,
    and I am saved from my enemies.
For the waves of death encompassed me,

the torrents of destruction assailed me;
the cords of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.
In my distress I called upon the Lord;

to my God I called.
From his temple he heard my voice,
and my cry came to his ears......

He sent from on high, he took me;
    he drew me out of many waters.
He rescued me from my strong enemy,
    from those who hated me,
    for they were too mighty for me.
They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
    but the Lord was my support.

He brought me out into a broad place;
    he rescued me, because he delighted in me.....

“For who is God, but the Lord?
    And who is a rock, except our God?
This God is my strong refuge
    and has made my way blameless.
He made my feet like the feet of a deer
    and set me secure on the heights....

Appropriate the truth of scripture as you grow in your walk of faith

Lord, I believe that my household, my life, will be secure and stand the tests of life if I stand strongly upon Your words. May I live in obedience to Your word and may I place my trust in You for my security, not finances, position, power, popularity, or anything that can shift like the sand.

Matthew 7:24

“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”

Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

Lord, You are the foundation of the church, and as part of the church, I stand on Your truth. I don't feel worthy to be called a part of a holy priesthood; forgive me for where I fail in offering you spiritual sacrifices or obeying Your word. May my life be built upon Your strong foundation and build up the church as You intended.

2 Peter 2:4-7

As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in Scripture:

“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone,
a cornerstone chosen and precious,
and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”

So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe,

“The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone,”

and

“A stone of stumbling,
and a rock of offense.”

They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

Know Him more and more as you spend time with Him daily

Lord, You are so kind and your fatherly support lifts me up regularly. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I, lead me to the place where I stand in confidence because I stand on Your word. You are my refuge and strong tower when I am feeling faint and overwhelmed.

Psalm 61: 1-3

Hear my cry, O God,
    listen to my prayer;
2 from the end of the earth I call to you
    when my heart is faint.
Lead me to the rock
    that is higher than I,
3 for you have been my refuge,
    a strong tower against the enemy.

Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self

Blessings on your day,

Heather

P.S. If you just jumped into this blog post, you can read the first post explaining how to walk with God through your prayer life and the first day of praying through scripture here.

God is Merciful (20)

2025-04-21T13:32:00.000-07:00

Wonderful, merciful Savior

Precious Redeemer and Friend

Who would have thought that a Lamb

Could rescue the souls of men

— Dawn Rodgers, Eric Wyse

Mercy is God's kindness to relent from giving us exactly what we deserve as sinners who have ignored His commands, stepped outside of His boundaries, and dismissed His authority over us. We deserve punishment, even death, for our actions, but God is a merciful God, providing a better way to satisfy the requirements of the law. Today as we pray, may we remember that God poured out His mercy upon us, although we were not deserving, and in the same way, He asks us to grant mercy to others.

Worship the God of Mercy

Lord, You showed us what You desire to see in us by living it out in the life of Jesus. You are humble and gentle, You experienced grief, loss, pain, and hunger, and You showed mercy and kindness even when You were persecuted. I desire to live in Your blessing, to know that following You means having the same humble heart, the same mercy for those who are unkind, and to have a heart that seeks Your kingdom first.

Matthew 5:3-10

“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
    for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn,
    for they will be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek,
    for they will inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
    for they will be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful,
    for they will be shown mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
    for they will see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
    for they will be called children of God.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
    for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Appropriate the truth of scripture as you grow in your walk of faith

Lord, You granted mercy upon me abundantly, not sparingly. You not only withheld the penalty of sin (eternal death) from me, but instead You made me alive in You. I could do nothing to pay the debt I owed because of my sin, but You paid it for me! Your kind and merciful gaze upon this sinner reminds me of how worthy You are of my worship.

Ephesians 2:4-5

But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.

Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

Lord, I know sometimes I get it wrong and focus on the failures of others, wishing they would get justice while ignoring my own inability to live according to Your ways. Give me a humble heart so I can focus on doing the right thing, walking in Your ways, while being full of mercy for those around me who struggle to follow Your ways.

Micah 6:8

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.

Know Him more and more as you spend time with Him daily

Lord, even though I know it does not please You when we turn away from You, I am so blessed to know that You are a God of grace and mercy. You long for us to return to You, to repent, turn around and change our ways so that You can show Your nature to us - that You are gracious, merciful, slow to anger, abounding in love...

Joel 2:12-13

“Yet even now,” declares the Lord,
    “return to me with all your heart,
with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;
13     and rend your hearts and not your garments.”
Return to the Lord your God,
    for he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love;
    and he relents over disaster.

Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self

Blessings on your day,

Heather

P.S. If you just jumped into this blog post, you can read the first post explaining how to walk with God through your prayer life and the first day of praying through scripture here.

The Resurrection and the Life (19)

2025-04-19T11:46:00.000-07:00

He is alive!

In the three years of Jesus's ministry before He made His final journey to the cross, to fulfill His eternal purpose, He foretold what would happen in His last days. His miracles and teaching illuminated His deity and progressed from healing and the hope of a messiah to the ultimate miracle of raising lives from the dead. The most notable miracle took place just prior to Jesus' last trip into Jerusalem, when He was called to visit Mary and Martha after their brother Lazarus' sickness lead to his death. Jesus dramatically proclaimed His divine power over death by opening up the grave and rising Lazarus back to life.

But even before this amazing miracle, Jesus was telling his disciples that He was the author of life - that true life could only come through Him. In John 3, Jesus explained to Nicodemus that it is only by being born again, (born spiritually) that eternal life can be found.

And yet, somehow, in the midst of Jesus' trial and shocking death sentence, these recent statements and evidence of Jesus' power deflated in the minds of His followers. In the dark days of fear and sorrow, the disciples forgot that Jesus IS the resurrection and the life.

Until He arose - hallelujah - up from the grave He arose! And in a moment, everything changed; the stone was rolled away and Jesus was ALIVE.

Today, let us worship Jesus, the resurrected savior and the One who brings new life into our hearts as well.

Worship the Resurrection and the Life

Lord, I am amazed that You took my place and died for my sins. This sacrifice will never cease to to take my breath away. You provided for more than just what I want today, or the essentials for this life, but Your provided for my eternity.

John 11:25 -27

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.”

Appropriate the truth of scripture as you grow in your walk of faith

Jesus, it is only because of Your sacrifice that I can have eternal life. Help me to understand and to live as if this "eternal life" is not just something I receive after I die, but a gift I now possess. May my life be IN Christ and may I live a new, changed, transformed life because of the work of the cross. Today, I preach the gospel to myself anew, telling my soul that Jesus died for my sins so that I could live free from the chains to sin and the curse of sin. Renew my heart Lord so I can live Your abundant life today.

John 3:16

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Ezekiel 36:26

And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

John 10:10

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly

Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

Lord, Your word says that in You, I have died to sin, but it still lingers and trips up some days. May I know that You have defeated the power of sin through Your death and resurrection and may I live in the newness of life that comes from Your resurrection.

Romans 6:1-4

What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.

Know Him more and more as you spend time with Him daily

Jesus, You are eternal, existing forever before the beginning of time and living eternally into the future, infinitely longer than I could imagine. Your life is what brings meaning to my life and gives me hope beyond the grave. This life on earth is but a moment in comparison to eternity. Give me that eternal perspective and fill me with vision to see beyond the temporary worries of the world into the final victory over death, sin and Satan. You have already won!

1 Corinthians 15:55-57

“Death is swallowed up in victory.”
“O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?”

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self

Blessings on your day,

Heather

P.S. If you just jumped into this blog post, you can read the first post explaining how to walk with God through your prayer life and the first day of praying through scripture here.

The Joy of the Lord is My Strength (18)

2025-04-13T17:33:00.000-07:00

“Gratitude produces deep, abiding joy because we know that God is working in us, even through difficulties.”

~Charles Stanley

I recently attended a concert where I sang at high volume and clapped my hands for a full two hours straight, accompanied by drums, guitars, vocals and a fiddle along with confetti and bright flashing lights - now that's a great description of JOY! We might not imagine the face of Jesus when we think of joy, but He is the creator of joy. He wants us to experience His joy in this life and He wants us to know that joy comes from Him.

Worship the Lord of Joy

Lord, this world shouts at us about all the ways we can find joy, when really we must come to You as the source of the purest and highest sense of true joy. Fill me with Your joy today!

John 15:9-11

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.

Nehemiah 8:10b

The joy of the Lord is our strength

Appropriate the truth of scripture as you grow in your walk of faith

Holy Spirit, fill me with Your fruit, bring Your life into my soul and may my personal growth show the fruits of joy! (And love, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control). I want my life to be the overflow of Your presence and Your work in my heart.

Galatians 5:22-24

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

Philippians 4:4

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice

Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

Lord, I confess that I often look for joy in the world instead of in You. I have felt the painful consequences of not listening to You, but I have hope today that I will see the seeds of joy grow out of the hard times in my life.

Psalm 126:5-6

Those who sow in tears
    shall reap with shouts of joy!
6 He who goes out weeping,
    bearing the seed for sowing,
shall come home with shouts of joy,
    bringing his sheaves with him.

Know Him more and more as you spend time with Him daily

Oh how I desire to have a radiant face, shining with the joy of knowing You are the God who answers prayers and delivers me from my fears. May I taste, see and declare Your goodness today.

Psalm 34:4-8

I sought the Lord, and he answered me
    and delivered me from all my fears.
5 Those who look to him are radiant,
    and their faces shall never be ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
    and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the Lord encamps
    around those who fear him, and delivers them.

8 Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!
Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!

Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self

Blessings on your day,

Heather

P.S. If you just jumped into this blog post, you can read the first post explaining how to walk with God through your prayer life and the first day of praying through scripture here.

Dwelling with God (17)

2025-03-30T09:27:00.000-07:00

Christ with me,
Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
Christ in me,
Christ beneath me,
Christ above me,
Christ on my right,
Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down,
Christ when I sit down,
Christ when I arise,

— St. Patrick's Breastplate Prayer

Where does God dwell? Our God, who is invisible to the human eye, who is larger than life, the infinite, eternal God, where can we find Him? Is His presence confined to heaven or maybe to the church buildings? Wherever He can be found, that is where I want to be. I long to be in His presence, to sense His nearness and to know Him as closely as if I were dwelling in His home.

God is omnipresent, which means He is always present, never far from us. We can pray to Him wherever we are and we can commune with Him anywhere. Not only does God invite us to join Him in His dwelling place, to draw near to Him in His presence, but also He promises that He will dwell within us.

Worship God, our dwelling place

Lord, I long to be where You are, to find my home in You! I want to live always within the boundaries of Your will and find my joy in Your presence oh Lord.

Psalm 84:1-4; 10-12

How lovely is your dwelling place,
    O Lord of hosts!
My soul longs, yes, faints
    for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and flesh sing for joy
    to the living God.

Even the sparrow finds a home,
    and the swallow a nest for herself,
    where she may lay her young,
at your altars, O Lord of hosts,
    my King and my God.
Blessed are those who dwell in your house,
    ever singing your praise!

For a day in your courts is better
    than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
    than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
    the Lord bestows favor and honor.
No good thing does he withhold
    from those who walk uprightly.
O Lord of hosts,
    blessed is the one who trusts in you!

Appropriate the truth of scripture as you grow in your walk of faith

Lord, may I desire to be in Your presence like the psalmist. Lord, I am so grateful for Your Spirit who dwells within me.

Psalm 27:4

One thing have I asked of the Lord,
    that will I seek after:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord
    and to inquire in his temple.

John 14:16-17

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.

Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

Lord, today I pray that I may honor You with my body, the temple of the Holy Spirit. May I abide in You as You abide in me.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

John 15:4-10

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.

Know Him more and more as you spend time with Him daily

Lord, no building can contain Your presence, but may I know Your presence in experience more and more each day.

1 Kings 8:23-30 (King Solomon's prayer over the Temple building)

“O Lord, God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven above or on earth beneath, keeping covenant and showing steadfast love to your servants who walk before you with all their heart; you have kept with your servant David my father what you declared to him. You spoke with your mouth, and with your hand have fulfilled it this day. Now therefore, O Lord, God of Israel, keep for your servant David my father what you have promised him, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man to sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your sons pay close attention to their way, to walk before me as you have walked before me.’ Now therefore, O God of Israel, let your word be confirmed, which you have spoken to your servant David my father.

“But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built! Yet have regard to the prayer of your servant and to his plea, O Lord my God, listening to the cry and to the prayer that your servant prays before you this day, that your eyes may be open night and day toward this house, the place of which you have said, ‘My name shall be there,’ that you may listen to the prayer that your servant offers toward this place. And listen to the plea of your servant and of your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. And listen in heaven your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive.

Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self

Blessings on your day,

Heather

P.S. If you just jumped into this blog post, you can read the first post explaining how to walk with God through your prayer life and the first day of praying through scripture here.

Our God is Faithful (16)

2025-03-16T11:04:00.000-07:00

“Great is Thy faithfulness,” O God my Father,

There is no shadow of turning with Thee;

Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not

As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.

“Great is Thy faithfulness!” “Great is Thy faithfulness!”

Morning by morning new mercies I see;

All I have needed Thy hand hath provided

“Great is Thy faithfulness,” Lord, unto me!

— Thomas O. Chisholm

Throughout the scriptures, we see God making covenants and promises to His people as He declares His purposes that will be seen through the people He has chosen. We can look back and see how God fulfilled His promises with Abraham and with the people of Israel again and again. He is a faithful God and if He says it, He will do it. God will never leave our side and He will not give up on us no matter what challenge we are facing. However there are many promises that took hundreds of years to be fulfilled and even in our own lives, we may have to wait to see God's plan and His purpose in our pain. He calls us to wait upon Him and trust in His faithfulness to fulfill His promises. Today, let's direct our prayers to our Faithful God.

Worship the Faithful God

Lord, You are a covenant-keeper, a God whose love cannot be shaken. I worship You today as the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and Jacob, the God of David and the God of the prophets, the God of John, Peter and Paul. You are the same God now as You were in the pages of the Bible and Your faithful love remains with me as it did with all those who have come before me.

Deuteronomy 7:9

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations

Joshua 21:45

Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.

Appropriate the truth of scripture as you grow in your walk of faith

Lord, I wait upon You, feeling sometimes like You haven't heard my prayers, and wondering how long Oh Lord will it take for You to act? I am in good company with the psalmist who knows the end of the story has already been written and that we will be rewarded for waiting on You. I trust in Your steadfast love and I thank You because You have already heard and answered my prayers even if I haven't seen it yet. I will continue to wait on You .

Psalm 52:8-9

But I am like a green olive tree
    in the house of God.
I trust in the steadfast love of God
    forever and ever.
9 I will thank you forever,
    because you have done it.
I will wait for your name, for it is good,
    in the presence of the godly.

Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

Lord, today as I come before You with a humble heart, recognizing my need for forgiveness once again, I am so grateful for your never-ending mercy. To know that I can come every morning and find fresh grace from You brings peace and hope. Your faithful love never gives up on me, never lets me down, and never lets go.

Lamentations 3:22-23

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;

they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.

Know Him more and more as you spend time with Him daily

Lord, whatever I am facing today, I know I can call on You and that You will answer in Your faithfulness and steadfast love. I take refuge in You until these storms pass by.

Psalm 57:1-3

Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,
    for in you my soul takes refuge;
in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
    till the storms of destruction pass by.
2 I cry out to God Most High,
    to God who fulfills his purpose for me.
3 He will send from heaven and save me;
    he will put to shame him who tramples on me.
God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness!

Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self

Blessings on your day,

Heather

P.S. If you just jumped into this blog post, you can read the first post explaining how to walk with God through your prayer life and the first day of praying through scripture here.

God is Wisdom (15)

2025-03-01T09:52:00.000-08:00

God does not give us everything we want, but He does fulfill His promises, leading us along the best and straightest path to Himself.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

No matter what stage of life you find yourself in today, you will always be making decisions, making choices, and seeking next steps. Whatever concern is on your mind right now, you can seek guidance and wisdom from the One true Wise God. Isaiah 30:21 says Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”

May the desire of our hearts be to have open ears that will hear His voice guiding us.

Worship the All Wise God

Lord, Your wisdom is so much more than I could ever understand - I fall to my knees in worship of the only One who understands the minutia and the infinitude of this universe! Your thoughts are beyond what I could ever imagine or understand. I long to know You more, to understand even just a tiny bit of Your thoughts and Your ways.

Romans 11:33-36

Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!
    How unsearchable his judgments,
    and his paths beyond tracing out!
34 “Who has known the mind of the Lord?
    Or who has been his counselor?”
35 “Who has ever given to God,
    that God should repay them?
36 For from him and through him and for him are all things.
    To him be the glory forever! Amen.

Appropriate the truth of scripture as you grow in your walk of faith

Lord, I long to have godly wisdom for everything from the small choices I make daily to the bigger decisions that I am currently facing. Grant me wise counsel and heavenly direction with each step I take. Fill me with your wisdom to live this life the way You would have me live.

James 1:5

If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.

Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

So many times Lord, I have walked out ahead of Your direction. I have relied on my own understanding instead of waiting to hear Your directions. Thank You for continuing to shepherd me, prodding me back onto the path You've laid out for me. May my heart lean into Your wisdom, follow Your guidance, and submit to Your direction.

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.

Know Him more and more as you spend time with Him daily

Isaiah 55:8-11

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
    neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the Lord.
9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth,
    so are my ways higher than your ways
    and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Father, may I seek You in every moment of my day, and rely upon You in everything. You are the only Wise God!

Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self

Blessings on your day,

Heather

P.S. If you just jumped into this blog post, you can read the first post explaining how to walk with God through your prayer life and the first day of praying through scripture here.

God is Love - 14

2025-02-23T12:12:00.000-08:00

God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.

-Saint Augustine

In this world, we are often seeking love, whether it's the bond of close family members, bosom friendships, or romantic love. We long to be loved and to know love. When the Bible says God IS love, we must realize that love is not just a character trait of God, it is His very being. If we want to know what love looks like, we have to look to God. His love for us very simply is stated in John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life." In romantic novels or movies, we hear quotes about how love conquers all, or love is the answer, etc. There is truth there - we were created with a longing to be loved and it can only be met by the unconditional love of our Creator.

Worship the God who IS love

Lord, I am amazed that there is nothing, absolutely nothing that could separate me from your great love. I am eternally grateful today that Your love is greater than sickness and death, Your love is stronger than evil forces, Your love will endure beyond time, Your love will overcome anything I face in this life.

Romans 8:38-29

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Appropriate the truth of scripture as you grow in your walk of faith

Lord, today I pray that You would strengthen me with Your power in my inner being, through the presence of the Holy Spirit in my life. May I be rooted deeply in love so that no wind can topple me. Pour our the fullness of Your love upon me so that I might be able to comprehend that Your love is higher than I could ever reach, deeper than the darkest moments in my life, stretching far and wide across the whole world. Oh, to be overwhelmed by the immeasurable extent of Your great love!

Ephesians 3:14 - 21

For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family[c] in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

Father, I want to love others the way You have loved me. May I learn to imitate Your unconditional love in my interactions with people at work, at home, in my life.

1 John 4:7-12

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.

Know Him more and more as you spend time with Him daily

Lord, I want to know You more and to be satisfied in Your love for me!

Romans 5:6-8

For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Lord, this kind of love, the love of which I am so undeserving, is beyond my understanding. I am in awe of how You love.

Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self

Blessings on your day,

Heather

P.S. If you just jumped into this blog post, you can read the first post explaining how to walk with God through your prayer life and the first day of praying through scripture here.

Our Abba Father (13)

2025-02-02T15:49:00.000-08:00

Prayer is more than thoughts and feelings expressed in words. It is the opening of mind and heart - our whole being to God our Abba Father. It is Divine Union.

— Richard Foster

In the Old testament, the average believer worshiped God from afar. They may have revered Him, praying to Him by His holy name "Yahweh" but they did not throw His holy name around as if He were a buddy, a close friend, or a family member. When Jesus came he spoke often of His Father in heaven, which may have sounded strange to people. They did not call God by the name of Father and certainly not by the intimate, personal name of "Abba" (much like our word daddy).

The Lord's prayer starts with a reminder of our close relationship to God: "Our Father, in heaven...." The story of the prodigal son in Luke 15 gives us a glimpse into the Father-heart of our God and how He views us as His children. Remember the story where the son takes his father's inheritance, squanders it, and after living in destitution he finally decides to crawl home and see if his father would at least feed him? And this is how his father responded:

Luke 11:22-24 But the father said to his servants,[d] ‘Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. And bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate. For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to celebrate.

That's the Father we serve - with a heart bigger than we can imagine, arms wide open, willing to forgive and receive us no matter how far we have strayed.

Worship your Abba Father

Father, when I imagine myself coming before you as a broken and sinful person, I sometimes hang my head in shame. But I am so amazing and in awe of your loving gaze upon me, welcoming me home and embracing me. You have called me your child - what a wonder!

Galatians 4:4-7

But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship. Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.” So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.

Appropriate the truth of scripture as you grow in your walk of faith

Father, you brought me into Your family, adopted me as your special child. May I walk in that truth today, knowing that my identity is only found in You and that I am first and foremost Yours. What an incredible privilege to be a co-heir with Christ and to call myself a child of God.

Romans 8:14 - 17

For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

Father, today remind me that You know me intimately, You know what I need and what is in my heart. You are not impressed by my posturing in front of others to act as if I am so godly or holy; You can see through my facade . You already care about me just the way I am and my value is not found in what other's think of me but only that I belong to You as Your precious child. Forgive me for all the ways I have been a poser, I have put on airs, or I have tried get the approval of others instead of living only to please You.

Matthew 6:5-8

And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

“And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

Know Him more and more as you spend time with Him daily

Father, show me Your will that I might pray as Jesus did. May my heart be aligned to Yours and may I live for Your will.

Mark 14:36

“Abba, Father,” he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.”

Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self

Blessings on your day,

Heather

P.S. If you just jumped into this blog post, you can read the first post explaining how to walk with God through your prayer life and the first day of praying through scripture here.

Jesus is our intercessor (12)

2025-01-19T10:52:00.000-08:00

In worship God imparts Himself to us. — C.S. Lewis

In the Old Testament, God instituted the priesthood so that someone could be a mediator between man and God. The high priest would offer the sacrifice for the people's sins on the day of atonement and only after this, he would enter into the holy place in the temple. God preserved His presence for only those purified by blood, set apart for His purposes. When Jesus came, He was called the great high priest because not only did mediate for us - creating a bridge for us to commune with God, but He himself was the sacrifice offered for our sins. And with the sacrifice complete, our sins forgiven, we are welcomed into the throne room of heaven, where we can enter with confidence in our position with God.

Worship Christ, our great high priest

Jesus, Your sacrifice - the gift of your life - has opened the way for me to have complete access to God. Your arms stretched wide upon the cross connected my humble sinful heart to the God of the universe, making it possible for mw to have a personal relationship with our Creator once again.

Hebrews 4:14 - 16

Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Appropriate the truth of scripture as you grow in your walk of faith

Lord, when I can't even speak the words, when my soul is in anguish but I don't know how to ask, when the way forward is shrouded in mist, I rely upon Jesus to intercede for me. I'm not sure what is good in this situation and I don't know what Your plan looks like but I can trust that you will help me when I do not know what to pray. And I can rest in the fact that you have called me according to Your purpose and that ultimately Your will is that I be conformed to the image of Christ.

Romans 8:26-30

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.

Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

Lord, in Your last days on earth, You prayed for us. You prayed for your disciples and included those who had never seen you - how amazing to know that You would pray for us 2000 years ago! My prayer echoes yours: May I know You and have eternal life, keep me from the evil one, sanctify me by your truth, and may I live in oneness with those who follow You.

John 17

When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, 2 since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. 3 And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. 4 I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do. 5 And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.
6 “I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. 7 Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you. 8 For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. 9 I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. 10 All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. 11 And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one. 12 While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me. I have guarded them, and not one of them has been lost except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. 13 But now I am coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves. 14 I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 15 I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.[a] 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them[b] in the truth; your word is truth. 18 As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. 19 And for their sake I consecrate myself,[c] that they also may be sanctified[d] in truth.
20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, 23 I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me. 24 Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me. 26 I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.”

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Lord, You are the mediator of a new covenant, fulfilling the requirements of Old Testament law and opening the door to a new way. Thank You for Your sacrifice for us!

Hebrews 9:14

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.

Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self

Blessings on your day,

Heather

P.S. If you just jumped into this blog post, you can read the first post explaining how to walk with God through your prayer life and the first day of praying through scripture here.

God is my Shield and Fortress (11)

2025-01-12T13:01:00.000-08:00

Today we are going to pray through the armor of God. This prayer in Ephesians 6 shows us how to claim what God has given us as we fight against temptation, against persecution or the lies of Satan that threaten to take over our thoughts. This is a scripture that could be prayed every day - bookmark this so you can go back to it when you need it!

Worship our God, our Shield and Protector, the One who fights for us

Lord, thank you for being the One upon whom I can place all of my trust. You are the place I run to when I am afraid and it is in You alone that I find protection and security. You are my strength, my rock, and my fortress.

Psalm 18:1-2

I love you, O Lord, my strength.

2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold

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Today may I put on the armor of salvation, claiming Your protection over my soul, my thoughts, my actions, heart, my faith, all of me.

Ephesians 6:10-18

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints

Pray for the belt of truth - Satan is the father of lies (see John 8); Truth, however, sets us free and it is truth that binds our faith together.

John 8:31-32

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Pray for the breastplate of righteousness - that you would know in your heart that God has covered you with the righteousness of Jesus.

Philippians 3:8-9

Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith

Put on the shoes of readiness for the gospel of peace - walk out your faith, take the next steps God is calling you to, live for Jesus and bring His gospel wherever you go.

Romans 10;15

As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”

Pick up the Shield of Faith - The Lord is your defender, He is your hiding place and protector when you feel under attack. He is your refuge and your shield in this life.

Psalm 18:1-2

I love you, O Lord, my strength.

2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Put on the helmet of salvation -

1 Thessalonians 5:8-9

But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation. For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ

Pick up the Sword of the Spirit - which is the Word of God. Cling to God's words as your weapon against falsehood and temptation.

Hebrews 4:12

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

Lord, just like the Apostle Paul, I can sometimes rest on all the "good" things I think I've done, but may I count all of that just a useless as garbage, because I need Your righteousness that only comes through faith. Wherever I feel strong in my faith, may I lay it down to You in humility, and wherever I feel weak, may I put on Your righteousness by faith.

Philippians 3:8-9

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Lord, as I pray through the armor of God, I realize that each item I am to put on is actually a representation of one of Your attributes. What I am to wear each day to defend myself against evil is YOU. You are the truth, the peace, the shield, my righteousness and my salvation. May I learn to abide in You each day, to be clothed in You and to live in Your presence where I will find true freedom.

John 8:31-32

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self

Blessings on your day,

Heather

P.S. If you just jumped into this blog post, you can read the first post explaining how to walk with God through your prayer life and the first day of praying through scripture here.

Alpha and Omega (I am) - 10

2025-01-04T12:55:00.000-08:00

Since God knows our future, our personalities, and our capacity to listen, he isn't ever going to say more to us than we can deal with at the moment.

— Charles Stanley

As I write this, it is the beginning of a new year, with all of the resolutions and best intentions to start afresh. Each year feels like the next leg in the race of life and we hear the shots go off and start off the year strong, acting like we are sprinters, but will we maintain this race all the way until the end? Are you feeling fatigued? Energetic? or worn out from this battle?

God's Word offers us a fresh start every day as we follow the Beginning and the End, the Alpha and Omega, the God who is beyond time, the One who created time. Whether we are feeling exhausted, like there's never enough time, or refreshed and ready, God is there with us for every season of life.

Worship the Alpha and Omega

Lord, time is a human constraint that is limited for me, but You were before time began and You will exist after the end of time. You are not only infinite, you are timeless. You are the beginning of all things and You are the end - it's difficult for me to understand what you meant when you named yourself "I am" (Yahweh). You are always existing beyond our comprehension.

John 8:58

Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”

Revelation 1:8

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”

John 1:1

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

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Lord, may I come to the end of my days knowing that I have been faithful with the time You've given me. I long to hear you say "well done, good and faithful servant."

May I continue to run this race from beginning to end, to fight this fight, and to never give up on my faith. Lord, I look forward to the end of time when you promise me the crown of righteousness; how marvelous!

Matthew 25:21

His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’

2 Timothy 4:7-8

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.

Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

Lord, teach me to number my days, to be wise about how I spend my time, this limited resource You've given us. May I continue to strain forward to what lies ahead, pressing on through whatever faces me today.

Philippians 3:12-14

Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Psalm 90:12

So teach us to number our days
that we may get a heart of wisdom.

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Lord, my Alpha and Omega, may I walk in awe of Your power, your eternal existence and Your sovereign plan through all of time as the beginning and end.

Colossians 1:18

And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.

Psalm 46:10

He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”

Lamentations 3:22-23

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases
his mercies never come to an end;
23 they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.

Father, thank you that you are always a new beginning when I need one and for the reminder that You are Yahweh, in this I can rest.

Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self

Blessings on your day,

Heather

P.S. If you just jumped into this blog post, you can read the first post explaining how to walk with God through your prayer life and the first day of praying through scripture here.

Jehovah Jireh - The God who provides (9)

2024-12-29T13:48:00.000-08:00

Prayer is not only asking, but an attitude of mind which produces the atmosphere in which asking is perfectly natural.

— Oswald Chambers

After God provided a miraculous son to Abraham and Sarah, He asked the unimaginable. God told Abraham to bring everything needed for a sacrifice to the top of the mountain and there Abraham's faith rose above any expectation. The author of Hebrews gives us some insight into what happened in that moment:

"By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead, and so in a manner of speaking he did receive Isaac back from death." (Heb. 11:17-19)

We might think this story is about Abraham's faith but we would be missing the heart of the story. God saw Abraham's faith and provided an alternative sacrifice (instead of his son). The Lord provided a ram at just the right moment and through this God actually provided the sacrifice for the offering.

It was at this time in history that God was first called "Jehovah Jireh," or the God who provides.

And when we think of God as our provider today, we will remember that ultimately He provided Jesus as our sacrifice, to cover our sins and pay the price for our iniquity.

Worship the God who provides, Jehovah Jireh

Genesis 22: 8, 13 - 14

Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together...

Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram[a] caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.”

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Lord, I know that You will meet all my needs. You feed the birds of the air and clothe the flowers of the field, so I trust that You will take care of whatever it is I need today.

Matthew 6:28-33

Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

Lord, I come to You knowing that I cannot cover the stain of my sin in my own power. I cannot be cleansed from my unrighteousness without Your sacrifice. Cleanse me from all sin, from all wrongdoing, and may I offer to You the only thing You desire - a broken and contrite heart.

Psalm 51:1-4, 16, 17

Have mercy on me, O God,
    according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
    blot out my transgressions.
Wash away all my iniquity
    and cleanse me from my sin.

For I know my transgressions,
    and my sin is always before me.
Against you, you only, have I sinned
    and done what is evil in your sight;
so you are right in your verdict
    and justified when you judge.

You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;
    you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
1 My sacrifice, O God, is[b] a broken spirit;
    a broken and contrite heart
    you, God, will not despise.

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Lord, teach me to see You in every gift, to trust You for what I need, and to be content with what You've given me. Thank you for being the God who provides for me.

Philippians 4: 11-13, 19

Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me...

And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Father, I am overwhelmed by Your provision of Jesus as the sacrifice for my sins. Never let me take for granted this one most amazing gift of all time.

Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self

Blessings on your day,

Heather

P.S. If you just jumped into this blog post, you can read the first post explaining how to walk with God through your prayer life and the first day of praying through scripture here.

Immanuel (8)

2024-12-25T12:47:00.000-08:00

In worship, God imparts himself to us.

— C.S.Lewis

Immanuel is the most tender name for God; it the name given to Jesus, who came as God in the flesh, giving up all His rights as the King of the universe so that he could walk with us in human flesh. This most humble sacrifice opened wide the door for us to have relationship with Him. The birth of Jesus gives us window into God's heart for us; that He would give up His son so that we might be united with Him. How wonderful this gift from His heart to us!

Worship the God who is present, our Immanuel

Oh Lord, what an amazing miracle that You left the glories of heaven to humbly become a human and live on earth among us. Our Immanuel (God WITH us); our God who desires relationship with us, we love You and worship you.

Matthew 1:21-23

She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,[f] because he will save his people from their sins. ”All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”(which means “God with us”).

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Lord, I am so grateful for the gift of Immanuel, Your presence among us, the gift of a savior to bring us back to You. Thank you for the gift of grace which shows us that although we cannot do anything of our own power to cover our sins, You gave the sacrifice that would pay the price for us. You redeemed us. May I be overwhelmed by Your grace and treasure the greatest gift ever given.

Ephesians 2:8

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God

Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

Jesus, I am so grateful that You came as the only high priest whose sacrifice was acceptable unto eternity, allowing You to sit at the right hand of the Father after Your service. When I come to bring my failures to You, my great high priest, I am not only forgiven by your sacrifice, I am understood. I come to you today seeking mercy and grace.

Hebrews 4:15-16

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

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Lord, I want to have the same mindset you have - humility and the heart of a servant. I want to know You more and be filled with your thoughts.

Philippians 2:5-11

In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:

6 Who, being in very nature God,
    did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;

rather, he made himself nothing
    by taking the very nature of a servant,
    being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man,
    he humbled himself
    by becoming obedient to death—
        even death on a cross!

Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
    and gave him the name that is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
    in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
    to the glory of God the Father.

Jesus, thank you for coming to earth as the greatest gift from God to mankind. Your sacrifice is the best gift ever.

Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self

Blessings on your day,

Heather

P.S. If you just jumped into this blog post, you can read the first post explaining how to walk with God through your prayer life and the first day of praying through scripture here.

A Principal of Prayer

Easter Celebration

31 Holy Spirit

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30 - Man of Sorrows

Man of sorrows what a namefor the Son of God, who cameruined sinners to reclaim:Hallelujah, what a Savior!P. P. Bliss

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29- Immutable God

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28 - Lord (master)

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27 - King of kings

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26 - Almighty, Omnipotent, All-powerful God

“Aslan is a lion- the Lion, the great Lion." "Ooh" said Susan. "I'd thought he was a man. Is he-quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion"..."Safe?" said Mr Beaver ..."Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King, I tell you.”

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25 - Jehovah Rapha (Healer)

My Redeemer (24)

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23 - The Holy One

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22 - Ancient of Days

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The Rock I stand upon (21)

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God is Merciful (20)

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The Resurrection and the Life (19)

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The Joy of the Lord is My Strength (18)

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Dwelling with God (17)

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Our God is Faithful (16)

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God is Wisdom (15)

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God is Love - 14

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Our Abba Father (13)

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Jesus is our intercessor (12)

In worship God imparts Himself to us. — C.S. Lewis

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God is my Shield and Fortress (11)

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Alpha and Omega (I am) - 10

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Jehovah Jireh - The God who provides (9)

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Immanuel (8)

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Man of sorrows what a name
for the Son of God, who came
ruined sinners to reclaim:
Hallelujah, what a Savior!
P. P. Bliss