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DAY 23: Praise for Answered Prayer “Pray without ceasing.” – II Thessalonians 5:7 (KJV) “I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer” – Psalms 17:6 (NIV) Until recently I did not realize that every prayer I had ever uttered had been answered by God!Continue reading “DAY 23: Praise for Answered Prayer”

DAY 22: Our Judges and the Judicial System When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers. – Proverbs 21:15 “The proper role of the judiciary is one of interpreting and applying the law, not making it.” Sandra Day O’Connor Lord, God we ask you to cause the judgesContinue reading “DAY 22: Our Judges and the Judicial System”

DAY 21: Foster Care/Adoption “Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. God settles the solitary in a home…” – Psalm 68:5-6a Our God, who rides through the deserts (v.4) and in the heavens (v.33), delivers the most vulnerable, children in need of adoption and foster care. He makesContinue reading “DAY 21: Foster Care/Adoption”

DAY 20: Persecuted Christians Read Daniel 9:1-19 Daniel prays for his nation being held captive. Is our nation any different than Daniel’s? Like Daniel, are Christians in a state of captivity and persecution? All this disaster has come on us, yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning fromContinue reading “DAY 20: Persecuted Christians”

 DAY 19: Nonprofit Agencies in our Community Work willingly in whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. – Colossians 3:23 The work that our local Non-Profit do is HARD. The balance of serving those most in need and continuing to raise funds for the work, canContinue reading “DAY 19: Nonprofit Agencies in our Community”

DAY 18: Local Congregations and Unity Among Them “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in UNITY! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes! It is like the dew of Hermon, whichContinue reading “DAY 18: Local Congregations and Unity Among Them”

DAY 17: Godly Men to Lead Youth Command these things. Teach them. Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young. Instead, set an example for the believers through your speech, behavior, love, faith, and by being sexually pure. Until I arrive, pay attention to public reading, preaching, and teaching. – 1 TimothyContinue reading “DAY 17: Godly Men to Lead Youth”

DAY 16: Praise of the Holy Spirit “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; Even the Spirit of truth whom the world cannot receive; because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you andContinue reading “DAY 16: Praise of the Holy Spirit”

DAY 15: Local Business Owners “We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed.” –2 Corinthians 4:8–9, NLT Small business owners have experienced all recently;Continue reading “DAY 15: Local Business Owners”

DAY 14: Military Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9. As young men and Women enter the Military, they are fearful of leaving their family for extended periods, not knowing when they will be backContinue reading “DAY 14: Military”