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Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. – Proverbs 19:21 The future plans and purposes of God will be fulfilled. This is our promise, our hope, and our present praise for a future reality. Sovereign Lord, we praise You, the God whose future plans and purposesContinue reading “DAY 40: Praise to God Who Holds the Future”

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord! – Psalms 31:24 Helplessness and hopelessness fill the lives of many addicts and their families. The addict is powerless to stop on their own, and the family can do nothing to change that. Love is painful in these situations. SometimesContinue reading “DAY 39: Addicts and their Families”

Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God. – Proverbs 14:31 The Bible has much to say about caring for the poor, needy, and the homeless. We must remember it is not what we give or how much we give, but that we give. God’sContinue reading “DAY 38: Homeless in Our Community”

Father to the fatherless, defender of widows – this is God, whose dwelling is holy. God places the lonely in families; he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy. – Psalm 68:5-6a God becomes a fiercely devoted father to those who are orphaned. What is His solution to those who are lonely? Families. HeContinue reading “DAY 37: Foster Care/Adoption”

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. – Psalm 147:3 Today, we are mindful of those who have suffered abuse, often burdened with shame, fear, and anger. It’s crucial to provide them a safe space for healing. We must also consider the abusers, understanding that addressing their underlying issues is essential for breakingContinue reading “DAY 36: Abused and the Abusive”

Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task. Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach. – 1 Timothy 3:1-2 Noble, above reproach, faithful, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, and able to teach are the characteristics of God’sContinue reading “DAY 35: Spiritual Leaders in our Community “

So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.  – John 8:36 We are blessed to live in a country that provides its citizens with the freedoms that we enjoy here in the United States. May we never take for granted the freedoms and liberties that are afforded to us and those whoContinue reading “DAY 34: Praise for Our Freedoms and Liberties”

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. – Colossians 3:17 I heard “work hard” many times as a youth from many different people. “Do your very best,” I heard many times as well. If we are ofContinue reading “DAY 33: Local Work Force/Jobs”

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases. – Psalm 103:2-3 God is a healer. Live open to His many methods of administering his healing. While we are believing God for the healing of the impossible, we can rest in HisContinue reading “DAY 32: Those Battling Presently Incurable Diseases”

For when one says, ‘I follow Paul,’ and another, ‘I follow Apollos,’ are you not being merely human?  What then is Apollos?  What is Paul?  Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each.  I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.  So neither he who plants nor he who waters isContinue reading “DAY 31: Those Unreached with the Gospel”