Tag Archives: Union

I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end,” says the Lord God. “I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come—the Almighty One. – Revelation 1:8 NLT OBSERVATION: We can praise, with confidence and trust, the One who holds the future, because He is eternal. PRAYER:Continue reading “DAY 39:  Praise to the God Who Holds the Future”

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress. He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and burst their bonds apart. – Psalm 107:13-14 OBSERVATION: Addiction is no respecter of persons. Anyone can become an addict to damaging behaviors. It feels like being inContinue reading “DAY 38:  For Addicts and their Families”

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. – Psalm 147:3 OBSERVATION: Today we are mindful of people who have been abused. Those who have suffered abuse are often filled with shame, fear, anger and hopelessness brought about by the abuse. PRAYER: Father, we pray for the abused. Those who are isolated, silenced, hurtingContinue reading “DAY 37:  For The Abused and The Abusive”

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. – 2 Corinthians 3:17 OBSERVATION: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,  that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuitContinue reading “DAY 36:  Thanks for Our Freedoms and Liberties”

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. – Acts 1:8 OBSERVATION: In Acts 1:8, in the Physician Dr. Luke’s writing to the church first turned loose in aContinue reading “DAY 35:  For the Spiritual Leaders in our Community”

Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are His. He changes times and seasons; He deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. – Daniel 2:20–21 (NIV) OBSERVATION: Throughout the Bible it is clear that God is interested andContinue reading “DAY 34: Prayers for a Peaceful Election”

We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. – John 9:4 OBSERVATION: In the gospel according to the writer John 9:4 it talks about working the works of Him that sent Jesus, while it is day: the night cometh, when noContinue reading “DAY 33:  Local Work Force/ Jobs”

You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do peopleContinue reading “DAY 32:  Those Unreached with the Gospel”

And Jesus passing by, saw a man, who was blind from his birth…Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents; but that the works of God should be made manifest in him…He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and spread the clay on his eyes, And said to him: Go, washContinue reading “DAY 31:  Those Battling Presently Incurable Diseases”

Jesus heals a man with a demon. – Mark 5:1-20 OBSERVATION:  In this passage we read about an encounter that Jesus had with a broken man. It is heartbreaking to hear about his condition. The community was so afraid of him that they drove him away to live among the tombs. They decided to giveContinue reading “DAY 30:  Homeless in our Community”