CHRIST Devotional: Instruction Psalm 32:8 says, I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. Jesus, the Word made flesh, the One full of grace and truth, avails Himself to us through the divine inspiration of Scripture. As we open up our […]
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. – Matthew 6:33 Restore us: Thank God for His grace and mercy. Ask Him to restore and redeem the times we have wondered from His will as a church and as individuals. Pray for a renewed […]
Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. – Psalm 51:12 Restore us: Pray that God will restore our hearts for the Gospel. Admit to God our tendency to take salvation for granted and treat the work Jesus did on the cross with apathy. Ask God to give […]
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in […]
Instead of your shame there shall be a double portion; instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their lot; therefore in their land they shall possess a double portion; they shall have everlasting joy. – Isaiah61:7 Restore us: Pray that God will restore marriages within our church. Beg God for an out-pouring of His grace […]
CHRIST Devotional: Restoration Have you ever restored a piece of furniture? Beaten and worn, you look at it with its wobbly legs, scratched surfaces, and cracked pieces. Ugly! It’s just plain ugly! But somehow you see potential. If only you could fill in the cracks, sand it down, tighten a few screws, and give it […]
Today is our second day of fasting. If you are participating in our #ThursdayFast, you will find a more extensive prayer guide for today at the end of this post. Today’s reading: If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, […]
In whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. – 2 Corinthians 4:4 Heal us from: Today we join with many across our nation to pray for […]
He said, “If you listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who […]
I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. – Revelation 3:15-16 Heal us from: Ask God to heal us from spiritual apathy. Express your brokenness to God […]