Stacey Barkley
“Because of the Lord’s faithful love we do not perish, for His mercies never end. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!” -- Lamentations 3:22–23 (HCSB)It had been one of those weeks. Nothing dramatic, just the slow, exhausting kind where little disappointments pile up until you feel the...
Yvonne M Morgan
Photo image courtesy of Getty Images for UnsplashYou will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. -- Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV).Years ago, I shared with our Sunday school class how I prayed to see a bear while we drove through one of the national parks,...
Photo image courtesy of Getty Images for UnsplashDraw near to God and He will draw near to you. – James 4:8 (NKJV) As a teacher, I had summers off for vacation. And when Dad retired, we both had extra time to be together. I often asked Dad if he would...
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And He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace and be healed of your affliction." -- Mark 5:34 (NKJV)Please Pray:Heavenly Father,We come to you just like the woman with the issue of blood, suffering in so many ways. We have tried everything in our...
Photo by Ümit Bulut on UnsplashAnd He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace and be healed of your affliction." -- Mark 5:34 (NKJV)Maybe you remember the story of a "certain woman with a flow of blood for 12 years"? Her story, explained in...
Charlaine Martin
“Master,” Simon replied, “we worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a thing. But if you say so, I’ll let the nets down again.” -- Luke 5:5 (NLT) Please Pray:Lord, forgive me, a sinner who worries when I ought to worship. Climb into my life with me, sit with...
Charlaine Martin
Photo by The Fixer on Unsplash“Master,” Simon replied, “we worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a thing. But if you say so, I’ll let nets down again.” -- Luke 5:5 (NLT)I stared at the menu, overwhelmed by the cost of hospital food. Our tight funds and friends’ generous...
“Because of the Lord’s faithful love we do not perish, for His mercies never end. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!” -- Lamentations 3:22–23 (HCSB)Please Pray:Lord, thank You for painting hope in the sky and writing promises in Your Word. Help me to see Your encouragement in...
“Because of the Lord’s faithful love we do not perish, for His mercies never end. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!” -- Lamentations 3:22–23 (HCSB)It had been one of those weeks. Nothing dramatic, just the slow, exhausting kind where little disappointments pile up until you feel the...
Yvonne M Morgan
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. -- Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV).Please Pray: Dear Heavenly Father, please walk with me today. Open my eyes to see the subtle hints of Your beauty, Your glory, and Your power in the things You’ve made for...
Yvonne M MorganPhoto image courtesy of Getty Images for UnsplashYou will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. -- Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV).Years ago, I shared with our Sunday school class how I prayed to see a bear while we drove through one of the national parks,...
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. – James 4:8 (NKJV)Please Pray: Dear Father, thank You for wanting fellowship with me. It boggles my brain to think the God of all creation loves me and wants to spend time with me. But Your Word makes it...
Photo image courtesy of Getty Images for UnsplashDraw near to God and He will draw near to you. – James 4:8 (NKJV) As a teacher, I had summers off for vacation. And when Dad retired, we both had extra time to be together. I often asked Dad if he would...
And after he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Enoch lived 365 years. Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away. — Genesis 5:22-24 (NIV)Please Pray: Father, walking with You brings us...
Photo image courtesy Getty Images for UnsplashAnd after he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Enoch lived 365 years. Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away. — Genesis 5:22-24 (NIV) My...
O God, you are my God . . . my soul thirsts for you . . . as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. – Psalm 63:1 (ESV)Please Pray: Lord, You are with me. You love me. Help me to know this deep inside so...
Photo image courtesy of Getty Images for UnsplashO God, you are my God . . . my soul thirsts for you . . . as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. – Psalm 63:1 (ESV) I call 2011 the Year of Loss. One by one,...
“I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.” – John 10:10Please Pray: Father God, if I am settling for comfort in my faith, show me so that I can surrender to You. Untie me from any ropes that are keeping me tied to the...
Photo image courtesy Andrej Lisakov for Unsplash“I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.” – John 10:10There are moments in our church service when it feels like it’s just me and Jesus; as if I’m standing before Him, feeling broken and full at the...
"He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by His wounds you have been healed." – 1 Peter 2:24Please Pray: Jehovah Rapha, in this fallen world, we need an abundance of healing. We know that there...
Photo by Aditya Saxena on Unsplash"He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by His wounds you have been healed." – 1 Peter 2:24In 1962, my four-year-old brother died of leukemia. I had been shielded beforehand...
Carlene Hill Byron
Then [Jesus] said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Put your hand into the wound in my side. Don’t be faithless any longer. Believe!” My Lord and my God!” Thomas exclaimed. – John 20:27–28 (NLT) We all remember that Thomas refused to recognize Jesus until...
Carlene Hill Byron
Then [Jesus] said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Put your hand into the wound in my side. Don’t be faithless any longer. Believe!” My Lord and my God!” Thomas exclaimed. – John 20:27–28 (NLT)Please Pray: God, I know you can heal. I’ve seen you...
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