Prayer Focus: Protection, Not Punishment Thank You, Father, for the protection You gave mankind, that You didn’t allow us to eat from the tree of life and live forever in a sinful state. Help me to see this as discipline and protection … and not as punishment. Living forever in a sinful state would be […]
Prayer Focus: Gaining a more biblical view of my own sin Holy Father, Almighty God, You have every right to be repulsed by human sin and to find sin offensive to Your holiness and perfection. You are always righteous in everything You do and I need Your help to see my sins as You see […]
Prayer Focus: Why We Should Honor God’s Commands Almighty God, Father in heaven, forgive me for those times when I view Your commands as being restrictive, limiting, and too hard to obey. Help me to see there is freedom in Your commands. There is peace with You and peace within as I obey them. Your […]
Meditation Focus: The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath This year’s Lent Devotional Series: Be Thou My Vision resumes tomorrow after today’s Sabbath rest to meditate and worship. === If you’re already signed up on my Home Page sidebar to receive posts, you’ll get the 2020 Lent Devotionals automatically. Or you […]
Prayer Focus: Boundaries are an act of love Thank You, Father, for giving us boundaries for our health and our protection. May we never look at Your commands and requirements as being burdensome or feel a resentment over Your desire for our holiness. May we always see that Your holiness–and desire for us to be […]
Prayer Focus: God’s Glory in Creation Lord Jesus, help me to see Your glory as it is reflected back to You in Your creation. It’s beautiful that You rested on the seventh day, that space and time for resting was blessed by You, and You called it holy. Your creation will be forever reflecting Your […]
Prayer Focus: A Father’s Love Thank You Father, that I am deeply loved by You even though I don’t deserve it. I praise You Father, that You know my frame, You know my weakness, You know how much I can bear, and that You never give me more to bear then I can do with […]
Prayer Focus: Being Better Together Lord God, forgive me. You know how often my heart prefers solitude. To go it alone. To be my own master without having to take into account anyone else. To long for the simple life of selfishness that seeks the satisfaction of only one person’s concerns: mine. The minute another […]
Prayer Focus: Gratitude Lord God, loving Father, Lord of all creation, we praise You and offer thanks to You for the wonders of creation. Not only that You would delegate responsibility to care and nurture the created world You have made, but also, Lord, for the way our creation provides for us as Your provision […]
Prayer Focus: Stewardship of Creation Gracious Lord, Your creation is something amazing to behold. The diversity of animals and plants. The splendor of the stars and sky. The complexity of every form of life. The genius of reproduction, both sexual and asexual, the beauty of innocent life, and the grandeur of maturity. When I think […]
