Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. – 1 John 4:11 NKJV He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God. Jesus gave us a really difficult challenge to emulate when He loved His enemies instead of fighting back. It’s so hard not to say anything when someone is wrong aboutContinue reading “Prayer Reflection: Day 13”
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Prayer Reflection: Day 11
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. – 1 John 4:18 NKJV Jesus withstood false accusations and threats against His life by the very “chosen” people whom He came to save. How painful it mustContinue reading “Prayer Reflection: Day 11”
Prayer Devotional: Day 347
But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. – Matthew 6:6 NKJV Prayers are our love letters to God, so it’s okay to keep them privateContinue reading “Prayer Devotional: Day 347”
Prayer Devotional: Day 339
We love Him because He first loved us. – 1 John 4:19 NKJV Sometimes I wonder if Jesus had to suffer as much as He did to save us. Love doesn’t come without pain in this fallen world. I can’t imagine that a crown of thorns was comfortable. In heaven there will be no moreContinue reading “Prayer Devotional: Day 339”
Prayer Devotional: Day 296
I will remember the works of the Lord; Surely I will remember Your wonders of old. I will also meditate on all Your work, And talk of Your deeds. – Psalms 77:11-12 NKJV My four-year-old son and I love bunnies. We have two bunnies and talk about them all the time. In the morning IContinue reading “Prayer Devotional: Day 296”
Prayer Devotional: Day 270
Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. – Chronicles 16:34 NKJV Sometimes we are so busy asking God for things that we need that we forget to thank Him. He already knows of our friends who need prayers answered. He likes to spend time with us whenContinue reading “Prayer Devotional: Day 270”
Prayer Devotional: Day 253
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. – 2 Corinthians 13:14 NIV When we wish that Jesus’s grace and love be with people, we can include everyone, not just our friends and family. The Holy Spirit can guideContinue reading “Prayer Devotional: Day 253”
Prayer Devotional: Day 243
He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? – Micah 6:8 NKJV Justice, mercy, and humility are all things that can guide human behavior. It’s normal to feel angry, sad, or frustrated,Continue reading “Prayer Devotional: Day 243”
Prayer Devotional: Day 225
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. – Hebrews 10:24-25 NIV Good deeds don’t come from just one denomination ofContinue reading “Prayer Devotional: Day 225”
Prayer Devotional: Day 224
And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them. – John 17:26 NKJV Jesus knew that love connects us to one another. Whenever we find ourselves dwelling on the past, we can stop and ask ourselvesContinue reading “Prayer Devotional: Day 224”
Gina (Akao) Decker 