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But the word of the Lord endures forever. Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you. 1 Peter 1:25 NKJV Give a phrase from each of the following references that confirms what Peter said. Then based on the phrases, summarize each of the four descriptions in your own words. God’s […]

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• Give specific words or phrases from Genesis 15:1-6 that indicate that the Word of the Lord was not just a language. • Describe the following situations when “God showed up.” Genesis 16:1-13; Joshua 5:13-6:2; Judges 6:11-16; Daniel 3:1-30; Ezekiel 1:1-5, 22-28. Apply each of these situations to your life. • When has God’s Word […]

Read Acts 8:4-8, 26-40I. IN PUBLIC • Who was Philip? Acts 6:1-7 • What was Philip doing in Samaria? What was his message? Vs.4-5 • What was the result of these public “conversations”? V.8 • Why did Philip leave the public meetings in order to meet with one person? V.26 • How willing are you […]

Just about every major purchase comes with a manual. Whether it’s a dishwasher, oven, stovetop, washing machine, hair dryer, car, lawn mower, leaf blower—you name it—there are instructions somewhere to help the user get the most from the product and ensure it works properly. Have you ever wished that your life also came with a […]

A [husband] of noble character who can find?  Proverbs 31:10 Sixty years ago today, on September 2, 1966, I walked down the aisle on my father’s arm in the same mountain chapel where my parents had been married years before. It was the chapel where I had gone to church every week of my life, where I […]

God loves Bible conversations, and so do I! Growing up in my parents’ home, discussing the Scripture was an everyday occurrence with my mother and father, grandmother and grandfather. In addition to daily Bible conversations, almost every Sunday night my family would gather to play Bible games. My knowledge increased as we would discuss our […]

[First shared on March 9, 2026] This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, he hears us. 1 John 5:14 The Iranian church is the fastest growing church in the world. On February 15th, I was asked by a group of ministry leaders to write a […]

Webster’s Dictionary defines a legacy as “something coming from a predecessor.” It’s what we leave behind that others will remember us by. As I have contemplated my predecessors, and what their legacies have been, my mother comes quickly to mind. Besides her sparkling wit, her commitment to world evangelism, her devotion to my father, and […]

“Prayer is the battle.”  The Daniel Prayer is not an everyday type of prayer. It’s a prayer birthed under pressure. Heartache. Grief. Desperation. Or it can be triggered by a sudden revelation of hope. An answer to prayer. A promise freshly received. A miracle that lies just over the horizon. But whether you pray out […]

While some stories are funny, some heart-wrenching, others awe-inspiring, each “snapshot” conveys a spiritual truth along with an application that will help you continue, or begin, building a legacy of authentic faith. How can we ignite faith in the next generation? Anne and Rachel-Ruth share four ways to ignite faith in the next generation, centered […]

The Holy Spirit is not an optional extra in the Christian life; He is a divine necessity. In this simple yet profound teaching, she explores seven key aspects of the Holy Spirit that will revolutionize how you understand and relate to this vital member of the Trinity.

In this troubled world, in these troubled times, and in our troubled lives, we believe that Jesus is the Answer. For 13 years Anne held Just Give Me Jesus Live in arenas all over this country and around the world. Tens of thousands of people experienced personal revival as a result. In these recordings, Anne […]

Following a dramatic encounter with the One who is now King of kings and Lord of lords, the apostle John faithfully recorded what he saw and heard. These messages offer a compelling glimpse into John’s revelation of Jesus Christ that is both awe-inspiring, soul-searching and faith-strengthening.  As our world erupts into conflict, chaos, corruption and […]

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me. —Psalm 23:4 Rachel-Ruth and I have written what we believe is a compelling and timely new book entitled God Won’t Leave You There: Joseph’s Story. It will be released in March, so after […]

…With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying… Ephesians 6:18 As I look ahead into the new year and beyond, I wonder…is this the year of His return? In the next ten years, will the world experience the rapture of the church? The seven years of tribulation? The glorious return of Jesus? And […]

Through the lens of Joseph’s remarkable journey, Anne and Rachel-Ruth reveal how God took one man whose life turned upside down and put him on a path that he never would have chosen for himself, but one that would lead him to God’s ultimate purpose for his life. In this book and Bible study, learn […]

I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God…  2 Timothy 1:6 A Message from Rachel-Ruth Lotz Wright I love a fireplace! There is nothing like a chilly, cloudy day in the fall with college football on the tv, brownies in the oven and a crackling fireplace warming us up across from the […]

On September 10th, we were all stunned to learn that Charlie Kirk had been assassinated. One immediate reaction was that the threats from Charlie’s enemies would cause people to think twice before speaking out about their faith or values. Yet we have seen tens of thousands gathered worldwide to honor his life and legacy as […]

What is one purpose of our existence, according to Ephesians 1:4-6? Comparing Revelation 4:6-11 with 5:8-13, what lesson do you learn? Who is praising Jesus because you are? When are we to praise the Lord? Give some of the reasons from each of the following verses: Genesis 29:35; 2 Samuel 22:47-51; Ezra 3:11; Nehemiah 9:1-5; […]

Here is your king… — John 19:14 Are you one of the many readers who miss the blessing and lose your way in the book of Revelation? When you read of mysterious lampstands and sacred seals, worldwide earthquakes and trumpeting angels, monstrous beasts and miracle-working dragons—are you terrified? Do you long instead for the comforting […]

June 18, 2025 When hiking or camping, one of the most important pieces of equipment to have is a compass. It guides a person to the desired destination with the needle that is set to align with the earth’s magnetic field north. No matter which way the compass is turned, the needle points north, and […]

Years ago, I sat in a little mountain cabin when I became aware that it was growing dark outside. The wind picked up bending the trees double as it roared along the ridge like a jet plane terribly off course. Tree branches snapped under the strain, sounding as though some phantom hunter with a shotgun […]

I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. — John 16:33 As of this writing, there continues to be an ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, with Hamas refusing to release the last 59 […]

May 7, 2025 “We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, His power, and the wonders He has done.” PSALM 78:4 Today our world is in turmoil. Things are changing so fast…what was right yesterday is wrong today. What was wrong yesterday is right […]

What phrase in Genesis 39 indicates God’s presence was with Joseph in his suffering? How many times is the phrase repeated? Give the verses. In what circumstance does Psalm 23:4 promise God’s presence? Apply this to your life. In what circumstances does Isaiah 43:1-2 promise you will have God’s presence? Which of these have you […]

…You greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in… glory…when Jesus Christ is revealed. — 1 Peter 1:6-7 As […]

January 23, 2025 …Our struggle is not against flesh and blood… Ephesians 6:12  Less than one week before the inauguration of President Trump a Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast was held on January 14 at Mar-a-Lago. I was given the privilege of being one of the opening speakers, challenging Jews and Christians at this critical time and […]

For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. — 2 Corinthians 4:17 This past year has been a challenging one for me. Over the course of eight months I have had three medical procedures that included hospitalizations, plus COVID. The first two procedures involved my […]

Read Psalm 23 with Acts 22-28 Trace the Psalmist’s progression of his life’s journey in Psalm 23:1-6. How did his journey begin? Psalm 23:1-3 What pain, persecution and problems are alluded to in Psalm 23:4-5? What phrase in Psalm 23:4 indicates that as the journey became difficult, it was also slow How did Paul’s 4th […]

October 3, 2024 In all their affliction He was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them…Isaiah 63:9 My heart is broken. My tears unending. My mind reeling from the images coming out of Western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene. The destruction is beyond belief! So many of you have written, […]

…You must follow Me. — John 21:22 Rachel-Ruth recently shared the following message with her online Bible study. They were so blessed by it, as I was, that I asked her to write it out because I think you will be blessed by it also. Imagine what it must have been like to be one […]

Read Mark 5:22-24, 35-43 With Strong Friends From the following passages, describe the difference that strong friends made: Exodus 4:12-16; Exodus 17:8-13; Ruth 1:3-9, 16-18, 2:1, 13-17; 2 Kings 2:1-2, 9-14; Jeremiah 38:1-13; Daniel 1:1-20; Daniel 3:1-30; Luke 6:12-16; Acts 13:1-5 From the following passages, describe the difference that weak friends made: Genesis 19:1-9, 23-25; […]

May 19, 2024 You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be My witnesses… Acts 1:8 Today, on Pentecost Sunday, I am praising God for the fresh enabling  power of the Holy Spirit. Before beginning a very intense week I claimed Romans 8:11…And if the Spirit of Him who […]

…They were at their wits’ end. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress. — Psalm 107:27-28 The Bible is filled with stories of people at their wits’ end who cried out to the Lord! He then heard and answered by delivering them. The Hebrew […]

When pressures or problems or pain envelop our lives, we tend to trust God…plus our doctor or our lawyer or our counselor or our banker or our leaders or our own effort or our  (fill in the blank). Yet God seems to demonstrate His power and glory to those who trust in Him alone. Which […]

April 15, 2024  Clarifying the Meaning of the April 8 Eclipse    One week ago today America experienced an amazing total solar eclipse. Two days before, on April 6th, I posted a blog entitled, What does the April 8 Eclipse Mean?  (SEE BELOW) Thank all of you who warmly received it and posted affirmative comments. […]

*How important is your physical focus when walking or driving or even watching TV? *How important is your spiritual focus when walking with God and seeking to live for Him? *What do you think it means to walk with God? See 1 John 1:6-7; Ephesians 4:1-3; Micah 6:8. *As we walk with God, how critical […]

Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus…. — Hebrews 12:1-2a, NIV Some time ago, while sitting on the porch of a beach house, I was enjoying watching people walk by. I began to be curious as four people approached because I noticed that the two guys […]

December 19, 2023 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.  Luke 1:38 Merry Christmas!   For more Christmas resources, please visit agl2026.wpenginepowered.com/this-christmas/

Revelation 19:1-9 *How many times does the universe raise a hallelujah in Revelation 19:1-9? Give verses. *Who is the focus of the thunderous, universal praise? Give verses. *What are some of the stated reasons for raising these hallelujahs? Put them in your own words, with the verses. *What are four reasons for the last hallelujah? […]

Listen, O daughter, consider and give ear: Forget your people and your father’s house. The king is enthralled by your beauty. — Psalm 45:10-11 Take a moment to close your eyes. Can you visualize the clouds of glory? Can you hear the universe reverberating with the praise of millions of angels singing “Worthy is the […]

While my previous prayers have served as a basis for prayers today, such as the ones posted by my ministry, I have privately been at a loss for words because of the emotional anguish over what is taking place in Israel. Until yesterday. While I have still drawn from previous prayers, God has given me […]

August 14, 2023 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory… 1 Peter 1:8 As I journey through life on my way to the Father’s house, the Holy Spirit, who is the […]

My oldest granddaughter just got married in my backyard! The detail of preparation was intense, but so worth it when the moment came for the “first look”. Our Bridegroom, Jesus, is coming! What are you doing to prepare for the first look? While no one knows the day or the hour of His return, Jesus […]

Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him glory!  For…His bride has made herself ready.— Revelation 19:7 The fact that Jesus is coming for His bride isn’t debatable. The Bible is clear. He will come for us in one of two ways. Either He will come for us at our death, or He will […]

As our world melts down into chaos, corruption and confusion with disasters, dangers, and disease all around us, we need to know where we are headed. Read Revelation 1:1-3 REVEALED BY GOD     Revelation 1:1 *Who is revealed by God? v.1; John 1:1-5,14; Hebrews 1:1-3; Revelation 22:13 *What is revealed by God? *What detail does […]

Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him glory! — Revelation 19:6-7 The church in Liberia, Africa, was cut off from the rest of the world during that country’s bloody civil war. The pastor of a church in the capital city of Monrovia, writing his Christmas letter […]

February 19, 2023 Therefore, be patient…until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain. James 5:7  Recently Tucker Carlson, FOX News host, asked what was going on at Asbury University in Wilmore, KY. He […]

Living in an increasing spiritually dark world, write out in your own words the encouragement you receive from the following verses regarding… God’s Word Psalm 119:50; 89-90;105; 130; 165 Matthew 7:24-25 Your Witness Matthew 5:14-16 John 1:1-8 with Matthew 11:11 Acts 20:24 Then put into your own words… The Warning What does God say will […]

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE SUMMER 2023 NEWSLETTER! /2023/08/01/summer-2023/ They have made Thee glad… — Psalm 45:8 KJV As 2023 begins, the news headlines remind us that we are living at a time of spiritual darkness and oppression. Traditional values of integrity, morality, and common decency have been discarded, while faith in the one, true, […]

December 23, 2022 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.  Luke […]

December 19, 2022 When Jesus spoke again to the people, He said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”  John 9:12 Today is the first day of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. It is also known as the Feast […]

As we look to Thanksgiving and Christmas, many of us will be with extended family. But those times can also carry undercurrents, can’t they? Because families can have a down side. If there are those in your family who are not Jesus followers, or are deemed not “qualified” to be Jesus followers, consider those in […]

No other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. but…When the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do? — 1 Corinthians 3:11, Psalm 11:3 I can almost hear the echo of the battering ram that is destroying America’s foundation of faith as I read the following statement by […]

October 13, 2022 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28   Anne: One of the things I love about following Jesus is that He puts us in His family. And so you too, are in […]

October 7, 2022 I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming… Ezekiel 1:4 Like millions of people, I have read the news and watched the pictures of the devastation left in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. I have wept as my heart has been broken for the loss of life and property. Living in eastern […]

August 29, 2022 In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple… Isaiah 6:1 On the hot, humid afternoon of August 20th, several hundred people gathered for Pray North Carolina, which was held on the steps […]

A Message from Anne… /wp-content/uploads/2022/08/SUMMER-2022-Audio-Message.mp3 Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of […]

Read 2 Chronicles 19:1-2, 4 and 20:1-30 I.  THE BLESSING What was the blessing in 2 Chronicles 19:4 that preceded the battle in 20:1? What was the blessing in Matthew 3:13-17 that preceded the attack on Jesus in Matthew 4:1-11? Skim through John 9. What was the blessing that preceded the attack on the man […]

July 25, 2022 For God so loved the world… John 3:16 Out of respect for those of you who have taken the time to comment about a statement I made eleven years ago regarding the World Economic Forum, I thought it would be beneficial to restate God’s call on my life. In 1988 He made […]

June 28, 2022 This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live…  Deuteronomy 30:19 Recently I drove my youngest granddaughter to the DMV where she was to take a test […]

Pentecost Sunday June 5, 2022 “Could you not keep watch with Me for one hour?” (Jesus) asked…”Watch and pray so that you will not fall…”  Matthew 26:40-41 It feels as though our nation is spiraling out of control. While a heavy burden in my spirit has prompted me to re-issue this prayer call, the senseless […]

And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. —Matthew 24:14 Our beloved nation is melting down. The jettisoning of traditional Judeo-Christian values has seemed to erupt at warp speed. Lying, corruption, deception, betrayal, and greed are becoming the […]

I.  DEFINING IT Using one or more phrases from each of the following verses, define the gospel: Romans 3:23, Romans 3:10, Romans 1:18, Romans 6:23, John 3:16, I John 1:9, Revelation 3:20, John 1:12, Ephesians 1:13, Ephesians 2:8-9, 2 Corinthians 5:17. Read Peter’s sermon at Pentecost in Acts 2:14-36; at the temple in Acts 3:12-26; […]

May 5, 2022 While not perfect, our system of justice in the United States is the gold standard for the world.  Regardless of your views on Roe vs. Wade, we should all be alarmed at the attack on the Supreme Court and the nine justices who preside there. On this evening of the National Day […]

In Mark 10:14, how did Jesus react to those who kept children from Him? What was His command? What was His warning? Why do you think Jesus reacted as He did? What had He just made clear about His care for children? Mark 9:36-37; Matthew 18:14 What clear warning to adults did Jesus give regarding […]

…Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” — Matthew 19:14 How do you explain death to a child?  Death is a difficult subject for anyone at any age.  But it is especially difficult to explain to little children, […]

March 20, 2022 | Museum of the Bible | TRANSFORM Series February 25, 2022 The king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight… Esther 2:17 As a result of the king’s love and favor, Esther was made queen. From her unique position God used her […]

February 16, 2022 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know…His incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of His mighty strength, which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His […]

Pastor Ray Bentley Memorial Service Friday January 21, 2022:   January 5, 2022 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”  John 11:25-26 Yes, Lord. I believe […]

A Message from Anne… /wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-FallNewsletter_Anne_use.mp3 “Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.” — Psalm 71:18 As I look into the months and years ahead, I wonder…Will things get better? Will we get […]

Read Hebrews 11:1-22 How many times does it say that those listed were commended by God, and why were they? Give phrases with verse numbers. Why do you think Abel was singled out for commendation? Compare Hebrews 11:4 with Genesis 4:1-8 and Hebrews 9:22. Apply this to yourself. Ephesians 1:7-8 What was unique about Enoch […]

September 11, 2021 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. Romans 1:16 Those of us who lived through the Attack on America, September 11, 2001, will never forget where we were at the […]

August 17, 2021 While I am intensely preparing for my Cove seminar this weekend, I cannot shake the very heavy burden I feel to pray for Afghanistan. The following is a summary of how I am praying as I pour out my heart before God. Please join me if you feel led:

Once a week, I walk with a friend. We have two rules that we follow: we must walk at the same pace and we must walk in the same direction, or we won’t be walking together. The same two rules apply to walking with God. We must walk at His pace which is step-by-step obedience […]

“And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.” — Genesis 5:24, NKJV The purpose of our new book, JESUS FOLLOWERS, is to urge you to walk with God. Starting now, if you aren’t already. Now. While you have the opportunity. I continue to be thankful for how Rachel-Ruth seeks to […]

May 21, 2021 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”  John 20:19 Replay: Summer LIVE with Rachel-Ruth (and Anne) from Rachel_Ruth Lotz Wright on Vimeo.

May 6, 2021 “. . . Read it, study it, love it, live it. In it you will find a verse for every occasion. Hide them in your heart.” – Ruth Bell Graham The Power of our Example from Anne Graham Lotz on Vimeo.

“The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes.” —Psalm 19:8 We at AnGeL Ministries are praising God for the impact of our online Bible study, Jesus in Me, which was offered in partnership with FaithGateway. Over 150,000 people participated! […]

Read Psalm 119 Give phrases from the following verses for each of the statements below: 119:9-11; 119:105; 119:72; 119:11; 119:24; 119:9; 119:28; 119:47; 119:88; 119:103; 119:111; 119:127; 119:130; 119:143; 119:159; 119:162; 119:165 THE JOY OF MY HEART THE TREASURE THAT I SEEK THE LIGHT TO MY EYES THE KEEPER OF MY WAYS THE STRENGTH OF […]

March 18, 2021 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.  John 3:16 Every year, I read through the Gospel accounts of what took place from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday as I seek to wrap my heart and mind around […]

February 22, 2021 “‘Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart. I will be found by you,’ declares the Lord…” Jeremiah 29:12-14 Five centuries before Christ, a Persian official named […]

A Message from Anne…   “I pray for them.” — John 17:9 For the last few months I have parked myself in John 17, the prayer the disciples overheard Jesus praying the night He was betrayed. The truly stunning element to this prayer is that facing the horror of His arrest, trials, crucifixion, and death, […]

Read John 17 Now, read John 17 again, this time asking the Holy Spirit to whisper to your heart as you answer the following questions about: I.  YOUR FOCUS                 John 17:1-5 What time was it in Jesus’ life? What time was it in the lives of His disciples? […]

February 4, 2021 …Those who honor Me I will honor…1 Samuel 2:30 When Clyde Christensen was a quarterback at UNC, my husband Danny tucked him into our family where he became like a son to Danny, a little brother to me, and a beloved babysitter and friend to my three children. Clyde and his wife Debbie are pictured below with […]

January 22, 2021 **This prayer was originally posted on FOXNEWS 1.20.2021 – http://ow.ly/JPMw50DdGI8 There are times in prayer when I seem at a loss for words. This is one of those times. With all of the turmoil, confusion, anger, fear, division and upheaval as we transition to a new administration; with COVID keeping us confined […]

December 21, 2020 When they had seen Him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this Child…Luke 2:17 One of the sweetest blessings God has given me in the last few years was when I had the opportunity to stand in the shepherd’s fields at eventide, watching the distant lights come […]

November 25, 2020 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. Psalm 100:4 Psalm 100 A psalm. For giving grateful praise. 1 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. 2     Worship the Lord with gladness;     come before him with joyful songs. 3 Know that the Lord […]

A Message from Anne… /wp-content/uploads/2020/10/FallNewsletter_2020-audioEDITED_01.mp3   I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” — Psalm 91:2 The last two years of my life have been physically challenging and spiritually strengthening. I can declare with certainty based on God’s Word and my personal experience […]

Read Psalm 91 I.  TRUSTING HIS PRESENCE 91:1-2 What four words in these two verses are used to describe the Lord? Look up each word in the dictionary and write out the definition. What does each one mean to you? What three conditions need to be met in order to experience His presence? Have you […]

October 30, 2020 I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone–all those in authority…  1 Timothy 2:1-2 This past week, I was invited to participate in a prayer call for our nation that went out over the President’s Facebook page Sunday afternoon, October 25.  It had the […]

October 8, 2020 Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here am I. Send me!”  Isaiah 6:8 Especially now during this time in our nation’s history, God has burdened Anne’s heart with His message. A message to call His people […]

   

Read 1 Kings 18 In your own words, describe the main events of I Kings 18:1-40. What did Elijah do that was different from Ahab in 1 Kings 18:41-42? In Matthew 6:16-18, what is implied by the word, “When”, that Jesus repeats twice? What have you given up in order to make time for concentrated […]

A Message from Anne… /wp-content/uploads/2020/07/SummerNewsletter2020_AGL-Message.mp3   And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. — Ephesians 6:18 As I write this newsletter, we are still under lockdown due to COVID-19 and under […]

June 25, 2020 CONVERSATIONS WITH ANNE and RACHEL-RUTH When we are Overwhelmed… from Anne Graham Lotz on Vimeo.

June 3, 2020 Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; He rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Isaiah 30:18 Dr. Bernice King, daughter of the late Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the CEO of the King Center in Atlanta, is a personal friend. I first […]

TURN TO JESUS: CALLING WOMEN TO PRAY #KeepPraying This prayer was first posted on Pentecost Sunday May 31, 2020 “Could you not keep watch with Me for one hour?” (Jesus) asked…”Watch and pray so that you will not fall…”  Matthew 26:40-41 It feels as though our nation is unraveling. While a heavy burden in my […]

May 27, 2020 For Prayer Points and a suggested written or audio prayer by Anne (prayer will be posted on 5/31), visit www.TurntoJesusPrayer.com Two thousand years ago, God’s people were oppressed by the enemy.  The followers of Jesus were sheltered in place in the upstairs room where they prayed. As a result, on the day […]

May 14, 2020 God of Creation, God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Your name is Wonderful Counselor. Mighty God. Everlasting Father. Prince of Peace.[1] You are the One who is age to age the same, the Great I AM.[2] There is no shadow of turning with You.  […]

May 10, 2020 Conversations with Anne and Rachel-Ruth…and Sophia Join Anne with daughter, Rachel-Ruth and granddaughter, Sophia as they reflect on their Mothers… … I want to share with you…this is the Bible that my mother gave me the day I was baptized. I used it through my marriage until I started teaching the Scriptures […]

May 01, 2020 Conversations with Anne and Rachel-Ruth Anne: And that relationship is one that is permanent. So … we grow in it and we develop it but we always have it. We belong to God and He belongs to us. Rachel-Ruth: …it’s the most important thing to me. In fact when [my girls] were […]

A Message from Anne…   “…Now show me Your glory.” — Exodus 33:18 The coronavirus pandemic this Spring has put everyone in a hard place. Many of us have been either locked down in our homes, quarantined, or even hospitalized. Businesses and restaurants and beaches have closed; schools and churches have moved online; even legislators […]

I. IN THE DESERT Describe a spiritual “desert.” See Exodus 15:22; 16:2-3. Where did God’s people see the LORD in Exodus 16:10? Describe John’s “desert” in Revelation 1:9. What was his experience there according to Revelation 1:9-16? Can you think of a time when you were spiritually dry, cut off from all that was familiar, […]

April 24, 2020 Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until his wrath has passed by.  Isaiah 26:20 Conversations with Anne and Rachel-Ruth Rachel-Ruth: And it can be something like we’ve never seen before. but I think we’ll be able to see God’s power in awesome […]

March 23, 2020 LISTEN: The Lord said…”I am going to come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear Me speaking…”  Exodus 19:9 It’s springtime in the Western North Carolina mountains where I was raised. There are days of beautiful sunshine, blue skies, and cool breezes. On such days, the views […]

March 13, 2020 There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven…When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near. Luke 21:11, 28 COVID-19, otherwise known as the coronavirus, has created national fear in […]

February 21, 2020 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death…Psalm 23:4 Today is a significant day.  Although I’m away from home, looking forward to a special event tonight in Jackson, Mississippi when I’ll share ministry with Keith and Kristyn Getty, I’m remembering…

Read Exodus 20:1-17 • Give a phrase from each of the following verses that underscores the source of our life’s directions: Exodus 20:1-2; Deuteronomy 5:12, 15, 16, 22, 32-33. • What gives God the right to establish directions for life in 2020? See Genesis 1:1. • Write out each of the ten commandments in your […]

A Message from Anne…   “See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse—the blessing if you obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today; the curse if you disobey the commands of the Lord your God and turn from the way I command you…” — […]

January 31, 2020 But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”  Luke 18:16  …A little child shall lead them.   Isaiah 11:6 The world was shocked and grieved to learn of the tragic and untimely death […]

January 30, 2020 [1] In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord…   Isaiah 6:1 For my birthday one year, my mother sent me a package wrapped in plain brown paper. When I opened it, there was a gaudy, multicolored straw basket inside, stuffed with tissue paper. I actually thought my mother had […]

December 31, 2019 …With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying… Ephesians 6:18 As I look ahead into 2020 and beyond, I wonder…is this the decade of His return? In the next ten years, will the world experience the rapture of the church? The seven years of tribulation? The glorious return of […]

December 21, 2019 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”   Luke 2:10-11 On December 20, Mark Galli, the editor-in-chief of Christianity […]

November 25, 2019 Genesis 16:13  …You are the God who sees me… Thanksgiving is one of my all-time favorite days on the calendar. This time of year seems to help sharpen my focus on things for which I am truly thankful.  Looking back to last Thanksgiving when I could not walk, stand, pick up anything–when […]

November 14, 2019 For nothing will be impossible with God  – Luke 1:37 At this time last year I was undergoing chemotherapy. Because I was confined for days to my bed or a chair due to severe side-effects, I found myself watching television Christmas movies. So many of them referenced either what they called the “magic […]

During the last few months, God has showered me with blessing after blessing. This Thanksgiving I will be counting them one by one and overflowing with praise to the One who is the Fountainhead from whom all blessings flow. I. THE BLESSING OF GOD THE FATHER Read Numbers 6:24 What two things are revealed about […]

“You will fill me with joy in your presence.” — Acts 2:28 How many things have been around us for a long time that we simply have not noticed? Like the bagel lever on my toaster. I recently went online to find another toaster because the one I’ve had for about twenty years no longer […]

September 17, 2019 To them God has chosen to make known . . . the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Colossians 1:27 Over the past two years loneliness has knocked on my door. After forty-nine years of marriage, I had just begun adjusting to the new […]

August 12, 2019 LIVE STREAM FROM THE COVE August 23 – 25, 2019 Leaving a Godly Legacy in an Ungodly World Watch Anne Live (and on demand) directly from the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove. Each session will be broadcast live from Asheville, NC.

“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever—the [Holy] Spirit of truth.” — John 14:16-17 What do you know about the One whom Jesus promised He would ask the Father to give us, in His absence? How much do you know about the Holy Spirit? […]

Have you ever felt lonely—even in a crowd? Without companionship? Especially when facing a death, or disease, or divorce, or some disaster? In the past three years, I have become a widow…and an orphan…while at the same time facing some of my life’s greatest challenges. Yet I have experienced the companionship of the Holy Spirit […]

June 14, 2019 …Do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.  Mark 13:11 Have you ever had the opportunity to share the Gospel or tell someone about Jesus, but you didn’t take it because you felt you […]

Read 2 Timothy 2:8-10 I. BE CONVINCED OF THE MESSAGE              2:8-9 What two facts about Jesus are we challenged to remember in verse 8? What is significant about these facts? How are these same 2 facts described in: John 1:1-3, 14? Romans 1:2-4? Give phrases for each fact. In […]

Wherein I suffer trouble…even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.  — 2 Timothy 2:9 KJV While I’ve been sidelined from my speaking schedule and have been homebound for months due to chemo treatments and radiation, praise God — His Word is unbound! One of my prayers has been that the ministry […]

February 23, 2019  I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone…    1 Timothy 2:1 Yesterday my brother, Franklin, invited me to participate in a telephone prayer call for Venezuela. He described his increasing burden for the people there that stretches back over the last several years as […]

February 4, 2019 Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the Lord and to praise Him for the splendor of His holiness as they went out at the head of the army…as they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushes against the men…who were invading Judah, and they were defeated.    2 Chronicles 20:21-22 While […]

I. He Helps * Which verses in Psalm 63 imply that the Psalmist was experiencing trouble? * What phrase refers to the Psalmist’s sleepless nights? Why do you think he couldn’t sleep? * What keeps you up at night? * When sleepless, what did the Psalmist do? What do you do? * What encouragement do […]

For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. — 2 Corinthians 4:17 Have you ever specifically prayed for something, only to have the situation get worse? Have you prayed for your health to improve, only to have your condition weaken, then deteriorate further when you […]

December 19, 2018 During the Prayer and Prophecy Tour of Israel this past summer, we made the time one evening to go to the Shepherd’s Fields outside of Bethlehem. So, with the Shepherd’s Fields as a backdrop, and the town of Bethlehem in the distance, in the place of the very first Christmas, I read the following […]

December 19, 2018 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!”    Revelation 22:17 Years ago, I received the following very special invitation which I want to share this Christmas with you. From my family to yours…

December 12, 2018 The word of the Lord came to me again: “What do you see?”  Jeremiah 1:13 I’m sitting here in a snow storm two weeks before Christmas, in-between back-to-back chemo treatments, wondering…what do I “see” ? At 70 years of age, why did I come down with cancer? My cancer is potentially fatal. […]

November 19, 2018 Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7 It was the summer of 1986 when we were robbed. Our house was broken into and everything of value was taken about six weeks before I spoke at the International Congress for Itinerant Evangelists in Amsterdam, […]

Today is my father’s 100th birthday! I’m reflecting, not on the public figure Billy Graham, but on the one I called “Daddy.” I miss him more now than when he first moved to our Father’s House. With a dull ache in my heart, I long to drive up to see him one more time. To […]

  In these days of chaos and confusion, division and distrust, turmoil and trouble, anger and apathy, we need to know what we believe. When political correctness and polarization, flash mobs and social media create a cultural climate that increasingly ridicules and marginalizes people of faith, we need to know what we believe. When active […]

Fixing My Eyes on Jesus NEW Deluxe Large Print Leathersoft Edition   Getting up early in the morning to fix my eyes on Jesus through prayer and reading His Word is like setting my spiritual compass. Because no matter what faces me during the day, or how “lost” and confused I can become, or how […]

October 26, 2018 The following audio devotional was given by Anne to her ministry family following her cancer surgery and one week before her first chemo infusion. My aim in ministry is not ministry – my aim is to bring God glory and to bear much fruit.  John 15: 8 says, This is to My […]

October 16, 2018 Since the children have flesh and blood, he (Jesus) too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. Hebrews 2:14-15 My cancer journey […]

October 3, 2018 Wherein I suffer trouble… even unto bonds (such as chemo infusions that will keep me tethered); but the word of God is not bound.  2 Timothy 2:9 KJV While I’ve been sidelined from my speaking schedule and will be bound for months to come due to chemo treatments and radiation, praise God! His Word is unbound! One of my […]

September 27, 2018 I am the true vine and my Father is the gardener…Every branch that does bear fruit he trims clean so that it will be even more fruitful.  John 15:1-2 Yesterday I had my one-week check-up after breast cancer surgery. While there are some issues to be expected, the doctor believes that all […]

September 17, 2018  …He is the Lord; let him do what is good in his eyes.    1 Samuel 3:18  Hurricane Florence is still making her presence known. My cell phone alarm is continually giving me alerts that the storm is swirling all around, spinning off thunderstorms and tornadoes as well as flash floods. And this […]

September 27, 2018 Blog Post | What Cancer Can Do September 19, 2018 Update from Anne here or here. September 17, 2018  Blog Post | A Vibrant Calm in the Storm September 10, 2018 Anne’s Interview with WRAL – Grateful for prayers during cancer battle September 5, 2018  Please see update from Anne here or here. […]

All the Ends of the Earth Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is no other. —Isaiah 45:22   When Daddy moved to Heaven, I publicly vowed to preach God’s Word, to share the Gospel, and to live my life in such a way […]

July 31, 2018 Encourage the exhausted, and strengthen the feeble. Say to those with anxious heart, “Take courage, fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance; The recompense of God will come, But He will save you.” Isaiah 35: 3-4 I have not caught the headlines for the last two and a half weeks. Not at all. I never opened up the news when I […]

June 29, 2018 By Ray and Vicki Bentley with Anne Graham Lotz The second annual Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast took place June 6-7, 2018.  For the second year in a row government leaders and influential Christian leaders from all walks of society gathered in Israel’s capital city to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. A well-known […]

June 15, 2018 This Father’s Day, memories are precious.  I’m reflecting, not on the public figure Billy Graham, but on the one I called “Daddy.”  The one who was always a farmer at heart.  Who loved his dogs and his cat.  Who followed the weather patterns almost as closely as he did world events.  Who […]

“…Shine like the stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life—in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor for nothing.” —Philippians 2:15-16 When I was a girl growing up, Mother led us in family devotions every day. She read the Bible, […]

March 12, 2018 He makes me lie down… Psalm 23:2 Following the death of John the Baptist, Jesus knew His disciples needed quiet time to process what had taken place. He knew how difficult it was to minister to others while their own hearts were breaking. So He invited them to come away by themselves […]

February 22, 2018 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown… 2 Timothy 4:7-8 Until 7:30 a.m. on the morning of February 21st, when I received the news that Daddy had moved to Heaven, I had enjoyed watching […]

ANNE’S INTERVIEW WITH SCOTT MASON, WRAL ANNE’S MEMORIAL MESSAGE TO HER FATHER LATEST FROM ANNE: RESTING February 21, 2018 ANNE’S TRIBUTE TO HER FATHER My Father’s legacy is one that encompasses the world…and engulfs my own life.  When I think of him, I don’t think of Billy Graham, the public figure.  I think of my […]

February 20, 2018 All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags… No one calls on your name or strives to lay hold of you… Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come […]

February 17, 2018 I lift up my eyes to the hills—where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord…    Psalm 121:1-2 I am at a loss for words. What else can be said about the horrific shooting in Parkland, Florida? So many shattered lives have left me numb, with a nauseous knot […]

…So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him. — Matthew 24:44 Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives and answered the question His disciples asked, What will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?  He […]

From the following verses, describe the various world-changing events that took place without prior warning: Luke 2:13-14; Luke 24:1-8; Matthew 28:1-10; Acts 1:1-11; Acts 2:1-4, 14-17 If these major events involving the life of Jesus took place suddenly, is it possible future world events involving Him will also take place in the same way? What […]

We are pleased to offer this selection of 3-Question Bible studies suitable for either personal or small group study. Each study includes an introduction from Anne, instructions for the study, and weekly lessons.  Studies are designed as a five day per week discipline, with the total number of weeks depending on the subject material. Whether […]

January 24, 2018 This blog post was written by Vicki Bentley, member of AnGeL Ministries Board, and Anne’s traveling companion during her recent trip to India. Some people question whether God still works as He did in the days of the Book of Acts. Anointed by the power of the Holy Spirit, men and women […]

December 6, 2017 The Lord had said to Abram, …”I will bless those who bless you…”  Genesis 12:1, 3 [1]God of Abram, Isaac, and Jacob.  Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. You are the Eternal I AM.  The One who is age to age the same. There is no shadow of turning with You.  You […]

November 7, 2017 “Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him;  I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.…I will be with him…I will deliver him…I will honor him.  With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”  Psalm 91:14-16 Today, November 7, 2017, my father turns 99 […]

November 6, 2017  I am the resurrection and the life.  He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. John 11:25 Like the rest of America, I am in total shock!  Grief!  Tears seem to come and go unexpectedly throughout the day.  A heart that doesn’t stop aching for the family members […]

…Choose for yourselves this day… — Joshua 24:15 As you look back on your life, are there some choices you have made that stand out?  Choices that helped to shape your education, your career, your lifestyle, your family, your faith, your character?  What have been the consequences of those choices? Every day we make multiple […]

What choices did the following men make? Abraham in Genesis 12:1-4, Hebrews 11:8-10; Moses in Hebrews 11:24-27; Manasseh in 2 Chronicles 33:1-6; 2 Chronicles 33:12-13; Jonah in Jonah 1:1-3; Daniel in Daniel 1:8; Peter in Matthew 19:27-30 Which of these men had regrets for the choice he made? Which had no regrets?  Base your answer […]

As Irma was hitting the Florida Keys, I received a request from FoxNews.com to submit an article along the lines of what I would say to those after the storms passed. I agreed to do my best, but knew immediately that I didn’t want to write what I wanted to say, but what God wanted to say. […]

August 17, 2017 …Forgive as the Lord forgave you.   Colossians 3:13 Guilt is our friend. If you are like me, it’s a friend you don’t want showing up on your doorstep.  But, more than likely, without it you and I would go on in wrongdoing until becoming dominated and defeated by it. Guilt is an […]

August 7, 2017 The sun will be turned to darkness…before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. Joel 2:31 A few years ago I was teaching through the book of Joel when the ancient words of his prophecy came up off the page. I knew with hair-raising certainty that God’s severe […]

What are three reasons we can rejoice about the future? Revelation 19:6-8 How does Revelation 19:9 underscore our confident and expectant joy? List as many characteristics of Heaven as you can from Revelation 21:1-4. How does the Bible counter those who think Heaven is too good to be true? Revelation 21:5 Give additional characteristics of […]

… I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. — Psalm 23:6 Stephen Hawking, an English theoretical physicist and renowned atheist, has stated it’s time for the human  race to look for another place to live.  He claims that overpopulation, disease and climate change will make Earth uninhabitable within the next 100 years.  […]

June 15, 2017 The light shines in the darkness…  John 1:5 Words fail to express my horror, outrage, and grief over the shooting that took place Wednesday morning in Washington, DC when a gunman opened fire on Republican congressmen practicing for a baseball game.  What has happened to our beloved nation of America?  I think […]

May 30, 2017 One of the …angels…showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.…He measured its wall and it was 144 cubits (200 feet) thick…  Revelation 21:9-10, 17 On May 22, Salman Abedi detonated a bomb in the Manchester Arena that left 22 people dead and scores wounded. As devastating […]

May 17, 2017 While he was saying this to me, I bowed with my face toward the ground…I opened my mouth and began to speak…Daniel 10:15, 16   Do you find yourself wishing that God would speak audibly to you like He did with people in the Bible? He spoke to the prophets, the priests, […]

May 15, 2017 For the Lord will not forsake His people, for His great name’s sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you His people. 1 Samuel 12:22 Dan and JoAnn Cummins are dear friends who have a passionate commitment to pray for and with our national leaders. The following article* gives a […]

May 12, 2017 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.  See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you.  Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of […]

Therefore let everyone who is godly pray to you while you may be found – Psalm 32:6 The Psalmist implies that there comes a time when God cannot be found. A time when God hides Himself. A time that may have begun in America.

“The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” – James 5:16 Throughout history, God has honored the prevailing prayers of His people.  One example comes from the first century BC when the unmistakable sound of the shofar could be heard coming from the wall surrounding Jerusalem, echoing across the sun-scorched valley.  The blowing […]

Read 2 Chronicles 6:12-21 I. INTERCEDE WITH HUMILITY                6:12-13 What was Solomon’s posture in prayer before God and all the people?  2 Chronicles 6:13 Describe the posture in prayer of each of the following: the people and priests in 2 Chronicles 7:3; King Hezekiah in 2 Chronicles 29:29-30; Elijah in 1 Kings 18:42; Daniel in […]

February 20, 2017 Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give [her] will never thirst.  Indeed, the water I give [her] will become in [her] a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”  John 4:13-14 Most American women are decent. Caring. Hardworking. In many […]

Read Matthew 24:36-51 What did the disciples ask Jesus in Matthew 24:3? How did Jesus answer?  Matthew 24:4, 42 What two reasons are given by Jesus for us to keep watching?  Matthew 24:36, 42-44 How important is it to keep watching?  Give phrases from these verses, then put them in your own words.  Matthew 24:43, […]

Looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. — Titus 2:13 NKJV A couple of years ago, I shared with you an excerpt from the manuscript of my new book, The Daniel Prayer.  The excerpt described the function of lighthouses which serves as an effective illustration of […]

January 22, 2017 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.  Proverbs 9:10 My oldest granddaughter, Ruth Bell, just turned fifteen. She is spectacularly beautiful, with a sweet, strong spirit. One of the birthday traditions in our family is that each of us gives the […]

January 21, 2017 May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 15:5-6 The inaugural address of the 45th President of the United […]

December 27, 2016 Hallelujah!  For our Lord God Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory. Revelation 19:6-7 Christmas Day has passed.  But Christmas goes on, doesn’t it?  The glory of God and praise of His Son that reverberated in the night sky outside of Bethlehem so long ago continues to […]

November 9, 2016 And David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that his kingdom had been highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel.  1 Chronicles 14:2 God has established Mr. Trump as the 45th President of the United States…for the sake of the American people. God has […]

“Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm.”  — Job 40:6 Storms are rocking our world!  Environmental storms that include earthquakes, floods, and forest fires; political storms such as Brexit or our own national, state and local elections; racial storms that boil over onto city streets and destroy peace; financial storms bringing despair […]

What storm has struck in your life?  If you are God’s child through faith in Jesus Christ, He promises you and me five things. Read Mark 6:45-52 I.  YOU HAVE HIS PURPOSE                Mark 6:45 Give a phrase from v.45 that proves the disciples were in God’s will when […]

October 13, 2016 …When the day of evil comes…stand your ground, and after you have done everything… stand. Stand firm then… Ephesians 6:13-14 It’s breath-catching, heart-breaking, and soul-searing to watch our nation implode morally and spiritually. The mental picture of the Twin Towers on 9/11 collapsing in a cloud of debris and dust comes to […]

September 12, 2016 …All this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought the favor of the Lord our God by turning from our sins and giving attention to Your truth.  Daniel 9:13 As I look back on 9/11, I vividly remember—in fact, I will never forget—watching that awful day of terror unfold […]

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26 One year ago today my family was joined by approximately 1500 friends as we celebrated the life […]

August 12, 2016 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God… 2 Timothy 1:6 Three days before our God Speaking initiative came to a close, I spoke with a family friend whose wife died a few weeks after my husband, Danny, moved to our Father’s House. Our friend shared […]

July  30, 2016 This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make you way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Joshua 1:8 One […]

July 25, 2016 When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?  Psalm 11:3 It’s been said that the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. The encroaching evil in our land is almost breathtaking.  Heart-stopping. As it pours  into every nook and cranny of […]

It’s been said that if you have all Word and no prayer, you dry up. And if you have all prayer, and no Word, you flare up. But if you have prayer and the Word, you grow up! Read 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 On whom is Paul’s confidence in prayer based? Relate this confidence to that […]

Pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored.  — 2 Thessalonians 3:1 God has called me to give out His message.  The name for this ministry has been a play on my initials, AGL, because in Scripture angels are God’s messengers. For the past several years, God has […]

July 7, 2016 …Blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near. Revelation 1:3 Do you long for revival?  Not a tent meeting.  Not a series of church meetings. But an outpouring of God’s Spirit that results in God’s people waking up…to God!  I […]

May 23, 2016 …Fight the good fight, holding on to faith and a good conscience… 1 Timothy 1:18-19 In promoting The Daniel Prayer in multiple radio, TV, web and print interviews, I have urged people to pray as Daniel prayed so that Heaven is moved and our nation is changed.  I have felt an urgency […]

May 12, 2016 About the eleventh hour…He asked them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’  ‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered.  He said to them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard.’  Matthew 20:6-7 Almost three years after the retirement age of sixty-five, on May 5th, I […]

While I was still in prayer, Gabriel… said to me, “Daniel, I have come to give you insight and understanding.”              — Daniel 9:21-22 From time to time a friend will ask, “Anne, how can I pray for you?” My answer is often:  “Please pray for wisdom. Discernment.  I have […]

Read Psalm 18:1-19 I.  CENTER ON HIS PERSON                                                                                       Psalm 18:1-3 On whom is the Psalmist focused as he begins his prayer?  18:1 What phrase indicates the Psalmist’s relationship with God was more than just a religion?  18:1; Matthew 22:37-38 List ten different characteristics the Psalmist attributes to God in 18:1-3. Match each characteristic with one […]

April 13, 2016 Therefore let everyone who is godly pray to you while you may be found.  Psalm 32:6 The Psalmist implies that there comes a time when God cannot be found. A time when God hides Himself. A time that I believe may have begun in America. Our nation is in a mess. Why? […]

March 8, 2016 …For I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed… 2 Timothy 1:12 Today, March 8th, is International Women’s Day. I’m using it as an opportunity to think about what it means to be an evangelical woman in today’s world. An evangelical woman is one who believes in the evangel—the […]

During America’s presidential elections, the theme of “change” echoes in one form or another, from one campaign to another. The idea of change strikes a chord that resonates with young and old, rich and poor, men and women, black and white and brown. Thinking of this recurring need for change, I began to wonder: Is […]

February 13, 2016 . . . Blessed shalt thou be in the field. Deuteronomy 28:3 (KJV) On my first road trip since Danny moved to Heaven, God promised in Deuteronomy 28:3 to bless me in the field of His service. And He did!

Read Daniel 9:20-23 When was Daniel’s prayer answered?  Give the verses and phrase. What was Daniel doing when he received the answer to his prayer? Apply Psalm 66:18 to one reason Daniel’s prayer was answered while often our prayers are not. What do you need to do to make your prayers more effective?  Psalm 24:3-6 What […]

The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.                            –James 5:16 The air was electric.  People were shouting, crying, pleading with God.  Some were standing with raised hands, others were on their knees, and still others were prostrate on the floor. I was in Suva, Fiji, at a conference for […]

January 24, 2016 Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm… Job 40:6 The sun is out today! The reflection off of the several inches of ice and snow is almost blinding. We were just on the edge of the epic storm, Jonas, which continues to impact the East Coast even as I write.

**Please click here to see Anne’s prayer. December 17, 2015 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you. Isaiah 60:1-2 [CLICK to hear […]

November 27, 2015 …Be strong and do not lose courage….  2 Chronicles 15:7¹ The history of Israel includes some riveting similarities to our world today. One brief vignette that caught my attention recently is from 2 Chronicles 14-15. After the glorious, golden years of King Solomon, his son, Rehoboam, succeeded him. While Solomon was wise, […]

“From the fullness of His grace we have all received one blessing after another.” –John 1:16 During the last few months, God has made me very aware of His blessings in my life…one after another.  In contrast to the darkness and death, tears and trauma, sorrow and stress, the blessings of God drop like quiet […]

All blessing comes from God.  God has blessed you and me, as He did Abraham, so that we can be a blessing to others.  We receive it from Him, then become a channel of His blessing to others.  They, in turn, bless God with their praise and thanksgiving.  The blessing that came from God is […]

October 9, 2015 On this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.…and that rock was Christ. Matthew 16:18, 1 Corinthians 10:4  Christians have been targeted for death in a school in Oregon.  On a beach in Libya. In the villages of northern Syria.  In a hospital in Afghanistan. […]

September 22, 2015 …Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the […]

Find Anne’s full prayer here. August 25, 2015 Less than one week ago, on August 19th, I said good-bye to my husband of almost forty-nine years. At that moment, the only thing that truly mattered was the decision he made as a five year old boy in vacation Bible school to trust Jesus as his […]

September 12, 2015 A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Danny Lotz (To watch on YouTube, click here.) August 19, 2015 Danny Lotz was a chief among The King’s … mighty warriors. He gave His Kingship strong support to extend it over the whole land.  1 Chronicles 11:10

August 17, 2015 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.  Psalm 119:105 Every year when my family is at the beach, we observe the marked off areas that help protect the nests of sea turtles. The huge reptiles clamber up on the shore beginning in May, lay 50 […]

August 12, 2015 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’…your heavenly Father knows that you need them.  Matthew 6:31-32 Danny and I have gone to the beach each summer for 48 years in a row. We love the beach, as do our children, and […]

August 4, 2015 …There was the glory of the Lord appearing in the cloud.  Exodus 16:10 One of my favorite things to do is to walk the beach early in the morning. As I did so this past week, I watched the sunrise.  The thought occurred to me that sometimes God’s glory is not just […]

Describe what God is looking for when we fast.  Isaiah 58; Joel 2:11-14 How was this heartfelt sincerity evident in: Ezra 9:1-7?  10:1-6?  Nehemiah 1:1-4?  9:1-3?  Daniel 9:1-3?  Luke 2:21-24?  36-38?  Acts 13:1-3? What word implies Jesus did not consider fasting an option for His followers?  Matthew 6:16-18 How sincere are you when you pray?  […]

“…This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting.” –Mark 9:29 NKJV Have you ever fasted?  While we often are required to fast from food and/or drink before a medical test or procedure, have you ever fasted voluntarily in association with prayer?  During our Mayday! Mayday! A Distress Call for Prayer, I received […]

July 1, 2015 Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm…  Job 40:6 All of us experience storms in life. Personal storms. Relational storms. Financial storms. Physical storms. And this past week, as Jesus-followers and Bible-believers, we felt the shock of the moral storm that hit our nation as a result of the […]

June 26, 2015 …If you do not obey the Lord your God and do not carefully follow all His commands…The Lord will send on you curses, confusion, and rebuke in everything you put your hand to, until you are destroyed and come to sudden ruin because of the evil you have done in forsaking Him. […]

June 19, 2015 “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”  John 11:21 Sometimes God’s ways are hard to fathom. When Martha sent word to Jesus that her brother was sick, Jesus remained silent and still.  And her brother died. When Jesus did show up four days […]

June 2, 2015 If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth.…However, if you do not obey the Lord your God and do not carefully follow all his commands and decrees I […]

May 8, 2015 * Para ver este blog en español, por favor hacer clic aquí.  For each of the nine days of our Mayday! Mayday! Distress Call for Prayer, I will provide a prayer that will help us stay focused so that we can pray with one accord. I will also share each day a […]

April 30, 2015 * Para ver este blog en español, por favor hacer clic aquí.  “For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now…Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.” Matthew 24:21 Psalm 107:19 This past Spring, Joel Rosenberg […]

“…The people living in darkness have seen a great light…” —Matthew 4:16 Our world is rapidly plunging into the moral abyss and spiritual darkness of deception, demonic activity, and the destruction of all that is true, good, pure, righteous, just, and holy. As a result, it is becoming a very dangerous place.  For everyone.  There […]

Read Joel 2:1-17 I.  GOD IS MOVING God’s movements are not always pleasant.  Why did God say to blow the trumpet and sound the alarm? Give phrases from the following verses that describe The Day of the Lord:  Joel 2:2, 10-11; Isaiah 13:6, 9, 10; Ezekiel 30:3; Amos 5:18-20; Zephaniah 1:18; Zechariah 14:1-4; 1 Thessalonians […]

April 29, 2015 Jesus said, Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life. John 4:13-14 In a world filled with anger, violence, chaos, and confusion, give […]

April 21, 2015 And God said…whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember my covenant between me and you… Genesis 9:12, 14-15 God gave the rainbow originally as a sign of His everlasting love and commitment to Noah after judgement had fallen on the world. Following […]

Morning I said in my haste, “I am cut off from before Your eyes”; nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications when I cried out to You. I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing; I have come into deep waters where the floods overflow me. § Waters flowed over my head; […]

Apr 3, 2015 And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky…and let them serve as signs to mark seasons (feasts)…” And there was evening and morning—the fourth day. Genesis 1:14,19 We are seeing some extraordinary signs in the sky. Last year we saw two lunar eclipses and this year we […]

Mar 30, 2015 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.  Colossians 3:13  When you and I were young, we often had a picture of what we wanted our lives to be like when we grew up… a picture of […]

…Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.  Acts 12:5 It’s Friday, February 27th.  My husband is back in the hospital, and I am snowed in at home. Yesterday I listened to the cracking of tree branches as they broke off and hit my roof.  At times the […]

Recently Anne talked with Doug Kellett from The Morning Drive Talk Radio 850am.  Listen in as Anne talks about her father, faith and how the ground is level at the foot of the Cross.

Feb 10, 2015 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.  John 3:16-17 This past […]

Read Hebrews 10:35-39 For what are we promised a reward? In order to receive it, what must we do? What is our motivation? How can we be so confident of Jesus’ return that we persevere until He does?  Hebrews 10:23 When life gets hard, are you one who shrinks from it?  Or triumphs over it? This […]

“We also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character; hope.” –Romans 5:3-4 As I reflect on 2014, blessings come to mind.  And so do burdens.  Prayers that were answered, and other prayers that remain unanswered.  Friends who stood by me, and others who avoided me.  Days when […]

Jan 27, 2015 Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones:  I will make breath enter you and you will come to life…Then you will know that I am the Lord.'”  Ezekiel 37:4-6 Joel Rosenberg is a […]

Jan 14, 2015 UPDATE: This Thursday January 29th, select theaters nationwide will be holding an encore event of Patterns Of Evidence: The Exodus.  Theater information can be found here.   All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable…Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.  2 Timothy 3:16; Revelation 21:5

Dec 22, 2014 Therefore encourage each other with these words.  1 Thessalonians 4:18 As I have meditated on the wondrous nativity story this Christmas, I have been struck by Elizabeth’s response to her pregnancy after a lifetime of being barren.  In Luke 1:25 she bears witness, “The Lord has done this for me…In these days […]

Dec 21, 2014 My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. Luke 1:46-47 This Christmas, has a “storm” silenced your song? Storms of life do not defer to holidays, do they? In fact, holidays can seem to make the storms even more fierce since they come with so much additional […]

Believing that God speaks to the individual through His Word, Anne has designed the 3-Question Bible Study Method to lead people of all ages through a series of questions that can be applied to any Scripture passage.  Following this method enables any reader of scripture to hear God speaking personally through His Word as he or she discovers the eternal truths revealed by […]

Dec 7, 2014  I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother…and in your mother…and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also. For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God…   2 Timothy 1:5-6 I am asked repeatedly how my parents were able to […]

Dec 3, 2014 A little child shall lead them…  Isaiah 11:6 This past Fall, my daughter Rachel-Ruth invited me to join her as she led the monthly chapel at her children’s Christian school.  We presented the Gospel, using my children’s book, Heaven: God’s Promise for Me.

Dec 1, 2014 For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given…Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end.  Isaiah 9:6, 7 The following video was forwarded to me, and I thought it was worth sharing with you on this first day of December.  It’s an […]

Nov 20, 2014 This past week, I traveled to London, England to speak at Premier Radio’s Woman to Woman Conferences. On the first night in London, I went to Evensong at Westminster Abbey. In the grand

One day thousands upon thousands will gather before the throne of God and proclaim Jesus Christ as the only One worthy to rule the world...to receive glory and honor and power...forever and ever! And as that scene unfolds in Heaven, ...

Read John 11:1-44 Do you have any unanswered prayers? Not just small, daily requests, but major heart-breaking, soul-wrenching, tear-soaking prayers that God has not answered? In fact, has He not only remained silent and not said anything to encourage you, ...

Read 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 Why did Paul say God allowed him to suffer? What are some other reasons God allows us to suffer or experience hardship? 1 Peter 1:6-7; 2:20-21; Hebrews 5:8; Romans 8:17. How did God answer Paul's prayer ...

“When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?” --Psalm 11:3 Read Psalm 11 I. OUR NATURAL REACTION Write down your reaction to Tuesday, September 11th, the Day of Terror, byanswering the following questions: Where were you? How ...

I would love to know how Abraham heard the Word of the Lord. Did he hear a soft whisper? Was it just a quiet knowing in his heart and mind? Or did he look up and discover that he wasn't ...

Read Joel 1-2 I. TIME TO WAKE UP 1:1-12 Who is speaking? 1:1 What disaster is described? Give the phrases that indicate the disaster affected the people environmentally; socially; financially; nationally; religiously; and agriculturally. Name one disaster we have experienced ...

Read Acts 16:16-36 Describe Paul’s circumstances in 16:16-24. How do you think he felt physically? Emotionally? Spiritually? Mentally? Under the same circumstances, how would you feel? How would you react? How did Paul react in 16:25? Give phrases that reveal ...

Two thousand years ago on a dark and starry night outside the little town of Bethlehem, the midnight sky was split by a laser beam of light in the form of an angel who announced that the Messiah, the One ...

Read John 1:1 Give the phrase that reveals God's Word is eternal. What does this mean to you? How does this verse reveal that God's Word is separate, yet equal to God? What in this verse indicates that the Word ...

I. DEFINING IT Using one or more phrases from each of the following verses, define the Gospel: Romans 3:23, Romans 3:10, Romans 1:18, Romans 6:23, John 3:16,I John 1:9, Revelation 3:20, John 1:12, Ephesians 1:13, Ephesians 2:8-9,II Corinthians 5:17. Read ...

Read Genesis 1 I. THE CONDITION OF THE EARTH From verse 2, give four descriptive words or phrases of planet Earth. How could each description apply to the condition of a human life? Whom do you know who fits this ...

After wandering in the wilderness for forty years, the Israelites experienced the power of God to roll back the waters of the Jordan River enabling them to cross over and take possession of the Promised Land. Read Joshua 3 and ...

Revelation 1 The first century church experienced storms of persecution and suffering under the reign of the Roman emperors Nero and Domitian. To help the early Christians keep their focus on Christ so they could soar over the storms, God ...

What do you really care about? When we care about our weight, we go on a diet. When we care about our shape, we begin an exercise regime. When we care about national policy, we vote. When we truly care ...

Often, I am asked, "Anne, I have a major decision to make. How can I know if it is in God's will?" In response, I usually begin by explaining that when an airplane comes in to land during the night, ...

Read Revelation 22:1-5 with Ezekiel 47:1-9 In the last scene of the vision of the glory of Jesus Christ, an angel directed the apostle John's attention to a river that saturates our heavenly home in the blessing of God. ...

I rejoice at Your word as one who finds great treasure. – Psalm 119:162 Read Romans 5:1-11 I. REJOICE IN HOPE Romans 5:1-2 Describe our spiritual condition before placing our faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord. Give ...

Read Revelation 1:9-17 I. REFOCUS UNDER PRESSURE Revelation 1:9 What type of pressure are you under? Is it emotional? physical? mental? material? social? financial? From Revelation 1:9, what types of pressure do you think John experienced? A. THE PRESSURE OF ...

Read Matthew 24:42-51 I. BY WATCHING What do you think “watching” means? Write down the dictionary definition. What do you think Jesus means by, Keep watch, in Matthew 24:42? Why is this important, according to Matthew 24:42-44? What are some ...

My paternal grandmother memorized Psalm 119 as a girl, and recited it on her deathbed. Read Psalm 119, underlining every time God's Word or an interchangeable word (such as "law," "statutes," "decrees," "commands") is mentioned. How many did you find? ...

Read John 10:1-10 Learning to recognize the voice of God is critical not only to living a life pleasing to Him, but also to developing a personal relationship with Him. Yet how can we be sure the voice we hear ...

John 10:7-10 In Jesus' day, the summer sheepfold was located in the highland pasture. It had stones from the pasture itself piled on top of each other until they formed a circular wall. The wall had one gap that served ...

Read Luke 4:18-19 Everyday we are bombarded with bad news in our newspapers and on our televisions. I would imagine that early in the first century, living under Roman occupation, with the narrow city streets of Jerusalem reverberating with the ...

I have been asked very skeptically, Anne, you mean you’ve seen the Lord? Where . . . ? And I’ve answered with a deep, confident knowing, Yes, I’ve seen the Lord . . . during the hard times in my ...

I believe that there is one, true, living God. I believe that He is the Creator of the heavens and earth, including you and me. I believe that He is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I believe that ...

Read Matthew 1:1-16 The redemptive power of God is highlighted by the names of women that appear in the genealogy that begins Matthew’s Gospel—a list of names that make up the extended family of Jesus. Give the names of the ...

Read Revelation 5 I. BECAUSE HE IS UNEQUALED IN POSITION 5:1-5 What do you think the scroll could represent? See Revelation 5:7, 9; 11:15; 12:10-12; 15:7; 21:5. Name people throughout history, until this present day, who would want to rule ...

Read Genesis 1 with Colossians 1:15-23 I. THE REVELATION OF HIS PERSON Colossians 1:15 Who is God, according to: Gen. 1:1, 27? Isa. 40:28? 44:24? John 4:24? I Tim. 4:10? Give characteristics which reveal He is a living Person from: ...

Every year I receive Christmas gifts that I don’t know how to use. They usually wind up on a shelf, or in a drawer, or stored in the attic. And it has occurred to me . . . has God ...

Christmas is a celebration of God's gift of Jesus to you and me. The living Word became flesh! The Creator left His throne in Heaven, and came to earth as the Baby of Bethlehem! What a heavenly crescendo it was ...

Read John 11:1-44 I. FOR THIS WE NEED JESUS John 11:1-37 Mary and Martha needed a miracle. What miracle do you need -in your marriage, health, business, church, family? A. BECAUSE WE ARE HELPLESS vs. 11:1-16 1. WHEN BAD THINGS ...

So far in 2011, in addition to being riveted to news of political uprisings, we have lived in or read reports on "Snowmagedon," Australian floods, tornadoes in the southern USA, earthquakes in New Zealand, China and numerous other countries - ...

Read Psalm 27 There are many different types of wars: wars between nations, wars within the heart, wars within the home, wars on our streets, wars in our culture. Life is not easy. Often, we cannot choose our circumstances, but ...

Read Matthew 24:42-50 In view of the fact that we're expecting to see Jesus at any moment, He tells us to take three primary actions: to watch for His return, to work until He does return, and to walk with ...

...AS WE FOCUS ON GOD HIMSELF Give phrases from the following verses that encourage us to stay: Focused on God's presence: Deuteronomy 1:29-31; 31:6 Focused on God's power: Exodus 14:13-14; 1 Samuel 17:33-37 Focused on God's plan: Psalm 2:1, 4; ...

When pressures mount, instead of withdrawing or exploding or complaining, you and I need to run to our Heavenly Father, throw our arms of faith around Him, and embrace Him more tightly. Why? The Psalmist gives us three reasons: Read ...

Read 2 Chronicles 7:11-15 Besides literal darkness, what do you think night could represent? v.12 What is significant about the fact that God spoke to Solomon in the night? Apply this to your life and to our world. What did ...

Since 9/11, America’s eyes have been opened to an evil, hate-filled enemy who uses terrorism to achieve the goal of our destruction. Our newspapers, magazines, and TV talk shows have been filled with information concerning this enemy and how we ...

Do you use a Day-Timer? A Day-Timer is a calendar arranged by the hours in each day, the days in each week, the weeks in each month, and the months in each year. It can be quickly referenced so that ...

Read Ephesians 2 I. CHANGE FOR SINNERS 2:1-10 Give at least four or five different phrases that describe sinners from v.1-3. Describe the sinner’s condition from Romans 1:18; John 3:36. According to v.4, who took the initiative to change our ...

Read Psalm 23:1-2 I. FOR REST Who is the Shepherd in Psalm 23:1? See John 10:11, 14. What do you think the green pastures represent in v.2? Compare John 21:17 with John 6:35, 63. What is implied by "lying down" ...

Jesus is coming! How do you react to that statement of truth? Some people wring their hands in fear. Or roll their eyes in skepticism. Or yawn with disinterest. Or jump up and down with excitement. How should we react ...

Sometimes when I am very weary, I succumb to the tyranny of the urgent. I do what I have to do, or what's expected of me, or what I've committed to, but I have no mental, emotional or physical energy ...

Read John 13:1-17 Every year I wrestle with what to give my Father for Christmas. He seems to have everything! And so I mentally search for ideas weeks in advance. Around Thanksgiving I usually give up and just ask him ...

Read John 10:1-10 Learning to recognize the voice of God is critical not only to living a life pleasing to Him, but also to developing a personal relationship with Him. Yet how can we be sure the voice we hear ...

Nov 11, 2014 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord. Acts 3:19 What a joy it was to share in the 175th Anniversary of Tremont Temple Baptist Church on Beacon Hill in downtown Boston this past weekend! Abraham Lincoln […]

“Because You have been my help, therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.” –Psalm 63:7 On July 8th, the day after our 777: An Urgent Call to Prayer for our nation, this double rainbow appeared over the capitol in Washington, DC. It seemed to be God’s visible response to our prayers, assuring us […]

Oct 23, 2014 I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints. Jude 3 I desire to reach people of every persuasion…liberal and conservative, Democrat and Republican, churched and unchurched…with the message of God’s love extended to us through His Son, […]

Oct 19, 2014 Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?  Psalm 94:16 “…If the church doesn’t wake up now and stand and fight there IS no church in America. This is the red line. It has been crossed. When I read about this I […]

Sept 29, 2014 A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children…Proverbs 13:22 Webster’s Dictionary defines a legacy as “something coming from a predecessor.” It’s what we leave behind that others will remember us by. As I have contemplated my predecessors, and what their legacies have been to me, my mother comes quickly to […]

Sep 24, 2014 For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man… They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. Matthew 24: 27, 30 Robin Mark of Belfast, Northern […]

Sep 23, 2014 Anne’s Messages to those Left Behind | Fourth Message: Will There Be an End to the Chaos and Confusion? We have briefly considered the Mystery of the Trumpet Call, whether or not the world is falling apart, and the wonderful hope that should you be left behind, it’s not too late for […]

Sep 22, 2014 Anne’s Messages to those Left Behind | Third Message: Is it Too Late To Be Saved? In my last message, I described briefly how the rapture of believers and their sudden disappearance will impact the world. There will be unprecedented chaos and confusion.  But it’s not too late to turn to God. […]

Sep 21, 2014 In my previous message, I shared briefly with you about the Mystery of the Trumpet.  That moment in time when Jesus descends with a loud command, the shout of the archangel, and the trumpet call of God.  Then those who have placed their trust in Jesus as Savior and Lord, whether dead […]

Sep 20, 2014 ANNE’S MESSAGES TO THOSE LEFT BEHIND …This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.  Acts 1:11

Sep 16, 2014 From Claudia in Jerusalem (on Saturday October 4): “Abba, Father, today for the Jews it is Yom Kippur. It is the Day of Atonement. The day set aside to “afflict the soul,” to atone for the sins of the past year. Business is still in Israel. People are happily walking on the […]

Sep 9, 2014 And this Gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.  Matthew 24:14 What do you believe?  This past week, while waiting in carline to pick up my granddaughters at school, I heard a song on the radio […]

Sep 2, 2014 As soon as you began to pray, an answer was given.  Daniel 9:23 When Daniel poured out his heart in prayer for Jerusalem, he received initial confirmation that God had heard his prayer.  The angel Gabriel came to him and told him that as soon as he had begun to pray, an […]

Aug 28, 2014 The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray. 1 Peter 4:7 Following dinner the night Jesus was betrayed, He took His disciples with Him to  Gethsemane and asked them to watch and pray.  When He checked on them, He found them sleeping. […]

Aug 18, 2014 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem…   Psalm 122:6 Just recently, God laid on my heart a burden to call His people to prayer for our nation. In obedience, I offered 7 7 7: An Urgent Call to Prayer for our Nation. 120,000 of you signed up to receive the prayers that God […]

Aug 14, 2014 Jesus answered, “I am the way…” John 14:6 On August 8, tens of thousands of people were trapped on Mt. Sinjar by Islamic State forces who surrounded the base.  The men, women, and children were cut off from food and water, with many dying and all being threatened by ISIS who issued […]

July 20, 2014   “There the angel of the LORD appeared to [Moses] in flames of fire from within a bush.” – Exodus 3:2 Moses had been born and raised in Egypt where he lived for forty years in Pharaoh’s palace before being exiled to the backside of the desert.  There he tended his father-in-law’s […]

Jul 29, 2014 For unto us a Child is born, to us a Son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end.  He will reign on […]

Jul 7, 2014 After 777: An Urgent Call To Prayer …With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. Pray also for me… Ephesians 6:18-19 For six days, once a day, it was my privilege to be joined with you as we earnestly humbled ourselves, sought God’s face, prayed […]

Jun 18, 2014 Blow the trumpet…sound the alarm… for the day of the Lord is coming. It is close at hand– Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God… Joel 2:1, 13 While at home caring for my husband, I have had time to be quiet and listen more to […]

Jun 11, 2014 Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me. In My Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. John 14:1-2 June 10th, 2014, would have been my mother’s 94th birthday.  […]

Jun 1, 2014 They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. Matthew 24:30-31 Before […]

“They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.” — Matthew 24:30-31 Anne’s premium channel […]

Apr 14, 2014 …I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn—both men and animals—and I will bring judgment on all …. I am the Lord. The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague […]

As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the […]

Mar 9, 2014 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in […]

Feb 12, 2014 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you.  When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned…Isaiah 43:2 On Wednesday, February 12th, I drove from home to our church office for a meeting. The […]

Feb 9, 2014 So that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 15:6 Anne Graham Lotz | Honorary Chair National Day of Prayer 2014 from AnGeL Ministries on Vimeo.

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God, saying, “Glory to God…” Day and night they do not cease… — Luke 2:13-14, Revelation 4:8 Angels praise God without ceasing. But sometimes this AnGeL finds it requires intentional focused effort to maintain uninterrupted praise. Especially when life unravels and I’m […]

Morning The Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son, in all the way that you went until you came to this place.  I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself. § In His love and in His pity He redeemed them; and He bore them and carried them all […]

No means of measure can define God’s limitless love . . . No far-seeing telescope can bring into visibility the coastline of His shoreless supply . . . No barrier can hinder Him from pouring out His blessings . . . He forgives and He forgets. He creates and He cleanses. He restores and He […]

Dec 30, 2013 And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matthew 28:20 None of us knows what the New Year holds. Will my Daddy move to our Father’s House? Will my husband get stronger…or more feeble? Will the stock market crash or keep soaring? Will the Middle East […]

Morning Blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.  You, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight—if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded […]

Jesus is the most important Man, not just in our nation, not just on planet earth, but in the entire universe! And He isn’t important just for four years or eight years, but forever and ever and ever! Furthermore, the most important Man in the universe thinks I am so important, He gave His own […]

Morning Understand what the will of the Lord is.  This is the will of God, your sanctification. § Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace; thereby good will come to you. § This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. § We know that […]

Did you think Jesus only cares about things like heaven and hell? About forgiveness and sin? About holiness and wickedness? About truth and lies? About salvation and judgment? Jesus does care about those things. But He also cares about your job, about whether your child makes the sports team, about your children’s college tuition, about […]

Morning Your sins are forgiven you.  I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more. § Who can forgive sins but God alone? I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; and I will not remember your sins. § Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose […]

Often, when I arrive in a city to participate in some conference or seminar, the organizers will take me aside and tell me privately about the various people who will be attending. They describe the multitude. People with broken hearts and broken homes and broken dreams and broken hopes. And then they say, “Anne, we […]

Morning We do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.  Here we have no continuing city. § You have a better and an enduring possession for yourselves in heaven. Do […]

C. S. Lewis, in his testimony Surprised by Joy, described his growing awareness of the capacity within himself to respond with joy and delight in such a way that it gave him an insatiable desire for more joy and delight. The things he found so deeply satisfying left him with a craving for more and […]

Morning Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord.  Your labor is not in vain in the Lord. § As you … have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. […]

My grandfather was a medical missionary to China for twenty-five years. He established a three-hundred-bed hospital where he treated just about every type of illness and injury that could be named. Many of his Chinese patients were cured of diseases and saved from death by his skilled ministrations. But in time, every single one of […]

Morning The kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared.  I have loved you with an everlasting love. In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we […]

The black, velvety sky was clear and studded with sparkling stars that had looked down on Earth since the beginning of time. Shepherds appeared to be sitting idly by their flocks but in fact were keeping a sharp lookout for anything or anyone who might harm the sheep entrusted to their care. In the distance, […]

Morning If you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, … and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told […]

On Christmas Eve, 1968, Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders, while orbiting the moon in Apollo 8, were so aware of the Presence of God in space that they publicly read the first ten verses of Genesis to the listening world thousands of miles away. When James B. Irwin, an astronaut with Apollo 15, […]

Morning Let him take hold of My strength, that he may make peace with Me.  I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil. § “There is no peace,” says the Lord, “for the wicked.” In Christ Jesus you who once were far off have […]

Jesus stands ready to help us, but His help is contingent on our absolute, total obedience to His Word, whether or not we agree with it or understand it. In some way, God requires more than our intellectual faith – He requires our total trust as demonstrated by our obedience to His Word in order […]

Morning Your work of faith.  This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent. Faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. § Faith working through love. § He who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of […]

When the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary, he gave her the startling announcement that “the Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.” When you and I place our faith in Jesus Christ […]

God is the Creator Whose purpose for you and me is the same as it was when He created our environment in the beginning. He wants us to reflect His image so that we might receive His blessing. “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and […]

Morning The days of your mourning shall be ended.  In the world you will have tribulation. § The whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of […]

Morning He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world … That we should be holy and without blame before Him in love. God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth, to which He called you … for the obtaining of the glory […]

Jill Briscoe, noted author and international speaker, was once asked what she saw as her life’s greatest mission. She answered that her life’s greatest mission is “to figure out what to do every day in my life – as ordained by God – and then to do it.” Jill knows there are many things to do […]

Morning Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness.  Who among you fears the Lord? Who obeys the voice of His Servant? Who walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord and rely upon his God. § Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; […]

Has your entire life been a series of struggles? Have you been . . . More sick than well? More defeated than successful? More tired than rested? More empty than satisfied? More sad than happy? Do you feel defeated because after a lifetime of struggle, all you have to look forward to is death and […]

Morning Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.  Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, […]

My parents were so confident in who God is and what God has said through His Word that it genuinely never crossed my mind, nor to my knowledge the minds of my siblings, to doubt God! When I was a child, I told my mother I wanted to know God personally for myself, and she […]

Morning Revive us, and we will call upon Your name.  It is the Spirit who gives life. § The Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches […]

When the Holy Spirit comes into you at your invitation, you receive as much of Him as you will ever have. You do not get a little bit of Him then and a little bit more at later experiences. Since He is a Person, you cannot get Him in pieces. You either have all of […]

Morning Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.  I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them. I […]

I have prayed without ceasing for my children throughout the years. One of the promises I believe God gave me for them, and a promise I have claimed again and again in prayer, is Exodus 15:1-2. This passage is the song of Moses as he exults in God’s deliverance of the Hebrew children when the […]

Morning Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.  Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who … made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a […]

Do you struggle with knowing the will of God for your life? For your marriage? For your family? For your home? Knowing God’s will is not difficult – unless you are not abiding in Him. Jesus indicated that knowing His Father’s will is the fruit of abiding as well as asking: “You did not choose […]

Dec 14, 2013  Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!- Philippians 4:4 Does your joy come and go? Ebb and flow? Is it so connected to your feelings that when life unravels, so does your joy? The apostle Paul penned the above words when he was imprisoned in Rome. Yet he […]

Morning Make His praise glorious.  This people I have formed for Myself; they shall declare My praise. § I will cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against Me, and I will pardon all their iniquities by which they have sinned and by which they have transgressed against Me. Then it shall […]

Jesus looked out at the approaching crowds and saw people who were seeking God but instead had received hundreds of manmade legal burdens. He saw people who wanted truth but had received political posturing and religious platitudes from the Pharisees. He saw people as more important than His own plans and need for rest. He […]

Morning Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.  Be] strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power. § As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. […]

Are you facing the future with eyes wide shut, teeth clenched, body tensed, dreading your tomorrows and what they may hold? Do you feel as though you are standing on the brink of a deep, dark abyss of helplessness and despair, caught up in events involving yourself or your loved ones that are beyond your […]

Morning The Lord ... is in your midst. Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. § Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who […]

From the time we make the choice to open our eyes and get out of bed in the morning until we make the choice to go back to bed and close our eyes in the evening, our days are filled with a series of choices. We choose where we go, what we do, what we […]

On the day when Jesus returns, everyone will be looking at Him.  But have you ever considered where He will be looking?  He will be looking for you!  He has told us, “. . . I will come back and take you to be with me . . . . ”  His eyes will be […]

Morning Do not let your good be spoken of as evil.  Abstain from every form of evil. § [Provide] honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men. § For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of […]

Morning No one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.  I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day. § The Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. § We […]

After the long journey of life, we are going to look up and see heaven. We’re going to hear voices lifted in songs of praise. We’re going to see the glory of God radiating from within, and we’re going to long for home. But we will be forbidden to enter. Heaven is closed to us […]

Morning To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.  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? § Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and […]

In the beginning there was no dawn to end the night, no sun to warm the day, no moonlight reflected in the swirling water, no horizon, just a never-ending night! God didn’t leave our environment in a murky, dusky twilight. “God . . . separated the light from the darkness. God called the light ‘day,’ […]

Morning Through love serve one another.  Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, […]

The Jews had many preconceived ideas about the Messiah based on their interpretation of Scripture and what they wanted. When Jesus of Nazareth came on the scene with His public ministry, He was neither the Messiah they had been expecting, nor the Messiah they wanted. The Jews wanted someone Who would: raise their standard of […]

Morning He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.  The Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. § [He] Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for […]

“Do not let your hearts be troubled” is a command you and I are to obey! Deliberately calming ourselves is a choice we are to make in the face of shocking setbacks, catastrophic circumstances, abrupt accidents, irritating interruptions, devastating dissension, agonizing addiction, frequent failures, all of which cause us to be terrified of the consequences […]

Morning It is God who works in you.  Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God. § A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven. § No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me […]

As Jesus and His disciples rested together on the mountainside, we have the beautiful picture of the Good Shepherd, making His sheep lie down in green pastures, leading them beside the still waters, that He might restore them on the inside. Jesus knew the demands that would be made on the disciples and Himself that […]

Morning It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn Your statutes.  Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. § We suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not […]

Jesus said, “I am the light of the world,” and He also said we are the light of the world. (Matt. 5:14) The sole light in Heaven will be the light that comes directly from God through Jesus Christ, and that light will be reflected in the life of each one of His children! The […]

Dec 4, 2013 How thankful I am for the family in which God has placed me by His grace. The following is an excerpt from my nephew’s new book that so blessed me, I wanted to share it with you… When it comes to the raising of children, one-way love is both the easiest thing […]

Morning Where can wisdom be found?  If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting. § Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own […]

Today, in a world where the role models are entertainers, athletes and politicians, many of whom lack morals, integrity and even common decency . . . in a world where no one seems to stand for anything unless it is to stand for selfish, self-serving rights . . . in a world where anything is […]

Morning I would seek God, and to God I would commit my cause.  Is anything too hard for the Lord? § Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. § Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made […]

Christ “made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death – even death on a cross!” (Phil. 2:7-8) How awesome to consider that the Creator of the universe, unbound in time and space […]

Morning You have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.  God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. § It pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell. § Of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. You anoint my head with oil. § […]

What, or who, has . . . turned on the tap of your tears, and tossed you in your bed at night, and preoccupied your waking thoughts, and blackened your hopes for the future, and broken your heart, and wrenched an agonized “Why?” from your trembling lips? To our heart-wrenched cries of Why? God’s ultimate […]

Morning A man will be as a hiding place from the wind, and a cover from the tempest. Inasmuch … as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same. § “The Man who is My Companion,” says the Lord of hosts. § I and My Father are one. He who […]

Often when I am under stress and pressure, I feel one of my greatest needs is to get a good night’s sleep. But I’ve found that physical rest alone is not enough to revive my flagging spirit. I need the spiritual revival that comes from spending quiet time alone with Jesus in prayer and in […]

Morning The Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all. Peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come. § The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Jesus Himself stood in the midst […]

This title describes the eternal omniscience of Jesus Christ. The alpha is the first letter and the omega is the last letter in the Greek alphabet. Through the alphabet all of our words, all of our wisdom, and all of our knowledge are expressed. Jesus is the beginning and end of the alphabet, the summation […]

Morning We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house.  One thing I have desired of the Lord, that will I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple. Blessed are those […]

Apart from understanding the work of God in our creation, there is no real meaning to human existence. If there was no Creator, then you are some cosmic accident, having come from nowhere and on your way to nowhere. You are just a nobody with no ultimate accountability or eternal value. Now that’s depressing! Praise […]

Morning As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.  Not everyone who says … , “Lord, Lord,” shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. § Pursue … holiness, without which no one will see the Lord. § Add to your […]

To clarify their choice, Pilate asked the mob a question that has reverberated through the centuries, “What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called Christ?” They demanded with one voice, “Crucify him!” Whom do you know who is rejecting Jesus today? Whoever those people are, regardless of the vehemence of their words, or […]

Morning The glory which You gave Me I have given them. I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. Above it stood seraphim … And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth […]

The emaciated bodies, the pale faces, the pain-deadened eyes, the hollow cheeks all gave silent witness to the helplessness and hopelessness of the diseased and disfigured and dying who lay, crumpled and sprawled, like discarded refuse on the terrace that led to the water’s edge. As the eyes of God scanned the mass of misery, […]

Morning The Lord delights in you.  Thus says the Lord, who created you … “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine.” § Can a woman forget her nursing child, and not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, yet I will […]

The Hebrew word for “formed” is yatsar, which means “to mold.” It is the same word used to describe a potter molding and shaping clay. The description reveals that while God spoke the worlds into space, the planets into orbit, the earth on its axis, the seas within their boundaries, the sun, moon, and stars […]

Morning Having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.  You cannot serve God and mammon. § When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. But […]

For years our family celebrated Thanksgiving at my father’s house.  The meal was always abundant and delicious – turkey with dressing and gravy, ham, green beans . . . my mouth waters just thinking about it! But the highlight of Thanksgiving was not the food, or the televised football games, or the fun. The highlight […]

Morning My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it. Both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying: “I will declare Your name to My brethren; in the midst of […]

In the beginning, we were never intended to die. Death was not a part of God’s original plan. He created you and me for Himself. He intended us to live with Him and enjoy Him forever in an uninterrupted, permanent, personal, love relationship. But sin came into our lives and broke the very relationship with […]

Morning Whoever listens to me will dwell safely, and will be secure, without fear of evil.  Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. § He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty … His truth shall be your shield and buckler. Your […]

When I was small, my grandmother lived right across the street from where I lived with my family. Whenever I got sick or just wanted someone to read to me or sew for me or fix me something special to eat, I went across to her house. She taught me, read to me, played with […]

Morning Praying in the Holy Spirit.  God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. § We … have access by one Spirit to the Father. O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will. The Spirit … […]

When Jesus confronted a man beside the pool of Bethesda who had been paralyzed for thirty-eight years, He asked, “Do you want to get well?” (John 5:6, NIV) At first, it must have sounded like a thoughtless question. Surely anyone who had been lying down for so long would want to get up. But Jesus […]

Morning The one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.  It will be that when he cries to Me, I will hear, for I am gracious. § I will not cast them away, nor shall I abhor them, to utterly destroy them and break My covenant with them; for I am the […]

God, as our heavenly Father, so closely identifies with His children that our tears are His. This precious revelation of God’s relationship to us is first glimpsed plainly when we read how God called Abraham to leave Ur of the Chaldeans and follow Him in a life of faith, encouraging him by promising, “I will […]

Morning When I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me.  When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you. For I am the […]

While the woman of Samaria and I have many differences, we have one thing in common. I, too, find myself from time to time running on empty. In the busyness of ministry, the weariness of activity, the excitement of opportunity, I sometimes wake up and realize, “I am so dry and thirsty.” Invariably, when I […]

Morning By their fruits you will know them.  Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. § Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus no spring […]

“Take with you seven of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate, and two of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate, and also seven of every kind of bird, male and female” (Gen. 7:2-3, NIV ). Just how big was Noah’s assignment? We know that there are more […]

Morning He removes it by His rough wind in the day of the east wind.  Let us fall into the hand of the Lord, for His mercies are great. § “I am with you,” says the Lord, “to save you. I will correct you in justice, and will not let you go altogether unpunished.” § He will […]

The Shepherd’s call has echoed down through the centuries. It’s a clarion call to all sheep, offering freedom and salvation to those who are willing to come out of the . . . denominationalism, traditionalism, ritualism, agnosticism of their religion and enter into a personal relationship with God. It’s an authoritative command to turn away […]

Morning Your thoughts are very deep.  We … do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. § That you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the […]

The apostle Peter confirms that the inheritance being laid up for the Father’s children “can never perish, spoil or fade” – it is “kept in heaven for you” (1 Pet. 1:4, NIV). Although our inheritance is safely stored in heaven, there is a condition we have to meet before we can claim it: “He who […]

Morning Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. § Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom. How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. With my whole heart […]

God wants us to worship Him in spirit. What does that mean? It means we must be indwelt by the Holy Spirit. We must be born again. It also means we must worship Him sincerely, earnestly, with a right spirit, with a sweet spirit. We are to worship from the depths of our beings as […]

Morning God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.  Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. § God has said: “I will dwell in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they […]

The New Testament teaches us that we are not to “make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son” (Heb. 12:5-6, NIV). God, as our loving Father, confronts us with our sin and […]

Morning You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God.  The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholds him with His hand. § In the fear of the Lord […]

And “where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom” for you and me. Freedom from sin and selfishness and spiritual defeat and Satan’s snares. Freedom to reflect Jesus as we are “transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit” (2 Cor. 3:18, NIV). As we […]

Morning Christ . . . loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word.  Walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma. Having been […]

Do you sometimes cry out, as I have, “God, don’t You see my tears? Don’t You see my broken heart? God, never mind me, but how can You bear to see the agony of my loved one? God, I know that You care. I just don’t understand why You don’t intervene in this situation right […]

Morning Godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted.  Peter remembered the word of Jesus who had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” So he went out and wept bitterly. § If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins […]

I would imagine that up until this point, whenever God would come into the Garden Adam and Eve would run to meet Him like excited children. But when they harbored unconfessed sin in their hearts, His coming was a dreaded event. The thought of His presence was terrifying. Adam and Eve were overlooking the single […]

Morning He led them on safely.  I traverse the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice. Behold, I send an Angel before you to keep you in the way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared. § In all their affliction He was afflicted, and the Angel of […]

Meaningful Gift Idea | DAILY LIGHT /products/daily-light-burgundy-leather/ Nov 11, 2013 I recently posted 2 Timothy 1:12 with the comment that Our God is able! So many of you responded, I thought it might be worthwhile to share with you other verses that confirm this wonderful and encouraging truth… I know whom I have believed, and […]

All through the ages people have longed to actually see God. They have drawn pictures and written books and composed music and constructed temples, all for the purpose of unveiling the mystery of what He is like. But we are no longer left to our imaginations, wondering in educated ignorance. We can know for sure. […]

Morning§ Fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.  I beseech you … , brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing […]

Have you been making fruit-bearing more complicated and difficult than it is? Have you worn yourself out until you are discouraged over the lack of fruitfulness in your own service and resentful of others for the fruitfulness in theirs? Then I have wonderful news for you! You can relax! Not only are you freed from […]

Morning I have given help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people. I, even I, am the Lord, and besides Me there is no savior. § There is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus. § There is no other name under heaven given among […]

Jesus knew the Samaritan woman who met Him at the well had searched for satisfaction and come up short. He knew her heart was empty, without love or self-worth or meaning or fulfillment or happiness. And so He gently pointed out to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again.” What was “this […]

Morning Let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.  Gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus […]

Gold is one of our most precious commodities. We hoard gold, we wear gold, we invest in gold, we work hard for more gold – we love gold! We sacrifice our families, our friends, our reputations, our health – all so that we can increase our supply of earthly treasures. We want to buy more […]

Morning Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!  Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him! § How great is Your goodness, which You have laid up for those who fear You. […]

Like a boat that would be tossed endlessly and aimlessly and dangerously on the open sea without an anchor, we need to anchor our lives as well. That anchor is devotion to God. God worked for six days during that first “week” then rested on the seventh: “And God blessed the seventh day and made […]

Morning When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.  I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. § God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has […]

The blood of Jesus is sufficient for the forgiveness of any and all sins because the Cross was two thousand years ago and all of our sins were still to come. Therefore, all of our sins, whether we committed them yesterday or today or have yet to commit them tomorrow, are covered by His blood […]

Morning Take for yourself quality spices. And you shall make from these a holy anointing oil.  It shall not be poured on man’s flesh; nor shall you make any other like it, according to its composition. It is holy, and it shall be holy to you. § One Spirit. § Diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. […]

You and I can trust the Gardener to skillfully, personally, lovingly, and effectively prune the “vines” of our lives. Isaiah described the gentle skillfulness of His touch when he revealed, “A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out” (Isa. 42:3, NIV). In other words, God will not […]

Morning Now for a little while . . . you have been grieved by various trials. Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is […]

Do you know someone who is desperate for change? Someone who is: bound by anger? isolated by pride? depressed by worry? consumed by jealousy? panicked by fear? God’s Word has not lost its power since the beginning of time! The same power that transformed Planet Earth from that which was void, dark, without form, and […]

Morning The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them, but transgressors stumble in them.  To you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, … “a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” § The way of the Lord is strength for the upright, but destruction will come […]

Nov 3, 2013 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. – Ephesians 4:32

The power in your life and mine that results in blessing is in direct proportion to the extent that you are willing to die to . . . your own will, your own goals, your own dreams, your own rights. It’s what Jesus meant when He challenged His disciples, “If anyone would come after me, […]

Morning Always pursue what is good.  For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps: “who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth;” who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return … but committed Himself to Him […]

Have you ever considered that you have a divine appointment when you get up early for your quiet time of prayer and meditation on His Word? . . . That Jesus is patiently, personally waiting to meet with you there? Have you ever thought of going to church as a divine appointment? . . . […]

Morning Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.  Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, […]

When I know that my loved ones are coming home I begin to prepare for them. My son, Jonathan, loves barbecued spareribs on the grill and homemade apple pie. I prepare those things for him, so that when he walks through the door of the house he knows he was expected and welcome, because this […]

Morning “Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,” says the Lord of hosts. Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord, or as His counselor has taught Him? God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the […]

Although God was actively involved throughout the Creation process, in the beginning the “earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep” (Gen. 1:2,NIV). If you and I had been present at that time to view the earth, we might have had the impression that because we could not see any […]

Morning It is good that one should hope and wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord. Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has He in anger shut up His tender mercies? § I said in my haste, “I am cut off from before Your eyes”; nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications when I […]

It can be mind boggling to contemplate the vastness of the universe, from the greatest star to the smallest particle. It is so vast that astronomers are now saying that it stretches beyond what we are capable of penetrating, even with sophisticated telescopes like the Hubble. And every bit of it was created by the […]

Morning He is altogether lovely.  May my meditation be sweet to Him. § My beloved is … chief among ten thousand. § A chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame. § You are fairer than the sons of men; grace is poured upon Your lips. § God … […]

Noah was totally helpless to change his situation. There was nothing he could do except to stay on the ark and tend to the needs of his family and those of the animals until God in some way brought deliverance. He had to keep his faith in God while simply waiting out the silence that […]

Morning He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor; therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him.  Sacrifice and offering You did not desire; my ears You have opened. Burnt offering and sin offering You did not require. Then I said, “Behold, I come; in the scroll of the […]

Is the Potter molding — or remolding — you, using . . . pressure or problems? stress or suffering? hurt or heartache? illness or injustice? Has He now placed you in the fire so that circumstances are heating up with intensity in your life? Then would you just trust the Potter to know exactly what […]

Morning He Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses.  Then the priest shall command to take for him who is to be cleansed two living and clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet, and hyssop. And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water. As for […]

Do you know someone who maintains that a loving God would never send anyone to hell? That a loving God will let everyone into heaven? Ask Noah! He was there when God shut the door of the ark. And although technically God doesn’t send anyone to hell, you and I are condemned to go there […]

Morning The Lord reigns.  Do you not fear Me?” says the Lord. “Will you not tremble at My presence, who have placed the sand as the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass beyond it? And though its waves toss to and fro, yet they cannot prevail; though they roar, […]

Shortly before His crucifixion, Jesus was the honored guest at a feast held in one of His favorite homes, presumably to celebrate the new life of His friend Lazarus. While Jesus, along with Lazarus and other guests, was reclining at the dinner table, Lazarus’s sister, Mary, entered the room with an alabaster box. The box […]

Morning Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.  If two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of […]

Jesus makes suffering understandable; as the Potter, He uses suffering as the pressure on the wet “clay” of our lives. Under His gentle, loving touch, our lives are molded into a “shape” that pleases Him. But the shape that is so skillfully wrought is not enough. He not only desires our lives to be useful, […]

Morning I have been cast out of Your sight; yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.  Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me, and my Lord has forgotten me.” “Can a woman forget her nursing child, and not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, yet I will […]

Winning a relay race depends not only on the speed of the runners but also on their skillful ability to transfer the baton. If the baton is dropped, precious seconds are wasted, and the race may be lost. If the runner fails to pass the baton, he is disqualified from the race altogether. In the […]

Morning One’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.  A little that a righteous man has is better than the riches of many wicked. § Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasure with trouble. § Godliness with contentment is great gain … Having food and clothing, […]

Are you discouraged because you have not received “anything from the Lord” as it relates to your prayer life? When Jesus’ disciples were discouraged by their inability to get answers to prayer and so were ineffective in helping others, He encouraged them by pointing out that even faith the size of a mustard seed could […]

Morning O God, my heart is steadfast.  The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. § He will not be […]

Are you afraid of hard work? Often we tend to quit a job before it is finished because the job is too hard or we lose interest or we receive a better offer somewhere else. The Creator has built into each of us the capacity for tremendous satisfaction in work that is not only finished […]

Morning Of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.  This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. § Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things. § If children, then […]

For God so loved you that He gave His Son, His only Son, the Son Whom He loved – He gave heaven’s most precious Treasure – He gave everything He had – in order to offer you eternal life. Do you doubt the love of God? Why? Because of the bad things that He allows […]

Morning I delight in the law of God according to the inward man.  Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day. § Your words were found, and I ate them, and Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart. § I sat down in his shade with great […]

When the text says God “remembered,” it simply means the time had come for God to act on His own initiative, which required nothing of Noah except patient waiting. I wonder if Noah was just going about the chores he had been doing every day for weeks and months, feeding the animals, cleaning the stalls, […]

Morning The Lord will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being caught.  Surely the wrath of man shall praise You; with the remainder of wrath You shall gird Yourself. § The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes. § When a […]

Our world is looking for love. As human beings, we need to love and be loved. But we’re looking in all the wrong places. We look for it from a parent, from a child, from a spouse, from a friend, But our parents grow old and die, our children grow up and live their own […]

Morning One of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. This is the blood of the covenant which the Lord has made with you. § The life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for […]

Praise God that you and I can be where Jesus is-now, and for all eternity-because He lives within us and has promised that He will never leave us nor forsake us! When your parents forsake you through death or abandonment, or your spouse forsakes you through divorce, you have His presence. (Ps. 27:10) When the […]

Morning In Your name they rejoice all day long, and in Your righteousness they are exalted. In the Lord I have righteousness and strength. To Him men shall come, and all shall be ashamed who are incensed against Him. In the Lord all the descendants of Israel shall be justified, and shall glory. § Be glad […]

The solution to loneliness is not to give in or give up~or do what everyone else does~or go where everyone else goes~or look like and speak like and think like and act like the world around you so you won’t stand out so sharply from the crowd. The solution is not to withdraw into an […]

Morning Not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.  Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going. § Whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing […]

The Greek word for “comforter” is parakletos, which literally means one called alongside to help. This was beautifully illustrated in the 1992 Summer Olympics during a track-and-field event. As the runners in the 400-meter race flew around the oval track, one of them suddenly pulled up on the back stretch, one leg held up and […]

Morning God is my defense.  The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; the God of my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge; my Savior. § The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and […]

In the beginning, the Creator was not stingy with our environment. He filled it with life. Planet Earth was progressively transformed as every day God’s Word went forth and every day God’s Word was received. Each day’s change prepared the environment for the next day’s change until it was totally transformed. Yet it was as […]

Morning Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living.  It pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, and the pleasure […]

“Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone…” — Acts 12:7 My family in the living room of my father’s house. From left to right behind Daddy, in birth order: Gigi, me, Ruth (Bunny), Franklin, and Ned. The inscription seen in the background on the fireplace mantle that at one time was […]

The only people who go to heaven are those who are born of water — – those who have been physically born. But those who go to heaven must also be born of the Spirit. Just as the virgin Mary conceived the physical life of the Son of God, you and I conceive the spiritual […]

Morning From the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard. Thus says the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him who has a contrite and humble spirit, to […]

When have you felt so totally helpless that your prayer was fathoms deeper than mere words-it was a desperate heart’s cry? Was it when some bad thing happened to someone you love? Was it when you experienced . . . a physical illness? a financial collapse? a severed relationship? a social rejection? Did you think […]

Morning God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them.  It pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself. § Mercy and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed. I know the thoughts that I think […]

Oct 21, 2013 …Thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ…2 Corinthians 2:14 Recently we posted this on facebook:   “Fight the good fight of faith.” 1 Timothy 6:12 — Life is not about losing. Life is about overcoming.

Almost as soon as Philip came to the conclusion that it was humanly impossible to feed the crowd gathered on the hillside, “Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, ‘Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?'” (John 6:8-9, NIV). While Andrew […]

Morning Be not far from Me, for trouble is near.  How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? § Do not hide Your face from me; do not turn Your servant […]

They didn’t just persecute Jesus; they crucified Him! How is it that you and I think we will be treated any better? You may be thinking this doesn’t happen today. Yet it has been estimated by the World Christian Encyclopedia that more than 45 million men and women were put to death for their faith […]

Morning The whole family in heaven and earth.  One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. § You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. § That in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in […]

“I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred” (John 5:7, NIV). The man beside the pool of Bethesda was focused on what he lacked. He lacked a friend to help him. He lacked the strength to do it on his own. But while he was preoccupied with what […]

Morning You are God, ready to pardon, gracious and merciful.  The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. The longsuffering of our Lord is salvation. For this reason I obtained mercy, that in […]

Don’t break up what God the Creator has put together in an equal, diverse, unified companionship we call marriage. God is the God of the impossible. It does not matter how bad the condition of your marriage is. Turn it over to God, follow His directions, and He can mend the brokenness. God has created […]

Morning I will not fear. What can man do to me?  Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? … Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. Do not be afraid of […]

Jesus looked straight at Peter and asked persistently for the third time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” (John 21:17, NIV). Under the direct, searching gaze of his Lord, Peter must have known he was being asked whether he loved Jesus more than himself. This time did Peter squirm uncomfortably? Did he love […]

Morning The humble He teaches His way.  Blessed are the meek. I returned and saw under the sun that—the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to men of understanding, nor favor to men of skill. § A man’s heart plans his way, but […]

What could be a greater privilege than to have Jesus call us His friend? If I told you that the Queen was my friend, you would probably snicker. And rightly so. But if the Queen stated that, “Anne Lotz is my friend,” it would be impressive. It would indicate a relationship based on personal knowledge […]

Morning The Lord God Omnipotent reigns!  I know that You can do everything. § The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. § He does according to His will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain His hand or say to Him, “What have You […]

My father once received a handsome Swiss watch from some good friends. After he had worn it for a while, the watch stopped working. When my mother took it to the local jewelry store, the repairman said he was very sorry, but he could not fix it. So Mother took it to another repairman and […]

Morning Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.  Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God. § Lord, You have heard […]

When have you observed the blazing glory of a tropical sunset or the soft, silvery shimmer of moonlight on the ocean waves, or a baby’s birth and first lusty cry, or a bird weaving her nest, hatching and feeding her young and wondered, who made it? When we thoughtfully consider the world around us, we […]

Morning Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone while he talked with Him.  Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but to Your name give glory. § Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? § In lowliness of mind let each esteem others […]

In 1976, just about every self-respecting person in the South went to church on Sunday. It was part of our culture. But I knew the religious pablum the people were being fed didn’t even come close to satisfying their emptiness within-because I knew I wasn’t satisfied. Looking back, I can plainly see that God was […]

Morning To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood.  Many waters cannot quench love, nor can the floods drown it … Love is as strong as death. § Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. [He] Himself bore our sins […]

Following the resurrection of Jesus Christ but before His ascension, He spent forty days and nights, coming and going among His disciples. At one point, two of His disciples were walking along the road to Emmaus when suddenly Jesus appeared, walking with them. Then, just as suddenly, when they broke bread together, He disappeared. At […]

Morning The goat shall bear on itself all their iniquities to an uninhabited land; and he shall release the goat in the wilderness.  As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. § “In those days and in that time,” says the Lord, “the iniquity of Israel […]

Several years ago, I had the opportunity to visit Westminster Abbey in London. It is a grand cathedral where many of the kings and dignitaries of England are buried, and where the kings and queens receive their coronation. The narthex is small, dark, and cramped-just a brief space to pass through between the outside door […]

Morning The fruit of the Spirit is . . . self-control.  Everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown. Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. But […]

It was early Sunday morning before dawn. An elite, handpicked Roman guard was watching the tomb in which Jesus of Nazareth had been laid. Knowing their very lives depended upon their vigilance, the eyes of the soldiers never dimmed, their bodies never relaxed as they carried out their assignment to keep any and all away […]

Morning He knows the way that I take; when He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.  He knows our frame. § He does not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men. The solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names […]

Within a period of eighteen months, I went through a cluster of storms that left me emotionally gasping for breath. From Hurricane Fran, which downed 102 trees in our yard, to the fire that consumed my husband’s dental office, to my son, Jonathan’s, cancer and surgery, to my parents’ increasingly fragile health that included multiple […]

Morning By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us.  The love of Christ … passes knowledge. § Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. § You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes […]

Jesus didn’t ask the man beside the pool of Bethesda, “Do you need to get well?” But, “Do you want to get well?” There was no preliminary introduction or social niceties or even casual conversation, just a Stranger asking a question that would seem to have had a very obvious answer. Surely, without question, anyone […]

Morning They shall put My name on the children of Israel, and I will bless them.  O Lord our God, masters besides You have had dominion over us; but by You only we make mention of Your name. § We have become like those of old, over whom You never ruled, those who were never called […]

We can only imagine the concentrated thoughts that occupied the divine Mind and the gentle, skillful touch of the divine Hand that first shaped man from the dust. Where did the Creator begin? Did He start with a skeletal frame? Did He then cover it with an outside layer of skin, which at no place […]

Morning Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time.  Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord; though they join forces, none will go unpunished. O Lord, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You our potter; and all we are the work […]

Have you erected a shield around your heart? A shield . . . of pride or doubt or shame or anger? Did you think that if you opened your heart and let God see inside, that He would blame you for what you have or haven’t done? Or rebuke you for your lack of faith? […]

Morning A God of truth and without injustice; righteous and upright is He.  Him who judges righteously. § We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. § Each of us shall give account of […]

The New Testament describes the characteristics of Christ that are to be revealed in our lives as spiritual “fruit.” Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control is the fruit of the Spirit that ought to be bountifully present in our homes. What kind of “fruit” are your children eating within your home? […]

Morning Let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.  Now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to […]

Is God silent in your life? Could it be that He has given you Truth to which you have not responded obediently? Has He given you truth through a Bible study, or your pastor’s sermon, or your daily devotions, or an inspirational book, or a godly friend, that you have yet to apply and obey? […]

Morning It is good for me to draw near to God.  Lord, I have loved the habitation of Your house, and the place where Your glory dwells. § A day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of […]

Before the Flood, God had said, “Come into the ark” (Gen. 7:1, NKJV). The clear implication was that God was already inside, inviting Noah to join Him there. After the Flood, when God said, “Come out of the ark” (Gen. 8:16, NIV), the implication is that He had left and was asking Noah to follow. […]

Morning Our God did not forsake us.  Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you. § If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? But if you […]

When I was growing up in the mountains of North Carolina, every Sunday afternoon, weather permitting, my parents, my siblings, and I would go hiking. Inevitably, our climbs would take us to the ridge where the trees were so enormous we could all hold hands and still not be able to encircle the trunks. When […]

Morning May my meditation be sweet to Him; I will be glad in the Lord.  Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down in his shade with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. § For who in the heavens can […]

God is looking for a few good men and women. Men and women who are willing to go against the current of popular opinion, to hold firm convictions in a world where “anything goes,” to speak the truth when it is not politically correct, to walk with God when everyone else is running away from […]

Morning We know that all things work together for good to those who love God.  Surely the wrath of man shall praise You; with the remainder of wrath You shall gird Yourself. § You meant evil against me; but God meant it for good. All things are yours: whether … the world or life or death, […]

Following the resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ, His disciples fanned out all over the known world, telling people they could now be reconciled with God through faith in Jesus Christ. How were the religious faithful to know if this was true? How could they discern the true Shepherd’s voice? A fascinating glimpse is given […]

Morning Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding.  Whoever finds me finds life, and obtains favor from the Lord. Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man glory in his might … but let him who glories glory in […]

If the apostle John hasn’t already conveyed to us that My Father’s House is spectacular, his description of the streets surely does. But I wonder if there is a subtle message to us contained in his description – a message that my wise mother, with her characteristic humor, pointed out to me when she dryly […]

Morning The God of all grace.  I will proclaim the name of the Lord before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious. § He is gracious to him, and says, “Deliver him from going down to the Pit; I have found a ransom.” § Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption […]

Your heavenly Father has been waiting for you to come home to Him, waiting for you to confess your sin of resentment and rebellion, waiting to celebrate the joy and love and pleasure He wants you to have in relationship with Him. Don’t make excuses; don’t rationalize your bitterness. Go to God; ask Him to […]

Morning Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things from Your law. He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures. § It has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. § I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, […]

When you and I received the Holy Spirit into our lives, we became members of the larger body of Christ that includes other believers. Perhaps without realizing it, at the moment of conversion, we became part of the family of God; Jesus is the Head, and other believers are our brothers and sisters. Paul describes […]

Morning A bruised reed He will not break.  The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart— these, O God, You will not despise. § He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. § Thus says the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in […]

Someone has said that if God were small enough for us to understand, He would not be big enough to save us. Yet the Bible is God’s revelation of Himself to us. And the revelation is true . . . At the birth of time and space and human history, against the inky blackness of […]

Morning The Lord weighs the hearts. The Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish. § The Lord will show who is His and who is holy. § Your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly. Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and […]

“The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good” (Gen. 1:12, NIV). Through the power of His Word, God brought beauty to the barrenness and added color to the drabness. God did not create […]

Morning Sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.  What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not! § My brethren, you … have become dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you may be married to another—to […]

As children of God, we are the primary recipients of His blessing. Regardless of our past failures or present shortcomings, our relationship with Jesus Christ ensures that “from the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another.” When the Mediterranean Sea evaporates or runs low, the Atlantic Ocean rushes in at […]

Morning I, even I, am He who comforts you.  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we […]

Why is it that Christians go running around, measuring the abundance of each other’s fruit as well as their own, reading books on fruitfulness, going to seminars about greater fruitfulness, when it’s really not their concern? Before you start to protest, let me assure you I desire with all of my heart to bear much […]

Morning If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.  My soul longs, yes, even faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. § O God, You are my God; early will I seek You; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You […]

“I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. . . . Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life” (Gen. 9:12-16, NIV). Even as God spoke, the sunlight may have broken through the boiling clouds and pounding […]

Morning I have seen his ways, and will heal him.  I am the Lord who heals you. Lord, You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. […]

The Greek word for “temple” is, in this case, the same word used for the “Most Holy Place,” which was the inner sanctuary of the ancient Israelites’ tabernacle, and later the temple. It was the place where God was said to dwell. The high priest could only enter once a year to sprinkle the sacrificed […]

Morning Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.  You shall not follow a crowd to do evil. Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. […]

Trusting God to accomplish His primary purpose through our pain was eloquently expressed by the widow of Todd Beamer. Todd was a passenger on the fateful United Flight 93 when it was hijacked by suicide bombers on September 11, 2001. He and other passengers overpowered the hijackers, thwarting their use of the plane as a […]

Morning I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them.  I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you. § Good and upright is the Lord; therefore He teaches sinners in the way. The humble […]

“Then God said, ‘Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.’ And it was so” (Gen. 1:11, NIV). I wonder what it would have been like to watch the bleak, barren, desolate planet suddenly softened with spidery ferns, exotic […]

Morning He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty.  You say, “I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing”— and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked—I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that […]

In the Old Testament, Abraham’s faith was tested when God told him to take his son, his only son, the son he loved, and offer him as a sacrifice. And Abraham did. Abraham bound Isaac to the altar and raised his knife to slay him in strict obedience to God’s Word. Just before the gleaming […]

Morning You have been weighed in the balances, and found wanting.  The Lord is the God of knowledge; and by Him actions are weighed. § What is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God. § The Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the […]

God loves for us to come to Him and ask Him for things. But I wonder what kind of relationship I would have had with my husband if I shared only about fifteen minutes a day with him and spent the first minute or two thanking him for what he had done for me and […]

Morning Rejoicing in hope.  The hope which is laid up for you in heaven. § If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable. § We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God. § Whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My […]

The firm “click” of the Gardener’s pruning shears can be heard in our lives when . . . we are confined to a hospital room, we are fired from a job, we are moved to a new place, surrounded by strangers, we are isolated in a new job, surrounded by unbelievers. Your purpose, and mine, […]

Morning Let us lift our hearts and hands to God in heaven.  Who is like the Lord our God, who dwells on high, who humbles Himself to behold the things that are in the heavens and in the earth? § To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. § I spread out my hands to You; […]

The same Spirit that hovered over the surface of the deep in the second verse of the Bible is the same Spirit that fully indwelt Jesus Christ. (John 3:34) In John 14 Jesus speaks of Him as the Spirit of truth, (John 14:17) because He always works through the truth, which is incarnate in Christ […]

Morning As the body is one and has many members . . . so also is Christ.  He is the head of the body, the church. § Head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. § We are members of His body, of His flesh […]

Who do you know who says we can each have our own religion as long as we’re sincere? Does that person put a guilt trip on you for what he or she describes as a dogmatic, narrow-minded, intolerant, and exclusive faith? But the Gospel wasn’t our idea, was it? Jesus Himself declared, “I am the […]

Morning Sit still, my daughter.  Take heed, and be quiet; do not fear or be fainthearted. § Be still, and know that I am God. § Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God? § The loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men […]

One of the primary reasons we need to be in a disciplined study of the Scriptures is so we can saturate ourselves in the truth. When we know the truth and we are presented with that which is false, we will instinctively recognize it. Measuring philosophies or theologies or opinions or sermons or books or […]

Sep 3, 2013 Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? Matthew 7:3 This past week my two brothers, two sisters, and I had lunch with our father!  It was the first time we had all been together at […]

Morning Nor shall leaven be seen among you in all your quarters.  The fear of the Lord is to hate evil. § Abhor what is evil. § Abstain from every form of evil. § [Look] carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many […]

The streets of our heavenly home are not only made of pure gold but, amazingly and almost incomprehensibly, they are also described as being as transparent as glass. Surely gold that is polished until it looks like transparent glass would function as a mirror. The Bible tells us that when we get to Heaven all […]

Morning Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart.  Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary … He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might […]

Astronomers estimate there are more than 100 billion galaxies. And each galaxy has more than 100 billion stars! And each of those hundreds of billions of stars was personally hung in space by the Creator Who has not only numbered them all but knows each of them by name! The very first words of Genesis […]

Morning The fruit of the Spirit is . . . kindness.  The humble … shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. § Unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore whoever […]

Jesus, the Living Logos, is enduringly the same today as He always has been: “He was in the beginning with God” (John 1:2, NKJV). There was no personality change in this Person from the beginning of time until John’s day to our day to the last day of human history on into eternity. The One […]

Morning The free gift which came from many offenses resulted in justification.  Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool. § I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; and I will not remember […]

The first seventeen verses of Genesis 9 are a direct quotation in God’s own words giving principles for you and me and the entire human race to live by. If we want to live a life that works, overcoming the weakness that resides in all of us, we must heed these principles. If we do […]

Morning The king held out  … the golden scepter … Then Esther went near and touched the top of the scepter. And it will be that when he cries to Me, I will hear, for I am gracious. We have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he […]

The Holy Spirit is so identified with the Bible, one of His names is Truth! In fact, Peter reveals that the Holy Spirit is the inspirational Author of the Old Testament Scriptures. (2 Pet. 1:20-21) And Paul wrote to Timothy, encouraging him to stay in the Scriptures because, “all Scripture is God-breathed,” referring once again […]

Morning Whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he.  Abraham] did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform. § The children of Judah prevailed, because they relied on the Lord […]

Having commanded the stone to be rolled away from the place where Lazarus was buried, Jesus challenged Martha not only to obedience but to expectant faith: “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” (John 11:40). In essence, He was saying, “It’s time to place all of […]

Morning The accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.  They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. § Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is he who condemns? It is […]

What task has God assigned you? Has He assigned you to establish a home, strengthen a marriage, lead a family, serve a church, teach in a classroom, or comfort in a sick room? Check your attitude toward the assignment. Do you grumble and complain about it? Do you neglect and ignore it? Do you resent […]

Morning Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.  By the word of Your lips, I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer. Uphold my steps in Your paths, that my footsteps may not slip. § When you roam, they will lead you; when you sleep, they will […]

The principle that suffering leads to glory is illustrated in Scripture by a vivid description of clay on the Potter’s wheel – clay that was once cracked, shattered, and broken, clay that was totally useless and ugly. The Potter took the clay and broke it down even further, grinding it into dust then moistening it […]

Morning You shall also make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet: HOLINESS TO THE LORD. Pursue … holiness, without which no one will see the Lord. § God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. § But we are all like an […]

The apostle Paul went through a period of intense suffering that he described as being impaled with a spike! He testified that three times he pleaded with God to remove the suffering, but his prayer was unanswered. When he must have cried out through clenched teeth, “Why?” God reassured him, “My grace is sufficient for […]

Morning Look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the hole of the pit from which you were dug.  Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity. § No eye pitied you … but you were thrown out into the open field, when you yourself were loathed on the day you were born. And […]

The crowning jewel of Creation was man himself. He was created for a distinct purpose. If the purpose is lived out, life is fulfilling. If the purpose is rejected or ignored, life will never be what it was meant to be. A light bulb is a simple glass globe. If placed on a desk or […]

Morning I know their sorrows.  A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. § Sympathize with our weaknesses. He Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses. § Jesus … being wearied from His journey, sat thus by the well. When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the […]

Have you ever denied the Lord? Denied Him with your silence? Denied Him with your behavior? Denied Him by calling yourself a Christian yet not acting like one? Denied Him by the priorities and plans and people and places in your life that are Christ-less? If you have denied Jesus – and surely all of […]

Morning I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.  We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth, to which He called […]

“On the seventeenth day of the seventh month the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat” (Gen. 8:4, NIV). When Noah first gazed out of the window, drinking in the warmth of the sunshine and breathing the clean, fresh air, it must have looked like he was on an island in the midst […]

Morning None of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself.  If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. § Let no one seek his own, but each one the other’s well-being. § You were bought […]

The apostle John gives us a thrilling glimpse into a universal celebration that one day we are going to participate in. He describes four living creatures who surround the throne on which Jesus reigns supreme over the universe. These living creatures never stop saying: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and […]

Aug 21, 2013 The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers… Matthew 9:37-38 The momentum of America’s decline into moral and spiritual bankruptcy has increased to a breath-taking death-spiral. Our nation cannot continue on this path for much longer. It’s not the multi-trillion […]

Morning You are my portion, O Lord.  All things are yours … And you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s. § Our … Savior Jesus Christ … gave Himself for us. § He … gave Him to be head over all things to the church. § Christ … loved the church and gave Himself for her … that […]

“Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God” (Gen. 6:9, NIV). Noah was right with God when everyone else was wrong. Noah was blameless among the people of his time when every other person was to blame for every kind of evil. Noah walked with God […]

Morning God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent.  The Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. § Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. His truth shall be your shield and buckler. God, determining to show more […]

During the days of Ezekiel, God poured out His heart and shared what He wanted to do for His beloved people. Then He revealed an astonishing fact: “I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them” (Eze. 36:37, KJV). God was waiting to be asked! My […]

Morning As He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct.  You know how we exhorted … and charged every one of you … that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory. § You may proclaim the praises of Him who called you […]

Cain had been created by God. He had been created with life from God. He had been created for God. And now he was separated from God. Unconfessed sin and rebellion makes a person so miserable in the presence of a holy, righteous God that the sin must either be confessed and cleansed or the […]

Morning What god is there in heaven or on earth who can do anything like Your works and Your mighty deeds?  Who in the heavens can be compared to the Lord? Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the Lord? … O Lord God of hosts, who is mighty like You, […]

What God commands you and me to do, He equips us for. It’s that simple! If you want to discover your spiritual gifts, start obeying God. Responding to His command with “I can’t” is invalid, because He will never command you to do something that He has not equipped and empowered you to do. As […]

Morning Pray for one another, that you may be healed.  Abraham answered and said, “Indeed now, I who am but dust and ashes have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord: Suppose there were five less than the fifty righteous; would You destroy all of the city for lack of five?” So He […]

In the midst of our suffering, it can often be difficult to glimpse the glory to come. Suffering is so immediate and can seem so permanent that we can easily lose sight of the big picture. The pain can be so crushing and our hearts can be so broken that we just don’t understand why! […]

Morning The house to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly magnificent.  You … as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house. § Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy […]

Nothing like man had ever existed in the universe prior to his creation. Through the power of God’s Word, man was brought into existence from nothing. What sets man so distinctly apart from the animals that he required a separate creative process of God? The distinct difference between man and all other animals and life […]

Morning The God of peace … make you complete in every good work to do His will. Become complete. Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. By grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it […]

Today countless people look for a god within themselves or in crystals or in trees or in a former life or in some statue or in a religious experience or in the stars. But John declares the awesome truth that the glory of God is not confined in any of those things, just as it […]

Morning The joy of the Lord is your strength.  Sing, O heavens! Be joyful, O earth! And break out in singing, O mountains! For the Lord has comforted His people, and will have mercy on His afflicted. § Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; “for Yah, the Lord, is my […]

One reason I never approach the Scripture without praying first is because it is the person of the Holy Spirit Who clarifies the truth for you and me. Jesus identified His role in this way: “But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on […]

Morning He has prepared a city for them.  If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. § An inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you. § Here we have no […]

As wonderful as my loved ones are and as much as I miss them, they are not perfect! And if your loved ones are like mine, your relationship with them on earth has not been perfect either. To think of living forever in the same home with my brother would give one pause! But when […]

Morning The Lord will not cast off forever. Though He causes grief, yet He will show compassion.  Do not fear … ,” says the Lord, “for I am with you; … I will not make a complete end of you. I will rightly correct you.” § “For a mere moment I have forsaken you, but with […]

All around us we see lives collapsing with broken hearts and broken homes and broken hopes – with shattered minds and shattered emotions and shattered bodies. What has gone wrong? The foundation on which the majority of people are building their lives is cracked and flawed. The Bible tells us there is only one foundation […]

Morning That through death He might destroy him who had the power of death.  Our Savior Jesus Christ … has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. § He will swallow up death forever, and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces; the rebuke of His people He […]

We love others who meet our needs, whom we get along with, who make us feel good, who do things for us, whom we like. In essence, our first concern is for our own well-being and having our own needs met, and we love others in proportion to the extent they fulfill those purposes. Our […]

Morning I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one.  Blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world. § You are the salt of […]

The cross is not just a symbol of love or a fashion statement. The cross is your daily decision to deny yourself, your rights, your wants, your dreams, your plans, your goals, and deliberately, wholeheartedly, unreservedly live out your commitment to His will and His way and His Word and His wisdom. The cross is […]

Morning You are all fair, my love, and there is no spot in you.  The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faints. From the sole of the foot even to the head, there is no soundness in it, but wounds and bruises and putrefying sores; they have not been closed or bound up, […]

What problem are you facing that is bigger than you are? Praise God for the omnipotence of Jesus Christ! He is the Almighty – mightier than all. Greater, more powerful, than any problem or situation you or I will ever face. In fact, one reason God allows us to have problems and be in situations […]

Morning The path of the just is like the shining sun, that shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.  Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. § Let us know, let us […]

Is there someone who comes to your mind as being totally incompatible with you? A parent? Or sibling? Or spouse? Or roommate? Or child? Or supervisor? Or employer? Have you felt incompatibility was reason enough to sever the relationship? Or at least to avoid it at all costs? Yet there are times when we have […]

Morning The Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name.  If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, “Give Me a drink,” you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water. § If you … , being evil, know how to […]

Do you want to experience real, lasting, God-pleasing change so that you are filled with satisfaction, peace, joy, love, purpose-abundant life? Then don’t look to a bottle, a pill, a therapist, a once-a-week trip to church, Look to God’s Word for yourself. Read your Bible every day in order to understand, apply, and obey it. […]

Morning Whom the Lord loves He corrects.  Now see that I, even I, am He, and there is no God besides Me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; nor is there any who can deliver from My hand. § I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, […]

In his letter to the Romans, the apostle Paul held the entire human race accountable for basic knowledge of God, which he declared “is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities – his eternal power and divine nature – have been […]

Morning Walk in newness of life.  As you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness. § I beseech you … , brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable […]

“…Angels came and attended Him.” — Matthew 4:11 The pace of Southern family life slows down in the summertime, making room for lazy days in the sun at the beach, or skipping rocks in a mountain creek, or catching fireflies in the twilight hours, or churning homemade ice cream on the back porch, or reading […]

God created: atoms and angels and ants, crocodiles and chiggers and clouds, elephants and eagles and electrons, orchids and onions and octopuses, frogs and feathers and sea foam, diamonds and dust and dinosaurs, raindrops and sweat drops, dewdrops and blood drops, and me! And you! The greatness of His power to create and design and […]

Morning “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.  Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. § I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. § We have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for […]

The Shepherd speaks to us personally – by name. He knows us inside and out. And when He speaks, it’s in the language of our own personal lives, through a verse or passage of Scripture that just seems to leap up off the page with our name on it. Again and again God has seemed […]

Morning His mercy is on those who fear Him.  Oh, how great is Your goodness, which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have prepared for those who trust in You in the presence of the sons of men! You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence from […]

We all have dreams of what home should be like. . . . Do you dream of a home with love and laughter and loyalty, with family and fun and freedom? Do you dream of a home where you are accepted, encouraged, and challenged, forgiven, understood, and comforted? There is hope! The home you’ve always […]

Morning The Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.  Your lamb shall be without blemish. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at twilight. And they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat […]

God Himself is not in a sunset or in an act of human compassion any more than an artist is in his painting or a musician is in his music. You and I may see reflections of the artist’s or musician’s personality in his work, but the person himself is separate from it. Likewise, you […]

Morning The fruit of the Spirit is . . . faithfulness.  By grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God. § Without faith it is impossible to please Him. § He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, […]

Years ago my mother was invited to a very prestigious dinner party in London, England. As she conversed, Mother discovered that the distinguished-looking older gentleman seated beside her was the former head of Scotland Yard, Great Britain’s equivalent of the FBI. Fascinated, she respectfully began to probe him for anecdotes. As he opened up under […]

Morning Endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.  I have given him as a witness to the people, a leader and commander for the people. § It was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their […]

Jesus described the Holy Spirit as “Another.” The Greek word actually means “another who is exactly the same.” So although the Holy Spirit is a distinct person, He is exactly the same as Jesus, but without the physical body. He has been described as Jesus without skin. Or, like an FBI agent, He is Jesus […]

Morning Seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.  Get wisdom! Get understanding! § The wisdom that is from above. § The deep says, “It is not in me”; and the sea says, “It is not with me.” § We were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just […]

The Bible says that one day, “at the name of Jesus every knee should bow . . . in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Phil. 2:10-11, nasb). Whether we want to or not, one […]

Morning Oh, that You would rend the heavens! That You would come down!  Make haste, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices. § We ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body. § Bow down Your heavens, O Lord, and come down; […]

If we think we can avoid God by pleading indifference toward Him or ignorance of Him, we’re mistaken; both choices are indirect rejection. John makes this point when he states, “He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him” (John 1:10, NIV). It would be […]

Morning Walk in love.  A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. § Above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” § Love covers all sins. Whenever you stand praying, if you have […]

In the beginning, Adam was single. Increasingly he longed for a companion with whom he could share his life. He didn’t have to beg God or beat the bushes or spend every Saturday night in a singles bar. He just went to sleep in God’s will. I wonder if, as he drifted off to sleep, […]

Morning Christ, who is the image of God.  The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. § No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him … And the Word became flesh and dwelt […]

Believers of every generation have triumphed over their suffering as they placed their faith in God, trusting Him even when they didn’t understand why. And every generation has suffered to a greater or lesser degree. My generation has not been exempt. There has been unfathomable hopelessness and helplessness in the killing fields of Cambodia under […]

Morning By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance.  He will choose our inheritance for us. § He encircled him, He instructed him, He kept him as the apple of His eye. As an eagle stirs up its nest, hovers over its young, […]

“So Abram left, as the Lord had told him; . . . Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out” (Gen. 12:4, NIV). There is no record of any hesitation, fears, or even tears! It was as though Abraham had been waiting all his life for the call from God, and when he received […]

Morning We know that we have passed from death to life.  He who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life. § He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God […]

The branches of a vine “abide” by just remaining connected to the vine. Permanently. Consistently. Day after day, week after week, year after year. They simply rest in their position, allowing the sap of the vine to flow freely through them. They exert no effort of their own. The fruit that is subsequently borne on […]

Morning [Be] patient in tribulation.  It is the Lord. Let Him do what seems good to Him. § For though I were righteous, I could not answer Him; I would beg mercy of my Judge. § The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord. § Shall we indeed accept good […]

Noah took one-seventh of all of his flocks and herds and offered them in an extravagant sacrifice to the God of his salvation! Surely the sacrifice was one of praise to God for His faithfulness and greatness, of thanksgiving to God for His grace to save himself and his family, of repentance from anything that […]

Morning Then comes the end.  Of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is … And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch! § The Lord is […]

Have you based your faith . . . on what someone else has told you God wants to do for you? on what you have seen Him do for another person? on what you think is fair or loving? on what you think would be in the best interest of those involved? on a doctor’s […]

Morning For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God.  He was numbered with the transgressors. § Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. § [He] Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having […]

In the first home, the Lord God taught man the difference between right and wrong. Adam needed to know what his boundaries were, what was acceptable to God and what was not. Can you imagine the chaos that would result if a multilane highway had no painted markings to give direction to the traffic? Accidents […]

Morning What is the profit of circumcision?  Much in every way! § Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your hearts. § If their uncircumcised hearts are humbled, and they accept their guilt—then I will remember My covenant with Jacob, and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham I will […]

Jesus Christ was crucified as a criminal, as a blaspheming heretic, as an enemy of Rome and of God. What changed the world’s opinion of Him? Why does He go down in history as a good Man? Or a great Prophet? Why do people put their trust in a crucified Jew two thousand years after […]

Morning They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.  He is despised and rejected by men, a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. § In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. Such a High Priest was fitting for us, […]

God seemed to come to my door one day and ask if I would start walking with Him by getting up early in the morning for prayer and Bible reading. At first I thought it was something I had to do. I dragged my feet because I found I didn’t want to sacrifice the extra […]

Morning He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name. Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? § Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord; nor are there any works like Your works. […]

Just as certain physical characteristics are passed from one generation to another, so truth that leads to faith in God is passed from one generation to another. This is subtly revealed by the fact that Adam’s life is not recorded in the genealogy of his firstborn, Cain, but in the genealogy of his third son, […]

Morning He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. The solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity.” § Many will say to Me in that day, “Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in […]

The world sees Jesus as a man, perhaps even a good or great man and possibly even a prophet, but still a man. It is the Holy Spirit Who opens our spiritual eyes of understanding so that we see Jesus as much more than just a man. We see Him as: our Creator – the […]

Morning You are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, One who relents from doing harm. I pray, let the power of my Lord be great, just as You have spoken, saying, “The Lord is longsuffering and abundant in mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He by no means clears […]

Why does God let things go from bad to worse for those He loves – those like me? Like Martha and Mary? Yet, consider this: When Jesus expressed words of encouragement concerning Lazarus’ condition, Lazarus had already died! (John 11:4) Was Jesus lying? Was His promise some sort of empty “hope so”? Was He just […]

Morning You shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.  You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made us kings and priests to our God. § You are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a […]

God created you and me to live with Him in His heavenly home, enjoying fellowship with Him and glorifying Him forever! Death was not part of His plan. It was through Adam’s sin that death – temporal and eternal – entered humanity. And death entered creation as well. Flowers fade. Grass withers. Birds sing in minor […]

Morning Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.  Bless the Lord, you His angels, who excel in strength, who do His word, heeding the voice of His word. Bless the Lord, all you His hosts, you ministers of His, who do His pleasure. I have come down from heaven, not to […]

The Christian life is motivated, not by a list of do’s and don’ts, but by the gracious outpouring of God’s love and blessing. We want to live our lives to please God because before Jesus “the law was given through Moses” (John 1:17a, NIV). Think of the law as summed up in the Ten Commandments. […]

Morning Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.  Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom. Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life. § Death and life are in the power of the tongue. § The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, […]

Separation from the world is logical, since we operate on a totally different level in every area of our lives. But separation is also a command we are to obey for our own benefit, lest we be pressed into the world’s mold. However, separation from the world requires a certain amount of courage, because the […]

Morning I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me. I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day. § I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to […]

When was the last time you wept into your pillow at night, thinking no one cared? Is the pain so deep and your hurt so great that you cry night after night? In your misery and loneliness, do you think Jesus is emotionally detached? That He just doesn’t care? Or that He’s simply too busy […]

Exiled to the island of Patmos in the midst of the Aegean Sea, the apostle John knew he would be facing death in the not-too-distant future. This was the very moment in time when God chose to give John a vision of the glory of Jesus Christ! This vision included a tantalizing glimpse into Heaven, […]

Morning My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.  Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you … The Lord, He is the One […]

Morning I am with you to save you.  Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the captives of the righteous be delivered? But thus says the Lord: “Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible be delivered; for I will contend with him who contends […]

The old clay pot was cracked, shattered, and broken. So the man took it to the Potter, Who broke it down even further, moistening the clay with water, making it soft and pliable before He put it on His wheel. Then He began to remake it into a vessel pleasing to Himself. He firmly applied […]

Morning A disciple is not above his teacher.  You call me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. It is enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. § If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they […]

Joshua had to wait seven days as he obediently marched around Jericho before God rewarded his patience and brought the walls down. Israel waited for the Messiah to come. Mary waited nine months for Jesus’ birth. Jesus waited for the woman of Samaria to come to the well, Mary and Martha waited for Jesus to […]

Morning I have removed your iniquity from you, and I will clothe you with rich robes. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. § We are all like an unclean thing. § I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but […]

Romans 8:28 says, “in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” In other words, when you are in the purpose, or will, of God, everything that comes into your life can work for your good. You may immediately question how the pregnancy […]

Morning If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.  I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against You, You only, have I sinned, and done this evil in Your sight. And he arose and came to his […]

There is one primary “internal blight” that attacks the branches of the Vine, which, if not severely dealt with, will destroy our fruitfulness. The “blight” is sin. Sin obstructs the free flow of the “sap” of the Holy Spirit in our lives. And since the Holy Spirit is the One Who truly produces the fruit […]

Morning Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. In the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear, […]

Jesus Christ is the true Light that gives light to every man and woman. There is no other light! Other religions and peoples may have some truth, but only Jesus Christ is the truth for everyone who has ever been born into the human race, regardless of culture, age, nationality, generation, heritage, gender, color, or […]

Morning Let your speech always be with grace.  A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver. Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold is a wise rebuker to an obedient ear. § Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary […]

In Jesus’ day the people went to common baths, similar to a public swimming pool, where they would bathe all over. However, as soon as they left the bath and walked along the streets, their feet would get dirty again. So when they arrived at their homes, it was not necessary to have a complete […]

Morning We have known and believed the love that God has for us.  God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made […]

I live in the southern part of the United States. During the warmer months in particular, if I leave the porch light on at night, all sorts of moths and insects swarm to it. The variety can be fascinating. Everything from large luna moths to beetles to strange green crawly things beat and flutter their […]

The stronger I grow in faith, the closer I draw to Jesus, the more I learn to love and trust Him alone, the more disgusted, discouraged, depressed, and defeated I become over sin and failure in my life! I am sick of sin! My sin! But there is hope for me! God’s Word promises “that […]

Morning Leaning on Jesus’ bosom. As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you. § Then they brought little children to Him, that He might touch them … And He took them up in His arms, laid His hands on them, and blessed them. § Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, “I have […]

Morning If children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ.  If you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! § Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, […]

Praise God for the glorious dawn of His story! He is separate from and greater than Creation, yet He chose to humble Himself and become part of it when He took on the form of a man. And as Man, the One Who is greater than Creation submitted Himself to it – to the heat […]

Morning This is the ordinance of the Passover: No foreigner shall eat it.  We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat. § Unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. § At that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel […]

With His unlimited power, the Living Logos of God not only created all things but even today He still sustains “all things by his powerful word.” Who do you know who says he doesn’t need God? Think about it for a moment! Our planet is ninety-three million miles away from the sun. If the sun […]

Morning The fruit of the Spirit is . . . goodness. Be imitators of God as dear children. § Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for […]

Jesus did not say that He knew the way to heaven; He said that He Himself is the only Way to get there! During the Vietnam War, a story was reported about a paratrooper who had been air-dropped into the jungle and couldn’t find his way out. A native guide had to be sent into […]

Morning As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him; for whom the Lord loves he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives. § Just as a father the son in whom he delights. § He bruises, but […]

When God “breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being” (Gen. 2:7, NIV), all human life became sacred because it came directly from God. Whether a person is a murderer on death row or the most beloved person in town, each one is to be treated with respect […]

Morning His commandments are not burdensome. This is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life. § Whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. My yoke is easy […]

Do you believe this? Do you believe that . . . when there is no hope, when there is no recourse, when there is no answer, when there is no help, when there is no way, when there is no remedy, when there is no solution, when there is nobody, there is hope if you […]

Morning I know that my Redeemer lives. If when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. § But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost […]

The longing of God’s heart, if it can be expressed as such, is to be known, loved, glorified, and enjoyed by His creation. Although in His plural nature God has ultimate fellowship, love, and harmony within the Trinity, He also desired fellowship and friendship with Adam and Eve. But early in their lives Adam and […]

Morning Who is able to stand? But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner’s fire and like launderers’ soap.I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne […]

Who do you say you can’t witness to because he or she is an intellectual, or highly educated, and you are not? Or maybe the person has a seminary degree and you have just started going to church. Remember, it was Joseph, a Hebrew teenager and slave, not the wise men of Egypt, who interpreted […]

Morning “Oh, that You would bless me indeed . . . and that You would keep me from evil!” . . . So God granted him what he requested. The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, and He adds no sorrow with it. § When He gives quietness, who then can make trouble? And when […]

Medical studies have proven that worry attacks the central nervous system, the circulatory system, and the digestive system of our bodies. Charles Mayo, of the Mayo Clinic, said, “You can worry yourself to death, but you cannot worry yourself to a longer life.” Noah was exposed to such frightening experiences he could have worried himself […]

Morning When He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. As many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name. § By which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these […]

The apostle Paul knew the secret of victory when he and Silas were thrown into the inner cell of a prison, their feet fastened in stocks, because they had preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ. “About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God” (Acts 16:24-25, NIV). As a result of their […]

Morning The ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them . . . to search out a resting place for them. My times are in Your hand. § He will choose our inheritance for us. § Lead me, O Lord, in Your righteousness … make Your way straight before my face. Commit your way […]

“By faith Abel offered a better sacrifice than Cain did. . . . And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead” (Heb. 11:4, NIV). Abel’s life, although brief, was not wasted because of his faith in God, expressed through his witness. Have you ever wondered what people will think of you when […]

Morning I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, . . . the Spirit of truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. The Spirit […]

June 24, 2013 O Lord, You have searched me and You know me. Psalm 139:1 My father is hard of hearing, so I’m never sure I’m actually communicating with him when I call him on the telephone. Because my life is now somewhat restricted by the need to stay in close proximity to my husband, […]

Jesus’ name has meaning that reveals Who He is. His name is LORD, which means Jehovah God. He is the Jehovah of the Old Testament Who revealed Himself to His people. Today Jesus reveals God to you and me. His name is also Jesus, which means Savior, because He came to save us from the […]

Morning You died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? § I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live […]

In our pleasure-seeking, anything-goes, feel-good society, guilt is anathema. We run from it through frantic activity, drown it in alcohol, escape it through entertainment, talk about it to a therapist, blame it on someone else, suppress it through mental gymnastics, but we can’t rid ourselves of it! It’s like a stain that won’t come out […]

Morning Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps. Even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve. § Whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all. Jesus of Nazareth … went about doing good. § Bear one another’s burdens, and […]

In the Garden of Eden, God had been with man. In the Old Testament, God had appeared to man. In the Tabernacle, God had dwelt among men. In the history of Israel, God had spoken through man. In the Gospels, God was visible as Man. But at Pentecost, God became available to dwell in man! […]

Morning Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages. Go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you. § Whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name, because you belong to Christ, assuredly, I say to you, he will by no […]

God surely gave Joshua the strangest strategy for overcoming Jericho that any general has ever been given! God told him to lead his armed men in a silent march around the outside walls of the city once a day for six days. On the seventh day, they were to march around the city seven times. […]

Morning Holiness, without which no one will see the Lord. Unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. § There shall by no means enter it anything that defiles. § There is no spot in you. You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. § As obedient children, not conforming […]

Satan never mentions the consequences of sin. He never mentions the psychological trauma that follows an abortion. He never mentions the dirty feeling of being used after sleeping with your date that haunts your marriage relationship years later. He never mentions the panic and fear that grip you every time you answer the phone after […]

Morning You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark. . . . And there I will meet with you. The way into the Holiest of All was not yet made manifest. § Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. Then, behold, the veil of the temple was […]

At the wedding in Cana, Jesus issued a command to the servants that seemed to have nothing to do with the shortage of wine: “Fill the jars with water” (John 2:7, NIV). The servants must have stolen furtive looks at each other, but without question, resistance, or argument, “they filled them to the brim” (John […]

Morning In everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. I love the Lord, because He has heard My voice and my supplications. Because He has inclined His ear to me, therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live. When you pray, do not use […]

At times our understanding is limited. We simply have to trust our heavenly Father to know best. We have to trust God’s silences and respect God’s mysteries and wait for God’s answers. When we pray for the healing of a loved one, and he dies . . . When we pray for release from a […]

Morning See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Take careful heed to do the commandment and the law … to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to […]

The first book in the Bible, Genesis, gives us an unforgettable picture of the Lord God. After at least five “days” of intensely creative work, He “planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. And the Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of […]

Morning The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us. Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty. Neither do I concern myself with great matters, nor with things too profound for me. Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned […]

Our society is increasingly becoming undisciplined. We work if we want to, show up on time if we can make it, and see a job through to the finish if we feel like it, all the while complaining about the pay or seeking more lucrative benefits. God worked persistently and consistently every day, all day […]

Morning As the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ. The fellowship of His sufferings. § Rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy. § For if we died with Him, we shall also live […]

After following Jesus’ instructions to throw their nets on the other side of the boat, the disciples hauled in a huge catch of fish. Back on the beach, He invited them to “come and have breakfast” (John 21:12, NIV). With furtive glances and downcast faces, “none of the disciples dared ask him, ‘Who are you?'” […]

Morning Abide in Me, and I in you. I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. For I […]

I love hot, black coffee and usually have a cup beside me as I work at my desk. But I will get so engrossed in what I am doing that time will pass more quickly than I realize. Again and again, while concentrating on my work, I will absent-mindedly pick up the cup of coffee […]

Morning Everything that can endure fire, you shall put through the fire, and it shall be clean. The Lord your God is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. § He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver; He will […]

Jesus accepted the invitation to a wedding! Have you invited Jesus to participate in your marriage? Marriage was His idea. He gave the basic ground rules for it. He knows how it works best. And He longs to be invited to come into yours. Danny and I invited Jesus to come to our wedding from […]

Morning He arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. He will not always strive with us, nor […]

The fruit of the vineyard is only borne in abundance on tender, fairly new growth. As the wood of a branch gets older, it tends to get harder. So even though a branch is living and is connected to the vine, it can become barren. Still leaving the branch connected to the vine, the gardener […]

Morning The younger son . . . journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living. Such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God. § We … were by […]

While God’s Word is not like a magic wand, it does have the power, when applied by the Holy Spirit, to give a new dimension to your mind and emotions and also to your will. Have you lacked the willpower to stay on a diet, conquer a bad habit, or develop disciplines necessary for character? […]

Morning No man ever spoke like this Man! You are fairer than the sons of men; grace is poured upon Your lips; therefore God has blessed You forever. § The Lord God has given Me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary. […]

The wonderful good news of the Gospel was shouted out so clearly by the apostle Paul that it still resounds today: The wages of sin is physical death and spiritual deadness as well. BUT the gift of God is eternal life, spiritual life, abundant life through faith in Jesus Christ, the Living Word of God. […]

Morning The Lord made all he did to prosper in his hand. Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways. When you eat the labor of your hands, you shall be happy, and it shall be well with you. § Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, […]

What opinion do you have of yourself? Because of the lofty position you hold, at least in your own eyes, what service do you think is degrading and “beneath” you? Washing dishes? Baby-sitting children? Visiting prisoners? The apostle Paul, writing from a Roman prison cell, exhorted you and me to have the same attitude of […]

Morning Men always ought to pray and not lose heart. Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, “Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before him”; and he will […]

My Father’s House is a home built to last, not just for a lifetime, but forever! As John continued to gaze on the spectacular vision God gave him, he described Heaven as a city with foundations: “The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of […]

Morning He will quiet you with His love. The Lord did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the least of all peoples; but because the Lord loves you. § We love Him because He first loved us. § You … He […]

“Who has understood the mind of the Lord, or instructed him as his counselor?” The answer that reverberates through the millenniums is . . . no one . . . no one. God stands in the august solitude of Himself. When He acts, it is because He Himself has taken the initiative and made the […]

John’s choice of wording in the Greek language is significant. His Greek for “Word,” which he emphasized by repeating three times in the first verse, is logos, the outward expression of the mind and will that rules the universe. As we meditate on John’s words, we realize that the Logos who was in the beginning […]

Morning When you have done all those things which you are commanded, say, “We are unprofitable servants.” Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith. § What do you have that you did not receive? Now if you did indeed receive it, why do you […]

Morning The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former . . . and in this place I will give peace. The house [that is] to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly magnificent, famous, and glorious throughout all countries. § The glory of the Lord … filled the Lord’s house. “Destroy […]

What will it be like on that day when we hear the clarion call of the archangel’s trumpet? Quicker than you or I can blink an eye, believers will feel their feet lifting up off the ground, we will be aware of certain changes taking place in our bodies that will enable us to physically […]

God is not one of several gods. He is absolutely supreme over everything! God is greater than creation. This means there is nothing in my life- no circumstance or crisis, no habit or heartache, no sickness or grief, nothing visible or invisible- nothing that is greater than God! What are you facing that is greater […]

Morning Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming. Take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighted down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. For it will come as a snare on all those who […]

Morning Thus you shall eat it: with a belt on your waist. . . . So you shall eat it in haste. It is the Lord’s Passover. Arise and depart, for this is not your rest. § Here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come. § There remains therefore a rest for […]

Sometimes, when faced with great problems, our tendency is to focus on the hands of God – what He has not done for us and what we want Him to do for us – instead of focusing on the face of God – simply Who He is. Our depression can deepen through this kind of […]

Morning The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness. The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth. Walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love. § Be kind to one […]

I love the sea. Every summer, I spend as much time there as I am able. I love to see the vast expanse of sky and water. I love to hear the waves crashing on the shore. I love to walk along the beach and feel the sand beneath my feet and the breeze blowing […]

Morning Your name shall . . . be called . . . Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed. In his strength he struggled with God. Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed; he wept, and sought favor from Him. § [Abraham] did not waver at the promise of […]

The Bible clearly teaches there is to be an equality between man and woman, husband and wife. “In the image of God, . . . male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it'” (Gen. 1:27-28, NIV). Dominion over […]

Morning Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest. Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction… Narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. § The kingdom of heaven suffers violence, […]

Jesus Christ has set you and me free as surely as He raised Lazarus from the dead, but we have to take off the grave clothes and let them go! The writer to the Hebrews exhorts us to throw off the grave clothes and “everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles and […]

Morning The life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul. Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! § The blood of the Lamb. […]

In spite of the sin and rebellion that God knew lurked in the very next generation of Noah’s sons and would increase with every subsequent generation, God committed Himself to spare the earth His previous judgments. While He did not remove the curse He had placed on Planet Earth following Adam and Eve’s sin in […]

Morning We also eagerly wait for the Savior. The grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, […]

The apostle John, suffering in exile on Patmos near the end of his life, must have prayed earnestly to be restored to his church and to his ministry. He must have begged God to get him off of the remote island so he could continue preaching and serving as a pastor and evangelist. Yet God […]

Morning The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows those who trust in Him. Praise the Lord of hosts, for the Lord is good, for His mercy endures forever. § God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. § I will say of the Lord, “He is my […]

Eve became dissatisfied with God’s will when Satan was able to focus her attention on the one thing God had said she could not have – the forbidden fruit. The temptation that confronted Eve intensified because she tolerated it by actually talking to the Serpent about it. But the basic problem was not what she […]

Morning Our Lord Jesus . . . that great Shepherd of the sheep. The Chief Shepherd. § I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own… My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never […]

The Holy Spirit Who now lives in you is the same Holy Spirit in Genesis 1 Who hovered over the formless, empty, dark blob of earth that dangled in space. As He powerfully energized and pulsated the atmosphere, He prepared the planet to receive God’s Word and be transformed into a place of purpose and […]

Morning How great is Your goodness, which You have laid up for those who fear You. Since the beginning of the world men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen any God besides You, who acts for the one who waits for Him. § “Eye has not seen, nor ear […]

King David knew that the secret of victory over adversity was a conscious choice to praise God. Again and again, as he cries out to God in prayer, we hear his choice to praise: “How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart? . . . Look on […]

Morning Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. The love of the Spirit. § The Helper, the Holy Spirit. § In all their affliction He was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them; in His love and in His pity He redeemed them; and […]

Jesus described the powerful witness of a life that is different when He illustrated it as “the light of the world” (Matt. 5:14). The primary value of light is that it is so different from the darkness. When Jesus then informed His disciples that “you will be my witnesses,” (Acts 1:8) it was clear that […]

Morning You shall put the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. So Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord. [Jesus], because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through […]

At the beginning of His public ministry, after having walked all morning and talked with the woman of Samaria for the better part of the afternoon, Jesus’ disciples returned with food, urging Him to eat. He resisted their urging by saying, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.” When the confused disciples […]

Morning Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. The world is passing away, and the lust of it. § Surely every man walks about like a shadow; surely they busy themselves in vain; he heaps up riches, and does not know who […]

Wrong attitudes have enormous power in our lives. That’s why God has placed within each of us a conscience that begins to feel guilty when our attitudes and actions are wrong. Many of the later-model cars are equipped with theft alarm systems. The more sensitive ones can be annoying to the general public as the […]

Morning My brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in […]

When Jesus miraculously fed the crowd with five loaves and two fishes, the people weren’t just given a snack or a bite to tide them over until they could get a full meal, they “all had enough to eat” (John 6:12, NIV)! It was such a quiet, unobtrusive miracle – nothing flashy or showy or […]

Morning Take heed to yourself. Everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown. Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. But I discipline my body and bring it into […]

God promised to bless Abraham, but Abraham would not receive all God had for him unless he claimed it by leaving everything – his familiar surroundings, his comfortable lifestyle, his old friends, his values, his job, his home, and even his family – and set out on a life of faith. God told him, “Leave […]

Morning Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity. I will cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against Me, and I will pardon all their iniquities by which they have sinned and by which they have transgressed against Me. § Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; […]

Bad things do happen to those Jesus loves. But remember this spiritual principle: Glory follows suffering, and life follows death. Miss Audrey Wetherell Johnson was a woman greatly beloved of God. Born in England, educated in Europe, delivered from agnosticism, and transformed by God’s grace into a gifted Bible teacher and preacher, she answered God’s […]

Morning As the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself. Our Savior Jesus Christ … has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. § I am the resurrection and the life. § Because I live, you will live also. § We have become partakers of […]

In the Old Testament, when a person sinned, he was required to take the very best, blue-ribbon lamb he could find, one without any spots or blemishes, to the priest at the temple. There, in front of the priest, the sinner would grasp the lamb with both hands and confess his sin. His guilt was […]

Morning I am the Lord your God: Walk in My statutes, keep My judgments, and do them. As He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct. § He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked… If you know that He is righteous, […]

The branch is totally, absolutely, completely dependent upon the Vine, not only for fruit, but for life. Whether because of pride or fear or some other reason, we as branches seem to struggle with being totally dependent on the Vine. In what areas of your life are you acting independently of the Vine? I can […]

Morning A bondservant of Jesus Christ. You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. § If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor. § Take My yoke upon you and learn […]

Pearls are formed when a small grain of sand becomes embedded in an oyster, irritating it. To soften the irritation, the oyster coats the grain of sand with a smooth layer of what is called mother of pearl. As long as the oyster can feel the irritation, it continues to coat the sand with layers […]

Morning God will wipe away every tear . . . ; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow. . . . For the former things have passed away. He will swallow up death forever, and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces; the rebuke of His people He will take away […]

Our homes are to be places of moral, spiritual, social, emotional, and physical benefit. If you think that what you do within the privacy of your own home is your own business, think again! God has made it His business, and you and I will experience serious consequences if we refuse to follow His directions […]

Morning The fellowship of His sufferings. It is enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. He is despised and rejected by men, a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did […]

God will never expect more from me than the Holy Spirit will do in and through me if I allow Him the freedom. What a blessed relief to be reminded that God knows me.  In fact, He knows me so well He understands that apart from Him I can do nothing. I don’t have to […]

Morning Pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting. The true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. § Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you […]

Jesus said we are to ask if we want to receive. My mother encouraged me as a little girl to pray specifically. She bought me a small white leather notebook, and in it I carefully recorded my requests. Then, at her instruction, I left a blank line under each one so I could record the […]

Morning Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. The love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. § You did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but […]

The differences between my husband and myself were the basis for many fights. My husband liked everything in its place while I never even notice when things are a mess. He was very outgoing, able to recall people’s names easily. In contrast, I am almost a recluse and can’t even remember the faces of people I’ve […]

Morning Awake to righteousness, and do not sin. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. . . . Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober. It is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we […]

Do you ever get frustrated with the habits of sin in your life? I do! Even though I have been to the Cross and received forgiveness for all my sin, I still sin. I don’t want to. I try not to. I hate sin! But I still sin. The reality of sin is the single […]

Morning For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. § Inasmuch … as the […]

In the Old Testament, the glory of God appeared to the children of Israel as a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night as they were led for forty years in the wilderness. On occasion, the glory of God would envel­op the tabernacle and later the temple with a golden […]

Morning Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable. “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for […]

If you are questioning the sufficiency of God’s power to resolve your problems and pressures, your suffering and stress, your crisis and change, His answer is the same. The infinite power of the Living Logos of God is adequate for any need you or I will ever have. We may intellectually grasp the truth that […]

Morning It pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour. Father, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, saying, “I have both glorified it […]

Jesus is our risen Lord and reigning King! You and I are to serve Him by getting involved in meeting the needs of others simply because He says so! He is Lord! And while we should never forget Who He is, we should also never forget who we are! You and I are . . […]

Morning You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, even though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; though its waters roar […]

About four thousand years ago, Abraham left Ur of the Chaldees, looking for “the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.” As he followed God in a life of faith, he lived in a tent that he constantly moved from place to place. He never settled down. He never was allowed to put […]

Morning Mercy and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed. A just God and a Savior. The Lord is well pleased for His righteousness’ sake; He will exalt the law and make it honorable. God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them. § God set [Him] forth […]

As a teenager growing up, my room in our house was directly over Mother’s. At night I could see the lights from her room reflected on the trees outside my window. When I slipped downstairs hoping to talk to her a few minutes, I would find her shapely form bent beside her bed in prayer. […]

Morning Therefore do not worry, saying, “What shall we eat?” or “What shall we drink?” or “What shall we wear?” . . . For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. O h, fear the Lord, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him. The young lions lack […]

God created snowflakes, no two of which are alike. He created a sponge-like pad between the head of a woodpecker and its bill to absorb the shock when the bird strikes a tree. He created nerve cells that connect the human body to the brain like tiny telephone wires, with messages traveling along them up […]

Morning Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; nor His ear heavy, that it cannot hear. In the day when I cried out, You answered me, and made me bold with strength in my soul. § While I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision […]

If Adam knew God as a beloved Father, if Eve knew Him as the original Homemaker, if Noah knew Him as the Refuge from the storm, if Abraham knew Him as a Friend, if Moses knew Him as the Redeemer, if Rahab knew Him as the gracious Savior, if David knew Him as his Shepherd, […]

Morning You shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. § You shall be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be Mine. You were bought at a price; therefore glorify […]

The winter sheepfolds were located in the barren, rocky Judean hills. Each one was used by several shepherds who kept their flocks in the fold during the night for safety. The fold would have had high stone walls accessed by one strong, wooden door. It had no roof. One of the shepherds would act as […]

Morning Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it. Where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them. § Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. § My Presence will go with you, and I will give […]

You and I can only be in one place at any given time because we are bound by space. Right now I am at my desk in my home. As much as I might like to be with loved ones who live miles away or with my children and grandchildren, I can only be in […]

Morning The fruit of the Spirit is . . . peace. To be spiritually minded is life and peace. God has called us to peace. § Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it […]

Once, I was invited to address a group of professional women golfers the night before the U.S. Women’s Open. I was struck by the intensity of their focus as they pursued their goal of competing in and winning the golf tournament. Their entire lives, including diet, schedules, activities, friendships, and material resources, revolved around their one […]

Morning Whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. The God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what […]

If our kids always behave and our boss is always pleased and our home is always orderly and our bodies always feel good and we are patient and kind and thoughtful and happy and loving, others shrug because they’re capable of being that way too. On the other hand, if we have a splitting headache, […]

Morning Consider what great things He has done for you. You shall remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not… You should know in your heart […]

One of God’s principles for marriage is that those who have established a right relationship with God through faith in Jesus Christ are not to marry those who are not in a right relationship with God. The reason for this principle was explained logically by Amos when he said, “Do two walk together unless they […]

Morning Behold! The Lamb of God. It is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins. Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You have prepared for Me. In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You had no […]

In our increasingly secularized society, spiritual suffering is often ignored. It seems to get categorized under all sorts of psychosomatic labels. We may try to drug it, drown it, or lock it up, but it doesn’t go away because it is very real. The spiritual suffering Jesus endured on the cross is not as easily […]

Morning Brethren, the time is short. Man who is born of woman is of few days and full of trouble. He comes forth like a flower and fades away; he flees like a shadow and does not continue. § The world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of […]

“And the Lord said unto Noah, ‘Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.'” The offer God extended to Noah was an invitation to be saved from the judgment that was coming. God has also told you and me that judgment is coming […]

Morning His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me. Underneath are the everlasting arms. § When [Peter] saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, […]

Hymn writers and artists have conveyed to us a picture of Jesus hanging on a Cross on a hill far away. In fact, the place of execution was just outside the city gate, beside the main road leading into Jerusalem. And those to be crucified were only raised two to eighteen inches above the ground. […]

Morning You shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins. You know that He was manifested to take away our sins. § That we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness. § He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him. He was wounded […]

King Solomon wisely admonished, “He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends” (Prov. 17:9, NIV). One of the definitions for love given in the New Testament is that, “Love does not delight in evil. . . . It always protects” (1 Cor. 13:6-7, NIV). One of the […]

Morning The Lord visited Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as He had spoken. Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. § David strengthened himself in the Lord his God. § God will surely visit you, and bring you […]

What is your reaction to that verse? Jesus is the One Who died for you and me! Surely He’s not saying you and I must die for Him! Death is a pretty big stretch from your daily prayer, “God, bless me indeed,” isn’t it? And it’s not nearly as full of wonder and excitement, and […]

Apr 23, 2013 Watch Anne from Capernaum overlooking the Sea of Galilee as she shares about the importance of our prayer life as we strive to live as disciples of Christ. Capernaum from AnGeL Ministries on Vimeo.

Morning The Lord was my support. Truly, in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains; truly, in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel. § The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and […]

Are you repulsed by the thought of crucifixion? I am. But I also know that when I look into the eyes of Jesus, I see a cross! And He has said to me, “Anne, if you want to be My disciple, if you want to follow Me, you must deny yourself, take up your cross […]

Morning If his offering is a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish; he shall offer it of his own free will. . . . Then he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for […]

For many years I have traveled all over the world in response to invitations to give out God’s Word. There have been times, such as my first visit to India, when I have started out by climbing onto the plane with my stomach churning, my knees knocking, and my heart fibrillating – terrified because I […]

Morning Stand fast in the Lord. My foot has held fast to His steps; I have kept His way and not turned aside. The Lord loves justice, and does not forsake His saints; they are preserved forever. § The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. The just shall live by […]

Jesus hung on the Cross for three hours, wracked with white-hot physical pain, tortured mentally and emotionally, crushed by the weight of guilt and shame and sin that was ours but became His. Suddenly, the birds stopped chirping, the vultures stopped circling, the breeze stopped blowing, and everything became deathly still as darkness-pitch-black darkness-descended. The […]

Morning None of the accursed things shall remain in your hand. Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean. § Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul. § [Hate] even the garment defiled by the flesh. Beloved, […]

One of the pictures in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress is of a man bending double from his waist, sorting through a can of garbage, carefully extracting the little bits of tinsel he finds there. Behind him is standing an angel who is offering him a solid gold crown studded with precious jewels, but the man […]

Morning Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. The veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. § Christ … suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God. § The way into the Holiest of All was not yet made […]

On the hill of Golgotha, When Jesus was stripped of His physical clothes, the execution squad of soldiers divided what little He had between them-His belt, sandals, and other things. But when it came to His beautifully woven inner garment, they decided that instead of tearing it into four pieces, they would gamble for it. […]

Morning I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren. I [Moses] stood between the Lord and you at that time, to declare to you the word of the Lord; for you were afraid. § There is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus. […]

“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matt. 27:46, NIV) The words came from the cracked lips and the crushed heart of God’s Son as His tortured body and fevered mind were pushed to the outer limits of endurance. For the first time in eternity, the Father and Son were actually separated. They […]

Morning Whoever offers praise glorifies Me. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord […]

April 17, 2013 We wait for the blessed hope-the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ … Titus 2:13 In the middle of the afternoon on April 15th, a push notification from a news service flashed on my cell phone.  When I looked at it, I was startled to read that bombs […]

Karl Barth, one of the twentieth century’s premier theologians, said that all religion is man reaching up to God in his own way, according to his own terms, on his own merit, in his own strength. Christianity alone is God reaching down to man. All non-Judeo-Christian religions are an expression of man’s defiance of God, […]

After nine hours of standing on His feet, after being scourged, slapped, and manhandled, after six hours of hanging on the Cross, the average person would have barely had enough life and breath left to even whisper. But Jesus, the Lamb of God, with life still fully flowing through His body, shouted out in a […]

Jesus encouraged His disciples by promising, “where I am, my servant also will be.” There is nothing in this world that I desire more than the presence of Jesus in my life. Nothing . . . not houses or honors or health, not cars or careers or children, not money or marriage or ministry, not […]

Morning Their Redeemer is strong. I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins. § I have given help to one who is mighty. § I, the Lord, am your Savior, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. § Mighty to save. § Able to keep you from stumbling. § Where sin abounded, grace abounded much more. He who […]

Morning My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips. When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches. How precious… are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count […]

Because Jesus had just been executed as a criminal and an enemy of Rome, Joseph’s request was exceedingly bold. As a prominent member of the religious community, he ran the risk of provoking not only Pilate but also the other Jewish leaders who then could have excommunicated him from the Sanhedrin and the temple. Joseph’s […]

Morning Honor the Lord with your possessions, and with the firstfruits of all your increase. He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. §  On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper. God is […]

When you and I live lives that reflect Jesus, His light in us reveals the darkness of sin and rebellion and ignorance in the world around us. This may begin to explain why your old friends have rejected you or your coworkers avoid you or your neighbors shun you. If they are living in darkness, […]

Morning What the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh. The law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of […]

Early Sunday morning, in the inky blackness before dawn, soldiers stood guard over Christ’s tomb. Knowing that to go to sleep on duty was an offense punishable by death, the highly trained unit remained alert. Some may have been rolling dice or stoking the fire to keep warm, but there was no question that all […]

Morning In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is wise. My beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath. § He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes […]

God the Father split history in two when He flexed the divine, eternal muscle of His will and exerted His power on His Son’s behalf! How He must have eagerly anticipated and rejoiced in the vindication and resurrection of His Son! His power was so mightily tremendous that Jesus was: Raised up from the dead! […]

Morning I am dark, but lovely. Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me. § “Your fame went out among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect through My splendor which I had bestowed on you,” says the Lord God. I am a sinful man, O Lord! […]

Life on Planet Earth has become a rat race, and a mad scramble to get ahead that is leaving brokenness everywhere. We desperately need a pattern to live by that will enable us to live our lives successfully. Such a pattern already exists; it was set at the dawn of Creation by God Himself. But […]

Morning Fear not, for I have redeemed you. Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed; neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame; for you will forget the shame of your youth, and will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore. For your Maker is your husband, the Lord […]

The women who had been so faithfully vigilant at the Cross during the long hours of Jesus’ suffering returned together first thing Sunday morning to complete the embalming process that Joseph and Nicodemus had hastily done late Friday afternoon. Their voices could be heard on the brisk early morning air as they discussed the problem […]

Morning You were enriched in everything by Him. When we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. § He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? In Him dwells all the fullness […]

In Revelation 21 the apostle John describes the glimpse he was given into God’s heavenly home. My Father’s House is real! It is not: an abstract idea or a small child’s fantasy or an artist’s concept of celestial beauty or a musician’s theme for a symphony or a fearful person’s imaginative escape from harm. It […]

Morning As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things. We… rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations. § I am filled with comfort. I am exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation. § Believing, you rejoice […]

Upon hearing the news of the empty tomb, Peter and John ran to see for themselves. Peter confronted the evidence, but he was confused. At that instant, he must have been angrier than ever. He must have surmised that the enemies of Jesus who had dared to crucify Him, had now taken the body for […]

Morning He always lives to make intercession. Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died … who also makes intercession for us. § Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us. If […]

Real meaning to your life is found in the glorious dawn of God’s story, which breaks into full revelation in the Person of Jesus Christ. What an astounding truth! What a life-changing message! Because He emptied Himself of all but love, you can be filled. Because His body was broken, your life can be whole. […]

Morning I will not let You go unless You bless me! Let him take hold of My strength, that he may make peace with Me; and he shall make peace with Me. O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire. § According to your faith let it be to you. […]

How could Mary bear to watch her Son tortured? Yet how could she tear herself away? Her entire body must have quivered as though from an electric shock as she heard Jesus calling to her from the Cross. Surely her breath caught as she strained to hear His words, yet He spoke clearly, “‘Dear woman, […]

Morning Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. You have not come to the mountain that may be touched and that burned with fire, and to blackness and darkness and tempest… But you have come to Mount Zion… to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made […]

Even in the blackness of hate and evil swirling around the Cross, the love of God broke through like the rays of the sun on a stormy day. That love shone down on the two thieves crucified on each side of Jesus. Their agony and fury boiled over and spewed out in a venom of […]

“‘I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, …’Worthy is the Lamb who was slain….'” — Revelation 5:2, 12 Following my Bible study workshop for 2300 women in Hickory, NC, my daughter, Rachel-Ruth Wright, led ten brave children in a Bible study on stage using the same Scripture the women had just studied! Each child […]

Morning Beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness. For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. “For […]

If Jesus forgave those who nailed Him to the Cross, and if God forgives you and me, how can you withhold your forgiveness from someone else? How can you withhold your forgiveness from yourself? If God says, “I forgive you,” who are you to say, “Thank You, God, but I can’t forgive myself”? Are your […]

Morning If you return to the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths from among you, and prepare your hearts for the Lord, and serve Him only. Little children, keep yourselves from idols. § Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what […]

I was once sitting in an audience when the speaker asked, “What do you think God expects of you?” I mentally ticked off a list of things I thought God expected of me: obedience, faithfulness, holiness, love, service. To my astonishment, the speaker went on to say, “All God ever expects of you is failure!” […]

Morning The fruit of the Spirit is . . . joy. Joy in the Holy Spirit. § Inexpressible and full of glory. Sorrowful, yet always rejoicing… Exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation. § We also glory in tribulations. Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the […]

Jesus, the Lamb of God, God’s own Son, was sacrificed on the altar of a wooden Roman cross. Normally, crucifixion victims cursed and screamed obscenities and even passed into unconsciousness from the initial pain. Jesus reacted in a stunningly different way – He prayed, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are […]

Morning My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all… things shall be added to you. § He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him […]

There is more to life . . . than being healthy, than being happy, than being problem free, than being comfortable, than feeling good, than getting what we want, than being healed. There is more to life even than living! And the “more to life” is the development of our faith to the extent that […]

Morning Isaac went out to meditate in the field in the evening. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer. When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained, […]

When Jesus finally arrived at the place of execution around nine o’clock in the morning, if His treatment followed standard procedure in those days, He was stripped of all His clothes. Possibly He was allowed to retain a loincloth. Yet because Jesus was stripped “naked,” you and I can be clothed! The Bible tells us […]

Morning Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. § Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom […]

Do you know people who arrogantly insist that if their good works outweigh their bad works, God is somehow obligated to accept them? As you look around, what “fruit” do you see others bringing to the place of sacrifice instead of humbly approaching God through the blood of His Son? The “fruit” of religious activity, […]

Morning Be strong and of good courage. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? § He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and […]

Imagine what it would have been like to be Simon, and to have carried the Cross of Christ while following Him up Calvary. What would it have been like to have shared in the humiliation of rejection as He was cast out of the city? What would it have been like to have felt the […]

Morning He who sows righteousness will have a sure reward. After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them. So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, “Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.” […]

Is God silent in your life? What prayers has He not answered for you? At a time of unanswered prayer in my life years ago, my mother taught me the verse to a hymn that I still quote when I am totally baffled by events that seem to careen out of the orbit of what […]

Morning The kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them… To each according to his own ability. Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey? One and […]

With blood flowing from His wounds and streaming down His face from the thorns in His brow, Jesus stood before Pilate. As part of the Passover celebration, it was Pilate’s custom to release any prisoner the crowd chose. It just so happened that “at that time they had a notorious prisoner, called Barabbas. So . […]

Morning I will never leave you nor forsake you. So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you […]

Do you feel overwhelmed and smothered by pressure?  Are you desperate for “breathing room”?  Do you try to escape the stress through . . . an extended vacation, therapeutic counseling, alcohol, drugs, entertainment, or a romantic liaison . . . only to find when you stop to assess your condition you are no better than […]

Morning [Abraham] believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness. He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform. And therefore “it was accounted to […]

Perhaps thinking to satisfy the crowd’s thirst for blood without actually going so far as to execute Jesus, Pilate had Him flogged. The flogging would have ripped the flesh off of His back, exposing His internal organs. History records that flogging victims either passed into unconsciousness, went insane, or died. The miracle is not that […]

Morning Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty. But You are holy, enthroned in the praises of Israel. § [God] said, “Do not draw near this place. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.” Moreover He said, “I am the God of your father—the God of Abraham, the God […]

Jesus commanded His disciples to “trust in God; trust also in me.” The antidote to fear is faith. When I toss and turn in the middle of the night, worried and fearful over something that is impending in my life or the life of someone I love, I am comforted and calmed as I meditate […]

Morning Lot lifted his eyes and saw all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere (before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the Lord. Then Lot chose for himself all the plain of Jordan. Righteous Lot … that righteous man. Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; […]

God knew that after our salvation experience, as we sought to live a new life, we would sin again. And because of the continuing struggle with sin and failure in our lives, we would be tempted to doubt our salvation. So God gave us a sign of the new covenant. Jesus said it was the […]

Morning Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die. The end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. § Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. § Take heed to yourself, and […]

The night Jesus was betrayed, a man stepped up to Peter in the courtyard of the temple compound and challenged him: “Didn’t I see you with [Jesus] in the olive grove?” (John 18:26, NIV). All the tension and anger of the past hours exploded in Peter and tumbled out in a stream of curses as […]

Morning The entrance of Your words gives light. This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. § God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the […]

Who is praising Jesus because you are? If your praise – and mine – is interrupted by . . . our circumstances or our complaints, our selfishness or our suffering, our desires or our depression, our indifference or our insistence, or by anything at all . . . the light will grow dim in our […]

Morning God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from […]

When Annas the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching (John 18:19), Jesus answered directly, “I have spoken openly to the world . . . I always taught in synagogues or at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret. Why question me? Ask those who heard […]

Morning My eyes fail from looking upward. Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak; O Lord, heal me, for my bones are troubled. My soul also is greatly troubled; but You, O Lord—how long? Return, O Lord, deliver me! Oh, save me for Your mercies’ sake! § My heart is severely pained within […]

When have you totally misunderstood God’s Word? When He said, “Love one another,” did you think He meant to tolerate sin? (1 John 4:7) When He said, “in all things God works for the good,” did you think that every story has a happy ending? (Rom. 8:28) When He said, “I will surely bless you,” […]

Morning He shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him. You were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as […]

Within moments of betraying Jesus, Judas hated himself for what he had done. Jesus’ third religious trial was interrupted briefly by a commotion at the doorway as Judas burst onto the scene. With a face that was surely contorted by the wretchedness of conviction, he flung thirty pieces of silver across the temple floor. As […]

Morning What is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. Now my days are swifter than a runner; they flee away, they see no good. They pass by like swift ships, like an eagle swooping on its prey. § You carry them away like a flood; […]

The changes brought about by God’s Word in your life and mine are not primarily for the purpose of making us good or successful or happy or wealthy or prosperous or problem free. The primary purpose of these changes is that we might know God fully and intimately so we can reflect Him in all […]

Morning Perfect through sufferings. My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with me.” He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.” § And being in […]

The soldiers and officials who had come to the Garden of Gethsemane to arrest Jesus seized Him roughly, punching and manhandling Him as they bound Him. They bound the hands of the Son of God! The hands of the Creator! Hands that had lifted in authority and calmed the storm at sea. Hands that had […]

Morning Adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things. Let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ. § Abstain from every form of evil. § If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you … But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as […]

Before the foundation of the world was laid, God, in His divine sovereignty, planned to send His own Son to the cross to be our Savior. Before the beginning of time and space and human history, He took counsel with Himself and decided to bring us into existence, knowing full well that we would rebel […]

Morning There is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus. Inasmuch … as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same. Look to Me, and be saved, all you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other. […]

Have you wondered, in agony, why God is doing what He’s doing? Why He has delayed answering your prayer? Have you reacted to the delay by trying to help Him out and speed things up? Have you turned to . . . a doctor, a lawyer, a counselor, a friend, pop psychology, a neighbor’s sympathetic […]

Morning The Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him. § [Jesus is] the brightness of […]

Judas was one of Jesus’ very closest friends. He had been handpicked to be a disciple. He had been given the special responsibility of being treasurer for the entire band of disciples – a responsibility he had enjoyed as it gave him access to personal petty cash as well as prestige in the eyes of […]

I was a state witness to the execution of Velma Barfield, the first woman to be executed in the United States in more than twenty-two years. I had developed a friendship with her about six months prior to her execution as a result of her correspondence with my mother and had grown to love her […]

Morning The Lord bless you and keep you. The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, and He adds no sorrow with it. § You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; with favor You will surround him as with a shield. He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not […]

Morning The-Lord-Will-Provide. God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering. Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; nor His ear heavy, that it cannot hear. § The Deliverer will come out of Zion, and He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob. Happy is he who has the God of Jacob […]

The betrayal and arrest of Jesus was preceded by an extended time of prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane. When He stepped out of the garden to present Himself to His enemies, Jesus had been alone, praying and agonizing for hours, wrestling with the will of His Father for His life, sweating what seemed to […]

Morning The living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes which I command you today, lest—when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses and dwell in them … when […]

Without the Holy Spirit to clarify the truth to our minds and confirm Who Jesus is in our hearts, we would “see” Jesus as just . . . a man, or a holy man, or a prophet, or a symbolic figure! But the Holy Spirit opens our eyes to see and our minds to know […]

Morning You have cast all my sins behind Your back. Who is a God like You, pardoning iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in mercy. He will again have compassion on us, and will subdue our iniquities. You will […]

Some people may consider the intimate side of marriage as somehow being “unspiritual.” But if you stop to think about it, the first person who ever had a sexual thought was God. In a perfect world, at the beginning, love expressed in marriage in a mutually respectful sexual relationship was God’s idea.  It was designed […]

Morning Your Maker is your husband, the Lord of hosts is His name. This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church.You shall no longer be termed Forsaken … but you shall be called Hephzibah [My Delight Is in Her] … for the Lord delights in you … As the bridegroom […]

Did you know that you are God’s special loved one? Why would He love you so? Maybe it’s because when you abide in Christ you are so saturated in Jesus that when God looks at you, He sees His own precious Son and envelops you in His love for Jesus’ sake! As you and I […]

Morning He … preserves the way of His saints. The Lord your God … went in the way before you to search out a place for you to pitch your tents, to show you the way you should go, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day. § As an eagle stirs up […]

In what area of your life do you need illumination? Discouragement about the future and the direction we have chosen, depression over the lack of fulfillment in our lives, or disillusionment by our previous attempts to find meaning for life through organized religions can all plunge us into the darkness. Do you ever wonder, “What […]

Morning O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me! Unto You I lift up my eyes, O You who dwell in the heavens. Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord […]

Although God is the Creator of us all, nowhere does the Bible say we are all His children. On the contrary, there are two conditions you and I must meet before we can be called God’s children. One is that we must receive Jesus, or open the door of our hearts and invite Him to […]

Morning Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. § Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves […]

How often I have dashed home from church to get things ready for guests I have invited to lunch! I want to get the ice in the glasses, take the roast out of the oven while I pop the rolls in, make the gravy, steam the broccoli, and generally get things organized so that when […]

Morning Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. I will instruct you and teach you […]

Our heavenly home will glow and radiate with light from within – the light of God Himself and the glorious radiance of His presence. I have been in some of the great cities of the world at night. I have looked out after sunset from Victoria Peak in Hong Kong during the Chinese New Year, […]

Morning God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with […]

John’s Gospel begins with the astounding statement that “In the beginning was the Word.” The Greek translation for “word” is logos, which means the outward expression of all that God is. Plato once said that he hoped one day there would come a “logos” from God that would make everything clear. John said He has […]

Morning The fruit of the Spirit is love. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. § The love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. § To you who believe, He is precious. § We love Him because […]

In the Old Testament, the meal offering consisted of fine flour that was ground to powder by being placed in a round hole, where it was grated by a square pestle. The flour was then mixed with oil, which represented the Holy Spirit. The oil and flour, thoroughly mixed together and offered to God, was […]

Feb 28, 2013 Since the first day that you set your mind to obtain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days… Now I have come… Daniel 10:12-14 Sometimes I seem to […]

Morning For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. God … has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to […]

God, as the Judge of all the earth, determined the wickedness of Cain’s civilization could no longer be tolerated, and He sent the Flood to wash it away. God, Who judged the world, is the same God Who saved the world from His own judgment by providing the ark as a means of escape. Praise […]

Morning Reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord. He who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgement, but has passed from death to life. § I through the law died to the law that […]

Have your thoughts been similar to these? God, where have You been? Why did You let this happen? I just don’t understand. Are you overlooking the fact that Jesus has drawn near to you? Are you blinded to His presence by your own tears? Are you deafened to His gentle voice by your own accusations? […]

Morning Let us search out and examine our ways, and turn back to the Lord. Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my mind and my heart. § Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, and in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom. § I thought about my ways, and turned […]

Temptation, whether in the form of a serving of birthday cake when you’re on a diet or the bed of your neighbor’s spouse, intensifies through toleration. The toleration leads to a preoccupation of thoughts, and it’s not long before we reach out to touch it. At that point, there is almost no turning back. What […]

Morning Resist the devil and he will flee from you. When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him. § “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.'” Then the devil left […]

Only God in Christ has the power to forgive sin. But you and I must confess it to Him personally, specifically, and honestly if we want to receive forgiveness. God promises, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (1 John […]

Morning “I will also let the house of Israel inquire of Me to do this for them.” You do not have because you do not ask. Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who […]

Three hundred and seventy-one days after the Flood began, “God said to Noah, ‘Come out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and their wives'” (Gen. 8:15, NIV). We can almost hear the “Hallelujah Chorus” playing in the background! What a day of rejoicing that must have been! God had been faithful […]

Morning The blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel. Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! § The Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. § For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins. Therefore, when He came […]

One way to drive Satan to distraction, and to overcome him, is through praise of Jesus. Regardless of whether the enemy is a visible foe in front of us like the Scribes and Pharisees or an invisible foe outside of us like the devil himself or an invisible foe inside of us like depression, praise […]

Morning Who is the man that fears the Lord? Him shall He teach in the way He chooses. The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. § Your […]

What is life in the image of God? It is life with a capacity to know the Creator in a personal relationship. It is a soul that communes with God and has eternal value in His sight. Man was created to walk and talk with God, to love and obey God, to listen to and […]

Morning I am the Lord who sanctifies you. I am the Lord your God, who has separated you from the peoples… You shall be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be Mine. Sanctified by God the Father. § Sanctify them by Your truth. […]

What makes you and me think we can do without a personal prayer life? It’s through prayer that we come into a personal, intimate relationship with our heavenly Father. Do you long to have a closer relationship with God, but you don’t feel worthy? Are you convinced you are a nobody and therefore would never […]

Morning He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied. Jesus … said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. § He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. This people I have formed for […]

Every morning that I’m home, weather permitting, I walk with two friends for two and a half miles. We have to abide by two basic rules when we walk, or we can’t walk together. The first rule is that we must walk at the same pace. The second rule is that we must walk in […]

Morning The Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. Trusting in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. § If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. § The foolishness […]

God has clearly commanded you and me to “be filled with the Spirit.” But an unconfessed sin or resistance to His authority will block the “flow” of His life within us. If we do not deal with it, our spiritual lives become stagnant and we lose our attractiveness and usefulness to God. And we have […]

Morning You are my hope in the day of doom. There are many who say, “Who will show us any good?” Lord, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us. § I will sing of Your power; yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning; for You have been my defense and […]

I understand that a turkey and an eagle react differently to the threat of a storm. A turkey reacts by running under the barn, hoping the storm won’t come near. On the other hand, an eagle leaves the security of its nest and spreads its wings to ride the air currents of the approaching storm, […]

Morning The whole bull he shall carry outside the camp to a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn it on wood with fire. They took Jesus and led Him away. And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, […]

God is righteous and just. But God is also loving and merciful. He cannot be less than Himself. Satan, in his temptation of Adam and Eve and in his plan to defeat the purpose of God, failed to take into account the very character of God. He failed to realize one very important thing – […]

Morning Your name is ointment poured forth. Christ … has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma. § Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious. § God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the […]

Adam and Eve were driven from their garden home, driven from security and safety and serenity and success and satisfaction, separated from God! The loneliness and desperate agony of loss must have been overwhelming. As they looked back, they could see at the entrance to what had been their home a powerful angel standing guard […]

Morning Who can say, “I have made my heart clean …”? The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there are any who understand, who seek God. They have all turned aside, they have together become corrupt; there is none who does good, no, not one. § Those who are […]

God never asks us to give Him what we don’t have. But He does demand that we give Him all we do have if we want to be a part of what He wishes to do in the lives of those around us! Remember the servants at the wedding in Cana? They had the thrill […]

Morning Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness. I delight to do Your will, O my God, and Your law is within my heart.Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. […]

The very promise Jesus gave us contains a name for the Holy Spirit that reveals the uniqueness of His nearness in our loneliness. This name, “Comforter,” is equally translated from the Greek text into six other names, each of which describes a slightly different aspect of the Holy Spirit’s precious, personal ministry in our lives: […]

Morning On the likeness of the throne was a likeness with the appearance of a man high above it. The Man Christ Jesus. § [Jesus came] in the likeness of men. [He was] found in appearance as a man. § Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the […]

One day, God Himself will take your face in His hands and gently wipe away your tears as He reassures you there will be no more suffering. There will be no more . . . suicide bombers or fiery infernos, broken homes or broken hearts, broken lives or broken dreams . . . . No […]

Morning “They shall be Mine,” says the Lord of hosts, “on the day that I make them My jewels.” I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word … I pray for them. […]

It can be mind boggling to contemplate the vastness of the universe, from the greatest star to the smallest particle. It is so vast that astronomers are now saying that it stretches beyond what we are capable of penetrating, even with sophisticated telescopes like the Hubble. And every bit of it was created by the […]

“The angel said to me, ‘These words are trustworthy and true….'” — Revelation 22:6 When it comes to all matters of life and faith, this AnGeL testifies that God’s Word is absolutely trustworthy and true. Paul encouraged Timothy, who was living in a wicked and idolatrous empire, that “all Scripture is God-breathed and is useful […]

Morning Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord listened and heard them; so a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and who meditate on His name. So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and went with […]

Throughout the Bible, we are given examples of those who waited and were blessed, as well as those who refused to wait and suffered the consequences. For instance: Abraham had to wait for the birth of Isaac; he grew so impatient, he tried to help God out and had Ishmael instead. His impatience delayed God’s […]

Morning The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. The natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. § Open my eyes, […]

How busy are you in Christian service? Are you involved in some type of Christian activity every day of the week? How often are you in church? More than three or four times each week? Would Jesus say to you, as He did to the Christians at Ephesus: “I know. I know your deeds, your […]

Morning Now he is comforted. Your sun shall no longer go down, nor shall your moon withdraw itself; for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning shall be ended. § He will swallow up death forever, and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces; the rebuke of His […]

Joy is supremely different than happiness. Happiness, which is an American’s inalienable right to pursue, seems to depend more on circumstances or things or people or feelings. Joy is independent of everything except our relationship with God. Someone has defined joy as peace dancing! And Jesus, with eyes that must have sparkled in anticipation of […]

Morning No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends. The Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing?” § It has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. § But God has […]

On what foundation are you building your life? What feels right? What works? What everyone else is doing? How stable is your foundation? When an unexpected crisis comes, will your life remain firm and steadfast, or will it all collapse? The foundation of faith in Jesus Christ is one on which you and I can […]

Morning When you have eaten and are full … you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you. Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God. § One of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell […]

Most of us increase our pain by dwelling on it or by analyzing it. We throw a pity party and expect others to join us. We spiral downward into depression, withdrawing into self-preoccupation. But the way to overcome is not to focus on ourselves or on the pain, but to focus on the needs of […]

Morning The grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich. § Where sin abounded, grace abounded much more. That […]

Most days, my schedule is so packed that although I love my friends, I resist interruptions. Because of the pressure of time, without meaning to be rude, when someone rings the doorbell, I sometimes go to the door, stand inside the house with the screen door still fastened, and talk to the person on the other […]

Morning I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. God commanded the man, … “In the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” § She took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. The wages of […]

Regardless of your present circumstances or crisis, pressures or pain, suffering or sorrow, failures or frustrations, danger or disease, memories or misery, temptations or trials, problems or persecutions, burdens or brokenness, your situation is temporary compared to eternity. And eternity is going to be spent with Jesus in His Father’s house that has been lovingly […]

Morning The Lord has said to you, “You shall not return that way again.” Truly if they had called to mind that country from which they had come out, they would have had opportunity to return. But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country … By faith Moses … [chose] rather to […]

Planet earth is, at the very least, thousands of years old. Some think it may be millions or billions of years old. And it is showing signs of age. It is getting frayed and worn out. It is being polluted, gouged, stripped, burned, and poisoned, and much of the damage has been willfully and selfishly […]

Morning “Be strong … and work; for I am with you,” says the Lord of hosts. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. § I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. § [Be] strong […]

God loves each and every person who has ever been born into the human race! God loves: people of all nationalities and of all walks of life kings and queens, the commoners and beggars, presidents and CEOs, the employed and unemployed, those who hold the highest titles and those who hold no title those who […]

Morning Oh … that You would keep me from evil. Why do you sleep? Rise and pray, lest you enter into temptation. § The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Two things I request of You (deprive me not before I die): remove falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty […]

God is bigger than we think and greater than we think. Nothing is beyond His ability, whether it’s a problem to solve, a marriage to reconcile, a memory to heal, a guilty conscience to cleanse, a sin to forgive, a business to save, a budget to stretch, another mouth to feed, or anything else we […]

Morning Whom having not seen you love. We walk by faith, not by sight. § We love Him because He first loved us. § And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. § In Him you also […]

The Eastern shepherd of Jesus’ day raised his sheep primarily in the Judean uplands. The countryside was rocky, hilly, and creased with deep crevices and ravines. Patches of grass were sparse. So the shepherd had to establish a personal relationship with each sheep, nurturing its love and trust in order to lead it to where […]

Morning If you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you… those whom you let remain shall be irritants in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they shall harass you in the land where you dwell. Fight the good fight of faith. § The weapons of our warfare are not […]

God created them male and female. The primary reason for woman’s creation was not to produce children or provide sexual satisfaction or to keep the home but for the mutual happiness of man and woman. Like the Father of the bride, God Himself brought Eve to Adam. There is not only an equality but a […]

Morning Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. § Whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be […]

Heaven is a big place! “In my Father’s house are many mansions” – room enough for anyone and everyone who chooses to be a member of God’s family! So please feel free to invite your entire family – including in-laws and out-laws, every one of your friends, all of your neighbors, the total population of […]

Morning You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees. O Lord, You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, O Lord, You […]

The One Who called Abraham out of Ur of the Chaldees, promising to fully bless him if he would follow Him in a life of faith is the same Person Who today calls us out of the world and promises to bless us if we follow Him in a life of faith. The One Who […]

Morning As your days, so shall your strength be. When they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, or premeditate what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. § Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow […]

I wonder what Enoch and God talked about as they walked together each day. Perhaps Enoch commented on the beauty of the sunrise that morning and how much he had enjoyed listening to the sound of the birds calling to each other as they awakened before dawn. Or perhaps he told God how grateful he […]

Morning You know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin. God … has in these last days spoken to us by His Son … who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of […]

Who is Jesus? He lived two thousand years ago, in an obscure town, in an obscure country, during a relatively dark period in human history that was dominated by the Roman Empire. Yet He stands unequaled and unparalleled in the phenomenal greatness of His life as well as in the stunning impact He has had […]

Morning Therefore let us go forth to Him, outside the camp, bearing His reproach. For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come. Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the […]

“Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves” (Gen. 11:4, NIV). In their pride, the builders of Babel assumed they could work their way into God’s Presence and He would accept them on the basis of what they had […]

Morning The righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. § Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for […]

One day God will call us forth from the dead, and we will rise again! Praise God! Praise God! Praise God! All of our suffering will be over, and God Himself “‘will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of […]

Morning The Lord is at hand. The Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet […]

God left His throne at the center of the universe. He set aside His glory, and He humbled Himself as He took on human flesh. He came to His own – those whom He had created for Himself – but they didn’t receive Him. They contradicted His Word. They challenged His authority. They denied His […]

Morning Hope does not disappoint. I am the Lord … they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me. § Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord. § You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. Trust in […]

Jesus was glad Lazarus had died without Him?! What does that mean? We know it doesn’t mean He enjoyed knowing that Lazarus had died or that He enjoyed thinking about the family’s grief and despair. Jesus was teaching His disciples – and you and me – a life lesson. And what a life lesson it […]

Morning For this is God, our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even to death. O Lord, You are my God. I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, for You have done wonderful things; Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. § Lord, You are the portion of my […]

Jan 22, 2013 … With Unanswered Prayer And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask Me for anything in My name, and I will do it. John 14:13-14 My days in December were devoted to hovering over my husband in the […]

God as our Creator has specific directions for our lives. If we live according to His directions, our lives work – we are blessed, and we experience life the way it was meant to be lived. If we ignore or reject His directions, we do so to our own detriment and experience much less than […]

Morning Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away. He is like a refiner’s fire and like launderers’ soap. He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer to the Lord […]

When God had told Noah He was “going to bring the floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens,” He had also said He would establish a covenant with Noah and his family to keep them alive along with all the animals who would come to him (Gen. 6:17-18, 20). Noah had […]

Morning His name will be called Wonderful. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. § For You have magnified Your word above all Your name. “They shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God […]

What has Jesus done for you? What things have your family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, classmates, teammates, employers, employees, professors, doctors, lawyer, counselor, pastor, and anyone else heard about that Jesus has done for you? John testified that, “Many people, because they had heard that he had given this miraculous sign, went out to meet him.” […]

Morning Serving the Lord with all humility. Whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant. And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave—just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many. […]

God is a God of the impossible. When we are utterly helpless, He is our Helper. But He requires the cooperation of our obedience. What seemingly impossible task has God given you to do? Have you done it, or are you procrastinating? What if Noah had procrastinated and told God he would build the ark […]

Morning [Christ] … was to come. Jesus … was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death … that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone. § One died for all. § As by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be […]

When you approach God through faith in His Son, God is accessible twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, twelve months a year for the rest of your life! For many years, I have carried a cell phone with me whenever I leave the house. Even when I take my early morning, three-mile walk, […]

Morning But You have lovingly delivered my soul from the pit of corruption. God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Who […]

To worship God means to attribute worth to God through obedience to God, preoccupation with God, and praise of God. The Samaritan woman at the well in Sychar said, in essence, “Oh, well, I worship God.” And Jesus corrected her, “You Samaritans worship what you do not know.” Why was her worship invalid? Because she […]

Morning It pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell. The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand. § God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in […]

Following supper the night before He was to be crucified, Jesus unburdened His heart to His disciples. He knew He was going not only to the cross but, after the resurrection, back to His Father in heaven. His disciples would be like orphans. Had He taught them all they needed to know? The disciples must […]

Morning My soul clings to the dust; revive me according to Your word. If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For … your life is hidden with […]

Why does God let bad things happen to good people? to innocent people? to children? to me? Sometimes His ways seem so hard to understand! In Romans 8:28, Paul wrote to reassure believers who lived in a city dominated by Nero, a madman with absolute power. He wrote encouragingly, “We know that in all things […]

Morning My Father is greater than I. When you pray, say: Our Father in heaven. § My Father and your Father, and . . . My God and your God. As the Father gave Me commandment, so I do. § The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the […]

As a girl growing up in western North Carolina, I loved to hike in the mountains. But whenever I set out, my mother’s admonition, “Watch out for snakes!” would ring in my ears. Although I can remember killing only one snake myself, I was present at various times when snakes were killed by others. Each […]

Morning You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. § I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For YAH, the Lord, is my strength and song; […]

Has someone suggested to you that: If God really loved you, He would heal your disease? If God really loved you, He would never have allowed you to lose your job? If God really loved you, He would bring your spouse back home? If God really loved you, you would be healthy and wealthy and […]

Morning To God our Savior, who alone is wise. You are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption. § Can you search out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limits of the Almighty? They are higher than heaven—what can you do? Deeper than Sheol—what […]

It seems like just yesterday that our youngest daughter, Rachel-Ruth, gave birth to our first grandchild – a little girl named Ruth Bell Wright. Since that very first day, my husband and I were totally enthralled with this little girl.  She filled my heart.  I couldn’t help talking about her to anyone who would listen. […]

Morning Praise is awaiting You, O God, in Zion. For us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ. § All should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who […]

As we totally yield our lives to the control of God’s Spirit within us, He uses: the responsibilities and relationships and ridicule, the opportunities and obstacles and obligations, the pressures and pain and problems, the success and sickness and solitude . . . He uses all things to work for our ultimate good, which is […]

Morning May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Christ … loved the church and gave Himself for her, … that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy […]

In the beginning, by His own example, God patterned our week to include not only the discipline of work but also one day out of every seven that would be “set apart,” different from the other six days. For the majority of people today, there is very little difference between the way they keep Sunday […]

Morning You have given a banner to those who fear You, that it may be displayed because of the truth. The-Lord-Is-My-Banner. § When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him. We will rejoice in your salvation, and in the name of our God we […]

I hate to wait. I hate to wait for a traffic light to turn green, for the doctor to see me, for the telephone to ring, for investments to produce, for the copier to warm up, for seeds to grow, for answers to prayer . . . I just hate to wait. Period. Waiting is […]

Morning Those who know Your name will put their trust in You; for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You. The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. § I will trust and not be afraid; ‘for Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song; […]

When it comes to experiencing God, I have to choose Him at all cost. I have to be willing to step out of the boat, as Peter did in Matthew 14, risking total failure in the eyes of others, in order to discover firsthand His power enabling me to walk on the water when He […]

Morning Remember me, my God, for good. Thus says the Lord: “I remember you, the kindness of your youth, the love of your betrothal, when you went after Me in the wilderness.” § I will remember My covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you. § I will […]

Sometimes when we are depressed, we feel lifeless. It’s hard to get out of bed in the morning. We seem to have no energy to do even the most routine functions. If you are depressed by the greatness of your problems, read God’s Word! That’s where you find help. That’s where you find joy. Let […]

Morning Let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands for us. Your beauty . . . was perfect through My splendor which I had bestowed on you,” says the Lord God. § We all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the […]

The first secret to loving others is to immerse yourself in a love relationship with God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit – and abide there. I will never get over the wonder that God the Father and God the Son do not have a working kinship nor a business partnership […]

Morning We who have believed do enter that rest. They weary themselves to commit iniquity. § I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from […]

Once, as I prepared my house for a visit by my father, I began to clean and straighten my house. I even bought fresh flowers and plants to place around the rooms to make them seem more lovely. I wanted my home to look as inviting, comfortable, and pleasing to his eyes as I could make […]

Morning For as yet you have not come to the rest and the inheritance which the Lord your God is giving you. This is not your rest. § There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. § Behind the veil, where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus. In My Father’s house are many […]

Prayer is a conversation.  We speak to God in prayer then listen attentively as He speaks to us through His Word. Do you think the promise that Jesus gave His disciples was like handing them a Divine Genie in a bottle?  And that if they would just rub the bottle with enough faith, the Genie […]

Morning He led them forth by the right way. In the wasteland, a howling wilderness; He encircled [Jacob], He instructed him, He kept him as the apple of His eye. As an eagle stirs up its nest, hovers over its young, spreading out its wings, taking them up, carrying them on its wings, so the […]

The Creator Who created all the earthly beauty we have grown to love . . . the majestic snowcapped peaks of the Alps, the rushing mountain streams, the carpets of wildflowers, the whir of a humming bird’s wings . . . this is the same Creator who has prepared our heavenly home for us! If […]

One night when Robert Louis Stevenson was a small boy, his nanny called him to come to bed. Oblivious to her summons, he was staring at something outside his nursery window. The nanny walked over, stood at his shoulder, and inquired patiently, “Robert, what are you looking at?” The little boy, without taking his eyes […]

Morning Sing to the Lord a new song. Sing aloud to God our strength; make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob. Raise a song and strike the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the lute. § He has put a new song in my mouth—praise to our God; many will see it and fear, and […]

Morning But one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind … I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Father, I desire that they … whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have […]

The glorious dawn of God’s story begins with the stunning yet profoundly simple statement that in the beginning He created everything (Gen. 1:1) – which means that in the beginning, He was already there. He is eternal. It is impossible to comprehend eternity. It’s been defined as three stages of time: everything before Creation, everything […]

As a young girl I once saw an old black-and-white Cecil B. DeMille film on the life of Jesus, titled “King of Kings.” The film was very moving, and when I watched the crucifixion scene, I began to weep. I realized Jesus had died for me and that my sin had nailed Him to the […]

“And I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne…saying with a loud voice, ‘Worthy is the Lamb’….” — Revelation 5:11-12 The James Brown arena was transformed into a Most Holy Place as God poured out His blessing on Just Give Me Jesus/Augusta, September 21-22. Thousands of women, with hundreds of […]

“. . . Angels came and attended Him.” –Matthew 4:11 What an absolute joy it has been to use the promotional opportunities for the new children’s book, such as this book signing in Wilmington, North Carolina, to encourage little people to come to Jesus. Because Heaven is God’s promise for them, too! Picture taken by […]

Morning Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth. Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. § A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does […]

“…The angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all people.'” — Luke 2:10 Christmas is over.  The shopping, baking, decorating, and wrapping are just memories now.  But the message of the angels is timeless.  It’s one that is desperately needed in our […]

“…Do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in Heaven.” — Matthew 18:10 My initial inspiration for Heaven: God’s Promise for Me was my three granddaughters. So it was a thrill to share my very first copy […]

“For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels….” — Matthew 16:27 I am expecting to see Jesus!  In the deep place where nobody goes…in the very deepest core of my being…in the deep inner place of knowing…in that same deep place I know that my generation is […]

“Jesus appeared in a body, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.” — 1 Timothy 3:16 This AnGeL has “seen” Jesus; and the vision of His glory manifested through His character of goodness, kindness, faithfulness, graciousness, tenderness, […]

“…The angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, ‘What’s the matter, Hagar?'” — Genesis 21:17 Have you ever gone to the doctor and complained, “Something’s wrong.  What’s the matter with me?”, only to have him conclude after examination, “I can find nothing wrong.  You just need a rest.”?  In your […]