Matthew

Sunday Prayer

Jesus said, “For where two or three have gathered together in my name, I am there in their midst.”  Matthew 18:20 NASB Shall we pray…Habakkuk 3:16-19; 2:4  paraphrased   When life becomes frightening or filled with worry,  when fears seem in control.  I have a choice to make, do I choose to trust God in […]

Sunday Prayer

Jesus said, “For where two or three have gathered together in my name, I am there in their midst.”  Matthew 18:20 NASB Shall we pray…Psalm 103:1-5 “LORD, I bless You with my mind, emotions and will (my soul).All that is within me yearns and blesses Your holy name. With my soul, I bless You O […]

Sunday Prayer

Jesus said, “For where two or three have gathered together in my name, I am there in their midst.”  Matthew 18:20 NASB Shall we pray…Psalm 25:4-5 – paraphrased and personalized   O Lord God Almighty, make me know Your ways, teach me the path that pleases You.  Lead me in Your truth and teach me.  […]

Sunday Prayer

Jesus said, “For where two or three have gathered together in my name, I am there in their midst.”  Matthew 18:20 NASB Shall we pray…Psalm 1:1-2   Lord God of the Holy Bible, You tell me how blessed and happy is the person who does not live or walk by listening to someone who does […]

Sunday Prayer

Jesus said, “For where two or three have gathered together in my name, I am there in their midst.”  Matthew 18:20 NASB Shall we pray…Psalm 6:8-10   Lord, sometimes I am weary and filled with pain.  Sometimes all I can do is cry.  Grief can be overwhelming.  My adversaries include people, pain, or my circumstances.   […]

Sunday Prayer

Jesus said, “For where two or three have gathered together in my name, I am there in their midst.”  Matthew 18:20 NASB Shall we pray…Based on Psalm 96:13; Revelation 19:11; Romans 6:23 Psalm 96:13  We can know, O Lord, that You are coming to this earth again!  You are coming to judge this earth.  You […]

A Love Story: a beacon of light

In the midst of harsh living conditions in Israel, in the days of the judges, a love story is told.  An Israelite man, Boaz, who clearly followed God and did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, found a woman from Moab (one who came to follow God who was from a pagan […]

Sad words: doing what is right in our own eyes

Joshua led the Israelites into the Promised Land.   Their future was bright with promise, but they needed to drive out those who lived in the land, for the inhabitants did not worship the living God.  However, the 12 tribes did not follow God’s words to them. Disobedience to God’s word results in hard consequences, sometimes […]

Immanuel ~ God is with you!

The Lord God called Joshua to lead His people into the Promised Land after Moses died.  Joshua was a man God had “waiting in the wings”.   Joshua was in training with Moses throughout the wilderness experience for 40 years.  Do you feel like you have been “in training” for a very long time?  God has […]

Sunday Prayer

Jesus said, “For where two or three have gathered together in my name, I am there in their midst.”  Matthew 18:20 NASB Shall we pray… this prayer is based on 1 Peter 1:3-5   Lord, I come to bless You, “God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has […]