Heavenly Father, just like a grand canyon, sin cuts and digs deep chasms between us and a holy God. Thank You for providing Your only Son, Jesus, to act as a redemptive bridge so that we can cross over the great divide and transition from sin to forgiveness, from death to life, from punishment to

Father, like the Psalmist I pray that You will show me Your ways, O Lord; that You would Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation. I’m indebted to Your loving grace that keeps me traveling the good path. There are many other paths that vie for

Father, when we gave you our hearts, we made the willful choice to no longer conform to the trends and philosophies of this world. We are put to the test daily in deciding what is truth and what is error. May Your Holy Word be our reference point and Your Spirit be our Guide as

Father, we find courage and strength when faced by opposition or when feeling abandoned  if we remember that You are working for us even when we can’t see it with our eyes or feel it in our hearts. Sometimes a mountain is moved stone by stone as You are working on our behalf which often

Father, how it pleases us that You include us in Your overall plan to harvest souls into the kingdom of heaven. Open our eyes and burden our hearts as we look at the field of souls ripe for harvest. Show us ways in which we can enlarge our circle of influence as we work cooperatively

Father, in our hearts, we want to be fully prepared to give an answer for the hope that is within us. We want to do it prayerfully, Scripturally, with gentleness and respect, so that You are honored by our testimony.  Help us to live in such a way that our friends and family members will

Father of all compassion, may each of us come to know the sweetness, the serenity, and the strength that comes from knowing You personally and fully trusting in You who gives us a “hope that does not disappoint”. When we lean upon You for all that concerns us we embrace eternal hope, the kind of

Father, many people spend their entire lives focused on worthless things.  Turn our eyes from that which is worthless and toward that which is worthwhile, most especially that which is eternally preserved for us in heaven. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen.

Eternal God, faithful throughout the ages, You are worthy to receive glory and honor and power.  How grateful we are for all Your works and for Your redemptive love that saves us from our sins.  Our life is but a vapor here, but everlasting in the life to come so keep us mindful of eternity

Father, we thank You for the gift of discernment, a kind of wisdom that comes with spiritual insight, at times from learned experience and sometimes developed from prior mistakes or poor choices we’ve made in the past. But after choosing to follow You and walk in Your ways we’ve learned the […]