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He Is There

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TODAY’S VERSE
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.
Jeremiah 29:12-13 (NIV)

TODAY’S THOUGHT
Have you ever been lost? Imagine if you were hiking, and all of a sudden, you realize you don’t know where you are? You have no map or compass and don’t know how to get to where you want to go—what a helpless feeling. Picture your joy when someone sees you and asks if they can help. They take out a map, explain where you are, and show you the way to your destination. What a relief. Isn’t that how it is when we get emotionally lost? We are running from day to day. We overreact, panic, and without help, we eventually become emotionally frozen. How great then is our joy when we hear the words of our Lord, “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.” We don’t have to wander in our emotional wilderness. We don’t have to remain lost in all our madness; God is here. He will listen, He will show us the way. He promises! We will find Him when we seek Him with all our hearts. Today, cry out to God, seek Him, He is there.

TODAY’S PRAYER
Father, I come today, crying out for You. I am seeking You, Lord, with all my heart. Hear my prayer, make Your presence known to me as You have promised. Guide me, lead me, comfort me with Your Holy Spirit, I pray.
AMEN

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Wisdom

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TODAY’S VERSE
Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself. Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.
Galatians 6:1-2 (NLT)

TODAY’S THOUGHT
Much of the sin in our lives stems from our emotions. We get upset, worried, stressed, and emotional pain starts to build up. This can lead us into anger, jealousy, fear, bitterness, and other painful emotions. Treated negatively, it can lead us into sin. The solution is found in relationships. Relationships with God and other close friends provide us with the love, support, and comfort that can help tame our sinful behavior. Likewise, you can be that loving help for someone else. It is in these deep relationships that Paul encourages you to gently and humbly help a person return to sanity and stop their negative behavior. How? By sharing their burdens and pain. In using a kind word, a listening ear, and a prayerful heart, your sincere help will keep a person from acting out on their negative emotions. Your empathy and love will help keep them from committing grave relational sins. Today, ask God to help you share in someone else’s burden and restore them to a place of peace and joy.

TODAY’S PRAYER
Father, help me be there for other people. Help me share their burdens and gently bring them back to You. Thank You for Your grace and mercy extended to me. Help me do the same to others. In Jesus’ name.
AMEN

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Quench My Thirst

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TODAY’S VERSE
As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God.
I thirst for God, the living God.
Psalms 42:1-2 (NLT)

TODAY’S THOUGHT
There is a deep thirst in our hearts for God. David used the analogy of a deer walking in rough terrain, foraging for food only to build an incredible need for water. Driven by thirst, the deer longs to drink from a stream. In the same way, David says he thirsted for God. Brennan Manning writes in his book, “Abba’s Child,” “The deepest desire of our hearts is for union with God. From the first moment of our existence, our most powerful yearning is to fulfill the original purpose of our lives – We are made for God, and nothing less will really satisfy us.” Though lush with grass, the meadows could not give the deer what it needed. The deer longed for water. Likewise, we can try everything imaginable to satisfy our needs, but only God can fill the void in our hearts. Have you come to that realization yet? Have you satisfied your soul with the love of Jesus? If not, why not turn to Him today? He will hear you. He will quench your soul’s deepest thirst.

TODAY’S PRAYER
Father, I thirst. I thirst deep, deep in my soul. I ask You to come and fill me with Your living waters. Satisfy the longing in my heart and make me whole in Jesus’ Name.
AMEN

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Power and Majesty

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TODAY’S VERSE
We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
II Peter 1:16 (NIV)

TODAY’S THOUGHT
The Bible makes it plain that there is a spiritual battle going on for the soul of every person. It is more than good versus evil. Part of the satanic strategy is to confuse people about God’s plan. We are warned that Satan often comes as an “angel of light.” For centuries, fiction has imitated the Supernatural: fairytales, myths, and stories about people with magical powers. We are inundated with superheroes that imitate the supernatural. The subtle reality is that they plant a seed of doubt in believing that the Bible is true. After all, a fairytale is “make-belief,” so why believe the stories told in the Scriptures? Peter knew this was happening. That is why he insisted that we see that he and the other disciples were not following some clever invented story. Instead, they were sharing what they actually witnessed. They experienced the very power and majesty of Christ. Majesty is the splendor of character, greatness, authority, and sovereign power Christ exhibited in how He lived. What if you and I could say with Peter that we, too, were eyewitnesses of this same power and majesty today? We can, you know. We can experience the real, living Christ today, just like the disciples. Ask Christ if it is true. Go ahead. Talk to Him about His power and majesty. Ask Him to reveal Himself to you. Today, begin a deeper walk with Him. If you do, you too will join Peter and the millions of others who, through the centuries, have known His power and majesty. 

TODAY’S PRAYER
Father, I want to know You in all Your power and majesty. I want to be an eyewitness to the same kinds of things that Peter experienced. Help me believe. Increase my faith. Make Your supernatural presence a reality in my life. I pray this in Jesus’ name.
AMEN  

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Just Today

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TODAY’S VERSE
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Matthew 6:34 (NIV)

TODAY’S THOUGHT
Have you ever noticed how much time we spend on tomorrow? You know all those worries, fears, and apprehensions that we have. We plan, connive and obsess all about things that will never happen. Instead, God emphasizes that we should live for today. In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus told us to thank God for our “daily” bread. He also said not to worry about tomorrow but to put our focus on today. It was that way with God’s children in the wilderness. God gave them enough food for one day at a time. He told His people, “I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day.” God provided what they needed for that day, and then they would have to trust Him for the next. God wants us to focus on today, He will focus on tomorrow. He wants us to experience Him and all His love for us today. So, live like this is a “day that the Lord has made.” He has, you know. He has made this day just for you, so rejoice and be glad in it!

TODAY’S PRAYER
Father, thank You for this day. I pray that I live it to its fullness. Help me discern your will for this day and be obedient to it. I pray this in Jesus’ name.
AMEN

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Abide In His Love

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TODAY’S VERSE

As the Father has loved me, I also have loved you: abide in my love.
John 15:9 (DARBY)

TODAY’S THOUGHT
Where do you abide? According to Merriam-Webster, “abide” means continuing in a place, to sojourn. In this situation, Jesus refers to continuing in a particular state of mind. This gives us a lot of choices. It is not uncommon to find ourselves having painful emotions like fear, anger, disgust, bitterness, or doubt. But do we have to stay there? Are we choosing to abide in that emotional state? Instead, as Jesus abided in the love of the Heavenly Father, He invites us to do the same with His love. He offers His own life as an example. What a picture. You can feel the love bond that God the Father has with His Son. And as you read about Jesus, you can sense that Jesus has the same love for us. Is there a better place to abide? Is there a better place to call home than the loving arms of Jesus? Today, find your rest in Him. Find that peace that passes all understanding. Abide in Jesus and the incredible love He has for you.

TODAY’S PRAYER
Father, thank You for Your love. Thank You for allowing me to abide in Your love and experience all the peace, joy, and faith that comes with it. Help me abide there today.
AMEN

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Hungry?

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TODAY’S VERSE
Then Jesus declared, ‘I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry.’
John 6:35 (NIV)

TODAY’S THOUGHT
Have you ever been hungry? Have you ever had a craving for a certain kind of food? Hunger is a tremendous human drive. Jesus said He was the “bread of life,” if we believed in Him, we wouldn’t be hungry again. But He wasn’t talking about alleviating our physical hunger. Instead, Jesus is talking about another kind of hunger, just as real. It is a spiritual hunger, a hunger of the soul. A hunger for love, inner peace, joy, and happiness. Jesus knows what will satisfy your deepest needs. Today, hear the words of Jesus, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry.” Come to Jesus. Feed on His teachings and the personal relationship that He offers to you. He is the only one who can truly satisfy the hunger of your soul.

TODAY’S PRAYER
Father, thank You for giving me a spiritual appetite. I need You to feed my soul. I need Your bread of life to feed and nourish the deepest parts of me. I come to You now, dear Jesus. Feed me, I pray.
AMEN

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Don’t Be Weary

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TODAY’S VERSE
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)

TODAY’S THOUGHT
Life can get hard. Feelings from inside, forces from outside – it can become overwhelming. David knew this, and he was honest in his writings. Sure, he eventually brings us into a trusting relationship with God, but not until he displays his raw emotion. He challenges his impression of God by asking, “O Lord, why do you stand so far away? Why do you hide when I am in trouble?” How often have we been perplexed with our situations and wanted to say the same thing? And yet, somewhere deep in our hearts, we know that there must be more. The more is in the wait. It is the “be still and know that I am God.” It is the process of renewal. Isaiah writes, “But they that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength.” He uses three glorious metaphors: a high-soaring eagle, a person running without getting weary, and a person on a long, challenging walk and not fainting. And how can we experience victory even in defeat, peace in turmoil, or strength in a long, weary journey? The author of Hebrews gives us the answer. He writes, “Let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There, we will receive his mercy and find grace to help us when we need it most.” Might today, you experience all the grace of our loving God that you need so you can rise with the wings of an eagle and not be weary or faint.

TODAY’S PRAYER
Father, I need You. I need Your grace. I need Your renewal. Today, I come to Your throne and wait on You. Be my strength, help me run and not be weary, walk, and not faint. I ask this in the name of Jesus Christ.
AMEN

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Honest With God

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TODAY’S VERSE
Pay attention to my prayer, because I speak the truth.
Psalms 17:1 (NCV)

TODAY’S THOUGHT
You would think being honest with God would be natural, but it isn’t. Oh, it’s not that we tell God some big fat lie. It is more like we omit the truth. We pray, “Lord, help me; I need money for my bills.” Perhaps a more honest prayer would be, “Lord, please show me where I can improve my finances.” We pray that God would help us with a sour relationship when we should pray for our behavior and attitude toward the person. We ask God to forgive our sins, but not the wisdom and discipline to change our behavior. Sometimes, we would be better off starting our prayers with, “Lord, what do You want me to pray about?” and then waiting to see what God challenges us with. This kind of honest, life-changing prayer only comes from a sincere relationship with God. As we spend more time with Him, we will find it easier to pray in an open, honest and fresh way.

TODAY’S PRAYER
Father, help me share with You honestly and openly. I want nothing between us. I want to serve You with all my heart and pray that honesty will be at the core of our relationship.
AMEN

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Seek Him

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TODAY’S VERSE
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

TODAY’S THOUGHT
There is a mystery to knowing God. His love draws us to Him. God has made it abundantly clear that “whosoever will” may come to Him, but this is the beginning, not the end. If we are to follow Jesus, be His disciple, and take knowing Him seriously, He demands preeminence in our life. Solomon knew this. God offered him anything his heart desired, and Solomon chose Godly wisdom. He writes that it is the same for us. We need to “call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding.” He assures us that knowing God will come when we look for Him, like we would look for silver and search for Him as we would search for hidden treasure. Jeremiah says it another way. He says we will find God when we seek Him with all our hearts. How much have you wanted to know God? What treasure are you seeking? What has your heart sought after? If God is going to be a serious part of your life, if you are going to live in His wisdom, then you must make knowing Him a priority. God didn’t say we had to be smart, rich, talented, or gifted to know Him. The only requirement is desire. Turn your passion toward God. When you do, He promises, “I will be found by you.”

TODAY’S PRAYER
Father, I admit I have let my desire wander. I have sought for fools’ gold. I have put other priorities ahead of knowing You. I come today and seek You with all my heart. Father, I yearn for Your wisdom. I desire to have understanding. I want to know You more than anything else. Teach me, guide me, lead me. I pray this in the precious name of Jesus.
AMEN

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