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Peter 1:12
2026-04-08
2 Peter 1:12 Therefore, I will always be ready to remind you of these things, even though you already know them and are established in the truth which is held firmly in your grasp. (AMP)
Are you walking in offense to words spoken in love?
When you have people in your life who love God, study the word and spend time with God; they will sometimes say things to you that challenge you. Depending on where you are emotionally, it may smart a bit. This is not your battle. Your battle is with your own emotions.
Proverbs 15:32 Those who disregard discipline sabotage themselves, but those who are open to correction gain understanding. (TVT)
You know what the word says, and they know it. They are not judging you. They are not finding fault in your behavior. They love you enough to tell you what they believe. They love God enough to comment on what they think they see. It may be something you are doing or did; something you are saying or said; or a position you are taking or have taken. Whatever it is, they felt it warranted a reminder. Sometimes it’s hard to hear. At that the end of the day, you want people in your life who will challenge you to continue to examine yourself through the word. You want people to point things out. Not beat you over the head, simply remind you. Yes, you have the Holy Spirit to bring back to your remembrance everything the father has taught you through prayer, study, etc.. That’s a good thing. However, the people who love you will say what they feel because they love you. They are teaching you to fight by helping you identify where the battle is.
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, I thank You for the people in my life who love me enough to remind me of Your truth. I repent for becoming irritated, for thinking they were judging me or thinking they had no right to speak to me. I know You sent the Holy Spirit to be my comforter, guide, and instructor. You also sent friends and a multitude of council. I thank You for the men and women who are that multitude and create safety for me. They speak to me and they are the iron that sharpens my iron. They love me through my responses even when I am not acting in a lovable fashion. They help me become spiritually mature. I pray they continue to do Your will, that I submit to their correction, and that You are glorified…

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Corinthians 14:3
2026-04-07
1 Corinthians 14:3 But the one who prophesies inspires his audience constructively and comforts them with encouragement and instruction. (TMB)
Are you listening for a prophetic word?
Have you been in services where, no matter what the sermon was about, the last word was about giving money and sowing into your blessing? Have you been in services where all the prophecies were new houses, new cars, promotions and/or pay increases on jobs and other kinds of elevation? There is nothing wrong with social and economic increase. However, the focus should always be on God and not on stuff and things. On the other hand, have you been in services where a person received the truth they needed. Did you witness them submit and acknowledge the need to allow the Lord to turn their life around? You will answer these questions based on the experiences you have had. Always keep in mind, it is not for anyone to say whether any experience was/is a true move of God. When God manifests Himself, the Spirit within you will bear witness to you, depending on your relationship with God. What you have to do is listen for a word from the Lord in the midst of it all. Listen intently, no matter what is going on, who is talking, or who is being spoken to. When you understand the purpose of the prophet and words that are prophesied, you will want to listen with your ears and with your spirit as well.
2 Peter 1:20-21 You must understand this at the outset: Interpretation of scriptural prophecy requires the Holy Spirit, for it does not originate from someone’s own imagination. 21 No true prophecy comes from human initiative but is inspired by the moving of the Holy Spirit upon those who spoke the message that came from God. (TPT)
When someone gives you a prophetic word, it will resonate with you because your Heavenly Father has been trying to get your attention for a while. A true prophetic word will not be something that will strike you as strange. Also, keep in mind, a prophetic word does not have to come from someone standing in a pulpit or in a church at all. God can send a word for you through a co-worker; someone you meet at the grocery store or at the gas station, through a song on the radio, a commercial on the television, etc. The prophetic word comes to relay God’s message, instruct, and guide. The true prophetic word is the heart of God. God uses a person to share His heart, without reservation; telling you what He wants you to do and often giving you the consequences of disobedience.
1 Samuel 16:4 So Samuel did what the Lord said, and went to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, “Do you come peaceably?” (NKJV)
This is the prophetic word you should listen for; even though it may not always make you happy. If you are listening in the Spirit, you then can make the choice to adhere to the words spoken by realigning your behavior to accommodate what God wants. If you do, you will bless God and reap the benefits of obedience to a specific command of God. Your only goal is to hear God speak and obey His voice.
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, I thank You for the prophetic words You have sent to me and those You send to the world. I repent for always looking for a blessing upon blessing word. Thank You for a word that causes me to focus my attention on You and not on what I want, what I hope for, or I dream of having. I thank You for a word that requires something of me. I know when I listen, by Your Spirit, I will not hear Your word and continue to do what I’ve been doing without pause or reflection. Your word takes hold of me and convicts and humbles me. I am compelled to change my attitude and my behavior. Thank You for not giving up on me when You tried to correct me, and I was not listening. You loved me enough to send someone to speak to me. You wanted me to hear You finally and change. I have found Your word instructs me when I need to change, encourages me when I am on the right path, and gives me confidence when I am unsure. You want to get the best out of my life, and I am grateful…

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Acts 2:42
2026-04-06
Acts 2:42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. (KJV)
Are you taking the time to have fun with other believers?
Sometimes you may feel as if you want to or even need to be alone. Whether you characterize yourself as a loner or just give in to the feeling, you also need to be around believers. You need to fellowship with them. You don’t always have to be in a church setting. You can have dinner, conversation, and fun.
Ecclesiastes 2:24 Nothing is better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that his soul should enjoy good in his labor. This also, I saw, was from the hand of God. (NKJV)
Acts 20:11 When he had gone back up and had broken the bread and eaten, he talked with them a long while until daybreak, and then left. (NASB)
It is always great to hear about the lives and the testimonies of people who enjoy their walk with the Lord. It is encouraging and increases your faith. Christianity should not be a drudgery, and you should not feel as if you’re missing out on something. Your fellowship with believers allows you to see that you are not missing out, you are actually gaining! You can see how God moves in their lives and how He can move in your life. You can laugh and relax with believers. You can also pray for and with them. Live your life with those who love God as much as you or more. It will strengthen your walk with the Lord.
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, I thank You for all the believers You have placed in my life. I pray with them and worship with them. I’m also able to laugh with them. I know those who are close to me get to laugh every day just watching me seek You and serve You. They help me laugh at my situations and theirs as well. Thank You for those believers I can watch a movie with, and we can talk about it. Thank You for those believers who will take time away from their lives to share lunch or share dinner. Thank You for those believers who help me enjoy my life; all of it and glorify You for it…

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Ephesians 5:2
2026-04-05
Ephesians 5:2 And 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. (NKJV)
Are you showing Jesus’ love?
When you think about the love that Jesus has for you; what comes to mind? Probably how good it makes you feel, how safe and cared for. Does the fact that He died for you and the way He died come to mind also? Jesus was in glory. He took on the shell of fallen man, suffered, was persecuted, was betrayed, and crucified. Jesus, because He is a part of the Trinity, understood the love God has for Him. What is more important, He understood and loves you with the same love God has for you. He walked in God’s love when He walked on this earth.
Romans 5:7-8 Now it is an extraordinary thing for one to give his life even for an upright man, though perhaps for a noble and lovable and generous benefactor someone might even dare to die. 8 But God shows and clearly proves His [own] love for us by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One) died for us. (AMPC)
You should have the same determination to walk in God’s love. Jesus made it possible because He got up from the grave on the third day. Does it mean you may be persecuted, betrayed, crucified? Yes, Yes and Yes. No more hangings on crosses, however, your flesh has to die. Stop feeling sorry for yourself because you have to go through now and again. Stop rebuking the devil every time something does not go your way.
Matthew 5:43-48 You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor (fellow man) and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, love [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for] your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may [show yourselves to] be the children of your Father who is in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on those who are evil and on those who are good, and makes the rain fall on the righteous [those who are morally upright] and the unrighteous [the unrepentant, those who oppose Him]. 46 For if you love [only] those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do that? 47 And if you greet only your brothers [wishing them God’s blessing and peace], what more [than others] are you doing? Do not even the Gentiles [who do not know the Lord] do that? 48 You, therefore, will be perfect [growing into spiritual maturity both in mind and character, actively integrating godly values into your daily life], as your heavenly Father is perfect. (AMP)
Hold your head up because God has chosen you to show His love while you are in this world.
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, when I think about Jesus from a human perspective, I stand in even more awe of Your love. Jesus acknowledged and sacrificed His life as a symbol of Your love for Him and for me. I can’t even imagine it. He saw His sacrifice as love. He obeyed You because He understood You loved Him, and You loved me. Father, I know there is no sacrifice I can ever make, on any day, that could be mentioned in the same breath as the sacrifice Jesus made. However, I know I still have sacrifices to make. I repent for ever wanting to serve You without sacrificing. I know You love me. So now, as I look at my life and I look at the things I go through every day; I want to see them through the eyes of Your love for me. I want to go through whatever You have placed in my path or I have placed in my path as I become the person You ordained for me to be. Your love drives me. Your love draws me. Your love keeps me safe and secure. Your love also requires me to grow up, learn to deal with each situation as it comes, and not have a pity party every time I do through a trial…

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John 15:4
2026-04-04
John 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. (KJV)
Are you abiding?
The gardener cuts a tree’s branches for a wide variety of reasons. According to the Washington County Forestry Board, those reasons are:

To remove co-dominant leaders. Co-dominant leaders are two branches growing near the top of a tree that grow straight up and become equally dominant. Cutting off one allows the other branch to grow and become the dominant branch. This prevents the branches from splitting and tearing wood that is often a problem in heavy winds.

To encourage fruit production. Any type of tree that produces fruit benefits from pruning. By removing dead limbs, you’re promoting better health in the tree, since dead wood makes the tree more susceptible to insect infestation and disease.

To treat disease. Pruning can treat disease the tree may have. Also, pruning can prevent disease from spreading.

John 15:1-3 I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. (NLT)
You are a branch. God prunes you for the same reason the gardener prunes trees. There can be times when the anointing on your life flows with such an amazing manifestation of God’s power. If you are not careful, you can forget it is not you. You could find yourself, like Lucifer did, trying to be a co-dominant leader. If you don’t humble yourself, you will extend too far and God will have to prune you.
Isaiah 14:12-14 “How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations! 13 For you have said in your heart: ‘I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of the north; 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.’ (NKJV)
There can also be times when you rest on what you did years ago instead of looking for God to continue to do work in and through you. By using those memories as fertilizer and not as a podium, you can make way for new and greater works.
Philippians 1:6 I am confident that the Creator, who has begun such a great work among you, will not stop in mid-design but will keep perfecting you until the day Jesus the Anointed, our Liberating King, returns to redeem the world. (TVT)
Finally, you can become defiled (diseased) in your heart when you forget who you are. When that happens, you worship the creation and not the creator; you try to use the gifts that belong to the Lord for your own purpose; you read your own headlines; and ultimately believe the same lie the devil believed. The Father must prune you to help you remember He is the one who is worthy to be praised, not you.
Romans 1:25 How? By choosing a foolish lie over God’s truth. They gave their lives and devotion to the creature rather than to the Creator Himself, who is blessed forever and ever. Amen. (TVT)
Whatever the reason for pruning, when the branches fall to the ground, they will die. Their color fades and they dry up and harden. Then they are swept up and made into compost or put on the trash heap. Your source, life, and existence are in God. You must abide in The Father at all times; if not, you will wither and die. You could end up being put into the fiery furnace.
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, You have made it possible for me to abide in You at all times. I repent for those times when I lived as if I was the keeper of my soul. In You I live; I move, and I have my being. I thank You for teaching me apart from You I can do nothing, and I am nothing. Because of the time I spend with You, there is an anointing on my life. I honor You for it. I keep in mind; I am a branch. Father, the nourishment I receive, by Your Spirit, affects my entire life and comes directly from You. Without being connected to You, I will die. When I live in communion with You, I mature, I become stronger, and I become better. I want to remain an extension of You, and remain humble. I also pray that my life brings You glory more and more every day…

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Luke 8:13
2026-04-03
Luke 8:13 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. (KJV)
How deep do your roots go?
When you hear a word that truly ministers to you; it is the enemy’s job to steal it. Your job is to fight to hold on to it. You cannot allow situations in your life to make you think the word is not true, or it is not true for you.
James 1:12 If your faith remains strong, even while surrounded by life’s difficulties, you will continue to experience the untold blessings of God! True happiness comes as you pass the test with faith, and receive the victorious crown of life promised to every lover of God! (TPT)
You have an arsenal of weapons available to you. Your study, prayer, and worship have rooted you in the word. You are not ignorant of satan’s devices, specifically the ones he uses against you. He can’t catch you unaware unless you have not fully armed yourself.
Jeremiah 17:7-8 “Blessed [with spiritual security] is the man who believes and trusts in and relies on the Lord And whose hope and confident expectation is the Lord. 8 For he will be [nourished] like a tree planted by the waters, That spreads out its roots by the river; And will not fear the heat when it comes; But its leaves will be green and moist. And it will not be anxious and concerned in a year of drought Nor stop bearing fruit”. (AMP)
Arm yourself! Not for the day, stay armed forever, and hold on to the truth!
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, I thank You for rooting me and grounding me in Your truth. I thank You because Your word does not change based on my situation. I repent for acting as if it did. When the enemy comes to steal the word, to whisper doubt, and cause me to struggle; I can stand on the truth. I can cast down the imaginations the enemy tries to place in my mind. I can reject the image the devil shows me of myself based on a mistake. I am who You say I am. Thank You for Your word, because it arms me and gives me strength. Jesus died for and provided the connection in my spirit, allowing the word to take root and to grow in me. That same connection causes me to grow in You. I will continue to cultivate my roots as they grow stronger and sink deeper and deeper into You word…

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Romans 8:27
2026-04-03
Romans 8:27 God, the searcher of the heart, knows fully our longings, yet he also understands the desires of the Holy Spirit, because the Holy Spirit passionately pleads before God for us, his holy ones, in perfect harmony with God’s plan for our destiny. (TPT, edited)
Do you realize the Holy Spirit is interceding for you?
Are there times when you want to pray about your situation and you just don’t know what to say? Do you think you have an idea about what God is doing, yet you are not 100% positive? If so, be at peace. Rest on the fact that the Holy Spirit knows what is in your heart and also knows what is in the heart of the Father. He is the perfect advocate and the best counselor. The Holy Spirit can minister to you while pleading your case. He does not fumble with words or a lack of understanding about what is going on. He has the big picture.
John 14:16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), to be with you forever. (AMP)
You can choose to take advantage of the blessing available to you through His intercession, at any time. It does not matter if you have made a mess of things. The Holy Spirit is always available to you and advocates for you.
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, I thank You for the Holy Spirit who makes intercession for me. I thank You mostly because He helps me realize I just don’t have the big picture. I repent for thinking I ever had the solution to the problem without getting it from You. If You handled my situations the way I thought You should; I could not number the additional disasters that would have to be resolved. I thank You for Your heart for me. The thoughts You have for me are good and not evil; You have an expected end for my life. You designed my path, and You laid it out. You order my steps. You intervened when I did not know it. You have my future orchestrated. You are making things happen I won’t know about fully until I am living in the results, my “suddenly” moments. I stand on Your knowledge, Your love and Your plan. You love me and know want what’s best for me. When I forget, You hold the world in Your hands; when I forget You are Alpha and Omega; thank You for the Holy Spirit. He is right there to speak to me, to give me guidance and to make intercession for me…

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Ephesians 4:29
2026-04-02
Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. (KJV)
What kinds of words do you speak?
Corrupt communication? What is corrupt communication? Here are a few examples:

Taking the name of the Lord in vain.
Cursing.
Referencing sex and body parts in vulgar ways.
Saying things designed to demean and torment.
Telling or laughing at jokes that are hurtful/derogatory.
Racial slurs.
Feeding into stereotypes.

What motivates you to talk the way you do? Is it the Bible and being in the presence of God?
Proverbs 4:20-23 My son, attend to my words; consent and submit to my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from your sight; keep them in the center of your heart. 22 For they are life to those who find them, healing and health to all their flesh. 23 Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life. (AMPC)
Or is your speech motivated by the television shows you watch, the company you keep, the music you listen to?
Psalm 1:1-2 Blessed (happy, fortunate, prosperous, and enviable) is the man who walks and lives not in the counsel of the ungodly [following their advice, their plans and purposes], nor stands [submissive and inactive] in the path where sinners walk, nor sits down [to relax and rest] where the scornful [and the mockers] gather. 2 But his delight and desire are in the law of the Lord, and on His law (the precepts, the instructions, the teachings of God) he habitually meditates (ponders and studies) by day and by night. (AMPC)
Do you find your way of speaking changes based on who you are around? Are certain words acceptable in some circles and not in others? Do funny jokes become less funny depending on who is telling them and who is around when they are told? If you evaluate what you watch, who you spend time with, what you listen to, you may also find there is a great deal of corrupt communication. If you find your conversation lines up with anything other than the word; more often than not, you may also find some deeper areas for concern in your life. If you are going to be successful in this warfare and train your spirit, you have to make some changes.
Proverbs 4:24-27 Put away from you false and dishonest speech, and willful and contrary talk put far from you. 25 Let your eyes look right on [with fixed purpose], and let your gaze be straight before you. 26 Consider well the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established and ordered aright. 27 Turn not aside to the right hand or to the left; remove your foot from evil. (AMPC)
God is calling you to speak words that bring life and build up, not judge, kill, and teardown. If you want God’s kind of life, you have to be in His presence daily. Because of the time spent there, you will soon stop engaging in conversations that are not edifying. Stop living a life where the Bible challenges your lifestyle. Let the word of God and the power of His Spirit change you.
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, God, I continue to be amazed at what Bible study does. It is convicting. I repent for not continually monitoring what I watch, what I listen to, and what I say. I repent for thinking, if I don’t curse, I’m good. However, in the study today, Father, I see I must be mindful that sometimes I say things that are not edifying. I have to make sure I don’t laugh at jokes that are not pleasing to You. I will listen to the Holy Spirit when He pricks me. I will allow Him to tell me and show me if I am responding in a way that does not demonstrate a heart of love. I ask You now to forgive me. Please continue to make me aware when I veer off the path that gives You glory, whether in my conversation and/or ones that I am party to. I know I can move away from certain conversation. I should decide not to take part in specific activities. I also know my actions might cause me to be left out, thought of differently, and/or have some emotional backlash to deal with. To be honest, I don’t want any of those repercussions. I need You to continue to encourage me, Father, and I won’t give in. Continue to remind me, it is You and You only I want to please…

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Thessalonians 2:3
2026-04-01
1 Thessalonians 2:3 For our appeal to you was from a place of union, a place of seamless oneness where distance or any definition of distraction of subtle hidden agendas were eliminated! (TMB)
Are you walking in offense?
Are there times when someone said something to you or responded in a way you were not expecting and they offended you? If they are your fellow laborer in Christ, you must know them, by the Spirit, and you have to stop and think about them, in the Spirit. Remember, it could be you who has offended someone.
1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. 13 Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other. (NIV)
What prompted the response or the statement? How long have you known them (a stranger does not offend)? Did the statement seem odd or out of place for them? Maybe they were trying to speak words for exhortation, wanting you to embrace the gospel in a deeper way. Maybe they were not trying to force you to their side or judge you. Maybe they just wanted you to evaluate what you were doing or saying; wanting you to make sure it was holy and pure. The first step you take should be to evaluate your own heart.
Titus 1:15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. (KJV)
Having a pure heart does not negate your discernment. Maybe they missed it and said something hurtful. If this is a person, God has shown you who loves Him and who lives according to His good will and pleasure; take into consideration their heart. If not, remind yourself you are salt and light. How you react to any statement or in any situation has everything to do with who you are and nothing to do with who they are.
Ephesians 4:31-32 Lay aside bitter words, temper tantrums, revenge, profanity, and insults. 32 But instead be kind and affectionate toward one another. Has God graciously forgiven you? Then graciously forgive one another in the depths of Christ’s love. (TPT)
It does not matter whether you believe they were trying to hurt/deceive you or not. You have to come to a place where you can render the same grace and mercy to others God gives to you. These encounters help you define your occupational specialty. This is next level warfare. Ask the Father to thicken your skin and strengthen your heart.
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, in the name of Jesus, I thank You for compelling me to stop walking in offense. I repent for all the times I held onto my hurt feelings instead of walking in the victory Jesus died for. Your word says offenses will come. You will deal with the offender. I thank You for requiring me to understand “to the pure, all things are pure”. I control how I respond. It doesn’t matter what someone may think about my statements and/or actions. It also doesn’t matter what I may think about someone else’s statements and/or actions. Because I name the name of Christ, I have the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead living inside me. That gives me power and purity. I could have misinterpreted what they said and/or they could have misunderstood me. I can still examine myself and apply what needs to be applied and leave the rest alone. Father God, help me stop being controlled by my emotions, touchy and emotional. Then I won’t have hurt feelings all the time. Help me know every word spoken, and every deed done can be used to make me better if I allow it. I thank You in advance and give You glory…

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Romans 8:26
2026-03-31
Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought:
The Spirit also sighs within us with words too deep for articulation, assisting us in our prayers when we struggle to know how to pray properly. When we feel restricted in our flesh, he supersedes our clumsy efforts and hits the bulls-eye every time. (TMB)
Are you willing to be vulnerable before God?
When you are in a tough situation, you can rejoice and be comforted because you don’t have to understand what is going on. You don’t have to know why it happened. You don’t have to know what the solution is. You don’t have to know the “right words” to pray. You can just go into the presence of El Shaddai, of Adonai and weep; moan; speak in tongues, if you do; or say Father, I stretch my hands to Thee. The Holy Spirit, who is your comforter, can take it from there. He knows what you need and can communicate with the Father in a way you cannot.
Romans 8:27 God, the searcher of the heart, knows fully our longings, yet he also understands the desires of the Spirit, because the Holy Spirit passionately pleads before God for us, His holy ones, in perfect harmony with God’s plan and our destiny. (TPT)
What would keep you from accessing the help you need? Is it pride? Do you think you should be able to handle this on your own? Are there only certain issues you take to God? Is there another reason that is keeping you from recognizing God is and has the answer? Remember, you don’t have all the information. There are parts to the story only God knows. You just have to admit that and get the help that is already available to you.
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, I know sometimes I come to You thinking I know what the problem is. Often, I also think I know what the solution should be. I don’t take into consideration the things I don’t know about; the things I don’t understand; and the things I didn’t recognize as intricate to my situation. I repent for being obnoxiously arrogant. To say thank You for the Holy Spirit is not enough. He is my guide. He knows all the sides to the story. He knows me, and He is part of You. He can intervene if I allow Him to. At the same time, He can comfort me. The Holy Spirit speaks softly to let me know I don’t have the solution to the problem because I don’t have the big picture. I am encouraged, and I can wait to hear the words I should be praying. I will stand still as You work out the situation. My heart overflows as He prays for me. I know when You work something out; You do it completely. As I wait and listen, I rest as the Holy Spirit intercedes for me. I know He is speaking to You about me and then He speaks to me about You…

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Romans 6:12
2026-03-30
Romans 6:12 You are under no obligation to sin; it has no further rights to dominate your dead declared body. Therefore let it not entice you to obey its lusts. Your union with his death broke the association with sin. (TMB)
Are you standing or giving excuses?
How often do you say, “God knows my heart?” Does it make you feel better to play the “I’m only human card” after you have allowed the enemy to get a victory? Take consolation in knowing you don’t have to allow the devil to win. You don’t have to use your humanity as a justification for not standing in the power Jesus’ death provided. It is easy to give yourself a pass. You don’t have to. In this war, how many times will you excuse your behavior before you are in bondage to sin, feeling like you can’t be victorious?
Romans 13:13-14 Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts. (NKJV)
The way you keep the enemy from putting you in bondage is to stop making provision for your flesh. Yes, God knows you are human; He made you. He also knows what is in you. He knows you can withstand and be victorious because you are more than a conqueror. You are an overcomer. He has given you a way of escape. You can bear whatever problem you have to confront.
1 Corinthians 10:13 We all experience times of testing, which is normal for every human being. But God will be faithful to you. He will screen and filter the severity, nature, and timing of every test or trial you face so that you can bear it. And each test is an opportunity to trust him more, for along with every trial God has provided for you a way of escape that will bring you out of it victoriously. (TPT)
Take the way of escape instead of giving in to sin.
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, I thank You because sin no longer has dominion over me. I rejoice and give You praise because I used to be a sinner, and now I am saved. Though saved, I repent for still wanting to take the easy way out, for making provision for my flesh, and giving in when the going got tough. Now, because of the time I am spending in Your presence, by the blood of Jesus, I am walking as an overcomer. I stumble less and less. You have given me a way of escape and I am taking it when the enemy brings temptation. Now, not only do I name the name of Christ, I also live a life of Christ. Now, I walk in love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and temperance. Because of You I am not motivated and dominated by what I want, and I thank You. I gladly am ruled by what You want…

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Luke 11:11
2026-03-29
Luke 11:11 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. (KJV)
Are you asking the Father to teach you to pray?
Have you ever asked the Lord to teach you to pray? When you first got saved, did someone teach you about prayer as a part of discipleship or new members’ class. If so, did you establish a posture of prayer based on what you learned? If not, did you just mimic what you saw and heard? Do you still pray the same type of prayer the same way? Even if it has been a year, five years, ten years or more? Do you think encounters with God should have changed how you pray?
Think about how children sound when they first learn to talk. They don’t speak the same way as they grow up and mature. Do you try to make sense of the things you experience by attributing human characteristics to God? Do you say things like, “This must have happened because God is mad at me or God is getting back at me for what I did?” Are you expecting your desired answer to your prayer because you are acting like you are sharing something with God, He does not already know? [I know God is going to do this because I am a tither and a giver, and I am standing on the word.] Are you trying to command the hand of God through fasting and/or by putting the words “I decree” and “I declare” in front of your statements? If you are doing any of these things, you might be diminishing God’s Deity in your eyes.
Matthew 6:5-8 “Whenever you pray, be sincere and not like the pretenders who love the attention they receive while praying before others in the meetings and on street corners. Believe me, they’ve already received in full their reward. 6 But whenever you pray, go into your innermost chamber and be alone with Father God, praying to him in secret. And your Father, who sees all you do, will reward you openly. 7 When you pray, there is no need to repeat empty phrases, praying like those who don’t know God, for they expect God to hear them because of their many words. 8 There is no need to imitate them, since your Father already knows what you need before you ask him”. (TPT)
Please keep in mind, God is God, the omniscient, omnipresent and sovereign One. Yes, you can go to Him boldly, however you must also go in reverence and humility. You must realize, not only does He have the answer, He is the answer; whether or not it is the one you want. It is much easier and rewarding to ask Him for the words to say and the heart to accept His answer.
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, with each time I bow before You, I learn more and more about me, about You, and about prayer, and I am grateful. You are teaching me just as Jesus did for His disciples. I repent for every time I came to You with a problem; I had already determined how You should solve. I repent for every time I asked You to take care of an issue, my way. Thank You for teaching me more about who You are, what Your will is, and how You work in my life. I am now in a place where every time I share my heart with You; I wait for You to answer. My posture has changed. Not only are You teaching me how to pray, You are also teaching me what to pray. You continue to expand my knowledge of You because You are teaching me how to talk with You. I know You will respond. I no longer pray selfish prayers; I no longer pray vain, repetitious, and lofty prayers. Father, You are teaching me to come to You with a pure and earnest heart. I will wait on You in my prayer time. You identify the things You are pleased with and those You are not. In my time with You, I confess my faults and flaws, not because You don’t know them. I confess because, if I do, I know You will heal me, cleanse me from all unrighteousness, and stand up tall in my life because You love me. I don’t have words to express how grateful I am that You are not like me. I repent for dealing with You as if You were. I repent for thinking I could share something with You; You didn’t already know. As if I could influence You to do what I wanted. Continue to teach me how to talk with You and I will continue to be Your eager child…

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Matthew 10:22
2026-03-28
Matthew 10:22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. (KJV)
Do you have good cheer and peace?
Do you sometimes feel you would get a fair shake from the world if you were not a Christian? Do you think because you are a Christian, non-Christians treat you with disregard, hold to a higher standard, or push to your limit? It is important to make sure, if you feel mistreated, it is because of the stance you have taken with the Father and not because of anything else. If it is because of God, there are blessings in store for you.
Matthew 5:10-12 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness—the kingdom of heaven is theirs. 11 And blessed are you, blessed are all of you, when people persecute you or denigrate you or despise you or tell lies about you on My account. 12 But when this happens, rejoice. Be glad. Remember that God’s prophets have been persecuted in the past. And know that in heaven, you have a great reward. (TVT)
However, it is important to know whether you are being persecuted or prosecuted. Please look at how you are living and how you treat others. Make sure you are not reaping what you have sown with your attitude and actions. Whether your assessment of your situation is from a single person’s perspective; you are being persecuted for righteousness’ sake; or prosecuted for your own actions; always remember what the Bible says.
James 4:14 This life is but a vapor and full of trouble. (KJV)
John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. (KJV)
Either way, as a child of God, you must endure hardship as a good soldier.
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, Your word says the race is not given to the swift, nor to the strong; You give it to the one who endures until the end. I am very grateful to You for helping me understand everybody will not like me and everyone will not treat me with respect. Thank You for helping me distinguish between those who justify their actions because of something I did or said, and those who actions are motivated, simply because I name the name of Christ and live like it. I repent for buckling under the feelings of rejection. Thank You for teaching me to expect to be rejected because I choose to do what glorifies You instead of going along with the crowd. Father, thank You for reminding me when I choose You, I will often find myself on the outside more times than on the inside. Father, I come to You, right now, thanking You in advance for giving me what I need to trust and believe You will be my endurance. Because of You, I won’t give up and I won’t back down. The life I live will continue to speak of You. You are the Almighty God and I serve You. I will continue to seek You for the strength I need to stand. Your word says You started a work in me, and You will perform it. I have confidence You and Your word. I give You praise and glory for who You are in my life…

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John 14:26
2026-03-27
John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. (KJV)
Do you have nuggets stored?
Have you ever done a Bible study and then “forgot” about it? Then, in a time of prayer or when you are trying to encourage someone or even yourself, it comes back to you. Now, you can always receive a supernatural word of wisdom or word of knowledge to help in a time of need. However, there is a deeper sense of connection when you can apply something you know you have read, studied, and gotten revelation on to a situation. You may not be able to remember the exact scripture reference, however, the Spirit of the text is with you. The Holy Spirit stored it for you. It became a nugget.
1 John 2:20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One [you have been set apart, specially gifted and prepared by the Holy Spirit], and all of you know [the truth because He teaches us, illuminates our minds, and guards us from error]. (AMP)
Depending on the amount of time you spend with the Lord, you will have plenty of revelations stored. The thing is, if you don’t spend the time in worship, in prayer and in study; there won’t be anything there for God to bring back to your remembrance. It is up to you to enrich your relationship with the Lord. Then He will place nuggets in storage for you to use when needed.
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, I thank You because as I continue to read Your word, and as I continue to come into Your presence, You speak to me. You give me knowledge, understanding, and revelation. I may not need what You give me immediately. However, when I don’t know what to say or I don’t know what to do; the Holy Spirit brings back to me what You have taught me. I am reminded of what You say to me when I deal with stressful circumstances. I am also reminded of how You resolve the problems I encounter. You jog my memory on prayers I prayed and how You answered them. I remember the word and the clarity and understanding I gained. I can drink from that fountain again and again. I repent for giving in to a pity party when the enemy tries to plant seeds of loneliness and abandonment. The Holy Spirit is there to remind me. You will never leave me nor forsake me. Your grace is sufficient. You will give me a way of escape. If I rest in You, I will always have nuggets to draw on…

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John 4:23
2026-03-26
John 4:23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. (KJV)
Are you a true worshipper?
God is continually looking for true worshippers. What is a true worshipper? If you attend services where the people are very animated, they may honor the Father by weeping, bowing, prostrating themselves, crying, etc., Being a part of that type of service may make you think you have been a part of true worship. Alternately, you may attend services where there is no animation, where there is a stillness and quietness in the atmosphere. You may think this is true worship.
Colossians 1:16b all things were created by him, and for him: (KJV)
Romans 12:1 Beloved friends, what should be our proper response to God’s marvelous mercies? I encourage you to surrender yourselves to God to be his sacred, living sacrifices. And live in holiness, experiencing all that delights his heart. For this becomes your genuine expression of worship. (TPT)
You should not confine worship to, or define worship by, a church service or a song. Worship should be your response to everything that happens in your life, good or bad reports, easy or difficult situations, when things go the way you wanted them to and when they don’t, when you are happy or when you are sad, etc. No matter what you are experiencing in your life, you are to worship. God created you for Himself and for His pleasure. Your pure worship pleases God. What is pure worship?
Sometime you may think that if you abide by the rules, regulations, and observances your church or ministry teaches; you are worshipping. Make sure it is not an attempt to please God with actions. Don’t forget who God is. He is a real Spirit who desires to commune with those He created in His image. He wants a real and honest relationship with you. That relationship can come only from your heart. Pure worship can only exist if you are truthful in all aspects with the Father. Why wouldn’t you be? You realize He is omniscient, right? He already knows.
Psalm 51:10, 12 Keep creating in me a clean heart. Fill me with pure thoughts and holy desires, ready to please you. 12 Let my passion for life be restored, tasting joy in every breakthrough you bring to me. Hold me close to you with a willing spirit that obeys whatever you say. (TPT)
You can worship God in spirit and truth because Jesus revealed the Truth to you. Your worship always radiates from Him. Worship focuses on who God is. It is not about what you want from Him or what he has done for you because that would make it about you, that is “praise”. There is nothing wrong with praise, just understand the difference. Everything you do, everything you say, and your every action should elevate God on the earth. You should not only think of worship as something you do; you should think of worship as something you are.
Worship happens when the holiness of God elevates your consciousness; the truth of God enlightens your spirit; the beauty of God washes your mind; and the love of God opens your heart. At that point, you are totally and eternally devoted to the will and the purpose of God. Worship is not something that you do; worship is who you are.
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, I want to be a true worshiper. I want to be transparent before You and the world. I want to come to You naked and unashamed. I want my worship to be perfume to Your nostrils. You created me to worship You. I repent for thinking my life’s purpose was something beyond Your call to worship You. Thank You for giving me greater understanding and deeper revelation about who I am and what my purpose is: worship. My worship is not only a song any time or anywhere. My worship is not only a prayer I might pray. My entire life should be worship offered to You. Every word I speak is worship, because my words should give You glory. Every decision I make is worship. Therefore, I should make my decisions recognizing who You are and what You desire for me. Please keep my heart pure and my worship will be true…

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Ephesians 6:18
2026-03-25
Ephesians 6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; (KJV)
Are you ending your conversation without giving God a chance to talk?
There are different types of prayer and ways to pray. They all accomplish the same thing, talking to God. Your conversations with the Father build your relationship with Him. How many conversations do you have with friends where you do all the talking and then you hang up the phone, or leave? Who would remain your friend if you never let them speak? How would you get to know them? Prayer allows you to have a two-way conversation with the all wise God and Father. You are praying because you need His guidance. You realize you are not sharing information with Him, He does not already have. Prayer allows you to let Him know what you think about your current situation AND give Him the opportunity to let you know what He wants you to do. You have the right and the liberty to ask Him anything. You can thank Him for your blessings. If you are going through a tough time, you can request that He change your circumstances, explain why you are going through them, or just give you the strength to endure. When you finished making your request, don’t forget to stay there and wait on His response.
Proverbs 19:20-21 Listen to counsel and receive instruction, That you may be wise in your latter days. 21 There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand. (NKJV)
A conversation is not effective if only one party is talking. We should not convince ourselves that God agrees with our decisions simply because we prayed about them. When you pray, “in the Spirit”, you wait for the Father’s response. How will He respond? He may speak to you directly, through a scripture, a song, by bringing something back to your remembrance, etc. However the Father chooses to speak to you, you need to listen and wait for Him to respond. You also have to be prepared to answer Him by obeying all instruction and guidance He gives. Remaining still to give God the chance to respond strengthens your understanding of Him and you.
Habakkuk 2:1 I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved (KJV)
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, I thank for leading me pray, and also to watch, listen and wait. I repent for giving You my laundry list of things I wanted You to do without listening for Your response. You have taught me, I cannot be effective for You if I don’t wait to hear what You want. I pray not only for myself. You taught me how to pray for others. You taught me when I pray for someone; I am really asking how You want me to impact their lives. I have to be open to hearing You and willing to obey You on their behalf. You have given me the mandate to watch for the enemy and recognize his tricks and schemes. I pray You will allow me to see what the enemy is planning in my life, in the lives of those I care for, and in the lives of those You have assigned to me. As You show me what the enemy is doing, I will wait in prayer for Your instructions. As I intercede for others, I know I am standing in the gap between them and the enemy. Thank You for the desire to stand, the strength to stand, and the instruction on how to stand…

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Galatians 4:6
2026-03-24
Galatians 4:6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. (KJV)
Did you come down from your cross?
You may not have had a childhood where you could run to your father and he would take you in his arms and make you feel safe. If you did not, this concept may be very difficult for you to grasp. As Jesus hung on the cross, knowing this was the reason He came to earth, He cried out for His Father.
Matthew 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? That is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? (KJV)
As you fight this spiritual war, there will be days when you feel alone and days when you feel you have lost. Just remember, because of salvation, the same Spirit, that flowed in Jesus and raised Him from the dead, now lives in you. You can say, “Daddy, save me!” However, like Jesus, your request should be out of human emotion and not the desire to forsake your purpose. The enemy wants you to come down from your cross. You can only stay there if you have the same understanding of your purpose and unwavering commitment to fulfill it, that Jesus did.
Luke 22:42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. (KJV)
How do you get to that place with the Father? Spend dedicated and purposed time in His presence, in study, in prayer, and in worship. Don’t fit Him in on the run, sacrifice to spend time with Him. Always remember, it is not about what you feel; it is about what God has purposed you to do.
Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to follow Me [as My disciple], he must deny himself [set aside selfish interests], and take up his cross [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me]”. (AMP)
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Thank You for being my Dad, my Father, my Papa. I thank You, Father, because I can come to You when I am in distress. You love me and I know You love me. Even when I should be stronger and I’m not; I can come You. I repent for those times when I acted like I was strong and standing in my strength; when it was really You Who was standing up inside me. I repent when I have wrong thoughts, selfish feelings, or ungodly actions. I am grateful for Your love and I thank You for not disowning me. I know why You don’t; it is because You are my Father. You show me, through Your love, You base the foundation of our relationship on who You are and what You did. I am extremely grateful You do not base our relationship on who I am, what I have done, or what I will do. You established my sonship. All I must do is take up my cross and submit to becoming Your child as You ordained me to be…

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1 Corinthians 14:15
2026-03-23
1 Corinthians 14:15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. (KJV)
What are you willing to do to be changed by God?
You say you want everything God has for you. You are even willing to do everything you know to do. Are you also willing to do things you don’t know? What happens when you have done all you know to do, and your walk with the Lord is still not any stronger? Well, if you are serious, you will try new things. Change happens in the presence of the Almighty. How do you get into His presence? If you are not sure, here are some things you can do:

Be honest with the Lord. He already knows anyway.

Psalm 145:18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. (KJV)

Read Scripture Aloud.

2 Peter 1:21 No true prophecy comes from human initiative but is inspired by the moving of the Holy Spirit upon those who spoke the message that came from God. (TPT)

Sing Him a Love Song.

Psalm 22:3 But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. (KJV)

Speak in tongues.

1 Corinthians 14:4a The one who speaks in tongues advances his own spiritual progress (TPT)

Two-way Journaling.

Jeremiah 30:2 “Thus speaks the Lord God of Israel, saying: ‘Write in a book for yourself all the words that I have spoken to you. (NKJV)

Meditate on the Lord.

Psalm 119:15 I will meditate on Your precepts And [thoughtfully] regard Your ways [the path of life established by Your precepts]. (AMP)

Focus on the Lord.

Acts 2:25 This is the very thing David prophesied about him: “I continually see the Lord in front of me. He’s at my right hand, and I am never shaken”. (TPT)
If praying with your understanding allows you to get to the next level, do it. If tongues will help you purify your heart, then speak in tongues. If you already pray in tongues sometimes, pray more. If singing the Lord a song, meditating on the Lord, reading scriptures etc. transforms your life, then what are you waiting on. Don’t get stuck in your old ways. Don’t get bogged down in your biases or those of anyone else. The point here is, don’t allow anything to stop you from getting into the presence of the Lord, or hinder your advancement in the things of God. The definition of insanity is to continue to do the same things and expect a different result. If your goal is to be in the presence of the Father and to be changed from glory to glory, then you won’t let anything stop you from getting there. Not even you.
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, I thank You for the many ways I have access to You. I can speak in tongues and the Holy Spirit makes intercession for me. I can speak to You in the natural and make my requests known to You. I can pray the scripture and allow the word to govern my request to You. I can come boldly before Your throne. I thank You for being able to worship You in tongues and with my understanding. I thank You because every pathway into Your presence is available to me. I repent for allowing anything and anyone to stop, redirect, or put shackles on me. I will respond as I am moved by You. I will come to You with whatever request I want. I know You will answer me and teach me how to celebrate Your answer. I want to be changed into Your image and I will allow You to change me…

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Romans 8:15
2026-03-22
Romans 8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. (KJV)
Are you willing to be used by God in difficult situations?
Have you heard or read a definition of Fear that states: Fear is false evidence appearing real? You may have quoted it and used it for encouragement to someone else. Sometimes the evidence is not false and there may be a legitimate reason to be fearful. The doctors may have found cancer, high blood pressure, a tumor, spots on the mammogram, etc. At that point, you cry out to your Daddy, and then stand. You don’t walk in torment because of the report. You walk in the power that says whatever happens, God’s desire will prevail in your life. He knows what you can handle. His thoughts are good and not evil. He has an expected end for your life. Can you accept you may have to go through some difficult situations, or do you want God to intervene supernaturally?
John 9:1-3 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? 3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. (KJV)
It is not wrong to want the intervention. Maybe the reason you are in the situation is for God to manifest His work in you. Did you ever stop to think that God chose you for the task? Can you imagine God wanted someone to show the world how to go through, without fear, knowing He is in control; and He picked you. If you are willing, you can hold your head up and stand victorious because of His power at work within you.
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, there have been times in my life when I have gotten bad reports. I repent for responding to the situation and the report instead of trusting You. I know there are more bad reports and tough times coming. When they come, I will have to choose how I am going to respond again. Help me choose to trust You, to believe You, and to stand on Your word without moving. The enemy is no longer trying to fool me with imaginations and dismal forebodings. He is coming against me with actual situations and circumstances. Father, I have to deal with them. I have to face them. I want to believe the report of the Lord. I want to believe I am above and not beneath. I want to believe I am the lender and not one who borrows. Help me hear the facts, yet believe The Truth. I know I cannot allow fear, intimidation, or anything the enemy throws my way to govern me. I know I can cry out to You, Daddy, and find peace and refuge in the midst of any storm. I want to always ask You to remove the problem. I want to know You have already given me the strength to endure it and I will be the better for it…

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1 John 5:4
2026-03-21
1 John 5:4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. (KJV)
Who or what is your faith in?
Are there days when you just don’t feel like an overcomer? The wonderful thing is, even though you may not feel like it, you are an overcomer. If you are born again, then you do not base your ability to overcome on you; you base your ability to overcome on the Father and the faith you have in Him.
1 John 5:4-5 You see, every child of God overcomes the world, for our faith is the victorious power that triumphs over the world. 5 So who are the world conquerors, defeating its power? Those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God. (TPT)
Faith also not a feeling, it is a fact. According to your faith, though it is only the size of a mustard seed, you can move mountains. You have to make sure your faith is in the Father and His will. Just hoping and even praying God will do something, because you want it, is not faith. God’s will is His word, and His word is His will; this is the foundation of your faith.
1 John 5:13-15 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God [which represents all that Jesus Christ is and does], so that you will know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that you [already] have eternal life. 14 This is the [remarkable degree of] confidence which we [as believers are entitled to] have before Him: that if we ask anything according to His will, [that is, consistent with His plan and purpose] He hears us. 15 And if we know [for a fact, as indeed we do] that He hears and listens to us in whatever we ask, we [also] know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that we have [granted to us] the requests which we have asked from Him. (AMP)
This can be tricky sometimes because you may be able to find scriptures that substantiate your desire. Then you have to wait and see if what you want is God’s will in the situation. You will see if He answers your prayer in the way you requested, or He requires you to align yourself with His will. You can and will overcome because He knows what’s best.
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, I thank You because I am born of Your Spirit; I have victory and I am an overcomer. I thank You for sealing truth in me. I am not shaken when the enemy comes. Your word says even if my faith is as small as a mustard seed, I can speak to my mountains. I thank You for showing me Your will when my prayers and my desires do not line up. I thank You for continuing to draw me close. I will spend more time with You. It is during those times when You identify the things in my life that don’t line up with Your will. You are developing me. I won’t quit because something did not go my way or simply because it’s inconvenient or uncomfortable for me. I am learning to embrace and accept Your will. I repent for using my prayers and what I may have found in the word to influence You, command Your power, usurp Your authority, or dictate the outcome. I have the faith to bring under subjection any thought, emotion or idea that exalts itself against You…

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2 Peter 1:1
2026-03-20
2 Peter 1:1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Savior Jesus Christ: (KJV)
Who are your friends?
As you continue to accept the will of God for your life, you will begin to identify yourself as an extension of God’s will. Titles, positions and associations with men will not define you. You will understand your relationship with the Lord Jesus will define all you are and ever hope to be.
Acts 17:28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; (KJV)
You won’t be partners with those who live a compromised life. Why? Because their views of what is acceptable and what is not will differ from yours. You will witness to those who reject God, not try to be friends with them; you want them to come into the knowledge of the truth. How can you make a friendship between right and wrong? That’s not friendship; that’s war. Light cannot be best friends with dark.
1 Corinthians 15:33 So stop fooling yourselves! Evil companions will corrupt good morals and character. (TPT)
You will want to be around those who see themselves as a temple in whom God lives. You will desire to be friends with like-minded believers who will encourage you and who you will encourage. You will want to fellowship with those who have made the same claim you made, “I am a servant of the most high God”.
John 15:15 I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me. (NKJV)
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, First I want to repent for choosing my friends without seeking You. You kept me. I thank You for surrounding me with believers who are like-minded. We do not base our connection on title, position, or economic status. We base our connection on our ability to feel Your presence. We build each other up, sharing truth and grace when needed. We can see You in each other’s lives, to witness Your transformation power and celebrate what You are doing, and I thank You. We encourage each other to seek You more and more, and You will continue to buff and polish us. Father, I want to be the person You created me to be and ultimately the image and likeness of Your Son and my brother, Jesus Christ. I honor You by choosing those I fellowship with and those I council with by the Spirit and not the flesh. You give me the opportunity to minister to believers and to encourage them. I give You glory and honor for living in a time where I have the liberty and the freedom to speak Your name…

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James 2:22
2026-03-19
James 2:22 You see that [his] faith was working together with his works, and as a result of the works, his faith was completed [reaching its maturity when he expressed his faith through obedience]. (AMP)
Are your responses to life building your faith?
Do you say you are a Christian? Do you believe God has a plan for your life? Do you believe His plan is for good and not for evil? Do you believe, if the Lord began the plan, He will perform it? If you said yes to all those questions, then you should act like it. Rudyard Kipling wrote a poem that gives an excellent example of the life a believer should live.
You should be able to stay calm when everyone else is coming apart.
You should stand on what you know the Lord has spoken to you, when everyone around you doubts you.
You should be able to wait on the Lord and not get tired of waiting.
If you are being lied about, you should not deal in lies.
If you are being treated with hatred, you should not give place to hating.
You should be able to speak to crowds and not become arrogant.
You should be able to walk with Kings and remain humble.
Neither your enemies nor loving friends should be able to hurt you.
If you can live the life described in the edited poem, every blessing God has promised, in this life will be yours. What’s more, you can truly call yourself a Christian!
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, I thank You for faith. You gave me the faith I needed to trust You for my salvation. You gave me instruction on how to increase my faith. As I spend time with You, as I pray and wait for Your answer to my prayers, as I watch to see You at work, my faith is increased. I know it is not enough for me to have faith; I have to demonstrate my faith by allowing You to work through me. I repent for those times when I did not take what I knew about faith in You and act upon it. Thank You for teaching me the way to show I have faith in You. I will not lie to get ahead. I will not mistreat those who mistreat me. I know faith without works is dead. My desire is to live a life that says, “I believe God”. If I can live that life, then I will have done my part to help You be lifted, then You will draw all men unto You…
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2 Timothy 3:13
2026-03-18
2 Timothy 3:13 People who are trapped in the mindset of hardships, labors and annoyances will continue to desperately try to get mileage out of a dead and redundant system. The lie that they believe is the very currency in which they trade. (TMB)
Do you live and speak of hope?
Do you listen to the radio or watch the news and ask yourself, can it get any worse? Well, the answer to your question is yes, the Bible says so.
2 Timothy 3:1-7 And know this: in the last days, times will be hard. 2 You see, the world will be filled with narcissistic, money-grubbing, pretentious, arrogant, and abusive people. They will rebel against their parents and will be ungrateful, unholy, 3 uncaring, coldhearted, accusing, without restraint, savage, and haters of anything good. 4 Expect them to be treacherous, reckless, swollen with self-importance, and given to loving pleasure more than they love God. 5 Even though they may look or act like godly people, they’re not. They deny His power. (TVT)
Does that mean you just give up? No, it does not. Those who have gone before us did not.
John 16:33 And everything I’ve taught you is so that the peace which is in me will be in you and will give you great confidence as you rest in me. For in this unbelieving world you will experience trouble and sorrows, but you must be courageous, for I have conquered the world! (TPT)
Those who spread bad news have a purpose. They set out to manipulate you and make you think there is no hope. They are fear merchants. They make you afraid of your trials, sorrows, and suffering. They make you afraid of the evil in the world, of being slandered, maligned and insulted. When you are afraid, you are stifled and stuck, like a deer in the headlights. You don’t go forward; you don’t witness; you don’t preach, you just wait for the next terrible thing to happen. You rehearse the bad news to others and cause them to fear. Sometimes you may feel overwhelmed and discouraged by what you see happening. It may even appear that this world is God-less; you still should have hope. Do what it says in 1 Peter 3:15.
But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect. (NIV)
See and read the news through the eyes of Christ and live with hope.
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, in the name of Jesus, I thank You for giving me the opportunity to speak life and hope. I live in a world where it appears the enemy has the victory. It seems as if there is no value system. As believers, we have turned to the worldview, become politically correct, and lost our power to uplift and encourage. It looks like the evildoers are prospering. I repent for allowing those feelings into my heart as well. Thank You for encouraging me. Father, I know You have already won the victory; help me live like it. As a follower of Christ, I know this life will not always be easy or without trial. However, You have promised it can be real, full and lasting. Because I accepted Jesus, I am reborn into an inheritance which is beyond the reach of change and decay. It is imperishable, untarnished and unfading, reserved in heaven for me. Therefore, I live with hope. I thank You because I am not governed by what I see. I am governed by what Your word says and the truth You have breathed in me. Though, in the end, I will be with You in glory; I can and should have joy and hope right now. I thank You…

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This letter is from Paul
2026-03-17
This letter is from Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I have been sent to proclaim faith to those God has chosen and to teach them to know the truth that shows them how to live godly lives. (NLT)
Are you waiting to understand what the will of God is for your life before you serve?
Has there been a day when you said, “I want to know what the will of God is for my life”? Maybe you said, “I just want to do what the will of God is for my life.” Have you gone to spiritual leaders and friends and expressed your plight? I would like to provide you with something to think about. Are you able to say?:
2 Timothy 4:2 “I am a slave and ambassador of the Lord God Almighty. I spend my life as His agent promoting the faith. I do so with a sense of urgency. I proclaim an accurate word about my Father, who is in heaven. Whether the opportunity seems to be favorable or unfavorable. Whether it is convenient or inconvenient. Whether it is welcome or unwelcome. I show people their need for Jesus and convince them, rebuking, correcting, warning, urging and encouraging them, to respond rightly to the words I speak. I am steadfast, untiring and patient as I teach.” (AMPC, edited)
This is Paul’s charge to Timothy. However, he is not the only one who should say these words. Every believer should.
Matthew 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: (KJV)
The wonderful thing is, Paul did it his way, Timothy did it his way, and you can do it your way. You are to live your life and accomplish these simple tasks within the confines of who you are. Use your personality, skills, passions, etc.
Matthew 25:23 Commending his servant, the master replied, “You have done well, and proven yourself to be my loyal and trustworthy servant. Because you were faithful to manage a small sum, now I will put you in charge of much, much more. You will experience the delight of your master, who will say to you, Enter into the joy of your Lord!” (TPT)
As you take these steps, God will unfold for you His purpose and plan for your life that is uniquely yours.
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, I know I have asked You what Your will for my life is on more occasions than I can count. I have said this to those who were in a spiritual position I trusted. I have said it to myself. I have asked my family to be in prayer for the answer. I am sorry I spent more time asking You instead of following You and I repent. Father, as I read this passage today, You reminded me of the day when You gave me the revelation of Your guidance. My job is to put one foot in front of the other as You order my steps. I just had to do the basic things described in the scripture. I have made it my mission to persuade others through my life and in my conversation that You are the One True God. You are the God that loves, heals, and delivers. I proclaim Your word. It doesn’t have to be in a pulpit, and it does not have to be forceful or inappropriate. I just had to shift my everyday conversation. Now You manifest Yourself in my life in a greater way, and I pray You will continue to do so. You reveal to me who I am in You and who You created me to be, bit by bit, as I am ready. I thank You. I also thank You for uniquely designing me with my personality, my idiosyncrasies, and with those character straits that make me who I am. I thank You for the people You ordained for me to speak to and witness to. I thank You for every opportunity and I pray I will not pass on any of them while I am waiting on some spectacular task…

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2 Timothy 1:5
2026-03-16
2 Timothy 1:5 I rejoice in the pure faith that I see in you. Remember that you are the third generation of a strong lineage of faith. The same unwavering persuasion that indwelt your grandmother Lois also resides in your mother Eunice and is now abundantly evident in you. (TMB)
Do you have experiences that make The Lord real for you?
If you read Genesis 22:1-13*, you will find the story of Abraham going to sacrifice his son. When this story is told, the focus is normally on Abraham. He was the father of faith. Look at the interaction between Abraham and Isaac for just a moment. Here is a 90+ year old man tying a young man to the altar. Isaac wasn’t too young to understand what was going on. He was also not too young to at least try to stop Abraham, or plead with him if he wanted to. Isaac allowed Abraham to tie him to the altar and did not move. Abraham did not transfer faith to Isaac in his DNA. However, I am sure Isaac saw the faith of his father day in and day out. Now it was his turn, isn’t it a glorious thing when, though you have in your lineage powerful men and women in the Lord, you find your own place in God. How do you find your own place in God?

Be sure of your salvation.

Romans 10:9-10 because if you acknowledge and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord [recognizing His power, authority, and majesty as God], and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart a person believes [in Christ as Savior] resulting in his justification [that is, being made righteous—being freed of the guilt of sin and made acceptable to God]; and with the mouth he acknowledges and confesses [his faith openly], resulting in and confirming [his] salvation. (AMP)
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the [only] Way [to God] and the [real] Truth and the [real] Life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.” (AMP)

Pray that God would grant you the faith to know Him more deeply.

Jude 20 But you, beloved, build yourselves up on [the foundation of] your most holy faith [continually progress, rise like an edifice higher and higher], pray in the Holy Spirit, (AMP)
Romans 10:17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ. (NIV)

Submit to be tested.

James 1:2-4 Consider it wholly joyful, my brethren, whenever you are enveloped in or encounter trials of any sort or fall into various temptations. 3 Be assured and understand that the trial and proving of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience. 4 But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing. (AMPC)
Philippians 2:14-15 Do all things without grumbling and faultfinding and complaining [against God] and questioning and doubting [among yourselves], 15 That you may show yourselves to be blameless and guileless, innocent and uncontaminated, children of God without blemish (faultless, unrebukable) in the midst of a crooked and wicked generation [spiritually perverted and perverse], among whom you are seen as bright lights (stars or beacons shining out clearly) in the [dark] world, (AMPC)
What a blessing to move from the “God of my father/mother etc.” to “my Lord and My God”. Are you willing to submit to the process in order to experience that transition? To know God for yourself makes you dangerous to the enemy.
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, I thank You for every experience I’ve had. I thank You for the scripture my father quoted to me all my life. “I have never seen the righteous forsaken nor his seed begging bread.” I thank You for making provision for me when I couldn’t explain how or why. You were right there. Now I don’t have to only read and hear about Jehovah Jireh. You provide for me. I don’t have to only read and hear about Jehovah Nissi. You are my banner. I don’t have to only read and hear about Jehovah Tsidekenu. You are my righteousness. I don’t have to only read and hear about Jehovah Maccadeschem. You sanctify me. I repent for not allowing my experiences to make You more real to me. I no longer live a life where I read and listen to other people talk about who You are. I live a life, Father God, where You manifest Yourself in my life and You are real to me…

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* Genesis 22:1-13 Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 2 Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” 3 So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. 4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off. 5 And Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you.” 6 So Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife, and the two of them went together. 7 But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” Then he said, “Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” 8 And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So the two of them went together. 9 Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. 10 And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. 11 But the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” So he said, “Here I am.” 12 And He said, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.” 13 Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son.

Acts 15:9
2026-03-15
Acts 15:9 He treated the outsiders exactly as he treated us, beginning at the very center of who they were and working from that center outward, cleaning up their lives as they trusted and believed him. (TMB)
Are you making excuses or tapping into “the power”?
Continue in your training in order to love like God loves. Those who are in and of the world can sometimes be a real challenge. How do you love and care for a person who makes greed, hurt, deceitfulness, and any other self-serving emotion the ruler in their lives? Can you pull from the fountain of love that never runs dry and defy what the world expects?
John 13:34-35 So I give you a new command: Love each other deeply and fully. Remember the ways that I have loved you, and demonstrate your love for others in those same ways. 35 Everyone will know you as My followers if you demonstrate your love to others. (TVT)
If you spend time with the Lord regularly and consistently, you will find you can live as Jesus lived. Jesus treated the sinner the same as the believer. He loved them, from the place where they were, to the place He wanted them to be. You may say, “well I’m not Jesus” and you would be right. However, the same Spirit that dwells in Him and raised Him from the dead dwells in you. By the way, it is the same Spirit that brought you from where you were to where you are now. You can tap into the transforming love of God and do “greater works”. All you have to do is to be willing.
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, I thank You for more and more understanding of redemption. I am in the world to seek those who are lost. I know You have ordained opportunities for me to interact with people who don’t know You. I also know I have missed a lot of them. I repent for not being available. Please continue to do what is necessary in me, making my countenance open and welcoming. I want everyone who crosses my path, the unsaved, the saved, and anyone who is struggling to feel they can come to me and talk if they want to. I pray they will not feel judged, and they will not feel condemned. I pray I can show them the path to You in a non-threatening manner. Give me the words to say to lead them to Your place of peace and refuge; different from the path they are currently on. I thank You for the work Jesus did on the cross. Thank You for the provision He made. Because of Him, everyone’s life can be touched and changed. I know You can use me. You even said in Your word I can do greater works. I will continue to yield myself completely to You, just as Jesus did. As You transform me from glory to glory, You can use me more and more. With Your anointing I can live, show and share a Jesus-life!…

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1 Timothy 1:4
2026-03-14
1 Timothy 1:4 Apparently some people have been introducing fantasy stories and fanciful family trees that digress into silliness instead of pulling the people back into the center, deepening faith and obedience. (TMB)
Are you star struck?
Do you adhere to confusing information as truth because the Christian community respects the person presenting it? Maybe the presenter is not the validated one, it’s his or her father, mother, uncle, etc. The key word here is “confusing”. If you spend a considerable amount of time trying to make sense of the information, they give you; you can go to God and check yourself and the presenter. Don’t fall into the trap of accepting all you hear simply because of the speaker.
Acts 17:11-12 They found that the Jews of Berea were of more noble character and much more open-minded than those of Thessalonica. They were hungry to learn and eagerly received the word. Every day they opened the scrolls of Scripture to search and examine them, to verify that what Paul taught them was true. 12 A large number of Jews became believers in Jesus, along with quite a few influential Greek women and men. (TPT)
The purpose of instruction is to fill all believers with love, coming from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith. God is not the author of confusion. It does not matter if the person is the great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandchild of the Apostle Paul himself. You have the same access to the Father Paul had and any other believer has. The Holy Spirit is your guide and instructor. Ask the Lord in prayer, and you will receive revelation, get clarity, and grow.
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, I thank You for the powerful men and women in the body of Christ. You have shown me who they are and continue to show me. Those men and women have to seek You, have to listen to You, and have to submit themselves for You to guide and direct them, just like I do. Even though I see them as stronger than I am in the faith, they can have an idea I don’t agree with. I can have an idea they may not agree with. I can also have an idea they may not have had. I repent for being star struck and blindly accepting the word of those who I believe are stronger than me. You have taught me I do not have to turn aside what I believe You have spoken to me; I can stand on it. I can come to You, and I can hear the Holy Spirit speak to me. I will hear anyone’s concerns and allow You to correct me when I’m wrong. I pray now for the strength I need to stand, even if I stand by myself, until we all come into the knowledge of the truth. Father, my genuine desire is to be a blessing to all people. Not because of me, I want to be a blessing because of the revelations You give me for such a time as this…

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1 Thessalonians 5:11
2026-03-13
1 Thessalonians 5:11 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do. (KJV)
Are you available for someone to read you?
When you go through emotional situations, do you sometimes feel it is better to be alone? What you may not realize is, there is someone watching your life. Whoever they are and whether or not they will admit it to you; they need you to continue to be available to watch. You are the only Bible some will ever read. You may think, not me. You would be wrong. Because you are a believer, someone is watching and therefore reading you. It does not matter if you want someone to watch you or not. It may feel weighty. That is the life of a Christian.
Matthew 5:14-15 You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do they
light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. (NKJV)
Your life is not your own. Knowing and accepting God’s ownership of your life should cause you to live a life that encourages someone. This does not mean you have to walk around with a painted-on smile. This does not mean you have to be a doormat in order to “appear” humble. This does not mean you have to pretend as if nothing bothers you. Allow the way you deal with your sadness to be a steppingstone to build someone else’s hope.
Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. (NKJV)
Go to God in prayer and ask Him for the strength you need to climb your mountains, deal with your hardships, and own your mistakes. When you shut yourself off from everyone, you are prey for the enemy. If you are willing to stay visible, you will enrich, inspire, and encourage someone. Here is an added bonus: you will enrich, inspire, and encourage yourself as well!
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
I thank You, Father, for the opportunity to comfort my brothers and sisters, and I thank You because they also comfort me. I thank You for reminding me I am being watched by other believers, by those who are young in this walk, by those who don’t know You at all, and even by those who have been on this journey for a while. People decide, for any number of reasons, they can’t or don’t trust You. Since I say I trust You; they are watching me. I repent for any wrong information they may have gotten about You by watching me. Help me keep in the forefront of my mind, I am the only Bible some will ever read. Father, bless them extra for choosing me to watch. Thank You for the opportunity to grow. When I am read, I bless the reader. Father, I ask You, despite my reactions, to continue to draw me close to You. Continue to prick me when I am walking, talking, and/or responding in a way contrary to the knowledge of You. I love You, Father. I want the people who know me and watch me, to love You as well…

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1 Timothy 4:2
2026-03-12
1 Timothy 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; (KJV)
Are you able to distinguish the truth from a lie?
How long does someone have to tell a lie before it is no longer a lie for them, it is the truth? The answer may vary depending on the person. However long it takes, the time will come, and not only are they lying to others, they are lying to themselves as well.
“Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Holy Spirit is your conscious if you allow Him to be. He will prick you when you are no longer speaking the truth. If you make a habit of ignoring the Holy Spirit, wrong will no longer be wrong. Then everything you say will be OK. You will ask these questions, and others like them, with regularity:

Did God really mean I shouldn’t do ….?
Does saying … fall into the displeasing category?
Does it matter if I was trying to spare …’s feelings?
Did I lie if I knew … would believe something that was not true?
Wouldn’t it be better for me if I lied just this one time? ”

John 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. (KJV)
Spend time in the presence of the Lord. If you do, the words you speak won’t justify any and everything you do. God gave you a clean heart upon salvation. Lies make it dirty. Don’t spend your days trying to remember what you said and who you said it to. Be watchful and exercise self-control.
Matthew 15:18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. (KJV)
Continually repent, remain in prayer and seek the Lord because you cannot justify being self-indulgent, manipulative, and deceitful. Your words may ease your conscious. However, when your heart is defiled, you cease to love. The lies tie you and trip you up and you cannot tell the difference. Then you can be of no use in the kingdom. There are no white lies and black lies, or any other color; they are all just lies. Ask the Father to show if you have lost the ability to distinguish the truth from a lie.
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
Father, in the name of Jesus, I thank You for reminding me there is never a good reason to tell a lie. I repent for any time I thought so. You give me the opportunity to speak life and hope with the truth of Your word. I know I live in a world and in a nation where it appears the enemy has the victory through deception. We claim to be one nation under God. Yet, Your value system is being misrepresented. Now it looks like the evildoers are prospering. The bigger and the better the lie anyone can tell, the more popular and prominent they can become. Father, I want the truth, the whole truth, and only the truth. Let the chips fall where they may. Whatever the outcome, I take joy in the fact that the victory has already been won. I live with faith. I thank You because I am not governed by what I see. I am governed by what I know to be true. Continue to draw me closer to You. I want to be useful in Your hands. I want my words to create deliverance and not put people in bondage because I name Your name…

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Romans 15:2
2026-03-11
Romans 15:2 Each of us must strive to please our neighbors, pursuing their welfare so they will become strong. (TVT)
Are you living a life that is a blessing to your neighbor?
Luke 10:25-37 Then Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side. 33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. 34 So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.’ 36 So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?” 37 And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.” (NKJV)
The parable of the “Good Samaritan” identifies your neighbor. It is important to realize your address does not determine “your neighbor.” God points out your neighbor when He shows you one who is in need. You live in a world that encourages you to promote yourself, gratify your wants, and look out for number one. This same world calls you foolish and soft when you show concern for and put someone else’s needs above your own.
However, in this same world, Maslow, the human behaviorist, deals with a principle called transcendence. He believed when you transcend; you come to realize that it is not enough to maximize your own potential. You discover real fulfillment comes when you understand the integral part you play in someone else maximizing theirs.
“Transcendence refers to the very highest and most inclusive or holistic levels of human consciousness, behaving and relating, as ends rather than means, to oneself, to significant others, to human beings in general, to other species, to nature, and to the cosmos.”
Don’t know if Maslow accepted Christ as his savior, however I believe he got his concept from the Lord. When you allow God to direct all of your desires, you go beyond your ordinary human level of consciousness. You can experience “a oneness” with the Lord almighty and gain deeper understanding and higher truths. Spiritual transcendence is the God given and inspired desire, passion and commission to help others find the answer to their emptiness, who is Jesus Christ. It is a desire to model, teach and train, not dictate, drill and demand.
Acts 17: 28a, For in Him we live, and move, and have our being (KJV)
“God being in control of your life” is the reality God wants you to get to. You are not your own. You are in the world for God to use you to make it better.
Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:
I thank You, Father God, for requiring me to live my life with concern and care for others. Thank You for helping me to be salt and light as I live on this earth. My prayer is that someone sees You in me and gives You glory. I repent for thinking my life was only about me and what I want and need from You. You have helped me see not only is my life not about me, now; it was never about me and will never be about me. You created me for You and for Your pleasure. Your pleasure is for none to perish. You want all to come into the knowledge of the truth. I am at Your service, Father. Thank You for picking me. Thank You for allowing me the opportunity, every day, to show someone the love of Christ; to be there when they need physical help; to encourage someone; to help someone see they do not lose all because You are ever present, and You have promised to never leave nor forsake. Father, I thank You…

Ask the lord what he wants to say to you about today’s devotional and journal it here:
