Greetings everyone. On this glorious day I will take nothing for granted. This morning I am in a place where I do know the answer and knew where to send others to get it. Keep reading because this is life saving.
Today’s Prayer
Father, I come before you this morning on behalf of my brothers and sisters in Christ everywhere to ask for Your help. So many times in life, this is just what I need to say. Maybe I don’t know what to do or say. Maybe I do know what to do, but it’s hard. Maybe there is nothing I can do. Whatever the case, I need help–not just any help, but YOUR help. I pray for myself, my family, my friends, my neighbors, my worldwide Christian family… We all have special needs in our lives. You know what those needs are. I pray that You will touch every heart. I pray that You will meet every need. I pray that each of us will lean on You and trust You to carry us through and guide us through this journey of life. I pray for Your continued mercy upon us. I pray for Your direction. I pray for Your intervention. I pray for Your wisdom. I pray that we will speak and act as You would have us do. I pray for knowledge. I pray, “help!” And above all that, I want to thank You for being here and for Your loving help along the way. Thank You Almighty God. In the wonderful name of JESUS I pray, Amen.
Let’s eat.
Invitation to the Lords Salvation
Isaiah 55
1 “Is anyone thirsty? Come and drink–even if you have no money! Come, take your choice of wine or milk–it’s all free!
2 Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength? Why pay for food that does you no good? Listen, and I will tell you where to get food that is good for the soul!
3 “Come to me with your ears wide open. Listen, for the life of your soul is at stake. I am ready to make an everlasting covenant with you. I will give you all the mercies and unfailing love that I promised to David.
4 He displayed my power by being my witness and a leader among the nations.
5 You also will command the nations, and they will come running to obey, because I, the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, have made you glorious.”
6 Seek the LORD while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near.
7 Let the people turn from their wicked deeds. Let them banish from their minds the very thought of doing wrong! Let them turn to the LORD that he may have mercy on them. Yes, turn to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
8 “My thoughts are completely different from yours,” says the LORD. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.
9 For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.
10 “The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth. They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry.
11 It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.
12 You will live in joy and peace. The mountains and hills will burst into song, and the trees of the field will clap their hands!
13 Where once there were thorns, cypress trees will grow. Where briers grew, myrtles will sprout up. This miracle will bring great honor to the LORD’s name; it will be an everlasting sign of his power and love.
Quote of the Day
No one enjoys feeling weak, whether it is emotionally, spiritually or physically. There is something within the human spirit that wants to resist the thought of weakness. Many times this is nothing more than our human pride at work. Just as weakness carries a great potential for strength, pride carries an equally great potential for defeat. ~Charles Stanley~