A Fresh New Day

Just as there is new mercies given, so to is how we approach the fresh new day we are given.

May this little devotional help but things in perspective and give you a hope for the future for whether you see one or not, there is hope and you can find that hope in Christ and Christ alone.

God Bless.

A Fresh, New Day

Adapted from the resource Wake Up to the Word - by Joyce Meyer

One of the fastest ways to a stagnant life is to find something wrong with everything and everybody, including yourself. On the other hand, those who make progress are usually intentionally thankful, happy people who look for the good in life.

Thank God for always being with you, and for the fact that all things are possible with Him. Thank Him for your life, your job, your family, your friends… whatever comes to your mind as you’re praying. As you cultivate thankfulness in your life, you’ll experience more and more of His presence (see 1 Thessalonians 5:18; Psalm 100:4).

God never changes, but everything else is subject to change. You’re not at a dead end; you are not stuck in a place you cannot escape. No matter how long you’ve been waiting, God has something fresh and new for you, and today is the day to start enjoying it (see Isaiah 43:18-19; John 10:10).

Prayer Starter: Father, please help me to be intentionally thankful, and to watch for the fresh, new blessings You put in my path today. Thank You for making all things new, and for the work You’re doing in me. In Jesus’ Name, amen.

Passionate Caring

This little devotional is something we should sink our teeth into and passionately, fervently, and willingly do for there are people dying from lack of knowledge of the Great I Am.

It's time church to arise and take back this world for the glory of God.

God Bless.

Passionate Caring

As Jesus approached the city on the last week before his crucifixion, he wept over Jerusalem because they had the chance to recognize truth and didn't take it. For three years everything there was to be seen as right in front of them. They'd listened and watched, but it hadn't made any difference to their hard hearts. No wonder he cried. Do you have tears for your city and country?



Prayer: Dear God, give me a passion and love for my city and country. May I see the hearts and lives of people here as you do - not just numbers, concrete, glass, malls or traffic. Give me opportunities today to share your love, compassion, and healing with those I interact with. Soften our hearts. In Jesus' name, Amen.

-Author Unknown

The Seeds Of Bad Thinking

This little devotional could be a game changer if we really allow the words to take hold do a work in our hearts.
It is time we ro get rid of the negativity and replace it with thoughts and the knowledge of who God is and what He says about us and begin to live again.
God Bless.

The Seeds of Bad Thinking
To sow seeds of bad thinking or unrighteousness almost always reaps a harvest of bad consequences: distance from God, hatred toward oneself, frustration at life, irritation at a lack of growth. Looking back, I can see how this has played out time and time again in my life.
So often . . .
I sowed the thought: I can’t do it.
I reaped: An identity of a failure.
I sowed the thought: [Insert name] is thinking [XYZ] about me. They must [hate, not like, think poorly of, not want, be judging] me. 
I reaped: Insecurity that blinds me to the needs of others.
I sowed the thought: I exist to just “get by.”
I reaped: Continual anxiety and fear of being exposed as a fraud.
I sowed the thought: I am so stupid.
I reaped: A paralyzed life. My self-restricting words trained my mind not to move forward with opportunities, risks, and dreams.
I sowed the thought: I can’t trust people (or God); they hurt me.
I reaped: Shame. I can’t mess up or ever do bad things because I’ll be the embarrassed fool.
I sowed the thought: People will never like me for who I am.
I reaped: Lies about who I really was.
I sowed the thought: Life’s unfair to me and always will be. 
I reaped: A crisis-mode life where God doesn’t show up.

Amazingly, because of the chemical makeup of our brain, our mind deciphers no difference between perception and reality. What we think instructs our mind. Repeated negative statements, sowed day after day, tell our mind, “Hey, that right there is my truth!” Then our mind acts on it—whether we like it or not.
Thoughts sowed reap habits. Habits create your life.
Be careful, little mind, what you think. Your thoughts can either push you ahead or draw you back, restrict you or re-create you, antagonize you or harmonize you with God’s peace.
What do you sow? What do you reap? What are you seeing in your life?
“Blessed . . . are those who hear the word of God and obey it” (Luke 11:28). Sow a hearing of real truth, reap obedience, and see God’s blessing.

When has a negative thought you had affected your life in a negative way?

-Battle Field Ready Devotional 

A Prayer For The Financiallay Hurting

Amen and Keep holding on!

God Bless.

A Prayer for the Financially Hurting

God, You know what we’re going through. And we’re thankful You can take the hardest circumstances and turn them around for our good and Your glory. You can restore all things—so we’re asking You to restore lost jobs, finances, relationships, resources, and hopes. Show anyone struggling financially that You hold them close, and surround them with people who will help them through this time. Please meet their immediate needs as they trust You for long-term solutions. Turn fear into faith as Your good plans for them unfold. As they wait on You, renew their hope and give them the courage to dream again. Remind them of their value, and fill them with peace. Our God, come and do what only You can do. In Jesus’ Name, Amen. -YouVerson Prayer

I Pray We Don't Go Back To Normal

Amen to this one. We need some major changes in this world and I believe this virus was just one of the wakeup calls we need to get our butts back in line with the word of God.

Arise, my Lord and may we never go back to the way it was before but keep pushing forward to the high calling You have for us.

God Bless.

-Author Unknown 

There Is Power In The Blood

There is power, power, wonder working power in the precious blood of the Lamb.

May we spread it like wildfire on everything and everyone.

God Bless

“And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.” Hebrews 9:22

The blood of Jesus is a powerful weapon against the enemy, and it is something he does not want believers to learn how to appropriate in their lives or to learn about. What is it about the precious blood of Christ that is so powerful? What about it causes the kingdom of darkness to tremble in terror? It is through the blood of Jesus that our sins have been washed away and we are placed in right standing with the Father. It is through the blood of Jesus that we have freedom to live and authority to trample over the enemy.

Whenever you hear believers say, “I plead the blood of Jesus!” What does that mean? To “plead” is a legal term (see 1 Samuel 24:15 and Psalms 43:1). If you were to imagine yourself in a court room and the evidence against you were mounting high, but in the middle while the Accuser, which is Satan, is making his case and is saying what you deserve because of your sin, you find the courage to say, “I plead the blood of Jesus!” It would change everything! Why? Because it is through the blood of Jesus that we have been set free from sin, completely forgiven and washed. Through the blood of Jesus, we are made holy as if we never sinned a day in our lives. Through His precious blood, we are free to be free and stay free, and are given power to walk in authority over the enemy!

The precious blood of Jesus has not lost its power and it never will!

Prayer: Thank you Father for the blood of Jesus! I choose to plead of Jesus right now over my life, over my family and friends! Through the precious of Jesus I am forgiven and no longer hiding in shame, guilt or condemnation. The same precious blood that redeemed me and set me free, also empowers me to live and to go and win others to you LORD. It protects me and gives me authority and boldness when dealing with the enemy. Thank you LORD! You are deepening my understanding and knowledge of the blood of Jesus and what it means. Help me to stay reminded of it’s power and to see my life and everything around me through the lens of the precious blood of Jesus! In Jesus name, Amen.

For more understanding, study Hebrews 8:6-7; Hebrews 9:11-28; Hebrews 12:24; James 4:7; 1 John 3:8; Luke 10:19

-Daughter Of The King Devotional 

Today is Precious

Make the day count no matter what the circumstances. See the beauty in it and rise up and become the person you were meant to be for you are beautiful, needed, and much loved by the King of King and Lord of Lord's.

God Bless.

Praise the Lord; praise God our savior!  For each day he carries us in his arms. (NLT) -Psalm 68:19

Today is a precious day.  Take joy in knowing that you were gifted with today.  The Lord carries us with His grace and mercy through each day we are alive.  It is such an amazing blessing for His love to cover over our shortcomings when we don't deserve it.  Learn to value each day.

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