As Christians, we are more aware of the nearness of the Lord’s return than others. Even though times may be frightening, we can have confidence in the keeping power of God.

To the Thessalonian church, Paul said, “Now may God himself, the God of peace, make you pure, belonging only to him. May your whole self—spirit, soul, and body—be kept safe and without fault when our Lord Jesus Christ comes. You can trust the One who calls you to do that for you.” (1 Thess. 5:23,24)

We can face these times with confidence in God.

DAILY PRAYER: Lord, thank You for your keeping power. I trust and rest in You, and commit all my loved ones to You.

DAILY READING: Gen. 15,16; Luke 8

Jesus said, “Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy will be the fullest possible joy.” John 16:24

This is one of my “GO TO” verses. So often we try everything else before we ask the Lord. Let’s reverse that! Let’s call on His name FIRST.

DAILY PRAYER: Lord, forgive me for putting other solutions ahead of You. Teach me to always call on Your great name first.

DAILY READING: Gen. 13,14; Luke 7

Jesus indicated that “our house” was our life.

“Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:” Matt. 7:24

Life is tough enough. It gets hard on your house, sometimes. Let’s be wise and build for the storms.

DAILY PRAYER: Lord, forgive me for building on wrong foundation elements. I hereby want to replace them with Your words. Your words bring eternal life.

DAILY READING: Gen. 11, 12; Luke 6

Not only is our body designated as the “temple of the Holy Spirit,” (1 Cor. 6:19) but throughout scripture a predominant theme is that we are the house God truly desires to live in. (Ps. 84, 132)

He has chosen to live in the house He has built and paid for, the lives of Christians who have been purchased by the blood of Jesus, His Son.

The Church is not the building, it’s the people in it.

DAILY PRAYER: Lord, thank you for purchasing me to be a part of Your eternal kingdom. Live in my life by the power of Your Holy Spirit everyday.

DAILY READING: Gen. 9,10; Luke 5

When reviewing his spiritual accomplishments, the Apostle Paul stated,” I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done. Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ and become one with him. Phil. 3:7-9

To know Christ is to target the things that were important to Him … loving sinners, serving them, and making a way for them to be with Him in eternity.

DAILY PRAYER: Forgive me Lord for valuing what I want rather than what You want. Break the hardness of my heart so I can be sensitive to the needs of those around me.