September
Job lost everything in a single day—his wealth, his children, his health. His wife told him to curse God and die. His friends insisted his suffering proved his sin. Yet Job's response revealed his heart: "Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him" (Job 13:15). This wasn't blind optimism or
September
Don't let circumstances distract you from looking at Me. I'm the author of your faith and I'll be the finisher of it too. When you keep your eyes on Me instead of your problems, everything comes into proper perspective. I've already overcome what you're facing, so focus on My victory, not
September
Lord, you've given me exactly one day—today. Not yesterday with its regrets, not tomorrow with its anxieties, just this single sacred day. You've packed it with opportunity, mercy, and possibility. Help me steward it well.I spent too much of today either replaying yesterday or rehearsing t
September
James and John approached Jesus with an audacious request: "Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory" (Mark 10:37). They'd watched Jesus heal the sick, cast out demons, and teach with unmatched authority. They knew something big was coming and they wanted th
September
I'm not asking you to understand everything—just to trust Me with everything. Your limited perspective can't see what I see from My eternal vantage point. Lean into Me, especially when nothing makes sense. I promise to make your paths straight, even when the road ahead looks crooked from w
September
God, you are my hope when circumstances suggest hopelessness, my anchor when everything else is shifting. You've promised that hope in you never disappoints because your love has been poured into my heart. Even when I can't feel it, that truth remains.
September
The workers who labored all day in the scorching heat were furious. They'd started at dawn, worked through the brutal midday sun, and finished exhausted as evening fell. When the landowner paid the workers who'd only worked one hour the same full day's wage, their anger erupted
September
The Israelites in Egypt had been slaves for 400 years when God finally sent Moses to deliver them. You'd think they would have been thrilled, ready to leave immediately, desperate for freedom. Instead, when the journey got difficult, they complained:
September
Stop striving for just a moment and remember who I am. I'm God—sovereign over every situation, powerful beyond measure, working in ways you can't see.
September
Father, you are patient beyond measure, slow to anger and rich in love. You've endured humanity's rebellion with astounding grace, absorbing our sins rather than paying us back what we deserve. You show me what it looks like to release bitterness and choose mercy instead.
September
I know you—really know you. Not just your name or your circumstances, but your heart, your struggles, your secret hopes and hidden fears. You're not anonymous to Me; you're intimately known and deeply treasured.
September
Jesus, you lived free from performance anxiety, secure in your Father's love before you ever performed a miracle or preached a sermon. Your worth wasn't tied to your productivity.