A Prayer for America

Heavenly Father, we praise you for who you are. And our prayer is that your righteousness would prevail at every level. In government and society. In our homes, schools, and communities. In our policies, pronouncements, and decisions. In our churches, that we may see a wave of true repentance, and revival. And a great awakening in our country, as people are born again into the kingdom of God. And that this would influence others toward right thinking and action, with all wisdom and prudence.

Our Father, we pray that you would bless the United States of America to shine as an example to the world. Not by sanctioning our choices, but by stirring our hearts and steering our paths. May the Holy Spirit lead us in the paths of righteousness for your name’s sake. May your word be magnified and your kingdom multiplied, for your glory.

This we ask in Jesus’ name, amen.

“Living For Today With An Eye For Tomorrow”©

What People Need from You

If you say you’re a Christian, what does it say to other people when you’re just as angry, bitter, harsh, and hostile as everybody else?

In John 13:35, Jesus said – By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. Now you might say Jesus was only talking about love amongst the disciples, not other people. But even with that, if you keep redefining who is and isn’t a disciple, your circle keeps getting smaller. It’s like the parable of the Good Samaritan, when the man asked, “Who is my neighbor?” He didn’t want to know who to love, he wanted to know who he didn’t have to. But Jesus said that everyone is your neighbor.

Christians need to live like the gospel makes a difference, like Jesus is better than all the stuff that makes people mad. Live like someone who’s been transformed by their faith in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. That’s what your world needs now. 

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Where is Your Happiness?

Christianity teaches that the highest purpose of people is “To glorify God and enjoy him forever.” But the world, directed by the Devil, tries to convince you that your highest purpose ought to be finding whatever makes you happy. And yes, happiness matters. God is happy, and he wants you happy. And he is the source of true and lasting happiness. God didn’t create you to maximize your happiness with other things and within yourself. He created you to find your satisfaction in him, thereby bringing him glory in whatever situation you’re in. The world feeds you the idea that you aren’t as happy as you should be, and that you need something more than God for your satisfaction. It’s just like Adam and Eve in Genesis 3 – the Devil entices you, hoping that you will choose yourself instead of God’s glory. But it leads to a never-ending quest instead of rest.

We all want to be happy. The question is: where are you looking for your happiness? In what God has made, or in God himself? 

“Living For Today With An Eye For Tomorrow”©