“Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!” ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭27‬:‭14‬ ‭ESV‬‬ Let us pray. Lord Jesus, You hear every prayer that we say, and all the ones we cannot bring ourselves to even form the words. You know that what we want is not always what we…

“But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.” ‭‭Revelation‬ ‭2‬:‭4‬ ‭ESV‬‬ Let us pray. Lord Jesus we do struggle to keep You as our first love. Our busy lives distract us, our wants and desires lead us to take our eyes away from You. Our hearts are…

3 But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. (‭‭‭Psalm‬ ‭3‬‬:‭3‬ ‭ESV‬‬) Let us pray. Lord of all strength, we trust You to care for us. In Your ever watchful gaze we are seen and not ignored. In Your heart of we are valued and blessed.…

“But what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer, he thus fulfilled. Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus, whom…

“And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple.” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭3‬:‭2‬ ‭ESV‬‬ How quickly life can change. This man didn’t know much else than what was before him. He most likely…

4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for…

Let us pray. Lord Jesus, help us to see the sins we have forgotten so that we will see the blessing You are trying to give us. Lord help us to hear our brothers and sisters in need so that we will be able to hear Your voice more clearly. Lord help us to walk…

“and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭24‬:‭46‬-‭48‬ ‭ESV‬‬ All the hearing and…

“They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?”” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭24‬:‭32‬ ‭ESV‬‬ How often do we not give hearing the Gospel or any of the scriptures the needed time in our lives? Yes I realize that some…

“While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” And they stood still, looking sad. Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered…