WEEK 12 – DAY 1
PEACEMAKERS LOOK LIKE DADDY Blessed (enjoying enviable happiness, spiritually prosperous—with life-joy and satisfaction in God’s favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the makers and maintainers of peace, for they shall be called the sons of God! Matthew…
WEEK 11 – DAYS 6 & 7
TRUSTING THE CORNERSTONE So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, A precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; The one who trusts will never be dismayed.” Isaiah 28:16 (NIV) “As…
EPHESIANS EXTRA #27
ALERT FOR PRAYER My second graders and I had just returned from a field trip to the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens when one of the moms approached me. “Miss Hale, what was my son doing at exactly 10:20 this…
WEEK 11 – DAY 5
HAPPINESS FOR THE HUMBLE Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Matthew 5:5 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. Psalm 37:11 Let us begin by defining “blessed.”…
EPHESIANS 6:18-24
PERSISTENT PREPARATION IN PRAYER Ephesians 6:18 PrayG4336 in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petitionG1162. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints. 6:18 This verse introduces the general…
WEEK 11 – DAY 4
HE SHALL BE CALLED A NAZARENE And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene. Matthew 2:23 When the Lord told Joseph…
EPHESIANS EXTRA #26
PUTTING ON THE FULL ARMOR OF GOD As you dress each day, consciously put on the armor of the Lord found in Ephesians 6:13-17. Spend at least as much time preparing yourself for the day spiritually as you spend preparing…
WEEK 11 – DAY 3
WHAT’S IN A NAME? She will bear a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus [the Greek form of the Hebrew Joshua, which means Savior], for He will save His people from their sins [that is, prevent them from…
EPHESIANS EXTRA #25
SERVE WHOLEHEARTEDLY Paul is addressing the slave and master relationship in this passage, but I believe we can apply the admonitions to the modern workplace. Most people are either an employer or an employee, and many are both. The verses…
WEEK 11 – DAY 2
GOD MAKES THE INACCESSIBLE, ACCESSIBLE Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. Jeremiah 33:3 If the Lord had a cell phone, it would never be on “silent” or…