Verse of the Day

div id="votd-item"div class="verse"Stop trusting in man, who has but a breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?/divdiv class="reference"P#8212; a href="http://www.biblestudytools.com/search/?q=Isaiah+2%3A22"Isaiah 2:22/a (NIV)/P/divh4Thoughts on Today's Verse.../h4God will humble the arrogant. He has a day designated to do this. But, until that day dawns, God's Kingdom people must live knowing that even the apparently powerful but ungodly will be brought to ruin. We shouldn't trust in human power; it can evaporate like dew in the morning sunshine. Human power is limited by death. When the breath of a tyrant is gone, so is his power. Once the life of an evil person is over, all that is left is the evil. Our trust must be in Yahweh Sabbaoth, the Lord God of heaven's armies. Anything else is a dim, small, and distorted reflection of the real thing.h4My Prayer.../h4Abba Father, forgive me for those times that I have relied on my own savvy, my own wits, and my own insight to life. Forgive me for not trusting in your deliverance and for relying on underhanded ways and improper partners. Please cleanse me and create in me a pure heart and an unquenchable passion for you. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen./divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-devos-votd/~4/mrcrnJ6yuOU" height="1" width="1"/

div id="votd-item"div class="verse"Be not afraid, O land; be glad and rejoice. Surely the LORD has done great things./divdiv class="reference"P#8212; a href="http://www.biblestudytools.com/search/?q=Joel+2%3A21"Joel 2:21/a (NIV)/P/divh4Thoughts on Today's Verse.../h4This reassurance from God is given to a people facing desperate times, which were brought on by God to lead them to repent. Their land lies desolate and decimated from drought, plagues, and poor harvests. God, however, is now promising to bless them if they will return to him with all their hearts. The LORD, the covenant God of Israel, will do great things to bring his people to deliverance through their repentance and his gracious power. The land can rejoice and be glad. So should his people! So should we! Because of Jesus, we know that "the LORD has done great things" for us!h4My Prayer.../h4Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for your incredible work in our world. Thank you for your incredible work in my little part of that world. Thank you for your deliverance in Jesus. Thank you for the victory over death. Thank you for the incredible outpouring of your grace and mercy. Thank you for the gift of your Holy Spirit. Thank you for the Scriptures which your Spirit inspired and uses to teach us. Thank you for a family of friends in your Church. Thank you ... in Jesus' name. Amen./divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-devos-votd/~4/-ZHZE-vhNWQ" height="1" width="1"/

div id="votd-item"div class="verse"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me./divdiv class="reference"P#8212; a href="http://www.biblestudytools.com/search/?q=Galatians+2%3A20"Galatians 2:20/a (NIV)/P/divh4Thoughts on Today's Verse.../h4We are dead, but more alive than ever before. We are crucified and humiliated, yet glorified as never before. You see, Christ lives in us. He works through us to bless others. So the life we live now in our limited bodies is not limited -- it is the work of Christ. The life we live now is lived by faith in the one and only Savior, who has shown his love by giving himself to redeem us.h4My Prayer.../h4Almighty and Holy God, thank you for sharing your life and power with me and through me. Thank you for joining my life to Christ. Thank you for joining Christ to my life! May his love, grace, and power be seen in my actions and character. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen./divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hl-devos-votd/~4/hwL6XNibSCA" height="1" width="1"/