As the Day Begins “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” — Matthew 5:16 When Jesus spoke these words during the Sermon on the Mount, He was describing something inevitable about the life that truly knows God. Light cannot hide its nature.Continue reading “A Candle the World Cannot Ignore”
Category Archives: A Morning Prayer
When Christ’s Life Becomes Our Life
As the Day Begins “We pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill every good purpose of His goodness and the work of faith with power, so that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him.” — 2 ThessaloniansContinue reading “When Christ’s Life Becomes Our Life”
The Blessing That Follows Obedience
“Bring all the tithes into the storehouse… and try Me now in this,” says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.” — Malachi 3:10 There is a quiet but unmistakableContinue reading “The Blessing That Follows Obedience”
Doing the Father’s Will
The Path of Costly Discipleship As the Day Begins “I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.” — John 5:30 When Jesus spoke these words, He revealed something remarkable about the heart of His mission. The Son of God did not come to pursue His own agendaContinue reading “Doing the Father’s Will”
The Love That Commands Everything
As the Day Begins “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.” — Matthew 22:37 There is something striking about the way Jesus speaks these words. When He answers the lawyer in Matthew 22, He is not merely offering spiritual advice; He isContinue reading “The Love That Commands Everything”
Becoming Like Christ
As the Day Begins “I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.” Psalm 17:15 When the psalmist writes these words, he is not merely speaking about waking from a night’s sleep. He is speaking about awakening into the fullness of God’s purpose for his life. PsalmContinue reading “Becoming Like Christ”
Connected in Christ
Embracing the Gift of Fellowship As the Day Begins As morning light breaks and a new day unfolds, we turn to Hebrews 10:23–25, where the writer urges us with these words: “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stirContinue reading “Connected in Christ”
Gathered Together in Grace
As the Day Begins “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another…” (Hebrews 10:23–25).Continue reading “Gathered Together in Grace”
God’s Forever-Love
As the Day Begins “We have known and believed the love that God has for us.” — 1 John 4:16 Morning light has a way of revealing what the darkness hides. When the day begins, many of us carry quiet questions in our hearts about our value, our purpose, and our place in God’s world.Continue reading “God’s Forever-Love”
Walking the Path Where Wisdom Lives
As the Day Begins “In the way of righteousness is life.” — Proverbs 12:28 Morning often arrives quietly. The world awakens, responsibilities begin to stir, and our thoughts move toward the many decisions we will make before the day ends. Yet Scripture gently reminds us that the most important decision is not about schedules, plans,Continue reading “Walking the Path Where Wisdom Lives”