December 12th, 2021

Read Acts 1:8 – But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Last week we considered those who were invited to The Table: everyone! This week, we will be thinking […]

December 11th, 2021

Read Isaiah 6:8 NIV Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” If there is something I don’t really want to do, or maybe something I am nervous about doing, I have learned that I can […]

December 10th, 2021

Read Psalm 32:8 NIV I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. Some of the best marriage advice I have ever received is to always expect or think the best of my spouse.  When I do that, I can trust […]

December 9th, 2021

Read Psalm 90:17 NIV May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us;  establish the work of our hands for us—  yes, establish the work of our hands. Lord, So often I work hard using my intellect and my abilities to set the course for my life. I recognize that these are both […]

December 8th, 2021

Read Romans 8:28 NIV And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. I’m a girl with a plan…well, most of the time.  I work really hard to make sure things go pretty much according to that plan.  But […]

December 7th, 2021

Read Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. A few years ago I fell down a flight of concrete stairs and sprained my ankle.  I was black and blue from […]

December 6th, 2021

Read Matthew 1:18-24 NIV This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to […]

December 5th, 2021

Read Luke 1:26-38 NIV  In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.  The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly […]

December 4th, 2021

Read Jonah 2:9 NIV But I, with shouts of grateful praise,     will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good.     I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.’” Pray: Lord, I see the fingerprints of Your love and Your sacrifice all over my life. Even when I can’t see what You are […]

December 3rd, 2021

Read Psalm 150:6 NIV Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. Pray: Lord, You are so worthy of all of our praise. I long for the day when the words of this Psalm are true throughout the earth, and all of creation acknowledges and praises You! God, You are forever kind […]