June 1st, 2025
Read Matthew 8:26 NIrV “He replied, ‘Your faith is so small! Why are you so afraid?’ Then Jesus got up and ordered the winds and the waves to stop. It became completely calm.” Have you ever felt a bit like the disciples in this passage? They are frightened by a storm that threatens to overtake […]
May 31st, 2025
Read Philippians 1:3-6 NIV I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it […]
May 30th, 2025
Read Psalm 84:1-7 ESV How lovely is Your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. Of all the places I have lived, I have never been more deeply aware of the Lord’s presence than […]
May 29th, 2025
Psalm 32 This psalm, written by David, talks about the joy that comes through forgiveness. David spells out the process of working through the guilt and shame of sin and the Lord’s loving response and blessings that we receive when we trust in Him. I remember several years ago being caught up in sin. I […]
May 28th, 2025
Read Romans 15:13 NIV May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. This is my prayer for you today. It’s that simple. It is a known fact that, as humans, we tend […]
May 27th, 2025
Read Romans 12:12 NIV Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Simple instructions: Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. But how? Joy starts with a desire for something good to happen. This desire…which is really hope… requires faith and belief in God’s promises. We are instructed to be […]
May 26th, 2025
Read John 16:20-24 ESV Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy. When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer […]
May 25th, 2025
Read James 1:2-3 NIV Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. What is pure joy? Pure joy comes from our faith in God, our Creator. Pure joy comes from trusting in His truth; His plans; His […]
May 24th, 2025
Read: Psalm 16:9-11 NRSV Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices; my body also rests secure. For you do not give me up to Sheol, or let your faithful one see the Pit. You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in […]
May 23rd, 2025
Read: Psalm 30:4-12 NRSV Sing praises to the Lord, O you his faithful ones, and give thanks to his holy name. For his anger is but for a moment; his favour is for a lifetime.Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning. As for me, I said in […]
