June 6, 2025

God’s Discipline

“For no one is cast off by the Lord forever. Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love.“ Lamentations 3:31-32

There are times when God allows us to be disciplined, even harshly, but He never forsakes His own. We may get out of fellowship with Him, usually because we asked for it, but never without His distant watch, while we have opportunity to get our heart right. Though these circumstances seem painful at the time we must know that God has promised that we will not endure that grief forever. Even in our waywardness God is compassionate toward us.

One day, most likely in eternity, we will get the explanations we have longed for regarding the circumstances and situations that have tried our souls on earth. Thankfully, the grief and sorrow that we may know now will not last beyond the Lord’s return.

Let’s pray today to trust in our God’s wisdom of allowing us to endure His discipline.

June 5, 2025

Waiting to Answer

“Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3

Prayer should be our first thought in the concerns of life because God is waiting to answer. Too often we exhaust all other options for help before turning to the Lord. Our Lord should be first on our go-to list because He has promised to answer. Whatever is a concern to you is a valid reason to call upon God in prayer. Assurance, comfort, security, safety, wisdom, forgiveness, and peace are all answers from the Lord waiting for your prayer.

It is remarkable to think that God is willing to share with us things only He knows as answers to our prayers. Not only is He willing to share, He is waiting to share, and that should motivate us to turn every free minute of our day into a time of prayer.

Let’s pray today to more readily share our heart’s concerns and needs with our prayer-answering God.

June 4, 2025

Spirit of the Law

“This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,” declares the Lord. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.” Jeremiah 31:33

Maturity in the Christian life comes by living by the Holy Spirit, because God places His law on our mind and upon our heart. We do not abandon the 10 commandments but as we live by His Spirit the law of God becomes part of our character and behavior choices. We want to obey because it is part of our new creation. We have this example in Jesus, who fulfilled the law and was sinless according to its statutes.

Jesus lived the sinless life by staying obedient to the Holy Spirit’s application of the law. We do not continually reference the commandments like a check-list, but we do aim to stay obedient to the principles of God’s law as written on our heart.

Let’s pray today that we may allow the Spirit of God to lead us throughout our day.

June 3, 2025

Wayward Children

“So there is hope for your descendants, declares the Lord. Your children will return to their own land.” Jeremiah 31:17

Moms and Dads who are grieved by their children’s waywardness can find hope in God’s promises. Like the Israelite’s, whose captivity in Babylon brought about God’s promise of return, so can your home and its captivity in today’s spiritual Babylon, find a promise of return. Don’t give up hope on your children, don’t beat yourself up with guilt regarding what you didn’t say or do, just keep praying in the promises of God that they will return.

Most of all, don’t give up on God’s ability to save your children because the truth is, only He can reach them. Pray that God’s Spirit will breakthrough their heart and mind with a conviction toward repentance and a desire to return to their land.

Let’s pray today that our prodigals will be convicted by the Spirit of God to return to Calvary.

June 2, 2025

God’s Love

“The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.” Jeremiah 31:3

How is the God of the Bible different from the gods of other religions? Our God loves us. His very character is love. His motivation is fueled by His love for mankind, love for you, and for those that you love. We are drawn to Him because of His love. We are moved to worship Him because of His love. We know of His love because of His Son Jesus Christ.

We see the depth of God’s love for us as we study the life of Jesus Christ. God’s love for us is an eternally lasting love and is not limited by time or conditions. God does not force Himself upon us, but rather His love for us draws us to Him.

Let’s pray today that we might be mindful of our God’s everlasting love toward us.

May 31, 2025

Eternal Plan

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11

Our God cares about us individually and personally, and He has a plan for each of our tomorrows. He knows us and who we are, what worries us and what gives us happiness. He is the Creator of all creation and Supreme Ruler of the vast universe, and still He has a personalized plan for our life that includes a personal relationship with us that lasts into eternity.

When we find ourselves dismayed about our future, this is the promise we can go to for assurance, because in it we know that God has a plan for our life. The God who works all things out to our good has an eternal plan for us.

Let’s pray today that we will walk in faith following the plan that our God has for us.

May 30, 2025

King Jesus

“The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.“ Jeremiah 23:5

As surely as prophecy predicts, King Jesus will sit on the throne of the New Jerusalem. Israel will not always be subject to the political and violent attacks of other nations. We will see a 1000 years of peace while Satan is bound and unable to influence the nations against Christ’s redeemed, and to this we say, Come Lord Jesus.

The Messiah of prophecy foretold is the King who will reign from David’s line and will do so in absolute perfect justice. In King Jesus we will have a Ruler unlike any in today’s world because He will rule in pure righteousness.

Let’s pray today for the peace of Jerusalem and faith in the Messiah Jesus Christ.