Good Words for Today
A Prayer for Christian Marriages Father, we thank you for the gift of marriage. We acknowledge that your ways are perfect and that you make no mistakes. We gladly confess that without you we can do nothing. Help us to submit ourselves to you completely with no strings attached. We pray for happy Christian homes| where Jesus Christ can be seen in our closest relationships. We pray for those who are hurting and lonely that they might receive a fresh touch from your Spirit. Grant healing and hope to us as we pray. We stand united by faith against everything the devil would do to destroy our marriages. We pray that none would be lost, that all would be preserved. We thank you for husbands and wives who love you and who love each other. Grant that our marriages will not merely endure, but that they will grow and prosper and be filled with joy. We pray for marriages that make Jesus beautiful in the eyes of a watching world. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen!
Father, we rejoice that your provision is greater than our need. We come to you conscious of our weakness and doubt Grant us fresh faith to believe in you. We lean today upon the arm of your omnipotence. Teach us to pray big prayers that you might be honored in a big way among us. Thank you that what you have done is only the beginning! Be glorified in us, in our families, and in our churches, today, tomorrow and forever! Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
Forgiveness is a gift I give to someone who doesn’t deserve it. If they deserved forgiveness, they wouldn’t need it.
Life is too short to waste time arguing with fools. When they try to pick a fight, smile and walk away. You’ve got more important things to do.
A non-offensive Jesus is not the Christ of the Bible.
All that God has done to save us comes to fruition in the bloody cross of Jesus Christ. And because the cross is so important, salvation must be by believing and not by achieving. It’s not what we do that saves us; it’s what Jesus did for us 2,000 years ago.
Do you need mercy today? I know where you can find it. Our God is "abounding in mercy" (Psalm 103:8). He's got mercy for yesterday, mercy for today, and mercy for tomorrow. He's got all the mercy you need. Run to Jesus! He will not turn you away.
Nothing cures pride like adversity. When we are face down in the muck and mire of defeat, we can look up and finally admit we need the Lord. There is no growth without pain.
What good is it to have the right convictions about your faith if you aren't willing to stand up for them?
Lord, Give us the grace to treat others As you have treated us. May we do our best for you Right where we are. Teach us the way of obedience And the joy of contentment. Use us for your glory this week. We thank you for putting us Where we can do the most good. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
We never come to the end of needing forgiveness or needing to forgive someone else.
Jesus ate with sinners, but he didn't sin with sinners. Make sure you know the difference.
Father, we pray to be truly converted inside and out. Free us from our fascination with sin. Remind us of what we were before we met Jesus. May we ever be ashamed of sin and never ashamed of Jesus. May Christ be seen in us today. In His name, Amen.
God is sovereign. He makes no mistakes, and no detail, no matter how small, goes unnoticed by him.
The only people who think forgiveness is easy are those who never tried to do it. To forgive a deep hurt will cost you greatly. The only consolation is, unforgiveness costs far more.
Following Jesus seems easy until you find out where he's going.
Lord Jesus, forgive us for our limited vision of your global family. When we feel like we’re alone in the world, remind us of our brothers and sisters in every nation. Open our eyes to see that everyone who belongs to Jesus belongs to us too. Amen.
There are many roads in this life, but only one road leads to heaven. There are many leaders, but there is only one Savior. His name is Jesus. Do you know Him?
Encourage someone today. Be a load-lifter, not a burden-maker. May God bless you as you bless others.
If you prefer the gods of this world, you will die with them. But if you live for Christ, you will still be glad you did 10,000 years from now.
"Because I live, you also will live" (J0hn 14:19). The New Testament again and again connects our resurrection with his. Ours will happen in the future because his happened in the past. Sometimes when I stand by the grave of someone I know, I can almost hear a voice from beneath the ground saying, “I’m coming up.” To unbelievers that may sound like wishful thinking, but to me it’s solid biblical faith. In the words of the Apostles Creed, I believe in the resurrection of the body.
It will do you no good to simply think about Christ intellectually. As long as Christ remains outside of you, and you remain outside of him, all that he suffered and all that he gained is of no value to you. If you want to go to heaven, you must be in Christ and Christ must be in you.
If you know Jesus Christ, at the moment of your death, you will pass from this life into the next life—life eternal—where you will be forever with the Lord Jesus in paradise. Do we die? Yes, but if you know Jesus, you live on beyond the grave. Not as a dream or a phantom but as a real person. You live forever with our Lord. Death cannot separate you from the love of God in Christ Jesus.
Many prayers fail to receive an answer because we give up too soon.
It all depends on God. Everyone comes to that conclusion sooner or later. Unfortunately, some people have to die to find it out.
"Without the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ the Christian faith would have been stillborn, for a living faith cannot survive a dead Savior.” Peter Lewis
Quick Thoughts on the Elders We Need: When you choose elders, choose men of prayer. We can always get business advice. We can't always get men of prayer. A praying elder is a great gift from God. Train the congregation to call on the elders for prayer. This is God's plan (James 5:14-15).
"Pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest" (Matthew 9:38). Pray for more workers. Expect God to answer that prayer. Get ready to join them. Remember! When you pray, God often makes you part of the answer.
Abortion is bad, but it is not the unforgivable sin. God calls the church to reach out to women who have had abortions, put our arms around them, and say, “We love you in Jesus’ name.”
I need no other argument, I need no other plea. It is enough that Jesus died, And that he died for me.
Nothing sustains the servants of the Lord in hard times like knowing God’s character. You don’t learn what God is like by going to seminary and memorizing the attributes of God. You get to know God in the darkness of the night, when you feel overwhelmed and burdened and full of fear and uncertainty. You eventually discover that when you feel most alone, God is nearest to you. Get to know the Lord! It's the key to everything else in life.