A Prayer for Today

Here's what I pray for -- and ask you to pray for as well -- today:

Psalm 72:4 (ESV) --

"May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
give deliverance to the children of the needy,
and crush the oppressor!"

Thank You, Father, for Jesus. Amen.

My Prayer for You

This is my prayer for you today -- and every day:

"I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the wonderful future he has promised to those he called."
(Ephesians 1:18)

Jesus May Not Be Santa Claus, But...

I've heard it said that "Jesus is not Santa Claus." Meaning He is not there simply to give us stuff. While I know that's true, still, there are these verses to contemplate:


Psalm 5:3 says:

"In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation."

There's also James 4:2, which says you do not have because you do not ask.


Thank You, Lord, for your love and your guidance -- and for all your blessings.

Two Apostles Named ‘Judas’

I don't know about you, but I often forget that there were 2 apostles named Judas. More often, my thoughts are along the lines of, 'I feel bad for anyone named Judas, after a bit of history like that.' But there was a ‘good’ Judas!

Poor guy. He gets a bad rep, I'm telling you. Far more people I'm sure, remember the Judas who betrayed Christ. But there were two apostles named Judas.

Thank You, Lord, for the reminder.

The Twelve Apostles
(Luke 6:12-16)

"In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles:
Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor."

Come & Listen, All You Who Fear God

Psalm 66:16-20 --

"Come and listen, all you who fear God;
let me tell you what he has done for me.
I cried out to him with my mouth;
his praise was on my tongue.
If I had cherished sin in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened;
but God has surely listened
and heard my voice in prayer.
Praise be to God,
who has not rejected my prayer
or withheld his love from me!"

A Book of Wisdom, the Book of Proverbs

Sometimes I can't help but smile at the simple truth, wisdom, that the Book of Proverbs overflows with...


Proverbs 11:22 says:

"Like a gold ring in a pig's snout
is a beautiful woman without discretion."