You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self. (Ephesians 4:22) Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him. (Colossians 3:10) Lord, As I put 2015 to rest once and for all, please use this opportunity…

Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. (Colossians 3:14) “Assume a virtue if you have it not.” ~William Shakespeare If you haven’t prayed Jesus’ prayer: “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing,” you might want to check your pulse. If you are a…

But my eyes are fixed on you, Sovereign Lord. (Psalm 141:8) I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman. (Job 31:1) My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only he will release my feet from the snare. (Psalm 25:15) Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve…

“Lift up holy hands in prayer, and praise the Lord.” Psalm 134:2 When my dad was fighting in the South Pacific during WWII, my mom would quite uncharacteristically lift her hands to Heaven, pleading for God’s protection over her beloved fiance’. Her prayers held back the forces of the enemy that were bent on destroying…

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