Daily Dose of God’s Glorious Love

“ I wish not merely to be called Christian, but also to be Christian.”— Saint Ignatius “ Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.”— Abraham Lincoln

December 31, 2023 “ He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many, For He shall bear their iniquities.” (Isa iah 53:11 NKJV) Jesus labored Jesus bore Jesus saved Prayer is God forgiving our past to redeem the present of now.

“ What you are is God’s gift to you, what you become is your gift to God.”— Hans urs von Balthasar “ Joy is the infallible proof of the presence of God.”— Madeleine L’engle. “ Faith does not eliminate questions. But faith knows where to take them.”— Elisabeth Elliot . “ To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.”— C. S. Lewis “ Christ literally walked in our shoes.”— Tim Keller

December 30, 2023 “ 10 ¶ Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, And the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in His hand. 11 He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many, For He shall bear their iniquities.” (Isa iah 53:10-11 NKJV) The Father was pleased for Jesus to die I am horrified The Father was satisfied for Jesus to die I am horrified Jesus had to die because I am a sinner I am horrified “ However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our wishes and our thoughts.”— John Calvin

 December 29, 2023  “Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:4-5 NKJV) Jesus bore our grief and sorrow on His shoulders Jesus was bruised for our sin on His shoulders Jesus bought peace with God on His shoulders Prayer is a reminder of the redemptive nature of pain.

“ I’m not perfect. I’m never going to be. And that’s the great thing about living the Christian life and trying to live by faith, is you’re trying to get better every day. You’re trying to improve.”— Tim Tebow

December 28, 2023 “ 1 ¶ Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? 2 For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him. 3 He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.” (Isa iah 53:1-3 NKJV) Can I believe the Son of God came to us Can I believe God took on human form Can I believe in this “ Man of sorrows” Prayer allows us to experience the wonder and glory of God.

December 27, 2023 “ For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.” (Isa iah 9: 6- 7 NKJV) God has presented to us His Son His Son came into our darkness To our darkness His Son is Light Prayer is "bringing the pains of earth to heaven’s door." by Wayne Watson

"Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies." - Mother Teresa

December 26, 2023 1 Timothy 5:5 Now a true widow, a woman who is truly alone in this world, has placed her hope in God. She prays night and day, asking God for his help. Help wanted to pray Help needed to pray Please help and pray “ We might be confined to the house for the rest of our life. But if you have an adventurous spirit, the world will exist in your heart.” From Th e Autumn Ballad episode 14

December 25,2023 ““ Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.”” (Lu ke 2:14 NLT) I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play,     And wild and sweet     The words repeat Of peace on earth, good-will to men! And thought how, as the day had come, The belfries of all Christendom     Had rolled along     The unbroken song Of peace on earth, good-will to men! Till ringing, singing on its way, The world revolved from night to day,     A voice, a chime,     A chant sublime Of peace on earth, good-will to men! Then from each black, accursed mouth The cannon thundered in the South,     And with the sound     The carols drowned Of peace on earth, good-will to men! It was as if an earthquake rent The hearth-stones of a continent,     And made forlorn     The households born Of peace on earth, good-will to men! And in despair I bowed my head; "There is no peace on earth," I said;   

"The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller

December 24, 2023 Colossians 4:13 I can assure you that he prays hard for you and also for the believers in Laodicea and Hierapolis. Pray for those you know for those you don’t know and others God will know “ Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.”— Saint Augustine

December 23, 2023 Colossians 4:12 Epaphras, a member of your own fellowship and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. He always prays earnestly for you, asking God to make you strong and perfect, fully confident that you are following the whole will of God. The Body of Christ is beyond place The Body of Christ is beyond names The Body of Christ is beyond time " Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter." - Francis Chan

 “ From the seed of hope grows the plant of faith and produces the fruit of love.” Ron Ramsey

  December 22, 2023 1 Corinthians 11:5 But a woman dishonors her head if she prays or prophesies without a covering on her head, for this is the same as shaving her head. Why must she cover her hair This does not really seem fair Since God is God so it is fair “ Life is God’s novel. Let him write it.”— Isaac Bashevis Singer

December 21, 2023 Philemon 1:6 And I am praying that you will put into action the generosity that comes from your faith as you understand and experience all the good things we have in Christ. Pray you will give By God’s blessing In Jesus Christ Prayer reveals all we have in Christ and encourages us to share.

December 20, 2023 2 Thessalonians 1:11 So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of his call. May he give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do. Pray for others to live worthy of God’s call Prayer is asking for others what you also need.

December 19, 2023 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Never stop praying . Never Never stop Never stop praying Prayer is a friend enjoying time with a friend.

December 18, 2023 Colossians 1:9 So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. May God reveal His full will for you May God give you spiritual wisdom May God give you His understanding " We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations." - Chuck Swindoll

“ We might be confined to the house for the rest of our life. But if you have an adventurous spirit, the world will exist in your heart.” From Th e Autumn Ballad epi sode 14

"Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows; it empties today of its strength." -  Corrie Ten Boom

December 17, 2023 2 Corinthians 1:11 And you are helping us by praying for us. Then many people will give thanks because God has graciously answered so many prayers for our safety. Thank you for praying for me Thanks God for blessing me Thank God for all you see “ Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time.”— Oswald Chambers

December 16, 2023 1 Corinthians 14:14 For if I pray in tongues, my spirit is praying , but I don’t understand what I am saying. My spirit prays to God My soul prays to God My body prays to God Praying is reaching beyond understanding to God.

"We can see hope in the midst of hopelessness. We can see peace in the midst of chaos. We have a hope that the world does not have. We can see clearly that all things work together for the good of them that love Him and are called according to His purpose."  - Priscilla Shirer

December 15, 2023 1 Corinthians 11:4 A man dishonors his head if he covers his head while praying or prophesying. I do not understand It seems so silly to me But I will trust in God “ Because of our sin we live upside down lives so God seems upside down to us.” Ron Ramsey

December 14, 2023 Romans 15:30 Dear brothers and sisters, I urge you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to join in my struggle by praying to God for me. Do this because of your love for me, given to you by the Holy Spirit. Please pray for me Please join with me Please love me "The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments o + - f deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me,' or 'Help me.'” - Billy Graham

“ The world is full of cacti, but we don’t need to sit on one.” Phil C allaway

December 13, 2023 Romans 12:12 Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying . Keep hoping in hope Keep being patient K eep on praying “ The principle part of faith is patience.”— George MacDonald

December 12, 2023 Acts 22:17 “After I returned to Jerusalem, I was praying in the Temple and fell into a trance. Can prayer lead to a trance – I don’t understand Can prayer take me somewhere – I don’t understand Can prayer change a persons life – I don’t understand Thanks be to God prayer can and does "If you believe in a God who controls the big things, you have to believe in a God who controls the little things.  It is we, of course, to whom things look 'little' or 'big'." - Elisabeth Elliot

December 11, 2023 Acts 16:25 Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening. The Psalms are songs The Psalms are prayers So prayers are songs Prayer is lifting your heart to God in song.

December 10, 2023 Acts 11:5 “I was in the town of Joppa,” he said, “and while I was praying , I went into a trance and saw a vision. Something like a large sheet was let down by its four corners from the sky. And it came right down to me. I talked and talked but never heard I asked and asked but did not listen That is not prayer, teach me to pray Prayer is coming to God with a heart to hear and ears to listen.  

December 9, 2023 Acts 10:30 Cornelius replied, “Four days ago I was praying in my house about this same time, three o’clock in the afternoon. Suddenly, a man in dazzling clothes was standing in front of me. Prayer is an amazing adventure to where you can never imagine and people you would not know Prayer reaches beyond borders and limitations.

December 8, 2023 Acts 9:11 The Lord said, “Go over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas. When you get there, ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying to me right now. Someone is praying for you now They may not know who you are You may not know who they are Prayer allows us to touch the lives of people we do not know.

December 7, 2023 John 17:20 “I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message. The prayer of Jesus is for those who were The prayer of Jesus is for those who are The prayer of Jesus is for those who will be Prayer is within time to a God who created time.

December 6, 2023 Luke 11:1 Once Jesus was in a certain place praying . As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” Lord please teach us to pray so we can teach others to pray so all Your people learn to pray Prayer can be deepened through guidance by God and others.