Lord, let my actions reveal my faith in your word as truth.

It is one thing to stand in truth, to believe it, and to embrace it, yet,

there’s more than this in girding our loins with truth; we are to walk in truth.  

~~Mother Teresa 

This morning’s prayer and meditation for Sally’s healing comes from Take Heart, Oh God: Riches from the Greatest Christian Women Writers of All Time.

We long for truth. We appreciate the people in our lives who tell us the truth. Truth means we can count on it. Even if it’s a difficult observation or statement, we at least have a foundation to work from to make a change.

As believers, we count on God’s Word as truth. We stand on it, we believe it, we embrace it. But we must do one more thing—we must walk in it. What we do, what we say, how we live, the example we set, the attitudes we show—all of these must line up with the truth to which we have committed our lives.

It isn’t always easy, but it’s vital. We have found the truth that changes the world, changes lives, changes hearts. Let that truth affect every step you take today and every day.

Prayer for Meditation

Lord, let my actions reveal my faith in your word as truth.

Scripture for Meditation

Teach me your ways, O Lord, that I may live according to your truth! Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor you. Psalm 86:11 

Music for Meditation 

Come to Jesus

 

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Yes, Lord, show me what you want me to do.

God calls them just the way they are, then. He empowers them to get their act together!  

~~Beth Moore  

This morning’s prayer and meditation for Sally’s healing comes from Take Heart, Oh God: Riches from the Greatest Christian Women Writers of All Time.

God often touches our hearts to do something for him, but we feel unsure of ourselves, inadequate, unqualified. Many women called by God may have felt that way as well, but they didn’t make excuses.

Mary didn’t say, “I’m too young.”

Rahad didn’t say, “I have a business to run.”

Esther didn’t say, “I could be killed!”

Deborah didn’t say, “A woman judge?”

Phoebe didn’t say, “I don’t travel alone.”

After the call, God equipped these women to do what he needed, but they first had to be willing.

He is calling you today for an important job, a job he knows you can do because—well—he’s going to work through you.

He just needs you to say, “Yes, Lord!”  

Prayer for Meditation

Yes, Lord, show me what you want me to do.

Scripture for Meditation-Isaiah 6:7-8

He touched my lips with it and said, “See, this coal has touched your lips. Now your guilt is removed, and your sins are forgiven.”  

Then I heard the Lord asking, “Whom should I send as a messenger to the people? Who will go for us?” 

I said, “Here I am. Send me.”

Music for Meditation 

Come to Jesus

 

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The first characteristic of true love is humility

The first characteristic of true love is humility: the pouring of oneself down lower and lower in self-effacement and self-denial. The message of running water always is, “Go lower. Find the lowest place. That is the only way to true fulfillment.”

~~Hannah Hurnard

This morning’s prayer and meditation for Sally’s healing comes from Take Heart, Oh God: Riches from the Greatest Christian Women Writers of All Time.

Humility doesn’t come naturally. We want people to notice us admire and respect us, and to not take advantage of us. We want to be treated fairly and shown consideration. After all we do, how kind we are, how generous—it’s only fair, right?

Beloved, we’re called to something greater. We’re called to love those around us and to find our worth not in ourselves but in Jesus. The more we strive for others’ approval, the more frustrated we become. According to Hannah Hurnard, the only way to true fulfillment is to “go lower.”

What does that mean for us? It means self-denial. It means putting the interests of others before our own. It means exalting Jesus because of our love for him, and always seeking to put him first.

You show your love by pouring yourself out. That is true fulfillment.

Prayer for Meditation

Thank you that your love never fails. Help me to love others in humility.  

Scripture for Meditation

He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less. John 3:30

Music for Meditation

Come to Jesus 

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