“Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and even though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy.” 1 Peter 1:8 Dear Father, I am sitting here imagining what it must have been like for Mary as the lifeless body of Jesus […]
“For He has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.” Isaiah 61:10b Dear Father, This past week I went shopping for an Easter dress and discovered I already had one. […]
“O Lord, You took up my case; You redeemed my life.” Lamentations 3:58 Dear Father, New day, new hope, new life – Spring! This is the time of year that we celebrate our redemption. I always want to know more about what You did for me on the cross. I have read books and watched […]
“It was the Lord’s will to crush Him and cause Him to suffer.” Isaiah 53:10 Dear Father, How can I ever begin to really comprehend the horror and magnificence of the cross? The excruciating, heart-breaking agony that my Lord felt in the Garden went unnoticed by me as I slept along with the disciples. I […]
“I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened…” Ephesians 1:18 Dear Jesus, Be thou my vision. I heard that song this morning and it has been rolling around in my head all day. When I was very young my eyes crossed and I remember having to wear a patch over the […]
“Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.” Hebrews 4:13 Dear Jesus, Last week I walked into my closet, looked at my handiwork of new shelves and drawers and admired my homemade ingenuity. Organized. Everything in place, clutter gone, I had mastered the closet! But dear […]
“They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations.” Isaiah 61:4 Dear Father, On this Valentine’s Day I am struck by the timeliness of this scripture. In this present day I know may lives that have been devastated and ruined […]
“To bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.” Isaiah 61:3 Dear Father, I love it! Right there in the middle of scripture is a Cinderella story if ever I saw one! And the best […]
“O God, You are my God, earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You, my body longs for You in a dry and weary land where there is no water.” Psalm 63:1 Dear Father, I can feel the intense, deliberate, almost guttural cry of the Psalmist as he cries out to You. How I […]
“They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of His splendor.” Isaiah 61:3 Dear Father, I have an oak tree on my front lawn and You have shown me a thing or two with that tree. My oak tree didn’t suddenly appear. It started out as an acorn […]
