Posts with the category “21-days-of-prayer”

Day 21: God is Coming KingAnd this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come... Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. - Matthew 24:14,42It is a fact of history as recorded in the Bible that Jesus’ first followers eagerly anticipated that He would restore God’s Kingdom and He would bec...  Read More

Day 20: God is the Lord of the HarvestThe God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. - Acts 17:24 -25When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and...  Read More

Day 19: God is CompassionateI am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants. So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. - Luke 15:19-20Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s gr...  Read More

Day 18: God is JustSurely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. - Psalm 73:1-3“Where’s the police when you need them?” That’s a thought that often runs through my head when someone’s driving puts others at risk. I want to see their recklessne...  Read More

Day 16: God is GenerousHe prayed to the LORD, "Isn't this what I said, LORD, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity. - Jonah 4:2Admittedly, there are more convincing and pleasant passages about God’s generosity. But this one...  Read More

Day 15: God is the Lord of the FeastThe Lord can change the heart of a king, like he can change the course of a river. - Proverbs 21:1The Earth is the Lord’s and everything in it, the world and all who live in it. - Psalm 24:1On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all people. - Isaiah 25:6What in the world can God do? Let me ask that again, what in all of the eart...  Read More

Day 13: God Is FaithfulKnow therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments. - Deuteronomy 7:9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. - 1 John 1:9One of the traits of God is His faithfulness. It is said ...  Read More

Day 12: God Is Our Good Shepherd“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.” - John 10:11All of us like sheep have gone astray: we have turned, every one, to his own way; and the LORD has laid on of Him the iniquity of us all. - Isaiah 53:6A shepherd guards the entrance way to protect his sheep. The purpose is so that no evil or harm comes to the sheep within his care....  Read More

Day 11: God Is OmniscientThe woman said to the serpent, ‘We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, “You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.”’ ‘You will not certainly die,’ the serpent said to the woman. ‘For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, know...  Read More

Day 10: God is Our CreatorA Prayer Devotional on IdentityFor you are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works which God prepared in advance for you to do. - Ephesians 2:10We often live with confusion between our Identity and our assignments. We get caught up in what we do for Christ and become distracted from who we are in Christ. Our identity is not based on what we do for Jesu...  Read More

Day 9: God is our IntercessorWhen John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples to ask him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?” - Matthew 11:2-3In Matthew 3, we get a glimpse of John the Baptist preparing the way for Jesus, and sharing with the crowd prophecies about what Jesus came to do: “He will baptize you with the Holy Spi...  Read More

Day 8: God is OmnipresentEl-Roi: the God Who Sees MeShe gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her [El-roi]: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.’ - Genesis 16:13Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. - Psalm 139:7-8Depending on the ...  Read More

Day 7: God is ImmanentThe Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. - Psalm 34:18The word “immanent” in its simplest form means “involved.” God is involved in the day to day intricacies of our lives. There’s not a moment that goes by that He doesn’t see. Although He is transcendent and above us, He is also near. Doesn’t that fascinate you? Just think about it for a moment....  Read More

Day 6: God is GoodGive thanks to the Lord, for he is good; His faithful love endures forever. - 1 Chronicles 16:34Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name. - Psalm 10:4-5The Lord is good to everyone. He showers compassion on all his creation. - Psalm 145:9God is good all the time, all the time God is good. This sums up God’s characte...  Read More

Day 5: God is OmnipotentAnd I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, “Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns! - Revelation 19:6 (NKJV)For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created t...  Read More

Day 4: God is Transcendent“‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than yourthoughts.” - Isaiah 55:8-9Transcendent is a big word to describe a big God. Throughout the Bible, God has shown Himself to be near and relatable to His people. However, He is ...  Read More

Day 3: God is LoveI have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you. Again I will build you, and you shall be built. - Jeremiah 31:3-4 (ESV)Love originates with God. He is the author of love in all its purest forms. Everything He does comes from that place of love. Even when He’s convicting, encouraging, challenging, or ________ (fill in the blank). Whate...  Read More

Day 2: God Is UnchangingAs for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him. - Psalm 18:30If you’ve been a Christian for a while, you’ve probably heard that God is unchanging. You’ve probably also felt like that’s more of a stubborn or unreasonable characteristic than gracious and loving. It’s possible, because you’ve experienced the inability to reas...  Read More