Daily Truth

Today's time being shaped by the Word is in Acts 10:44-48.

Lord,

Thank You for the gift of Your Spirit. I need Him today to shape what I say so that Your greatness will be clear to all who hear me talk (44-46). Help all whom You have saved to be bold enough to declare it through baptism (47-48). Help me live in light of my baptism today. . . Dead to self and Christ living in me. 

Amen

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Daily Truth

Today's time being shaped by the Word is in Acts 10:44-48.

Lord,

Thank You for the gift of Your Spirit. I need Him today to shape what I say so that Your greatness will be clear to all who hear me talk (44-46). Help all whom You have saved to be bold enough to declare it through baptism (47-48). Help me live in light of my baptism today. . . Dead to self and Christ living in me. 

Amen

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Daily Truth

Today's time bowing our wills before the Truth of the Word is in Acts 10:37-43.

Lord, 

In Your power, use me to free others from the "tyranny of the devil" as You have freed me (38). Keep me from enslaving myself again and again to the devil's destructive influence, knowing that Jesus will judge all people (42). Thank You for bearing the punishment for everything that I deserved condemnation for (43).

Amen

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Daily Truth

Today's time being shaped by the Word is in Acts 10:34-36.

Lord, 

Thank You that You don't show favoritism regarding whom you will save. You even saved me (34). May my salvation be evidenced by how I fear You more than i fear not getting to do whatever I want (35). Use me to share with everyone that Jesus is the Lord, and that there is joy in bowing before Him (36). 

Amen

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Daily Truth

Today's time being shaped by the Word is in Acts 10:17-33.

Lord, 

Thank You that, by Your Spirit, You connect me with the people with whom You want me to share (17-22) and that I usually don't have to go alone (23). Help me go without hesitation (23) and give them ears to hear Your truth about Jesus today (33). 

Amen

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Daily truth

Today's time being shaped by the Word is in Acts 10:9-15.

Lord,

Make me faithful to talk with You regularly (9). Give me eyes to see Your truth (10-13). Don't let me put churchiness over sharing Jesus with the lost and broken (14). In grace, speak to me until I hear it (16). 

Amen

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Daily Truth

Today's time being shaped by the Word is in Acts 10:1-8.

Lord,

Increase my devotion to You. Let me and my family fear no human as I fear You (2). 

I offer my prayers and loving service today as an offering to You (4). And help me obey everything You command without hesitation, just like Cornelius (7). 

Amen 

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Daily Truth

Today's time being changed by the Word is in Acts 9:32-43.

Lord,

Thank You for the clear display of Your power through apostolic healing (34). Healing the sick validated their message and Your church today is built upon that powerfully validated gospel truth. Apostolic healing also pointed to the day of complete healing when Christ returns. We pray for a taste of heaven now for those who are suffering. Until then, satisfy them and shownYour strength in their weakness so many may come to Jesus (36).

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Daily Truth

Today's time being shaped by the Word is in Acts 9:31. 

Lord,

Please give Your church peace, not to make our lives easier, but so we can focus all of our energy on building Your church, growing in awe of Your greatness, being encouraged by Your Spirit, and leading many to You (31).

Amen 

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Daily Truth

Today's time being changed by the Word is in Acts 9:26-27.

Lord,

Give me the desire to spend time with those who desire to follow You (26). Help me to have eyes to see You, ears to hear You, and a mouth to proclaim You, and to be an encourager to others who do regardless of their past (27). 

Amen

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Daily Truth

Today's time being shaped more like Jesus is in Acts 9:19-25. 

Lord, 

Don't let me wait to start telling others about Jesus (20). Let all notice how radically You have changed my nature (21). Mature me in my ability to explain the Gospel (22) to the point that haters of Jesus hate me (23-25). 

Amen

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Daily Truth

Today's time being shaped by the Word is in Acts 9:10-

Lord,

Help me not miss Your voice when you call me up for action (10). Use me to give sight to the blind (11-12). When I fear suffering, thank You for reminding me that even your most fruitful saints will suffer (13-16). Use me to minister even to those I fear (17-18). You are worth the risk. 

Amen

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Daily Truth

Today's time being shaped by the Word is in Acts 9:1-9

Lord,

Thank You for coming to me and confronting me with the truth that my sin is against You (4-5). Lead me step by step today (6). To be blinded by Your glory is far better than seeing everything other than Your glory (8-9). 

Amen

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Daily Truth

Today's reminder to follow Jesus is in Acts 8:36-40. 

Lord,

Thank You for sending someone, like Philip, to explain the good news of Jesus to me. Help me be even more ready to follow You today than I was to follow You in baptism. Let nothing keep me from the joy of it (36). Wherever I find myself, help me tell others of Your loving salvation (39-40). 

Amen

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