Day 6 Shush! Listen

 

1/6/2026

"The man or woman useful to God is not simply the first 

to act, but he first to listen."

"Sometimes the obedient thing to do is nothing."

Daily Walk

 

Have you ever met someone who talked incessantly, so that your conversation really was a monologue rather than a dialogue between the two? Or someone who doesn't take a breath between sentences, so that you can respond, then gets mad at you, because you haven't responded? Have you ever fallen asleep on the other end of the telephone line when listening to someone go on and on, repeating themselves frequently? Sadly, I have and often. It is a perplexing situation that begs for advice as to how to get someone to breathe! without having the phone slammed down in your ear or worse! It is such a powerless feeling, and it is very disheartening.

Words are so important, especially words of life that we find in the scriptures. I love gel highlighters, and I love my Bible, and I love highlighting important passages of scripture that jump off the page at me. But then, everything leaps off the page, and it's all so good. I can't get enough of reading, learning, gleaning fresh insight, and His faithfulness is new every morning! This love of God's word began in my very early childhood, and over the past thirty years it has exploded within me. Today I went to the dump, and I met a lady who works there. I simply smiled at her and said "Good morning, how are you today?" She responded in kind and spoke of the beautiful day. I then said, "Happy New Year!" She responded in kind, but then said, "It's not really the new year until later, Biblically speaking," and she smiled. I told her she was speaking my language. Obviously, this lady is either Jewish or like me, a Gentile who loves Israel and God's chosen people. I hope the next trip to the dump will be a day she is working, as I'd dearly like to continue our conversation. I hope she feels the same. She did seem happy that I noticed her and spent time talking. Often we do so little of that - acknowledging others as we hurry through life, doing seemingly mundane tasks, but nothing should be ordinary or mundane. Each day should be an adventure and an opportunity to advance the Kingdom of God. That's the example Jesus gave us, and He commanded us to follow suit.

There's too much noise in our world today, and the general overtone is one of anger and dispute. I have never seen the likes of it, honestly, but I do know the root source, but his time is growing short, and he knows it. So every little crack and crevice that he can sneak into and do his damage, he seeks out. People, even the church, are all too willingly falling into the trap of listening to lies, doing nothing, but a remnant is standing up and speaking out. My prayer for this year is that the body of Christ, those who call themselves followers of Christ, will begin this year by setting aside time to seek the Lord. I include myself in this prayer. to really seek Him thru prayer, fasting, repentance, and just listening for His voice. It may require that we shut themselves off from the things that distract us from spending time in the Word. Even good things can become distractions, but the time to seek God for the answers we need is now. No longer can we sit idly by and do nothing. 

Honestly, I don't know what to say to anyone, except wake up from your slumber. I have said it so many times, but it is true: There is a high cost of discipleship, following Jesus. Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and no man comes to the Father, except through Jesus Christ our Lord. The way is narrow, not wide like the world with all its distractions meant to entrap and ensnare us. We need Jesus, who is the Author and Finisher of our faith. In Hebrews 11:1 faith is described as: "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Verse 6 continues, "But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him." As I have shared before, the entire chapter of Hebrews 11 is about the faithful who obeyed God and were considered righteous before Him. God made each one a promise, and they believed He would do it. They all died in faith without every seeing the promise revealed. But God always does what He says He will do. He is a covenant keeping God. I want to be included with those who have been faithful to the call of God, but the time is short, and the time for action is now. 

Now is the time to silence the cacophony of the world and the noise within our own lives, present ourselves before the throne of God and earnestly seek Him for the plan He has for each of us. Take the time to sit in His Presence and listen for the still, small voice. Then do what He says!

Day 5

 

1/5/2026

"It has been well said, 'Every great person has first

learned how to obey, whom to obey,

and when to obey.'"

"The evidence of knowing God is obeying God."

Daily Walk  

 

Sometimes, when life gets extremely heavy, I turn on the old television series, Highway to Heaven with Michael Landon, who had a masterful sense of morality and living a decent, clean, respectful life, showing kindness and God's love to all people. In this show he plays an angel on assignment along with his human friend played by Victor French. When the noise in my head from my last head injury hinders my sleep, I stream the show, volume low enough to barely distinguish the words, and I drift asleep. I don't have to worry about hearing anything indecent or profane in these shows. It's extremely important what we watch or listen to, as television and online streaming is extremely satanic and evil. When we fall asleep at night in front of the television, that open door can infiltrate your home with wrongful influence and evil. I have personally witnessed this truth. We must guard ourselves and our children especially.

The story about Wally the Waver is about a homeless man, Wally, who stands by the road and waves at drivers and passersby. He was friendly, respectful, and extremely kind and warm. Everyone in the city and park knew Wally. He had an imaginary friend, Charlie, who "sat beside Wally" on the park bench as he read the newspaper. The mayor of the city was particularly harsh and non-caring, especially towards the homeless or disadvantaged, and he was a lookalike of Wally. Wally told Jonathan (Michael Landon's character) that if he could talk to the mayor, he's say "Be nice." So Jonathan, working on assignment by God, switched them, and the mayor became the homeless man, and he got a taste of how it truly is to live on the streets, having no where to sleep and short lines at the soup kitchen with not enough food to feed them all. Wally was a little simple, but his words were honest and true. Let's just say, the story worked out well, the mayor was transformed and his marriage rekindled, and Wally, who was dying, passed on to meet God, with the mayor honoring his memory.

Another story was about an orphan named Alex who had been abandoned by his parents, so Alex was left in the State's control and shuffled from one foster home to another. In the story he had been living in a very nice foster home with a lady who genuinely loved the children who were not able to be adopted, because of age. People want to adopt babies, not older children, so children over the age of three are tossed aside...again. Alex was a pretty sad and rejected young boy, probably ten years old, and he had grown very quiet and alone, isolating himself, rejection too deep. In walks Angel Jonathan and Mark, his sidekick, who are "on assignment" at a dog kennel/boarding house, run by a kindhearted and compassionate lady who is a foster parent to dogs no one wants, often boarding them and not returning to pick them up. Each week the dogs were taken to visit the children at this foster home, and one dog, who had wandered away from his home and was found by Jonathan and brought to the kennel, became attached to Alex. I guess the dog was "on assignment" as well. The dog's owners looked for the dog, named Jake, until one day they located him. In the end it turned out very well, as Alex was adopted by this family who wanted a son, and their little daughter, had grown to love Alex as a friend. Another happy ending for a youngster without hope, without love, without a family. 

Michael Landon wrote about kindness being shown to people in all walks of life. I've written about his life and stories before, but his lessons are very clear and uplifting, and they bear truths so simple for the complex world we live in. If people would pay heed to words of life, rather than feeding themselves with garbage, thereby protecting their vulnerable little ones who also hear what they hear and see what they see, and it affects them deeply, what a difference it would make in this chaotic society in which we live today. Again, I know the power of such things and the affects. 

In closing, something to consider: 

"Oh, for the attitude of a five-year-old! That simple uncluttered passion for living that can't wait for tomorrow. A philosophy of life that reads, 'Play hard, laugh hard, and leave the worries to your father.' A bottomless well of optimism flooded by a perpetual spring of faith. It is any wonder Jesus said we must have the heart of a child before we can enter the kingdom of heaven?" (And the Angels Were Silent by Max Lucado)

"[Jesus} said, 'I tell you the truth, unless  you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.'" Matthew 18:3

 

Day 4 Break up the Fallow Ground

 

1/4/2025

"Now, therefore," says the Lord, "Turn to Me with all 

your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning."

Joel 2:12

 

This year as I meditate on the area of change I would like to focus on in my life personally, and in considering my role as an intercessor as we seek the Lord corporately, the need for repentance is always at the forefront. Each year ICEJ, as well as other church ministries, joins together at the first of the year in corporate fasting, seeking the direction God would have us go personally and as a ministry. Today marked our 820th day of daily global prayer meetings, and the time has been enriching for me on a personal and spiritual level. I know that this sentiment is felt by everyone attending. We have become a family, and although the attendees, such as myself, who are not "seen," do not participate in the prayers formally, nonetheless, we are engaged on our own in bringing the needs before the Lord. Today Rick Ridings from Succat Hallel, shared with us about the focus of our prayer. He explained it as a time of re-birthing for Israel, as well as our nations. Before planting and building, he said there must be a time of uprooting, and we can see this so clearly in Israel as well as in our individual countries. The prophet Hosea in calling Israel back from sin to repentance prophesied: "Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the LORD, till He comes and rains righteousness on you" (Hosea 10:12). Hosea cries out to Israel, who "have plowed wickedness" and who have "eaten the fruit of lies," to return to the LORD in repentance. And this is our cry today for Israel and for the nations of the world. 

This is a time when the church must arise and shine! Paul, when addressing the philosophers at Athens says, "Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead." (Acts 17:30-31). These are bold words, and we need to take them to heart as they are prophetic in nature. If we look around at the things that are happening in our world today. I am so sick of the enemy having the upper hand in the lives of professing followers of Christ. In Virginia the elections changed the course of our State. God had given us grace and mercy, but because of the veil over the eyes of the people, especially the church, our children, for one, are no longer being protected. It is my understanding that many Christians did not vote, and this apathy needs to stop, because we have been given the freedom to choose godly, moral leadership by our founding fathers. This is a privilege and a right. Why do we throw it away? God is the one who established government, and He placed it on the shoulders of Jesus who delegated responsibility to the church, but we are failing. We have elected a man to a high State government position who fantasized of killing another man, in a position of authority, and his children according to a local newspaper article and the media all over the nation. This alone leads me to repent on behalf of our State, because I simply do not understand why people hate righteous leaders who are trying to make our cities safe, assist our citizens honorably, and safeguard our children, standing for the sanctity of human life. I don't understand the moral depravity of our State, our nation, or our world. 

Each day I examine my heart, because I desire to live a godly lifestyle and proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ to all who will listen. It is my prayer that all who read this blog will enter into a personal time of self-examination, breaking up the fallow ground in your life, putting aside the things of this world, and running after Jesus, who is the Author and Finisher of our faith. Following the example of Daniel in prayer in Daniel 9, humbly approach the throne of grace and ask God for mercy to triumph over judgment. Daniel was a righteous man, but he included himself in this prayer, and that is the way of repentance, of intercession. Romans 12:3 says: "And because of God's gracious gift to me I say to every one of you; Do not think of yourself more highly than you should. Instead, be modest in your thinking,..." God is calling us to stop pointing our fingers at others, criticizing, slandering others and gossiping. He is calling us to repentance. 

Day 3 Two Trees in the Garden

 

1/3/2026

"Falling in love with Jesus is the best thing

I've ever done!"

 

Saturday morning began early for me. The warmth of my quilts was not easy to abandon, so I elected to stay comfy cozy for a bit, as I listened to An Hour with Jesus hosted by Terry MacAlmon on New Year's Eve. I hadn't gotten a chance to listen to him on Wednesday evening, so I felt there was no better way to begin my morning, praising and worshiping our Blessed Lord! Terry had pre-recorded it, as he spent New Year's Eve in Alberta Canada at a church praising in the New Year with several churches. I'm certain that it went very well, especially with the crack down on churches once more going on in that country. 

Terry shared something that Holy Spirit had dropped into his heart as he was praying, seeking the Lord. He said, "Live each day as though every one you meet is more important than you, because they are." The Bible teaches us that God loves us, and because He forgave us, we forgive ourselves and not allow the enemy to torment us with what has already been forgiven and dumped into the sea of forgetfulness. The world teaches us that we are to love ourselves, but Jesus teaches us that if we want to be great in His Kingdom, we must learn to be a servant of all (Matthew 20:25-28; John 13:15; Matthew 25:35-40; Matthew 23:19-20). In Matthew 20:1-34 when the sons of Zebedee, James and John, ask to sit on His right and left hand in the Kingdom of God, Jesus teaches them what it means to follow Him and be His disciple. Again, He teaches of service to others, washing the feet of your fellow man. Humility is a prerequisite to being great in the Kingdom, as Jesus humbled Himself, and He died the death of a suffering servant, so we are to live our lives. His teachings are beautiful and true.

In Romans 12:3 Paul tells us, "For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith." In James 4:10 he says: "Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up." 

Consider when Adam and Eve were in the Garden of Eden where God walked with them in the cool of the evening. This was prior to their listening to the devil's lies, before Eve was beguiled by his cunning. Why are women so gullible? I think sometimes in our desire to be kind and supportive that we open the door for troubles, even entrapment. I've had more than my share of wrong decisions, so I know a lot about the subtlety of the enemy. Again I remind everyone, as Billy Graham said, "Stick to the Book!" All the answers are contained in the scriptures.  In the Garden of Eden there were two trees in the middle of the Garden they were told to leave alone. The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and the Tree of Life. They had to be cast out of the garden after choosing to eat of the first tree, because if they had eaten from the Tree of Life, they would retain the sin and live forever. But, because they sinned they brought the sin nature into the world, and the rest is history. Even after the flood, Noah and his family still carried the sin nature within them, so it began afresh and anew. 

In our lives we have a choice as to which tree we eat from. We can continue to eat from a lustful desire as Eve did when she looked at the fruit at the devil's urging, and she saw with her eyes the succulent, desirable fruit (lust of the flesh in seeing and desiring it), shared with Adam who was complicit in the act of sin, and then their eyes were open to their nakedness (pride of life). In our present day we eat from that same tree when we decide to do things our way, rather than God's way, questioning His path for our life. Sadly, we face the consequences  of our bad choices and decisions, and they are visited in our children. But thanks to Jesus, once we are saved from our sins, once we make a course change and surrender our lives to His will, and are truly born again, we can eat of the tree of life and feed on His Word. Jesus is the Bread of Life as described in the Apostle John's Gospel of John. When we finish our time here on earth, and He comes to take us home, we will enjoy eternal life with Him. It is all a matter of which tree we choose - life or death. We choose to have fellowship with those who speak the words of life as found in the Word of God. I think Psalm 1 is a perfect Psalm for this expression:

"Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper" (Psalm 1:1-3).

Which tree is more appealing to your life? Choose wisely! 

Day 2 Light in the Darkness

 

1/2/2026

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your 

good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

Matthew 5:16, NKJV

 

This is a new day and a brighter morning. Brighter hopes for the morning! Yesterday began and ended on a happy note. I felt as if progress had been made, and I prayed that today would continue as such, and it did. Once again the spiritual warfare darkens the skies, but we must focus on the LORD and on the things we can do. How I wish I could change things in this world, pray one powerful prayer, standing on God's written and spoken Word, and evil would take flight and leave. But it's not that simple, and we have to learn to stand and wait on the LORD. The battle is His, and He leads the way!

 

An insane amount of emails flood my inbox daily, and I receive quite a bit of snail mail during the week. At the first of year we join together as the body of Christ and as individual ministries fasting and praying for our nation, Israel and world events. There never seems to be an end to the needs of the world. Today on my prayer calendar was written the following encouragement:

 

"Faithful servants have a way of knowing answered prayer when they see it, and a way of not giving up when they don't." (God Came Near by Max Lucado)

 

Jesus told His disciples in Luke 18:1 that they should always pray and not give up. James 5:16, "Confess to one another therefore your faults - your slips, your false steps, your offenses, your sins; and pray [also] for one another, that you may be healed and restored - to a spiritual tone of mind and heart. The earnest (heart-felt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available - dynamic in its working." Amplified Bible 

 

Prayer is a privilege, and we can come before God, approaching His throne of grace in reverent fear in humility making our requests known to Him. It is only through the blood of Jesus that we have been granted this privilege, as a child of God. When Christ died, the veil in the temple was rent, torn in two, removing the separation between God and man for those who in faith accept the free gift of salvation through Jesus Christ. Only through Jesus. We must never forget. 

 

Anne Graham Lotz's devotional for today was entitled "Putting Holes in the Darkness," and she shared the following story:

 

"One night when Robert Louis Stevenson was a small boy, his nanny called him to come to bed. Oblivious to her summons, he was staring at something outside his nursery window. The nanny walked over, stood at his shoulder, and inquired patiently, 'Robert, what are you looking at?'  The little boy, without taking his eyes away from the window, exclaimed in wonder as he pointed to the lamplighter who was lighting the streetlamps, 'Look, Nanny! That man is putting holes in the darkness!'” 

 

This is an excellent illustration of how our prayers, our lives, are lights in the darkness, and one by one we poke holes into the dark, shining the light of God's glory to a world lost in sin and spiritual darkness. Jesus tells us to be a light, shine as lights, cities set on a hill that cannot be hidden. Today more than ever this is our mandate as the body of Christ to carry the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a hurting world. We begin in our homes, extend into our spheres of influence such as our neighborhoods, places of employment, stores, and wherever we go each day. We must serve boldly and courageously, seeking the guidance of Holy Spirit to open the doors that God wants opened and close those He does not. These are exciting times as the return of Jesus becomes more obvious by day.

 

As children of the most High God we all have a work to do. Let us work while there is still light! 

  

Day 1 Starting Over

 

1/1/2026

"Come, and let us return to the LORD; for He has torn, 

but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up."  

Hosea 6:1

"Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap in mercy;

break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the LORD,

till He comes and rains righteousness on you."

Hosea 10:12

 

Awakening on this first day of 2026 brought new hope! The evening ended on a more positive note, as plans for cleaning up the old house, getting rid of stuff that's been around forever, half-broken, out of date, basically clutter were made and first efforts began. I went to bed last night encouraged. Then getting up I discovered that my son was busily cleaning up the basement and his room. This may sound unimportant or rather routine to some people, but nothing comes easily these days. This is definitely an answer to prayer. By late afternoon, however, we reached a snag, but I pray with all my hope it can be resolved by tomorrow. 

Each year I think about my focus for the year. Breakthrough and new beginnings were choices, and at the global prayer meeting this morning they were ones many of us have been praying about for this year. Along with that I felt that intentional and attentiveness to the Word would go along with my plans. It's not that I am not intentional in how I live my life, and I definitely am attentive to the Word of God, but I want to be more so. Since our group prayer meeting on Monday evening I've already added names of the Lord to my notebook, and as I read the Bible through this year, I want to think about His character and how He is changing me. I was reading through the last two chapters of Revelation last night, and scriptures say that the closer we get to the end of the world, the climatic end, people will either be more and more in love with Jesus, desiring to live closer and closer to God, caring more about people and their salvation, or they would become more evil, not caring about anyone else, more vile and depraved. I have already seen a level of this behavior I never thought possible, and yet each day I read about it more and more. I cannot tell you how sad that makes me, because I don't understand how people can be that way. It breaks my heart. So each time I glimpse a disturbing headline, I cry out to God on behalf of the persecuted, the victim, and the one who is hurting others and himself/herself. I pray for salvation, conviction by Holy Spirit for changed hearts and lives. I pray for deliverance from evil. 

Today our CEO in the global prayer meeting used the scriptures in Hosea, as I noted above, and he spoke about examining our lives even more closely using the writings of Charles Finney, the theologian. He taught on the sins of omission and commission, and we again prayed that our hearts and lives would be pure and spotless before our Father God. It was a wonderful beginning to a new year full of faith, hope, and love. 

I am not one to make resolutions, as they are seldom kept, but my personal prayer is to grow closer and closer to God in my personal quiet time, as I seek to hear His voice concerning my life and His desires for my life in service to Him and for the glory of His Name. I invite His Presence, and it is sweet. He is faithful to meet us whenever we call. 

I want my children to remember the faithfulness of our God to them over the years. Sometimes when I'm praying for them in the evening before bed, I whisper the words "Remind them, Father, of all the miracles You've done for them, all the messes You pull them out of. Draw them closer to You, Abba, and use them for Your service. They will be done on earth as it is in Heaven in their lives." And it is the prayer that I pray for so many friends and family members. 

I pray that this year will indeed bring breakthroughs in each of the lives of my family and friends, leaders, pastors, and all the people who need Jesus. He really is the only Way, Truth, and Life. I pray for each one who may happen upon this blog. Jesus loves you. I hope you love Him back.

Shalom. 

Day 365 Finishing What We Began

 

12/31/2025

"'Surely I am coming quickly.' Amen.

Even so, come, Lord Jesus!"

Revelation 22:20

 

At the stroke of midnight, as the bells chime, 2025 comes to an end, and a new year dawns! This is my final blog of the year, and I successfully completed a blog for each day. Perhaps that's why this last month has been so increasingly difficult, but even so, I am anxious to see the new doors of opportunity that God will open for me and my family. This last month was the end all in many ways, but it also gives me a bright hope for tomorrow, as I cheer the faithfulness of God, the impact He has made on and through my life, and hopefully I will be able to do more for Him going into this New Year.  

Tonight I have been listening to New Year celebrations with Marty Goetz, Fire Power with Todd Coconato and Mario Murillo, and Jack Hibbs. I wanted to listen to all of Sean Feucht's Let Us Worship, but sadly, time does not allow me to do so. Otherwise, I'd be up all night long, and that wouldn't be so bad since it is all worship and sitting at the feet of Jesus. That's what I love to do anyway, but I need to help my son with a project. He goes to bed with the chickens anyway, so it's good to sit and talk...and giggle over nonsense. That's another thing we do ... a lot!

My son decided that he needed to clean up his dungeon...the basement...and his room, which is also kind of a dungeon. He realized that where we spend most of our time needs to be pleasing to the eye, because it encourages positive mental clarity, especially if one struggles with severe depression from trauma. This is something I have mentioned to him, on multiple occasions, but this afternoon the light bulb went on. Well, perhaps neon lights! He has severe back problems needing surgery, so he's been in a lot more pain, especially since the recent accident; nonetheless, he persevered and put the muscle into beginning the process in both locations. That's an excellent way to end the year, plus it's an answer to prayer. My mama always told me that when you're sick or not feeling top notch, that it is still good to take a bath, get dressed, and get busy, as being clean and dressed encourages the heart. Ya know "things will look better in the morning" sort of lectures. I've practiced that wisdom all my life, and I lived with chronic, severe pain with migraines for 57 years, until God healed me. When I had office days in my home office, I wouldn't work in my pajamas as the other case managers/care coordinators did, rather I got up, bathed, and dressed, because I wanted to be ready to go if something unforeseen happened. Another habit that hails from my mama, who really never worked outside of the home for any length of time, as she never drove. As her last days were winding down, and she rested in her hospital bed, asleep from the drugs, I'd remind her of her wisdom, but she never responded. She did smile and tell me I was nice, as by that time she really didn't know it was me. But, I was always kind to my mama. My parents always taught me good life skills, and I am so appreciative of it. I have so much to be thankful for not just this year, but for my entire life, and I want to give God praise daily. I never want to let a day go by that I don't thank Him for my life, all made possible by Him sending Jesus to ransom my soul from death. I owe Him everything!

This morning was our last early morning prayer meeting with Pastor Jack Hibbs. I sadly was not aware that he was doing this daily call until the latter months of the year, but just that time has transformed my life. I wish he'd do it again, as he is such an encouragement, and although he pastors a HUGE church, he is down to earth in everything he does. He's also intensely honest, transparent, and he loves the word of God. Anyone needing to have an online church should check him out, as he preaches straight Word of God, line by line, book by book. If you live in Los Angeles County in California, check out his church.  Between his messages, podcasts, and maybe even an online group this upcoming year and Pastor Greg Laurie's connection through my Harvest Online Ladies' Group and the Harvest Community online, I stay enriched and bathed in the Word of God. A lady in the group I host even gave me a brand new King James Version Bible this Christmas. It is beautiful, and it is the one I will be reading through this year in my annual walk through the word. My cup runneth over!

To close out this blog and this year, I want to end in the scripture that Pastor Jack prayed over all the thousands of us who attended the daily prayer meeting. It is one of my favorite portions of scripture found in Colossians 1:9-14 where Paul is encouraging the new followers of Christ:

"For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing  Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins."

May God richly bless you as you seek to know Him more. May you prosper in every good work! Happy New Year!  

 "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ

be with you all. Amen."

Revelation 22:21