In Touch Daily Devotional: 2 Corinthians 11:23-27
Thank you Lord for loving me no matter the circumstance. Your promise is true: you never leave me and you never forsake me. Let me deeply know the security of your love.
Tags: devotional, faith, love, Pourpa, Reflection, Spiritual
When Pourpa and I were leaving for the Star Wars convention last Saturday, we saw hundreds of boy scouts at the Veterans’ Memorial in Los Angeles. They were placing an American flag at each grave site to honor the memories and service of fallen soldiers. That made me feel good.
Then this story made me feel sick. This is not freedom of speech; it is a hate crime.
Tags: Commentary, flag, Memorial-Day
In Touch Daily Devotional: Romans 8:31-39
Thank you Jesus that nothing can separate me from your love. Let me live in the freedom of that truth, free from the bondage of sin.
Tags: devotional, faith, Pourpa, Reflection, Spiritual
In Touch Daily Devotional: Psalm 32:1-2
Lord, remind me when I get stuck here that you died on the cross for whatever past sin is imprisoning me. Release the guilt from me if I have truly confessed the transgression to you.
Tags: devotional, forgiveness, Pourpa, Reflection, Spiritual
In Touch Daily Devotional: Psalm 51:10-12
Lord, you know all things. You knew all my sins before I was even born and committed them. You know the consequences of my sin that are still going to be played out. And you knew in your omniscience that today’s devotional would align directly with this past Sunday’s sermon. Help me to remember what was said at church: If we cannot let go of the the guilt of sin that is already forgiven, then we are basically saying the Jesus’ death on the cross is not good enough.
Tags: devotional, forgiveness, Pourpa, Reflection, Spiritual
In Touch Daily Devotional: Daniel 6
Lord, I confess that I don’t want trials in my life. But I ask only that you help me grow in faith required to pass through the trails that escape no one. You promise that there is no situation for which you have not already given us enough faith and all that we need to endure it. Make me like Daniel whom his peers “could find no ground for complaint or any fault, because he was faithful, and no error or fault was found in him.”
Tags: Pourpa, Reflection, Spiritual
For my written assignment in Greek class, I’ve decided to translate the Carrie Underwood hit, “Jesus Take the Wheel” into modern Greek. It looks cool, but it doesn’t sound anything like the song in English. Here is what the chorus looks like in English:
Jesus take the wheel
Take it from my hands
Cause I can’t do this on my own
I’m letting go
So give me one more chance
Save me from this road I’m on
Jesus take the wheel
And then in Greek:
Ιήσους πάρε το τιμόνι
Το πάρε από τα χέρια μου
Γιατί δεν μπορώ να το κάνω μόνη μου
Εγώ αφήνω
Έτσι μου δώστε μια άλλη ευκαιρία
Σώστε μένα από αυτό το δρόμο που στο είμαι
Ιήσους πάρε το τιμόνι
Tags: Carrie-Underwood, Greek, Jesus, Music
In Touch Daily Devotional: 1 Samuel 17:31-51
From verses 46-47:
… that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, 47and that all this assembly may know that the LORD saves not with sword and spear. For the battle is the LORD’s, and he will give you into our hand.
Lord, help me to remember to check my motives (at the door) first. I ask that you remind me as often as possible that all blessings, victories, and hardships are for your glory and fame.
Tags: devotional, faith, Pourpa, Reflection, Spiritual
In Touch Daily Devotional: 1 Samuel 17:1-30
Lord, I need your help to overcome all my obstacles, because I cannot triumph alone. May you strengthen me through my everlasting faith in You.
Tags: devotional, faith, Pourpa, Reflection, Spiritual
In Touch Daily Devotional: Colossians 3:12-14
Dear Lord, please help me to continue to focus my eyes and heart on you, NOT on myself. It is a truism that faith is often expressed by acting on what I know is right because it is right. If I wait, Lord, for my feelings to get in line with what is right, I may never act.
Thank you for the example in this short text:
We’ve wronged Jesus in ways no one has ever wronged us. We’ve denied His rightful place in our lives. We’ve doubted His Word. We’ve ignored His instruction. We’ve abandoned Him and kicked Him out of our daily lives. We’ve sinned against Him and shamed Him by sinning against other people.
In spite of my own actions, you call me and forgive me, even when I fail you daily. And because of that, I will now choose to do what is right in forgiving someone that I have put off.
Tags: devotional, forgiveness, Pourpa, Reflection, Spiritual
In Touch Daily Devotional: Ephesians 4:31-32
One, two, three strikes… Not much to say Lord, except act on my convictions. Bless my actions out of faith despite my feelings.
Tags: devotional, faith, hate, Pourpa, Reflection, Spiritual, unforgiveness
This is hilarious! Talk about false prophets and antichrists.
Tags: antichrist, false-prophet, Humor, Jesus
In Touch Daily Devotional: Exodus 14
And Moses said to the people, “Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will work for you today.
– Exodus 14:13
Thank you Lord that you are the same today, yesterday, and forever. The same power and love that you showed to Israel when they faced the Egyptian army is the same for me today in 2007.
Help me to stand firm when I face challenges and temptation. Let your power be seen, O God.
Tags: devotional, faith, Moses, Pourpa, Reflection, Spiritual
In Touch Daily Devotional: James 1:5-8
Dear Lord, help me to have faith in you and not stray from the truth. My focus needs to be on you, so that I may learn more about you and grow spiritually. Amen.
Tags: devotional, faith, Pourpa, Reflection, Spiritual
In Touch Daily Devotional: 1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Jesus, help me to overcome my sin through repentance. May you not only wipe me clean of my sins, but remove the guilt, the shame. Cleanse me and guide me through my days. Amen.
Tags: devotional, forgiveness, Pourpa, Reflection, Spiritual
