2 Chronicles 7:14

King James Version (KJV)

¹⁴ If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Good morning,

It’s Monday morning. I hope everyone had a great weekend. Monday’s at Sacred Journey means that it is time to pray. I pray that all hearts and minds are connected as we go to the Throne Room of God in prayer.

Father God, Everlasting Lord, we come to you early this morning to tell you that we love you and to tell you Thank You. 

Thank you, Father, for wanting the very best for us. Thank you for placing a call on each of our lives to serve you and honor you based on the gifts and talents you have given us. 

We pray that nothing would get in the way of us fulfilling our destiny. May we seek your face every day and be diligent in our work for the Kingdom. 

We pray for our local, national and world leaders. We pray for their humility and submission to you. Lead them in the way they should go. 

We pray for the protection of our families as they go about their day. May every scheme, trap, and trick of the Deceiver be canceled and destroyed, in Jesus name. 

We pray for a continued burning passion and hunger for your presence in our lives. May we never be luke-warm toward you. 

We seal this prayer with the redeeming blood of the Savior, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Risen King. Amen, Amen and Amen. 

Family, I pray that your feet would be firm today as you stand for what is right in the Eyes of the Lord. Let nothing or no one get you off track from your destiny. The world needs your gifts, talents and anointing. Be vigilant. Be watchful.

Enjoy today’s worship video from Kevin Levar entitled, “Your Destiny.”

It’s “Move the Furniture” Praise Friday!

What better way to end our week than by giving God the Highest Praise. Why is hallelujah called the Highest Praise?

The word halal is the source of “Hallelujah,” a Hebrew expression of “praise” to God.

Psalm 148 

The Message (MSG)

Are you ready? Ok, then let’s start opening our mouth this morning as we praise God with Judith Christie McAlister as she sings High Praise / Hallelujah. 

Some people believe that God is no longer relevant, in today’s time, but I truly believe that now, more than ever, we need to call on God.

God has called each of us to be his instruments. May we continually hold up the banner of our risen and glorious Savior.

Revelation 1:12-19

Living Bible (TLB)

¹² When I turned to see who was speaking, there behind me were seven candlesticks of gold. ¹³ And standing among them was one who looked like Jesus, who called himself the Son of Man, wearing a long robe circled with a golden band across his chest. ¹⁴ His hair was white as wool or snow,  and his eyes penetrated like flames of fire. ¹⁵ His feet gleamed like burnished bronze, and his voice thundered like the waves against the shore. ¹⁶ He held seven stars in his right hand and a sharp, double-bladed sword in his mouth,  and his face shone like the power of the sun in unclouded brilliance.

^17-18 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead; but he laid his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid! Though I am the First and Last, the Living One who died, who is now alive forevermore, who has the keys of hell and death—don’t be afraid! ¹⁹ Write down what you have just seen and what will soon be shown to you.

I believe the Newsboys really captured today’s worship video entitled, “God’s Not Dead.”

A letter from Paul

Ephesians 1:15-21

New International Version (NIV)

Thanksgiving and Prayer

¹⁵ For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, ¹⁶ I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. ¹⁷ I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.¹⁸ I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,¹⁹ and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength ²⁰ he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, ²¹ far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.

What a powerful and encouraging letter from Paul. I pray that our eyes would be continually open so that we never miss what God is trying to tell us, show us, or teach us. Amen

I pray that you have a wonderful day in the Lord. I love you with an AMAZING Love.

Please enjoy the worship video for today entitled, “Open the Eyes of My Heart” performed by Paul Baloche.

 

 

 

I know the title of this daily devotional may sound a little odd, like an oxymoron, but it will make sense soon.

There are very few times when surrending brings a victory, but in the case of surrendering total control of your life to God, surrendering brings complete victory.

What does surrender look like? 

Job 11:13-15

Contemporary English Version (CEV)

Surrender Your Heart to God

Good morning,  to you all. It is the start of another week, which means it’s time to pray and set the tone for week.

Please join me in prayer. 

Father, God, we thank you that we get to start today and every day with You on our mind. Guide us, oh great Jehovah, and lead in the way we should go. We love on you this morning, God. Before we pray another word we say, “Thank You.”

Father, there is turmoil and hatred in our country and around the world. We pray that the hearts’ of man would be changed. We pray for unity, love, understanding, and peace for our country. Let those of us who have a personal relationship with you, God, shine even brighter in these dark days. Let us remember that we have the victory, over sin and death, as we are redeemed by the blood of the risen Lamb. Use us Father as you see fit. We are your servants and your hands and feet. We seal this prayer in the name of your Son, Jesus, the Christ. Amen.

1 Corinthians 15:57-58

New International Version (NIV)

⁵⁷ But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁵⁸ Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

Please enjoy today’s worship video from Todd Dulaney entitled, “Victory Belongs to Jesus.”

 

Family, what day is it!!!!!

It’s move the furniture Friday. It’s time to get our praise on. Anything that is in your way of “dancing like David danced,” it needs to be moved.

Call in the family and worship God together!!!

What are you Praising God for today, this week, or even this month?

I’m praising God for multiplied joy, happiness and peace. I’m praising God for a loving family. I’m praising God for allowing my husband and I to go back to school.

I’m praising God that he has placed our family in an amazing church, with a pastor who is an incredible teacher. Im praising God even for the blessings that haven’t manifested yet. I believe in praising God ahead of time because I know he is faithful to perform every miracle, blessing, healing or deliverance. I could go on and on about why I’m praising God, but right now I’m ready to start praise dancing.

Psalm 146

New International Version (NIV)

 

As human beings we are very quick to be judgmental of others. We can easily see what someone in doing wrong.  We readily notice a person’s flaws and short comings, without taking an inventory of our own flaws and imperfections. The Bible has something to say about that.

Matthew 7:3-5

New International Version (NIV)

³ “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? ⁴ How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? ⁵ You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

Before we begin to judge others, we must first look at ourselves and ask God to change anything in us that is not pleasing to Him. I believe we will all be surprised by how much God finds. Our only responsibility, during the process of God changing us, is to keep our eyes on Him.

Psalm 51:7-12

New International Version (NIV)

Our prayer for each day: Father God, please search my heart. If you find anything that needs to be changed, I give you permission to do what you have to do for your will to be done in my life. You are the Potter and I am the clay.

Enjoy the worship video today from Tamela Mann entitled, “Change Me.”

Today’s devotional is dedicated to Glen Campbell. When he found Jesus it changed his whole life. I wanted to share his testimony with you today. 

Article Credit: Guideposts Classics: Glen Campbell on God’s Grace / October 15, 2014

Glen: It was during the 1970s that I had begun using cocaine, and I became addicted almost immediately. This may sound strange, but the worse my drinking and drugging became, the more I prayed and studied the Bible.

Some would say I was a hypocrite, and I guess I couldn’t blame them. But I felt like a drowning man grasping for a life preserver. Somehow I knew there was only one way out of the mess I had made of my life. I was searching for that truth to save me.

I grew up in a Christian home back in Delight, Ark. Even though Daddy and Mama got us to church regularly, I had never been baptized. So in December of 1981, about a year before Kim and I were married, we flew to Arkansas, where I asked my brother Lindell, a Church of Christ preacher, to baptize us.

It was freezing cold, four days before Christmas, but I wanted to be baptized like the Christians of old—fully immersed. I stripped down to my blue jeans and waded into Saline Creek, my childhood swimming hole.

Once, when I was two, I fell into a slough and nearly drowned. It was Lindell who resuscitated me on the muddy red bank.

When the baptism was over, Kim and I sat in Lindell’s truck, shivering under a mound of blankets as I sang “Oh Happy Day.” I couldn’t help thinking back to when Lindell had saved my life as a little boy. Now, so many years later, I was hoping to be saved again.

Please enjoy today’s worship video entitled, “Oh Happy Day” performed by Glen Campbell. 

 

On several occasions, I have been asked when my love of the Lord started and why am I so passionate about music and worship.

The first part of my answer is always that when I was in my darkest place the Lord rescued me. The second part of the answer of why music and worship are so important is because we were created to worship.

Several scriptures in the bible indicate that the elders and the angels continually worship God. My favorite scripture passage is Revelations 4.

Be blessed today. Find ways to worship God throughout the day. Whether it’s in your speech, your actions or your reactions. Do your best, with the help of the Holy Spirit, to make God look good today. As we know, everything  we do is for our growth or for God’s glory.

Revelation 4

New Living Translation (NLT)

Worship in Heaven

Then as I looked, I saw a door standing open in heaven, and the same voice I had heard before spoke to me like a trumpet blast. The voice said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this.” ² And instantly I was in the Spirit,^[a] and I saw a throne in heaven and someone sitting on it. ³ The one sitting on the throne was as brilliant as gemstones—like jasper and carnelian. And the glow of an emerald circled his throne like a rainbow.⁴ Twenty-four thrones surrounded him, and twenty-four elders sat on them. They were all clothed in white and had gold crowns on their heads. ⁵ From the throne came flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. And in front of the throne were seven torches with burning flames. This is the sevenfold Spirit^[b] of God. ⁶ In front of the throne was a shiny sea of glass, sparkling like crystal.

In the center and around the throne were four living beings, each covered with eyes, front and back. ⁷ The first of these living beings was like a lion; the second was like an ox; the third had a human face; and the fourth was like an eagle in flight. ⁸ Each of these living beings had six wings, and their wings were covered all over with eyes, inside and out. Day after day and night after night they keep on saying,

⁹ Whenever the living beings give glory and honor and thanks to the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever),¹⁰ the twenty-four elders fall down and worship the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever). And they lay their crowns before the throne and say,