Replies

But by the grace of God I am what I am,
and his grace to me was not without effect.
No, I worked harder than all of them—
yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

1 Corinthians 15:10 (NIV)

----

Please check out the video clip below
- a healing response to the shameful mainstream media frenzy
which has whipped up racial hatred and division in America -

Amazing Grace

http://youtu.be/pe9cTMSnEVc

----

------------------------------

Heavenly Father –

As some media pundits continue to magnify and distort selected events that fit “a narrative,” it seems that, as a people, we have drifted far from the pursuit of truth and become a divided nation. We confess our national sins, which have left festering wounds and reopened deep scars that have never been healed. And may we resolve to oppose those with perverse motives of self-aggrandizement and promotion of unholy agendas, who have widened our division with the wedge of misinformation and emotional manipulation.

May we turn to you, Father in Heaven, for healing, which only Your Son can offer in the balm of His sacrifice for our sins. May a moving of Your Spirit arrest the evil machinations that are set against You and Your people and promote the sin of mob rule.

We ask for a heart of discernment – to know right and wrong as You have decreed it in Your Holy Word. The moving of Your Spirit is the only hope for unity and healing as well as to bring back our nation to the purpose, which you have called us from our founding.

Bless all those serving others, who stand in the gap to protect us from harm on all fronts – from attacks instigated by the Evil One upon our minds, our bodies, and our souls. And through Your amazing grace, may a spark set ablaze a Revival in our country and ignite another Great Awakening.

In Jesus’ precious Name,
Amen

Keep praying for America

-----------

Please join us in praying for America and our American heroes

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.

2 Peter 3:18 (NIV)

----

Keep praying for America

-----------

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

Taking Root
July 26, 2013

A small area of my yard just couldn’t seem to get going. The grass always seemed sparse in that spot, no matter how well I watered it.

So one day I stuck a shovel into this troublesome real estate and discovered the problem: Just below the surface was a layer of stones about three inches deep. This led me to replace the stones with rich topsoil in which new seeds could take root.

Jesus talked about seed and soils. In a parable in Matthew 13 about what happens when the seed of the gospel is sown on various kinds of ground, He said that seeds that land on stones and “not much earth” grow quickly but then die in the sun (vv.5-6). He was speaking of one who has heard and received the gospel, but in whose life the message doesn’t take root. When trouble comes, this person—who is not a genuine believer—falls away.

How grateful we can be for Jesus’ words that conclude this parable: “He who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the Word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit” (v.23). What a reminder of both the privilege and the responsibility that accompanies our salvation.

Praise God for the seed of the gospel and the soil of spiritual growth.

Lord, I would be soil in which You can plant
Your Word with its promise of fruit;
I want to be open to You every day,
So what You have planted takes root. —Hess

A heart open to God is soil in which the seed of His Word can flourish.

Read: Matthew 13:1-9

Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up. —Matthew 13:5

Bible in a Year:
Psalms 40-42; Acts 27:1-26

Bless all those serving others, who stand in the gap to protect us from harm on all fronts – from attacks instigated by the Evil One upon our minds, our bodies, and our souls. And through Your amazing grace, may a spark set ablaze a Revival in our country and ignite another Great Awakening.

In Jesus’ precious Name,
Amen

Amen to Every Anointed Word of your Beautiful and Powerful Prayer, Dear Servant of Jesus Christ.
Standing with you in Heartfelt Agreement.
God Bless your Wonderful Prayer Ministry Always.

'The Lord Bless thee from Zion.' (Ps.134:3)