Matthew 4:1-4 “Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, ‘If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.’ […]
Matthew 4:5-7 “Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, ‘If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’ and, ‘In their hands they shall bear you up, […]
Matthew 4:8-11 “Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, ‘All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.’ Then Jesus said to him, ‘Away with you, Satan! For […]
Genesis 4:1 “Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, ‘I have acquired a man from the Lord.’ ” Father, You have created a beautiful plan for us to participate in Your life creation. Children are a gift from You. Every man and woman was born from a seed […]
Genesis 4:2 “Then she bore again, this time his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.” Father, you’ve preordained what Your children are to do on this earth. As the first two offspring born on earth, Cain and Abel seemed to know their roles. The […]
Genesis 4:3 “And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the Lord.” Father, let the clean offerings of our hands bring glory to You and magnify who You are. Let the genuine expression of our heart be conveyed in ways that […]
Genesis 4:4 “Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his offering,”
Genesis 4:5 “but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell."
Genesis 4:6 “So the Lord said to Cain, ‘Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?” Father, You present questions to our hearts that expose what is in them. You always desire to lead us into the depths of fellowship with You. Oh, that we would follow the promptings of those breadcrumbs from […]
Psalm 51:1 "Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; according to the multitude of Your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions." Father, Your Love and Mercy are the power sources that turn my parched, black and white world into one dripping with living color. Oh, how my own ways seem so right […]
“But you need to be aware that in the final days the culture of society will become extremely fierce. People will be self-centered lovers of themselves and obsessed with money. They will boast of great things as they strut around in their arrogant pride and mock all that is right. They will ignore their own […]
“When I heard this, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God-of-Heaven. I said, “God, God-of-Heaven, the great and awesome God, loyal to his covenant and faithful to those who love him and obey his commands: Look at me, listen to me. Pay attention to this prayer of […]