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Greetings,

Scripture instructs us to pray for the leaders of our nation, regardless of their political persuasion. Paul taught early believers to pray for officials who were the corrupt leaders of the Roman Empire. My prayer is for our leaders to enact legislation that will heal our broken world. But to improve our world, God must be involved in their solutions.

In spite of our best efforts, our world cannot be fixed without God’s help. Think how many have tried to do this on their own—and failed. The healing of a nation can only occur when we ask for His guidance.

Revelation 22:1-2 (NKJV) – “And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. [2] In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.”

The tree of life holds the cure for the world’s ills. While there is no cost for this healing, paradoxically, it required our Lord to give His life while He was here on earth. What a horrible price He paid!

Lord, we look to You that You May unite us. The one thing I can agree with other believers about is that You are an awesome and loving God. On this, there is no debate. Thank You!

Today, I’m worshiping with Clint Brown and “You Are.”

We love you and are praying for you. Be INSPIRED!

Pastor

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Greetings,

Did you know that God has strong feelings against those who bring division among His people?

Romans 16:17 (NKJV) – “Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them.”

Why do you suppose this is such a sensitive matter to God? It’s because He remembers the division in eternity past that was caused by Lucifer, His leading worshiper. He still remembers the pain, as though it was yesterday, when a third of heaven’s angels had to be cast out of heaven for joining the rebellion of His former angel of light.

How do you think God feels about the terrible division in our world today? Even more, can you imagine how His heart aches when He sees so much division in His church—from doctrine to politics—when the prayer of His Son was that “we would be one”?  

Father God, help Your people to be “one,” as You unite our spirits at the foot of the cross. I pray that You would break our hearts with the things that break Yours, and teach us to love the things that You love.

Today, I’m worshiping with Sarah Reeves and “Fall Afresh.”

We love you and are praying for you. Be INSPIRED!

Pastor

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Greetings,

Have you ever noticed that our most severe tests come when something has distracted us and we’ve looked away from Christ? As long as we’re gazing upon Him in awe and worship, the enemy has a real problem getting our attention. But the moment we’re no longer focused on Jesus, WHAM! That’s when we’re attacked!

Matthew 14:30 (NKJV) – “But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, "Lord, save me!"

Since we’ll always be surrounded with distractions and problems, the trick is to stay focused on Christ. Keep your eyes fixed on Him. As the old song goes, when we look full in His wonderful face, the things of this world seem to grow strangely dim.  

Lord Jesus, help me to keep my eyes on You; never on the disturbances around me. Today, my whole desire is to look upon Your Beauty and Perfection!

Today, I’m worshiping with Natalie Grant and “Turn Your Eyes.”

We love you and are praying for you. Be INSPIRED!

Pastor

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Greetings,

Three things will largely determine where you’ll be five years from now: the books you read, the friends you keep, and the thoughts you think. The first two will determine the last one—that’s the thoughts you think:

Proverbs 13:20 (NKJV) – “He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed.”

Since close friends tend to greatly influence our lives, we must be very careful who we choose as our close friends. Most people want friends who will agree with their ideas and thoughts. They believe anyone who challenges their way of thinking is against them. But those who have a different perspective from us might actually be better friends than those who agree with everything we say or do.  

Let’s choose our friends carefully. They are actually casting a vote on whether or not we will succeed in life!

Father God, surround me with people who will prove to be the right connection. Let them be divine relationships who will never steer me in the wrong direction. And let me be a wonderful friend to them, as well.

Today, I’m worshiping with Tasha Cobb Leonard and Paul Morton and “Show Us You.”

We love you and are praying for you. Be INSPIRED!

Pastor

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