Night Prayer
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
Inspiration
Some seasons of life are tough to endure. When we struggle, we look to God for a quick solution, but He calls us to be patient as He builds us up in faith. So what do we do? We rest in His love, trusting that He has not abandoned us as we look forward to the fulfillment of His promise and His liberating mercy.
Prayer
Lord, thank You for loving me and sustaining me. As I feel the weight of my burdens, I pray that You will give me eyes to see Your hand at work. Help me to remember Your love that covers me in danger, bears the weight of my struggles, and comforts me through storms. Please keep me close, so that I may endure until You fully set me free by Your mercy. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Devotion
Abraham is Father of All
Frances Taylor
There are questions in every age about the importance of the Old Testament for Christians. Abraham is considered to be the Father of Faith for Jews, Christians and Muslims. We forget that it was Abraham who believed in the doctrine of only one God. It is through him and his descendants that this tradition comes down to us. Another fact that we can overlook is that Jesus was Jewish. He was born a Jew, lived as a Jew, died, rose and ascended into heaven as a Jew. Because we believe that he was the Messiah, the Christ, and we follow him, we are called Christian. Without the Old Testament, we wouldn't understand the promise of salvation; we wouldn't understand why it was important for Jesus to be of the family of King David. We would not understand his teaching either, because Jesus quoted from Scripture – the Old Testament – frequently. He told us that he came to fulfill the Scriptures, not to abolish them. In the same way, we can ...
