Daylight Meditations

Mercy is Grace’s twin sister, the expression of compassion in response to our cry for help, for forgiveness, for a friendship. It is the kindness of strangers, the extravagance of love undeserved and the willingness to stay in it for the long haul. Mercy is a posture of loving well, as Jesus loved us.  Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit CFONorth...

Most of us are reluctant to be vulnerable with others. We view our flaws and mistakes as faults, and weaknesses. We don’t want to be ignored, or dismissed. We fear rejection. Yet, perfect love – God’s love for us, in us and through us – removes fear. We are freed to be real, authentic people who pursue God and others. People need to know that are loved – right where they are. Right now. Only by be...

Grace is a word we use often, yet I wonder if we’re aware of the power and magnitude of the word. As an action of God, it erases our guilt. As an action of ours, it should pardon the sins of others. We are quick as seek acquittal yet we can be slow to grant it. Father, would you show us where we can be more like Jesus in this? Would you remind us of the strength in this characteristic of love – th...

What does redemptive living look like? How do we now live? It is moment by moment. Facing each decision, each interaction with the determination of becoming like Christ. We live with the knowledge that we are changed and that in that change our decision to love others in new and redeeming ways will change those we meet. May it be so. Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America....

Peace is thought of as a frame of mind, or a condition of society. We seek it. We strive to attain it. We struggle when we don’t have it. But do know how to quiet ourselves so we can receive it? Practicing how to live in peace, is the practice of being quiet long enough for God to be acknowledged, long enough to listen receive this gift. As you listen today, practice quieting yourself. Then God wi...

Can we discern what we are hearing? Are we able to listen when what we hear is the heart cries of our families and friends? As you, dear friend, listen to this scriptural meditation, let God speak to your heart and mind. Ask Him to open you spiritual ears to hear so your mind will understand the importance of what He has said. So, your heart will melt when it hears the heart cry of another and hea...

Living well seems to be a balance of finding our purpose and enjoying our days. One does not preclude the other, nor is one more important than the other. Living with moderation in all things, gives us balance and perspective. Ask God for His view, His perspective on how to live today as you listen to this meditation.  Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Plea...

The truth about our Father God is that He has freed us from the lies that say we are not worthy of love, that we are not good enough, that we are failures, so don’t try anymore. Regardless of your physical condition, your emotional state of mind, or what you have been told -  the absolute truth is - in Jesus, you are free. Choose to believe the truth. God so loved you that He gave His only So...

Listen to the truths about God and His patience. The enemy of our souls, Satan, would have us believe the lie that God is not kind enough, or patient enought or loving enough. Each of us needs to know, to believe that our heavenly Father will not toss us aside, or tell us we're just no good, or remind us of our failures. That is not His way - the truth will always be - He has all the patience in t...

Every child learns what is right, how to live well through the careful and kind guidance from a parent or parent model in their life. The truth about our Father God is that He has the same purpose, models the perfect role as parent with us as well. As His children we are subject to His guidance, His leading, His discipline - "for God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do wha...

God will always hear our cry, and pull us out of the pit of condemnation. It is our hope in Him that pleases Him. He does not operate in time but in the outcome of maturing us to be who He knows we are. We don't see it. We will trust that whatever we are struggling with, will resolve in His timing. Open your heart to hope once again, and let God’s Spirit remind you He has your back, He is with you...

It is easy to look for the result and ignore or be impatient with the process. Such is true with being a branch in Jesus and waiting to 'bear fruit'. We point to love, joy and peace and the outcome, and they are. We try to be them, make it happen yet it is only by being connected to the trunk and root of the Vine, and allowing the flow of nutrients to the full extent of who we are that we particip...

We are accepted as we are. We are not ignored or cast aside as 'not good enough'. We only need to believe it. We belong and our Father is delighted to see us - all of the time. Run to Him and see for yourself! Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit CFONorthAmerica.org to learn more about our retreats, and online courses. If you are encouraged by this pod...

Peter tells us, Love is a safe place of shelter, for it never stops believing the best for others. May we become that shelter for those in our homes, for our friends, for strangers needing to know they are not alone in this world. Help us, Father to remember, Love covers so much more than we could ever dream.  Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit...

God has given us all we need to live under His protection: faith, truth, salvation, His very word and His Spirit. We are well equipped to stand firm on this earth, pushing back the darkness in the protection and power of His Name. Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit CFONorthAmerica.org to learn more about our retreats, and online courses. If you are e...

As you listen today, let this prayer of hope and of blessing permeate your thoughts, your emotions and your spirit. We echo Paul’s prayer to the Ephesians: "I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know… " - the hope, the inheritance, the power and the wisdom for how to engage others so that they too may know. Listen and let these words become the hope and blessi...

Consider these words describing the love our Heavenly Father has for us in this Scriptural meditation. We are deeply loved and cherished, children of the Most High God. What an honor it is to be thought of this way. Rest in these truths. Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit CFONorthAmerica.org to learn more about our retreats, and online courses. If yo...

Our lives are the most truthful witness of the value and change that a commitment to Jesus brings. As we think and speak the Truth in love, we release life into the lives the others, which in turn, generates hope of a better way to live now. Listen to this meditation with a heart that sees and hears what God's Spirit is doing. Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  P...

As you listen to these scriptures, contemplate the ways God shows His care for you. No matter where you are, where you go, or what you do, He is always right there with you. His thoughts about each of us, are more than the grains of sand this world holds. Never are we out of His thoughts. How secure, how safe it is to be with Father God, who knows you, and loves you without reserve. Daylight Medit...

Being in Christ, we live in forgiveness and we are invited to choose to live fully in what we've been given - the power of God. The power of forgiveness is an irretractable truth that as sin is covered, a gift is given. Not only has God restored us to life, He has also given us the power to live it, as He does. Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit CFON...

We are told Christ’s resurrection is our resurrection too. Wow! Might that we would embrace that truth and realize we are "living letters written by Christ, not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God". Let us believe this and know that we carry within the glory of the King of the universe. Let us bow and worship the Lord who trust us with Himself. Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from...

In Proverbs we are encouraged to fill our thoughts with God's words until they penetrate deep into our spirit. As we unwrap His words, they will impart true life and radiant health into the very core of our being. The result is living in the power of God's love which sees no record of wrong done to it. Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit CFONorthAmeri...

The amazing fact of being 'in Jesus' is that whatever happens in our lives, whatever we do, God has promised to work it toward His purpose for us. It means our best intentions, may fail, our hard work may not be enough - but God is. God takes eternal perspective on our everyday life and says, "this is good. I can work with this." It is the perspective of redemption, every day. Daylight Meditations...

Billy Graham said, " The will of God will never take us where the grace of God cannot sustain us."  As God's children, we will be guided, led and taught where to go and what to do. We will be equipped for the unexpected and we will teach others for how to live with expectancy. Grace says, I will always love you. You can call Me and I will answer. You can look for Me in those dark and difficul...

We can live with confidence that as God's child, God's will for our life is established. We don't know the outcome of today, or what will happen to us tomorrow, but our trust in God's care and love for us, assures us that not one moment is lost or wasted in the economy of His Kingdom, where we now exist, in Jesus.  Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please v...