Daylight Meditations

How easily we identify ourselves by the roles we fill - mother, father, teacher, doctor, athlete, and so on. We easily speak of what we do. How easily can we speak of who we are? Have we looked in the mirror, and held our reflection long enough to see, really see who is there? Take a few extra seconds to look at yourself in the mirror, and ask God to show you who He sees. Then complete the sentenc...

No longer are we enslaved to rebellion or rejected for our mistakes and sins. Our debt has been paid and we are free. God has declared justice has been served on our behalf. To live now, is to believe and accept we can go on and step into life and light. We are free to become all we were intended to be. In God's eyes we are now just and righteous people. How grateful we should be. How amazing it i...

As you listen to this meditation, prayerfully consider and ask God: What do You want me to know about darkness and light in my life, in the life of the communities/groups I engage with, and in the world? Is there anything that I need to let go of and release to You? What do You want to give me to replace what I have released? How can I join You in accomplishing Your purposes in my life and in the...

We never grow tired of belonging, of being someone's child. The greatest honor is to be God's child, one who 'looks like' his or her father, one who knows they can go home and enjoy the truth of belonging. Only when we know our Father is near by can we relax and enjoy our place of rest. Let this time of listening, remind you that you are home, no matter where you are. Daylight Meditations is a dai...

Our position as God's children is established in Jesus by trusting what He has said is true. the power of love frees us from darkness and opens our eyes to the reality of belonging to God, of being His children and of entering His kingdom now.  It is the same power by which He raised Jesus from the dead. That power has raised us up also. What is God saying in this meditation about who He is t...

Our story begins with God. He has always been. There has never been a time when He didn't exist. Everything was made by Him and finds its purpose in Him, especially us. Before we were born, God has designs for us, a destiny that displays His kindness and grace, the power of life in love. Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit www.cfonorthamerica.org to l...

There may be times in our lives when work feels mundane, where efforts fall short and  we question our purpose. If we are God's child, we have a destiny that may never 'look' exciting or exotic. Yet, God has ordered our steps and written a plan that if we align and choose to follow is of eternal value - to Him and for us. As one translation says, "we have become His poetry" fulfilling the des...

One of the most amazing statements in Scripture is that by being in Christ, we are complete. We are whole. We are not lacking. It is a complete truth. It is amazing because we see flaws, brokenness, and weaknesses. God tells us we are  already made new people, whole and holy. He stands with open arms telling us we are healed. We can stay frozen where we are or we can step into His kingdom and...

When we receive Jesus as our Savior and Lord, we enter into a relationship with God. In any relationship, the key to the relationship is communication. There are two important aspects to our communication with God - worship and prayer. Worship is often expressed in music, but worship is much more than being able to play an instrument or sing a song. 1 Corinthians 13:1 tells us in no uncertain term...

As a child of God we have been given many things, and direct access to Him is one of them. Many people yearn to please Him, to see Him and try all manner of ways to reach Him, yet our trust and belief of Jesus' death on our behalf gives us immediate access to Creator God who become our Father. We run through the throne room into His arms. His explosive love envelopes us as we lean in and trust Him...

Jesus said, "everyone who loves the truth will receive my words." We know that God's word is alive and we also know that words have life or death in them. As you hear this meditation, consider Jesus' words. Do we love truth? Are we unwavering in our seeking truth, listening to truth, in order to live with fidelity and freedom every day? Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North Americ...

The river of the water of life is a mystery to us. We know only of the water we drink each day that is necessary to live physically. Yet we are told there's more - there is living water!  Our spirits have access to this river of living water, that flows eternally from God's throne. Drink deeply, friends. It too, is necessary to live, really live. Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from C...

These scriptures give us perspective of God's dominion and reach. They remind us that Creator God is also the only one with power and dominion over the universe. As God's children, we are in awe of all we see - powers and authorities in heaven and on earth acknowledging His rule. May we not forget, as we too, belong to Him. Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Plea...

When we are at a low point, feeling overwhelmed and needing help, God reminds us, "Be brave and courageous, and never lose hope. Yes, keep on waiting—for he will never disappoint you!" This is our comfort - that He hears us and that even our hope is from Him.  Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit www.cfonorthamerica.org to learn more about our ret...

Our union with Jesus is a holy mystery. There may be moments when we experience being enveloped by perfect Love and times when we sense  perfect Peace. Yet, whether or not we sense or feel Him,  the truth is He is with us, we are with Him just as He said in John 17:22 , "The goal is for all of them to become one heart and mind—Just as you, Father, are in me and I in you, So they might be...

Sometimes we forget the connection between believing God exists and experiencing His love. The door, the wall that seems to block our view and our experience is believing or faith in His existence. This gives us access or entrance into His realm of love. It is because of His love for us, toward us that we want to do whatever He asks us to do. That's what Love does. That is what He did for us. Our...

We are asked to trust Jesus' words that sustaining Life is Him. In Him. By Him. Because of Him. Do we trust Him? On the tree of death He gave His physical life. As the source of all life, the Tree of Life, we are invited to eat and be filled. Let us delight ourselves in Him, in His presence with us, in the eternal life we have even now.  Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North...

How amazing that God, who reigns in Heaven, a high and holy place, also resides with us, and in turn we with Him. In Christ, we have the privilege of containing the Spirit of God. Father, we are humbled by Your presence with and in us. Would You make us instruments of peace in this world? Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit www.cfonorthamerica.org to...

Jesus knew who He was, which gave Him the confidence to live humbly as one who could serve others and not feel slighted, or overlooked. He modeled humility because He believed in His identity and knew God loved Him. God reminds us to "be content with who you are', for in this we will be aligned with God's intent for why we're here.  Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North Ameri...

In the midst of anything, the gospel can either change us or change the situation. The key is to continue to focus on the gospel, the good news in every situation.  God assures us He works everything for our good and according to his purpose. And what is His purpose? To bring us into the likeness of His Son. Jesus has been victorious over all things! So, if God is for us, who can be against u...

It is an amazing truth, in many ways greater than we can comprehend - that God chose us,  that He knew us before He created the world. We chose to believe this, and in turn have been given an inheritance of life in God's kingdom. What an honor to be chosen by the King of the universe, to be seen and to be adopted into His family. Might we honor Him in all that we think and believe. In turn, w...

James tells us, . . . faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead (James 2:17). And he goes on to explain that we can say we have faith all day long but the proof is in the pudding, so to speak. If we do have real faith, it will play out in our actions. We can believe a chair will hold us up and then the resulting action of that faith will be that we actually sit in the chair. We...

It has always been God's desire to dwell with us and this desire is fulfilled through our belief that Jesus is our Savior. He has bridged the gulf between heaven and earth, coming to us through His Holy Spirit placed in us and through His resurrection, in which we have already risen with Him, from the perspective of eternity. We are encouraged to trust that Jesus is indeed coming back for us while...

How often do we stop to think about who we are? God wants us to know that He made us, purposed us to live here and now. The Psalmist says it well, "You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit, how I was sculpted from nothing into something." May we embrace our Father who loves us in the everlasting realm of always. We have been and will be His dearly beloved children. Daylight Meditations is a dai...

We are God's children. As we finish our time considering our home with Him and what that looks like, He reminds us of the safety we have in His presence. We are not to fear the darkness, the beasts or disease. We are to cling to Him, to call to Him, to trust Him. He is our protector, our father, our keeper. In Him our identity is confirmed.  Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO No...