meditations of mercy

Power Eph 3:14-21 “For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the sa...

Prepare  Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you hope and a future.  2 Timothy 1:9 Who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,    1 John 4:16 So we have come to know and to believe the love...

Perspective of Peace Isaiah 26:3 You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.  John 14:27 “peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” Romans 8:6 For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.  Isaiah 55:...

Pour In Verses: Isaiah 43:18-19 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way  in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” John 5:6-8 “When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “do you want to get well?” “Sir,” the invalid replied,...

Day three: Peel away  Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 1 Cor. 9:24-27 “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercise...

REMEMBER + PRAISE 1 Chron. 16:12 Remember the wonders he has done,     his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, Psalm 77:11 I will remember the deeds of the Lord;     yes, I will remember your wonders of old. Psalm 103:2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,     and forget not all his benefits, Luke 22:19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying “given for you; do this i...

Day one: PAUSE Verses - Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint Proverbs 10:19 In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is wise" Job 37:14 Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God. Psalm 46:10 Be sti...

Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law” Luke 6:35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. Inhale: I place so many...

Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law” Hebrews 10:35-39  “Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised. For, “Yet a little while,...

Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law” Ecclesiastes 7:9 “Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.” Inhale: I am so short-sided when it comes to perspective on my circumstances.  Exhale: Lord, gi...

Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law” Isaiah 40:31 “But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” Inhale: I am easily irritated and restless...

Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law” Phil. 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. John 16:33 “I have said these things to you, that IN me you may have peace. In the world you will have...

Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law” Romans 8:6 For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. Inhale: I often focus on myself. Everything I research and meditate on tends to build me up.  Exhale: Jesus, help me s...

Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law” Psalm. 4:7 You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound. Inhale: I have grown so accustomed to the “grind”  Exhale:  Jesus, slow me down. Help me recognize the power of giving YOU space in...

Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law” Proverbs 10:28 “The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.” Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you...

Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law” Colossians 3:14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. 1 Corinthians 13:1 says “if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.”  Inhale: I’ve lacked m...

Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law” Romans 5:8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.  Inhale: I realize that I place conditions and expectations on the love I give and receive.  Exhale: Jesus, teach me more about...

Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law” Inhale: I often burst with responses and emotions that are from a prideful, selfish heart Exhale: Jesus, give me space to reset. Fill me, so what overflows from me is marked by you. Inhale: I feel rushed, hurried, full, stres...

Psalm 25:9 He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way. Phillipians 2:1-11 talks about this perfectly - “So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or con...

Colossians 1: 13-16 “ He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, i n whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were...

Ephesians 2:20-24 “ But that is not the way you learned Christ! assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and...

Phillipians 2: 5-11 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God h...

Romans 12:2  Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Inhale: I’m feeling weighed down by so many opinions and information Exhale: Jesus, simplify it all for me.  Inhale: I reco...

Isaiah 9:6-7 For to Us a Child is born, to us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this ti...

Luke 15:11-32 And he said, “There was a man who had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them. Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in reckless living. And when he had spent everything, a s...