My Morning Devotional

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we read out of Philippians 4:19-20 which says " 19 And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. 20 To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen" "Let today’s devotional serve as a beautiful reminder, that your needs will be met. You will always be taken care of, according to the riches of his glory i...

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we read out of Romans 8:37-39 which says " 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God...

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we continue our Advent 2020 prayers. Today we are reading out of 2 Corinthians 9:7 which says "Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." "The take away here is very simple, our giving and our gifts should be given freely. If you feel that you have to do anyth...

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we continue our Advent 2020 prayers. Today we are reading out of Galatians 4:4-5 which says " 4 But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship." "I love the opening line to this verse. But then the set time had fully come.   The set ti...

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we continue our Advent 2020 prayers. Today we are reading out of Matthew 2:2 which says "“Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” "I labeled this devotional, Look For The Brightest Star and I know we just established those of us in big cities can’t really look for bright stars, but that’...

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we continue to pray through our Advent 2020 prayers. Today we are reading out of Ephesians 4:3-6 which says " 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all an...

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we continue our Advent 2020 prayers. Today we are reading out of Exodus 15:2 which says "The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him." "This verse is beautiful, feels like a poem or a song you’d write for the love of our life and oddly it’s exactly what it...

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we continue with our Advent 2020 prayers. Today we are reading out of John 6:35 which says "Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty." "This verse immediately got me thinking about all the bread I love. If you didn’t know, I love to bake and baking bread has q...

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we continue our Advent 2020 series of prayers.  Today we are reading out of John 1:5 which says "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." "This verse solidifies why he came. God said it wasn’t going to be easy. He said that there will be dark times, but that our faith will be stronger. This verse says the light shines in t...

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we continue our Advent 2020 prayers. Today we are reading out of Mark 16:15 which says " He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation." " Meaning every person you come into contact today, tomorrow, and on Sunday, may you look at them, speak to them, help them, as if it was Jesus himself speaking. We are to preach the gosp...

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we continue our prayers for Advent 2020. Today we are reading out of Isaiah 1:18 which says "“Come now, let us settle the matter, says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow, though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool." "Notice how it says “Come now, let us settle the matter” almost like let’s just say t...

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we continue our Advent 2020 prayers. Today we are reading out of Matthew 5:14-16 which says " 14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, t...

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we continue to pray over our Advent 2020 season. Today is the 7th prayer. We are reading out of Romans 15:13 which says "I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit." "This verse is beautiful. It never gets old, I...

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we kick off week 2 of Advent. Today is our 6th prayer and we are reading out of Matthew 2:10 which says "When they saw the star, they were overjoyed." "Imagine hundreds of years. Generation after generation. Living by the law. Waiting for God to come, and then one night a star appears. When the people saw the star, they were overjoyed. They knew their ki...

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we continue to pray together during this Advent season. Today is our 5th Advent prayer and we are reading out of Psalm 34:8 which says "Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him." "Taste and see that the Lord is good. We are blessed friends. We are blessed because everyday we find time to get alone with Him. Through...

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we pray over Advent Day 2 - 2020. Today we will be reading out of 1 Peter 2:24 which says "“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed." "We get to shout VICTORY when we look at strongholds and obstacles. We get to look at the face of whatever is holding...

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we start ADVENT 2020. Today we are reading out of Romans 5:8 which says "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." "Just for five minutes a day let’s forget about the chaos that comes with the mall in this season, and let’s remember his never ending love.  The Bible repeats how much he loves us, s...

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we read out of Colossians 3:17 which says "And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." "Your volunteer work, your giving statements, the people you serve, you don’t do that for the glory of Instagram, you do that for the Glory of God. I pray we check our actions befo...

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we read out of Thessaloninas 5:18 " 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." "Today is Thanksgiving here in the states and it’s a beautiful holiday where families get together to give thanks for everything. What started as a tradition to give thanks for the land, became much more than that.  Now we give thanks...

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we read out of Psalm 7:17 which says "I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the LORD Most High." "Today’s verse. Today’s prayer, everything about today I want it to be about Jesus and his goodness. I will sing His praises, in my life and in yours.   I don’t know what you are walking. You could...

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we read out of Philippians 2:13 which says "For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure." "Well let’s start out with the fact that he does reside within us. So we know he works through us. Like he uses us to brighten others days. He uses us to build his church. He uses us to serve our community. But this verse isn’t add...

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we read Proverbs 16:7 which says "When a man's ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him." "My prayer for us all, my prayer for you, is that when you walk into a room, everyone knows you carry the presence of God. The way you carry yourself, the words you speak, your action and dreams should all align with the word of G...

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we read out of Romans 12:12 which says "Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer" "Perspective is what changes everything and this verse is one that we can hold onto at any given season. Joyful in hope. Experience only the joy Jesus can bring. The indescribable peace that he brings. Patient in affliction. Even in the hardest seasons w...

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we read out of Jeremiah 29:12 which says "Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you." "We all tend to do this. We like to have control over everything, every situation, every choice, every season and we don’t. God has control and it’s up to us to just give it to Him.  The creator of the universe, the man who has seen the...

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we read out of James 1:17 which says "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change." "I would imagine it would truly hurt the person who gave it to you. So imagine how God feels when you toss your gifts to the side. When we find now real use for them. ...