There's a Verse for That!

Greetings~

Isaiah 55:10-11 “The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth. They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry. It is the same with My Word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it."

In these two verses God makes four mighty statements about His Word:  (1) He sends it out, (2) It always produces fruit, (3) It will accomplish what He wants it to, and (4) It will prosper everywhere He sends it.

If only we could send out His Word.  If only we could initiate the healing, help, love, comfort, joy, peace, faith, hope, and protection that is the prosperous result of coming into contact with God's word.  Oh my goodness! Wait a second! When we pray that is exactly what we are doing. And particularly, when we pray scripture directly over our situation, we can rest assured that something good will come from it.

Yesterday my sister had surgery, and she is 100% A-Okay.  AMEN. In the weeks leading up to her surgery, the verses above were front and center in my mind.  I prayed many prayers for her to have a successful surgery. 

Now that she is in recovery I am praying this verse over her based on Psalm 41:3 (The Message Version): “My sister is recovering in bed, be her nurse and nurse her back to health.”

It feels great to pray a verse that is specific to the concern. And I am holding onto God’s promise that it is producing something good in her life!

What's on your mind today? I promise you there's a verse for that. Check out this link: http://www.openbible.info/topics  Visit this website, type in a word like love, health, peace, children, marriage, discouragement, loneliness, etc…and several verses in the Bible on that topic will pop up and bless you.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Send Your word our way. We know the things You want to accomplish are always for our good. We need and desire good fruit produced in our lives. In Jesus' name, AMEN~

There's a Verse for That~

Happy Saint Patrick's Day~

He was born in Scotland, and as a teenager he was kidnapped by slave traders and taken to Ireland. This unthinkable circumstance turned Saint Patrick to God and he once said, " The love of God grew in me more and more, as did the faith, and my soul was roused, so that, in a single day, I have said as many as a hundred prayers and in the night, nearly the same."

Amen to that! Some days we just have to pray without ceasing!

So many of you commented about the verse I wrote about on Thursday, and I lovingly reminded everyone that, "Likewise, it does not matter what your struggle or concern is. There is a verse or more you can hold close to your heart and ask God to do what it says for you. But first you must be hungry for what God has to say."

Then I had a conversation with someone whose adult child is making some seriously foolish decisions, and she feels utterly helpless. And then God whispered to my heart, "Yenisita, there's a verse for that; help her find it."

We started our search and found this doozy: Luke 15:17 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death!'"

Luke 15 tells the story of the prodigal son. He left the comfort and love of his home and made one catastrophic decision after another until he finally came to his senses and returned home.

My friend and I honed in on the very beginning of that verse, "When he came to his senses..."

"Lord, we cried, let so-and-so come to his senses. Let him realize that there is a loving home that awaits his return. Open his eyes so he can see the foolishness of his behavior."

There is just something so exhilirating and awe-inspiring about praying a verse that you know had a beautiful outcome.

Let's not allow any difficulty we face to freak us out. Rather, let's find our verse and pray it through--up to 100 times a day if necessary.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Thank You for the completeness of Your Word. There is something in there for everyone, and we are grateful. In Jesus' name we pray, AMEN~