Daylight Meditations

Consider the words you hear that describe the love our Heavenly Father has for us in this meditation. We are deeply loved and cherished, children of the Most High God. What an honor it is to be thought of this way.

Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit CFONorthAmerica.org to learn more about our retreats, and online courses.

Contributors: Michelle DeChant, Nancy Holland, and Adam Maddock

The scriptures remind us when we take up permanent residence in a life of love, we live in God and God lives in us. God drenches us in His love and gives us the capacity to love others the same way. Living well, is letting go of a temporary role to gain a far greater identity - one who loves like Jesus. Today's meditation was originally broadcast on July 1, 2020.

Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit CFONorthAmerica.org to learn more about our retreats, and online courses.

Contributors: Michelle DeChant, Nancy Holland, and Adam Maddock

When we have pure hearts, we can see truth, life and love. It is God's desire that our choices are for the goodness of others, to store up love that will flow like a river from our lips, refreshing our families, our friends and whomever we meet. All are thirsty. All need to be loved as Jesus loves us.

Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit CFONorthAmerica.org to learn more about our retreats, and online courses.

Contributors: Michelle DeChant, Adam Maddock, Joy Peyton and Phil Reaser

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.  Today's meditation was originally broadcast on September 9, 2020.

Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit CFONorthAmerica.org to learn more about our retreats, and online courses.

Contributors: Michelle DeChant, Nancy Holland, Adam Maddock and Joy Peyton

There's an interesting scripture within today's meditation. As we consider what it means to be holy, we are continually reminded that we ARE because God has united with Christ (past tense) who IS holy (present tense). Colossians 3:12 reminds us  since God chose you to be holy people, we must clothe ourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. What beautiful garments to wear in this world that is desparate for mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit CFONorthAmerica.org to learn more about our retreats, and online courses.

Contributors: Michelle DeChant, Adam Maddock,  and Phil Reaser

Take a moment to consider what it means to have the Spirit of God dwell with us, in us! It is an immense concept and truth. Our belief in Jesus as God's Son, God's deposit of His Spirit in us to protect and seal us as His own, creates a bond, a preservation of holiness within us and with Him. May we honor our relationship with God's grace and love toward us. 

Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit CFONorthAmerica.org to learn more about our retreats, and online courses.

Contributors: Michelle DeChant, Nancy Holland, and Adam Maddock

Being honest with ourselves is the first step to being vulnerable with God. It is knowing we need Him that frees us to begin to trust Him with examining our souls. We are fragile, made of earth, easily broken and not easily fixed. We ask Him to take a look, wondering if this particular break is beyond His care, His abilities. He knows we are small and unsure. Yet our trust, opens our hearts to the true nature of God - revealed in every word He speaks. When He breathes on us, the fog of doubt is lifted and we see ourselves as He sees us. 

Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit CFONorthAmerica.org to learn more about our retreats, and online courses.

Contributors: Michelle DeChant, Nancy Holland, and Adam Maddock

God will always hear our cry, and pull us out of the slimy pit of condemnation in which we're stuck. It is our hope in Him that pleases Him. He cares for us and His goodness will come. We are to be patient and trust in 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 trust that whatever we are struggling with, will resolve in His timing. His compassions are new every day.

Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit CFONorthAmerica.org to learn more about our retreats, and online courses.

Contributors: Michelle DeChant, Adam Maddock, Joy Peyton and Phil Reaser

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 participate in the development of fruit. Remain in Him and you will enjoy the process of becoming one who offers the fruit of peace to those who are thirsty for peace. 

Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit CFONorthAmerica.org to learn more about our retreats, and online courses.

Contributors: Michelle DeChant, Nancy Holland, Adam Maddock and Joy Peyton

Today we see God as Elohiym, the Three-in-One God, a God of power and might. In the book of John, we learn: Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. Such a singular and complete statement. Light is life - the essence of us and of God. Come and listen to the truth about God.

Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit CFONorthAmerica.org to learn more about our retreats, and online courses.

Contributors: Michelle DeChant, Adam Maddock, Joy Peyton and Phil Reaser