Every human being matters equally, not because they're equally smart or equally attractive or equally gifted or equally whatever, but because we are all equally and immeasurably loved and cherished by God the Father! Pay attention when a crisis or a celebration or a situation happens in their life that you can respond to. ‘Cause… That's Jesus!

May we be a people of God who are intentional, consistent, and deliberate about praising our Lord each day, for He is worthy of our praise. He is the God who heals, the God who saves, and the God who always makes a way. He hung on the cross and He rose up from that grave. Our God is still rolling stones away.

How do you approach prayer? Do you go to God with your shopping list of needs? Maybe I should say “wants”? It’s easy to do, isn’t it. We’re busy and we really don’t have a lot of time to spend in worship, confession or adoration. Sound familiar? Today, put that aside and just worship the One who gave us life and breath.

Why would you wait on a seemingly invisible God? Why wouldn’t you pick the quick-fix idols of the world? Why would you choose the counter-cultural way of Christ? Because you’ve tasted His goodness. Because you’ve encountered a God so good, so consistent, so loving, so real, so tangible, so personal - that how could you NOT trust in His promises?

God is your refuge! There is no other name like the name of Jesus. No other name that holds the same amount of power. He is the only One who has edifice qualities. We can literally run to Him. We can look up at Him and know that there is nothing we can’t overcome.

God is giving you His whole-hearted, undivided attention. It is not the casual listening of a preoccupied mind. No! It's an engaged, concentrated, attention that says, "There's no place I'd rather be! There's no one I'd rather be with!"

Rather than take on the world, we must recognize our need for God, cry out to Him, then watch as He delivers us. May we claim that victory today, not from our efforts, but in the strength and power of our God, for the battle belongs to Him.

Friends, I don’t know what idols are in your life today, but I do know that when we begin to set our hearts on things above, transformation occurs. God has a purpose, promise and plan for your life. Set your mind and your heart on Jesus. That’s when He turns graves into gardens.

God desires my participation in any battle and to trust in His promises. Our participation is: I'll fight on my knees in prayer through the battle. The promise is trusting the battle belongs to the Lord.