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Increase…

King Ahaz was an ungodly king of Judah and the father of Hezekiah. He closed the temple, sold the sacred treasures, and set up idols for worship. Enemy armies repeatedly defeated him, leaving the nation decimated.

The people were poor and barely surviving. When Ahaz died, Hezekiah took over. He was raised in all that dysfunction, compromise, and defeat. But Hezekiah did just the opposite of his father. He reopened the temple, tore down the idols, brought the people back to worshiping God.

The Lord answered his prayers and defeated enemy armies. The nation flourished again with God’s favor and blessing, and God increased  greatly.

When you keep God first place, there is a blessing on your life that causes you to prosper. Instead of living worried about how you’re going to make it, keep honoring God, keep being a good steward of what He’s given you.

Hezekiah was very wealthy and highly honored. He built special treasury buildings for his silver, gold, precious stones, and spices, and for his shields and other valuable items…for God had given him great wealth.
2 Chronicles 32:27–29, NLT

Take the limits off Him and have an abundant mentality. God has favor coming that will cause you to increase, to rise higher, to accomplish things beyond your own ability. He takes pleasure in doing so.

Father, thank You for the blessings that always follow when I walk in humility and put You first in all my ways. Show me if there is anything that is holding me back from the abundant life You have promised. I believe that Your favor will be poured out on my life. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark. This emphasizes the importance of having faith and trusting in God’s plan, even when things seem uncertain or difficult. It encourages us to hold on to hope and believe that God’s light will shine through, just like Hezekiah’s story.

Walk daily with God at your side!

Love always,

Ed 🙏🏼

Steady and True…

Good morning,

As we step into today, let’s remember that no matter what life throws our way, God’s love remains steady and true. Whether in moments of joy or in times of trial, His faithfulness endures.

Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.
Job 1:21

Life can change in a heartbeat, and Job experienced this firsthand. In a single day, he lost everything—his children, his wealth, and his health. The weight of that grief is unimaginable. Yet, from the depths of his suffering, Job speaks these powerful words: “The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”

Job’s response doesn’t dismiss his pain but reflects a raw, honest faith that acknowledges a difficult truth: nothing in this life is permanent. Job reminds us that even our greatest trials pass through the hands of a loving God. His faith was never rooted in his circumstances but in the unchanging character of God.

In our own seasons of joy or sorrow, Job’s faith challenges us. Can we trust God’s goodness when life feels anything but good? There’s a peace in surrendering to God—not for what He gives or takes away, but for who He is beyond our circumstances. And may we find the strength to whisper, even through tears, “Blessed be Your name.”

How did you feel when you experienced your greatest loss?

What is the Holy Spirit showing you about your losses?

For me, in times of loss, the Holy Spirit whispers comfort, guidance, and hope. He reminds us that our losses are not in vain but are opportunities for growth, refinement, and deeper intimacy with God.

Heavenly Father, thank you for being with me through every season of life, especially in the moments that feel overwhelming. When I face losses or struggles that seem too heavy to bear, remind me that You are unshakable and faithful. Help me trust You, not just in the good times, but in the hardest days. Teach my heart to find peace in Your love, even when I don’t understand. Give me the strength to whisper, even through my tears, “Blessed be Your name,” knowing that Your hand will never let me go. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

I have learned to kiss the wave that throws me against the Rock of Ages.

Walk daily with God at your side!

Love always,

Ed 🙏🏼

Uncommon…

As a teenager, Daniel was taken from Judah into Babylonian captivity and put into training to serve the king. They tried to get him to compromise his faith, to fit in and become common, to forget about the God of Israel, and start worshipping their idols.

God gave Daniel the special ability to interpret the meanings of visions and dreams.
Daniel 1:17, NLT

But Daniel refused to take the easy way out and be squeezed into that society’s mold. He chose to remain set apart to God for His service and to be uncommon, no matter what it might cost.

In doing so, God gave him uncommon favor and caused him to stand out above all the rest in the service of the Babylonian king. It doesn’t take much effort to compromise and do what everyone else is doing.

A dead fish can float downstream; it takes a live one to swim upstream. Be a Daniel and choose to be uncommon, to live by a higher standard, to honor God with your life.

Uncommon obedience produces uncommon blessings, uncommon favor, an uncommon destiny. When you honor God, He will always honor you. He’ll take you places you couldn’t go on your own.

Father, thank You that I belong to You and that You set me apart to be uncommon, to be one of Your chosen ones. Thank You that I have the power to be like Daniel and purpose not to let society squeeze me into its mold. I want my life to honor You and to have Your favor shining on me. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Walk daily with God at your side!

Love always,

Ed 🙏🏼

Fix Your Eyes Upon Him

When life’s troubles loom, remember: God is powerfully at work in what you can’t see. Fix your eyes on His promises—they outlast every storm.

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:18

That medical report. The empty chair. The prayer that’s hung in the air for years. It’s easy to fixate on what’s visible—to let the tangible world convince us, “This is all there is.”

But Paul’s words are a lifeline, not a platitude. Faith isn’t ignoring the diagnosis, the grief, or the waiting. It’s staring straight into the storm and whispering, “I see this… but I also see You, God.”

What’s unseen isn’t a vague hope. It’s the quiet, relentless work of a God who never wastes a tear, a prayer, or a moment of faithfulness. Every time you choose love when it’d be easier to give up? He’s saving it. Every night, you keep praying for what seems impossible? He’s counting it. Every choice to trust when all seems dark? He’s weaving it into a story that outshines time.

Your struggles are real, but they’re not permanent. The same God who resurrected dry bones is rewriting your equation. What looks like an unsolvable problem to you is His sacred setup.

Today, lift your eyes higher. — The seen is temporary—but the unseen is eternal.

Dear God, Thank You for seeing the hidden corners of my heart—the silent fears, the flicker of faith that feels so fragile. When the world’s noise buries Your voice, remind me You are still at work: transforming each doubt into a doorway of trust, each ordinary step into sacred ground. I lay down what I can not control—the results, the timelines, the anxieties that rob me of peace. Let Your love eclipse my fears, and ground me in who You are forevermore. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Walk daily with God at your side!

Love always,

Ed 🙏🏼

Three Key Words…

When you first learned to speak, you learned three key words: Please and thank you. We often forget what the simplest first lessen that we learned as children means in our hearts to God.

When we ask God for something, the attitude must be please, not demanding that we have to have something or complaining that we didn’t get something. But God, if you please, if it’s Your will, then I praise You.

Then there is thank you. When you receive something from God, you don’t just walk away and take it for granted, or say, “I had the faith, so God had to do it.”

Thank God for everything every day! Everything you have in your life is a gift, not an entitlement. The more you thank Him, the more gifts and blessings you’ll see in your life.

Remember that one of the first lessons of life and in the Lord is one of the most important spiritual lessons for joy and blessing.

Put it into practice. “I’m not demanding it, I’m just asking you.” Put it into effect today, won’t you please… and thank you.

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.  James 4:10

Today, approach the Lord with a heart of humility and thanksgiving. Take no good thing for granted, and give thanks for everything.

Dear Heavenly Father, Help us to cultivate a heart of humility and gratitude as we approach You. May we remember to say “please” with a humble attitude and “thank you” with sincerity and appreciation. May we never take Your blessings for granted, but instead, may we acknowledge Your goodness and provision in our lives. We thank You for the lessons we learned as children and for the reminder that these simple words can bring joy and blessing to our lives. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity… It turns problems into gifts, failures into successes, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.

Walk daily with God at your side!

Love always,

Ed 🙏🏼

Unexpected Blessings…

Good morning. Today, let’s discover the quiet strength of surrender—and how God transforms it into unexpected blessings.

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
James 4:10

We all know the ache of striving—the chase for dreams, the balancing of demands, the weight of uncertainty. The world shouts that worth is earned through achievements, polished appearances, or tight control. But God whispers a better truth: True greatness begins when we stop climbing and start kneeling.

Like an ancient oak, humility isn’t about shrinking your story; it’s rooting it in the One who holds all things together. Whether you’re juggling deadlines, caring for loved ones, or facing trials that steal your breath, surrender isn’t defeat—it’s wisdom in motion.

When we unclench our grip on timelines and outcomes, God lifts us into His unshakable purpose. That dream that’s stalled? That relationship that feels stuck? That fear whispering “failure”? Entrust it to His care. What looks like an ending, God calls a seed—planted in fertile soil, waiting to burst into bloom.

Here’s the miracle: Your surrender isn’t loss. It’s the sacred exchange where God transforms your humility into shelter for others, your trials into testimony, and your quiet “yes” into a legacy only He could write. Today, let your heart rest here: The author of eternity is still writing your story, and His best chapters begin when we trust Him with the pen.

Where in your life are you exhausting yourself trying to prove your worth?

What might change if you surrender your need to control things to God’s perfect strength?

Dear Father, Sometimes, I cling to burdens you never asked me to hold—the need to perfect, control, or force outcomes. Forgive me for complicating surrender when You ask only for my heart. I love You—not because You fix everything, but because You are everything. Thank You for being my anchor in chaos, my peace in uncertainty. Teach me to walk humbly, not in my strength, but in the quiet confidence of Your faithfulness. Turn my striving into stillness, my pride into praise. Let my life echo one truth: You are enough. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

If you aim for only wealth, beauty, fame, & power, you aim too low. Humility, gentleness, gratitude, & service – that’s aiming high.

Walk daily with God at your side!

Love always,

Ed 🙏🏼

The Fullness of Time…

Galatians 4 says, “In the fullness of time, God sent His Son, born of a woman.” Does that simply mean that He came because it was the perfect time and so that made it the fullness of time? The “fullness of time” is a Hebrew expression.

It speaks of “prophecy” or “God’s purposes being fulfilled.”” Yes, things were set up perfectly, but Jesus wasn’t born just because it was the perfect time. Rather, it was the perfect time because He was born.

We tend to look for the perfect time or the perfect situation when everything will be right in our lives. We think we will be happy at the perfect church, perfect job, perfect marriage, perfect situation, or perfect everything.

The point of your life isn’t to get to the perfect situation or place. It’s to let come into that less than perfect situation. For whenever He comes, it is the perfect time.

This world will never be perfect, but your job is to let the Perfect come into it. Jesus didn’t come just because the time was perfect. The time was perfect because came.

And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation to all that obey him.  Hebrews 5:9

Today, invite into that less than perfect situation or place in your life and let His presence make it perfect.

Dear Heavenly Father, Help us to understand that the fullness of time is not about waiting for the perfect circumstances but about inviting Your presence into our imperfect lives. May we learn to trust that Your timing is perfect and that Your presence can make any situation perfect. We ask that You come into our lives, into our struggles, and into our imperfections. May Your presence bring light, hope, and joy to our lives. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

Wherever you are, be there totally.

Walk daily with God at your side!

Love always

Ed 🙏🏼

Unshakeable Joy

Good morning. As we begin this day, take a deep breath and remember that no matter what lies ahead, Jesus offers you a joy that is not dependent on circumstances. His joy is with you, ready to fill your heart.

I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.   John 15:11

Imagine sitting in the upper room, hearing these words from Jesus’ own lips. On the eve of His greatest trial, knowing the anguish that awaits, He speaks of joy. Not fleeting happiness, but a profound, unshakeable joy that He wants to share with us.

This joy isn’t just a feeling; it’s a Person. It’s Jesus Himself, dwelling in us through His Spirit. It’s the joy that fueled His obedience to the Father, that sustained Him through betrayal and death, that burst forth in resurrection power.

When Jesus offers us His joy, He’s inviting us into the very heart of the Trinity. It’s a joy born of perfect love, unwavering trust, and eternal purpose. This joy doesn’t deny our pain or struggles; it transforms them into testimonies of God’s faithfulness.

Our world is desperate for lasting happiness. We carry within us the answer. Today, in your victories and failures, your laughter and tears, will you embrace the complete joy Jesus offers? It’s not just for perfect days, but for this day—for you, exactly as you are.

Loving Father, thank you for the gift of your unshakable joy. Even in moments when life feels uncertain or overwhelming, remind me that Your joy is alive in me, steady and true. When my heart feels heavy, lift my eyes to You. Let Your joy be the song that carries me through the hard days and the light that shines in the good ones. Help me to share that joy with others, Father. Let it spill over in the way I love, in the words I speak, and in the peace I offer. May Your joy transform every part of my day and be a reflection of Your love to the world around me In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Joy is the settled assurance that God is in control of all the details of my life, the quiet confidence that everything will be alright, and the determined choice to praise Him in all things.

Walk daily with God at your side!

Love always,

Ed 🙏🏼

Are You Missing Something?

Have you ever wanted to see a real miracle, like the deaf hearing, the blind seeing, or the dead raised to life? How would it change you? Imagine if you lived in a world of darkness. Then all of a sudden a light appears rising in the sky, lighting up everything and the world is flooded with color.

That’s a sunrise. We see the sunrise every day, but we don’t think twice about it. But if it had never happened before, it would seem like the most awesome miracle imaginable. We don’t see it as a miracle because we’re used to it.

There are miracles all around you: the miracle of existence and the miracle of your salvation- Messiah in your life. You may be used to it, but that is enough of a miracle to live the rest of your life in awe.

View the blessings of God and His power in your life as miracles. Start living in the miracles. Serve Him with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength. For your life is filled with miracles, and they’re as plentiful and as wonderful as your daily sunrise.

Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works. 1 Chronicles 16:9

Dear Heavenly Father, Open our eyes to see the miracles that surround us every day. Help us to not take for granted the beauty of Your creation, the gift of salvation, and the blessings You bestow upon us. May we live in awe of Your power and love, and may our hearts be filled with gratitude and praise. Amen.

May we start living in the miracles and serve God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength.

Stop and see the miracles all around you today and give thanks for every one of them.

Walk daily with God at your side!

Love always,

Ed 🙏🏼

Dismantle The Myth…

Good morning. Today, let’s dismantle the myth that trust is passive—and discover how it becomes our fiercest weapon in life’s storms.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5

We say we trust God—until life slips from our grip. The promotion that falls through. The scan shows shadows. The prayer that echoes unanswered. Suddenly, “trust” feels less like faith and more like freefall.

Proverbs 3:5 doesn’t minimize the chaos. It meets us there. That phrase “with all your heart”? It’s not a demand for perfection—it’s permission to stop pretending. To admit, “I’m out of answers, God. I need Yours.”

Trust isn’t passive resignation. It’s warring against fear with a fiercer truth: God’s wisdom sees what your anxiety can’t. Every unanswered prayer? He’s protecting you from what you’d regret. Every closed door? He’s guarding you until the right one opens.

Today, name the thing you’ve been trying to control. Then release it—not because you’re giving up, but because you’re finally letting God do what only He can. The path ahead may still look unclear, but the One who holds it? He’s never lost His way.

Father, I come to You today with all that I am—my hopes, my fears, my doubts, and my dreams. I admit how often I try to carry the weight of life on my own, leaning on my understanding instead of resting in Yours. But today, I choose to trust You—not just with the easy parts, but with everything. When the path ahead feels uncertain, remind me that You are already there, holding my hand and guiding my steps. Thank You for being my safe place, my steady anchor, and my constant source of peace. I trust You, Lord, with all that I am. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

The Heavenly Father does not ask for golden vessels. He does not ask for silver vessels. God asks for yielded vessels.

Walk daily with God at your side!

Love always,

Ed 🙏🏼