Category: promises
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His Favor Is Your Shield
(Resend Due To Error In Original Post) By Kathi Pelton “For you bless the righteous, O Lord; you cover him with favor as with a shield.” Psalm 5:12 When we think of the favor of the Lord we usually relate it to receiving divine approval, undeserved grace, and tangible blessings. But rarely do we think…
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This Spiritual Ice Storm Is UNTO A Spiritual Reformation
By Kathi Pelton As I’ve been watching the ice storm that has hit the Bible Belt region of the United States, I have been reminded of an ice storm that we experienced here in Oregon a number of years ago. My family was living on a six acre property covered with very large fir trees.…
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God Is Giving Springs of Living Water In Place of Broken Cisterns
By Kathi Pelton “The pain behind us often blocks us from the joy ahead.” I heard this said recently and it hit deep! I have been hearing from so many people throughout the body of Christ that God has brought them into a place of deep healing. It is happening to people who didn’t even…
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The Kindness of God
By Kathi Pelton There is an often overlooked portion of scripture in 1 Samuel 30 that reveals an aspect of the kindness of God in such a powerful and beautiful way. The context for this verse is that David and his men returned home only to find that the Amalekites had raided their homes, taken…
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The Star of Wonder Still Burns Bright
By Kathi Pelton Today is the first day of Hanukkah. As I sit here and pondered the beauty of the candlelight that is seen in the Hanukkah and Christmas celebrations, it brings me back to the light that shone so brightly in the night sky two thousand years ago. It was a light that led…
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Against All Hope— BELIEVE!
By Kathi Pelton “Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed…” Romans 4:18 There are times in our lives where we look all around us and the landscape looks like, “against all hope.” But our faith and belief was never meant to be built upon natural circumstances— but on God, “who brings life to the dead…
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Prayer For Today
“I announce, ‘Today is the day that you have made, you have ordained— and I will rejoice and be glad in it.’ I give you my day, my life and all that pertains to me. I place my life and my family into your hands and into your plans. Order my steps with favor, blessings…
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His Shield of Love Surrounds You
Kathi Pelton Is the Lord your refuge?Is he the one that you trust in?Is he the one you turn to in times of suffering?Is he the one that your hope is in? It’s easy to say, “I trust you, Lord” when everything around you is going well. But that moment when the perverbial rug is…
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God Is Listening…
By Kathi Pelton Today I woke up to the voice of the Lord so clearing telling me that he sees me and he hears me. That may sound obvious but there are moments in life that the reminder of his nearness is like a cup of water to a thirsty soul. Today was one of…
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“I Am With You.” says the Lord
Kathi Pelton As I sat down to spend time with the Lord, I heard his quiet whisper come to me and say, “I am with you.” My husband begins each day by bringing me coffee in bed and kissing the top of my head— it is his way of saying, “Honey, I am here for…
Oceans in the Desert 