Faith Christian Church Evansville

09/10/2026

I’m reading Psalm 98:6 https://ref.ly/Ps98.6 via

Verse of the day

09/10/2026

Lord, You are making all things new, not just repairing what's broken but creating something fresh, transforming what was into something better than it was before.

I look at the brokenness in my life, in the world, and wonder if anything can really change, if what's damaged can actually become new, if renewal is really possible.

Teach me that You don't just fix things, You make them new, that Your restoration isn't patching up the old but bringing forth something I haven't seen yet.

You're making all things new, present tense, ongoing work, not something You did once but something You're actively doing right now in my life, in the world, in everything.

Help me trust the process of being made new when it's uncomfortable, when the old is being torn down, when change feels more like loss than transformation.

Remind me that all things means nothing is excluded, no situation too broken, no relationship too damaged, no heart too hardened, everything touched by brokenness will one day be completely renewed.

Give me hope in the making, patience with the process, faith that what You're creating will be worth what's being removed, that new is coming even when I only see the old falling apart.

Let me trust today that God is making all things new, including me, including my circumstances, creating beauty from ashes, life from death, hope from despair.

In Jesus' name,

Amen.

09/09/2026

Verse of the day

Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.

09/07/2026

Verse of the day

He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.

09/03/2026

Verse of the day

This is what the Lord says—your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:“I am the Lord your God,who teaches you what is best for you,who directs you in the way you should go.

09/03/2026

Lord, when life gets too hard to stand, help me remember to kneel, to drop to my knees in prayer when the weight becomes too much to bear upright.

I keep trying to stand through everything, pushing through, bearing up under pressure, when the answer was always to kneel before You, to bring it all to prayer.

Teach me that kneeling isn't defeat but wisdom, not weakness but strength, that sometimes the bravest thing I can do is stop trying to stand and instead bow before You.

When I can't stand under the weight anymore, kneeling shifts the burden from my shoulders to Yours, from my strength to Yours, from my limited capacity to Your unlimited power.

Help me recognize when I need to stop standing and start kneeling, when circumstances have become too much for me to handle alone and prayer is the only way forward.

Remind me that prayer isn't my last resort when everything else fails but should be my first response, that kneeling in surrender gives me access to strength standing never could.

Give me humility to kneel when I need to, to admit I can't stand through this alone, to bow before You and let You carry what's crushing me.

Let me remember today that when life gets too hard to stand, I can kneel, and in that posture of prayer I'll find the strength I couldn't find trying to stand alone.

In Jesus' name,

Amen.

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09/01/2026

Father, forgive me for the ways I confuse love with good intentions. When I notice a need, teach me not to turn away or wait for someone else. Make me willing to serve quietly: to offer my time, share what I have, carry what feels heavy, listen patiently, and meet ordinary needs with a humble heart.

Lord, move Your love through my hands today. Let my faith become visible in small, practical acts that bring comfort without seeking recognition. Strip away my ego and teach me to love as You have loved me.

“Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” 1 John 3:18

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09/01/2026

I’m reading Psalm 38:9 https://ref.ly/Ps38.9 via

Verse of the day

08/31/2026

Lord, I am chosen, royal, and set apart, selected by You before the foundation of the world, given royal status as Your child, consecrated for Your purposes.

I wasn't an afterthought or a random selection but deliberately picked, wanted, called by name by the God who knows me completely.

Teach me to live from my identity as chosen, not striving to be picked or proving I'm worthy of selection but resting in the reality that You've already chosen me.

I'm part of a royal priesthood, a child of the King, carrying myself with the dignity that comes from belonging to the highest throne.

Help me embrace being royal without arrogance, knowing my status comes from whose I am not who I am, from Your grace not my greatness.

Remind me that I'm set apart, different, holy, consecrated for Your purposes, not conforming to the world but living according to a higher calling.

Give me courage to live set apart even when it means standing out, being misunderstood, choosing differently than those around me, because I belong to You.

Let me walk today as someone who is chosen, royal, and set apart, secure in my identity, confident in my calling, living worthy of the One who chose me.

In Jesus' name,

Amen.

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08/30/2026

Lord, give me a heart for the lost, compassion for people who don't know You, urgency about eternity, genuine care for those who are far from You.

I get so focused on my own life, my own circle, my own comfort that I forget there are people around me who don't know the hope I've found in You.

Teach me to see people the way You see them, as sheep without a shepherd, as lost and in need of rescue, as precious souls You came to save.

A heart for the lost means I'm not indifferent to their eternity, not content with my own salvation while others remain in darkness, but burdened for those who don't know You.

Help me move past judgment and into compassion, to love people into the kingdom rather than condemning them from outside it, to remember I was lost once too.

Remind me that You don't want anyone to perish, that every person matters to You, that the lost aren't statistics but individuals You love deeply.

Give me boldness to share my faith, wisdom to know when to speak, love that makes people curious about what I have, a life that points others to You.

Let me live with a heart for the lost, caring about eternity, praying for opportunities, ready to share the hope that changed my life with those who need it.

In Jesus' name,

Amen.