St. Luke Ministry

03/23/2024

01/29/2023

DAY 21
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power. - Ephesians 6:10

In the gospel of Matthew, there is an incident where the disciples are met with a challenge, they cannot overcome. No matter what they did, they could not resolve the issue. When Jesus arrived, the issue was brought to him and of course he had absolutely NO problem re solving the situation. The disciples wanted to know why they couldn’t do what he did and Jesus explained that it could only be done through prayer and fasting. There is a power in prayer and fasting that cannot be found in faith or prayer alone. That is what Jesus says and if he said it then we should believe it. To take our life to the next level we must do so through prayer and fasting. To take our ministries to the next level we must do so through prayer and fasting. To move mountains, we must do so through prayer and fasting. To remove strongholds and break generational curses we must do so through prayer and fasting. God has given us the orders; all we have to do is execute!

PRAYER: Lord God, draw me nearer to Thee that I may experience the spiritual power that the disciples wielded in the bible. Lord, I want to affect and impact lives so that your kingdom can grow. Teach me what I need to be a warrior for you. I am reporting for duty, ready to execute your will and your way. Amen.

Journal Question: What mountains are in your life that you need to move? What is preventing you from doing so? Lack of faith or poor prayer life? Reflect on your current relationship with God and determine what steps you need to make in or der to receive mustard seed power.

01/26/2023

DAY 18
Hebrews 4:15-16 “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are–yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” (NIV)

Life can be filled with all kinds of trials and tribulations that can leave us in a state of confusion and despair. We are often hit with disappointments in life that can be very debilitating. When those times come when we are hit with adversity in this life, it is so very comforting to know that our great High Priest has endured pain and despair just like we have. Because of this, we are then able to approach God’s throne of grace where we can receive the strength we need to keep moving forward.

It is impossible to try to make it through this life without the grace that God provides for us in order to make it. We are helpless and when we rely on our own ability to pull ourselves through, we will ultimately always fail. We have often heard the cliché that tells us to “pull ourselves up by our bootstraps” but that is not God’s will for our lives. Nowhere in scripture does God tell us that, instead you hear God say to trust in Him with all our heart, then he provides the grace we need in our weaknesses.

PRAYER: God, I thank you for your endless grace! Thank you for inviting me into your throne room anytime and for any reason, why because you love us so much. Thank you for your grace and mercy in our times of weakness. And we thank you so much for making us righteous through the blood of Jesus. I trust, God that you will give me everything I need, when I need it. In Jesus name, Amen.

Journal Question: We often hear cliches like pull yourself up by your bootstraps and God never puts on us more than we can bear, if that is true, why do we need grace and mercy in our time of need if we can do it ourselves?

11/11/2020

Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.