Jesus: The Way
Jesus said to him,
"I am the way, the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through Me."
John 14:6
Jesus is the Way to Heaven; there is no other way to get there. Will you follow the Way today? Because Jesus is the Way, He invite...
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer
Dear Lord God,
Thank You for being my Advocate and my Counselor.
Please help me to navigate my day with Your wisdom.
I pray that Your Holy Spirit will help me to be slow to anger and slow to speak.
&nbs...
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day
2 Timothy 1:7 New King James Version (NKJV)
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
Gaining The Momentum For Breakthrough
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
In order for an Olympic high jumper to break a record, he or she must first run a long track to gain momentum. What would happen if the jumper runs and stops, then starts again, then stops and starts again? They would lose t...
Can We Believe the Bible?
by Max Lucado
Can we believe the Bible? How can we know it is anything more than a collection of sayings and stories? Can we truly believe that the Bible is the Word of God?
There are many reasons I believe in the Bible. Here are a f...
Jesus: The Vine
I am the vine, you are the branches.
He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit;
for without Me you can do nothing.
John 15:5
Jesus is the Vine, the source of your spiritual life. Abide in Him, and you’ll have a fruitful life. Yo...
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer
Dear Lord God,
Today I surrender all that I am to You.
May I speak words that bring healing and encouragement today.
May my actions reflect the great mercy that You have shown to me.
May my ...
How To Grow Younger
Monday, January 13, 2020
At the very end of the Bible the Lord says this: “Behold, I am making all things new.” Think about that. What does it mean? It’s a radical statement. It breaks the rules of time. In this world, things move only in one directi...
The Father: The Father of Lights
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above
and comes down from the Father of lights,
with whom there is no variation
or shadow of turning.
James 1:17
God is the Father of Lights who originally created...
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer
Dear Lord God,
Thank You for filling Your creation with awe-inspiring beauty.
Help me to savor Your glory today as it is displayed in Your creation.
Please help me to see the work of Your hands all around me...
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day
O Lord,
You have searched me and known me.
You know my sitting down and my rising up;
You understand my thought afar off.
Psalm 139:1-2
God Has a Plan
Max Lucado
In the famous lace shops of Brussels, Belgium, certain rooms are dedicated to the spinning of the finest lace with the most delicate of patterns. These rooms are completely dark except for a shaft of natural light from a solitary window. Only one spi...
Jesus: The Door of the Sheep
Then Jesus said to them again,
"Most assuredly, I say to you,
I am the door of the sheep."
John 10:7
During the time of Jesus, a sheepfold was an enclosure to keep sheep from wandering or getting lost. It usually had rock walls, an...
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer
Dear Father God,
I meditate on Your Word and in Your holy presence this new day.
Thank You for my salvation, for redeeming me from my brokenness.
I bow at Your feet my Lord for I know that my flesh will fail...
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day
Even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.
For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother's womb.
I praise you because I am
fearfully an...
Music for the Dance
by Max Lucado
Let's imagine that you want to learn to dance. Being the rational, cerebral person you are, you go to a bookstore and buy a book on dancing.
You take the book home and get to work. You do everything it says. The book says sw...
Jesus: The Bread of God
For the bread of God
is He who comes down from heaven
and gives life to the world.
John 6:33
Jesus is the Bread of God. Just as bread gives us strength for our daily activities, so Jesus gives us mental and spiritual strength to live fo...
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer
Dear Father God,
You give the Bread of God, Your precious son Jesus, to all of the people in this world.
You are the hope for the hopeless and You are unwavering in Your love for me.
Lord, I lift up all the ...
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day
Be anxious for nothing,
but in everything by prayer and supplication,
with thanksgiving,
let your requests be made known to God;
and the peace of God,
which surpasses all understanding,
will guard your hearts and minds
...
Blast a Few Walls
by Max Lucado
The cross of Christ creates a new people, a people unhindered by skin color or family feud. A new citizenry based, not on common ancestry or geography, but on a common Savior.
My friend Buckner Fanning experienced this firstha...
Daily Scripture & Reflection
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead. Philippians 3:13 NIV
A Time to Think
Problems are to the mind what exercise is to t...
The Priceless Life
Friday, January 10, 2020
Some people teach that God gave His life on Golgotha because our lives were so precious. But the truth is - He gave His life for us – not because we were worth it – but to make us worth it. In ancient times they would use a balance ...
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer
Dear Lord God,
Thank You for the ways that You have blessed and guided me in the past.
At times it is hard for me to hear Your voice, but I look to my past to remember that You have been faithful in guiding and blessing me.
...
The Tradition Breakers
Thursday, January 9, 2020
Most people think of religion or faith as something very much grounded in tradition. But the essence of faith is not traditional at all – it’s even anti-traditional. Think of Abraham. He encountered God and it changed his life....
He is Waiting in the Midst of the Storm
by Max Lucado
Peter knows he is in trouble.
The winds roar down onto the Sea of Galilee like a hawk on a rat. Lightning zigzags across the black sky. The clouds vibrate with thunder. The rain taps then pops, then slaps ...
Daily Scripture & Reflection
Every word of God is flawless. Proverbs 30:5 NIV
A Time to Think
The Bible is the only book whose Author is always present when one reads it. –Author Unknown
A Time to Act
Allow God’s love to heal old wounds....
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer
Dear Lord Jesus,
Thank You for being the truth in this world.
Please open my eyes so that I may seek and know Your truth in my life and in the difficult moments.
Please continue to be the rock-solid foundati...
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayTherefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine,and does them, I will liken him to a wise manwho built his house on the rock...Matthew 7:24
Destroying The Bridges
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
In World War II, there were elite military units among the allied forces specifically in charge of destroying bridges throughout Europe. Why was destroying bridges so important? The reason was the Nazis used the bridges in order to carry ...
The Woodcutter's Wisdom
by Max Lucado
Once there was an old man who lived in a tiny village. Although poor, he was envied by all, for he owned a beautiful white horse. Even the king coveted his treasure. A horse like this had never been seen before—such was its splendo...
Daily Scripture & Reflection
For to the snow He says, “Fall on the earth.” Job 37:6 ESV
A Time to Think
To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand out in the cold. —Aristotle
A Time to Act
Reflect on God&rsquo...
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer
Dear Father God,
Thank You for loving me.
I want to be more like You my Lord.
Please open the eyes so that I may see You more clearly.
Jesus said, "I am the light of the world." John 8:12
...
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day
Jesus said, "I am the light of the world." John 8:12
Jesus told his followers, "You are the LIght of the World." Matthew 5:14
Set Your Compass in the Right Direction
by Max Lucado
The problem is not that God hasn’t spoken but that we haven’t listened.
Imagine your reaction if I were to take a telephone book, open it up, and proclaim, I have found a list of everyone who&...
Daily Scripture & Reflection
For to the snow He says, “Fall on the earth.” Job 37:6 ESV
A Time to Think
To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand out in the cold. —Aristotle
A Time to Act
Reflect on God&rsquo...
Our Culture And Frankenstein
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Most people who know the story of Frankenstein miss the point of the story. “Frankenstein” was not primarily a horror or monster story, but a morality tale. Dr. Frankenstein attempts to play God and create life from death....
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer
Dear Lord God,
You are worthy of all my praise.
Thank You for Your provision in my life.
Lord, there is power in Your name and through Your Holy Spirit.
I ask for Your divine wisdom for my l...
Your Problem In View Of Him
Monday, January 6, 2020
Do you have problems you’re focused on in your life right now? Ten years ago or even five years ago, you probably had problems, challenges, crises, concerns, and worries you were dwelling on that seemed so big. But if I asked you ...
The Choice
by Max Lucado
IT'S QUIET. It's early. My coffee is hot. The sky is still black. The world is still asleep. The day is coming.
In a few moments, the day will arrive. It will roar down the track with the rising of the sun. The stillness of the dawn ...
Daily Scripture & Reflection
Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NLT
A Time to Think
“Thank you” is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expr...
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer
Dear Lord God,
Thank You for this new year and Your continued blessings of the loved ones You have placed in my life.
I ask You for a new year of health and healing, both spiritually and physically, for my life and for those...
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,
the new creation has come:
The old has gone,
the new is here!
2 Corinthians 5:17
“Treat Me As I Treat My Neighbor”
by Max Lucado
Are you aware that this is what you are saying to your Father? Give me what I give them. Grant me the same peace I grant others. Let me enjoy the same tolerance I offer. God will treat you the way you treat others.
...
Daily Scripture & Reflection
A cheerful look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones. Proverbs 15:30 (NIV)
A Time to Think
Enjoy the blessings of a new year, in Christ, one day at a time! –Debbie Carroccio, writer
A Time to...
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer
Dear Lord Jesus,
You do not give me a spirit of fear...
For God has not given us a spirit of fear,
but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7
May I possess only what You give to me...
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day
The Lord your God in your midst,
The Mighty One will save;
He will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17
When God Whispers Your Name
by Max Lucado
The sheep listen to the voice of the shepherd. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
—John 10:3
WHEN I SEE a flock of sheep I see exactly that, a flock. A rabble of wool. A herd of hooves. I d...
Daily Scripture & Reflection
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. Isaiah 55:8
A Time to Think
Be willing to give yourself, and there will be a new life for you in this New Year, and in every year. –Norman Vincent Pea...
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank You for carrying my burdens so that I can walk with You each day...
I am the Lord your God,
who brought you out of Egypt
so that you would no longer
be slaves to the Egyptians;
...
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day
I am the Lord your God,
who brought you out of Egypt
so that you would no longer
be slaves to the Egyptians;
I broke the bars of your yoke
and enabled you to walk
with heads held high.
Leviticus 26:13
Heavenly Eyes And The Final Story
Friday, January 3, 2020
The story is told of a man who was taken up to heaven and allowed to stay on the condition that he could not indulge in his habit of criticizing whatever he saw. He saw a cart stuck in the mud, with one pair of horses yoked to its...
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer
Dear Lord God,
Please help me to choose You today, above all else.
Help me to know how to follow You.
Please help me to be wise with how I spend my time and where I place my affections.
Rem...
The Love Test
by Max Lucado
Have you ever made decisions about your relationships based on your feelings instead of the facts? When it comes to love, feelings rule the day. Emotions guide the ship. Goosebumps call the shots. But should they? Can feelings be trusted? Can a re...
So Shall He Sprinkle
Thursday, January 2, 2020
On the holiest day of the year, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the high priest of Israel enters the holy of holies with the blood of the sacrifice. He then sprinkles the blood on the mercy seat of the Ark of the Covenant, as he makes aton...
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer
Dear Lord God,
I pray for Your peace to surround me in this new year.
I ask that Your Holy Spirit will help me to see Your kindness in each new day.
Please help me to be patient and kind, even when I am afra...
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day
Psalm 139:7 New King James Version (NKJV)
7 Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
2020 – WHAT WILL IT BRING?
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
I closed 2019 with a word concerning what had been and what lay ahead. As we begin 2020, I’m led to continue that word. What will the year 2020 bring? What are the signs?
First, we are in a critical period...
Laws of the Lighthouse
by Max Lucado
The first of the year is known for three things: black-eyed peas, bowl games, and lists. Some don’t eat black-eyed peas. Others hate football. But everybody likes lists.
The Bible certainly has its share of lists. M...
Daily Scripture & Reflection
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV
A Time to Think
We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is calle...
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer
Dear Heavenly Father,
As I begin this new year 2020, I ask that You will create in me a clean heart and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:10
I pray that Your Holy Spirit will sow into me the seeds of Your love and pre...
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering (patience), kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.
Against such, there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23
Removing Your Funeral Wrappings
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
The Bible tells us that we are to live in the power of the resurrection. What is the power of the resurrection? When Messiah was placed in the tomb, he was buried with funeral wrappings and pounds of spices. On the day of the res...
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer
Dear Heavenly Father,
Today, on this last day of 2019, I reflect on the passage of time and I remember that You are outside the limits of both time and space.
You move in mysterious and transcendent ways.
Lo...
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day
Jeremiah 29:11 New King James Version (NKJV)
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
New King James Version (NKJV)
Scripture is take...
Mirrors & Flashlights
Monday, December 30, 2019
If you take out a mirror and hold it up, it will reflect everyone and everything around it. In the darkness, it will reflect darkness. If it’s cloudy, the mirror will reflect the clouds. If it’s sunny, the mirror will reflect th...
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank You that Your mercies are new every morning...
Through the Lord ’s mercies
we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not.
They are new every morning;
Great is You...
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day
Through the Lord ’s mercies
we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not.
They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:22-23
A Friend in High Places
by Max Lucado
God has put all things under the authority of Christ.
(Eph. 1:22)
Christ is running the show. Right now. A leaf just fell from a tree in the Alps. Christ caused it to do so. A newborn baby in India inhaled for the ...
Daily Scripture & Reflection
And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you. Psalm 39:7 NLT
A Time to Think
Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. —Desmond Tutu
A Time to Act
Spend time with Go...
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer
Dear Lord God,
I thank You for Your Holy Spirit who raised up Jesus.
Thank You for dwelling within my heart and giving me the gift of Your presence.
I look to You as this year comes to a close.
...
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day
Acts 2 Tree of Life Version (TLV)
The Ruach Fills the Disciples
2 When the day of Shavuot[a] had come, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the whole house wher...
God's Higher Purpose
No moment, event or detail falls outside of God’s supervision. God is the one who “causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous” (Matthew 5:45 NIV). He isn’t making up this plan as ...
Daily Scripture & Reflection
That energy is God's energy, an energy deep within you. Philippians 2:13 MSG
A Time to Think
Love is the immortal flow of energy that nourishes, extends and preserves. Its eternal goal is life.—Smiley Blanton
A Time to ...
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer
Dear Lord God,
Thank You for Your Word, The Bible, and the truth it provides.
Please help me to spend time with You each day in Your Word, in prayer, in worship and in Your presence and with Your Holy Spirit.
...
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day
...whatever is true,
whatever is honorable,
whatever is just,
whatever is pure,
whatever is lovely,
whatever is commendable,
if there is any excellence,
if there is anything worthy of praise,
think about these thin...
God's Higher Purpose
No moment, event or detail falls outside of God’s supervision. God is the one who “causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous” (Matthew 5:45 NIV). He isn’t making up this plan as ...
Daily Scripture & Reflection
Light is shed upon the righteous and joy on the upright in heart. Psalm 97:11
A Time to Think
In daily life, we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy. —
Brother David Steindl...
The Altar Of Infinity
Friday, December 27, 2019
The Tabernacle, the Temple of Jerusalem, and the path into the Holy Place all existed on an east-west plane. This is something very profound. For unlike north and south, east and west have no beginning or end. The east-west plan...
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer
Dear Father God,
Your power goes beyond my understanding.
In a time when hope can seem dim, I know that Your light is brighter than any darkness in my life.
I look to You for my hope for today and for my fut...
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day
So we do not lose heart.
Though our outer self is wasting away,
our inner self is being renewed day by day.
For this light momentary affliction
is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory
beyond all comparison,
as we lo...
Builders And Wreckers
Thursday, December 26, 2019
Have you ever watched the demolition of a building or house? It doesn’t take a lot – maybe just a wrecking ball or some explosives – and it’s all done. It doesn’t take much skill. It doesn’t take much c...
Unceasing Prayer
by Max Lucado
Unceasing prayer may sound complicated, but it needn’t be that way. Do this. Think of prayerless as an activity for God and more as an awareness of God. Seek to live in uninterrupted awareness. As you stand in line to register your car, th...
Daily Scripture & Reflection
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8 NIV
A Time to Think
Somehow, not only for Christmas but all the long year through, the joy you give to others is the joy that comes back to you. –John Greenleaf Whit...
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer
Dear Father God,
I desire to be more like You.
Thank You for The Bible and for Your Holy Spirit and how they help me to know You and to draw near to You each day...
Draw near to God
and He will draw nea...
Daily Scripture & Reflection
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11 KJV
A Time to Think
I truly believe that if we keep telling the Christmas story, singing the Christmas songs, and living the Christmas spirit, w...
The Magi’s Secret
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Matthew 2 speaks of “wise men” from the east. But how could they know that the King of Israel would come at the time he did just by seeing “His star”? The answer is in the Book of Daniel. Daniel was made Chief o...
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer
Dear Father God,
I call upon Your name today in humble admiration.
Fill me with Your Holy Spirit that I may worship You in my words and actions.
Today, I celebrate Jesus's birth and the fact that He came dow...
25 Questions for Mary
by Max Lucado
A teacher friend of mine asked her students to make a list of questions they would like to ask Mary. Their responses included: What was Jesus’ first word? Did he ever get sick? Did Jesus ever misbehave? All legitimate questions. The f...
Or Is That Cheating?
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
This is an actual prayer written by a little child to God in the form of a letter, “Dear God, I have a spelling test on Tuesday. I never get all the words right. Maybe you could help me this time...or is that cheating?” Of cours...
Daily Scripture & Reflection
But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 NIV
A Time to Think
The most obvious lesson in Christ's teaching is that there is no happiness in having or getting anything, but on...
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer
Dear Heavenly Father,
I come to You on bended knee in awe of the sacrifice that my Lord Jesus made for me.
Sending Your beloved Son to Earth so that He may live a sinless life, only to take my sins upon the cross, is such a ...
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day
For God so loved the world
that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him should not perish
but have everlasting life.
For God did not send His Son into the world
to condemn the world,
but that the world th...
The Epiphanes Syndrome
Monday, December 23, 2019
In the story of Chanukah, Antiochus Epiphanes was a shadow of the anti-Christ. He went into the Temple and defiled the Holy of Holies. As the anti-Christ will do, Antiochus opposed and exalted himself over everything that was o...
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer
Dear Lord God,
I lift my hands in prayer to You on this new day...
Since prayer is at the bottom of all this,
what I want most is for men to pray—
not shaking angry fists at enemies
but raising holy hand...
