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If you’re a long-term reader of my website, you know my mom became a believer at age 79. Pray today for senior adults you know who are not believers. Pray for them by name, asking God to open their hearts to believe in Him even in their older age.

Romans 15:13 “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

May you have joy, peace, and ever-flowing hope in Holy Spirit-power as you serve God’s people today. Amen.

Ezra 1-5

I’m excited about today’s reading, perhaps even more than usual because I love to praise the Lord. Here is the way the writer described the reaction of the people when they had laid the foundation for re-building the temple in the days of Zerubbabel: 

10 When the builders had laid the foundation of t...

Because of my love for the local church and for pastoring, I think often about that role. I reflect on joys and blessings of my fourteen years of pastoring, but I also remember mistakes I made. If I were pastoring again, I would do these things more often: 

2 Chronicles 33-36

Today’s reading includes two sides of the same story. On one hand, the words about King Josiah in today’s reading are quite encouraging and positive: