My Morning Prayer: The Importance of Faith

My Morning Prayer: The Importance of Faith
-Roy Lessin and Marina Bromley
 
The Importance of Faith
-Roy Lessin, A Place at His Table

What is faith? It is the confident assurance that what we hope for is going to happen. It is the evidence of things we cannot yet see…. So, you see, it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to Him must believe that there is a God and that He rewards those who sincerely seek Him (Hebrews 11:1, 6 NLT)
 
Faith is the hand that reaches up, takes ahold of God’s promise, and gathers in the spiritual treasures that are found in Christ.
 
What things are possible for you today through faith? All things are possible, because your faith is in the God who knows no impossibilities.

My Morning Prayer

-Marina Bromley

My sweetest Lord God, You alone know what the days ahead have in store. You alone know my wants and needs, my abilities, my realities. You hold the keys to the spiritual treasures I have not seen, Lord, open my eyes! Father, remind me of Your promises that are mine to claim. I come to You humbly laying these things at Your feet. Be at work in the circumstances that limit my abilities. Provide where I lack. Exceed where I limit. Be glorified in all these areas, and in every other area I now commit to You. I ask it all in Jesus' name. Amen.

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©2023 Roy Lessin, A Place at His Table, Meeting in the Meadow. Photo and prayer by Marina Bromley. Used with permission, all rights reserved.

The Holy Spirit Book: Pentecost; Holy Spirit, Come!

The Holy Spirit Book: Pentecost; Holy Spirit, Come!
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

Over 2,000 years ago, the promise God made to Jesus’ followers was fulfilled on Pentecost. The Holy Spirit came upon them and filled them with His power.

“On the day of Pentecost, seven weeks after Jesus’ resurrection, the believers were meeting together in one place. Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm in the skies above them, and it filled the house where they were meeting. And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit.” Acts 2:1-2, 4


The person, the purpose, and the power of the Holy Spirit is a promise God made to all believers.

“Peter replied, ‘Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. This promise is to you, to your children, and to those far away--all who have been called by the Lord our God.” Acts 2:39

If you have never received the baptism with the Holy Spirit, simply pray the following prayer from The Holy Spirit Book. Let today be your personal Pentecost. Holy Spirit, come!

Lord, how needy I am and how gracious and abundant You are in Your grace and provision for me. How thankful I am that I can continue to have more of You.

Thank you for fulfilling Your promise of the Holy Spirit and for all the ways He has come to minister to me and work through me. I am thankful for His presence and His power, and that You sent Him to be with me, to be in me, and to come upon me.

Holy Spirit, I want to receive Your complete ministry in my life.

Amen.

 

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©2023, 2017 Roy Lessin, “The Holy Spirit Book”. Used with permission, all right

Reflections from the Heart of God: Part 3

Reflections from the Heart of God, Part 3
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

The God you trusted in the past
is the One who’s faithful still.
Trust Him now with all your heart
to be working out His will.
There’s nothing you are facing
that takes Him by surprise;
All the things concerning you
have not escaped His eyes.


His hand has been your covering
through every circumstance;
Everything will work for good—
nothing is by chance.
Let your faith abide in Him
just like a mustard seed,
And you will find His promise true
to meet your every need.

Wait on God to do His work
in His perfect time and way,
The answer may seem slow just now,
but He will not delay.
One day you’ll see the wisdom
that lead you from the start
Was given by your Father’s love
to draw you to His heart.

 
Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart…(Psalm 27:14 NKJV).

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©2023 Roy Lessin, DaySpring. Photo by Marina Bromley. Used with permission, all rights reserved.

My Morning Prayer: You Are My Peace, Part 2

My Morning Prayer: You Are My Peace, Part 2
-Roy Lessin and Marina Bromley

You Are My Peace, Part 2
-Roy Lessin, A Place at His Table

 
Now may the Lord of peace Himself grant you His peace at all times and in every way [that peace and spiritual well-being that comes to those who walk with Him, regardless of life's circumstances]. The Lord be with you all. (2 Thessalonians 3:16 AMP).    
 
Father, You are the author of peace…may Your peace be written upon my heart.
Jesus, You are the Prince of Peace…may Your peace rule over my heart.
Holy Spirit, You are the river of peace…may Your peace flow abundantly in my heart.

My Morning Prayer
-Marina Bromley

Father God, Jesus, and Holy Spirit, may You write Your Peace upon my heart, and let it overflow into my life, my family, my home, my neighborhood, my workplace, my circumstances. Take hold of these things and cast out anything (in the powerful name of Jesus!) that causes angst and unbelief, conflict and despair, and root my heart and head in Your Word, the Bible. Let all other sources of rumors, opinions, even news, be silenced so that You are the loudest voice I hear speaking into my life, my circumstances, and the world around me—near and far away. I want to rest in You and Your promises. You have said that I will not walk alone, so let me see You, feel You, and know that You ARE with me, each step of the day. I love You because You first loved me. Let me show my love for You by loving others too, because You love them and want that no-one would perish. In Jesus' name. Amen.

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©2023 Roy Lessin, A Place at His Table, Meeting in the Meadow. Prayer and Photo by Marina Bromley. Used with permission, all rights reserved.

The Holy Spirit Book: Author Reflections

The Holy Spirit Book: Author Reflections
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

In the final chapter of the book, Roy shares with readers some personal moments from his own life that tell how, as a lifelong student of the school of the Holy Spirit, he began to hear His voice and learn His ways. The following is a condensed excerpt from a personal story he calls, “The River.”

After co-founding DaySpring Cards and writing greeting cards for sixteen years, I came to a place where I felt I had nothing left to give. Darkness and despair settled over me. Eventually I stepped out of the creative division of DaySpring and seriously considered leaving the company.

It was in that dark time that the Holy Spirit brought a new light of hope to my heart. He strengthened my faith and began to rebuild my courage to move on. I was asked to write a premium devotional book. For years I had desired to write a devotional book for DaySpring, but the greeting card demands never allowed me to do it. God was truly granting me a desire of my heart.

During the time I wrote my first devotional, God was resurrecting something creatively within me that I knew had died. He opened up my understanding to something that changed my entire outlook on the creative process. What God showed me was a beautiful, clear, wide, flowing river. The headwaters of the river began at the heart of God. The river was His Holy Spirit. “This is My creative river.” He said. “It is an eternal river, for everything about Me is eternal. I am the Creator and My creativity is eternal.”

My heart immediately responded to what God was showing me. That day, by faith, I stepped into God’s creative river.

When I stepped in, there were new things I discovered. One was that the river immediately touched me. It washed, cleansed, refreshed and renewed me.

The second thing I discovered was the vastness of the river. There was plenty of room for me to move about, and there was also an abundance of water for others. There was enough creative room for all who would come.

A third thing I discovered was that the things God was sending downstream to touch my life were not meant for me alone. Each thing was meant to move downstream to touch the lives of others.

A final thing I discovered was that there was no striving in the river, only a flow. I didn’t have to try and make things happen. The flow was God’s, not mine.

I knew that He alone was the source of all I did. This realization freed me from pressure, stress, and burnout. My experience in God’s river moved me to a new level of creativity, joy, and rest in the work that God had given me to do.

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© 2023, 2017 Roy Lessin, “The Holy Spirit Book”. Used with permission, all rights reserved.