Daily Invitation
Abiding happens daily in his presence. Abiding Daily is a simple and practical reminder to stay connected to the vine. Each prompt is inspired from the scriptures and designed to point you toward prayer and encounter. You can follow us on Facebook and Instagram. To get the Daily Invitation sent to you every day click this link or text “Daily” to +1 (779) 237-3914.
Proverbs 22:11 | Friend Of The King
Yet Proverbs lays out a much more subversive and humble strategy. To befriend the king, you must become pure in heart and gracious in speech. You have to become tender and innocent.
Matthew 11:29 | Rest For Your Soul
I don’t often realize how much my soul needs deeper rest until I read verses like this or Psalm 23:3, which says, “He restores my soul.”
Ephesians 2:10 | Created By God
I want to remind you today that God created you on purpose, regardless of what others have said or done. Despite what lies Satan may sow into your life, God has formed you in love.
Psalms 18:1 | Lord, My Strength
I love how in our journey with God, the simple truth of the gospel never gets stagnant. The fact that God is good will continue to amaze us for the rest of our lives. The gift of God’s strength working within us will only become more evident as we move through seasons of highs and lows.
Mark 6:53-56 | Christ In You
As much as I would have loved to see Jesus perform a mass-healing service, I recognize that we have something greater available right now. The Spirit of God dwells within us and abides in us. We don’t live for radical miracle moments. We live to intimately know the one who is the healer by daily living in his presence.
Romans 8:31 | God Is For Us
When you think about the Lord, can you confidently say that you believe he is for you? I wonder if there are any areas in your life where this truth is being confronted. Do you believe God is for you in your finances, relationships, work, or passions?
Jeremiah 29:13 | Wholehearted Search
Today I want to call you to pause and look at your heart. Are you open? Are you putting all your attention on God, or is something getting in the way?
Psalm 86:5 | Call On God
The invitation is to call on God. Recognize this morning that goodness, forgiveness, and steadfast love are your inheritance in God. Don’t wait a moment to call on his name. He is a gracious God. No matter where you are in your faith journey, we can count on the fact that God is ready to bring us closer to his heart.
Philippians 4:19 | Every Need
Sometimes God’s help comes in the form of material provision, but most often, it begins with spiritual strength. God loves to equip us with the power to grow and overcome our challenges.
1 Corinthians 8:3 | Known By God
I find it fascinating that instead of having “knowledge” of God, we are invited to be known by God. The equation gets incredibly simple: learn to love God, and you will be known by God. We all want to live righteously, but is there any better plan for holiness than knowing God?
PSALM 5:3 | YOU HEAR
More encounters with God’s love will open the invitation to enter God’s house—his throne-room presence—where we find all that we need.
COLOSSIANS 3:17 | WHATEVER YOU DO
This instruction encompasses all things. That is the vision of the life of abiding—that in every moment, we would live connected to God and follow his heart. What we say and what we do have an impact on our effectiveness in the kingdom of God and on how others perceive and experience God’s kingdom.
PSALM 85:8 | HE SPEAKS PEACE
Of course, listening to God is easier said than done. I don’t have a perfect instruction manual for hearing God because there is no one way that God delivers his messages to us. I do know that he speaks and makes himself known. That is the whole premise for our daily commitment to seek the Lord in his word.
1 Samuel 17:45 | VICTORY THROUGH FAITH
David had a different perspective on the situation. His logic was that if he could fight a lion and a bear, God could also give him this victory.
Deuteronomy 30:11-14 | God is Near
If God could say this bold promise to the Israelites thousands of years ago, how much more can we rely on this word through the Holy Spirit that lives within us? God has not only assured us of his truth in our lives, but he has provided the very presence of his Spirit to empower us to live in freedom.
John 10:27 | Follow Jesus
That is the call of the gospel on our lives. This is where abiding becomes even more powerful in our lives. God calls us to follow him and to live so close to him that we could say we are one.
Psalm 34:8 | God is Good
Sometimes I think these little pauses can impact our life with God more than 1,000 big experiences. Could this be the simple foundation of what it means to abide?
Galatians 5:25 | Don’t Hold Your Breath
This is the invitation we have today. It is easier said than done. To live every moment abiding in God’s presence requires a lifetime of dedication, yet it is not hard to access. There will be distractions, trials, temptations, and strongholds to surrender.
Psalm 1:3 | In Season
Will you come to the word of God today? Will you allow the truth and power of the word to transform your life? Will you allow the Lord to plant you by streams of water?
Psalms 142:3 | In A Cave
We can both acknowledge God’s promises and the reality of our situation. We can praise God for his faithfulness but be honest that we don’t see a way out. In this process, something shifts in our faith. It becomes increasingly dependent on him to come through and less dependent on us to come through.