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.
Psalm 37:4 | A Generous King
If we live this way in a religious life, God starts to get blamed for our dissatisfaction with life. While we find our delight in the things we can do for ourselves, we point the finger at God and begin to accuse him of not being good. It is a dangerous trap we can fall into.
PSALMS 25:4 | SHOW ME
This invitation opens our hearts to God’s presence and puts us in the position to encounter his purposes in every moment of our lives. As you go into the weekend, let Psalms 25:24 be your prayer.
PSALM 13:5 | A REJOICING HEART
Joyful believers are those who can see God! Recognize today that the invitation to abide is the invitation to joy. Sometimes that means pressing through the difficulties of the situation instead of running away, but it is worth it to have a heart that rejoices in the salvation of God.
PSALM 119:36 | INCLINE MY HEART
What would a life of freedom look like when the inclinations of your heart are not steered toward satisfying your flesh but mirroring the desires of Christ?
JOHN 14:4 | WHERE JESUS IS GOING
The concept was simple, but the disciples were thinking in the wrong terms. They were still fixed on earthly destinations, not realizing that Jesus was a part of a greater kingdom—a kingdom they were invited into.
MATTHEW 8:7 | WILLING TO HEAL
We may ask, position ourselves rightly, and seek out his power in our lives, but ultimately, we only hope to encounter God because he wants to encounter us first. Remember, 1 John 4:19 ESV says, “We love because he first loved us.”
EXODUS 33:14 | PRESENCE & REST
When we get stuck in situations we cannot overcome, small or big, it is easy to stress out and give into chaos. Most often, this amplifies the problems and masks the path forward. The more confusion and anxiety we live in, the more it feels like there is no possible way out.
2 CORINTHIANS 10:4 | DESTROY STRONGHOLDS
Satan knows that through Jesus Christ, we have eternal victory and present power. He is aware of the authority we carry under the banner of the name of the Lord. That is why his first strategy is to trick us into fighting battles in the flesh.
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.
John 13:8 | Learning to Receive
I wonder today what God has been speaking to you that you are resisting. Have you been pushing away his grace because you are holding out on a chance to earn some Christian credit? Are you afraid of what Jesus might think of your mess and your problems?
Psalm 36:2 | An Honest Look
The path of the godly is the fear of the Lord and humility. When we have this posture, we can let the light of Christ shine on our hearts and expose everything that is not of heaven.
Matthew 5:43-45 | Love Your Enemies
I don’t know how all things in the kingdom of heaven work, but I understand that we miss out on something of the Father’s heart if we never pray for our enemies and those who hurt us. A deeper surrender and transformation can take place when we open ourselves up to this command
Psalms 40:16 | The Lord Is Great!
I want to challenge you to start claiming this promise throughout your day. Just say, “The Lord is great!” In the good times and in the bad times, train yourself to live according to this promise.
James 1:25 | Living Free
My challenge today is to make sure that you put into practice what you read and experience. Has God put a calling on your heart? Live it out. Remember that a life of freedom overflows in the life of those who intently seek after God’s truth, receive it, and live it out.
Living Worthy
Because Jesus was worthy, he makes us worthy. We can step into the intimacy of God’s presence and stand before him confidently because we know that we have been called to a life of freedom. And that makes us worthy of being called children of God.
Psalm 31:14 | My God
I want to challenge you to pause tonight and consider your relationship with God. When was that last time you said, “You are my God,” and just rested in his presence?
Psalms 96:1 | A New Song
I think new songs are simple ways to practice living a little closer to the edge of what we are comfortable with. They require us to be vulnerable and take a risk. So I’m going to ask you to do something uncomfortable today: sing a new song.
Psalms 61:4 | I Long to Dwell
Getting closer to God is deeply tied to what we desire. When our desires are for the things of the world and the desires of the flesh, we are more likely to turn from God and pursue the things that we think we need. When our desires are for God, we are more likely to seek him and live in his kingdom.
Mark 10:51 | I Want To See
This story illustrates the power of asking in faith. The man called out repeatedly, but standing face to face with the Savior, he had a choice between passively engaging or boldly pressing in. Jesus made it clear that the man was to tell him what he needed and be courageous enough to say that he wanted Jesus to heal him.
What Does God Know?
I want to be close enough to God to feel the weight of every temptation to sin. I want to be close enough to God that I know his thoughts about me and that I am compelled into a life of righteousness through his grace. This lifestyle is only sustained when we live close to God