God Blesses

Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said, "God blesses you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours." (Luke 6:20 NLT)

Today's meditation:

• Don't mistake challenge, poverty, and crisis as always some sign of God's disfavor. Sometimes it is his greatest pleasure to bring us through these, and as such, we become stronger and more faithful to do what he's called us to do, but at a higher level and with greater effectiveness.

Pray today:

• For the Emmanuel family to face discouragement with persistence, for them to know peace despite loss, for them to manage lack with faith and hope.
• For staff and faculty to know without a shadow of doubt that current conditions are not permanent, that God blesses the poor when they trust in him.
• For all who love Emmanuel College to find comfort because God opens the treasures of his kingdom to his children, for them to see that sometimes our greatest need has nothing to do with money and everything to do with faithfully serving the Lord.

Pray First in every circumstance, challenge, and choice. Always Pray First!