By John MacDuff “In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before You — and wait in expectation.” “Turn to me, and have mercy upon me, for I am desolate and afflicted.” — Psalm 25:16 “O God, I come to You this morning, rejoicing in the simple…
I’ve been working on something behind the scenes for a while now, and today I finally get to tell you about it. I’m launching a podcast! It’s called the Radiant Hope Podcast, and it’s going to be a place where we can have honest and hope-filled conversations. We’ll talk about the hard things in life, like anxiety,…
“In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before You — and wait in expectation.” “Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me.” — Psalm 138:7 Most blessed Lord, who have again permitted me to approach a throne of grace, shine this day…
By John MacDuff “In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before You — and wait in expectation.” “Hold me up, and I shall be safe.” — Psalm 119:117 Most gracious God, give me grace to begin a new morning with You. Before entering on the world,…
By John MacDuff “In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before You — and wait in expectation.” “I am the Lord who sanctifies you.” — Exod. 31:13 Most blessed God, You have permitted me in Your great goodness to see the light of another day. May I…
By John MacDuff “In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before You — and wait in expectation.” “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” — Psalm 51:10 Almighty God, who has mercifully preserved me during the unconscious hours of…
by John MacDuff “In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before You — and wait in expectation.” “For Your name’s sake, O Lord, pardon my iniquity — for it is great.” — Psalm 25:11 O God, I bless You that You have permitted me to lie down in sleep, and…
Matthew 4:12–25 There is something quietly remarkable about the way Jesus begins His public ministry. No fanfare. No grand announcement in the courts of Jerusalem. Instead, He walks to the edge of a lake, calls a few working men away from their nets, and starts preaching in the small towns of Galilee, a region the…
By John MacDuff “In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before You — and wait in expectation.” “Prepare to meet your God.” — Amos 4:12 O eternal, everlasting God — Author of my being — my continual, unwearied Benefactor — I desire to come anew this…
There is a moment, tucked right at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, that is easy to rush past. Fresh from His baptism, full of the Spirit, Jesus is led not into triumph but into a wilderness, where He fasts for forty days and faces the full cunning of the enemy. Why does Matthew want us…