FEAST OF SAINT JOHN OF THE CROSS – 14th DECEMBER
December 14, 2024
MONTHLY DEVOTIONAL FOR 14 DECEMBER
December 14, 2024
14 December, 2024
Heavenly Father, You are a Promise Keeper, and we come before You with grateful hearts, meditating on Your promise of hope and restoration. Lord, we are reminded that even in seasons of barrenness, when all seems lost, You bring forth new life. From the stump of Jesse, a seemingly desolate and cut-off lineage, You caused a shoot to spring forth, bearing the fruit of salvation through Christ. Father, we marvel at the depth of Your plan, how You work in ways beyond human understanding.
Where others saw an end, You ordained a beginning. Where despair lingered, You sowed seeds of hope. In our lives, too, Lord, may we trust in Your power to restore and renew, even in the midst of trials that feel like endings. Help us to see Your promises in every barren place, believing that Your purposes will bear fruit in due time. Teach us to wait patiently for Your deliverance, for we know that You are faithful.
May our lives be rooted in Jesus our Lord, producing fruits of love, peace, and righteousness. Lord, we pray for the humility to recognize that it is through Your strength, that true growth occurs. May we abide in Christ, the true vine, drawing nourishment from His Word and Spirit. Let our lives be testimonies of Your redemptive power, pointing others to the hope that is found in Jesus alone. May the light of Your promise shine brightly in our lives, reminding us that You bring life out of desolation and triumph from what seems like defeat. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen
