When the Sun Rises
Kelley Brown
“But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.” Malachi 4:2 (ESV)
“… All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field … The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.” Isaiah 40:6-8 (ESV)
“On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night.” Psalm 63:6 (NIV)
“In him you also were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and when you believed. The Holy Spirit is the down payment of our inheritance, until the redemption of the possession, to the praise of his glory.“ Ephesians 1:13-14 (CSB)
“Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.” Proverbs 16:24 (ESV)
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. And the life that I now live in my body, I live by faith, indeed, by the faithfulness of God’s Son, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20 (CEB)
“Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.” Proverbs 31:30 (ESV)
“If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have preserved my life.” Psalm 119:92-93 (NIV)
“You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.” Psalm 56:8b-c (NLT)
“Peace I leave with you; My [perfect] peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid. [Let My perfect peace calm you in every circumstance and give you courage and strength for every challenge.]” John 14:27 (AMP)
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1 (ESV)
“But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.” Malachi 4:2 (ESV)
“I am overwhelmed with joy in the LORD my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness …” Isaiah 61:10 (NLT)
“Then Jesus said, ‘Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?’” John 11:40 (NIV)
Dear God, on this Father’s Day, we come with hearts grateful for the fathers, grandfathers, and father figures who have shown love, guidance, and care. Thank You for the ways they have supported...