Romans 8:14 All who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.
James 2:17 Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
John 20:21 Again Jesus said, 'Peace be with you! As the Father has sent Me, I am sending you'
Romans 8:34 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.
Zechariah 3:4 The angel said to those who were standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes.” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put fine garments on you.”
Isaiah 41:10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
May you be willing to become a part of the temple in which the Spirit of the Lord will dwell, Whose throne is heaven and Whose footstool is the earth, by answering when He calls and listening when He speaks, for God esteems the one who is humble and contrite for their sins, and reveres what He has to say. Isaiah 66
May you know that God overlooks the edifices built by men's hands and looks with pleasure on the heart that sorrows for sin and with favor on the one who is poor in spirit, self-denying and self-abasing. Isaiah 66
May you rejoice when you see how the Lord completes what He starts and brings to closure that which He begins, for He will give strength to do what He wills and will extend peace to those that He calls, comforting and delighting you in His overflowing abundance as He makes His hand known to His servants. Isaiah 66
May you be willing to be sent to those who have not heard the fame of the Lord or seen the glory of God, proclaiming His honor to them and bringing brothers to the Lord's temple as clean vessels bearing offerings of praise. Isaiah 66
May you view whatever was to your profit to now be loss for the sake of Christ, considering everything worthless compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus your Lord, for whose sake all things are considered rubbish, that you may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having a righteousness of your own, but that which is through faith in Christ. Philippians 3
I have called you, My child, to give up that which would recommend you to the world, releasing your status and position, your desires and plans, emptying yourself of what you take pride in so that you may carry My glory rather than your own.
Just as I came to earth, lowly in form and unremarkable in circumstance so that I may draw those who are lowly of heart and humble of thought, so also you are to seek those whose lives have been limited by spiritual shackles and proclaim liberty to those whose way has been barred by fear.
Do not judge by the outward appearance, My dear one, for it has often been marred by the enemy of their soul, even as I was. Move among them in the meekness of My love, not casting stones or calling down condemnation, for that is the way of My adversary.
The same as I have loved you when you were against Me, so you are to love those who are still led by the enemy, and be kind to those who are willing to be influenced by the father of lies. Have you been harmed more than I was? Have I not been with you each step of the way, bringing the comfort and balm of My Spirit to your heart?
Release your pain to Me, My cherished one, for I can bear it. Relinquish your anger to Me, for it does not frighten Me. Open your heart to the Holy Spirit of truth and allow the root of bitterness to be removed, for the enemy rejoices when he can plant such a poisonous seed in fertile ground.
This is My work in your life, My child. Yield to it that you may be made ready for all that I have prepared for you. I have called you to be gentle shepherds to My lost sheep, gathering them back into the fold, mindful of their wounds and gentle in dressing their injuries.
Even so, as you yield to Me in this work, I will prepare you to be like Me when I return, victorious in battle and mighty in power, conquering evil and overcoming wickedness, effectual in righteousness and justice, yet tempered in mercy and compassion. You must know how to obey before you can command.
May your desire be to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in His sufferings, becoming like Him in His death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead, pressing on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of you. Philippians 3
May you forget what is behind and strain toward what is ahead as you press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called you heavenward in Christ Jesus, a point of view that all who are mature should take. Philippians 3
May you eagerly await your Savior, Jesus Christ, from heaven, where your citizenship is, Who, by the power that enables Him to bring everything under His control, will transform your earthly body so that it will be like His glorious body. Philippians 3
May you gladly accept God to be your king, for He brings salvation upon the earth through many acts of power, splitting open the sea, crushing the head of Leviathan, opening springs and streams and drying up rivers, owning the day and the night, establishing the sun and moon, setting the boundaries of the earth and making both summer and winter. Psalm 74
May you praise the Lord with the poor and the needy, urging Him to rise up and defend His cause and not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace, lest fools mock His name, but to have regard for his covenant because haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land where the clamor of His adversaries and the uproar of His enemies rise continually, and though foolish people revile the name of the Lord, He will not forget the lives of His afflicted people. Psalm 74
May you be reassured that though a righteous person falls seven times, they will rise again, but the wicked are brought down with finality by calamity. Proverbs 24:16
Comments