2 Corinthians 5:17 If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!
Proverbs 11:4 Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 10:28 The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
1 John 3:2 We are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is
Psalm 16:11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Romans 6:22-23 But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
May you follow the decrees of God and keep the laws of the Lord, not conforming to the standards of the people who surround you, that the Lord may spare you from His anger, covering you with His mercy and keeping you in His blessing, so you, and those around you, may know He is the Lord, and He makes a distinction between all who are His and all who reject Him. Ezekiel 11
May you find the Lord to be your sanctuary in all the places He sends you. Ezekiel 11
May you walk in the statutes of the Lord and keep the ordinances of God by practicing and obeying them when the Lord removes your heart of stone and gives you an undivided heart of flesh, for when He puts a new spirit in you, you will be able to see Him as your God, and He will receive you as His own. Ezekiel 11
May you be fruitful and productive in God's work and through His blessing as land that drinks in the rain and produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed. Hebrews 6
My child, the Word I have spoken into your heart, the promise I have made to you, the vision I have shown unto you, is true and will come to pass, for I have declared it. I am constantly watching over it to perform it, ensuring that it will not return to Me without having accomplished all I desire.
The vision I gave to Noah was staggering. The world was to be destroyed by water, but I would save him and his family. The work that went into preparing for that promise was immense, but Noah's faithful obedience did not falter, and he received the deliverance, just as I declared.
The promise I gave to Abram was incomprehensibly vast. After obeying My command to leave his country and his family, his society and culture, forgoing stability and leaving himself at the mercy of weather and drought as well as the whims of strange customs and unpredictable rulers, I assured him that the world would be blessed by his seed. At his and Sarai's age, it was not understandable, but because of his enduring belief in My promise, Abraham received the earnest of My promise in the form of Isaac.
The dream I gave to Joseph was truth, even though it was not believed by his family, and could not occur in the circumstances at the time. The path through the changes, which were required to reach the realization of the dream, was anything but pleasant, and was guaranteed to remove any thought of Joseph being able to accomplish it himself. But Joseph's willing acceptance of all that I brought to him prepared his heart to extend the grace and forgiveness, the mercy and acceptance that testifies to My nature and witnesses to My power to change hearts when he recognized the fulfillment of his vision from Me.
Never fear that I have forgotten you or that you have moved beyond My reach. I am the One leading you through the necessary steps for My promise to be realized in your life. You will see with your own eyes the evidence of My hand working that which you have realized is impossible any other way. Age is no barrier to Me, social status and circumstances offer no hindrance to Me, lack of strength or resources will not prevent Me from accomplishing My will which I have declared to you.
Draw close to Me daily, My love, persist in your heartfelt worship and praise to Me in all things. Choose Me over all other choices, for your work is to believe that I am sent from the Father. Allow that faith to change your heart so that My nature is shown in your words and deeds, whether in the prison or the palace, with the flock or in the tent, at work or with your neighbor. Know that My Word is true, My promise is sure, and My will shall be done on earth, just as surely as it is done in heaven.
May you show diligence in helping His people continually, to the very end, for God is not unjust, and He will not forget your work and the love you have shown Him, making your hope sure, as you imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised. Hebrews 6
May you wait patiently, as Abraham did, for the promises God has given you, for He wants to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to you, as an heir of what was promised, giving you this hope as an anchor for your soul, firm and secure in the work of Jesus Christ, His beloved and accepted Son. Hebrews 6
May the word God gives you bring release and deliverance when He proves it true. Psalm 105
May the Lord make you fruitful and too strong for your foes. Psalm 105
May you not boast in tomorrow, which is in the hands of God, but trust in Him for today as you follow His directions. Proverbs 27:1
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