“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.”
Isaiah 12:2, ESV
Is this true for you today? Is God your salvation, through faith in Jesus Christ? Do you still fear death or the worries of life?
Trust Jesus today.
Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.
Proverbs 4:23, ESV
Job made a covenant with his eyes, and many limit what they eat. But God reminds us everything we look at, listen to, and think about affects the heart (and mind and soul). What we allow in and dwell on affects our thoughts, beliefs, and actions.
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1, ESV
When Paul wrote his epistles (letters), he was drawing on God’s Word (our Old Testament).
In Christ, we no longer fear death, punishment for sin, nor anything this world may do to us, for He has overcome.
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
Romans 15:13, ESV
Our hope, joy, and peace are all found in Christ through the Holy Spirit to the glory of the Father.
May you turn to God today and every day.
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17, ESV
It is tough living with and loving other people. We can get on our nerves, and we are brothers and sisters in Christ.
Yet, Christ calls us friends. We must love each other, but His love should flow through us.
Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.
Proverbs 10:17, ESV
Obedience is more important to God than most anything. Rejecting His leadings and law is not only dangerous to you but compounded as you lead others to disobedience.
the Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.
Jeremiah 31:3, ESV
Just as Israel walked away and God – through disciplining them in the wilderness and then the Exile – was faithful and brought them home, He may discipline us to drive out our sin and make us more like Christ.
