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The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
Psalm 34:18, ESV
Our God became one of us to show His love and grace is not some abstract, distant sentimentality, but He has experienced the best and worst of humanity.
By His Spirit, He now dwells in us to encourage, strengthen, and save us in and from our sinful, difficult life.
that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being
Ephesians 3:16, ESV
God has offered through His Son all grace, love, and forgiveness of sins, and is thusly worthy of all honor and praise.
God has offered through His Holy Spirit to boldly share that grace, love, and salvation with this world to His glory.
For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
Romans 8:6, ESV
If we find our identity in anything other than God, we live in rebellion to Him, idolizing ourselves or whatever we base our identity on.
When we are sealed in the Holy Spirit, our identity is found in Christ, and our lives should revolve around Him.
If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.
Romans 8:11, ESV
Our God came and died for us, and He raised Himself to life again for our justification and hope.
That same God fills us as a promise of that hope and that we may spread the hope of our Redeemer.
Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
Matthew 9:37-38, ESV
The Father sent the Son to save us, they send the Spirit to empower us, and they send us out to lead others to glorify God.
May we pray we are effective workers who make more workers for Christ.
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
Isaiah 26:3, ESV
With how crazy and upsetting this life and world can be, we know we can have peace in God thanks to the death and resurrection of Jesus and the Holy Spirit who fills us.
“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”
Matthew 7:12, ESV
Our world is crazy and painful. Christ came to redeem us from our violence and hatred through His death and resurrection.
May we let the Holy Spirit of God make us as lovingly merciful and grace-filled as our Lord.
Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
1 Timothy 4:12, ESV
Age means little in the Kingdom of God. We are all called to seek God, study His Word, live righteously in the power of the Holy Spirit, and bring others along in Christ.
Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.
Proverbs 12:25, ESV
Beyond the things of this life, our own sin can cause us worry and fear (anxiety). Thankfully, God sent Jesus to save us from our sin and the Holy Spirit to give us hope for eternal peace.
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
Galatians 6:9, ESV
Our God did the ultimate good, by sacrificing Christ for us. Now, we have the Holy Spirit within us to empower us to do good works for His glory and help us make eternity that much better.
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