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VerseD: Matthew 24:42

Therefore be alert, since you don’t know what day your Lord is coming.

Matthew 24:42, CSB

We find joy, strength, and confidence in knowing that our risen Lord is coming back to us one day, and this keeps us aware of our walk with Him and the need to reach this world.

VerseD: Isaiah 12:2

Indeed, God is my salvation; I will trust him and not be afraid, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my song. He has become my salvation.”

Isaiah 12:2, CSB

We find joy, strength, and confidence for each day knowing that God has saved us and empowers us.

VerseD: John 1:14

The Word became flesh and dwelt  among us. We observed his glory, the glory as the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1:14, CSB

God deserves our thanks, especially for coming to be one of us and reveal Himself and His grace to us, though we are sinful and rebellious.

VerseD: Luke 6:38

“Give, and it will be given to you; a good measure — pressed down, shaken together, and running over — will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

Luke 6:38, CSB

God deserves our thanks, especially for giving us forgiveness and grace through Chriat and by the Holy Spirit. Let us show our gratitude by giving His grace and forgiveness to others.

VerseD: Matthew 10:20

because it isn’t you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father is speaking through you.

Matthew 10:20, CSB

God deserves our thanks, especially for giving us the Bible and the Holy Spirit to help us spread the gospel.

VerseD: John 11:25

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live.”

John 11:25, CSB

God deserves our thanks, especially for bringing us resurrection life through Christ. Let us always be thankful for the salvation we have in Him.

VerseD: Isaiah 43:2

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and the rivers will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, and the flame will not burn you.

Isaiah 43:2, CSB

The gospel is overcoming the fear of death and uncertainty, knowing Christ has overcome sin, death, and the forces of this world through His death and resurrection.

VerseD: Luke 1:37

“For nothing will be impossible with God.”

Luke 1:37, CSB

The gospel is that Christ can save anyone, the worst of sinners, the strictest legalist religionist, and the person who thinks they can earn their way to heaven. Nothing is impossible with God.

VerseD: Jeremiah 29:11

“For I know the plans I have for you” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “plans for your well-being, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”

Jeremiah 29:11, CSB

We need God. Life may be hard and even feel impossible, but trusting God will lead to growing in faith and finding greater blessings in Him, ultimately in eternity.

VerseD: Matthew 6:19

“Don’t store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.”

Matthew 6:19, CSB

We need God. Wanting and having things is not bad, but only God satisfies all our needs, especially for eternal life and peace of heart, mind, and soul.