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My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Psalm 121:2, CSB
Jesus calls us to emerge from and engage this world with the gospel, and He helps us every step of the way, for He is our Creator and Savior.
“You are the light of the world. A city situated on a hill cannot be hidden.”
Matthew 5:14, CSB
Jesus has put His light in us and called us to live like Him, so let us pray that He helps us overcome ourselves and live His truth so that others may see us and turn to Him.
Then he said, “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen.”
Mark 4:9, CSB
Jesus said some things that can be hard to understand or to love out. Let us pray for understanding and the courage to obey.
What do you think? If someone has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, won’t he leave the ninety-nine on the hillside and go and search for the stray?
Matthew 18:12, CSB
Life can be crazy, and it doesn’t help when we push each other away. Let us be like our Lord who came after us, and, when we see a fellow believer wandering off, let’s collectively pursue and strengthen them in Christ.
If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
Mark 3:25, CSB
Life is hard enough without the Church getting into squabbles and frivolous fights. Let us focus on the spiritual war waging around us, and by the authority of Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit speak against evil and seek to bring glory to God to all around us.
And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
Luke 12:15, ESV
Life can be difficult, especially when we focus having what others have. Instead, let’s encourage to remember that we have been given the greatest treasure – Christ – who is coming back for us.
Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come.
Mark 13:33, ESV
Life can be hard, but we encourage each other with the hope that Christ is coming back and can come at any time.
“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.”
Matthew 7:1-2, ESV
Life can be hard, so let’s not make it harder on each other with unrighteous, hypocritical judging. Instead, let’s give the same forgiveness our Lord gives us, helping each other be better and grow in Christ.
And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.
Luke 18:1, ESV
Jesus reminds us that life is hard, and when we don’t see the response we wanted or it doesn’t come fast enough, hang in there. Keep praying. The Holy Spirit will also give us strength, wisdom, and help with our prayers.
Likewise, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
Romans 8:26, ESV
Life gets hard for many reasons, and sometimes it is too much. Yet God helps us, because He loves in the believer by the Holy Spirit, so we can trust that God knows our needs and helps us pray even when we feel like we can’t.
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