1/16 ISAIAH 40:31
31 But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.
TRUST
Trust in Jesus for your salvation.
He will strengthen you and deliver you.
Your life will have great value.
You will get to the end at exactly the right time.
1/15 ISAIAH 54:1-5
1 “Shout for joy, O barren one, you who have borne no child; Break forth into joyful shouting and cry aloud, you who have not travailed; For the sons of the desolate one will be more numerous Than the sons of the married woman,” says the LORD.
2 “Enlarge the place of your tent; Stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, spare not; Lengthen your cords And strengthen your pegs.
3 “For you will spread abroad to the right and to the left. And your descendants will possess nations And will resettle the desolate cities.
4 “Fear not, for you will not be put to shame; And do not feel humiliated, for you will not be disgraced; But you will forget the shame of your youth, And the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.
5 “For your husband is your Maker, Whose name is the LORD of hosts; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel, Who is called the God of all the earth.
THE WORD
God speaks through His Word.
Do not fear.
Talk with Him.
He will talk with you.
1/14 MICAH 7:7
7 As for me, I look to the LORD for help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me.
CALL
We call upon the Lord.
He always hears us.
We trust His character and the fact that He is with us.
We can talk with Him about anything and know He hears us.
I live my life with the knowledge that He has saved me.
He will deliver me.
I have nothing to fear, God is near, and He loves me.
1/13 REVELATION 21:5
5 And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” And then he said to me, “Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true.”
READ
Read the Bible.
It is trustworthy.
It is the Word of God.
If you want to talk with God, read His Word.
1/12 COLOSSIANS 3:9-10
9 Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds.
10 Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him.
BE
We are to BE more like Jesus each day.
Read the red letters in the New Testament.
They bear testimony to what He said.
They will know us by our love for one another.
People count with Jesus.
1/11 EZEKIEL 11:19
19 And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them. I will take away their stony, stubborn heart and give them a tender, responsive heart,
NEW
The Father will give us a new heart.
We will respond in a different way, led by the Spirit we are His children.
Today is a new day, and I am filled with the Holy Spirit.
Jesus is guiding me.
At the end of the day I will go to sleep.
When I wake up, the Lord will begin the new day with me.
He is always by my side.
Father, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, use me as you desire.
I am your servant.
01/10 ROMANS 5:5
5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
ENCOURAGEMENT
Hope in God.
It will not disappoint.
The Father showed us how much He loves us in Jesus Christ.
Jesus shed His blood for you-His blood cleanses you from all unrighteousness.
Note that it is a gift from God that we accept-His forgiveness.
The Holy Spirit comes and resides in us.
He fills our hearts with God’s love and testifies to us that we are saved.
God’s hope will never disappoint.
01/09 LAMENTATIONS 3:22-23
22 The faithful love of the LORD never ends! His mercies never cease.
23 Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.
YOU
God gives us His love and it is endless.
He showers us with His mercy.
It never ceases.
The mercies of God begin afresh and anew each morning.
01/08 1 PETER 1:3
3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation,
MERCY
God’s mercy is great,
Renewed each day.
It will nourish you and equip you to serve.
Mercy is God’s gift.
He does not withhold it or retract based on how we act.
His mercy is great and just fits you.
01/07 PSALMS 31:23-24
23 Love the LORD, all you godly ones! For the LORD protects those who are loyal to him, but he harshly punishes the arrogant.
24 So be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the LORD!
BE
Be strong-a position of belief and activity based on God’s strength.
Be courageous-believe in God and all of the good things He sends.
Be humble-everything we have and are is eternally in Jesus Christ.
Hope in the Lord-He is worthy of all of our hope.
Jesus saves us and will carry us to the presence of the Father.
Jesus is Lord.
