01/10          1 Thessalonians 1:10

10 And they speak of how you are looking forward to the coming of God’s Son from heaven—Jesus, whom God raised from the dead. He is the one who has rescued us from the terrors of the coming judgment.

DELIVERER
We are creatures of limited understanding and wisdom.
We do not understand how horrible separation from God will be.
Hell is a real place.  It is a place we need to avoid at any cost.  
The cost is belief in Jesus.  
Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.  

01/09          Psalm 118:22
22The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.

CHIEF CORNERSTONE

Jesus is the Creator.  God came to Earth. 
He is the critical element in God’s salvation plan.
We live because He lived a perfect life and died on the cross.
The Father raised Him from the dead. 
He is alive today seated at the right hand of the Father.  
Jesus is interceding for you and me this very moment.  

01/08          Matthew 9:15

15Jesus replied, “Do wedding guests mourn while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast. 

BRIDEGROOM

Jesus solves our troubled ways.
He leads us in His strength and power.
We cannot see Him but He is here.  He is in me and you.
He knows what we need and is constantly meeting our needs.  
Spend time with Jesus.  He is the life, the light and the way.  
Nothing can takes us away from Him.  
Jesus is Lord. 

01/07          Matthew 3:17

17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”

BELOVED SON OF GOD

Son of God.  Fully man.  Fully God.  
Came to Earth to tell us how to be part of God’s family.  
Life like God’s.  The Good News.  God cares for you.  
It brings the Father great joy to spend time with each one of us.  
We belong to Him.  He is our Good Shepherd guiding us in life.
Jesus is in us to guide us home to Abba.  
Jesus is God’s everything.  

01/06          John 6:35

35 Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. 

BREAD OF LIFE

We have so much knowledge and very little wisdom. 
Jesus gives us wisdom for living.  
First we turn to Jesus in faith for forgiveness of our sin against God.
Jesus is faithful and righteous to forgive us and bring us into God’s family.  
Then we live under His control.  Wisdom upon wisdom to live.  
We will never be blind or starve again.  Jesus is our righteousness.  He is Lord.  

01/05          Matthew 28:18

18 Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. 

AUTHORITY

Focus your mind, your heart, your life on Jesus. 

Learn to be with Him and grow into His likeness.  

Prayers to Him.  Thoughts to Him.  

Everything you need in life you will find in Jesus. 

He is Lord.  Lord of Creation.  Lord of Salvation.  He is Lord.  

When you belong to Jesus, He is with you always and will never leave you.  

Praise His Holy name.  Jesus is Lord.  

01/04          Hebrews 12:2

2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.

AUTHOR AND PERFECTER OF OUR FAITH

We begin our journey with Jesus. 

He walks with us, guiding us and disciplining us as needed.  

We are never out of His sight.  

Constantly our teacher, walking with us as we seek to grow in Him.  

Jesus is Lord. 

01/03          1 John 2:1

1 My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous. 

ADVOCATE

We exist in Him.  Jesus is Lord.  

He cares for us-died on the cross to pay the price of our sin.  
Jesus is God’s everything.  

01/02          Revelation 22:13

13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” 

ALPHA AND OMEGA

God was not created; He always has been.  

He knows everything.  There is nothing He doesn’t know. 

He loves us and calls us members of His family.  

We are complete in Jesus.  

01/01          Revelation 1:8

8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end,” says the Lord God. “I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come—the Almighty One.” 

ALMIGHTY ONE
Always.  Total.  God always was and always is.  

He calls Himself I AM.  Nothing confuses Him or escapes His attention. 

He is complete in Himself and does not need anything or anyone.  

He chooses to love.  He is always with us.  He knows the end from the beginning.