12/01          ISAIAH 64:1-5

1 Oh, that you would burst from the heavens and come down! How the mountains would quake in your presence! 2 As fire causes wood to burn and water to boil, your coming would make the nations tremble. Then your enemies would learn the reason for your fame! 3 When you came down long ago, you did awesome deeds beyond our highest expectations. And oh, how the mountains quaked! 4 For since the world began, no ear has heard and no eye has seen a God like you, who works for those who wait for him! 5You welcome those who gladly do good, who follow godly ways. But you have been very angry with us, for we are not godly. We are constant sinners; how can people like us be saved? 

CARING
Our Lord God Almighty is a caring, loving God who is intimately involved in our life.  Jesus loves you.  

11/30          1 CHRONICLES 29:13

13 “O our God, we thank you and praise your glorious name! 

PRAISE

The Lord God Almighty is worthy of all our praise.  Praise Ye the Lord.  He is good and perfect.  He loves us powerfully and forever.  Praise the Lord.  

11/29          COLOSSIANS 3:15

15 And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body, you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful. 

THANKFUL

Be thankful for everything the Lord has done for you.  Keep a daily list of the Lord’s activities in your life and very quickly that short list will become a long list and it will undergird your heart as you follow the Lord.  Jesus is Lord.  

11/28          COLOSSIANS 3:16-17

16 Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. 17 And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.

FOCUS

Focus your life and your all on Jesus.  He is God and He is deeply concerned and caring about each one of us.  When we focus on Jesus, the cares and worries of the world are held at bay.  This world is passing away.  We are on a journey home to the Father.  Focus your life on Jesus.  

11/27          PSALM 9:1

1 I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done. 

REMEMBER

Remember all that the Lord has done for you.  He is mighty to save.  Those things He does for us are important for us to maintain our confidence and trust in our mighty God.  Remember.  

11/26          PSALM 7:17

17 I will thank the LORD because he is just; I will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.

CARES

The Lord is just, and He cares for me.  His concern for each one of us is far greater than our ability to understand it.  Jesus is Lord.  

11/25          PSALM 28:7

7 The LORD is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.

THANKFUL

I am thankful that the Lord cares so much for me.  I am thankful for His strength and protection.  The Lord is God and He is good.

11/24          PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7

6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. 

PRAY

It is critical that we pray.  Pray at every opportunity.  Keep a diary of your prayers.  Pray with passion.  But above all else pray.  

11/23          PSALM 100:4

4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name. 

PRAISE

Praise is befitting the Lord.  He is worthy of all our praise.  Praise the Lord.  Jesus is Lord.  

11/22          1 CORINTHIANS 9:10

10Wasn’t he actually speaking to us? Yes, it was written for us, so that the one who plows and the one who threshes the grain might both expect a share of the harvest.

FAIR

Jesus loves each one of us as if we were the only one.  He is fair.  We have a hard time understanding that, but it is true.  Jesus is Lord.