Today's Good News

AUGUST 24 – DEUTERONOMY 3:22

08/24               Deuteronomy 3:22

22 Do not be afraid of the nations there, for the LORD your God will fight for you.’ 

LIFE

Life has a way of being disconcerting and difficult.  Sometimes it seems the world is against us.  The Lord is for you.  He will see you through whatever obstacles you are facing.  The powers and principalities of the air cannot overpower you.  Walk in the Lord.  He will fight for you.  

AUGUST 23 – JOSHUA 23:10

08/23               Joshua 23:10

10 Each one of you will put to flight a thousand of the enemy, for the LORD your God fights for you, just as he has promised. 

TROUBLE

Today is your day.  Your trouble belongs to the Lord.  Trouble finds us but cannot destroy us because the Lord is fighting for us.  Do not be fooled.  The enemy brings trouble but the Lord deals with it.  Stay focused on Jesus.  

AUGUST 22 – ISAIAH 40:31

08/22               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
Simply trust in the Lord.  Believe that He is good and perfect and that every thought God has towards you is a thought for good.  He will do it.  

AUGUST 21 – JOHN 3:8

08/21               John 3:8

8 The wind blows wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can’t explain how people are born of the Spirit.” 

HOLY SPIRIT
The Holy Spirit takes us to the Father and fills us with His power so that we can follow Him.  He is not a genie.  He does not operate at our command.  He is God.  The Indwelling Holy God who is in us and equipping us to follow the Lord.  

AUGUST 20 – MATTHEW 16:18

08/20               Matthew 16:18

18 Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it. 

HELL

Jesus has conquered hell.  He is the victor and the fight has been won.  Today we are participants in the last throes of the dying kingdom of the evil one and he will do anything to hurt us.  Jesus is Lord and He will protect us.  Jesus is Lord and we belong to Him.  

AUGUST 19 – 1 TIMOTHY 6:12

08/19               1 Timothy 6:12

12 Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have declared so well before many witnesses. 

HARD

Real life is hard.  It is hard every day.  Everyone has a hard time.  Turn to Jesus.  He will stand with you through the hard times and take you home to our ABBA-God when you pass from this life.  Jesus is Lord.  The Holy Spirit fills us with the power of the Triune God.  We have everything we need for life and life eternal in Jesus Christ. 

AUGUST 18 – REVELATION 12:11

08/18               Revelation 12:11

11 And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die. 

TRUTH

Jesus is the truth.  He shares divine truth with us.  Life here on Earth is passing away much more quickly than we realize.  Eternal life begins when you accept Jesus.  It is while we are here on Earth and when we pass into eternity.  We have life like God’s life.  Jesus is Lord.  

AUGUST 17 – ROMANS 12:21

08/17               Romans 12:21

21 Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.

TURN

Turn your heart to Jesus and let Him lead you day by day, moment by moment.  He will lead you on the Godly path and will equip you to do good.  Jesus tells us what is good and that is what we do.  

AUGUST 16 – JOHN 8:32

08/16               John 8:32

32 And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 

WHAT?

We know what we know but we don’t know what God know unless He tells us.  He has told us in the Bible.  It is a compilation of divine directions for living a Godly life.  Follow Jesus by reading His Word.  

AUGUST 15 – 1 CORINTHIANS 10:13

08/15               1 Corinthians 10:13

13 The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure. 

ALL

All of us born of woman face a chaotic, hard existence.  Pain is the universal experience for mankind.  We are all in need of help.  Jesus will help you.  Ask Him for His help.