11/22          Colossians 2:6-7

And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. 

7 Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.

FOLLOW

Jesus is Lord.  We love Him.  He loves us.  We are called to follow Him.  Read the Bible, pray constantly, follow Jesus.  He will lead you, build you up and give you light for living.  

11/21          1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Always be joyful. 

17 Never stop praying. 

18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.

THREE

There are three things we can know-God’s will is that we be joyful, pray constantly and continually and an attitude of gratitude.  That is God’s will for your life.  

11/20          John 3:16 

“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

COMPLETE

We are complete in Jesus.  He is God’s everything and He brings us into the family.  This is true love, God giving us what we need and cannot earn.  Turn to Jesus.  He will give you life and light for living.  He will never leave you.  He loves you. 

1/19          Psalm 23:6

Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the LORD forever.

BE

I want to be God’s child.  Jesus takes me into God’s family and makes me a child of God.  I will experience His magnificent goodness and His unfailing love as His child.  Praise God from whom all blessings flow.  Praise the Lord.  Thank you Father-Thank you Jesus.  You will never let me go.  

11/18          Philemon 1:25

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

GRACE

Jesus gives us what we need and cannot earn.  He pours out His grace upon us.  You need the Lord.  Turn to Jesus.  

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11/17          2 Corinthians 12:9

Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.

POWER

Real power is in Jesus.  He will give us His power to break our chains of bondage, to see the road ahead clearly and to stand in the hour of temptation.  Turn to Jesus.  He is the power of God.  

11/16          2 Chronicles 30:9b

 For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful. If you return to him, he will not continue to turn his face from you.

NEED

We need the Lord.  Life is chaotic and short.  We need the Lord.  He helps us to discern the right to and to stand against the wrong thing to do.  Jesus helps us to make sense out of our lives.  He is our focus.  He is Lord. 

11/15          Psalm 90:17

And may the Lord our God show us his approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, make our efforts successful!

TURN

Turn to Jesus to make your life successful.  He is the Creator, Sustainer and Lord of the universe.  Jesus knows you.  He loves you.  Turn to Jesus and He will guide you through your life.  

11/14          Romans 6:15

Well then, since God’s grace has set us free from the law, does that mean we can go on sinning? Of course not!

NO

No, we are free to serve.
Learn to care for others.

Take on a cloak of humility from your heart.  

Think of others before yourself. 

Know that the Lord, He is God and He sees you. 

Serve Him with gladness. 

The Lord Jesus brings us peace and joy.  

Jesus will take care of you.  

11/13          Romans 3:23-24

For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. 

24 Yet God freely and graciously declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.

RIGHTEOUS

God calls us righteous.

He has done this through Jesus Christ.  

Whatever you need Jesus can do it.  

Whatever God created you to be Jesus will take you there.

Trust in the Lord and HE will do it.