05/29          Luke 18:13

13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.’

MERCIFUL

We beseech the Lord God Almighty to be merciful. 

We are such sinners and Jesus came to save us from our sin.  

We do not commend ourselves to the Lord. 

We seek His forgiveness and salvation. 

We serve a merciful and passionately loving Father.  

Jesus is Lord and He is our salvation. 

05/28          Philippians 1:6

6 And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.

THEN

Then when Jesus returns our journey will be finished.

He will bring us to Himself in Heaven forever.  

We will be with Jesus from this moment unto forever.  

Christ will never leave us or lose us.  He is Lord.  Jesus saves completely.  

05/27          Romans 8:29

29 For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.

WE

We are called to be children of God and such we are.

We are because Jesus died to pay the price of our sin. 

We trusted Jesus and He brought us into God’s family.  

Jesus brought us into God’s family and will keep us there.  

He saves us forever.  We will never be lost again.  

05/26          Luke 10:27

27 The man answered, “‘You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.’ And, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

LOVE

Love God. 

Love your neighbor.

This is what the Lord calls us to do. 

05/25          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.

FOCUS

Christ is the focus for life. 

Everything we need for a Godly life is in Jesus Christ.  

Jesus is God’s everything.  

05/24          Hebrews 10:22

22 let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.

SON

Without the Son of God, Jesus Christ, we would be lost.

Without His shed blood we would not be cleansed.  

Without Jesus we can do nothing. 

He is the only way to the Father. 

Jesus is truly Lord.  

05/23          John 4:32-34

32 But Jesus replied, “I have a kind of food you know nothing about.”  33 “Did someone bring him food while we were gone?” the disciples asked each other.   34 Then Jesus explained: “My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing his work.

ALWAYS

God is always working in you. 

He will give you what you need each day.  

His fulfilling our need is nourishing to our life and our spiritual body. 

Jesus is Lord.  

05/22          2 Chronicles 7:17-18

17 “As for you, if you faithfully follow me as David your father did, obeying all my commands, decrees, and regulations, 18 then I will establish the throne of your dynasty. For I made this covenant with your father, David, when I said, ‘One of your descendants will always rule over Israel.’

FAITHFULLY

We are to faithfully follow Jesus.  

Spend time with Him in prayer.

Read the Word daily and ask the Holy Spirit to teach us.

Do what the Word says.

Be usable and teachable.  

Jesus will live in you and through you.  

Trust in the Lord.  

05/21          Ephesians 2:10

10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

ETERNAL

We were created by God to be eternal. 

We choose where we will go.

To eternal perdition, eternally separated from the Lord.

To eternal membership in God’s family. 

Our choice.  

Choose Jesus.  He is Lord.  

05/20          Colossians 1:10-11

10 Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better.  11 We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy,

LIVE

Live in a way that honors God. 

Love one another. 

They will know you by your love.  

That honors God. 

Be faithful in time with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. 

If you love the brethren, you are taking the Lord seriously. 

Jesus is Lord.