COMFORTER

This week, my husband and I will say goodbye to a dear friend. As I write this, my heart is heavy for his children and grandchildren who are being forced to walk through the valley of death and grief. This past year, I’ve known many families who’ve also had to make this journey, sometimes expected but often sudden and unanticipated. My own family began this trek last August when we lost my 49-year-old niece without warning.

Death is a part of living, and it is something that will touch every one of us at some point in our lives. If we had our way, I suspect most of us would never choose to face the death of a loved one. But the truth is that some of our greatest growth periods as Christians will happen as we walk through the grief process. It’s during these periods that we learn to totally depend on our Comforter to fill the void inside as nothing else and no one else can do.

Are you currently dealing with something that can only be endured by the Comforter’s presence? It may not be death. It could be a health issue that has sapped the life from you. It might be the loss of a relationship or friendship that’s left you feeling alone and abandoned. Perhaps your dealing with a job loss or financial devastation. Maybe you have a loved one dealing with Alzheimers or Dementia, and you are losing them long before they go to the grave.

Whatever you may be facing, I pray that you will run to the God of all comfort and allow Him to carry you and give you peace. Will you join me this week as we praise our Heavenly Father as our Comforter?

Sunday Supplication

Lord my Comforter, I praise You as the God of all comfort who is always willing to walk through the valley of the shadow of death with us. Thank you for never leaving us alone in our sorrow and providing the peace and comfort that can be found in You alone. This week, please comfort all who are suffering and give them peace. AMEN! SO BE IT!

Monday Manna

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ.

2 Corinthians 1:3-5

Tuesday Treasure

Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

Psalm 23:4

Wednesday Wisdom

Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope. My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life. The arrogant mock me unmercifully, but I do not turn from your law. I remember, LORD, your ancient laws, and I find comfort in them.

Psalm 119:49-52

Thursday Truth

May your unfailing love be my comfort, according to your promise to your servant.

Psalm 119:76

Friday Fact

The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.

Isaiah 61:1-3

Saturday Song

THE WORD

In the beginning was the Word …

What does it mean that Jesus Christ is The Word?

John tells us that He was with God from the beginning. He was there when God first spoke the words, “Let there be light.” Not only was He with God, He was co-creator. John tells us that He created all things and without Him nothing would have been made.

Throughout the Bible we learn of the importance of not just understanding that Jesus is the Word, but knowing Him as The Word. As we come to know Him more and more each day, we allow Him to infuse our hearts with His Word and to direct our steps along His pathway.

Praise Him this week as The Word. Open His Word and seek to know Him more.

Sunday Supplication

Jesus, I praise You this week as The Word who is, who was, and who always will be. You are the great “I AM” and The Word who became flesh and came to earth to live among us. Speak to my heart this week as The Word of life and light. AMEN! SO BE IT!

Monday Manna

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1:1,14

Tuesday Treasure

Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him. Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre. Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy. For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love. By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. He gathers the waters of the sea into jars; he puts the deep into storehouses. Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere him. For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.

Psalm 33:1-9

Wednesday Wisdom

As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

Isaiah 55:10-11

Thursday Truth

Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain. But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.

Philippians 2:14-16

Friday Fact

Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.

Psalm 119:105

Saturday Song

OUR CONFIDENCE

Where does my confidence lie?

If it is in a political party, I will be disappointed.

If it is in our government, I will be disappointed.

If it is in this world, I will be disappointed.

If it is in any human being, I will be disappointed.

My confidence must be in GOD alone.

No one else and nothing else will do.

As I write this, I’m watching the devastating events of Afghanistan, and my heart is broken for them. There are already reports of Christian home pastors being murdered and girls being taken from their homes. The Afghan people are desperate to escape their country to the point of hanging onto US planes attempting to take off. Thousands are running for their lives. These people feel hopeless, abandoned and alone. God alone can save them.

As we praise the Lord this week as Our Confidence, let’s commit to pray that the underground Christian churches will thrive even in the midst of this turmoil. Let’s seek to put our confidence in our Sovereign Lord for He alone is where our hope lies.

Sunday Supplication

Lord, You alone are my Confidence. As I watch the heartbreaking images out of Afghanistan, I pray thousands will come to You as their hope in the midst of their desolation. Be their Confidence. Be mine. AMEN! SO BE IT!

Monday Manna

For you have been my hope, Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth. From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother’s womb. I will ever praise you. I have become a sign to many; you are my strong refuge. My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long.

Psalm 71:5-8

Tuesday Treasure

I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.

1 John 5:13-15

Wednesday Wisdom

Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.

Hebrews 10:19-22

Thursday Truth

In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.

Ephesians 3:12

Friday Fact

“But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”

Jeremiah 17:7-8

Saturday Song

HOLY SPIRIT

Paul wrote to the church of Ephesus, “And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.” (Ephesians 1:13-14)

Isn’t that incredible news? If you have received Jesus as your Savior, you are marked and sealed by the Holy Spirit.

This week, I’ve watched a wonderful series on the Holy Spirit posted online by The Church of the Highlands. I encourage you to listen to these messages, especially Part 2 on being filled with the Holy Spirit. Just click on the image to the left.

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God,

and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

(2 Corinthians 13:14)

Sunday Supplication

Holy Spirit, I praise You as the One who resides within me. Thank You for the seal You have placed on me that guarantees my inheritance of eternal life through Jesus Christ my Lord. AMEN! SO BE IT!

Monday Manna

But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.

Titus 3:4-7

Tuesday Treasure

And again, Isaiah says, “The Root of Jesse will spring up, one who will arise to rule over the nations; in him the Gentiles will hope.” May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. I myself am convinced, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with knowledge and competent to instruct one another. Yet I have written you quite boldly on some points to remind you of them again, because of the grace God gave me to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. He gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory.”

Romans 15:12-16

Wednesday Wisdom

“If you love Me, you will keep My commands. And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Counselor to be with you forever. He is the Spirit of truth. The world is unable to receive Him because it doesn’t see Him or know Him. But you do know Him, because He remains with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I am coming to you.”

John 14:15-18 (HCSB)

Thursday Truth

Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”

Acts 2:38-39

Friday Fact

Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Saturday Song

A JUST GOD

What does it mean that God is a Just God?

I don’t know about you, but there are days when this attribute of God causes me some consternation. If God is truly JUST, don’t I deserve punishment and death? On any given day when I fail Him, I often wonder why He doesn’t struck me with lightening and  take me out of this world.

Why doesn’t He? Because along with His Justice, He offers mercy and grace to His children. Praise God for the promise of 1 John 1:9 – “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and JUST and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”

Isaiah wrote “Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!” (Isaiah 30:18)

Isn’t that good news?

Yes, God is Just, but He is also gracious and full of mercy.

Robert Hampshire in an article at Christianity.com defines JUST this way …

“… for God to be just means that he is consistent, virtuous, innocent, and right. And since his justness is part of his immutable nature (meaning it cannot change), then he is always right and just in whatever he does.”

“In fact, the very justness of God (and his law) illuminates his love, grace, and mercy in a way that nothing else could because not only is God just, but he is our justifier — meaning he alone has the power and ability to make us righteous before him.”

Read the full article here: https://www.christianity.com/wiki/god/what-does-it-mean-that-god-is-just.html.

Won’t you join me this week as we praise Him as our JUST GOD?

Sunday Supplication

God, I praise You this week as the Just God who is always right in whatever You do. I thank you that in Your justice, You offer mercy and grace. Teach me through your word this week. AMEN! SO BE IT!

Monday Manna

He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.

Deuteronomy 32:4

Tuesday Treasure

“For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and wrongdoing. In my faithfulness I will reward my people and make an everlasting covenant with them.”

Isaiah 61:8

Wednesday Wisdom

So people will be brought low and everyone humbled, the eyes of the arrogant humbled. But the LORD Almighty will be exalted by his justice, and the holy God will be proved holy by his righteous acts.

Isaiah 5:15-16

Thursday Truth

All this is evidence that God’s judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering. God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels.

2 Thessalonians 1:5-7

Friday Fact

“Listen to me, my people; hear me, my nation: Instruction will go out from me; my justice will become a light to the nations. My righteousness draws near speedily, my salvation is on the way, and my arm will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look to me and wait in hope for my arm. Lift up your eyes to the heavens, look at the earth beneath; the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment and its inhabitants die like flies. But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail.”

Isaiah 51:4-6

Saturday Song

LAMB OF GOD

Perhaps one of the most disturbing stories in the Old Testament would be the one of Abraham and Isaac found in Genesis 22. God told Abraham to take his son, his only son Isaac, and offer him as a burnt offering.

During their journey up  Mount Moriah, Isaac asked his father, “The fire and wood are here, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”

Abraham answered, “My son, God will provide Himself a lamb for a burnt offering.”

Why would a loving God issue such a challenge?  Was it to show proof that Abraham loved God more than his son? Was it to test Abraham’s faith? Was it to remind Abraham that God will always provide exactly what he needs? Or was it recorded as a metaphor for what was to come in the person of Jesus Christ?

This side of heaven we will never truly know why God asked such a thing of His faithful servant, but we rejoice to know that at the last moment, God stopped Abraham and provided a ram as a substitute sacrifice. This story is a perfect picture of what took place more than 2000 years later when God Himself gave His one and only Son as the Lamb of God, a substitute for you and me.

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,

that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 

(John 3:16)

Join me this week as we praise Him as the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world!

Sunday Supplication

Lamb of God, I praise You as the One who gave Your life for me. This week, as I ponder what your sacrifice means, refresh my spirit with renewed understanding and appreciation of the price You paid when You gave Your life for me. AMEN! SO BE IT!

Monday Manna

He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.

Isaiah 53:7

Tuesday Treasure

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”

John 1:29

Wednesday Wisdom

Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne.

Revelation 5:6-7

Thursday Truth

For the Lamb who is at the center of the throne will shepherd them; He will guide them to springs of living waters, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.

Revelation 7:17 (HCSB)

Friday Fact

Then the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!” And he added, “These are the true words of God.”

Revelation 19:9

Saturday Songs

RIGHTEOUSNESS

Paul wrote in Romans 3:10 that “There is no one righteous, not even one.” Left to our own devices, there is absolutely no way for you and I to become righteous. If we depend on our works to make us right with God, we will never obtain righteousness. Isaiah describes our righteous acts as filthy rags. (Isaiah 64:6)

The good news is that the story doesn’t end there. Paul continued in Romans 3 to explain that our righteousness comes through faith in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.

We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are. For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.

Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.

For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he declares sinners to be right in his sight when they believe in Jesus.

Romans 3:22-26 (NLT)

Paul also wrote in 2 Corinthians 5:21, “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”

You and I may not be able to achieve righteousness on our own, but praise be to God, Jesus came and died so that we can approach a holy God covered by His Righteousness. This week let’s praise Him and celebrate His Righteousness and never forget all Jesus did for us on that cross.

Sunday Supplication

Lord God, I praise You this week for Your Righteousness. Thank You for sending Your Son to become a sacrifice so that I could be made right with You. Help me to remember that I can approach You no other way than covered by the blood of Jesus and His Righteousness.  AMEN! SO BE IT!

Monday Manna

I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the LORD Most High.

Psalm 7:17

Tuesday Treasure

My tongue will proclaim your righteousness, your praises all day long.

Your righteousness is everlasting and your law is true.

Psalm 35:28 & 119:142

Wednesday Wisdom

Your love, LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies. Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your justice like the great deep. You, LORD, preserve both people and animals. How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings. They feast on the abundance of your house; you give them drink from your river of delights. For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light. Continue your love to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.

Psalm 36:5-10

Thursday Truth

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Matthew 6:33

Friday Fact

For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”

Romans 1:17

Saturday Song

HELPER

Trials.

Struggles.

Adversities.

We all have them. If you live on this earth, you will have times of trouble.

What trials are you currently facing? It could be grief over the death of a loved one or loss of a marriage. Perhaps you have financial struggles or health issues that are weighing you down. Maybe you’re a caregiver who deals with constant demands on your time, energy, and emotional stability. Whatever it may be, I doubt there is a single person who looks forward to trials and difficulties.

The brother of our Lord Jesus wrote in James 1:2 that we should consider it pure joy whenever we face trials of many kinds. I don’t know about you, but having joy in the midst of our troubles is much easier said than done. James continues by telling us that the testing of our faith produces perseverance.

When we are dealing with  issues that drain us mentally, emotionally, physically, and maybe even spiritually, how can we consider it pure joy?

We can because we have a HELPER who is there for us and walks every step with us in the journey through our struggles. David wrote in Psalm 54:4, “God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my life.”

The only way you and I can persevere when our faith is tested by trails and troubles is by trusting in the Lord God as our Helper who will sustain us and carry us through any struggle we may face.

Will you join me this week as we praise the Lord as our Helper?

Sunday Supplication

Hear my voice when I call, LORD; be merciful to me and answer me. My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, LORD, I will seek. Do not hide your face from me, do not turn your servant away in anger; you have been my helper. Do not reject me or forsake me, God my Savior. (Psalm 27:7-9) AMEN! SO BE IT!

Monday Manna

So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?”

The LORD is with me; he is my helper. I look in triumph on my enemies.

Hebrews 13:6 and Psalm 118:7

Tuesday Treasure

For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God? It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights. He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. You make your saving help my shield, and your right hand sustains me; your help has made me great.

Psalm 18:31-35

Wednesday Wisdom

We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. May your unfailing love be with us, LORD, even as we put our hope in you.

Psalm 33:20-22

Thursday Truth

But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who long for your saving help always say, “The LORD is great!” But as for me, I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; you are my God, do not delay.

Psalm 40:16-17

Friday Fact

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me.

Psalm 46:1 and 54:4

Saturday Song

DELIVERER

Throughout the Bible, we find God delivering His people in many different ways.

He delivered Noah and his family from the flood.

He delivered the Israelites from bondage in Egypt.

He constantly delivered David from physical harm and attacks from his enemies.

He delivered Israel and Judah from captivity in Babylon and Assyria.

He delivered Peter from prison as the church prayed.

He delivered Paul from deadly peril time and time again. (2 Corinthians 1:8-11)

But His greatest act of deliverance happened when Jesus willingly went to the cross and gave His life for you and me.

“He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.”

Romans 4:25

Do you need a deliverer  today? The truth is that we don’t need Him to deliver us for just one day, we need Him to be our deliverer every single day. Join me as we praise Him this week as our Deliverer.

Sunday Supplication

Father God, as I praise You this week as my Deliverer, make me aware of the many times you have delivered me and are delivering me even when I don’t realize it. Thank You Jesus for being delivered over to death to secure my salvation. I praise you Lord my Deliverer! AMEN! SO BE IT!

Monday Manna

Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

Exodus 14:13-14

Tuesday Treasure

I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, LORD, my cry for mercy. Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.

Psalm 140:6-7

Wednesday Wisdom

May my cry come before you, LORD; give me understanding according to your word. May my supplication come before you; deliver me according to your promise. May my lips overflow with praise, for you teach me your decrees. May my tongue sing of your word, for all your commands are righteous. May your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts. I long for your salvation, LORD, and your law gives me delight. Let me live that I may praise you, and may your laws sustain me.

Psalm 119:169-175

Thursday Truth

But you, Sovereign LORD, help me for your name’s sake; out of the goodness of your love, deliver me.

Help us, God our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver us and forgive our sins for your name’s sake.

Psalm 109:21 & 79:9

Friday Fact

But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.

Psalm 33:18-19

Saturday Song

LOVE

Were you to choose one attribute of God that stands out above all others, what would it be?  I suspect for most of us it would be the word LOVE. Without God, love does not exist.

As children many of us memorized John 3:16 from the King James Version.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

This foundation is the truth upon which the entire Gospel is based. Without God’s love for mankind, there is no Gospel.

Perhaps more than any other disciple, John knew with no doubt that he was loved by God. He often referred to himself as the disciple whom Jesus loved or the beloved disciple. In the book of First John, he reminds us time and time again just how great is God’s love for us.

Do you understand just how much God loves you?

Years ago I challenged a group of ladies to write out John 3:16 and make it personal. I encourage you this week to take time and do this exercise. Write this verse as if it was written just for you, a child beloved by God.

Join me this week as we praise Him for HIS LOVE!

Sunday Supplication

Father God, I praise You this week as the One who loves me beyond anything I could ever imagine. You loved me so much that You sent Your Son, Your One and Only Son, to give His life for me. As I praise You this week as my Loving God, I ask that you fill my heart with an understanding of just how precious is Your love for me. AMEN! SO BE IT!

Monday Manna

Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity.

Joel 2:13

Tuesday Treasure

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8:38-39

Wednesday Wisdom

But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 2:4-7

Thursday Truth

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

1 John 3:1

Friday Fact

If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.

1 John 4:15-16

Saturday Song