God’s Word has a promise for every hurting heart, comfort for every grieving soul, eternity for every searching child. And every promise, comfort and hope is fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ. He came to meet your deepest needs, to be with you today!
Praise the Lord who is our salvation, strength and firm foundation. When we are weak and under attack, He will show Himself strong. He is our Rock, our Fortress and our Deliverer, and as we take refuge in Him, His favor surrounds us like a shield!
Jesus said that as He lives, we shall live also. Yes, we serve a risen, living Savior who, by the power of His resurrection, makes death for the believer but a hiccup in the timeline of eternity, and this life worth living! We have nothing to fear!
God has given us a high calling as ambassadors to share His great love with others. He is the vine and we are the branches…channels of His love to a world in need. The more love we transmit, the more the needy will be satisfied and flourish for His glory!
Picture the Great Shepherd tending to us as His precious lambs, drawing us near and protecting us, keeping us close to His heart…establishing boundaries because preditors exist. These – His loving boundaries – give us security and safety because He cares for us!
God actually considers us His very own children and regardless of how messy life gets, this is our true identity in Christ. We are joint heirs with Jesus, sons and daughters of the Most High God, and He who has lavished His love on us still loves us through it all!
From the second we invite His Son into our hearts and lives, we are members of God’s family. Jesus calls us brothers and sisters and, together wih Him through the power of His Spirit, we sing praises to our loving Father God! What a joy to know He sings with us!
God re-writes the stories of our lives with His supernatural, miraculous pen, dipped in the precious shed blood of His Son Jesus Christ. Through Him, our old story is irrelevant because God’s final edit is the only one that exists and it makes Him smile HUGE! 🙂
From the beginning of time God has sought us out, drawing us to Himself. His amazing, giant love for us is relentless, immeasurable and infinite, and as we look to Him He continually pursues us, listens to us, helps us and guides our lives every single day.
God’s thoughts about you, toward you and for you are unfathomable, and He has great plans for your life…quite possibly greater than you have for yourself…and that is pretty awesome to think about!
Even if we are forsaken by family or friends, we are always cherished by the heart of our Father God. His Word guarantees that He will never leave us, never forsake us! Never!!!
God never looks at your reflection in the mirror and says, “Ooo, I wish I had done that differently!” On the contrary, our Creator made you in His own image and He says, “Yes! She is just the way I imagined her! Beautiful!!!”
Knowing He was dying for the sins of His crucifers as well, Jesus said, “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.” Rather than following the enemy’s schemes, let us choose Jesus’ example to forgive. He will lead us to freedom, life and victory!
God loves us as we are, not as we should be. Nobody is as they should be…that is why we need Him so. God’s light shines the brightest as we love others who are also not as they should be. By this, some may see and desire a relationship with our God of Love too!
Through the love that Jesus has sacrificially shown to us, we have the opportunity to allow others to see His love through us. This brings heaven to earth in real time, in the lives of real people…people who need His amazing love…people just like you and me!
Our loving God forgives every failure, His goodness strengthens us when we are too worn or torn to be kind, and He sings over us with love when we lose the song in our hearts…because He is our Love, He is our very Breath of Life, and He is our Song!
Whatever breaks our hearts today is within the clear reach of God’s healing power. The bandages of His Holy Word are provided for us to apply, and the Holy Spirit is available to nurse our wounded hearts back to health over and over again! Thank You Lord!
Love rejoices in the truth… It searches for the matter behind the matter. It gives the benefit of the doubt, speaking on behalf of others, believing in people and seeing the image of God in them with careful insight. Love…Christlike love…never gives up. Never!
When we know Who empowers us – the God of Heaven, the Creator of all things, the Savior of our souls – we will trust Him for the courage we need to relay His message to a world in need and we will be fully protected under the shadow of His Almighty Hand.
We are never alone, never forgotten… not in our deepest sorrows, sleepless nights, or dullest days. God knows and records every heartache we feel and collects every tear that falls. His love is everlasting, His comfort is sure and His encouragement is coming!
When we partake in the Lord’s Supper of His broken body and shed blood, we are blessed in mind, body and spirit. This simple symbol of remembrance is not a toilsome act to adhere to, but a great privilege to strengthen our faith and celebrate our Savior!
God’s Word preserves our lives through every situation, struggle or problem. Though we each have a cross to bear, God gives us a promise to stand on, a purpose for the experience, and hope for the future.
It’s admirable to have knowledge – to know God’s Word and what it means – but applying that knowledge and pouring God’s heart of love, mercy and grace into the lives of others is what makes a difference. Like a hand inside a glove, love brings knowledge to life!
Once we set our eyes on Jesus, it is comforting to know that we can truly leave all of our past – decisions, choices, sins and mistakes – behind us. We are only responsible for how we move forward…with our eyes on the prize, walking freely in God’s grace!
When it gets too hot to work out in the sun during these hot days of summer, it is encouraging to know that God ordained rest…especially resting in the finished work of Jesus Christ who redeemed us from all our sin, and helps us in all our struggles.
As we don ourselves daily with the helmet of salvation – recalling where our salvation lies and covering our thoughts with His redemption – we have the ability to take every thought captive, to focus on the prize and set our course for obedience and victory!
Today is our country’s 242nd anniversary, a day to celebrate the freedoms we still have, and a reminder that every one of them came as a cost – as did our Christian freedom, which came a the cost of God’s only Son. May we be forever grateful for both! Happy 4th!
As God’s mission becomes our mission, we find joy in serving others and sharing the Good News of salvation through Jesus Christ! It is said that it is more blessed to give than to receive, and maybe it is because we can envision God’s loving smile widening! 🙂
God is omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient; He loves us unconditionally and fully understands our best labors and human limitations. When we accept Him, we can stand on His promises with confidence…knowing we are accepted, loved and approved.
Rather than trust in our own wisdom or wealth, we can trust in the Lord who guided Ruth to the field of her kinsman redeemer. The God of time and chance guides our steps to exactly where we need to be…to the right place at the right time, often to our surprise!
~ Celebrate His Love ~ with Dori Drabek 