April 18

Psalm 9:2  I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing the praises of Your name, O Most High. 

Hebrews 7:25  He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. 

2 Timothy 1:12  For this reason …I am not ashamed; for I know Whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day. 

Psalm 67:1  May God be gracious to us and bless us and make His face shine on us--

2 Chronicles 20:12  …we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on You. 

Psalm 32:8-9  I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you. 9 Do not be as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding, whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check… 

May you know that, in the Lord, you are one of many and, together, very powerful and abundantly blessed so that, when you have grown enough to need expansion, you will find that, through God's Word and in God's strength, you are well able to possess the promises He has given. Joshua 17

May you be confident of God's strength and strategy in your life when you are facing spiritual battles which seem too great to win, for He guides you one step at a time. Joshua 17

May you not be satisfied with the ease of a rich land after living in the dry desert for so long, lest  you begin dreading the prospect of spiritual battle; for it is not yourselves that you battle for, but those you will shepherd who will need you to have the word of truth and to know the God of promise, so that you will be practiced in ministry, pointing them to the Lord, even as you have been pointed. Joshua 18

   My child, do not seek to be separate from the world, but to be devoted and attached to Me. 
   As you learn of Me through My Word and by My Spirit, your heart will draw closer to Me out of hunger for the true Bread of Life and thirst for the true Water of Life, leaving behind, without struggle, the substitutes which the world supplied. 
   Come, My beloved, eat and drink without cost, for I have willingly paid the price for your admittance. Come, and find rest for your soul. 

May you remember that wealth and influence alone will still leave a person hungry spiritually, and that God will give you the words of life for those willing and determined to seek them out, and their acceptance will bring fruits of repentance. Luke 19

May you seek for and accept direction and wisdom from the Holy Spirit about how best to invest the abundant gifts our King has given us until His return, so that we may give Him the increase for His kingdom. Luke 19

May you take joy and gladness in your new life as one who is born in the kingdom of God and has become a citizen of the city of God, for that is where He takes His delight. Psalm 87

May the time and effort you put into the work of the kingdom return multiplied blessings and spiritual riches, just as wealth from hard work will grow. Proverbs 13:11