February 14

Romans 12:9  Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 

1 Corinthians 13:4  Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 

Micah 6:8  What does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. 

John 13:34-35  A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.

Psalm 34:4  I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. 

Colossians 3:13-14  Bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.

May you continually seek the direction and leading of the Spirit for the guidance and wisdom to do God's work, which takes place in the hearts and minds of people, who, becoming living stones, shaped in the quarry, will be fitted together without the sound of a tool, to form the abode of our Lord and our God. Exodus 37

May you understand that, just as in the wilderness of testing and during the time of conquest, when the bronze altar of sacrifice, the golden table of showbread, the golden altar of incense, and the golden ark of the covenant, moving with the people, had no wheels to be pulled by beasts, only rings to be carried by poles on men's shoulders, so now also God commits to His Body the care and responsibility of bringing His forgiveness, truth, worship, and presence to all. Exodus 37

May you be willing to turn from seeking the approval and perspective of others to believing the acceptance and description of God's Word and His Spirit which bear witness that you are re-created in the image of God's Son. Exodus 38

May you rejoice that you no longer must look into the reflecting brass of God's judgment to see what to expect, but may now, having been transformed by the Redeemer, look at God's reflecting love from the pure cleansing water after the washing of the Word. Exodus 38

May you be steadfast in seeking the Lord, trusting and believing His promises, so that when the shaking of your world begins, and the brilliance of God's light breaks into the darkness, opening the door you seek and bringing words of hope, you will not  be overcome with fear and faint dead away as those who do not know Him, but will rejoice and immediately obey as those who know His love and have experienced His forgiving acceptance. Matthew 28

May you not be so captivated by men's traditions and your own understanding that you persist in fighting the work of God, even in the face of His miraculous love. Matthew 28

May you be willing to step forth in obedience, bringing the teaching and the testimony of Christ and the kingdom of God to all who will be discipled, for you will find that the Lord will be with you in all authority and power to ultimately overcome any doubts, resistance, and attacks, even to the end of the age. Matthew 28

   Will you join Me? Will you draw near and watch with Me in prayer and intercession for those I love? Will you allow Me to express My sorrow through you in travail for the pain so many who are named by My name are facing? 
   Will you allow Me to give you a spirit of prayer which will draw you to the throne of God with weeping and heaviness of heart over the captivity of My people, so many of whom are bound in chains and held in darkness? 
   Will you receive My heart of concern for those who lack shepherds and are wandering on the mountainside without pastures, without rest, without protection, ever fearful, never knowing peace, unkempt, harried, beset upon by those influenced by My enemy? 
   The burden is great, My child, and the weight is crushing. You cannot carry it on your own. Join with Me, wait with Me. What is impossible for flesh, even when it is willing, is possible for God, for His Spirit is strong, and mighty to the pulling down of strongholds, binding the strong man, and plundering the enemy's camp, retrieving the lost ones, the weak ones, the young and defenseless ones who were stolen and enslaved. 
   But first, My love, wait with Me before the throne, bringing the request to the Father, for this is where the work is done. Will you join Me?

May you learn the fear of the Lord, for it will keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies, causing you to turn from wickedness and do good, and seek peace by pursuing it, and thus your love of life and your desire to see many good days will be fulfilled. Psalm 34

May you learn the importance of trusting and fearing the Lord, for if you watch your tongue, keep your lips from lying, turn from all known sin, spend your time in doing good and work hard at living peacefully with everyone, you will have a long, good life. Psalm 34

May you seek the presence of the Lord, for His eyes are on the righteous and His ears attentive to their cry, because the face of the Lord is against those who do evil to wipe the memory of them from the earth. Psalm 34

May you cry to the Lord for help, for He will give you His attention since the eyes of the Lord are intently watching all who live good lives, and he will save you from all your troubles, but He has made up His mind to wipe out even the memory of evil men from the earth. Psalm 34

May the Lord hear you when you cry out, and deliver you from all your troubles, for He is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34

May you be humbly sorry for your sins, for the Lord will rescue you since He is close to those whose hearts are breaking. Psalm 34

May you be rescued by the Lord for He delivers a righteous man from all his troubles, though they be many, and protects all his bones that none of them will be broken. Psalm 34

May you serve the Lord, for He will redeem His servants, and everyone who takes refuge in Him will be freely pardoned. Psalm 34

May you run to Lord, for He redeems His servants, and no one will be condemned who takes refuge in Him. Psalm 34