February 17

2 Thessalonians 3:3   steadfast is the Lord, who shall establish you, and shall guard you from the evil; 

Deuteronomy 32:3-4  I will proclaim the name of the Lord. Oh, praise the greatness of our God! 4 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. 

Romans 8:35,37  Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? … 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 

Psalm 16:5-6  LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance 

Ecclesiastes 5:2  Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few. 

Philippians 3:13-14  …but one thing I do, forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

May you walk before the Lord in the light He has given you, knowing that He is the sacrifice that makes you blameless for the things you have not yet learned. Leviticus 4

May you willingly, and gratefully, receive and submit to the check of your conscience or the reproof of a friend, either of which are sent by the Spirit of God, lest by ignorance having fallen into sin, you do not through ignorance continue in it. Leviticus 4

May you understand that only the willing, sacrificial offering of Christ Jesus' own blood can remove the penalty and heal the disfiguring of sin, and nothing of your own works will ever be sufficient. But His cure for sin can only be applied when you approach Him in specific confession and repentant prayer, accepting the depth of your guilt and acknowledging your need for His forgiveness. Leviticus 5

   I have placed you in My family, My child, for you have need of fellowship and companionship. 
   I am your Source, your Head, your Elder Brother; your first, and primary, relationship must be with Me. But I have given you gifts that must be used within the Body of Christ, the family of Christ, for the maturing, the perfecting, the knitting together of the saints into a loving, cooperating, skillful, functional unit. 
   Pray for one another, carry one another's burdens, sorrow with those who sorrow and rejoice with those who know My joy. Without this training, My precious one, how can eternity, surrounded by the numberless multitudes around My throne, be eagerly anticipated? 
   Although nothing can sever the bond of love I have with you, you cannot be isolated from the rest of the Body, for that is where My love is, as well. 
   Reach out in My love to one another and see My love reaching back to you, that your fellowship may be full and your relationship with Me may be complete. 

May you willingly acknowledge your need for God's help, for He does not have time for the self-made and self-sufficient since He is sent as a doctor to the sick, and a redeemer to those who are captive. Mark 2

May you have eyes to see beyond the traditions, habits, and teachings that separate you from the truth of God that you might be free of the restraints which hold you back from the work of God. Mark 2

May you be willing to honestly answer the questions God asks you, for they are designed to teach you truth and bring you to freedom. Mark 3

May you find refuge in the shelter of His wings and feast on the abundance of His house, drinking from His river of delights, for God's unfailing love is priceless and with the Lord is the fountain of life. Psalm 36

May the foot of the proud not come against you, nor the hand of the wicked drive you away, for the love of God continues to those who know Him and His righteousness to the upright in heart. Psalm 36