January 05

Romans 11:35-36  Who has ever given to God, that God should repay them?  For from Him and through Him and for Him are all things.  

Romans 8:26-27  In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness… And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God. 

Jeremiah 9:24  “But let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight,” says the LORD.

Isaiah 40:31  They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Ephesians 1:4-5  For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight. In love  He predestined us for adoption to sonship  through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will--

Job 11:16  You will forget your trouble and remember it only as water gone by. 

May you know that as you turn to the Lord and depend on Him to teach you His language of love and His vocabulary of obedience, and as you encourage one another to be more daring to trust God and more resolute to draw near Him, then nothing He assigns you will overwhelm you. Genesis 11

As the Lord directs you, may you be willing to leave, mentally and emotionally, all that is familiar to you, all that you could fall back on and expect to turn to, growing spiritually into that which the Lord has prepared for you, to make you a part of His kingdom, to supply you with great authority and repute, for through you, He will bless all who come in contact with you. Genesis 12

May you follow in obedience and teach by example the ways of God's love and the truth of His Word. All of the Law and the Prophets point to Christ, and will endure until everything is accomplished when He returns for His Bride. She will be found without spot, wrinkle or blemish of selfishness, having made herself ready for work, dressed in boots and gloves, wearing the armor of God, giving His love and mercy to those He treasures, rescuing them from the miry traps of the enemy. Matthew 5

   Do not focus on the darkness which can still be found in you, but live in the light, My beloved. You are not yet ready to be translated as Enoch was, so there is still an internal war being waged in your members. 
   However, you have already crossed over from darkness to light, from death to life, because you hear My word and believe in the Father, having love for His children. 
   Thus do you leave the shadow and the dark behind as a traveler who climbs, step by step, out of a valley into the day's light on the mountainside. The journey takes time, but if you always take one more step, nothing and no one can keep you from My light and My love. 
   As you learn to have patience with yourself, leaving to Me the ways of learning and the times of lessons, you will be able to see past the grime and stains in the lives of others and recognize My hand at work in them. In this way, you will learn to extend the grace of My love to a fellow traveler who occasionally needs a helping hand on the upward climb when the going gets steep for them. 
   Celebrate the light in each other's lives and rejoice over the distance already traveled, for the road you are on leads only to Me, and I will keep and preserve you as I bring you through the problems, cares, and concerns that surround you. 
   I am Lord of all circumstances, and they exist to do My will. As the reality of this fact dawns on you, you will be able to more fully rest in My promises and flow in My Spirit, and My work will become your joy.

May you pray to the Lord, Who gives ear to your words and considers your sighing, listening to your cry for help as you pray to your King and your God, waiting in expectation as you lay your requests before Him. He is not a God Who takes pleasure in evil or allows the wicked to dwell in His presence. Psalm 5

May you bow down in reverence to the Lord Who leads you in His righteousness. By His great mercy He brings you into His house, leading you in His way, which He makes straight before you. Psalm 5

May you take refuge in the Lord with gladness and songs of joy as He spreads His protection over you. In this way, you can rejoice with those who love His name even as the Lord surrounds you with His favor as with a shield. Psalm 5

May you answer the Lord when He calls, and not reject Him, but give Him heed when He stretches out His hand, accepting His advice and receiving His correction, lest He laugh at your disaster and mock in your calamity. Those who will not hear Him when He calls will not be answered when they call to Him, and will not find Him when they search. Proverbs 1:24-38