But the angel said to the women,
"Do not be afraid,
for I know that you seek Jesus
who was crucified.
He is not here,
for He has risen,
      as He said."

                 Matthew 28. 5-6

Hallelujah!

For God so loved the world
that He gave His only Son,
that whoever believes in Him
should not perish but have eternal life.
For God sent the Son into the world,
    not to condemn the world,
but that the world might be saved
                   through Him.

                        John 3. 16-17

(lest we forget how much God loves us)

For Christ also died for sins
once for all,
the righteous for the unrighteous,
that He might bring us to God...

                       1 Peter 3.18

(This is why Jesus came into the world.
If there were any other way,
He would not have had to die.)

And some fell into good soil and grew,

and yielded a hundredfold.

                         Luke 8.8

(Hear the Word, hold it fast.

There is no end

to what God can do

through one who is faithful to Him)

You shall not be in dread of them,

for the LORD your God 

              is in the midst of you,

a great and awesome God.

                             Deuteronomy 7.21

(Never forget Who goes with you)

Blessed be the LORD,

who daily bears us up.

God is our salvation.

                   Psalm 68.19

(My source of strength

in all things.)

Only take heed,

and keep your soul diligently,

lest you forget the things

     which your eyes have seen,

and lest they depart from your heart

      all the days of your life;

make them known

to your children and your children's children.

                               Deuteronomy 4.9

(How we walk with God

      impacts generations,

         those all around you

         and those who come after)

For the LORD has blessed you

        in all the work of your hands;

He knows 

   your going through this great wilderness;

these forty years the LORD your God

has been with you;

      you have lacked nothing.

                               Deuteronomy 2.7

(God redeems even our wilderness)

Do not be in dread or afraid of them.
The LORD your God
           who goes before you
   will Himself fight for you,
just as He did for you
    in Egypt before your eyes,
and in the wilderness
           ...in all the way you went
until you came to this place.

                   Deuteronomy 1. 30-31

(how different our lives would look
           if we trusted God)

You make the outgoings

of the morning and evening

to shout for joy.

                 Psalm 65.8

(Sunrise and sunset

    are marked by 

the awesomeness of God

and bear His signature everyday)

...He said to Simon,

"Put out into the deep

   and let down your nets for a catch."

And Simon answered,

"Master, we toiled all night

      and took nothing,

but at Your word

      I will let down the nets."

And when they had done this,

they enclosed a great shoal of fish,

and as their nets were breaking..."

                       Luke 5. 4-6

(Let down your nets,

follow Him into His day for you)

My soul is feasted with marrow and fat,

and my mouth praises You with joyful lips,

when I think of You upon my bed,

and meditate on You

           in the watches of the night,

for You have been My help,

and in the shadow of Your wings

            I sing for joy.

                       Psalm 63. 5-7

(Dwell on God and His goodness

    instead of worry and fear.

       Praise conquers dismay.)

   

Hear my cry, O God,

listen to my prayer,

from the end of the earth

          I call to You,

   when my heart is faint.

Lead me to the rock

    that is higher than I,

for You are my refuge,

a strong tower against the enemy.

                      Psalm 61. 1-2

(Show me, LORD,

the high road in this situation.

Navigate me through it

         for Your glory.)

Bear fruits that befit repentance.

                      Luke 3.8

(What God produces through 

                a changed heart

   nourishes others

and alters the landscape)

           

...and spoke of Him to all...

                     Luke 2.38

(By what we say,

by how we live,

by Whom we are known)

But I will sing of Your might,
I will sing aloud
   of Your steadfast love in the morning.
For You have been to me a fortress
   and a refuge
       in the day of my distress.

                           Psalm 59.16

(praise engraves His goodness
        in our hearts)

The LORD their God is with them,
and the shout of a king is among them.
...now it shall be said of Jacob and Israel,
        "What has God wrought!"

                           Numbers 23. 21, 23

(that which our lives should demonstrate)

For with God

      nothing will be impossible.

...for He who is mighty

     has done great things for me,

and holy is His name.

                           Luke 1. 37, 49

(Acknowledge and live that reality)

When I am afraid,

       I put my trust in You.

In God, whose word I praise,

              in God I trust without a fear.

What can flesh do to me?

                           Psalm 56. 3-4

(Note the connection between 

trusting in God, praising God,

and going forth without fear)

Cast your burden on the LORD,

and He will sustain you;

He will never permit

    the righteous to be moved.

                           Psalm 55.22

(With whatever you struggle,

commit it to the LORD, trust Him,

and let Him work.)

Is the LORD'S hand shortened?
Now you shall see
whether My word will come true
for you or not.

                        Numbers 11.23

(Take Him at His word.
"Stand back and watch Me work."
No problem is too big for God.)

O LORD, open my lips,
and My mouth shall
          show forth Your praise.

                       Psalm 51.15

(Manifested in my words,
     lifestyle and countenance)

...and he will show you a large upper room,

               furnished and ready...

                                Mark 14.15

(The householder was prepared --

he just didn't know yet what for.

Am I that faithful?)

And the people complained
     in the hearing of the LORD...

                        Numbers 11.1

(Grumbling makes us look right past
              God's goodness.
Complaining is the opposite of trust.)

Heaven and earth will pass away,

but My words will not pass away.

                            Mark 13.31

(God's Truth does not change.

It is not subject to popular opinion.

God's Truth abides for ever.)

The LORD bless you and keep you;
The LORD make His face
              to shine upon you,
    and be gracious to you;
The LORD lift up His countenance upon you,
              and give you peace.

                                Numbers 6. 24-26

(Great way to start the day,
aware of His love and presence)

Walk about Zion,
go round about her,
number her towers,
consider well her ramparts,
go through her citadels,
that you may tell the next generation
             that this is God,
our God for ever and ever.

                          Psalm 48. 12-13

(Know Him
that those who come after us,
the children yet unborn,
should set their hope in God)

Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but the LORD delivers him
out of them all.

                           Psalm 34.19

("Show me, LORD,
    how to navigate this.")

God is our refuge and strength,
         a very present help in trouble.
Therefore
             we will not fear
though the earth should change,
Though the mountains shake
                     in the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam,
though the mountains tremble with its tumult.

                                    Psalm 46. 1-3

(no. matter. what.)

And Jesus said to him,
"What do you want Me
              to do for you?"

                    Mark 10.51

(He asks us the same question)

When words are many,
       transgression is not lacking,
but he who restrains his lips is prudent.

                                 Proverbs 10.19

(Words are not returnable.
Choose carefully words that bless.)