So whether you eat or drink,
or whatever you do,
do all to the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10.31
(the Gospel permeates everything)
Friday, August 30, 2013
Why are you cast down, O my soul
and why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God;
for I shall again praise Him,
my help and my God.
Psalm 43.5
(Remember His faithfulness.
Hope in the Bible is not wishful thinking,
but that on which
I can stake my life.)
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Does not He see my ways,
and number all my steps?
Job 31.4
(God knows far more than that.
He provides in ways we cannot see,
He loves us exceedingly more
than we can ever know.)
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
As a hart longs for flowing streams,
so longs my soul
for You, O God.
My soul thirsts for God,
the living God.
Psalms 42. 1-2
(Only God can satisfy that longing)
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
For He will complete what He appoints for me,
and many such things are in His mind.
Job 23.14
(Trust God in all things,
even when
it doesn't seem to make sense.
God is working in you.)
Monday, August 26, 2013
...to make us rely
not on ourselves
but on God
who raises the dead.
2 Corinthians 1.9
(God is bigger than any impossibility,
in all ways, no matter what)
Sunday, August 25, 2013
For I know that my Redeemer lives,
and at last He will stand upon the earth,
and after my skin has been thus destroyed,
then from my flesh,
I shall see God...
Job 19. 25-26
(Because He lives,
that changes everything.)
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Therefore, my beloved brethren,
be steadfast,
immovable,
always abounding in the work of the LORD,
knowing that in the LORD
your labor is not in vain.
1 Corinthians 15.58
(Anything and everything you do
has eternal significance.
God is using you.)
Friday, August 23, 2013
...who does great things beyond understanding,
and marvelous things without number.
Job 9.10
(Far deeper than I can ever know.
Count on it. Even in this.)
Thursday, August 22, 2013
The law of his God is in his heart;
his steps do not slip.
Psalm 37.31
(God's Word changes us.
It permeates all we do
and impacts everyone around us.)
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Make love your aim.
1 Corinthians 14.1
(How to approach any situation,
how to carry through)
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Trust in the LORD,
and do good,
so you will dwell in the land
and enjoy security.
Take delight in the LORD,
and He will give you
the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the LORD,
trust in Him,
and He will act.
Psalm 37. 3-5
(God will change your life)
Monday, August 19, 2013
He who pursues
righteousness and kindness
will find life and honor.
Proverbs 21.21
(Nothing random about it,
but an intentional pursuit
in all you do, say and dwell)
Sunday, August 18, 2013
...bring forth water for them
from a rock...
Nehemiah 9.15
(God provides what sustains
even in the most impossible situations)
Saturday, August 17, 2013
...yet our God
turned the curse into a blessing.
Nehemiah 13.2
(When we seek God in all things,
in His time and purposes,
He turns everything right side up.)
Friday, August 16, 2013
The LORD redeems the life of His servants...
Psalm 34.22
(He uses everything.
Yes, even this,
for His glory
and great purposes)
Thursday, August 15, 2013
I sought the LORD,
and He answered me,
and delivered me
from all my fears.
Psalm 34.4
(Let not the LORD
be your last resort,
but your first response)
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
But You are a God ready to forgive,
gracious and merciful,
slow to anger
and abounding in steadfast love,
and did not forsake them.
Even when...
Nehemiah 9. 17-18
(Because that is who He is)
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
...for they perceived
that this work had been accomplished
with the help of our God.
Nehemiah 6.16
(Our work
is a clear testimony to others)
Monday, August 12, 2013
I will instruct you and teach you
in the way you should go;
I will counsel you
with My eye upon you.
Psalm 32.9
(Seek Him in all things,
both great and small,
because nothing
is insignificant in His eyes.)
Sunday, August 11, 2013
...and bring them to the place
where I have chosen,
to make My name
dwell there.
Nehemiah 1.9
(The LORD strategically places us)
Saturday, August 10, 2013
But I trust in You, O LORD,
I say,
"You are my God."
My times are in Your hand.
Psalm 31.15
(Even when I don't understand,
God works His great purposes)
Friday, August 9, 2013
The hand of our God was upon us,
and He delivered us
from the hand of the enemy
and from ambushes by the way.
Ezra 8.31
(God protects even when
we are not aware
of the danger
or His shield.
The safest place on earth
is the center of His will.)
Thursday, August 8, 2013
This is how one should regard us,
as servants of Christ
and stewards of the mysteries of God.
1 Corinthians 4.1
(We will not understand everything
that happens in this life,
but God's purposes are deep
and seamless in it.)
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
And this was their reply to us:
"We are the servants of
the God of heaven and earth..."
Ezra 5.11
(by Whom we are known,
our identity,
manifest in every word and action)
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
What no eye has seen,
nor ear heard,
nor the heart of man conceived,
what God has prepared
for those who love Him.
1 Corinthians 2.9
(beyond our wildest dreams,
yes,
even in this)
Monday, August 5, 2013
...in whatever place he sojourns...
Ezra 1.4
(Wherever God places us,
always strategically,
always with great purpose)
Sunday, August 4, 2013
...singing aloud a song of thanksgiving,
and telling all Your wondrous deeds.
Psalm 26.7
(A powerful defense against despair
that uplifts you
and everyone around you)
Saturday, August 3, 2013
But the LORD sits enthroned for ever...
Psalm 9.7
(No matter how things appear,
no matter the circumstances,
God is still God.
He is still sovereign over all.)
Friday, August 2, 2013
...in order that we may bear fruit for God.
Romans 7.4
(love and grace in all ways
and in all things)
Thursday, August 1, 2013
For He is good,
for His steadfast love endures for ever.
2 Chronicles 7.3
(Repeat daily.
It will change how we see God,
how we see others, and
what we do.)