Do not fear, for I am with you. Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you. Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Come to Me with all your cares. Lay your fears down at the foot of My cross. I am your Rock, your Peace and your Strength. Rest in Me.
Isaiah 41:10
My child, one day in My courts is better than a thousand outside and no good thing will I withhold from those who walk uprightly. Enter in to My gates with thanksgiving and in to My courts with praise. I long for you to be in My presence. Come My child. Come
Psalm 84:10 – 11 Psalm 100:4
My child, I am your King and your God. I command victories for you. Through Me you will push back your adversaries. Through My name you will trample down those who rise up against you. It is by My power that you will win this battle. Continue to seek Me with your whole heart. Trust Me to put your enemies to shame.
Psalm 44: 4&5
My child, praising Me opens doors of opportunity for you. Singing and worshipping Me binds the enemy and releases My power in your circumstances. Instead of worrying or fretting, choose to sing, praise and worship. Give thanks to the Lord and be glad. Rejoice in your Maker for I am good. My eyes move to and fro throughout the earth that I may strongly support those whose hearts are completely Mine.
Psalm 9 2 Chronicles 16:9
Isn’t God’s plan of redemption incredible? In Him we enjoy all the advantages of absolute security. As the old hymn says, He is our refuge and our strength. But even so, we must not let it stop there, for the Lord has called us to even greater purpose—wholehearted submission to His will.
Such intentional commitment to Him demands that our life be squarely aimed at two very important targets: to serve Him in whatever capacity He desires, and to embrace spiritual growth through personal transformation. Dedication toward the pursuit of these goals provides the catalyst for bearing “much fruit.” And because these objectives are intended to compliment each other, we can’t be truly effective in one without the other.
Yet personal transformation is the key to serving God with a whole heart, so we must ask a very important question: What does it mean to be transformed? Is this the change that takes place instantaneously when we’re saved? Yes, in one very real sense it is, since being born again results in a dynamic transformation of our life. How could being brought from death to life—from the domain of darkness to being firmly planted in Christ’s kingdom—be anything but utterly transformational? Still, there’s a whole lot more to it than that.
My child, for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved. It was for freedom that I set you free, therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. Live in My peace. Walk in the freedom I have provided for you and have called you to. Don’t remain in the bondage of sin. Choose life!
2 Peter 2:19 Galatians 5:1
“For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death” (Romans 8:2) is an unalterable spiritual law. In Christ we are no longer condemned for sin. Rather, sin itself has become the culprit worthy of condemnation
The bottom line is that we need to start behaving like dead men—dead to law, that is (and as a consequence, dead to sin). This extraordinary life as believers is all about faith in what Jesus has done, regardless of the weakness of our flesh. Paul’s admonition in Colossians 2:6 says it all: “As you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him.”
When we were steeped in sin, we freely received God’s gift of grace. Now that we are saved, our job is not to try to appease Him by attempting once again to keep the law, but to live out our lives daily walking in the grace He has so abundantly provided. Only then can we enjoy the confidence that we are truly living a life of godliness.
Excerpted from: Free from the Power of Sin: The Keys to Growing in God in Spite of Yourself
My child, since you are in Me, you are a new creature, the old things passed away, behold, new things have come. Walk in the newness of your life in Me. Put off the old way of thinking and renew your mind. You are made in My image. Act like it.
2 Corinthians 5:17
My child, do not fear or be dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours but Mine. You need not fight in this battle. Station yourself, stand and see the salvation of the Lord on your behalf. Watch and see My mighty right hand going before you, covering you and delivering you. Continue to sing, praise and believe Me.
2 Chronicles 20:15&17
My child, rest in My Presence. Come to Me for refreshing and recharging. You’ve been going one hundred miles per hour and are in need of a break. Take today off. Sit at My feet. Feel Me nourish your soul and delight your heart with the soothing power of My Holy Spirit. Rest not only your body but also your mind. Let Me wash over you as you bathe in My Presence,