Job 12:10 In [the Lord’s] hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of every human being.
Romans 5:8 God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Isaiah 55:8 “My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.
Proverbs 30:7-9 Two things I ask of you, LORD; do not refuse me before I die: 8 Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. 9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
Romans 12:10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor…
Romans 13:8 …for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
May you hear the word of the Lord and share it with those the Lord places around you for encouragement and exhortation, that the righteous may be convicted to remain steadfast and the wicked may repent, returning to the Lord, and therefore live. Ezekiel 3
May you be constrained by the word of the Lord as He guides you in all you do, turning not to right nor to the left by your choice, speaking not from your own understanding but from the fullness of the Father’s heart, that His will may be accomplished in the hearts of the hearers. Ezekiel 4
May you rejoice in the poured-out love of the Lord and seek His will to obediently follow His way and respectfully honor His name, for those who do not, having received blessing of the Lord and yet rebelled against His Word, not even conforming to the standards of their culture, will find that God withdraws Himself from them, making them a reproach and a taunt, a warning and an object of horror to others around with punishment and stinging rebuke. Ezekiel 5
May you trust God in all that He does, for the truth of His Word and the power of His Spirit will work in the hearts and lives of all, so that each person will know that He is the Lord. Ezekiel 6
Believe in Me, My child, for I am the Truth of God. Have faith in Me, My dear one, for I am the Way and the Life. Turn to Me, My precious one, for I am the Answer you are looking for.
Without Me, you have no strength for the endless round of daily requirements that pile ever higher and demand ever more. In Me, you will find that your weakness will not go away, but rather become the doorway through which I pour the strength you need to meet the challenges you face.
On your own, you deal with perplexing questions that you do not feel capable of answering, yet they remain, demanding answers. You have sought out people that you trust and taken counsel of them, even though you know them to be fallible and have found them to be wrong.
Turn now to Me, My seeking one, bringing your needs before Me, and ask Me for the answers you need. Ask Me, and then watch how I answer, for I am faithful and do not lie. I cannot go against My own nature.
I have come to give you life, more abundantly than you can imagine or dream. I am preparing you, training you, strengthening you to receive all that I have for you, both in this world, and in the world to come. Trust Me when you find that I need to take, remove, or change something in your life, for I act in love toward you.
I have much to give you, but your hands and your heart and your mind and your life all are often so full of what the world has brought you that you cannot receive what I have for you. When you seek Me for what you need, My first act is often to simply make some room. Allow Me to do what you have asked, even when it does not resemble what you expected.
My love for you exceeds anything you can comprehend, My beloved. I cannot do you harm, even when I cause you pain. Sorrow lasts for the night, but joy comes in the morning.
May you be careful to continue to strive in faith to enter into the promise of rest which the Lord has given, even as He Himself has rested from His work of creation. Hebrews 4
May you embrace the word of God as it reveals and judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart, uncovering all before the eyes of Him to Whom we must each give account, letting godly sorrow bring repentance, so that you may be made clean through the washing of the Word. Hebrews 4
May you hold firmly to the faith you profess since you have a great High Priest Who has ascended to the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, for He has been tempted in every way, just as you are – yet He was without sin, and He has opened the way for you to approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that you may receive mercy and find grace to help in your time of need. Hebrews 4
May you praise the Lord for the many works He has made in His wisdom, for the earth is full of all His creatures, which all look to Him to satisfy them. Psalm 104
May the meditation of your heart, the intent of your will, the thoughts of your mind, the words of your mouth, the deeds of your hands, and the steps of your feet be pleasing to the Lord as you rejoice in Him, and may sinners turn from their ways and the wicked abandon their deeds, giving praise and honor to the King Who is worthy to receive all worship. Psalm 104
