Philippians 3:13-14 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
2 Corinthians 2:14 Thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.
John 7:38 Jesus said, “Whoever believes in Me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”
2 Corinthians 4:6 For God…is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
Deuteronomy 13:4 It is the LORD your God you must follow, and Him you must revere. Keep His commands and obey Him; serve Him and hold fast to Him.
1 Peter 3:10-12 Let him who means to love life and see good days refrain his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking guile. 11 And let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it. 12 For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears attend to their prayer…
May you remain true in your devotion to the Lord your God and pure in your affection toward the King, your First Love, not forgetting His gracious care or pushing Him behind your back, completely disregarding the One Who bore your sin at such a cost, but honoring your Betrothed and waiting for Him, obeying the Spirit Who is sent to ready you for the day He comes to receive you as His own, having prepared yourself to be presented without spot, wrinkle, or blemish. Ezekiel 23, Ephesian 5
May you draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having your heart sprinkled to cleanse you from a guilty conscience and having been washed with pure water, hold unswervingly to the hope you profess, for He Who promised is faithful since He opened, by the blood of Jesus, a new and living way for you into the Most Holy Place. Hebrews 10
May you consider how you may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not becoming isolated or giving up time spent in company with each other, but encourage one another, all the more as you see the Day of the Lord approaching. Hebrews 10
May you live according to the knowledge of the truth you have received, departing from deliberate sin and pleasurable fellowship with the willful and intentional enemies of God, for whom there is no sacrifice remaining, only a fearful expectation of judgment and raging fire, for if rejecting the law of Moses brought death without mercy, how much more severely will one be punished who consciously tramples the Son of God under foot, knowingly treating as unholy the sanctifying blood of the covenant and purposely insulting the Spirit of grace? Hebrews 10
May you know that your confidence will be richly rewarded if you persevere so that when you have done the will of God in the Spirit of Christ, you will receive what He has promised, for in just a very little while, He will return and gather His righteous ones who have been living by the faith of Christ, because those who shrink back in pride or fear, though they profess much, are not able to please Him. Hebrews 10
I take pleasure in the springtime of your soul, when My Spirit is moving over the hard, frozen ground of your heart, bringing the warming, thawing rains that melt and break up the resisting ground, allowing the seeds of My Truth to push through to the light as I wake them from the sleep that has held them.
The visible changes from barren cold earth to tender green, and then to lush verdant growth, draws notice from others who have known you and causes them to seek My answers in order to learn how they can receive the same rich blessings in their lives.
The time of flowering is an occasion of beauty that gladdens the hearts of all who see the delicacy of color; the diversity of shapes and sizes draws praise from the beholders, which I receive. The fragrance is heady and exhilarating, and all the senses are engaged during this time of living vigor.
My true joy and deep rejoicing, though, comes in the autumn when the harvest is gathered in, for that is the result of the persistence and endurance of those who truly believed, obeying My will, doing My work, trusting My words, through the heat of the summer, through storms and droughts, never quitting, always standing back up again if blown down by the storm or pummeled by the hail.
Though the beauty of the blossom brings pleasure to the beholder, not every flower in spring will bear fruit in autumn – only those who overcome and endure.
May you praise God, Who does not remain silent when wicked and deceitful men open their mouths against you, speaking with lying tongues and words of hatred, attacking you without cause in return for your friendship, for you remain a person of prayer. Psalm 109
May you be found innocent before your heavenly Judge when accusers oppose you, for you have an Advocate at your right hand, and your prayers for your enemies justify you. Psalm 109
May your days be many & your joys in the Lord abundant, & may He establish you in His authority. Psalm 109
May your children be many and your family increase, bringing strength and joy to you and your spouse as God multiplies your ministry and raises up many strong leaders from within them, causing you to enlarge your tent, lengthen the cords, and strengthen the stakes. Psalm 109
May your harvests be great and your storehouses open to the needy, as you share the fruits of your labor freely from the abundance God has given to bless many through your obedience. Psalm 109
May you be blessed by many for the kindness you show, and may your family be welcomed wherever they go as God sends them forth to spread the gospel and share His love, proclaiming His kingdom and bringing many into His house, that their names may be written in the Lamb’s book of life. Psalm 109
May your heritage of obedience to God continue to many generations, even as you have received the heritage of righteousness from your spiritual parents in the Lord, and may God always recall the faith you have walked in, that it will be spoken of as a testimony to nations. Psalm 109
May you wear blessing as a garment, like a cloak wrapped around you, tied like a belt forever about you, so that it overflows from within you like springs of living water wherever you go, and soaks into your bones like the oil of anointing, bringing refreshing and renewal through your touch and your words to all you encounter, for your every thought is to do kindness, and to bring joy to the heart of the poor, the needy, and the broken-hearted; so may the blessing you share come upon you, and may the pleasure of giving be always near you, for this is the Lord’s recompense to those who delight in doing God’s will. Psalm 109
May the Sovereign Lord deal well with you for His name’s sake, and deliver you because of the goodness of His love, when you are poor and needy & your heart is wounded within you, that you will not fade away like an evening shadow, or be shaken off like a locust, but be strengthened in your fasting and given authority against your accusers. Psalm 109
May the Lord your God help you and save you in accordance with His love, that your accusers will know that it is the hand of the Lord that has done it, and that He has blessed you when they sought to curse you, and that as you serve your Lord and King, you will overcome in victory when they attack, while they will be clothed in disgrace. Psalm 109
May you greatly extol the Lord with the words of your mouth, praising Him in the great throng, for He stands at the right hand of the needy one to save his life from those who condemn him. Psalm 109
