God knows and cares about even the smallest details in our lives. He knows how many sparrows are sold in the market, and even counts the hairs on our head. We should not live in fear because we have been made valuable in God’s eyes and are worth much more than many sparrows!
The Passage: Ephesians 3:14–21
The Focus: “Now to Him who is able to do IMMEASURABLY MORE than all we ask or imagine, ACCORDING TO HIS POWER THAT IS AT WORK WITHIN US, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.” (Ephesians 3:20–21)
The Meditation: “Immeasurably more . . . according to His power that is at work within us.”
The Passage: John 20:1–23
The Focus: “Again Jesus said, ‘Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.’ And with that HE BREATHED ON THEM AND SAID, ‘RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT.’” (John 20:21–22)
The Meditation: “He breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.’”
The Passage: John 20:1–23
The Focus: “Again Jesus said, ‘Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.’ And with that HE BREATHED ON THEM AND SAID, ‘RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT.’” (John 20:21–22)
The Meditation: “He breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.’”
The Passage: John 12:20–36
The Focus: “24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But IF IT DIES, IT PRODUCES MANY SEEDS. 25 Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 Whoever serves Me must follow Me; and where I am, My servant also will be. My Father will honour the one who serves Me.” (John 12:24–26 NIV)
The Meditation: “if it dies, it produces many seeds.”
The Passage: 2 Timothy 2:1–13
The Focus: “You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses ENTRUST TO RELIABLE PEOPLE WHO WILL ALSO BE QUALIFIED TO TEACH OTHERS.” (2 Timothy 2:1–2 NIV)
The Meditation: “Entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.”
The Passage: Matthew 16:13–20
The Focus: “Simon Peter replied, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’ . . . ‘And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock, I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH, AND THE GATES OF HELL SHALL NOT PREVAIL AGAINST IT.’” (Matthew 16:16, 18, ESV) I am with you always, to the end of the age.’” (Matthew 28:18–20)
The Meditation: “I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
The Passage: Matthew 28:1–20
The Focus: “Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘ALL AUTHORITY in heaven and on earth HAS BEEN GIVEN TO ME. THEREFORE GO AND MAKE DISCIPLES of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely, I am with you always, to the very end of the age.’” (Matthew 28:18–20)
The Meditation: “All authority . . . has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples”.
The Passage: Nehemiah 4:1–23
The Focus: “Those who carried materials DID THEIR WORK WITH ONE HAND AND HELD A WEAPON IN THE OTHER, and each of the builders wore his sword at his side as he worked.” (Nehemiah 4:17b–18)
The Meditation: “Did their work with one hand and held a weapon in the other.”
The Passage: Colossians 4:2–6
The Focus: “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And PRAY for us, too, THAT GOD MAY OPEN A DOOR FOR OUR MESSAGE, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.” (Colossians 4:2–3)
The Meditation: “Pray . . . that God may open a door for our message.”
The Passage: Romans 8:1–17; Acts 13:1–4
The Focus: “For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.” (Acts 13:2)
“While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, THE HOLY SPIRIT SAID, ‘Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.’” (Romans 8:14)
The Meditation: “The Holy Spirit said . . .”
The Passage: 1 Corinthians 2:1–16
The Focus: “My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.” (1 Corinthians 2:4–5)
The Meditation: “My message . . . [was] with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power.”
The Passage: Ephesians 1:18–21; 2:4–7
The Focus: Ephesians 1:20b–21 “He raised Christ from the dead and seated Him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion.” (Ephesians 1:20b–21)
“AND GOD RAISED US UP WITH CHRIST AND SEATED US WITH HIM IN THE HEAVENLY REALMS IN CHRIST JESUS.” (Ephesians 2:6)
The Meditation: “God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms.”
The Passage: Acts 2:1–11
The Focus: “Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be TONGUES OF FIRE that separated and CAME TO REST ON EACH OF THEM. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.” (Acts 2:2–4)
The Meditation: “Tongues of fire . . . came to rest on each of them.”
The Passage: Acts 1:1–11
The Focus: “He said to them: ‘It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by His own authority. But YOU WILL RECEIVE POWER WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT COMES ON YOU; and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. After He said this, He was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.’” (Acts 1:7–9)
The Meditation: “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you.”
The Passage: 2 Timothy 1:6–14
The Focus: “For this reason I remind you to FAN INTO FLAME THE GIFT OF GOD, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. FOR THE SPIRIT God gave us does not make us timid, but GIVES US POWER, love and self-discipline. So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me His prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God.” (2 Timothy 1:6–8)
The Meditation: “Fan into flame the gift of God. . . . For the Spirit . . . gives us power.”
The Passage: 2 Thessalonians 1:3–12
The Focus: “With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of His calling, and that BY HIS POWER HE MAY BRING TO FRUITION your every desire for goodness and your EVERY DEED PROMPTED BY FAITH. We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.” (2 Thessalonians 1:11–12)
The Meditation: “By His power He may bring to fruition . . . every deed prompted by faith.”
The Passage: Ephesians 6:10–20
The Focus: “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. . . . And PRAY IN THE SPIRIT ON ALL OCCASIONS WITH ALL KINDS OF PRAYERS AND REQUESTS. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.” (Ephesians 6:10,18)
The Meditation: “Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.”
The Passage: Colossians 1:3–14
The Focus: “For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to FILL YOU WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, SO THAT YOU MAY live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience.” (Colossians 1:9–11, NASB)
The Meditation: “Fill you with the knowledge of His will . . . so that you may . . . [bear] fruit.”
The Passage: Deuteronomy 10:12–22
The Focus: “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to WALK IN OBEDIENCE TO HIM, to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to observe the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today FOR YOUR OWN GOOD?” (Deuteronomy 10:12–13)
The Meditation: “Walk in obedience to Him . . . for your own good.”
