You are wonderful and unique! Your gifts, talents, and abilities are a blessing. You are one-of-a-kind and special—a masterpiece created by the hands of God. His love for you is unending and He has great plans for you. With faith and courage, you can do anything. You are His beloved daughter or son and a masterpiece in His sight.
You belong to God, beloved. The Spirit who lives in you has already conquered the spirit of the world. You are victorious through Him, so stand firm and trust in the Lord.
Jesus and all who are made holy through him have the same Father. Jesus loves them and cherishes them like brothers and sisters, so He never feels ashamed to call them that. He acknowledges that they are family through their shared Father.
We can have our own agenda, be it a schedule, a plan, or a goal. But ultimately, it is the Lord who will lead us in fulfilling that agenda. We can trust that God will show us which path to take and will guide our steps. He will determine what succeeds and what fails. We can rely on His wisdom and guidance to achieve our dreams.
Follow what is good and reject what is evil. Doing good shows that you are a child of God, while doing evil reveals that one does not know God. Don't give in to bad examples. Instead, take God's word as an example and know Him better.
Love never gives up, even when faced with challenges and difficulties. Love never loses faith, remaining steadfast and strong even in the face of adversity. Love is always hopeful, looking towards the future with positivity and optimism. And finally, love endures through every circumstance, remaining present and consistent through both good times and bad.
We should be humble and have a healthy fear of the Lord who is infinitely wiser than us. Instead of trusting in ourselves we should turn away from evil, for only then our decisions will be wise and successful.
God is offering everyone a chance to be saved. All we have to do is call on Jesus. It doesn't matter who we are or what we have done - God wants to save us. We can have hope and trust in Him. He will never reject us or turn us away if we sincerely come to Him with faith in His name. There is no other way to be saved, no other name we can call on, so let us turn to Jesus and be saved.
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.”
