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In a recent conversation with a Brother in the Lord. He had asked: “How do I hear the voice of the Lord clearer? He continued: I would like to hear His voice even more fine-tuned, specific. ” As we spoke I reminded him of the boldness that he already exhibits in the Lord by praying for others as the Holy Spirit prompts him. With this He said: “Yes, but I want more... I want to go deeper in the Lord.” I'd like to interject a "note to self" right here. Wanting more of the presence and anointing of the Lord in your life, and desiring to go deeper in the spiritual things of God is more than admirable. IT IS IMPERATIVE!
This can obtained through daily prayer, reading the Bible and fellowship with the Lord. This is essential in just how clear and accurate we will be able to work with the Holy Spirit and bring about the Lords desires for others and fulfill our personal mandates the Lord has given us. The more time we spend in the presence of the Lord, the more we will know His voice when we listen for His leading.

Hosting the Presence of God

 

A LIVING HOPE

We have been given hope from our Lord Jesus Christ, who died and rose again for our sins that we may know the love of the Father through Jesus.

Peter tells us in 1 Peter 1:3-4 (KJV)

Blessed be the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.  To an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that faded not away reserved in heaven for you.

But NIV states it a little different

1 Peter 1:3-4 (NIV)

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you

God has caused us to be born again to a living hope. The new birth has gives us a living hope. This living hope is based on the living resurrected Christ. The Living Christ is the source of our new birth and of our living hope.

1 Peter 1:21 (NIV)
Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.

The definition of hope:
Hope as a noun means: the feeling of waiting for something to happen, thinking that it could happen.

Hope as a verb means: desire, anticipate, to trust, have expectation with confidence.

The definition of living:                                                                                                                            Living is an adjective it is an action.  Living means: full of energy, activity, full of movement, alert, resilient, full of life.

So if you put these 2 words together look what we find.

We should be in a active state of movement having energy being alert with resilience and desire and having anticipation and expectation that God will do what he has promised.

We are to walk in living hope, Hopefully means to intensely desire and to be fully confident.

Hebrews 6:11 (KJV)           

And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

Full assurance means strong confidence that God is going to do good to us in the future.  A living hope should be fertile, fruitful, productive. Hope, a living hope means it is alive it has power to produce change in us.

What is a living hope? What is the hope we now have, that only the resurrection of Jesus Christ can give us? A living hope is a hope that never dies. This hope is like living waters flowing from a spring which never runs dry. Such hope springs from the very fountain of God Himself.

Our hope is built on Christ and it is on this truth that Christ is alive! Here “living” means that the believer’s hope is sure, certain, and real.  We have a living hope because Jesus is alive. Our hope is based Jesus resurrection from death. We who have been born again have a living hope through our new life in Christ. This constant thought of a living hope is that death is not the end.  Death is certain, but so is our hope of eternal life. Our hope in Christ is as certain and sure as the fact that Christ is alive!

Because Jesus died on the cross and was resurrected from the grave on the third day proves that death is not the end. With this fact it gives us assuredly that we know God the father loves us and forgives us and His blood that has been shed for us cleanses and protects us from every evil. We know new life is an option. We know a better tomorrow is coming and it is rooted in Jesus Christ our Savior and our living hope.

Because of Jesus’ resurrection we have a promise of a living hope that even if we die, one day we will live again. Not only do we have a Living Hope, we have a future hope.

Our hope includes the promise of a better tomorrow – 1 Peter 1:4 states that we have an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away,
We have been given a indestructible hope so that we may have for the future and also that we may not be broken down by present troubles, but patiently endure them, being satisfied with eternal happiness.” 

Our living hope makes us able to stand firm in the midst of trouble, knowing that our ultimate reward is not found in this world. But is rooted and grounded in our Lord Jesus Christ and our future is complete in Him.

May God Bless you and assure you that have a living hope in Him.

Renewing Your Mind

Renewing the Mind

Part 1

I wanted to talk about renewing your mind.  Have you ever been in a place in your life where you needed to step back and take a good look at your life?  When you took the time to do this, did you like what you found?  I have to say that I recently took a good long look at my life and realized that I am missing something, I don’t feel whole, I am lacking in so many different areas.  Let me tell you taking a good long look at your life and not liking what you see and being truthful about it is not easy.  But I can tell you that it is completely worth it.  You want to know why?  Because it shows you what you are lacking.  Even as a Christian we have difficulties walking the path the Lord has for us, and sometimes we would rather take our own path thinking that would be better.  All I can say is been there, done that and got the T Shirt LOL. 

I realized that the places where I am lacking are the places that I haven’t allowed the Lord to work in those areas.  So I come to the conclusion that the one thing I need more than me is the Lord God Almighty.  My Savior, Rock and Fortress, the Great Abba Father.  One of the areas I needed help in was my mind.  I don’t know about you but I think too much, worry too much and replay everything in my mind over and over again.  Also controlling your own thoughts and not allowing the enemy or your flesh to scramble your mind.  So I started to read Ephesians and came across this scripture that we probably heard before but this time it’s different. 

Ephesians 4:22-24

(22)  Put off concerning the former conversation the old man which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts.   (23)  And be renewed in the spirit of your mind. (24)  And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

We will first discuss putting off the old man.

Ephesians is telling us to put off the old man which is corrupt and unholy.

The Old Man – The un-renewed man, the natural man in the corruption of sin, the sinful human nature.  The flesh which is the whole nature of man, which is devoted to self and earthly things.  The Old Man is “in the flesh”, also works of the flesh.  The old man which is the life we lead before God.    The old man is our sinful nature also known as our flesh. 

So we now know that we are to put off the old man (our sinful, corrupted, and selfish flesh). 

Colossians 3:8-11

 (8)  But know ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.  (9)  Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;   (10) And have put on the new man which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him.  (11)  Where  there is neither Greek,  nor Jew, circumcision or uncircumcision, Barbarian Scythian, bond nor free but Christ is all and in all.  

Colossians states what are old man thoughts are, so we know what to look at when we are in the flesh and our thoughts go wrong.  More or less when we have stink-in think-in.

Galatians 5:16-21

I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lusts of the flesh.  (17) For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish (18) But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.  (19) Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, (22) idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies (21) envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

Romans 8:12-17

(12) Therefore, brethren, we are debtors - not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh (13) For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.  (14) For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.  (15) For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear; but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, Abba Father (16) The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirits that we are children of God, (17) and if children, then heirs - heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, If indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.  

You are Valued

You are Valued

Hello my friends hope this post finds you blessed and highly favored.  Hope you are spending time with the Lord on your faith walk with Him. 

Today I would like to have a discussion about value, your value.  Do you think you are valued?  How much do you think you're worth?  I'm not talking about your net worth; I'm talking about your self-worth.  If you take a moment and look deep inside yourself do you think you have value? Do you have value as a person?  Do you think you are valuable to someone else?

Let’s look into the definition of the word value so you can have an understanding of the word value.

Definition of Value:

·       Highly regarded or esteemed

·       A valued friend

·       Having value of a specified kind

·       Relative worth, merit, or importance

·       force; significance

·       Liking or affection; favorable regard

·       To consider with respect to worth, excellence, usefulness, or importance

·       To regard or esteem highly

·       Value, worth imply intrinsic excellence or desirability

·       Worth implies especially spiritual qualities of mind and character, or moral excellence

·       Value is that quality of anything which renders it desirable or useful

1 Corinthians 7:23
You have been bought and paid for by Christ, so you belong to him, be free now from all these earthly prides and fears.

Matthew 6: 25-27

Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?

1 Samuel 26:24    

Now behold, as your life was highly valued in my sight this day, so may my life be highly valued in the sight of the Lord, and may He deliver me from all distress.”

The Lord God says not only are you accepted; you're valuable.  So the Lord, your creator thinks you are valuable and worth something.  What is that something?  For God sent His only Son to die on a cross that we may be saved. 

The Bible says, “You have been bought and paid for by Christ, so you belong to him—be free now from all these earthly prides and fears.” (1 Corinthians 7:23 TLB)

You have been bought and paid for by Christ. You belong to Jesus. How much does that make you worth? 

Now ask yourself, ‘Who do I belong to?’ The Bible says you belong to God. God exchanged His own Son for you!  The Cross proves your value. Jesus didn't die for junk. You are incredibly valuable. Nobody has ever paid a greater price than God paid for you. You are acceptable and you are valuable!

Here are some scriptures to prove that you are desirable, worth, valued and wanted by God.

Psalms 139:13-15

For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth.

 Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Colossians 3:12-14

But on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience

God knows your value; He sees your potential. Hold your head up high, knowing that God is in control and he has a great plan and purpose for your life.  God stands before you with His arms open wide. He always accepts you. He always confirms your value.  You are His prized possession. No matter what you go through in life, no matter how many disappointments you suffer, your value in God’s eyes always remains the same. You will always be the apple of His eye. He will never give up on you, so don’t give up on yourself.

Remember you are loved and you are valued.  The Father see’s you as a beautiful jewel.  You are the apple of his eye

Faith Walking

Faith Walking

Today I wanted to discuss how to have a life of Faith Walking with the Lord.  To take each day as an opportunity to walk with the Lord. God is looking for someone to be a faith walking partner. God longs to walk with you, which is why his arms of grace have been pulling you into a closer walk with him.

Faith Walking is making a daily chose to spend time with the Lord.  There are three things you can do on a daily basis to spend time in the Lord. Today I am going to talk about the first one.

Spend time praying to the Lord

When you are reading this you are probably thinking when am I going to have time to do this on a daily basis. I can tell you that there are little opportunities that you have to put some time aside for the Lord.  I know we all have really busy lives with husbands, children, family, work and church.  But I can guarantee that there are those little opportunities in your day that can be put aside for the Lord.

I am going to give you an example of how I use my time to spend time praying to the Lord..  This example is what I do on a daily basis to spend time with the Lord in prayer.

We all have to drive to work every day right?.   How about taking some time and praying to the Lord on your way to work.

Every day on my way to work I spend time praying to the Lord.  First thing I do is listen to a worship song and sing to the Lord.  Yes in my car I sing and praise the Lord. Then I start praying to the Lord.  I ask Him to first forgive me of any sin I may have done and to cleanse me from my sin.  I always like to go before the Lord with a clean heart.  The first thing I pray for always is my family.  I spend time on each member of my family, sometimes the Lord will give me a little clue on what I should pray for or sometimes I know what that family member is going through and ask the Lord to help them. I then pray for my pastor and my boss and what ever needs or concerns I have I bring them to Lord.  

It takes me about 40 minutes to get to work every day.  I use my time stuck in my car as an opportunity to spend time with the Lord.  If it only takes you 15 minutes to get to work, then that is 15 minutes you can spend with the Lord. 

Spending time with the Lord each day will grow your faith and will greatly build your relationship and strengthen it with the lord

May God bless you and keep you.  May He shine His great love on you.

Intimacy with God

Intimacy with God

Hello Dear Friends,
I hope this message finds you blessed,

I was going to do a message on prayer, but then I started thinking there is one thing we need before we can really start having deep strong prayer and intercession with the Lord.  This is intimacy with God.  If we do not have intimacy with God then how can we trust Him with our problems and how can we trust and have faith that He will hear our cry and answer them.

If you look deep in your heart and think about it, do you have intimacy with God?  Let me give an example.

You probably have several friends and there are also levels of friendships with in each friend.  So there is the friend that you can talk to about work and very general stuff, and then there is the friend you can talk to about any relationships you have or about your marriage.  Then there is that one friend that you can tell more deep things too that you wouldn't tell the other friends because they just don't have that something this one friend has, its called trust and intimacy.  However even that friend probably doesn't know all your deep secrets, secret dreams and thoughts you keep in your heart.

There is only one person is this whole galaxy that you can tell anything and everything too.  That is Jesus Christ, Father God.

But some may not have that type of relationship with God.  Today I am going to discuss with you about intimacy and how you can have that close, real deep intimacy with God.


Definition of Intimacy 
Intimacy is an interpersonal relationship that involves emotional intimacy.  Intimate relationships play a central role in the overall human experience.  Humans have a general desire to belong and to love.   Intimacy typically develops after certain levels of trust has been reached and personal bonds have been established.

To have intimacy with God you must want Him in your life.  You must want Him with your whole heart.  You must give yourself to the Lord and invite Him into your heart and your life.  If you do not have that kind of relationship with God and you want the Lord to come into your life and heart, I can help you and pray with you right now.

Pray this prayer,

Almighty God, I come before you in the name of Jesus Christ.
Jesus I believe you are the Son of God and the only way to God.  That you died on the cross for my sins and rose again from the dead.  I ask that you forgive me of all my sins.  Jesus I believe you shed your blood on the cross for me so that I may know you better.

Jesus come into my heart and my life.  Heal my body and soul.  Heal my life.  Deliver me and transform my life.  Cleanse me with your holy blood and make me whole.  I thank you that with you in my life that I will know you deeply.  Jesus give me a new mind, a new heart and a new spirit. Transform my life as I surrender to your divine calling.  You are my God, My Savior and My Comforter.  You are now in my heart and God of my life.

In Jesus Mighty Name
Amen


Intimacy with God begins when you hunger and pursue Him with your whole heart.


Psalms 27:8
My heart says of you, "Seek My face", your face Lord I will seek".

James  4:8
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.

We are instructed in Psalms 46:10.   Be still and know that I am God.  

The wording "be still"  means to cease from striving.  It means to let go and relax, to turn down the volume of the world and listen to the quiet whisper of God.  It means soaking in His mighty presence. The result is you will know He is God.

The word  "know" is having the knowledge of God.  Its being still and knowing about God.  It's being still and knowing God intimately.


So the key is focus, where is your focus the world draws us away with many different things in our life.  But if we take the time to become intimate with the Lord.  I know our world will be blessed for it.

To build an intimate relationship with God.  We must spend time with Him.  Just as we want to deepen a relationship with a friend we spend time with them to get to know them.  We must take time alone with God , talking to Him and being quiet to listen to Him speak to you.  You must come with an open heart and wanting more of God and hunger for Him and His presence.

So you are probably wondering how to become intimate with God.  We must be in His presence.  We must soak in His presence daily.  Soak like a sponge and absorb all you can.  If you put a dry sponge in a bucket of water and slowly the water permeates the sponge.  This is the same as soaking in God's presence.  The more we soak, the more we become filled with His Spirit.
 
So you are probably wondering what do you do in your time of seeking His presence.

I don't have a set formula but I will tell you what I do to soak in the presence of Father God.

First thing I do is go into a room where I know I will have privacy and will not be disturbed.

I normally will put on some soft worship music and worship and praise the Lord and show Him how much I love Him.  Sometimes I will be on my knees on the floor, sometimes I will sit on the floor sometimes I will be sitting in a chair.  It all depends on how you are feeling towards the Lord.

Most important thing is the attitude of your heart.  Come with a loving and open heart to worship and pray and listen to the Lord.

The second thing I do is always repent and ask the Lord to forgive me for any sin in my life.

After I spend time in worship I will just thank the Lord for all He has done in my life and then I will pray to Him.  Sometimes I will pray the Word of God, sometimes I will pray about things I am worried about, sometimes I just pray for my family and loved ones.

After I have spent time in prayer I will ask the Lord to fill me with His presence and speak to me.  At that time it is all about waiting on the Lord.  Just being in that moment waiting on the Lord.  This does require you to be willing to give up your time and just wait on Him.  It is not something that can be rushed it's all about waiting on Him and in His time.  

I have found that sometimes His presence will come during worship time, sometimes it comes when I am praying but there are those times that the Lord will require you to just "Be Still" and wait.  I guarantee if you are willing to "Be Still" and wait the Lord Jesus will come and  fill you with His presence and love.


When you get quiet that is when you begin to hear His voice.

The key is learning to wait in solitude.  It is important to wait on the Lord until you experience his manifest presence.

If you take time out of your daily life and give that time to the Lord you will know the Lord in an intimate way and each time you bask in His presence He will reveal more and more about Himself so that you can know the Alpha and Omega in a mighty way.

Isaiah 64:4
For from days of old no one has heard, nor has ear perceived, nor has eye seen a God besides you, who works and acts in behalf of the one who gladly waits on Him.

Psalms 25:5
Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; For you and only you I wait expectantly all the day long.


Well to sum this teaching up if you want more of God and you want to know Him and have an intimate relationship with Him, then take time to be with Him and always let Him be your #1 priority in your life.

God bless you all

By His Stripes part 2

By His Stripes

Hello to you a are having a wonderful and blessed  day.

On my last post I spoke about By His Stripes.  I referenced Isaiah 53:3-5

Isaiah 53:3-5
He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.  Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.  Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by god, stricken by him, and afflicted.  But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities, the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.

I discussed the pain and suffering the Lord went through and described in detail all the pain he received as well as the mental, emotional and spiritual pain He suffered.

To day I would like to discuss the last phrase in Isaiah 53:3-5  by His stripes we are healed.

I discussed what the stripes contained and how they were created.  I also discussed how Jesus was very familiar with pain.

I would like to discuss something I think we forget about Jesus,  when He was living His last days on earth.  The pain and suffering He went through. We already discussed the pain He went through in part 1.  Today I would like to discuss the spiritual pain He must have went through.  Below are scriptures that tell you of the pain He felt knowing that His Father God had looked away during the last moments of His life because our Father God loved us so much to turn away and not rescue His Son for us.

In psalms 22:1 this book is in the old testament but repeats exactly what Jesus says on the cross

Psalms 22:1

My God, my God why have you forsaken me?  Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my criers of anguish?

Matthew 27:46
About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, Eli, Eli lema sabachtanin? (which means My God, my God why have you forsaken me?

This statement Jesus spoke can tell you He was completely alone and the Father turned His head away from His beloved Son for us.

Isaiah 53:6

All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned every one to his own way; And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

In Isaiah 53:6 it tells us that Father God put all of our sins on Jesus in that one moment in time. When we are full of sin and do not have Jesus in our heart and have not given our lives to the Lord.  Father God can not see us, all He see's is our sin.  So when Jesus called for Father God, God could not look at Jesus He turned His face away because of our sins.  Our sins were all laid on Jesus so the Father could not look at His own son because of the sin.  God can not look at sin.

We know that Jesus Christ became sin for us, so that we may know the Father.

2 Corinthians 5:21

For He made him who knew no sin to be sin for us. that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

Habakkuk 1:13

You are of purer eyes than to behold evil, and cannot look on wickedness.

In Habakkuk we see that the God the Father can not behold any evil or look on any wickedness.  So with this scripture we can confirm that Father God could not look on Jesus because of the sin Jesus beheld.

I could not imagine to go through such spiritual suffering Jesus went through to know that your Father could not look at you or help you in any way the desolate pain Jesus must have suffered.  Also we should look closely at God the Fathers pain, knowing what Jesus was going through and still to look away.  But remember He looked away for us.

God the Father and Jesus Christ went through major suffering both physical and spiritual for us.  So that "by His stripes we are healed".

If you have any bodily diseases, sicknesses or pains in your physical body He can heal them. Do you have any mental wounds that need to be healed God can heal them.  

1 Peter 2:24
Who himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins might live for righteousness - by whose stripes you were healed.

Psalms 30:1-2
I will extol you, O Lord, for you have lifted me up, and have not let my foes rejoice over me.  O Lord my God, I cried out to you, and you healed me.  O Lord, you brought my soul up from the grave; You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.


So you must remember that Jesus died for you so you may know God.  Also remember God has many names but this one I want you to remember:

Jehovah Rapha - The Lord your healer!

I hope you are blessed by this teaching.

Remember you are truly loved.

God bless you all.

You are loved

Do you know that you are truly loved by your creator the Lord God Almighty?  He created you for his own pleasure.  He longs for a relationship with those whom He created.  A relationship with God is like no other relationship you may have experienced. God has a unique kind of love for you. It is unconditional not based upon meeting certain conditions. God loves you because He loves you.  I have been talking about having a faith walk with the Lord.  This is where it comes from having a relationship with the Lord and walking faithfully with Him on the path He has carved out for you.

1 John 4:9-10

This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.  This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

He does not love you based upon your performance, what you do and what you don’t do. There is nothing you can do to cause God to love you any more than He already does, and there is nothing that will cause God to love you any less. He loves you, even more than you love yourself.

Until now you have probably only experienced conditional love. Conditional love is based upon what you do. Perform well on the job.  Having conditional love in your family or in the relationship,  Only God loves you with an unconditional love.  

In opening your life to Christ, you have found total love and acceptance. That may be hard to comprehend if you’ve never felt totally loved and acceptance by anyone. But it’s true! Unfortunately, you won’t always feel that God loves you. There will be times when you find yourself doubting not only His love, but also His existence. You’ll feel like giving up, but don’t.

Jeremiah 31:3

God says, I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving kindness

We will be walking many miles in life with the Lord.  Some miles may be difficult, hard, but you will also have miles where they are easy and full of joy.  The knowledge that God loves you will keep you going when the next mile seems intolerably long.  This is where your faith in Him will need to rise up and keep you going.

Romans 8:38-39

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Our faith rests in what God has revealed about Himself to us. He specifically wants us to believe and rely on His love for us:

Psalms 147:11

The Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love

Psalms 33:18

Lord watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his unfailing love.

King David, whom God referred to “as a man after my own heart”  trusted God’s love:

Psalms 59:16-17

I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. O my strength, I sing praise to you; you, O God, are my fortress, my loving God.

To grow in your understanding of God’s love for you, take some time over the next few weeks and read Psalms 103, John 15, and 1 John 4, and note all the ways that God’s love is described.

May this find you walking faithfully with your Lord.