Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.—Hebrews 13:8 (NIV)
Jesus is always the same. Whether your heart is filled with love or sorrow, He is your steady presence and support. It’s inevitable that life changes—there will be good days and bad—but Jesus is always the same.
Lord, thank You for Your unchanging goodness and grace. You steady my life and fill me with hope.
And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.—Revelation 14:2 (NIV)
You don’t have to be on vacation to experience the natural wonder of God’s glory. You can see Him every day in the twinkling night sky, the dew on the morning grass, the sunlight through the clouds. Celebrate His majesty!
Dear Lord, You have created a world filled with awe and beauty.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!—2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)
God is preparing your way with love. The next time you are faced with a big change, let this fact sink in: You are not on this journey alone. He is preparing the way.
Lord, when I am tempted to recoil from change, guide me to remember—all change is fueled by Your love.
The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake.—1 Kings 19:11 (NIV)
It’s not always easy to listen to God’s whispers of guidance and have faith in the outcome. Our human nature causes us to question why and want to solve the problem our own way. When you are in need of His guidance, don’t rely solely on your own thinking. Pray for the clarity to hear and follow His will.
Lord God, life isn’t as complicated as I sometimes make it. Help me follow Your direction and stay on course.
As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.—Proverbs 27:19 (NIV)
When we face adversity, Jesus wants His love and hope to spill out of us. The only way this can happen is if we draw close to Him. His love fills us to overflowing and changes the way we respond to life and those around us.
Dear Jesus, fill me so that I am overflowing with Your love and hope.
I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.—Galatians 2:20 (NIV)
There is nothing to worry about. All you have to do is keep your eyes on Jesus. Just put one foot in front of the other and follow Him. There is no need to doubt or be discouraged. Trust Him.
Heavenly Father, when I am overcomplicating my life, help me center myself on You.
And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.—2 Corinthians 3:18 (NIV)
When you hold onto God, He delivers you. He casts out the darkness with His brightness; He will transform your spirit. Praise Him for the miraculous work He is performing in your life.
Lord, my heart is full of Your glory.
Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.—1 John 3:2 (NIV)
You are a work in progress. Share with God that you strive to be like Him and to please Him in every aspect of your life. Read His Word and pour out your heart to Him. Be patient with yourself; your spiritual growth is a lifelong process.
Gracious God, You are the Potter and I am the clay.
Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.—Colossians 3:2 (NIV)
Is something bothering you? Loosen your grip and know that He is with you now wanting to help. Open up and let Him in. Recognize that His ways may be beyond your understanding. Your relationship is based on loving faith.
Dear Lord, help me let go and let You take over.
From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is to be praised.—Psalm 113:3 (NIV)
God made you to be grateful—to have a heart that is filled with joy and not complaints. Focus your attention on the many things in your life to be thankful for right now. Praise God, the author of all good and perfect gifts, for all He has done for you.
Dear Lord, thank You for Your grace and blessings.
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.—Philippians 4:8 (ESV)
This Scripture advises you to guard your mind by fixing your thoughts on things worthy of your time. Whenever an undesirable thought or temptation enters your mind, use this verse to think about Jesus and that He is true, honorable, just, pure and lovely.
Lord God, may all my thoughts be pleasing to You.
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.—2 Corinthians 1:3–4 (NIV)
Helen Keller wrote, “Believe, when you are most unhappy, that there is something for you to do in the world. So long as you can sweeten another’s pain, life is not in vain.” When you are suffering, allow Jesus to comfort you so that you may extend His comfort to others.
Dear Lord, help me heal so that I may help another in need.
Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly…—1 CORINTHIANS 9:26 (NIV)
Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.—PROVERBS 12:25 (NIV
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God— this is your true and proper worship.—Romans 12:1 (NIV)
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.—Hebrews 12:1 (NIV)
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.—Romans 5:8 (NIV)
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.—Luke 6:35 (ESV)
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.—Luke 6:38 (NIV)
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.—1 Peter 4:10 (NIV)
My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.—2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)
I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.—Philippians 4:11 (NIV)
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.—Galatians 6:9 (NIV)
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger.—Ephesians 4:26 (ESV)
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.—Psalm 107:1 (NIV)
Let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.—Galatians 6:9 (ESV)
Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves. Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God…—1 Peter 2:16–17 (NIV)
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!—1 John 3:1 (NIV)
As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.—1 Samuel 18:1 (ESV)
For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”—Galatians 5:14 (NIV)
This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.—John 15:12 (ESV)
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way.—2 Thessalonians 3:16 (NIV)
