Deut 31:6 (ESV) Be strong & courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you. Eph 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh & blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Matt 10:28 Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul & body in hell.— O Lord, you who ask us to do the impossible—to bless our enemies, to pray for those who persecute us, & to love those who seek to harm us—we pray that you would do the impossible in us: Help us to love our enemies as you love them & to remember who our true enemy is: Satan & spiritual forces of evil. Protect us from all evil. We pray this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. Love Mel
Walk in the Light
John 8:12 (ESV)Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the LIGHT of the world. Whoever follows Me will not walk in darkness, but will have the LIGHT of LIFE.” Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet & a LIGHT to my path. Mark 4:22 For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to LIGHT. Matt 6:22 The EYE is the LAMP of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be FULL of LIGHT. Eph 5:8 For at one time you were darkness, but now you are LIGHT in the Lord. WALK as children of LIGHT. — God is LIGHT & we are Children of Light! LIGHT drives out darkness! Our path is FULL of LIGHT when we choose to follow Him! — 1 John 1:6-7 If we say we have fellowship with Him while we walk in darkness, we lie & do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the LIGHT, as He is in the LIGHT, we have fellowship with one another, & the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.— Be clean in His LIGHT! Love Mel
The Spirit of Truth
John 16:13 (ESV) When the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all the truth, for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak, & He will declare to you the things that are to come. 2Tim 3:1-4 Understand this, that in the last days there will come TIMES of DIFFICULTY. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God. Rom 11:20 (NLT) Yes, but remember—those branches were broken off because they didn’t believe in Christ, & you are there because you Do BELIEVE. So don’t think highly of yourself, but fear what could happen. — NO matter what comes we must ALWAYS BELIEVE! And remember LOVE covers a multitude of sin! Choose LOVE. Love Mel
To The One Who Conquers
Rev 22:14 (ESV) Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life & that they may enter the city by the gates. Rev 2:7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
Prov 15:4 A soothing tongue is a tree of life… Prov 13:12…godly desire fulfilled is a tree of life. Prov 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, & he who wins souls is wise. Prov 3:18 She [WISDOM] is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her fast are called blessed.— We must choose to exercise Godly Wisdom for it is the way to the Tree of Life! Be Blessed! Love Mel
Cultivate Your Faith – Let Nothing Discourage It
Matt 21:22 (ESV) Whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith. Hebr 11:6 Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that He exists & that He rewards those who seek Him. 2 Cor 5:7 For we walk by faith, not by sight. Gal 3:26 (NLT) For we are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus. — The biblical faith definition is found in Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. —Having faith even when we can’t see what we are hoping for & not doubting! Here is where we fully surrender our hearts to God because we fully trust that He knows best for us! In this world we sometimes hold fast to things that are not Gods best & yet we forget that we are here for Gods purpose & not ours! —Phil 3:20 Our citizenship is in heaven, & from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Love Mel
