2Peter1:5-8 (ESV)For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, & virtue with knowledge, & knowledge with self-control, & self-control with steadfastness, & steadfastness with godliness, & godliness with brotherly affection, & brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours & are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. — Life requires much endurance & the challenges are always increasing, leading to our constant striving each & everyday! With our God as the bar is raised, we must learn to be more flexible & trusting of our Father! This is where the real fruit comes from. Love Mel
The Lord is Our Helper, We will NOT FEAR
Dred, anxiety, panic, depression, & fear are all things that we have all experienced to some degree! There are many scriptures that help us thru times like these! Don’t forget it! — Hebr 13:6 (KJV) So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, & I will not fear what man shall do unto me. Psalm 94:19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. Psalm 4:8 I will both lay me down in peace, & sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety. 1John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 2 Tim 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, & of love, & of a sound mind. Love Mel
Jesus is The Mediator of The New Covenant.
Luke 22:17-20 (KJV) He (Jesus) took the cup, & gave thanks, & said, Take this, & divide it among yourselves: For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come. & He took bread, & gave thanks, & brake it, & gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of Me. Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you. — Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant, replacing the old animal blood sacrifice with His own sacrifice, forever making atonement for our sins! We are to repeat this, remembering Him & what He has done to set us free! So don’t forget to Give Thanks in this New Year for Him & His provision! Love Mel
In The Last Days God Will Pour Out His Spirit on Us
Acts 2:17 (ESV) In the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, & your sons & your daughters shall prophesy, & your young men shall see visions, & your old men shall dream dreams. Matt 2:13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream & said, “Rise, take the child & his mother, & flee to Egypt, & remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him. Acts 16:9 A vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him & saying, “Come over to Macedonia & help us. Dan 2:19 Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. — Dreams are a way God speaks to His people! There are 21 examples in the Bible! Most of them are a warning of some kind! Joseph the father of Jesus saved him by obeying the warning! There will come a time when God uses dreams to warn his people, & we must be like Joseph, obey! If you are interested, you might study the dreams given in scripture! Love Mel
God Saves Us Because He Loves Us, Not Because of Anything We Have Done
Titus 3:4-6 (ESV) When the goodness & loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,
He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration & renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior. — God has saved us thru His son Jesus! Hence the time of the season to celebrate our Savior! May you all be BLESSED! Love Mel
