Philippians 2:7-8 [Jesus] made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8 and being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross

John 3:16 God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not perish but may have eternal life.

1 Corinthians 1:25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.

1 Corinthians 3:18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

1 Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

Luke 18:14 …for everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled, but he who humbles himself shall be exalted.

May you follow after the Lord, seeking the heavenly wisdom of the Father which is peaceable and gentle, forsaking the ways which the world follows to secure favor, obtain direction, and determine the future, for these ways lead away from the Lord your God, and are detestable to Him. Deuteronomy 18, James 3

May the Lord your God enlarge your territory, as He promised on oath to you, and give you the whole land He promised, because you carefully follow the Word of God you have received – to love the Lord your God and to walk always in His ways. Deuteronomy 19

May you always show grace and mercy abundantly to those who are in need of it, just as the Israelites were directed to establish cities of refuge for those who could find it nowhere else. Deuteronomy 19

May you not be afraid of the methods used by people of the world when they come against you with persecution and trials, for the Lord your God, Who has saved and redeemed you, will be with you, giving you words of testimony that will convict of sin, righteousness, and judgment, drawing those who will turn to His mercy in repentance. Deuteronomy 20, John 16

May you not be fainthearted or give way to panic as you go into spiritual battle against the principalities and powers which resist the will of God and stand against the word of God, seeking to influence people to act against the ways of God, for the Lord your God is the One who goes with you to fight for you and give you the victory. Deuteronomy 20

Are you willing to be the least-regarded among your acquaintances, My child? Do you find in your heart an acceptance of being relegated to the edges and the dimness by those you work with? Are you able to be content with not being heard by those you associate with regularly?
Even more, My disciple, can you gladly minister to them in love, supporting and encouraging them without acknowledgment? Are you willing to pray for them and intercede with Me on their behalf while quietly cleaning up after them and peacefully fixing what they have undone?
As a mother lovingly nurtures the children of her heart with self-sacrifice, and as a father expends himself laboring on behalf of the children of his soul to provide their needs, can you place the spiritual needs of others before your need for recognition? Can you find the joy in your time of fellowship with Me that sustains you and changes the atmosphere for others, clearing the taint of the enemy and opening the door for My Spirit to move?
There are times, My warrior, when boldness and battle are the call of the day, and great victories are won with the clash of weapons and sound of fury among the people; plunder will be taken, captives freed, acclaim will be made and awards presented.
But so often, My valiant one, the groundwork for success is laid by those I place quietly, scattered among the enemy’s holdings, who are not heard and rarely seen, but who bring the fragrance of freedom and the dawning of light into darkness. They speak of My love by their actions to those who will hear, and leave signs of My compassion to those who will see, quietly sowing seeds and patiently watering the tender growth as questions I pose burn in the hearts of those I draw until it bears a harvest of souls for Me.
Endure hardship with patience, My devoted one, whether of battle or of service, as a loyal soldier and humble servant of the Father. The harvest will soon be over and the celebration feast will be held.

May you ever choose to honor and listen to the anointed Son of God Who is beloved of the Father, over any other sources, however prominent. Luke 9

May you be willing, in the sight of the world, to be considered as no better than a child, innocent in intent, ignorant of evil, not practiced in guile, trusting all and willing to help any. Luke 9

May you accept and encourage all who labor with you in the harvest fields of the Lord, for whoever is not against you is for you. Luke 9

May there be nothing on earth you desire as much as God, for though your flesh and your heart may fail, God is your strength and your portion forever. Psalm 73

John 10:3 [The shepherd] calls his own sheep by name.

Isaiah 53:5-6 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. 6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

Romans 6:4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Isaiah 1:18 ‘Come now, let us settle the matter,’ says the LORD. ‘Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.’

Isaiah 25:8 He will swallow up death for all time, and the Lord GOD will wipe tears away from all faces, and He will remove the reproach of His people from all the earth; for the LORD has spoken.

John 10:27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me:

May you be willing, and able, to be counted among the people of God who are “able to serve in the army of God,” and become overcomers, walking in the triumph and promise of victory as you follow the Commander of heaven’s hosts. Numbers 26

May you be willing to let the family of God be yours, over the family ties after the flesh, welcoming all who join the Lord, and urging in compassion all who are still seeking, but not clinging to those who have rejected the Word of God, even as the family of Korah did, for they did not die when Korah rebelled and the earth swallowed him up. Numbers 26

As you seek God, worshiping, fasting, and praying, may you speak about Jesus to all who are looking forward to His redemption. Luke 2

May you grow strong in the Lord, and be filled with wisdom, and have the grace of God upon you. Luke 2

When you become distracted, worried, and fearful in your search for the answer, may you remember that He will be found in His Father’s house, and is waiting for you there. Luke 2

May you grow in wisdom and in favor with God and men. Luke 2

The attacks and assaults of the enemy that you have felt, My child, have been strong and persistent, causing you to look for a way out of the pressure and stress and bring you relief and rest. You have sought Me and cried out to Me for rescue but haven’t received it, for the tribulation continues.
You have searched the Word for a promise of deliverance, but the letters have remained simply ink on paper. You begin to wonder if I have forgotten you, or if you mean so little to Me that I have overlooked or lost sight of you, when so many others have been blessed with answers to their prayers.
You have searched your heart for hidden sin, concerned that the weakness of the flesh has separated you from My Spirit, leaving you open in unhindered access to the evil one’s desires.
It is the desire of My heart for you to know, My dear one, that I have remained with you in every battle and throughout each attack, and it has been My will that drew the boundaries around you against the enemy’s will when your endurance began to falter. I answered your prayer for deliverance from the struggle, My precious one, by giving you My strength to withstand more than you thought you could face. I have shared the sorrow and the pain you have felt, and I bore the brunt of it, not permitting it to overwhelm you. The portion you bore, My love, provided the motivation to turn to Me and seek me in ways and for areas of your life that could not be reached in calm and predictable times.
The enemy sought to steal, kill and destroy, but you endured, becoming stronger, more stable and patient, more understanding and accepting of others who face these trials, as your roots went deep and made you more fruitful.
The Father overlooks no one who is His, whether you are a mighty warrior or a timid servant, and He places the limits on His enemy, never allowing evil to have its way unchecked or its will unbounded in your life. Before the attack ever starts, He lovingly prepares you with what you will need to overcome when the battle finally runs its course.
Because you have sought the Lord, you have found Him in many ways and at other times than you would have expected. As you gain the vision of what God is doing in your life through events and people, you will be able to rise up in faith and let fear fall away as you walk in a new awareness of His love, knowing that you are accepted by the Father, and that you will gain new expressions of His mercy in ministry to others because of what you have learned in your private times before the Lord your Savior.

When God shows His people desperate times, may you be among those who hold Him in respectful awe, for He will raise a banner to be unfurled against the bow. Psalm 60

May God save you and help you with His right hand to deliver you, as He does for those He loves. Psalm 60

May God bring you to the fortified city and lead you against the foe, for He will aid you against the enemy. Psalm 60

May you look to God to gain the victory, for He will trample down your enemy. Psalm 60

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.

Ephesians 3:16-17 For this reason I kneel before the Father… I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

2 Corinthians 5:21 God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

Romans 6:5 If we have been united with [Christ] in a death like His, we will certainly also be united with Him in a resurrection like His.

2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind..

May you acknowledge the Lord for all that you have received from Him and reverence Him for the mighty deeds He has performed in your life, confessing Him to be the Lord and God over all you are and have, granting Him the praise He is deserving of and the obedience He has earned the right to. Deuteronomy 11

May you observe all that the Lord directs you in today so that you may have the strength to go in and take over the inner land of your soul that is your inheritance to possess and so that you may live long in that land which the Lord has promised to you, for it is where the eyes of the Lord your God are continually, and God’s care rests perpetually. Deuteronomy 11

May you faithfully love the Lord your God and serve Him with all your heart and soul, for then He will send His blessings on you, each in its own season, times of renewal and refreshing, so you may gather in your spiritual harvests of grain, new wine and oil. Deuteronomy 11

May you fix God’s words in your heart and mind, letting them direct your actions and guide your thoughts, teaching them to others, talking about them when you sit at home and when you travel, when you lie down and when you get up. Deuteronomy 11

May you be careful to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to hold fast to him, then the Lord will drive out all these spiritual inhabitants before you, and you will dispossess powers larger and stronger than you, and every place in the landscape of your soul where you set your foot will be yours; no power will be able to stand against you and the Lord your God, as He promised you, will put the terror and fear of you on all the principalities, wherever you go. Deuteronomy 11

My child, come, join Me in suffering, attend to Me in the pain of My kingdom, enter into the fellowship of My sorrow.
Do you hesitate at the offer? Do you give second thoughts to acceptance of My invitation? Do you look around, wondering where the joy and the pleasure and the ease can be found?
The pleasure is for when the work is completed, My child, and is guaranteed if you endure. The ease is for when the yoke is lifted and the burden is delivered at the end of the journey, My fellow-laborer, and is waiting even now as you travel onward. The joy is for the feast, the marriage-supper, My love, when you shall take your rightful place beside Me, once you have prepared yourself, letting the Spirit direct you and allowing the Word to shape you.
When I walked the earth, clothed in flesh, I endured the hunger and thirst of a day’s work, and knew the exhaustion and sore muscles of a long day and short night.
But more, I knew the pain of false accusations of “pretender” and “blasphemer” as well as the true ones, of caring more for strangers than family, as well as the rejection when people feared Me for what I did and sent Me away. I wept from a broken heart, and I travailed over what was required of Me, enduring what was necessary.
Even now, as I live in the power of the resurrection, seated in the heavenlies, I work, making intercession for you with the Father as you work out the humbly reverential and obediently respectful way to walk in your own salvation relationship with Me, My precious one. I am still travailing for you in your temptations, still suffering the rejection you experience, still bearing the pain of the illness and disease that your flesh suffers, still weeping with you in the sorrows the world brings to you.
We walk together, My redeemed one, and I bear your burdens, for I understand and I gladly lend My back to the weight you carry and My shoulder for you to lean on, and My ear for your prayers and tears. Remember that weeping may last for the night, but My joy comes in the morning.
There is already a crown of righteousness laid up, bearing your name – you only have to persist, endure, continue walking obediently in order to arrive in the city I have built for you from the creation of the world. It is I Who started the work in you, My chosen One, and it is I Who will finish it as you draw near and abide in Me, for then your joy will be full.

May you be certain to destroy completely all the idols, false gods, and places of their worship which have been set up in the land by the principalities you are dispossessing, breaking the altars, smashing the sacred stones and burning the poles, cutting down the idols and wiping out their names, for you must not worship the Lord your God in the way they have been worshiped. Deuteronomy 12

May you rejoice in the presence of the Lord your God in everything you have put your hand to because the Lord your God has blessed you. Deuteronomy 12

May you understand how much you have received from God, how deep your need has been, how high Jesus has lifted you, and where you would be now without Him, so that you can make much of Jesus to all who are around you. Luke 8

May God hasten to save you, coming quickly to help you, so that those who seek your life may be put to shame and confusion, and turned back in disgrace. Psalm 70

May God come quickly to you when you are poor and needy, for He is your help and your deliverer, and may all who seek the Lord rejoice and be glad in Him, and may all who love God’s salvation say, “Let God be exalted!” Psalm 70

Psalm 127:1 Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

Romans 15:7 Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.

John 10:14,27 I am the good shepherd; I know My sheep and My sheep know Me. . . . My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me

Psalm 62:7 My salvation and my honor depend on God; He is my mighty rock, my refuge.

Philippians 4:19 my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Romans 12:1-2 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. 2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – His good, pleasing and perfect will.

May you stand firm and resolute in your determination to utterly destroy all strongholds of the enemy in your life and pull down completely every thought that resists the will of God and exalts itself against the knowledge of God, showing no mercy and making no treaty with the powers and principalities that bring thoughts and temptations which draw on the lusts that war against your heart and mind, that you may possess the land of your soul where in the kingdom of God is established. Deuteronomy 7, 2 Corinthians 10

May you understand that the Lord has sought you and chosen you to be His own, His special treasured possession, which He has made clean and holy, a vessel dedicated to His use, not because of who you are, but because the Lord, He is God, the One Who loves you, and He is faithful to keep all His promises. Deuteronomy 7

May you pay attention to the ways of the Lord, accepting discipline and exercising care to ensure you follow them, that He may bless you and increase the fruit you bear and the harvest you bring, keeping you free from the snares that entangle you and the sins that beset you when you prosper. Deuteronomy 7

May you not fear the enemy or feel discouraged in the battle, but remember your first love and know that the Lord has broken the power of the opponent and will send His heavenly host to destroy all that flee from you, for the Lord your God, Who is with you, is a great and awesome God. Deuteronomy 7

May you realize that the enemy is numerous, the battle is long and the process continuous, for the Lord will not drive out the opponents all at once, but as you grow and mature, He will guide you in destroying those strongholds which are more powerful and well-established, bringing confusion upon them and delivering them over to you to be destroyed. Deuteronomy 7

May you not follow the wisdom or practice the principles of the powers which are overthrown in your life, for even the memory of their names shall be wiped out lest you be seen by others as depending on and relying on them as your source, but cast it aside and set it apart for destruction, letting the Lord be your undeniable and obvious source for all you have and all you are, trusting Him to bring you into only those things for which He has prepared you. Deuteronomy 7

May you always, repeatedly, and continually remember how the Lord your God has led you in the spiritual wilderness, calling you to come out to Himself, separating you into an intimate isolation with Him, for those times of growth and development when He tests you, posing questions you must answer from within, that in humility you can be shown what is in your heart and know whether you desire to obey Him, drawing you to depend, not on the world, but in Him and in the Word of the Lord, that you may accept and obey His discipline and training as a precious child who is beloved of the Father. Deuteronomy 8

May you rejoice in the Lord your God Who brings blessings upon you and good things to satisfy you, and is equally willing to withhold His blessings and remove things if they hinder your praise to Him or cause pride to grow in your heart, for He loves you too much to allow you to lose sight of who you are to Him and the depth of His loving care for you. Deuteronomy 8

Is My Word changing you, My child? Do you desire its work in your life each day, or do you dread to hear it speak to your heart?
Not the dead letter of unresponsive ink on paper which is all that the eye of flesh can see, and which is used by the enemy to condemn the heart and deaden the spirit. No, I mean the God-breathed, life-filled, Spirit-revealed truth that the renewed mind, which I have created in you, can receive.
It is not always pleasant for what remains of your old nature, but it always brings the peaceable fruit of righteousness once you have accepted it in reverence and obeyed it in humility as it trains, reproves, corrects and encourages you in the way you should walk, bringing you into the maturity of spirit that I desire for you.
As you grow in My Word, you will see the walls of dividing grudges fall, no longer separating you from others who bear My Spirit-life, but opening the lines of communication from heart to heart in safety and trust.
You will find that My words of love become life within you, strong to remove fear of man and spirit, beast and storm. You will see that I, your Creator, am the caring, compassionate defender of your life. You will understand how much greater I am than all that I have created.
You will realize that, though your body and soul fail and forces stronger than you align against you, the Father Who is the strength of your heart and the light of your spirit is for you, so what man or nation or principality or power can stand against you as you do My will?
My dear one, draw near to Me, for I will draw near to you. As you discard more of what separates you from Me, I will reveal more of My nature and truth to you. Though others, in the flesh and in the world, are more likely to leave you as they know more about you, the more you seek Me alone, the fuller and more joyful My fellowship becomes. I already know you fully and love you completely; I will never turn away.
You will find that you will no longer fail in your love for Me, My precious one, for it is but a reflection of My love for you. Let that love which wells up in your heart, that first love, embrace My creation and make precious My people in your sight as you let it flow back to Me. It will accomplish in the lives of others what I have willed for it to do in their hearts.
This is how you will be about your Father’s business, My caring one. This is how you become My hand extended.

May you not see as the Pharisee did, and only know who was weeping over Jesus’ feet, but may you see as Jesus did and know why she was worshiping. Luke 7

May you always recall the size of the debt that Jesus paid for you, that you may love Him worthily. Luke 7

May you be willing, for the ministry of the kingdom, to humble yourself so that the truth of the gospel may be known, though it be counter to tradition or frowned on by society. Luke 8

May God come near to you and rescue you, redeeming you because of your foes. Psalm 69

May God not hide His face from you, but answer you quickly when you are in trouble. Psalm 69

May the Lord answer you out of the goodness of His love and in His great mercy turn to you. Psalm 69

May you keep right on praying to the Lord, for now is the time of His favor, when He is bending down to hear, ready with a plentiful supply of love and kindness. Psalm 69

May God keep you from being a stumbling block to those who trust in Him, and prevent them from being confused when you are mocked and cursed and shamed for His sake. Psalm 69

May God save you when the waters come up to your neck and you sink in the miry depths where there is no foothold, though the floods engulf you when you come into the deep waters and you weep until exhausted, your throat is dry and hoarse, your eyes are swollen with weeping, waiting for God to act. Psalm 69

Psalm 119:93 I will never forget Thy precepts: for with them Thou hast quickened me.

Romans 8:11 But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you.

Romans 8:16-17 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs — heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in His sufferings in order that we may also share in His glory.

Philippians 1:29 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,

Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship, being created in Christ Jesus unto the good works that God ordained beforehand in order that we might walk in them.

James 2:26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

May you hungrily seek to hear the Word of God and thoughtfully study to learn His ways that you may gratefully walk in His path with thankful humility directing your thoughts and obedient reverence guiding your actions, allowing the loving mercy of the Father to be expressed through accepting meekness towards all those He leads you to. Deuteronomy 5

May you keep your focus on the Lord each day, giving Him your praise for the day He has made as He gives you His mercies fresh each morning, for you cannot walk in a relationship that someone else has – you must make sure that the Lord is your God. Deuteronomy 5

May you listen to the decrees and laws that have been declared in your hearing to learn them and be sure to follow them. Deuteronomy 5

May your heart be inclined to fear God and keep all His commands always so that it might go well with you forever. Deuteronomy 5

May you be careful to do what the Lord your God had commanded you and do not turn aside to the right or to the left but walk in all the way that the Lord your God has commanded you so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess. Deuteronomy 5

May you hear and be careful to obey so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey just as the Lord your God promised. Deuteronomy 6

May you hear, and remember, that the Lord our God is one, so love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. Let these commandments be upon your heart to impress them on your children, talk about them when you sit at home and when you travel along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Let them influence the things you use your hands to do, and let them direct and influence your thoughts through the day. Write them on the door-frames of your house and your gates that you may abide in Him as His Word abides in you. Deuteronomy 6

May you obey the Lord as He guides you into victory, overcoming the enemies which God has promised to help you drive out of the inner land of your mind and heart where His kingdom will be built, that you may rejoice in the good things of the land which you did not build and the gifts He brings you which you did not earn but received because of His love for you. Deuteronomy 6

May you be careful that when you eat and are satisfied in the land of blessing that God will bring you to, that you do not forget the Lord Who brought you out of slavery. Deuteronomy 6

May you do what is right and good in the Lord’s sight so that it may go well with you and you may go in and take over the good land of your soul that the Lord promised on oath to give you, thrusting out all your enemies before you. Deuteronomy 6

My child, you are in a time of warfare, and the battle is heating up. There will be no sound of retreat, for the time of the end is nearing.
Your battle is for people who are fearful of My voice, those who hear only the “do not” preaching and are well-acquainted with their own weakness.
You fight against the spiritual powers of wickedness that resist My will and the heavenly principalities that influence men to spurn My redeeming love, drawing them after their own desires and appetites, ensnaring them in the cruelly confining chains of fleshly appetites and mental arrogance, bound by the very nature of selfish self-satisfaction which, once yielded to, demands total autonomy and full control over the individual’s will without giving any sense of satisfaction or fulfillment.
Your standard is My demand, “Let My people go,” even as I spoke in the garden of Gethsemane, “If you seek Me, let these go their way.” For that way is one of progress into maturity, holiness, victory and glory as each is led by My Spirit into triumph over self and the carnal nature, conquering the inner land of the soul and cleansing the inner man which I have chosen to be My eternal abode.
Your protection is the purity you are given by My grace, and which is maintained by your self-constraint. It is not innocence which maintains purity, My child, for innocence is quickly lost in the battle against unchecked wickedness and unrestrained evil. Purity is established from the inside out, through the cleansing of My blood, and is not sullied by what touches you in the rescue of those mired in muck and filth.
You must maintain the spiritual purity of your heart through self-restraint when you are tempted to pursue thoughts or persist in actions. Turn instead to draw near and sharpen the clarity of your vision of Me, for the pure in heart shall see God. Thus you will be able to see Me in others as you minister to them, not through giving your own theories and opinions and experiences, but by honestly, lovingly, faithfully, sincerely and truthfully exalting Me, for then My Spirit will bear witness to the true Word you speak.
Fight faithfully, My warrior, enduring to the end, for I am with you always.

May your heart go out to those in sorrow and loss, struggling in spiritual darkness and death, as you are moved by the Father’s compassion and empowered by the Spirit’s anointing, to bring the Words of Life to those the world considers beyond help and in need of removal, that God may be glorified and the people filled with awe as those who receive life begin to speak words of truth and praise. Luke 7

May you have the vision to perceive the truth of the witness provided by the Spirit and the Word, during those gray times of duty when you are required to wait for the Lord, that your understanding may be corrected, broadened and opened, making the way to the Lord straighter and plainer, that you make stand firm in faith without fear of falling away. Luke 7

May you obediently follow the Lord in the path along which He guides you that you may hear the Words of Life and acknowledge the rightness of God’s way, lest through disobedience from pride and standing, you end up rejecting God’s purpose. Luke 7

May you accept the good counsel of God, which draws you from error into light with loving concern, that you may be a child of Wisdom, growing with insight and favor with God in the glad tidings brought by the instruction of His Word, lest you deride and vilify the grace of God. Luke 7

May you give praise to the Lord, to God your Savior, Who daily bears your burdens, for He is a God Who saves, and from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death. Psalm 68

May God give power and strength to you as you sing praise to the Lord, Who rides the ancient skies above, thundering with a mighty voice, whose majesty is over His people, for He is awesome in His sanctuary. Psalm 68

James 4:7 KJV Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Isaiah 59:1 KJV Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:

Daniel 3:25 NIV He said, “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.”

1 Chronicles 19:13 Be of good courage, and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. And may the Lord do what is good in His sight.

Psalm 33:11 NIV But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.

Galatians 6:9 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.

May you live and go in to take possession of the land of the inner man that the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you as you hear the decrees and laws that you are taught, and follow them. Deuteronomy 4

May you hold fast to the Lord your God to follow His ways and live, for He will destroy all around you who reject His ways to follow the ways of the world and of the adversary of God. Deuteronomy 4

May you carefully observe the precepts you are taught, for this will show your wisdom and understanding to the nations. Deuteronomy 4

May you be careful and watch yourself closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live, but teach them to the children God brings to you and to their children after them. Deuteronomy 4

May you not be enticed into bowing down yourself and giving the worship of your heart to the things the Lord your God has created and apportioned to all the nations under heaven, but honor God, the Creator, as is His due, above all the awesomeness of His creation. Deuteronomy 4

May the desires of your carnal nature and the temptations of the natural and spiritual realm not entice you to turn to the things given by God as blessings and attempt to serve that which was made to serve you, but ever recall the covenant of God and worship only the Lord, the majestic Creator and worthy Redeemer, Who has claimed you for Himself. Deuteronomy 4

May you seek the Lord your God when you are in distress, for you will find him if you look for Him with all your heart and with all your soul, for He is a merciful God and He will not abandon or destroy you or forget His covenant with you which He confirmed by oath. Deuteronomy 4

May you honor God for His awesomeness and fear Him with reverential obedience, for He is the One Who has drawn you to Himself out of the world by testings, by miraculous signs and wonders, by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and by great and awesome deeds, so that you might know that the Lord is God and besides Him there is no other. Deuteronomy 4

May you walk in confidence before the Lord your God for because of His love for you, He brought you out of captivity by His Presence and His great strength to drive out before you powers greater and stronger than you and to bring you into the land they occupied to give it to you for your inheritance, even today. Deuteronomy 4

May you acknowledge and take to heart this day that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below, and there is no other, and then keep His Word and follow His ways which the Spirit reveals to you from the Word and guides you in through His faithfulness so that it may go well with you and those who come with you, and you may live long in the kingdom of God which He gives you for all time. Deuteronomy 4

My child, I have called you to be a laborer for Me in the vineyard, harvesting the crop, for the end of the season is drawing near.
It is My joy to provide for you in the labor, equipping you with tools, training you in their techniques, and strengthening you for their use. My Spirit goes before you, giving you wisdom and understanding, to point out the clusters when they are ripest, to see the leaves giving too much shade, to catch the foxes that spoil the vines.
When I walked the earth, I demonstrated how the crop was to be harvested, so I understand the trials the work brings and the challenges you face. Rely on Me for what you need, My brave one, trust in My ways and words.
Though you have tools you have used for years, yield them to Me and let the Spirit teach you to use Mine. Though you bring much experience with you, My little one, submit those years to Me and let My Spirit renew your youth, becoming as a child in My service, growing in wisdom and grace in the sight of God and man.
Though you have developed great endurance, My chosen one, rest in Me and let the Spirit turn your stolid resignation into joyful exuberance, for therein will you find the strength to run and not be weary.
It is My delight to have set aside My royal titles and names of authority in order to be called the “Son of man” and the first-born of many brethren; count it all joy in your life to receive the same power of God that raised Me from the dead and allow it to renew your mind, heal your thoughts, write My words on your heart, and empower you to do My work, for no spiritual success can ever come from your natural strength.
Let the light and the life of the Spirit which lifts the sorrowing, strengthens the weak, works justice for the abused, and resurrects the hopes of those who were dying and doomed, flow through your life as you humbly seek the will of the Father and meekly obey the Word of the Lord, pointing people to Me, and leaving them at My feet, thereby bringing honor to the One you love.

May you draw near and touch the Lord in the regular private daily conversations of your spirit and continually be changed in His presence by the power of His love, bringing healing ever deeper into your heart and mind, where the true source of much ongoing pain and illness can be found. Luke 6

May you find the blessings of your needs and realize the benefits of your afflictions, for the righteous judgments of God will bring joyous laughter to those who mourn now for sin, satiation to those who hunger and thirst now for the beauty of His holiness, comfort and acceptance to those who are reviled, excluded, hated, and rejected now by others for the sake of the Lord, and the eternal richness of His fellowship and presence in the kingdom of God to those who are willing to make themselves poor in the spirit by casting off their pride and arrogance, forsaking their earthly status and reputation, emptying themselves of any privileges or honor, that they may, in humility, serve those who are called to be heirs of salvation, bringing the truth of the Word and the love of the Father to those who live in darkness but are wooed by the Spirit. Luke 6, Philippians 2

May you understand the truth that a student does not know more than his teacher or receive greater honor than his master, but one who is fully trained will behave just like his instructor. Luke 6

May you be motivated by the God-given desire to help your brother remove the sawdust from his eye and see better, to first remove the plank from yours, enabling you to see clearly enough to be of help to him. Luke 6

May you store up the good things God gives you so that you may bring them out of your heart for others, for out of the overflow of the Father’s heart should our mouths speak. Luke 6

May you hear the words of God and put them into practice so that you will be able to stand firmly when the floods strike and not fall. Luke 6

May your love for those dear to you and near your heart motivate you to exercise faith in the love and power of God as described in His Word and learned through experience by revelation of His Spirit. Luke 7

May God arise and His enemies be scattered, His foes flee before Him as smoke is blown away by the wind and the wicked perish before God as wax melts before the fire. Psalm 68

May the righteous be glad and rejoice before God, and be happy and joyful in songs of praise to His name, extolling Him Who rides on the clouds, and rejoicing before Him Who is a father to the fatherless and a defender of widows from out of His holy dwelling, setting the lonely in families and leading forth the prisoners with singing. Psalm 68

May you abide in the righteousness of Christ, engrafted in the True Vine, nourished by the living water supplied by the Root, that you may flourish, growing in grace and spiritual beauty, bearing fruit for the pleasure of the Husbandman and the joy of the Vine-Dresser, not trusting in riches of this world which will pass away or relying on the strength and wisdom of the carnal mind which will fail, lest you wither and fall as a leaf cut off from his Source of Life. Proverbs 11:28

Psalm 27:4 One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.

Hebrews 4:15 We have [a high priest] who has been tempted in every way, just as we are.

1 John 2:17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

James 4:4 KJV …know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

Isaiah 40:31 but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Nehemiah 8:10 Do not be sad because the joy you have in the LORD is your strength.

May you be prepared for change in your spirit and ready to obey when your time of testing and humbling, of being disciplined and taught, of being kept waiting for deliverance and enlargement is done, and the Lord says that you have traveled this wilderness enough, directing you to turn your efforts to the north, toward spiritual battle, toward His eternal promise. Deuteronomy 2

May you walk in meekness toward your brothers as servants before them, being careful to cause them no harm nor to provoke them to anger for though they do not follow your path, they are the Lord’s and have fought their own battles to receive His promise to them. Deuteronomy 2

May the Lord your God bless you in all the work of your hands, watching over your journey through the world, for He has been, and will be, with you, and you have lacked nothing. Deuteronomy 2

May God give you a willing heart and make your spirit humble and obedient to His Word in order to show forth His mercy and grace by His workmanship in you. Deuteronomy 2

May you not be afraid of the powers that resist your growth and expansion into the land of your soul and that stand against the establishment of the holiness of God in the land of your heart, for they are not resisting you, but God. He will give to you the weapons of your warfare through the Spirit and the Word, and none shall be able to stand against them or successfully resist you as you march in obedience to the Spirit’s direction. Deuteronomy 3

May you be encouraged and strengthened when you consider the victories in your own life which the Lord has already wrought, and go forth to overcome the issues which still rise up and cause you struggles. This way, through the Spirit and the Word, you may obtain the mastery of your own vessel in purity and honor for the Lord your God Himself will fight for you. Deuteronomy 3, 1 Thessalonian 4

My child, let faith calm your fears, even in the deepest struggles and the most intense battles. Know that I have not forsaken you, for I do not change.
The way you have known Me to be in peaceful times and calm situations, so I am, unchanged, when circumstances are overturned and conditions are reversed. Although you are in a different situation, I have not left you, and My grace is ever with you.
If you have made willful choices apart from My leading, I am still ready to receive you back and make a way out for you; if the assignment I have given you has led you here, it is My power that keeps you and My will that proscribes what the enemy can and cannot do to you.
When you consider My servant Paul and remember the persecutions, shipwreck, beatings and imprisonment he endured, you never see him bereft of My love. When you read about My servant Peter, making rash choices, being in trouble with authorities, at times in chains, you never see him out of reach of My hand.
Even the times that I contended with the Temple leaders, with the synagogue leaders, with the town’s people, even when I struggled in prayer in the garden against the onslaught of the enemy, you see that I was not abandoned in the grave, but resurrected in glory and am now seated in authority on the right hand of the Father. The very powers that sought to overwhelm Me have been broken and destroyed.
By faith, My precious one, realize that it is not the battle you are in or the struggle that you face which is important; rather it is in Whom you abide, and it is the faith you have in the promise you have received.
By the discernment of the Father, you will be able to see the victory even when the odds appear to be stacked against you. You will learn more about the creative and unexpected ways that I, your Redeemer and King, will never fail to faithfully keep you when I bring My will to pass, setting your feet on solid ground.

May you be merciful, just as your Father in heaven is merciful. Luke 6

May God be gracious to you and bless you and make His face shine upon you that His ways may be known on earth and His salvation among all nations. Psalm 67

May you praise God with all the peoples, and the nations be glad and sing for joy, for He rules the peoples justly and guides the nations of the earth. Psalm 67

May you praise God with all the peoples for then the land will yield its harvest and God, our God, will bless you and all the ends of the earth will fear Him. Psalm 67

May you seek good for then you will find goodwill. Proverbs 11:27

Romans 11:33-36 Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! … For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.

Ephesians 6:10-11 …be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

James 1:12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety.

Isaiah 66:2 For all those things My hand has made, and all those things exist,” says the LORD. “But on this one will I look: On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at My word.

Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

May you place obedience to the will of God above personal preference, knowing the blessings and benefits which come through the loving care and the gracious guidance of the Lord. Numbers 36

May you rejoice in the assurance that though you experience trouble and endure affliction, that the Lord is constantly with you, in control, and will bring you out, knowing how long is enough and having no desire to try you beyond what is redemptive. Deuteronomy 1

May you be confident in the ministry of those who seek God on your behalf, even as you bring others to the Lord in prayer and supplication, desiring to see God’s victory in their life. Deuteronomy 1

May you make much of the Lord before others, for He has forgiven you of much before the Father. Luke 5

May you walk in the liberty of the Lord, Creator of all, to do the service and offer the ministry He directs you in, not bound by man’s traditions, but obedient to the Living Word, not subject to the lusts of the flesh but meeting the needs of the daily bread, not seeking the purposes of the enemy of God but bringing life to the hearts of others from the throne of God. Luke 6

My child, come up here to Me.
Do not dwell in the world, but rise above it to the heavenlies and find your life and your joy with Me.
Do not be discouraged at the struggles you face, for that is the path I have placed you on. Only those who are yielded to, and compliant with, the obsessive demands of the flesh and the restless selfishness of the carnal mind will avoid the struggles you encounter, for I am delivering you from the powers that once held sway in your life.
Continue to follow My voice, My love, and heed the guidance you receive through My Word as it is witnessed by My Spirit in your heart and confirmed through My Body, and you will see the results as you grow and mature in Me.
When you receive the Light of My Truth convicting you in your heart of the works of the flesh, do not justify or defend yourself, but confess it to Me, accept that truth, and permit Me to deal with what is wrong.
The path of salvation is not one that you know, but I will guide you on it. I know every step of it, My dear one, for I have formed it for you. I, the Lord, glorious and awesome, take delight in serving as your guide and travel companion.
Rejoice in My presence, even as the painful process runs its course, for though you are blind, unable to see your own weaknesses and fallacies, I am with you to lead you and heal you, that you may see more and more clearly as you come out of darkness and into My light.
Receive the knowledge and riches I bring to you, and walk in agreement with Me, the King of kings, no longer grieving the Spirit of God Who dwells within you.
Allow Me to make you holy unto Myself, even as I am holy, that others will no longer see you, but will see My touch in your life and read My truth in the epistle of your heart.

May you shout with joy to God, singing the glory of His name and making His praise glorious, for His deeds are awesome and His power is great. Psalm 66

May you come and see what God has done and how awesome are His works in man’s behalf! Psalm 66

May you praise God and let the sound of His praise be heard, for He has preserved your life and kept your feet from slipping. Psalm 66

May you tell all who fear God what He has done for you, for He has not rejected your prayer or withheld His love from you. Psalm 66

May you prosper, as a generous man does, and as you refresh others, may you be refreshed, yourself. Proverbs 11:25

May you gain, even as you give, rather than coming to poverty as one does who withholds unduly. Proverbs 11:24

1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing.

2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

Romans 12:18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.

Psalm 37:7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.

Ephesians 6:10-11 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.

1 John 4:4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

May you take the land of your soul which God has redeemed and given you to live there, cleansing it of the carved stones, molten images, and sanctuaries of idol worship as God directs you, removing the influences of the world, the flesh, and the enemy of God through the truth of the Word, the power of the Spirit, and the proclaiming of your testimony as you cherish and cling to none of these things but yield them to be destroyed in the holiness of the Lord lest they be as cinders in your eye and thorns in your side, causing you to receive the same fate that God has planned for them. Numbers 33

May you be content within the boundaries God establishes, for though the space marked is limited, it is a foretaste of what He has in store, and little is much when God is in it, filling it with abundant life. Numbers 34

May you offer the grace of refuge and fulfill the need for shelter to all who come pursued by their accuser and bearing their guilt before them. Numbers 35

May you be confident of the willingness of the Lord to answer your request and meet your need when you bring it to Him. Luke 5

May you be obedient to the directions of the Lord so that your testimony may reach the people for whom He has given it to you, as when Jesus directed the leper to the priests. Luke 5

May you not forsake the lonely places of prayer lest you forget your Source. Luke 5

When questions arise in your heart may you turn to the Lord for the answers, for He already knows the questions, and He is the answer to what troubles you. Luke 5

May you obey the Word of God as the Spirit speaks it in your heart, for as you do, the problems which paralyze you will be resolved and you will walk in the freedom and liberty of the Lord. Luke 5

May you obey the calling and direction of the Lord with the same alacrity and enthusiasm as Levi did when he left the tax collector’s booth and all that he had accumulated both for himself and for the powers he had previously given allegiance to. Luke 5

Be persistent in your prayer, My child, and let nothing distract you from the burden I have given you. You are doing My work, assigned work, royal work, work of the kingdom, as you petition Me for the issues and concerns that weigh on your heart.
You, and each I send to help you, are bearing those to Me who are paralyzed and cannot walk. You often find your way passively blocked, with no ill-will toward you and the burden I have sent you to bring to Me, but without the caring concern I have given you. Do not give up, do not quit, do not say in your heart, “This is all I can do; the way in to the Lord is blocked. I have done my best. God knows my heart; He will do what He wants to do.”
Search out a way. Let My Spirit open your eyes. I will show you the way where there is no way. Man’s ways do not allow this, but for the sake of My lambs, I am not bound by convention or tradition. My love will not be stopped by any barriers, walls or roofs that men erect around Me.
Let your faith reach out to Me in the assurance of My will to save and to heal, and break through any obstacles that block the completion of the task you have been given.
Always remain true to Me, never walking in arrogance or pride, for My Name does not give license to push others aside; following the leading of My Spirit will always take you in the way that gives esteem to others, though it appears to lead further from Me.
My wisdom will give you the means and the understanding to see the paralytic saved and healed, rejoicing in Me, and many around amazed and giving praise to God as they are filled with awe.
Do not give up, My child, for you are nearly there.

May you wait before the God of Zion with praise because He answers prayer; therefore all mankind will bring their requests to Him though they are overwhelmed by sin, for He forgives them all. Psalm 65

May you give thanks to the God Who has blessed you to be chosen to come and live with Him in the courts of His tabernacle, for you will be filled with the joy of all the good things that wait for you there. Psalm 65

May the God Who saves you defend you in righteousness from your enemies with dread deeds and awesome power, for He is the only hope of all mankind throughout the world and far away upon the sea. Psalm 65

May the glorious acts of God startle you, and all those around you, even in the farthest corners of the earth as He quiets the raging oceans and stills all the clamor of the nations with the same strength that formed the mountains and causes the dawn and sunset to shout for joy in song! Psalm 65

May God go before you and abundantly enrich the hearts of the people for whom He cared enough to send you so that the hearts furrowed by pain and sorrow will be watered with abundant rain and the Spirit will melt the hardness, causing the seeds you freely scatter to sprout across the land, turning the wilderness to lush, green pastures filled with sheep, the hillsides blossoming with joy, and the valleys carpeted with grain as the world shouts with joy and sings praise to the Lord God Himself. Psalm 65

May you look forward to happiness, like the righteous, unlike the wicked which can only expect wrath. Proverbs 11:23

Galatians 5:13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

1 Peter 1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Proverbs 8:13 To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.

Romans 8:15 For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by Him we cry, “Abba, Father.”

Jeremiah 17:7-8 But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.

May you be willing to follow the Lord the full distance He leads, and not settle for “good enough” or be dismayed by what “might be,” placing your trust in the love of the Lord and your faith in the Word of God, confident in His promise to give you a future and a hope, knowing that, as the Author and Finisher of your faith, He will see you through safely to the end. Numbers 32, Jeremiah 29, Hebrews 12

May you always remember the blessings of the Lord and how the hand of God has been with you, and evident in your life, giving thanks and honor to the Lord of all that He has not only accompanied you, but actively directed you through the events of your life, for He purchased your salvation, redeeming you from the hand of your enemy while you were yet His enemy. Numbers 33

May you not accept endorsement or seek approval from the powers in the world, or the arm of flesh, but wait patiently for God to confirm the word He gives you to speak before the people. Luke 4

May you not neglect the solitary time, apart with God, separate from other influences, for there you will receive direction and the Spirit will confirm your calling. Luke 4

My child, guard your heart. Keep your heart ever toward Me. Desire what I have for you.
Seek to know Me through My Word, asking for My Spirit to give you understanding in your heart of what I am saying to you. Speak to Me from your heart; say what you want Me to know.
Commune with Me, My dear one, for I want you to be involved in what I do. Come closer to Me daily through the time you spend with Me. Time spent in My presence is never wasted, My love, but will always accomplish what you need.
Let the hunger in your heart draw you closer, though the path be rough to walk. Let the satisfying love you feel from Me encourage you to press onward, though the draw of the world tugs at you. Walk steadily forward, even when you falter, for if you stumble or fall, why would you turn from Me at the time you need My strength the most? Guard your heart, My precious one, for the darting lies of the enemy of your soul are always seeking a way to devour your devotion.
Know, by My Word promised, spoken, and written, that I love you with an everlasting love, and I have made a way for you. Follow Me on that way, though the path is dim and the way is dark at times, I will be the light to guide you for the next step, and the next, and the next. At times, you will see a vista spread before you, but when the surroundings close in, I am still with you, for I have never forsaken you, nor will I ever leave you.
You are the apple of My eye, My precious one, and I will do everything necessary to protect and guard you. Any who touch you without loving you will be consumed by My jealous anger. But you must do your part, My chosen one.
You must seek, and knock, and ask, putting feet and hands and voice to your hunger. I will be found by you, if you seek Me. I do not hide Myself from you, else you would never find Me; instead, I hide Myself for you, away from the reach of the world, away from the understanding of the flesh, but always within the reach of your spirit.
Come away with Me for a time each day, My called-out one, and let Me refresh you with My mercies, which are renewed every morning. I have much to share, and you are the one I chose to share it with. Enter into the love of the Father through the Son, and rejoice in all that is yours.

May you receive, through obedient action, the overflowing and uncontainable blessing of God in your life as you give your resources for Him to use, as Peter did when he let Jesus preach from his boat. Luke 5

As Peter did, may you have the vision and wisdom to see past the material profit that God’s blessing can bring and choose the eternal riches of following Jesus and serving Him in the ministry in the kingdom of God. Luke 5

May you rejoice in the Lord like the righteous do as you take refuge in Him, for all the upright in heart praise Him and all mankind will fear God as they proclaim the works of God and ponder what He has done. Psalm 64

May you voice your complaint to God, for He will hear you and protect your life from the enemy’s threat, hiding you from the conspiracy of the noisy crowd of evildoers – the ones who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their words like arrows, ambushing the innocent without fear; for though they encourage each other in evil plans and meet secretly to set their traps, spending long hours in endless evil thoughts and sharp lookout for opportunities of crime, yet God Himself will shoot them suddenly and strike them down without recourse, turning their own tongues against them, bringing them to ruin and putting them to scorn, as He has in His mercy in our own lives, to draw us to Him. Psalm 64

Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Matthew 25:21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

James 1:12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

1 Peter 2:2-3 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

Ephesians 3:20-21 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.

May you set a guard on your mouth and give much thought to your speech if you are prone to rash statements, for though you may change your mind, you may not break your word. Numbers 30

May you bring to the Lord your offering of praise and thanksgiving for His saving and keeping power as you return from spiritual battles in the victory of the overcomer. Numbers 31

May you be blessed with knowing your weaknesses, so that you can turn to God and receive from Him the strength of His Word, which is your sword, and stand in the faith of that Word, which is your shield, lest you focus on your strengths and, believing them sufficient, fall before the enemy of your soul because the arm of flesh failed you. Luke 4

May you daily walk in the power of the Spirit at the place of your work and ministry, as you resist the devices of the enemy which tempt, test, and try you, but are made powerless as you stand on the Word of God. Luke 4

May you understand that your spiritual battles, though fiercely fought in the heart and often strongly contested in the flesh, are fought for others through your service and ministry, for you have received all spiritual blessing in heavenly places and are sealed in Christ by the Holy Spirit of promise. Luke 4, Ephesians 1

May you not test the Father by inappropriate confidence in His protection, but walk circumspectly in obedience to Him. Luke 4

Speak with confidence, My child, when you call on My Name in prayer and conversation with Me. When you speak to Me of your needs, of your desires, when you offer praise and when worship wells up from your heart to honor Me, do not be hesitant or fearful, for I know every word on your tongue and every intent in your heart.
Let the expression of My love for you, that I demonstrated at Calvary, be a supporting bulwark when you find yourself pausing, feeling doubtful or uncertain. Let the knowledge of My boundless love wash away fear and bring a depth of assurance to your utterance that will cause the angels, who ceaselessly worship within sight of Me, to pause in wonder at the fervency of your expression of joy. They desire to glimpse even a part of what could cause such devotion from one such as you who has never seen Me.
Speak with assurance, My love, when you name My Name before men in witness and testimony during conversation and discussion. When you speak to them of My acts and of My ways, when you describe how I have touched your heart and changed your life, and when you seek to express the devotion you feel, do not be cautious or reticent, for you are speaking truth from your heart and facts from your life, which cannot be changed by the opinions or misunderstandings of others.
Know that some, those whom I am drawing, will wonder and desire to know better what can cause such heartfelt love and total devotion to Someone Who has never been seen. As the Father has shone in your heart, giving the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ, so shine that light, which is the wonder of heaven and the life of men, before all who cross paths with you.

May you realize that as you stand in the gap for others, the attacks of the enemy may bruise your heel, causing pain and making your walk a struggle, but the Lord will prevail and it will be to the breaking of the head of the enemy of God. Luke 4, Genesis 3

May you resist the enemy in the power of the truth of the Word of God, causing him to flee, but know that though he departs for a season, you will battle him again, until the Lord returns. Luke 4

May your soul thirst for God and cause you to earnestly seek Him. Psalm 63

May your lips glorify the Lord and your hands lift in His name as you praise God as long as you live for His love is better than life and your soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods since you have seen Him in the sanctuary and beheld His power and glory. Psalm 63

May you remember God as you lie on your bed, thinking of Him through the watches of the night. Psalm 63

May your soul cling to the Lord for He is your help and His right hand upholds you, therefore you will sing in the shadow of His wings. Psalm 63

May the Lord be delighted in you, as He is in those whose ways are blameless. Proverbs 11:20

May you be among those who go free as the righteous are, and not among the wicked who will not go unpunished. Proverbs 11:21

Isaiah 38:17 Indeed it was for my own peace that I had great bitterness; but You have lovingly delivered my soul from the pit of corruption, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.

Psalm 18:6 …in my distress I cried out to the Lord; yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from His sanctuary; my cry to Him reached His ears.

Psalm 27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Psalm 23:3 He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.

Luke 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of His heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

Proverbs 22:11 He who loves purity of heart and whose speech is gracious, the King is his friend.

May you come before the Lord when He calls you, bringing your sacrifice of praise, denying yourself and doing no regular work. Numbers 28

May you speak to the people around you all that the Lord commands. Numbers 29

May you realize, with joy and thanksgiving, that even as you are, by the grace of God, a son of the heavenly Father through Jesus your Savior, the first-born of many brethren, Who paid in full the ransom demanded, so also, by lineage, through all the generations back to Adam, who was made by God as a son, you were created, shaped, and formed by God originally so that, with full intentionality, you should ever be His child, part of His family, loved, cherished, cared for, and made a part of His kingdom, able and trusted, to be about the Father’s business with grace, mercy, justice, humility, and love. Luke 3

You are wasting your time, My child, when you pursue desires that are not of Me. Seek out My face for direction as you let My eye guide you. Find My heart open to your cry for understanding, and let My thoughts impart wisdom as they wash over you.
In Me you have life, abundant life, eternal life. In My presence you will find the pleasure and joys forever more that I have known with the Father. In the world you will find persecutions and tribulation, just as I did when I walked the earth.
I am a Man of sorrows, but I know the joy of full, eternal fellowship with the Father. As you follow Me, you will receive, in full measure, both the pain of rejection by men and the pleasure of acceptance by the Father. Do not avoid one, desiring only the other; both are essential parts of the walk you will find as you follow the path I set your feet on.
Your pilgrimage will take you through dry, dusty lands with no cooling shade and little comfort as you go. But your destination is a city built without hands, with living water flowing from the throne of God and the tree of life bearing fruit continually.
Pain is a well-known companion that I have spent much time with, both of the body and of the soul, when I dwelt on earth. I wept over the people whom I desired to gather and shelter from harm, but saw the desolation that they were choosing. The comfort I received from the Father, I share with you.
When the apparent hopelessness of your situation starts to overwhelm your heart, My Word and My Spirit are with you, reminding you that He has all things under control and not one of His will be lost.
I know the bodily exhaustion you deal with, and the physical pain that saturates your awareness. I, too, had to choose between obedient ministry to those in need and the needs of My body for food, rest, and sleep. The strength I received from the Father, as I waited on Him, I now give to you that you may fulfill the responsibilities that you have accepted from Me, even as you choose to deny yourself and wait in My presence for My good pleasure.
I demand nothing from you, but I accept all that you are willing to give; and for all you choose to give, I have much more to give in return. Let Me be your desire, My love, and pursue Me with ever-increasing vigor and determination so that I may fulfill the desires of your heart with every good gift and bountiful blessing that you seek.

May your soul find rest in God alone, for your salvation comes only from Him and He, alone, is your rock and fortress; therefore you will never be shaken. Psalm 62

May you trust in God at all times, and pour out your heart to Him, for God is your refuge; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them, for your hope comes from Him. Psalm 62

May you receive from God a reward according to what you have done, for God is strong enough to do this, and He is loving enough to do this, and all that He does is just and righteous. Psalm 62

May you reap a sure reward as do those who sow righteousness. Proverbs 11:18

May you attain life as does the truly righteous man. Proverbs 11:19