Psalm 33:18 Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear Him, upon them that hope in His lovingkindness;

Isaiah 40:31 …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.

Deuteronomy 11:2 Remember today what you have learned about the Lord through your experiences with Him. It was you, not your children, who had these experiences. You saw the Lord’s greatness, His power, His might,

Philippians 1:6 God began doing a good work in you, and I am sure He will continue it until it is finished when Jesus Christ comes again.

2 Corinthians 5:7 For we live by faith, not by sight.

Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

May you rejoice and be thankful for God’s keeping and sustaining power throughout all history to have brought you to this time and place where you can know Christ in the power of His resurrection and be allowed a part in His work of the harvest. 1 Chronicles 1

May you see clearly that God has created all nations of one blood since we all have one father, giving us all the same inheritance of enmity with God and causing the same need for redemption, which He has made available for us to freely share. 1 Chronicles 2

May the Lord stand beside you, when circumstances are the bleakest, and bring you encouragement, direction, and assurance. Acts 23

May you not be surprised when, under the guise of tradition, people are influenced against you by the powers of darkness and the forces of wickedness as you follow the path the Lord sets before you, but know that He will make a way, providing a solution for you to use. Acts 23

Even though the lives and hearts of all men are already in God’s hand, may you be blessed as you willingly put your trust in Him and purposefully commit your ways to Him. Acts 23

Know Me for yourself, My child, and learn of Me through My Spirit and My Word. Though you hear of Me by the deeds and the speech of others so that faith may come, do not settle for second-hand reports as your primary source.
Let faith arise in your heart and impel you to seek for Me yourself, searching the Scriptures on your own, studying to see if what others have said is correct. My Word testifies of Me, and My Spirit in your heart bears witness of My truth, just as the deeds done in My name bring glory to Me.
Let Me not be merely the God of your fathers, or the Lord of your brothers, or the Savior of your neighbors. Answer the draw on your heart that these make to you; follow the tug in your spirit at each level. Move from each plateau into new territory as I make Myself known to you time and time again in new and different ways, with fresh expressions of Who I am, and Who I want to be in your life, to meet long-standing needs and end long-running battles.
Do not let lukewarmness settle in by accepting the report of others with complacency and permitting distance to cool your zeal and ardor. Press in to know, seek to find, pray to learn how I would show Myself to you in richer and deeper ways, using you in new areas – not for the sake of novelty and change, but to meet needs that have persistently resisted My will.
It does not mean that I have not the power or abundance to meet those needs, My dear one; it means that no one has sought Me with the willingness of heart and the burden of spirit to know Me in the way that will express My love and demonstrate My servanthood to overcome that stronghold. My victories come through death and loss to the flesh in the world and material realm, My precious one. The one who lays down his life for the sake of others is the one who will see My power bring life into the situation that was impossible for man.
Will you seek Me in the spirit to know Me in the truth of Who I desire to be in your life unto others?

May you cry aloud to the Lord, Who will answer you from His holy hill, regardless of how many foes rise up against you claiming God will not deliver you, for He is a shield around you and He bestows His glory on you, lifting up your head. Psalm 3

May you lie down to sleep and rest, not fearing the tens of thousands of worrisome thoughts and endless imaginings that are drawn up against you on every hand, because when you wake again, you will find that the Lord has sustained you with His power and kept you in His Spirit. Psalm 3

May the blessing of the Lord be upon you for deliverance from all spiritual wickedness, for He will arise against those principalities attacking you, striking them and breaking their power by stopping their lies. Psalm 3

May the Spirit of God, which heals your body, bring strength and restoration to your heart and mind, making you whole. Proverbs 18:14

May your ear be attuned to, and open for, the wisdom of the Lord, even as your heart and mind is hungry for, and receptive to, the knowledge and understanding of God. Proverbs 18:15

Matthew 25:40 The King will reply, “…whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of Mine, you did for Me.”

Isaiah 61:1 Isaiah said, “The spirit of the LORD God is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners.”

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see {and} the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses].

John 20:29 Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

Matthew 20:26-28 …Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave – 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many

1 Timothy 2:1-2 Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, 2 for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.

May you press in to, and be desperate for, the righteousness of the Lord, making it your one desire above all the world offers, for He is your only refuge and shelter from the storm which is coming. 2 Kings 23

May you humble yourself before the Lord and seek to serve Him with a poor and contrite spirit, for yours will be the kingdom of heaven, even when the nations of the earth crumble. 2 Kings 24

May you abide in the vine, letting your focus be single and your purpose be set, determined that you will cling to the Branch from which your life comes, and trust in the Root, which is holy and true. 2 Kings 25

May you practice true religion, plain and simple, without artifacts or relics, but from the heart, in purity of spirit, with bridled tongue and open hands toward others in love and mercy, even as the Father has given to you, for the enemy will destroy the material things, but if you are hid in the Rock, you will be saved. 2 Kings 25, James 1

My child, bring your needs to Me.
To be needy is not to be in the flesh, or unspiritual, but to be alive. Only the dead have no more needs, and I have made you alive through the power of My resurrection. To say you have no needs is to deny My truth and to walk in a lie, for all children have needs, and it is natural for them to turn to their Father to have them met. Why, then, would you not turn to Me to supply what you need?
Look to your heart, My child, and see with My eyes. Do you look to other sources than Me to provide your resources? Those are idols, My wandering one; they give foul food and dirty water, bringing corruption into your life. Turn from them, and drink deeply from My well of living water, eating to your satisfaction from My table of truth that strengthens you in the inner parts.
Do you say that you have no needs, as you are complete and fully taken care of in all ways? That is pride, My willful one; I have only one Son Who is complete and without needs, and you are not Him. Release your pride, see with My eyes, understand that you are poor, naked, blind, and come to Me for all that you lack. I will give you freely, without criticism, the righteousness of Christ to cover you like fine white linen, and you can receive My nature engrafted in your heart, precious as gold tried in the fire.
I desire to equip you, My unprepared one, for there is much work to be done. The harvest is ripe, My unaware child, and there is much that is waiting for those who are willing. Remain in My Word, seek My heart in prayer, remain attentive to My Spirit, for only as you are aligned with My will and agreed in heart can we walk together.
Join Me, My dear one, and know the true riches of heaven as the work of My kingdom is done.

May you be true to the heavenly vision you have received and serve faithfully the Master Who has saved you, abides with you, and will fully redeem you, for though sorrow lasts through the night, joy comes in the morning. Acts 22

May you not allow cultural prejudices and social traditions to dismiss the will of God or steal the truth of the Gospel from your heart, for His will shall be established in the earth as it is in heaven, and the knowledge of the glory of the Lord shall fill the earth, but those who turn from it will be lost. Acts 22

May you be hid in Christ, wherein all treasures of wisdom and knowledge are found, for as you have died to yourself and to the world, you are sheltered from, and have no part in, the wrath of the Lord which terrifies the people who plot against God and the anger with which He rebukes the kings and rulers who stand together against the Lord and His anointed to reject His commands and throw off His constraints. Psalm 2

May you proclaim the decree of the Lord so that the kings and rulers of the earth may be wise and choose to serve the Lord with fear, rejoicing before the Son with trembling, lest He be angry and His wrath, which can destroy in a moment, does not flare up, for blessed are all who take refuge in Him. Psalm 2

May you give the honor of listening and grant the gift of your time to hear the matter thoroughly and consider the issue completely, for hasty speech exhibits impatience and self-conceit and a hasty answer will be rash and incomplete, bringing shame and confusion. Proverbs 18:13

John 10:11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

Psalm 106:6 We have sinned, even as our fathers did; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.

Zephaniah 2:3 Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, who do his just commands; seek righteousness; seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the anger of the LORD.

Matthew 10:37 He who loves [and takes more pleasure in] father or mother more than [in] Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves [and takes more pleasure in] son or daughter more than [in] Me is not worthy of Me;

Malachi 3:16 Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord listened and heard them; so a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and who meditate on His name.

John 15:11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.

May your heart be penitent and humble before God, tender toward the truth of the Word and responsive to the prompting of the Spirit, weeping in repentance for the sins of the people and distressed in your spirit because of the evil in the land, for the Lord will hear you and respond to your prayers. 2 Kings 22

Though you know that the judgment of God will not be turned away from the world, may you not give up hope in your witness nor ever stop working in the harvest, but do even more as you see the day approaching. 2 Kings 22

May you turn to the Lord with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength, that you may walk in the ways of the Lord all the days of your life and be found doing the deeds of the Lord as long as you live. 2 Kings 23

Because the hearts of people are desperately wicked, may you not be startled by the depth of idolatry and the extent of wickedness to be found, even in the places where God’s Name is named, for just as He is working in your heart to purge and cleanse His dwelling place, so is He doing in all who will respond to the drawing of His Spirit, dressing and shaping the living stones from which He will build His temple. 2 Kings 23

May you rejoice to see the fulfillment of God’s Word spoken so long ago as God’s Spirit is poured out anew upon all flesh and the worship of God returns to the hearts of those grown cold, renewing and refreshing the lives of those whom they touch with the fullness of God’s gifts and blessings, treasures without measure, preparing the way for His return, as the chaff and the grain are separated on the threshing floor. 2 Kings 23

My child, you are wonderfully and fearfully made, for I have knit your parts in darkness and formed you from the clay with My skill. My plans for you have been devised from before the foundations of the earth, and I have taken deep pleasure in anticipating the joy we will share as you come into the fullness that is yours in My kingdom.
Though you had been set at enmity to Me through the lies you were born into of the flesh, yet I gave you My all, shunning privilege and emptying myself of rights so that I could walk with you in the way you walk, among the conditions you walk, facing the circumstances you face. I did this to make the way for you that did not exist before, overcoming so that you can overcome, being victorious so that you can walk in victory, conquering so that you can be more than a conqueror, dying so that you can receive an inheritance.
When you were against all that I represent, because of the lies you were told, I caught you in My net, trapping you as a wild animal, and showed you gentleness as you showed Me fear and distrust, until you accepted that I would not torment you as you had been told.
When you were still a slave to fear and pain, I bought you, paying the asking price without haggling, for I had created you, and I knew what a treasure you are, under all the dirt and filth that had accumulated through your mistreatment. I remembered the beauty that I had fashioned inside of you before you were stolen from Me.
As a slave, bought from the market, I trained you in the basics of My household, showing you grace and acceptance, introducing you to the solid nourishment of My truth, restoring your health with regular rest and clean water.
You wanted more, and you felt thankful, so I assigned you tutors to train you further in the principles of My Father’s house, letting you run errands and do assignments in the marketplace. You often reverted and followed your old patterns of hoarding what I gave you, from fear of want and memories of lack, but I directed My tutors to continue working with you.
You responded, beginning to grasp the boundless riches, enough for all, and certainly sufficient for those few who respond to My call. You grew strong and learned to deal with the heat and the noise, the long hours and tedious tasks that you were given.
But you saw that there was more to be done, and you were not satisfied with the limits you found in yourself. You turned to Me with a hunger to be all that I had created you to be, willing to do whatever was required to serve those you saw in need.
You asked Me to show you what was needful, and as you did, you turned from being a slave, or even a child governed by rules, to a son who gives of himself freely to others. You received from the Father all that is needed, without restriction, to be about the Father’s business.
You never thought of yourself, for you already settled in your heart and understood in your mind that the Father has you completely taken care of; you can go through whatever hardships come your way, knowing that He never leaves you.
As you have walked with Him, you have seen how He has turned failure, disaster, loss, rejection, illness, catastrophe, all, into success and victory for His kingdom. As part of His family, you are heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed you suffer with Him so that you may be glorified with Him as heirs according to promise.
Through such great love from the Father, as He has predestined for you, according to the kind intention of His will, you have been accepted in the Beloved and received into His kingdom.
Walk with Me, My valued one, as we enter into the joy of the Father.

May your witness make much of Jesus when the Lord brings you before others. Acts 23

May you not follow the advice of the wicked or behave in the manner of the sinner or take pleasure in the company of scorners, but delight yourself in the Word of the Lord and meditate on Him both day and night that you may be spiritually strong and fruitful, enduring and vigorous, stable and healthy, prospering in the work of the Lord. Psalm 1

May the Lord watch over your path to guard, defend, and protect you as you follow it, as He does for all who strive within themselves to follow the way of the righteous and the godly, for the path which the wicked follow will be destroyed, and they who follow it will perish, blown away like empty, dry husks having no value except as fuel to be burned. Psalm 1

May you know by experience the certainty of God’s defense and the strength of His protection over you throughout all your troubles and trials, for the honor and wealth of the rich, in their untested imagination, is believed to be a strong wall of defense, until it is too late. Proverbs 18:11

May God bless you with the loving grace and merciful compassion to accompany you along the journey as heartfelt pride is broken down and demolished so that humility may sprout and grow in the rubble, blossoming into beauty, allowing Him to receive, and give, honor. Proverbs 18:12

Proverbs 4:4 Lay hold of My words with all your heart.

Isaiah 28:16 Thus says the Lord GOD, See, I am laying in Zion a foundation stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation: “One who trusts will not panic.”

Acts 11:23 [Barnabas] encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.

Isaiah 44:22 I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your transgressions, and like a cloud, your sins. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.

Jude 1:20-21 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith; praying in the Holy Spirit; 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.

Romans 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.

May you daily live before the Lord in such a way that, without embarrassment, you can ask Him to remember your devotion and obedience as you seek to follow God in the righteousness of Christ. 2 Kings 20

May you walk before the Lord faithfully and with wholehearted devotion, doing what is good in His eyes. 2 Kings 20

May you take pleasure in the times when you can share with others the expression of God’s bountiful gifts to you and illustrate the abundance of God’s blessings by showing others what you have, taking care to give to God the glory and honoring the name of the Lord rather than taking pride in what you have as though it were your own accomplishment. 2 Kings 20

May you be obedient to the Lord as He sends you to minister to others, often in comfort and encouragement, drawing out and reaffirming God’s work in their life, reassuring and strengthening them in the love and grace of God, while at times reproving as He requires, even as Isaiah and Nathan did for the kings of Judah. 2 Kings 20

May you be grateful for the tutors and guardians which surround and constrain you from indulgence and rebellion so that you may gain the discretion and maturity, the wisdom and the fear of the Lord, which experience and understanding will cultivate. 2 Kings 21

May you take comfort in the assurance that though God purges a vessel to cleanse it, and casts off those who dishonor Him, He never closes the door for repentance and never deserts His cause on earth, as even Manasseh learned, for the lovingkindness of the Lord endures forever. 2 Kings 21

May you do what is right in the eyes of the Lord and walk in the way He leads, not turning aside to the right or to the left. 2 Kings 22

My child, believe My word and embrace My will in your life. Place your trust in Me and allow your faith to grow day by day, event by event, as your understanding of My ways increases. Allow Me to guide your footsteps more and more throughout the day as you learn to set aside your opinions and lay down your rights, submitting your will to Me and bringing every thought into obedience to Me.
Vacate the throne of your heart and the control of your life to Me, My willful one, and allow Me to truly be Lord over you, not merely in name only. When I am the King in residence in your life, My wisdom will permeate your choices, and My power will flow through your circumstances. As you learn to willingly cast your crown, the ownership of your actions and the authority to make your own choices, at My feet, waiting for My leading, and alert to My Spirit, I will bring victory from circumstances that would be defeat in your hands, and I will bring life from those words that would otherwise minister death. Walk not by sight, nor by hearing, but by My Word as it is made real to your heart by the ministry of My Spirit.
Consider Hezekiah, My inquiring one. He trusted Me and held fast to Me, not ceasing to follow Me, so that there was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before him or after him. But when I told him his work was completed, he wept bitterly, desiring his own way. I granted him fifteen more years of life, and when they were up, his twelve-year-old son, Manasseh took the throne and for fifty-five years, led My people astray into abominations that were done nowhere else, sealing the fate of Judah. It took three generations to undo the evil that resulted from Hezekiah’s willful refusal of My word.
Do not be willful, My precious one, but seek My will with a tender heart filled with faith, trusting yourself to the One Who has already given His all for you. Know the joy of prompt obedience, My love, and the safety of refuge in the Rock that was cleft for you.

May you receive those who also minister in the Lord, and rejoice with them in the testimony of God’s blessings and the abundance of the harvest, giving praise to God for His faithfulness in the diversity of His work. Acts 21

May you be confident of the supremacy of God’s will and the unchanging solidity of God’s word in those times when turmoil and tumult surround you, when those you would expect to rely on are found to be against you while those you expect no support from are the ones who sustain you, for God will always use willing vessels to propel you to and encompass you within His will and His purpose. Acts 21

May you praise God when you are within His sanctuary and may you praise Him when you are outside under His mighty heavens, praising Him for both His mighty deeds and acts of power as well as His awesome majesty and ways of surpassing greatness, using trained skill on instruments of string and wind as well as with banging percussion and excited movement, for if you have breath, use it to praise the Lord. Psalm 150

Just as someone who is negligent and remiss in his work, slack and slothful in what he does, is a brother to the master of destruction, who comes to kill, steal, and destroy, even so may you be diligent to be found in the Lord without spot or blemish, giving yourself wholly to the work of the Lord, so that everyone may see your progress and honor the Lord for His hand in your life. Proverbs 18:9, 1 Timothy 4, 2 Peter 3

May you run to the name of the Lord, for it is a strong tower in which the righteous can be raised up to find safety and be strengthened. Proverbs 18:10

Proverbs 2:8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of His saints.

Hebrews 13:5-6 Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,” 6 so that we confidently say, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid, what will man do to me?”

Psalm 7:1 O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save and deliver me from all who pursue me,

Isaiah 43:1 The Lord says, “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are Mine.”

Zechariah 9:16 The LORD their God will save them in that day, as the flock of His people. For they shall be like the jewels of a crown, lifted like a banner over His land—

Exodus 14:14 The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

May you never listen to the lies of the enemy, or accept his offers of peace, lest he entice you to leave the refuge of the Lord with a promise of worldly goods which last only until he comes to take you to his own land as slaves. 2 Kings 18

May you despise and scorn the enemy who comes against you with insults and defiance toward the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, and may you lift your praise to your King as the enemy flees in the face of your resistance. 2 Kings 19

May the Lord your God deliver you from the enemy’s hand so that all the kingdoms of earth will know that the Lord alone is God. 2 Kings 19

May you seek out the Lord when the enemy makes his boast against you, and turn to God in humility and repentance as you stand on His word to receive the strength and wisdom to keep your focus on Him, never once answering the enemy’s accusations or responding to his defiance. 2 Kings 19

May you take root below and bear fruit above in the zeal of the Lord Almighty, knowing that He will preserve you against all that the enemy will try to do, defending and saving you for His name’s sake. 2 Kings 19

May you always desire and seek out the company and fellowship of fellow believers, members of the Body of Christ, for the Lord will strengthen and encourage, exhort and provoke to good works, each member by the ministry of the Word and the moving of the Spirit through each other member. Acts 21

My child, I am your help, your strength and your shield. Trust in Me, for I hear the voice of your supplication, and you are helped.
Take refuge in Me, My dear one; trust not in the strength of man, which will come to an end, or in the power of princes and principalities, which will use you for their own purposes.
Look and see, My querying one, and declare to Me if a single one of the good promises which I have promised to My people have failed to come to pass. Though you be brought low, yet have I saved you, leading you by a straight way to a city with foundations which I have designed and constructed, where I am the light, that you may dwell in Me, and I in you, and you shall sing for joy in the shadow of My wings.
Depend on Me, My seeking one, for I shall set a guard over you that will not fail, but will keep your mind, your tongue, and your hands from the enemy. My Spirit will instruct you on how to bring a pleasing sacrifice to Me out of the meditations of your heart, the words of your mouth, and the deeds of your hands.
I long to walk with you, My loving one, and share My heart with you. Do not hide, My trembling one, for My love covers you, and when I weed the garden of your heart, it is with tenderness and prudence in order to bring out the beauty that I see.
Still your spirit, My precious one, and wait before Me that you may know that I am God.

May you feel no surprise at the troubles and fiery ordeals that come upon you, as though something unusual was occurring, for through much tribulation will you enter the kingdom of God as you take up your cross and follow Him, seeking for the will of the Lord to be done, which is the wisdom and counsel of God, and brings great joy and much rejoicing before His throne. Acts 21

May you sing to the Lord a new song of praise whenever the merciful gather together. Psalm 149

May you rejoice in your Maker and be glad in your King, praising His name with dancing and making music to Him. Psalm 149

May you rejoice in the honor the Lord shows you when He crowns your humility with victory. Psalm 149

May the praise of God be in your mouth and a double-edged sword in your hand as you are obedient in carrying out God’s sentence written and pronounced against the principalities and powers of the air which set themselves against the will and ways of God, to inflict vengeance on His foes and punishment on His enemies, binding their kings with fetters and their princes with shackles of iron, casting down every vain thought that exalts itself against the knowledge of Christ. Psalm 149

Though the words of a gossip are swallowed greedily by many, may you have an appetite for the living Word which was broken for you, for it will be health and strength to your heart. Proverbs 18:8

Proverbs 2:8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of His saints.

Romans 8:6-8 For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace, 7 because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so, 8 and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

Psalm 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.

Joel 2:13 So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the LORD your God, for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness; and He relents from doing harm.

Zephaniah 2:3 Seek the LORD, all you meek of the earth, who have upheld His justice. Seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden in the day of the LORD’s anger.

Psalm 105:4 Seek the LORD and His strength; seek His face evermore!

May you understand that a great fall from God’s favor is not caused from being overcome by a powerful enemy, but is the inevitable result of a persistent lifestyle of ingratitude for God’s blessing, complaint and murmuring against His provision, and resistance and unyielding disobedience to His spirit of mercy and grace. 2 Kings 17

May the fear of the Lord permeate your heart and motivate your behavior that you may walk in singleness of vision and purity of purpose; for mere outward compliance with forms and traditions, mixed with an unchanged and impure heart cannot follow the ways of the Lord or walk in the paths of righteousness. 2 Kings 17

May you purpose in your heart to follow the Lord and to do what is right in His eyes, removing from your life the influences that distract your thoughts from God and bringing into submission to Christ all thoughts and intentions that resist obedience to the Lord. 2 Kings 18

May true faith grow in your heart as you draw on the Word of God for understanding and seek the face of God in prayer that your devotion to the Lord will not be based on tokens or traditions, but rooted in the truth of His Word and strengthened by the presence of His Spirit. 2 Kings 18

May your joy in the work of the Lord and your delight in the ministry to those He holds dear be constant, unchanged by outward circumstances and unaffected by inward concerns, for He is faithful in all events, and is with you always, even unto the end of the age. Acts 20

May the depth of the hunger of your heart for the word of the Lord and the ministry of the Spirit overcome your desire for rest and your interest for entertainment when the Lord is drawing you into a time of renewal and a season of refreshment. Acts 20

May you always be on watch over yourself, and alert over those who walk with you, against the dangers that arise from within and without, from the world, the flesh, and the enemy of your soul, trusting in God to secure you, fleeing the appetites of the flesh, and resisting the enemy, committing yourself to God and to the word of His grace which builds you up and gives you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified. Acts 20

It is time, My child, to walk in the discipline you have been given. Time, as you understand it, is short, and you have yet a ways to go. There is still time to grow into what I have planned for you, and learn what I have assigned to you, but there is no more time for playing or following your own desires.
I have given you leeway in what you have asked for so that you could learn that it does not bring what you sought, but you continue to chase after it, even though you have learned what bitter fruit it bears. There is now only enough time to cover the distance which remains for you to travel, only time enough to learn the truth you will need to stand as My witness in the face of the enemy’s opposition, time enough only to practice walking in the gifts I have assigned you before you will be in the midst of the fray.
Stay alert, My child, as you go about your daily work and fulfill the responsibilities and obligations in your regular routine, remaining focused on My voice. Listen for My Spirit, even when you do not hear Me speaking to you – do not let silence cause your attention to wander. I will speak to those who listen, attentively waiting, eager to hear Me; I will be found by those who continually seek for Me, never letting their attention, their focus of desire, stray.
You are always in My heart, My precious one, and I have much prepared for you, treasured times awaiting you, but you must draw near to Me, step by step, and learn of Me, event by event. It takes time to grow into what I have for you, My tender one, and there is only time enough remaining for that to be completed if you turn your desire fully and wholly toward Me.

May you praise the name of the Lord with the angels in the heights above as they observe His wisdom and righteous judgments in worshipful reverence, marveling at the privilege of being in the presence of God’s majestic throne, crying out in worship of His holiness. Psalm 148

May you join in praise of the name of the Lord with the sun, moon, and stars in the heavens as they proclaim His power and understanding through their daily obedient following of the regular paths He has placed them in to be His routine representatives day after day for times and seasons, declaring His provision and preparation, His faithfulness and promises, He reliability and trustworthiness. Psalm 148

May you give worshipful praise to the name of the Lord with the highest heavens of the sky and the waters and clouds above the skies which demonstrate His reach as He stretches out the canopy and show forth His grace as He waters the earth, bringing waters from afar and refreshing the just and unjust alike, and bear His likeness to the world in the view of all as the clouds which received Him, and will again bear Him in His return. Psalm 148

May you praise the name of the Lord for He has created by His command and set in place by His decree all things which bear witness of Him, for His name alone is exalted, and His splendor will never pass away, yet He has chosen you for Himself and strengthened you with His power, for you are close to His heart. Psalm 148

Just as the heart of a fool, simply by talking, provokes arguments and strife, leading him into punishment and pain, may your heart be so filled with the Word and the Spirit of God that not only your deeds, but your very words, will carry the healing, peaceful, life-giving grace and compassion of the Father, showing honor to Him Who sits on the throne and exalting Him Who created all things. Proverbs 18:6-7

Psalm 51:12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

2 Corinthians 4:16 That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day.

John 15:5 Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.

Proverbs 14:26 In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge.

Hebrews 12:2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

May you submit your soul to the discipline of the Lord, for the trials and testings of God which purify your faith are to be preferred over the turmoil and turbulence of the unrestrained heart which is influenced by the principalities of wickedness. 2 Kings 15

May you not attempt to remedy the effects of sin through another sin, but turn to God, your Redeemer, Whose Son has paid the price for every sin. 2 Kings 16

May you not forsake the true worship of God for idolatry and superstitions of man, for the pricking of your conscience before God is the Holy Spirit leading you to life, but the numbing of your heart is the enemy leading you into death. 2 Kings 16

May you not turn from the precepts of the Lord and ways of God to appease or prefer a neighbor lest you follow them downhill to destruction, but stand in the truth of the Word and the power of the Spirit and share the testimony of Jesus, perchance to lift your neighbor into life. 2 Kings 16

May you walk in a personal, intimate relationship with God, calling His name with passion and hearing your name with desire, so that even the enemies of God will know that you are in His hand, protected and cherished. Acts 19

May the love of God constrain you to turn your heart to the harvest, stepping away from all pursuits which hinder the work of the Word in renewing your mind and slows the handiwork of the Spirit in shaping your heart. Acts 19

May you know that the Word of God stills the endless accusations in your mind, and the Spirit of God ends the unceasing roarings of emotion in your heart which the enemy brings against you, as you persist in seeking the Lord through prayer, praise, devotions, and fellowship. Acts 19

Tarry before Me, My child, and wait in My presence with praise for Who I am and thanksgiving for what I have done. Dwell in Me, My hungry one, as your walls and barriers crumble, dismantled by the Holy Spirit, Who removes all separations and division in your heart and in your mind, in your thinking and in your actions, which isolate you from Me and from My children.
This is the work I am doing in your life, My lonely one, for as this progresses, you will receive power from My Spirit and gain authority from My Word to hold children in love, to heal the sick in compassion, to wash the feet of others in service.
The ways of the world must be unlearned, turned from, disavowed, for power and authority in that context is the means to control and subjugate others, bending their wills to serve at your pleasure.
The way of My kingdom is loving service for others, giving of your strength and substance to meet the needs in the lives of those I am drawing, ministering to those I have selected as heirs of salvation regardless of whether they have realized it or not.
The commandments of My kingdom are not burdensome once you lay down your pride and release your ego, for My yoke is easy and My burden is light. The one who follows My way of love is the one to whom I will disclose Myself, and having seen Me, you will have seen the Father. Those who have known the Father find wisdom and gain understanding, receiving great peace, and are kept from stumbling.
What great joy there is to be free of condemnation from the power of sin and death, and to walk in the freedom of the authority of the Spirit of life and light!

May you praise the Lord, Who is good, which is pleasant and fitting, for He builds up His people, seeking and gathering His exiles, healing the broken-hearted and binding up their wounds. Psalm 147

May you praise the Lord, Who is great and mighty in power, and Whose understanding has no limit, knowing the number of the stars and calling each of them by name, for He sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground. Psalm 147

May you sing to the Lord with thanksgiving, making music to your God, for He covers the sky with clouds, though it hides the sun, supplying the earth with rain and making grass grow on the hills, thus providing food for the cattle, which lack wisdom or understanding, and for the young ravens, without beauty of form or pleasantness of cry when they call. Psalm 147

May you put your hope in His unfailing love as you express the fear of the Lord in reverential awe and respectful obedience, for the Lord delights in you more than in the strength of the horse or the ability of man. Psalm 147

May you extol the Lord and praise your God, for He strengthens your defenses and blesses you from the inside out, granting you peace with those around you and satisfying your needs with the truth of His Word. Psalm 147

May you praise the Lord for revealing His Word to you while you were still resisting His Spirit, and for teaching you His ways, sharing the secret, hidden things of God, as you sought Him in love. Psalm 147

May you believe deeply and fully in the Word of God, drinking long and satisfyingly from the well of the Spirit, receiving in abundance the life of the Father which will quicken your mortal body and flow from your innermost being through wisdom spoken with understanding and grace, giving support and encouragement to refresh the souls of others as a pure fountain bubbling up on a hot day in a dry land. Proverbs 18:4, John 7:38, Romans 8:11

May you walk in the righteousness of God, upholding His judgments, and seeking justice for the weak, the orphans, and the widows, resisting the proud, rejecting the bribes of the wealthy, giving grace and expressing compassion to the repentant, and encouraging those who are seeking to walk in the ways and commands of the Lord. Proverbs 18:5

Romans 12:15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

Luke 6:28 Bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

Philippians 4:6 Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

1 Peter 5:6-7 Humble yourselves under God’s power so that He may raise you up in the last day. 9 Throw all your anxiety onto Him, because He cares about you.

1 Peter 1:6 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.

2 Corinthians 5:7 for we walk by faith, not by sight.

May you be assured that the Lord listens when you seek His favor in humility and repentance, for He has provided a Deliverer and Redeemer in His Son to bring you out of the power of the enemy. 2 Kings 13

May you follow the Lord’s directions with your whole heart, not stopping half-way but carrying through with enthusiasm. 2 Kings 13

May the Lord be gracious to you and have compassion, showing concern for you in your trials because of the love of Christ. 2 Kings 13

May you not only walk in the ways of the people of God, but may your heart be turned to the heart of God, that you may receive His love and experience His power in your life, as a witness to others who are seeking rescue and deliverance from the enemy. 2 Kings 14

May your heart not be lifted up in pride beyond measure, nor use your strength selfishly against others, but give honor to God for victories He brings, and look to Him for ways to serve those around you. 2 Kings 14

May God grant you His words of life to speak light and strength into the lives of others, for as the days grow darker, the compassion of the Lord will grow dearer, and those willing to walk near to Him will shine brighter as they reveal the glory of His Son. 2 Kings 14

My child, I have called you “righteous,” so why do you question My judgment and doubt My truth? Is it not because you look upon My work with eyes that are blind to the work of the Spirit and try to understand with the carnal mind, which is enmity to Me?
The world claims that to be called righteous would mean that person is one who never sins. The enemy tries to impress that lie upon your thoughts because all have sinned, and no one would then have the right to call upon Me for help and strength to resist him.
However, I declare righteous that person who desires to know Me and, turning from their old way of living and thinking and acting, accepts the rescue and deliverance that I have made available through the blood I shed on the cross of Calvary, for the empty tomb declares the victory which defeated the devil.
Since My blood cleanses the guilt, removes the shame, and expunges the record, I give to whosoever will the right to become a son of God, upright and favored, no longer a destitute and abused child of Satan.
You are growing in My Spirit and My Word, maturing in grace and developing in mercy, progressing in compassion and arising in love. That means that while you do not yet walk perfectly in My ways, you are moving in the right direction by drawing closer to Me.
I speak of those things which are not as though they already were for I see that they will be. So walk in the authority of My Word and the power of My Spirit, My righteous one, knowing I place boundaries and safeguards around you, putting tutors over you as you progress.
Understand that the whole of creation is eagerly anticipating the day of your graduation when you are fully transformed into My likeness. This does not happen by your effort of will but by the power of My Spirit responding to the choice of your will and because I have said in My Word that it would come to pass.
All the hard studies and repeated lessons, the failed tests and despairing of ever learning and changing will be forgotten in the joy of that day when you come face-to-face with Me and know Me, even as you are known by Me.

May you strengthen your brethren day by day as you encounter them. Acts 18

May you minister the grace and gospel of Christ as the Lord equips you, whether with education and knowledge, or with experience and practice, for there will always be those who need the wisdom and perspective that God has given you. Acts 18

May you share, with meekness, the richness God has granted you to those who are seeking for more of the Lord, that you may receive, with humility, the depth God has granted others which will satisfy the hunger He has placed in your heart. Acts 19

May you praise the Lord from the depths of your soul as long as you live, singing praise to your God. Psalm 146

May you hope eternally in the Lord your God, never trusting in other powers or in men, none of whom can deliver you or even defend themselves, for on the very day their end comes, their thoughts and plans perish with them. Psalm 146

May you ever seek to obey the Lord your God who reigns over Zion for all generations, for He is the maker of all creation and remains forever faithful, upholding the cause of the oppressed and giving food to the hungry, setting the prisoner free and giving sight to the blind, lifting those who are bowed down because He loves the righteous, watching over the foreigner and sustaining the fatherless and the widow as He frustrates the ways of the wicked. Psalm 146

May you take delight in revealing and sharing the heart of the Father to others and find satisfaction by encouraging the growth and maturing of the saints. Proverbs 18:2

May you receive the grace and love of God in humility, turning from your former ways and walking in the righteousness of Christ, bringing honor to the Lord, and being honored by Him as one of His beloved. Proverbs 18:3

Jeremiah 9:23-24 “Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, 24 but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know Me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,” declares the LORD.

Psalm 36:7 The psalmist wrote, “How precious is Your steadfast love, O God! All people may take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.”

John 3:20-21 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

Psalm 29:11 The LORD gives strength to His people; the LORD blesses His people with peace.

Psalm 20:4 May He grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your counsel!

Matthew 6:34 So do not worry or be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have worries and anxieties of its own. Sufficient for each day is its own trouble.

May you be confident in your hope that, although the enemy of your soul will attempt to destroy all the routes, close all the doors, remove all the means by which the promise of God can be realized, the Lord will still have the way hidden from the enemy by which the Word of God will come to pass in your life. 2 Kings 11

May you be zealous to see the work of God advance in your life and the name of God glorified, so that you will be willing to do things differently if progress is waning. 2 Kings 12

May you be persistent in the preaching of the gospel of the kingdom of God, not deterred if the expected audience rejects it, but moving on to others so that all may hear, in anticipation that some will accept. Acts 18

May you be bold in your work of reaching others for Christ, for though there will be threatenings, the body of believers, even when hidden from view, will be strong in support. Acts 18

May you exalt your God the King, praising His name every day and extolling His name for ever and ever. Psalm 145

May you commend the greatness of the Lord’s ways to each generation, telling of His mighty acts and speaking of the glorious splendor of His majesty as you meditate on His wonderful works. Psalm 145

You do right to confess Me as God, for I am that, from before time and throughout eternity. The occasion is coming when every tongue will make that same confession, and every knee will demonstrate its truth by bending before Me when I reveal Myself to the world.
But not all who do will enter into My presence and enjoy the pleasures of My rewards. Only those who have willingly humbled themselves to confess their need of My salvation, and turned in repentance and rejection from the practices and pursuits they used to follow, will know the joys I have prepared for those who love Me.
I have pledged Myself in a binding covenant relationship to each who turn to Me in sorrow for their enmity and embrace My will for their lives, trusting My promise to never depart, but to dwell with them in My eternal compassion and loving-kindness.

May you entrust to the next generation the knowledge of the power of God’s awesome works by proclaiming His great deeds so that they will celebrate the Lord’s abundant goodness and joyfully sing of His righteousness. Psalm 145

May you extol the Lord with each of His saints as all He has made will praise Him for His graciousness and compassion, being slow to anger and rich in love, for He is good to all His creation. Psalm 145

May the Lord be extolled by all His saints, for He is good to all and has compassion on all He had made; the Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love, therefore all He has made will praise Him. Psalm 145

May you tell of the glory of God’s kingdom and speak of His might so that all men may know of His mighty acts and the splendor of His everlasting dominion, which endures through all generations. Psalm 145

May you look to the Lord Who gives you your daily food and, from His open hand, satisfies the desires of every living thing, for He is faithful to all His promises and loving toward all He has made, upholding all those who fall and lifting up all who are bowed down. Psalm 145

May your mouth speak in praise of the Lord, as you join with every creature in honoring His holy name for ever and ever, for He watches over all who love Him and fulfills the desires of those who fear Him, hearing the cries of all who call on Him in truth and saving them as He draws near because the Lord is righteous in all His ways and loving toward all He has made. Psalm 145

May you not isolate yourself seeking your own desire, but follow sound judgment without rebelling as you seek to meet other’s needs before your own. Proverbs 18:1

Matthew 28:20 Jesus said, “Remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Psalm 62:8 Trust in [God] at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge.

Judges 5:21 March on, my soul; be strong!

Matthew 19:26 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Isaiah 41:10,13 Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand… 13 For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the One who helps you.

Psalm 73:23-24 Nevertheless I am continually with Thee; Thou hast taken hold of my right hand. 24 With Thy counsel Thou wilt guide me, and afterward receive me to glory.

May you know that the Word of God is sure, for He watches over the words spoken by His prophets to bring His will to pass, and though it takes years as men measure it, His purpose will be accomplished through willing vessels whom He raises up. 2 Kings 9, Isaiah 55

May you understand that when you see an arrogant heart in the midst of humbling circumstances, that God’s judgment is near, for in His mercy He will bring a person to repentance or to ruin. 2 Kings 9

May your love for God and trust in Him be great enough that you are willing to turn from the “little” sins as well as the gross sins, from false worship as well as false gods, from “gainful” sins as well as wasteful sins, lest the Lord begin to deal with you to purify your heart and cleanse your thoughts, deepening your desire for His truth. 2 Kings 9

May you always rejoice when the Word of God is preached to all, and be willing to receive all who accept Him in repentance and conversion, not in jealous exclusion of others as some of the Jews did. Acts 17

May your hunger for God’s truth and your thirst for God’s ways daily lead you to God’s Word, receiving it gladly and searching it diligently. Acts 17

May you stand before those who hold many beliefs and present to them the one truth that is needful for them, giving no attention to the naysayers but reaching out to those whose hearts have been prepared to receive the good seed of the gospel. Acts 17

My child, what promises are you building on? My promises of salvation and deliverance give you a foundation that is both strong and straight. My assurances of direction and guidance give you the building blocks which align your work to My will as you recognize Me as the cornerstone, true and unwavering.
My pledge to send the Holy Spirit as Comforter and Teacher gives you the living mortar that binds the unchanging building blocks together, breathing life and vision into a loose pile of stone and bricks to form a strong and beautiful structure which illustrates My grace and reflects My glory.
But you must always check your materials, My eager one, and seek Me to evaluate your work. It is ever the tendency of man to use what is in reach and try to incorporate wood for bricks, adding stubble to the mortar, but this will weaken the structure I am guiding you to build. It must be able to withstand the storms of wind that the world will experience, and survive the floods beating against it that I will unleash soon, and endure the fiery trials that will come upon the whole world.
If you rely on your own promises, My precious co-laborer, all that you hang on it will fall to the ground. Do you proclaim, as Peter did, “Though all men be offended because of thee, yet I will never be offended”? My loving one, only in the promises given by Us can you place any confidence. Do not supplement My word, but rely on it totally.

May the Lord be the focus of your conversation and your lifestyle, your words and your deeds, your intentions and your actions, for no one is more worthy, though none will be more despised, but He will watch over the Word that you talk and walk to perform it, accomplishing what He wills, so that it will not return to Him void. Acts 17, Isaiah 55

May you take refuge in the Lord, your Rock, Who loves you and guards you, training your hands for war in the heavens and your fingers for spiritual battle, for He Whom you praise is your eternal stronghold and strong deliverer, your ever-present shield, Who subdues the unseen powers around you, placing them under you. Psalm 144

May the Lord reach down His hand from on high to deliver you from the mighty waters and rescue you from the hands of foreigners whose mouths are full of lies and whose right hands are deceitful, for though you are a mere mortal whose days are like a fleeting shadow, God parts His heavens to come down, sending forth His lightning to scatter the enemy and shooting His arrows to rout them. Psalm 144

May you sing a new song to God, making music to the One Who gives victory to His people and delivers His servants, redeeming you from the deadly sword and rescuing you from the hands of foreigners, for then your children will prosper and your barns will be filled with every kind of provision, while your livestock will increase by thousands; your defenses will not be penetrated, there will be no cry of distress in the streets, and no one will be taken captive, for you will be blessed when you make God your Lord. Psalm 144

May the knowledge God has given you be demonstrated when you set bounds on your words, and your understanding illustrated by an even temper and excellent spirit. Proverbs 17:27

1 Peter 5:8-9 Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world.

Galatians 5:16-17 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. 17 For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please.

Matthew 6:25 Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?

Psalm 16:11 You will make known to me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; in Your right hand there are pleasures forever.

Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ Who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself for me.

Romans 6:17-18 But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted. 18 You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.

May your testimony for the Lord bring you before kings and your witness in His kingdom place you before princes. 2 Kings 8

May God anoint you to pull down spiritual strongholds and cast down principalities of spiritual wickedness when the fullness of their time has arrived. 2 Kings 9

May you not rely on or trust in the truth when presented by the enemy of your soul, for it is not pure nor whole, but deceitful in purpose, as he is. Acts 16

May you be confident that drawing men from sin and teaching them the ways of God will cause others to revile you and attack you, but know that God is with you through it and will bring glory to His name as he rescues you and brings others to Himself. Acts 16

May you know that the consolations of God in your suffering for His name and gospel are neither small nor few, as you lift your heart and voice in praise to the Father regardless of your circumstances. Acts 16

What is the goal of your striving, My child? So many seek their own comfort, and pursue their own pleasure, attempting to achieve acceptance by others, not realizing that whatever can be gained in the world will be lost with the world.
In the marketplace of society, you can easily purchase the buttons and ribbons and clothing that declare what you want to say, without doing anything to live it out, and quickly change it all when a new style shows up.
Will you look further than the surface, listening closely for the quiet call, My inquisitive one? Only a few ever step past the loud merchants crowding the front of the marketplace, ignoring their distracting calls and claims, looking past the flashy, cheaply-made trinkets that promise instant results without effort, in order to seek out the quieter vendors who do not offer success and achievement.
These places offer the basic items which equip you for the work required to journey to where your heart’s desire will be found. Their proprietors understand the effort that is ahead, for they have made the pilgrimage and bear the marks of the trip. They only supply goods that have been tested and can hold up under the strain that will come. The items are not shiny, many are scuffed and dusty, but they are just as strong as ever, having suffered no damage in their use.
Will you put down your deposit for these goods, My yearning one? There is no purchase price, for you are only setting down your pride with your trinkets to take up some out-of-fashion goods. Though they fit well and move easily, they are often the butt of jokes out in the clangor and bustle of the rest of the marketplace.
There is little use for these items until you go out away from the crowd and start on the path that you are drawn to. You already know that these things will quickly bring you to a more solitary place, separate from so many things, but never isolated from the One Whom you seek.
Will you persist on the journey, My weary one? It is a long journey, but I will be with you the entire trip, covering every step of the way, becoming better known to you with each day’s travel. As you read and re-read My Word each day, you will gain greater understanding of the way you go and the difficulties along the path. The fellowship you feel as you encounter landmarks you recognize from My travels on this road will sustain you for the next stretch, but the joy that is promised when you reach the destination is the motivation that takes you through the roughest terrain.
Will you trust Me to carry you through, My steadfast one? Each step, each mile, each plateau, conforms you more closely to My image, transforming you so that others can see the change, though you often cannot. It is not by your effort, My precious one, but it is because of your effort that My Spirit is changing you from glory to glory, as you steadfastly love Me and faithfully follow My guidance, strengthening your relationship with Me in each active struggle and through every dull, weary, stretch of duty.
Thus, you will be like Me when you see Me, for I have granted you precious and magnificent promises, by which you may become a child of God, a partaker of My divine nature, escaping from the corruption that is in the world by lust. While on the road, through all the dust of traveling, you see dimly, yet once you arrive, you will see Me face-to-face, knowing Me fully, just as I know you.

May the Lord hear your prayer and listen to your cry for mercy, bringing you relief through His faithfulness and righteousness rather than in judgment for no one living is righteous before God. Psalm 143

May your soul thirst for God like a parched land, with your hands spread out in supplication to Him, when the enemy pursues you and crushes you to the ground, causing your heart within to be dismayed while your soul grows faint from dwelling in darkness like the dead, until you remember the days of long ago and consider what God’s hands have done as you meditate on all His works. Psalm 143

May you put your trust in the Lord lest you be like those who go down to the grave, for He will answer you quickly when your strength is fading and His face will shine upon you like the morning which brings you word of His unfailing love, lighting the way you should go as you lift up your soul to God in praise. Psalm 143

May you hide yourself in the Lord as He rescues you from your enemies, that you may learn to do the will of your God, allowing His Spirit in grace to lead you in the land of uprightness. Psalm 143

May you dedicate yourself to be a servant of the Most High God, so that for His name’s sake He will preserve your life, in His righteousness He will bring you out of trouble, and in His unfailing love He will silence all your enemies by destroying all His foes. Psalm 143

May you be encouraged and supported for doing what is just, righteous, and equitable in the Lord’s sight, lest the wicked bring harm to you for speaking the truth in love. Proverbs 17:26

Matthew 11:28 Jesus said, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

Psalm 103:13-14 As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him; 14 for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.

Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Jeremiah 6:16 Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.

2 Corinthians 9:10 [God] who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness.

Ephesians 1:18-19 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe.

When you feel the enemy has you surrounded and outnumbered, trapped within walls with no way out, may God open the eyes of your spirit to see and realize that those who are for you are more than those who are against you. 2 Kings 6

May you accept the word of God that comes to your heart, and in faith prepare yourself to receive His promise, remaining constant in your daily duties until the time of its arrival. 2 Kings 7

When the doors are closed against the direction you are going, and you are prevented from taking the action you had planned, may the Lord show you His way and lead you in His path. Acts 16

May you cry aloud to the Lord, pouring out your complaint before Him as you tell Him your trouble, lifting your voice, for the Lord is full of mercy. Psalm 142

My child, do not fear to step out in obedience to Me. I know your frame and I am mindful that you are but dust. But remember, My dear one, that I am the One Who has taken that dust and formed you.
If you do not find within yourself any strength or wisdom, seeing only a trail behind you of failure, disappointments, unfinished work, projects left incomplete, promises that could not be kept, then turn to Me for in Me dwells the fullness of the Godhead bodily. Commit your way to Me, trusting, not in yourself, but in Me and I will do it.
I will lead you in My righteousness because of those who oppose you, and I will make your way straight before Me as you acknowledge Me in all that you do. Cast all your worries and anxieties, all your cares and concerns, on Me, My precious one; for just as a father has compassion on his children so I have compassion on each one who approaches Me with reverent awe and respectful obedience.
I have sent My Comforter to abide with you and dwell in you. He reminds you of all I have said, teaching you all things, testifying about Me; you will hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right or to the left.
Your times are in My hand, My valiant one, and I will deliver you from the hand of My enemies and rescue you from those who persecute Me by coming against you, for I am with you always.

When you are overwhelmed by distress and losing hope from discouragement, may you understand that the Lord watches over your way, for no one you can turn to but God alone knows the way you should go to avoid the hidden snares and secret traps which the enemy lays to capture you. Psalm 142

When all others forsake you and forget you, may you know that the Lord is your refuge and will hear and answer your cry for He is your portion in the land of the living since He cares enough to have rescued you from the grave. Psalm 142

When the doubts and fears whispered to you by the enemy constrain your soul and restrain your heart, may your voice be free to cry to God and express your desperate need for rescue from those who are too strong for you, for God will hear and answer you when you call with your whole heart and set you free from the prison you are in, that you may praise His name with the righteous who will gather about you because of His goodness to you. Psalm 142

May the wisdom of the Lord be the focus of your attention, unlike foolish people who look only to earthly goals. Proverbs 17:24

May your humble obedience to, and willing worship of, the Lord bring joy to the Father and gladness in the Spirit. Proverbs 17:25

2 Corinthians 3:18 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.

Philippians 1:6 Paul wrote, “I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ.”

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1 Chronicles 29:11 Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O LORD, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.

Ephesians 2:6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

Romans 8:17 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.

Philippians 3:8-9 that I may gain Christ, 9 and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own … but that which is through faith in Christ…

May you act in faith, and sin not with your mouth, as you seek God for the promise He has given you of your heart’s desire. 2 Kings 4

May you be settled in your heart regarding God’s daily provision of your own needs, and give yourself to strengthening the faith and building up the trust of others in God as you share the truth of God and point them to the love of God which will sustain them, even as it does you, for whom He feeds, He fills, and what He blesses, He sustains. 2 Kings 4

May you desire the health, and pray for the welfare, of those over you, as God’s hand extended, sharing His truth and demonstrating His love in all situations, so that His wisdom, when spoken as the Spirit directs, may be heard and not dismissed, not robbed of its power by ill-considered behavior. 2 Kings 5

May you be willing to hear the voice of God and may your heart be open to the leading of the Spirit when it comes, not dismissing its truth because of its source, but recognizing the witness of your spirit as it brings life at the point of your need. 2 Kings 5

May you be humble enough to approach God on the basis of your need, as is common to all people, rather than in your strength, by which none can stand before the Lord. 2 Kings 5

May you have grace toward others in those things through which God is walking them, for He knows the desire of each heart and sees the intent of each will, being patient with every one who desires Him more than the other, and extending grace to all who are drawing nearer to Him in the midst of their circumstances. 2 Kings 5

May you never presume to lie in your heart to the Holy Spirit of God, for that which is covered will be revealed, but that which is confessed will be cleansed and that which is repented of will be removed. 2 Kings 5

May you stand steadfast in the truth which you have learned, giving no room to the traditions you have been delivered from, defending those who are learning lest they be entrapped by others. Acts 15

May you walk in the freedom brought to you by the Spirit and live in the liberty purchased for you by the Son that you may be about the work of the kingdom as assigned to you by the Father. Acts 15

My child, are you willing?
When My Word becomes life to you in your heart, are you willing to obey and walk in it?
When My wisdom, with gentleness and acceptance, opens your understanding to the way to follow, are you willing to forsake other guides and road-maps to trust Me?
When My Spirit nudges you, whispering into your thoughts with loving persistence, showing you the way to go, are you willing to step out?
I do not ask you to determine whether you are able, My careful one, for you have already counted the cost when you accepted My gift of salvation. If you determined that the willing, sinless sacrifice of My blood for you was sufficient to release you from the weighty burden of guilt you carried, which nothing else could help, then why doubt or question whether I am able to meet your needs on the assignments I give you?
You will always find that you are not able. I would not give you an assignment that is within your ability and strength to accomplish on your own; where, then, would My glory be? If it can be done by your own strength, knowledge, skill, and understanding, then I did not assign it, and you will gain the glory for it among men, building your own reputation, which will perish with the world’s system, and bring no eternal reward.
Where I send you, I will work through you, My weak one, having also sent My Spirit to help in your weakness, to pray in ways you do not know, to fill you with all joy and peace in believing so that you will abound in hope, to banish the spirit of fear that preys on your frailty, and give you the confident assurance of adoption, knowing that you abide in Us and We abide in you, whereby you cry in faith, “Abba! Father!” with the conviction from Our heavenly love that your needs are abundantly and fully met as soon as you make them known.
When the tests loom large, My wondering child, learn to rejoice, for the testing of your faith leads to the maturity and calm patience that can receive the crown of life which is My promise to those who love Me.

May your voice call to the Lord, Who will come quickly and answer your plea for help. Psalm 141

May your prayer enter into His Presence and be accepted as sweet-smelling incense. Psalm 141

May your hands lift to the Lord in praise and be accepted like the evening sacrifice. Psalm 141

May your mouth receive a guard from the Lord, and a watch on the door of your lips. Psalm 141

May your heart turn to the Lord and not incline toward any evil thing or take part with troublemakers, but be consecrated wholly to God. Psalm 141

May your head accept the correction and reproof of righteousness as soothing medicine and anointing oil from the people of the Lord, and not refuse their act of faithful love and gracious kindness. Psalm 141

May your words stand continually strong in the Lord against evil deeds, for when the rulers of the wicked are restrained by your Rock they will know that God is confirming what you say. Psalm 141

May your eyes focus steadfastly on the Sovereign Lord in trust as you take refuge in Him Who is your shelter from the traps and snares set by the evil ones. Psalm 141

May you shun the gifts of the wicked and walk in the justice of the Lord. Proverbs 17:23

Psalm 119:114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for Your word.

Psalm 1:1,3 Those who do not follow the advice of the wicked … 3 are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither. In all that they do, they prosper.

2 Corinthians 4:18 We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Psalm 84:2 My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the LORD.

Luke 6:45 The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.

Proverbs 4:23 Watch over your heart with all diligence; for from it flow the springs of life.

May you seek the Lord with an eager heart to learn all that He would have you do, for He has a life-long work He wants to do in your heart. 2 Kings 3

May you willingly seek the Lord early, rather than be driven to it later by necessity. 2 Kings 3

May you prepare by faith for the promises of God and take action in obedience to be ready for His blessings. 2 Kings 3, 2 Kings 4

May you offer kindnesses and refreshing to those who come your way, laboring in the ministry of the Lord, for He knows the desires of your heart and the blessings of God will repay your faithful and humble service. 2 Kings 4

May you bring others the good news of the gospel, telling them to turn from worthless things to the living God, Who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them. Acts 14

May you strengthen the disciples and encourage them to remain true to the faith as they go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God. Acts 14

My child, look unto your heart and know that it is turned toward Me in silence, listening, in patience, waiting. Do not seek to gain My approval for your plans, and do not try to shape Me to your desires.
I live within you, but I am not contained by you; you have been crucified with Me and it is no longer you that lives, but the life you now live in the flesh, is lived by faith in Me, for I have loved you and given Myself for you, dying so that your life may be hidden with Me in the Father.
Therefore, you are a new creation, and your old ways of living have passed away – the old methods of thinking and the old patterns of behaving; look for the new things to come.
Put on the mind of Christ, hear with the ears of the Spirit and understand with the heart of the Father, realizing that you have died to sin and are not required or expected to live in it any longer – you are freed from that lifestyle.
You are seated with Me in the heavenlies, as you live for Me on earth as an individual member of My Body, one in purpose and in motivation with the rest of My Body. I and My Father desire to dwell in you through the Spirit in order for the world to see your love one for another and believe that I have been sent by God.
Step aside from the tumult and turmoil of the world, stop speaking your own mind, and listen for the Father. Honor Him by giving your attention; lay down your agenda, empty your hands, your heart, and dwell on His goodness to you, filling your thoughts with quiet thanksgiving.
In due time He will respond, showing you what to do and giving you words to say, when you are resting quietly, contentedly, humbly, in His presence, reluctant to leave.

May the Lord rescue you from evil men and protect you from men of violence who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day with tongues sharp as serpents and a viper’s poison on their lips Psalm 140

May the Lord keep you from the hands of the wicked, protecting you from men of violence who plan to trip your feet with hidden snares and nets spread along your path. Psalm 140

May you say to the Lord, “You are my God,” as you cry for mercy to the Sovereign Lord, your strong Deliverer Who shields your head in the of battle, lest the wicked receive their desires and see their plans succeed. Psalm 140

May the Lord cover the heads of those attackers who surround you with the trouble their lips have caused, throwing them into the fire with burning coals and into miry pits, never to rise, and not let the accuser of the brethren be established in the land, but let disaster hunt down those who have given themselves to violence. Psalm 140

May you praise the Name of the Lord with the rest of the righteous and may you live before Him with all the upright, for the Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy. Psalm 140

May God in His mercy replace a smitten and sorrowful spirit which drains your strength and give you a cheerful and joyful heart which promotes healing and a merry mind which makes age flourish. Proverbs 17:22