May you not condemn others to justify yourself, and may you place your hand over your mouth when God speaks, for who can reply to Him, but to praise and honor Him, for He is just. Job 40
August 31
May you marvel at the wonders of God’s providence, and express the awesome reverence that the works of His hands causes in your spirit, for you know in your heart how mighty the King is and how worthy He is of worship and honor. Job 37
August 30
May you understand that the Lord makes us savable, and then woos us, drawing us with cords of love, making Himself vulnerable by demonstrating His care, accepting rejection repeatedly until we finally turn and accept what we need, and what only the Lord can supply. Job 36
August 29
May your heart not be led by your eyes, lest your hands be defiled in their work and your steps be turned from the path God has set, but may you stay faithfully following the way of God’s love. Job 31
August 28
May you be as diligent in searching for the priceless wealth of God’s eternal wisdom and His secure grace & mercy as miners are in digging through rock for perishable gemstones and gold that can be stolen. Job 28
August 27
May you recall that dominion and awe belong to God Who establishes order in the heights of heaven, for His forces cannot be numbered, and there is no one on whom His light does not rise. Job 25
August 26
May you not be offended by the prosperity of the wicked or concerned about the success of sinners, for if God chooses to deal with some in this way, it is because He knows their heart and would show them His grace, but always remember that the control of their prosperity is not in their own hands, but in His, and their counsel is not validated by their wealth. Job 21
August 25
May you be on your guard, standing firm in the faith as men of courage and be strong enough to do everything lovingly. 1 Corinthians 16
August
May you empty yourself of critical judgment based on man’s wisdom and human understanding which knows that the wicked are miserable and therefore believes that the miserable are wicked
August 23
May you rejoice in the resurrection of Christ, which is your hope and promise of life after death, and freedom from fear of death, making death no longer a destination, but merely a portal to pass through to eternity. 1 Corinthians 15
August 22
May you always have strength to hope in the prospect of God’s promises, and patience when you have no power to help yourself. Job 6
August 21
Isaiah 55:1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Psalm 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.
Isaiah 55:2 Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to Me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare.
1 Peter 3:15 But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.
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.
Colossians 1:11-12 Strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; 12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.
May you be pleasing to the Lord, blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil. Job 1
May you develop a regular custom of devotional time and seeking God for yourself and for others. Job 1
When you are in the midst of troubles and sorrow, may you not sin by charging God with wrongdoing, but remain steadfast in your knowledge of His goodness and cling to Him as your unchanging Rock, maintaining your integrity before Him. Job 1
May the expression of malice from the enemy of your soul render all the more precious to you the gift of love and life from the Savior of your soul as He comforts you in your troubles, for in order to obtain your redemption, Jesus suffered far more from the enemy than we can understand. Job 1
When you are surrounded by the ashes of your circumstances with only broken pieces of your dreams remaining, sad of mind, heavy of heart, sick of body, may your faith remain unshaken and your words reflect the truth of heaven. Job 2
May you know and accept the truth that you are blessed beyond deserving, granted grace in abundance, and surrounded by mercy past measuring, all of which does away with any factual basis for complaints, much less boasting. Job 2
May the effect of circumstances, the washing of the Word, and the work of the Spirit in breaking, cleansing, and refining your heart and mind, release you from the bonds of fear and the constraints of carnality, polishing and purifying the eternal treasure of the glory of God which He has placed in you that you may stand unencumbered in the fire and shine brightest when the affliction is the greatest. Job 2
May the bitterness of hard thoughts and shaken confidence, the inward suffering which is more difficult than the sharpest physical affliction, not overcome or overwhelm the sweet sense of the love and presence of God in your heart and mind. Job 3
My child, hear My voice. Turn your heart and incline the ear of your spirit to Me so that you may catch the word of life which I have for you.
There are many voices speaking to you on many levels, My dear one, but they speak many things and are not in agreement with each other. Just as at My trial before the high priest, there were many willing to speak against Me, but they could not come in agreement with each other, with each one speaking their own lie and delusion.
I speak to you, My love, in many ways, and they each bear witness to the other. Some are easier to discern than others, and some require spiritual growth and maturity to learn to recognize and focus on. But My Word will always agree with My Spirit, and bring glory to My name.
Do not judge the message by the messenger, My precious one, for I will also send you at times to bear My message, and you will be evaluated as you have evaluated others.
Do not despise the message another conveys if it differs from yours in style or presentation, My caring one. Remember, they are bringing that message because you are not.
I have many sheep in many places with many needs. Some are young, some are infirm, some have special needs, but all are treasured. I have given you the message needed by the ones I send you to, but I also have servants who are willing to take a different message needed by others who will never hear the words I have given you. Encourage one another as fellow-laborers in My work, pray for one another, and walk in love toward each other
May you relentlessly pursue the way of love and be emulous of spiritual giftings, desiring earnestly that you may speak clear edification, strong encouragement, persistent strengthening, and deep comfort to others from God’s heart. 1 Corinthians 14
May you be reassured, when the wicked plot against you by preparing their weapons and readying their intrigues to attack you, that the Lord will laugh and have them in derision, knowing their day is coming when they will be taken and destroyed by their own artifices. Psalm 37
May you be content with the small portion of this world’s goods that the righteous have, and not desire or envy the wealth amassed by the wicked, for the power by which they gather it shall be broken, but the Lord will uphold the godly. Psalm 37
May you be confident that the days of the blameless are known to the Lord, and their inheritance will endure forever; therefore in times of disaster you will not wither and in days of famine you will enjoy plenty. Psalm 37
May your ways delight the Lord, for He will make your steps firm; though you stumble, you will not fall, for the Lord upholds you with His hand Psalm 37
May you know that the righteous are never forsaken by the Lord, nor are their children ever forced to beg bread; rather, they are always generous and lend freely and their children will be blessed. Psalm 37
May you shun evil and do good, for then you will dwell in the land forever, since the Lord loves the just and will not forsake His faithful ones, who will be protected forever while the offspring of the wicked will be cut off. Psalm 37
August 20
James 1:2-3 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
Luke 12:15 Life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.
Psalm 16:8 I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With Him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Matthew 7:17 Even so, every healthy (sound) tree bears good fruit [worthy of admiration], but the sickly (decaying, worthless) tree bears bad (worthless) fruit.
Hebrews 12:6 because the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastens everyone He accepts as His son.
Isaiah 61:3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He might be glorified.
May you know that there is a time for coming before the King with pleading, falling before His feet, with begging & weeping, not because you need to change His mind, but because He has put His heart in you, and you are expressing the strong desires and feeling the deep sorrow He has for those who need His help. Esther 8
May you always remember that as you walk like Mordecai, humbling yourself as you do your work until the King honors you, that you will be able to speak with authority in the name of the Lord, as you are led by the Spirit of God, according to the Word of God; not like Haman who exalted himself, promoting his own plans, living in his own vain imaginings, for his estate was given to Esther and ruled over by Mordecai, the man he hated most. Esther 8
May you receive with joy the understanding that you are freed and strengthened by the edict of the King from the fear of those spiritual powers who hate you, and you have been given the right to band together to protect each other from every principality that would attack your family, for you have been given the authority to plunder the property of your enemies, taking back what the powers of wickedness have stolen from you, that you may enjoy a time of happiness, gladness, and honor, and many will seek to join you as they see the favor of the King upon you. Esther 8
May you seek for the good of God’s people and speak peace to your brethren, for whoever would be great in God’s kingdom needs to be the servant of all. Esther 10
May you speak the truth of the Word in the meekness of the Spirit through the love of God, lest you be no more than a clanging cymbal. 1 Corinthians 13
May God’s compassion for others be what motivates you to share your faith and understanding of God’s mysteries, lest all you do be for nothing. 1 Corinthians 13
May you give of yourself, just as God, in love, has given to you, with no thought of self or purpose of gain, lest you lose all God has promised. 1 Corinthians 13
My child, all of the Father’s promises toward you are fulfilled through Me, the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, and confirmed by the ‘Yea’ of your testimony to the glory of the Father and for the maturing of My Body in loving unity.
In Me is the assurance that you will not lack any good thing, for all good giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the Light of the world.
In Me is the comfort that though you experience temporary afflictions which flesh is subject to, My touch causes them to work for the unending good of your soul and the everlasting strengthening of your spirit, developing the unchanging image of My character in you and laying up eternal treasures in your service of My perpetual kingdom.
In Me is the confidence that you are accepted by the Father Who delights to be your God, giving you His everlasting love, His gracious presence, and His divine protection.
In Me is the promise of full pardon and complete justification, adoption as a son of God, everlasting salvation and total redemption through your belief and active faith in Me and the One Who sent Me.
In Me is the gift of the Holy Spirit of God, Who indwells you, abiding with you to provide illumination in this world of darkness, revelation of the truth of My Word, faith, comfort, strength, and assistance, as well as access to My provision of grace and mercy to quench the condemning thoughts from spiritual principalities toward yourself and about others.
In Me are found all these exceeding great and precious promises, ancient and unshakable, free and unconditional, immutable and irrevocable, appropriately suited to every situation and circumstance that you may ever find yourself in. They are established in the new covenant which I made with you, and sealed with My own blood, making them safe and secure from change or short-coming, and certain since I cannot lie nor will I repent of My word to you.
In Me is the authority and power, the defensive and offensive weaponry of the spirit, to speak to those spiritual principalities and powers of darkness in the heavenlies and say, “No, you will not cross the established boundary!” for the blood of My covenant has drawn the line separating light from darkness. I have assigned the hosts of heaven to empower and enforce your word and your will when you say, “No,” and stand, resisting the inimical spiritual authorities and casting down every imagination and high presumption that exalts itself against the truth of the Word of God.
Through My love, I have made you more than a conqueror – you are made an overcomer; you are one who not only patiently bears afflictions and persecutions, but glories in them, growing in joy and faith, as you walk with Me in the fellowship of My sufferings.
In Me, My lovely and precious one, is the hope which springs eternal in the knowledge of Who I am, and Whose you are.
May you ever walk in the motivation of God’s love, for it never fails, always protects, continually trusts, ever hopes, persistently perseveres, never ceasing as prophecies must, never stilled as tongues will be, never set aside as knowledge shall be, but ever guiding us into the perfection of God’s purpose and will. 1 Corinthians 13
May you put childish ways behind you as you mature in God’s love, speaking, thinking, feeling with ever-increasing clarity and maturity as you come to know God, even as He knows you. 1 Corinthians 13
May you not fret because of evil men but trust in the Lord and do good, for like the grass they will soon wither, but you will dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Psalm 37
May you not be envious of those who do wrong, but delight yourself in the Lord, for like green plants they will soon die away, but He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37
May you commit your way to the Lord, trusting Him, and He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn and the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. Psalm 37
May you be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him, not fretting when men succeed in their ways or carry out their wicked schemes, for in a little while, the wicked will be no more, and though you look for them, they will not be found. Psalm 37
May you refrain from anger and turn from wrath, not allowing yourself to fret, for it leads only to evil, but hope in the Lord. Those who do will inherit the land, and the meek will enjoy great peace. Psalm 37
May you humble your heart before the Lord, putting your hand over your mouth and setting a guard over your lips. Ask the Spirit to keep your tongue in check, that your soul may be guarded from trouble and adversity. Proverbs 21:23
August 19
May you honor the Giver of gifts, Who grants them as He chooses, and as you accept His gifts by using them, may you earnestly desire and desperately seek His grace to withstand the temptations which come with them. 1 Corinthians 12