Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Tuesday, September 27, 2022
2 Corinthians 12:10
For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

As a Christian in a sinful world, expect hardships and persecution in your life. But be content in all circumstances; this earth is not your home! If you’ve accepted Christ’s payment for your sins, your destination is Heaven. Anything that happens here is just a stone in the road, and if you persevere and obey God even when it’s hard, He will bless you… whether that’s in this life, or the next. Through weakness, hardships and calamities, your strength will be your devotion to Christ.

Monday, September 26, 2022

Monday, September 26, 2022
2 Corinthians 12:9
But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

You are finite, but your God is infinite. There is nothing that He can’t equip you for, and your weakness gives Him more opportunity to demonstrate His goodness. Many times in the Bible, God chose people who seemed the least equipped to do the greatest things. Moses struggled with speaking, David was the smallest in his family, and an angel found Gideon hiding in a well. What makes the heroes of the Bible stand out isn’t their natural talent; instead, it’s their trust in God, even when they don’t feel that they can trust themselves. God’s power is made perfect in your weakness, and if you obey Him and remain humble, He will use you for amazing things.

Friday, September 23, 2022

Friday, September 23, 2022
Proverbs 12:25
Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.

It’s long been believed that anxiety and sadness wear down the body, and science continues to prove that it’s true. God created people to live in harmony with Him, not to be heartbroken and stressed. If you allow yourself to be anxious about the things you can’t control, you could spend the rest of your life worrying. But God is good, and He sees every circumstance in your life; He has promised never to leave you or forsake you, and if God is for you, who can be against you? Anxiety will always weigh you down, but the Word of the Lord makes the heart glad.

Thursday, September 22, 2022

Thursday, September 22, 2022
Romans 8:5-6
For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.

When you came to know Christ, He made you a new creation. The old you melted away, and the new you took their place. You don’t belong to the world or to “the flesh” anymore, so don’t live like it! Live and breathe as the Holy Spirit guides you and focus on the things He leads you to. How can you serve God? What is His will for your life? Who can you share the gospel with? If your thoughts and intentions remain on the temporary aspects of this world, nothing good will come of it; but if your heart is set on the Lord, you will be serving and pleasing Him, and will experience life and peace.

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Proverbs 4:23
Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.

What you let into your heart is generally what comes out of it. In other words, “you are what you eat.” The Bible warns us to guard our hearts and minds, because the things we say and do flow out of what’s inside us. Christ called you to be an example of Him, and you can’t do that when what flows from your heart isn’t honoring to God. Proverbs urges us not just to guard our hearts, but to guard them with all vigilance, because from it comes your attitude, your conscience, and your joy.

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Colossians 3:2
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.

The things you worry about on earth aren’t going to matter in ten thousand years. One day in Heaven, after you’ve lived for millions and trillions of years in perfect paradise with God, the short time you spent on earth is going to be so incredibly miniscule in comparison. Knowing this, the Bible tells us to set our sights on Heaven. If your aspirations are to build up treasure in Heaven and save souls for God’s kingdom, they’re the only aspirations that will matter in the end.