Monday, June 27, 2022

Monday, June 27, 2022
Psalm 91:11
For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.

Angels are Gods servants, created by Him to deliver messages, stand against evil, and enact the Lord’s will on earth. They appear to many different people throughout the bible, helping those whom God had called and even destroying those who opposed Him. Angels are very present throughout the scriptures, and the same is true today. The Lord commands His angels concerning us, and His mighty servants are always on the move. Take courage in knowing that, even in the corrupt and often scary world you live in, the angels of the Lord are never far.

Friday, June 24, 2022

Friday, June 24, 2022
Mark 12:30
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.

God is the Creator of the universe. Every atom and every breath belong to Him, and each day you and I live out is a day that He created. As if that wasn’t enough reason to cherish our Father, the sacrifice of His son on the cross is the reason we have hope for an eternity in paradise. So love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength; your relationship with Him should never be left on the back burner. Christ loved you and died for you, and it’s His hope that we are able to fully and completely love Him back.

Thursday, June 23, 2022

Thursday, June 23, 2022
Ezekiel 36:26
And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

The only thing that truly changes hearts and lives is God. He can take our hearts of stone and give us a new heart and a new spirit. When you accept Jesus into your life, it is no longer you who live, but Christ who lives in you. If that’s not a change of heart, what is? Ask the Lord to examine your heart, and to soften what might have become hard. He is a God who, no matter how lost we might be, can always change us for the better.

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Matthew 23:27
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people’s bones and all uncleanness.

In our culture, it seems like outward appearances are everything. Across society and social media, everyone is doing their best to paint the perfect picture of themselves. In Jesus’ day, the Pharisee’s and teachers of the law were doing the same thing, and much like now, they were what Jesus called “whitewashed tombs.” On the outside they were perfect, but on the inside, they were full of decay. The Word encourages you not to judge someone based on what they want you to see, but to look inward at their intentions, their faith, and obedience to God.

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Tuesday, June 21, 2022
1 Samuel 16:7
But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.

A popular idea we hear a lot is that “it’s not what you’ve got on the outside, but what’s inside that counts.” This is true, and there are plenty of examples of it in the Bible. When choosing the future king of Israel, Samuel examined the potential candidates based on their physical appearance and stature, but the Lord reminded him to look deeper. You and I might measure someone based on their looks, their clothes, or their capabilities, but God see’s their heart. Don’t put the things seen by human eyes on a pedestal, because after all, the king of Israel wouldn’t turn out to be the strongest, tallest or handsomest: but a man after God’s own heart.

Monday, June 20, 2022

Monday, June 20, 2022
Matthew 5:8
Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.

The heart is who you are on the inside; it’s your thoughts and feelings, your intentions, and your faith. Your heart is the secret place that only God can see, oftentimes better than you can. During his time on earth, Jesus encountered many who were “pure of heart” and to them He gave His blessings. The Lord loves you more perfectly and infinitely than you can imagine, and our Creator is delighted when our thoughts, feelings, intentions, and faith are dedicated to Him. Blessed, scripture tells us, are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.