Dear Friends,
As we dive into Today’s Devotion to God’s Holy Word, I hear the words that I hear from Christ say, Be encouraged! I pray this stirs up the Spirit of the living God in you to take a stand for the joy that is set before you. It is the goal of Christ to both encourage us and also to challenge us to see God’s Mind on all things … that in everything we do will bring glory to the Father & that the Peace of Christ will rule in our hearts.
Have you accepted that God’s love died for you regardless of what you are going through? His love is for the world. Be encouraged: There is a purpose! After you have suffered a little while … & This too shall pass; “…the God of all comfort; 4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God (2 Corinthians 1:3-5).”
There is more before you than behind …
Also, at the end of Today’s Devotion, is a gift for you that is personal and from the Train Whistle that I feel led by the Holy Spirit to share with you Today to encourage you! This is a gift to you from the heart of Hope in Today Ministries, Jesus. And, to encourage you, There is more before you than behind … Look to the face of Jesus and experience God do what only God can do for you … May God lift you to HIS countenance to the glory of the face of Christ’s Joy that was set before Him that Jesus endured the cross for you and the world! Everybody hasn’t accepted the wounds of Jesus was personal and for them …, but it’s there for all who will accept that Jesus says, “My love died for you regardless of what you are going through. I will never turn my back on you.”
Still … For God so loved the world …
Numbers 6:24-26 King James Version (KJV)
24 The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:
25 The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
26 The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
HIS coun·te·nance on OUR FACE is POSSIBLE:
| synonyms: | tolerate, permit, allow, admit of, approve (of), agree to, consent to, give one’s blessing to, |
10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
1 Peter 5:10, KJV
James 1:4-8 King James Version (KJV)
4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
God doesn’t want anyone to hear the words, I never knew you …
I Never Knew You
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’
Hope in Today Ministries, Inc.
Daily Devotion to God’s Holy Word.
God Has Set His Joy Before You, By Karen Rowe
I love how Paul writes to us in Philippians … because, have you ever loved someone enough to keep them in your heart where JOY is elevated in Christ … but also the same place we grieve?
That deep place inside of us that cares & that God knows us better than we do, and we can experience this joy! God is doing a marvelous work 1st in us & and as Paul writes thru us.
…note: I can also believe Paul penned Hebrews, because the writing speaks to me in the personality of Paul’s, YET even if the author is unknown, we KNOW the author, BY THE SPIRIT OF THE SAME CHRIST whom writes through even many Today.
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up.
And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. WE DO THIS BY KEEPING OUR EYES ON JESUS, the champion WHO initiates AND perfects our faith.
BECAUSE OF THE JOY awaiting him, he ENDURED the cross, DISREGARDING its shame.
NOW he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.
THINK OF ALL THE HOSTILITY he endured FROM sinful people; THEN YOU won’t become weary and give up. AFTER ALL, you have not yet given your lives in your struggle against sin.
Hebrews 12:1-4 NLT
Friends, like an ocean carves the beach & makes it fresh and new each morning, so it is with troubles in this world; and God calls each OF his children a masterpiece!
Don’t YOU doubt for a second of the treasure God sees in you …JUST Because you are going through something that doesn’t feel good; AND don’t hyperfocus on the PAST LIKE Lot’s wife did when she turned around to look …
There IS a joy set before you!
Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so STAND fast IN the Lord, my dearly beloved.
Philippians 4:1 KJV
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stay TRUE to the Lord. I love you and long to see you, dear friends, for you are my JOY and the crown I receive for my work.
AND this same God WHO TAKES CARE OF ME WILL supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given TO US IN Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:1, 19 NLT
A Gift for you.
When you receive this,
you will never be the same.
And God taught me to trust him unconditionally & in an instant …
Holy Spirit encourage the readers today. Lift our minds higher to God’s Thoughts. Bless those who will receive. And, keep molding our hearts to be always ready to bloom for the glory of God to be a blessing to us all.
and pray …in the Spirit of the Most Holy God. God knows what He is doing.
Love in Christ,
Karen Rowe
Hope in Today Ministries, Inc.
…till next time!
Love in Christ,
Karen Rowe
“WRITING THE STORY OF MY LIFE WITH EVERY CHOICE JESUS HELPS ME TO MAKE AND LEARNING HOW TO BE BLESSED AND LIVE LIFE LARGE, HAPPY AND FREE. I CARE.”
Personal Motto: “I don’t have it all figured out, BUT GOD DOES … Follow JESUS!”
Personal Revelation Life Verse: And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him (1 John 4:16 HCSB)
Thank you Jesus!
Holy Spirit you are welcome here!
Hope in Today Ministries, Inc.
The Train Whistle, Sounding the call of God’s Love, by Karen Rowe
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