I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

John 15:5 (ESV)

To abide in Christ means to live, dwell, and remain in Him. Abiding with someone is not an occasional get-together, or even a short daily visit, but a continuous dwelling with that person. Dave and I abide (live, dwell, and remain) together and have for nearly 60 years. We know everything about each other, and our lives are intricately intertwined to the point where it would be hard to separate them. This is the kind of relationship that Jesus wants to have with you.

Today’s scripture says that if you abide in Christ, you will bear much fruit. Also, if you abide in Christ, you can ask what you wish, and it will be done for you (John 15:7). As we abide in Christ, we come to know Him more deeply and intimately, and His continual influence changes us into His image.

True change does not come from struggling to modify your behavior, but from abiding so deeply in Christ that you become like Him and begin to bear the same good fruit He bears. Do everything you do with and for Him, and you will be amazed at the positive changes in your life.

Prayer of the Day: Father, teach me to abide in You at all times. I desire You more than any other, and apart from You, I can do nothing. I ask for the gift of Your manifest presence. In Jesus’ name, thank You, amen.

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Have not I commanded you? Be strong, vigorous, and very courageous. Be not afraid, neither be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go…

Joshua 1:9 (AMPC)

The fear of what might happen is often worse than what actually does happen. Fear is very tormenting, but it has no real power over us if we face it courageously, knowing that God is with us.

We may not know what to do about our difficulties in life, but God always knows what to do, and He will show us at the right time. He gives us the grace we need to deal with things in life when we actually need it, not before we need it. If we look into the unknown future, most of the time fear is waiting for us, but if we keep going forward, the fear will run from our courage.

Prayer of the Day: God, help me move forward with courage and trust You completely. Remind me that You are with me and will guide me through every challenge, amen.

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Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

Matthew 22:37-39 (NIV)

When a Pharisee asked Jesus what the greatest commandment in God’s law was, He responded with the words of today’s scripture verses. What is most important for us as Christians is to love God, love people, and love ourselves. We often feel we do well in terms of loving God and loving others, but we struggle to love ourselves.

Part of loving ourselves involves liking ourselves and feeling good about who God made us to be. The best way to feel about ourselves is to feel positive, not negative, about who we are. If we don’t like ourselves, we will have a hard time liking other people and getting along with them. We may pretend to like ourselves, but pretense doesn’t alter fact. Eventually, the truth will come out.

To be everything God has created us to be and do all He calls us to do, we need to have godly attitudes toward other people and toward ourselves. We need to be emotionally stable and rooted and grounded in God’s love for us (Ephesians 3:17).

When we are rooted and grounded in God’s love, we are secure in who we are. We can be relaxed and at ease. We are confident that our worth as individuals has nothing to do with our performance or anything we do; it has everything to do with God’s heart of unconditional love and acceptance toward us. When we begin to understand how God feels about us, not only can we love ourselves, but we can also like and enjoy ourselves.

Prayer of the Day: Help me, Lord, to understand how You feel about me so I can love, like, and enjoy myself. Teach me to rest in Your love and live with confidence, peace, and gratitude for who You created me to be.

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Lord, all my desire is before You; and my sighing is not hidden from You.

Psalm 38:9 (AMPC)

God says in His Word that if we delight ourselves in Him, He will give us the secret desires and petitions of our hearts (Psalm 37:4). I like that plan because I certainly spent plenty of years frustrated trying to get the things I wanted for myself. In the process of seeking things, we often fail to pursue God and delight ourselves in getting to know Him. Many years ago, I even let that happen because of my strong desire to be in ministry. I thought the most important thing in the world was ministering for God, but I needed to learn that it was not as important as God Himself.

Are you keeping your desires in balance and delighting yourself in God above all else? If not, you can easily make an adjustment by reminding yourself of what is truly important. Place all of your desires before God, as our Scripture for today instructs us to do, trusting Him to remove any that are not His perfect will for you.

Every desire is not from God and therefore every desire we have will not be met, but we can trust God to meet the ones that will work out for our good. God wants you to know that if you ask for something and don’t get it, it may be that He has something much better in mind for you. So relax; delight yourself in God; and let Him take care of the rest.

Prayer of the Day: God, help me delight myself in You above everything else. Teach me to trust Your timing, Your plans, and what is truly best for my life, amen.

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I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world. [I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.]

John 16:33 (AMPC)

Jesus tells us that in the world we will have tribulation. He doesn’t want us to be surprised by our troubles, but to hold our peace and remain confident in Him in the midst of them. He actually says that when trouble comes, we should cheer up, because He has overcome the world and deprived it of power to harm us.

This is such good news. Satan may come against us, but he will never win. We might lose a battle now and then, but we have already won the war. I used to think that life would be so good if only I didn’t have trouble stalking me all the time. I kept waiting for my trouble to go away, but I discovered that God wanted me to learn how to face it with confidence, knowing that He would always take care of me. He wants to do the same for you. Are you worried about something right now? If so, read today’s scripture over and over, and let the reality of what it says sink into your heart.

Prayer of the Day: Jesus, help me stay confident in You during difficult times. Remind me that You have overcome the world and are always with me, amen.

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So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Romans 10:17 (NKJV)

It’s important to understand that your faith can’t work unless you release it. Just having faith in and of itself doesn’t do any good. You can have money in the bank and still starve to death. You can have food in the refrigerator and go hungry. You can have a coat in your closet and still go out and freeze.

Having something is no guarantee that you’re going to use it. In the same way, you have to use your faith in order for it to work!

So, how do you release your faith? First, pray according to God’s promises in His Word. Second, say what His Word says. And third, do what you believe God wants you to do based on His Word.

Pray it, say it, and do it. The more you lean on God and His Word, the more pressure you take off yourself. Faith gives you the power to trust God.

It’s because of what Christ has done for you—as a gift to you—that you can live by faith, releasing it and experiencing all He has for you.

Prayer of the Day: God, I surrender. Nothing works when I try to do it on my own. I need You. Increase my faith to trust You more. I want to pray it, say it, and do it when it comes to my faith, amen.

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By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.

John 15:8 (ESV)

When we have experienced great pain in our soul, we can hurt other people or spread negativity without meaning to do so. The brokenness that affects our thinking, our choices, and our feelings usually affects the people around us, too. Spiritually speaking, this is called bearing, or producing, “bad fruit.” But God calls us to bear good fruit. As the Lord heals our soul, we become more and more able to bear the fruit He wants us to produce.

God would never ask us to bear or produce anything without giving us what we need to do it. Jesus has everything needed to produce good fruit, and when He is in us and we are in Him, by the power of the Holy Spirit, we have what we need to do anything He asks us to do.

Galatians 5:22–23 lists the fruit of the Holy Spirit, the good qualities we exhibit because He lives in us. They are “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.”

• Love: God is love (1 John 4:8). When He lives in our hearts, our hearts are filled with love. God first loved us, so we have the ability to love others (1 John 4:19).
• Joy: Jesus was a man of joy. Before going to heaven at the end of His earthly ministry, He says to His Father in John 17:13: But now I am coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves (ESV). Many times in Scripture we are encouraged to rejoice, such as in Philippians 4:4: Rejoice in the LORD always. Again I will say, rejoice! (NKJV). Because we trust God, we can rejoice in any situation.
• Peace: According to Ephesians 2:14, Jesus is our peace. When He is in us, we have peace. When Jesus went to heaven after His ministry on earth, He left us His peace (John 14:27). This empowers us to remain calm and peaceful in every situation. It is important to believe you have these things; otherwise, you will never enjoy and walk in them.
• Patience: God is extraordinarily patient and slow to anger, and Scripture teaches us to imitate Him. The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love (Psalm 103:8 ESV). The LORD is slow to anger and great in power (Nahum 1:3 ESV). Paul urges us in Romans 12:12 (ESV) to …rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer, and in Ephesians 4:2 (ESV), to act …with patience, bearing with one another in love.

When we receive Jesus as Lord and Savior, He lives in us, and everything that is in Him is now in us by the Holy Spirit. He gives us what He wants us to produce. Even if your life has produced bad fruit in the past, you can produce good fruit from now on as the Holy Spirit leads you and helps you.

Prayer of the Day: God, help me grow in love, joy, peace, patience, and self-control. Let the fruit of Your Spirit be evident in my life every day, amen.

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Adapted from Battlefield of the Mind

[For Abraham, human reason for] hope being gone, hoped in faith that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been promised, So [numberless] shall your descendants be. He did not weaken in faith when he considered the [utter] impotence of his own body, which was as good as dead because he was about a hundred years old, or [when he considered] the barrenness of Sarah’s [deadened] womb. No unbelief or distrust made him waver (doubtingly question) concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong and was empowered by faith as he gave praise and glory to God, fully satisfied and assured that God was able and mighty to keep His word and to do what He had promised.

Romans 4:18–21 (AMPC)

Doubt, as I’ve said, raises questions. It makes us ask, “Did God really say…?” “Does the Word really mean…?” Doubt is often the devil’s entry point into our minds. Just such simple, easy questions are enough to give Satan a place to attack.

Unbelief is far worse than doubt. Doubt brings in the question, but unbelief is the result. I’ve watched Satan launch his attacks on Christians by first posing a question and then causing that question to bring doubt. The triumph of sin in the Garden of Eden began just that way. Satan said to Eve, Can it really be that God has said, You shall not eat from every tree of the garden? (Genesis 3:1b AMPC). That’s subtle. Satan doesn’t fight with God or argue with the Bible. He just raises a question and allows our minds to do the rest.

When the question comes in such a simple way, the obvious answer must be, “Well, He didn’t really mean…” With that reaction, Satan has established a stronghold in your mind, and it takes little for him to move you from there to a total lack of belief.

I’ve spoken with people who were led astray in just such a way. They started out as faithful, committed followers of Jesus Christ. But as Satan planted doubt and unbelief in their hearts, they turned their backs on spiritual things. One man said, “I was simple and naïve in those days. I believed anything I heard. I know better now.” Satan robbed him of his faith and, in the process, stole his joy and hope.

I am familiar with this battle. Because of my ministry, some people think I have everything all worked out and never have to battle for my faith. I can tell you that no Christian reaches that place this side of heaven. As soon as we let our guard down, even in the slightest, Satan sneaks up behind us and starts whispering his lies to us.

That may be the reason the story of Abraham is such an encouragement to me. When I have my battles with faith and taking God totally at His Word, I often go back and read Romans 4. The example of that godly man is absolutely amazing to me. In the natural, everything appeared to be against God’s promises to Abraham. I’m sure Abraham’s friends laughed when he said, “God will give me a son.” Satan’s scoffers must have been in place every day, but Abraham stood the test. The Bible says, He did not weaken in faith . . . but he grew strong and was empowered by faith as he gave praise and glory to God (vs. 19-20 AMPC). I love that statement.

After the Holy Spirit called me into ministry, I was elated—and humbled. I thought, Who am I that God should call me? I could think of hundreds of reasons why anyone but Joyce Meyer should be used by God. But I believed in His call, and I had no doubt—not then.

In the months after the call, however, things moved more slowly than I wanted. More times than I can count, I found myself meditating on Abraham and God’s promises to him. If a human being like Abraham could believe and not stagger with unbelief, why couldn’t Joyce Meyer? I fought the battles, and with God’s grace, I won. That’s how it is each time—a fresh battle and a new and joyous victory.

Prayer of the Day: Father God, I thank You for Abraham’s example. Help me to push aside the devil’s advances by totally trusting You and standing on Your promises for my life—even if no one else stands with me. In Jesus’ name, I ask, amen.

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But instantly He spoke to them, saying, Take courage! I AM! Stop being afraid!

Matthew 14:27 (AMPC)

This was Jesus’ response to the disciples when they encountered a storm while out in a boat. He was saying, “I AM here for you right now, and you must have faith now that everything is going to be all right.”

That is how you should be living your life—with a “now” faith. Today you can have faith that yesterday and all of its mistakes can be taken care of by God. You can also have faith today that tomorrow will be taken care of when it arrives. But don’t waste today worrying about yesterday or tomorrow. Jesus is the great “I Am” and He is here for you today!

God wants you to live for today. Worrying about yesterday or tomorrow steals today. But the great I AM has given you just enough grace for today. Grace for yesterday is all used up and grace for tomorrow will not come until tomorrow. So use the favor and power of the Holy Spirit to do His will right now.

Prayer of the Day: God, help me stop worrying about yesterday and tomorrow. Teach me to trust You fully today and walk in faith and peace right now, amen.

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As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried. He is a Shield to all those who trust and take refuge in Him.

2 Samuel 22:31 (AMPC)

Nehemiah 8:10 (AMPC) says, Be not grieved and depressed, for the joy of the Lord is your strength and stronghold. Being happy and joyful makes you strong, and being mad or sad makes you weak. But the Lord is a Shield, and the Lifter of your head (Psalm 3:3).

Satan isn’t after your joy; he is after your strength. The devil wants you too weak to pray. He wants you worn out and burned out. But the Lord will lift your head and shield you from the devil’s plot against you, if you put your trust in Him.

Prayer of the Day: God, fill my heart with Your joy and peace. Help me trust You in every situation and strengthen me when I feel weak or discouraged.

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Fear not [there is nothing to fear], for I am with you; do not look around you in terror and be dismayed, for I am your God…

Isaiah 41:10 (AMPC)

God’s Word is clear on this point: We are not to fear. Notice that He doesn’t say that we are never to feel fear, but He does say we shouldn’t allow fear to control us and steal our destiny.

It’s important to remember that what we hide in the darkness has to be brought into the light if we’re going to get rid of it. Go into a completely dark room and switch on the light. What happens? The darkness is swallowed up. That is the way God and His Word work in our lives. When we do what God’s Word tells us to do, those fears that try to torment us are swallowed up. They’re gone, and they have no power over you.

How I wish I had a magic wand I could wave or a prayer I could say that would end fear in your life once and for all. Unfortunately, that’s not going to happen. Prayer does give us the strength to stand against fear, but for us to overcome and be conquerors as God intends us to be, we must realize that we can “feel the fear and do it anyway,” and then we’ll be free.

Prayer of the Day: Lord, may the power of Your Word be effective in dealing with the fears I bring to You now. Show me the truths that set my soul free, amen.

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Come close to God [with a contrite heart] and He will come close to you…

James 4:8 (AMP)

The Bible shows us that God took the first steps toward us—steps to building relationship with His children. When we were far from Him, lost in our own sin, God sent Jesus (Romans 5:8). Stepping down from heaven, walking perfectly on this earth, and going willingly to the cross, Jesus gave us what we could never earn in our own effort or strength—total forgiveness of sin, complete redemption, the chance to experience a personal relationship with God, and the promise of eternal life.

And now, through the precious gift of salvation, the Bible shows us that anytime we step toward God, He steps toward us again. And His steps are much bigger than ours.

In your quiet time with God, when you give Him your imperfect, flawed love, you receive His unconditional, perfect love in return. When you have faith as small as a mustard seed, God moves the mountains in your life. When you cast your cares on God, He gives you the peace that passes understanding. Just take a step and watch what God will do!

Prayer of the Day: God, thank You for loving me first. Help me draw closer to You each day and trust You with every care and concern in my life, amen.

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The sun is glorious in one way, the moon is glorious in another way, and the stars are glorious in their own [distinctive] way; for one star differs from and surpasses another in its beauty and brilliance.

1 Corinthians 15:41 (AMPC)

We are all different. Like the sun, the moon, and the stars, God has created us to be different from one another, and He has done it on purpose. Each of us meets a need, and we are all part of God’s overall plan. When we try to be just like someone else, we lose ourselves and stray from who God created us to be. God designed us to fit into His plan, not to feel pressured trying to fit into everyone else’s plans.

Not only is it okay to be different, but it is also how you were created. We are all born with different temperaments, different physical features, different fingerprints, different gifts and abilities. Our goal should be to find out what we individually are supposed to be, then succeed at being that. That is why Romans 12 teaches us to give ourselves to our gift. We are to find out what we are good at and then throw ourselves wholeheartedly into it.

You can be free to love and accept yourself and others around you without feeling pressure to compare or compete. Secure people who know God loves them and has a plan for them are not threatened by the abilities of others. They enjoy what other people can do, and they enjoy what they can do too.

Prayer of the Day: God, help me embrace who You created me to be. Teach me to stop comparing myself to others and confidently walk in Your purpose for my life, amen.

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But I say to you who are listening now to Me: [in order to heed, make it a practice to] love your enemies, treat well (do good to, act nobly toward) those who detest you and pursue you with hatred.

Luke 6:27 (AMPC)

We are commanded several times in God’s Word to forgive those who abuse us or mistreat us, to pray for them and love them, and to wait for God’s justice. These instructions are not easy to follow; we must make an effort to forgive and to let go of anger.

If you want to know the truth, I actually feel this is one of the most difficult things God asks of us. It is hard, but not impossible. The Lord never requires us to do anything without giving us the ability to do it. We may not want to forgive, but we are able to do so with God’s help. When we do forgive, we are doing ourselves a favor and saving ourselves a lot of misery.

Prayer of the Day: God, help me forgive those who have hurt me. Give me strength to let go of anger and trust You to bring healing and justice, amen.

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And set your minds and keep them set on what is above (the higher things), not on the things that are on the earth.

Colossians 3:2 (AMPC)

I believe we should have a think session every day. If we were to sit down regularly and say to ourselves, “I am going to think about a few things for a few minutes,” and then deliberately think about some of the things the Bible tells us to think about, our lives would improve dramatically. Disciplining ourselves to think properly by having on-purpose think sessions will train us to begin thinking better in our everyday lives. We think about a variety of things every day, but most of us need to deliberately and purposefully change the content of our thoughts.

Instead of thinking, I’m no good; I mess up everything; I never do anything right, we can use our mental energy to think about how much God loves us and how we are in a right relationship with Him through Jesus Christ. As you spend more time enjoying purposeful think sessions, great transformation will take place in your life.

Prayer of the Day: God, help me discipline my thoughts and focus on Your truth. Remind me of Your love and transform my mind so I can live with confidence and peace, amen.

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But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles…

Isaiah 40:31 (AMPC)

Do you ever feel you are like an eagle in a chicken yard—grounded and pent up when you should be soaring? You know there is much more within you than you are experiencing and expressing in your life right now. You know God has a great purpose for your life—and you cannot escape or ignore the inner urge to “go for it.”

Know this: All eagles are uncomfortable in a barnyard; they all long for the clear, blue, open skies. When you are living in a place that keeps you from being who you were made to be and doing what you are meant to do, you will be uncomfortable, too. But also realize that people around you may not understand your desire to break out of the box. They may want to clip your wings. When you hear their comments and questions, something inside of you may ask, “What is wrong with me? Why do I think as I think? Why do I feel this way? Why can’t I just settle down and live a normal life like everybody else?” The reason you cannot just settle down is that you are not a chicken; you are an eagle! You will never feel at home in that chicken yard, because you were made for something bigger, more beautiful, and more fulfilling.

I encourage you today to fan the flame inside of you. Fan it until it burns brightly. Never give up on the greatness for which you were created, never try to hide your uniqueness, and never feel you cannot do what you believe you were made to do. Realize that your hunger for adventure is God-given; wanting to try something new is a wonderful desire, and embracing life and aiming high is what you were made for. You are an eagle!

Prayer of the Day: God, help me embrace the purpose You created me for. Give me courage to step out in faith and become all You designed me to be, amen.

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As for you, you thought evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring about that many people should be kept alive, as they are this day.

Genesis 50:20 (AMPC)

Whatever may have happened to us in the past, it does not have to dictate our future. Regardless of what people may have tried to do to us, God can take it and turn it for good. Romans 8:28 (NIV) says, In all things God works for the good of those who love him….

In Genesis 37–50, Joseph’s brothers meant evil against him. They devised a plan to destroy him by selling him into slavery in Egypt. But in the end, Joseph became second in command to Pharaoh and was used by God to save many lives.

Whatever happens in your life, remember that God is on your side. He will build your life, your reputation, your family, and your career. Be thankful that He is with you, put your confidence in Him, and prepare to be amazed at how He can turn every situation around for His glory!

Prayer of the Day: I am grateful, Father, that You can turn any and every situation in my life around for good. Help me today to focus on You rather than my past. And thank You that You can take even the most painful parts of life and fashion something beautiful from them.

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He struck down all the firstborn of Egypt…But he brought his people out like a flock; he led them like sheep through the wilderness.

Psalm 78:51-52 (NIV)

Just before God miraculously delivered the Israelites from their four hundred years of bondage in Egypt, an angel swept through the nation of Egypt and smote their firstborn. The only way for a family to escape this loss was to sprinkle the blood of a lamb on the side posts and tops of their doorframes (Exodus 12:1–7, 12–13). When God saw the blood, the angel of death passed over that household, and no plague came on the people living there.

Jesus is called the Lamb of God (John 1:29; 1 Corinthians 5:7), and He shed His blood at Calvary. When we receive Him as Lord and Savior, we also receive the benefits His blood purchased on our behalf—cleansing, healing, protection, deliverance, and much more. We are spared from spiritual death and receive eternal life. We can thank God each day that the blood of His Son has been applied to us and say by faith: “I believe the power of Jesus’ blood covers my home, my family, my physical body, and all that pertains to me.”

Prayer of the Day: Thank You, Jesus, for shedding Your precious blood and for all the benefits that belong to me because of it.

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Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

John 3:18 (NIV)

If you are like most people, you want to be accepted. When people hear that they have been accepted to a certain school or organization, they often become very excited. Something about being accepted makes us feel confident and good about ourselves.

Today’s scripture reminds us that when we believe in Jesus Christ and trust Him as our Savior, we are not condemned. In other words, we are accepted. We don’t have to work to be accepted. In fact, we can’t earn God’s favor or acceptance through good works or through any human effort.

People who believe that God’s acceptance is based on good works or on doing everything perfectly struggle and feel condemned because they try to behave perfectly and cannot do it. Everyone makes mistakes. But no matter how many mistakes we make, if our hearts are pure toward God and we sincerely repent, He forgives us.

When we believe in God’s Son and acknowledge Him as our Savior, we can be sure of God’s unconditional love and acceptance. Love and acceptance are not based on anything we do or don’t do. They are based on what Jesus has already done by dying for our sins.

Prayer of the Day: Father, thank You for sending Your Son, Jesus, to die for my sins. Because I believe in Him as my Savior, I know that You love and accept me completely. In Jesus’ name, amen.

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. . . . Be mindful to be a blessing, especially to those of the household of faith . . .

Galatians 6:10 (AMPC)

Our old nature is greedy, but our new nature as children of God craves to be generous. Each day we must decide which desire we will pursue and follow. Greed steals our lives, according to Proverbs 1:19, so we need to actively resist it. We can never defeat any sin by fighting with it or merely using self-will to resist, but we can overcome it by turning away from it and to something else.

I believe that generosity is the antidote for greed. If we purpose to be generous and live each day looking for ways to be a blessing to others, then we won’t be greedy because there will be no place for it in our lives. Start each day by asking God to show you what you can do for Him that day. Ask Him whom you can bless. The world is filled with sad and needy people who crave a kind word or some encouragement, or who have a need that we could easily meet.

The more we do for others, the happier we will be. Instead of being greedy and going through the day trying to get more and more for ourselves, we have another option. We can be generous, and our generosity will give hope and send up cries of thanksgiving to God from those who are blessed.

Prayer of the Day: Father, I want to learn more about the beauty and power of generosity. Show me people who are needy today and grant me the grace to help them.

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