Jesus is coming back again very soon! We are so excited for that glorious day!
Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; for the day of the Lord is coming, for it is at hand.
— Joel 2:1 (NKJV) —
I need Thee every hour / Teach me Thy will / And Thy rich promises / In me fulfill. / I need Thee, O I need Thee / Every hour I need Thee / O bless me now, my Savior / I come to Thee. Photography by Amanda.
For You are my rock and my fortress. Therefore, for Your name’s sake, lead me and guide me.
— Psalms 31:3 (NKJV) —
When we keep the way of the Lord, we are blessed by Him beyond measure. Christ’s promises never fail! Photography by Amanda’s friend Joe Krygier.
For I have known him, in order that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice, that the Lord may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.
— Genesis 18:19 (NKJV) —
After Amanda asked for prayer for the pain her wounds and injuries were causing her after the December 2 incident, her friends Kathleen M. and Ethel P. shared this Bible verse with her.
“For I will restore health to you and heal you of your wounds,” says the Lord.
— Jeremiah 30:17a (NKJV) —
Into Your hand I commit my spirit. You have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.
— Psalms 31:5 (NKJV) —
Then they cry out to the Lord in their trouble, and He brings them out of their distresses. He calms the storm, so that its waves are still.
Psalms 107:28-29 (NKJV)
The second chapter of 1 Peter is beautiful – we encourage you to read it today! Photo generously contributed by Joyce McLean Liepsch.
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps.
1 Peter 2:21 (NKJV)
Nature and revelation alike testify of God’s love. Our Father in heaven is the source of life, of wisdom, and of joy. Look at the wonderful and beautiful things of nature… The sunshine and the rain, that gladden and refresh the earth, the hills and seas and plains, all speak to us of the Creator’s love. It is God who supplies the daily needs of all His creatures.
Steps to Christ, p. 9
Study God’s word prayerfully. That word presents before you, in the law of God and the life of Christ, the great principles of holiness, without which “no man shall see the Lord.” Hebrews 12:14. It convinces of sin; it plainly reveals the way of salvation. Give heed to it as the voice of God speaking to your soul. As you see the enormity of sin, as you see yourself as you really are, do not give up to despair. It was sinners that Christ came to save. We have not to reconcile God to us, but–O wondrous love!–God in Christ is “reconciling the world unto Himself.” 2 Corinthians 5:19. He is wooing by His tender love the hearts of His erring children. No earthly parent could be as patient with the faults and mistakes of his children, as is God with those He seeks to save. No one could plead more tenderly with the transgressor. No human lips ever poured out more tender entreaties to the wanderer than does He. All His promises, His warnings, are but the breathing of unutterable love.
— Steps to Christ page 35 —
