Hey friend, I want to share something that's been really important for me. Taking time each day to connect with God's word is a game-changer. It's where you find the answers you're looking for, the guidance your soul needs, and the wisdom to handle whatever life throws your way.
Starting your day with a quiet time isn't just about growing spiritually; it's about being equipped to bless others with what you've received. Imagine the impact you can have when you're filled with God's love and wisdom.
Take a moment to really listen to the Holy Spirit speaking through scripture1. You'll be amazed at how your life begins to transform. You'll find yourself less focused on doing things your own way, and more in tune with God's will, experiencing the joy of His presence in everything.
1John 16:13
fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
But now we have been discharged from the law, having died to that wherein we were held; so that we serve in newness of the spirit, and not in oldness of the letter.\par
Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart,\par\tab And lean not upon thine own understanding:In all thy ways acknowledge him,\par\tab And he will direct thy paths.
Delight thyself also in Jehovah;\par\tab And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.Commit thy way unto Jehovah;\par\tab Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light,\par\tab And thy justice as the noonday.
Be still, and know that I am God:\par\tab I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: for the first things are passed away.
But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit.\par
But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Jehovah is my strength and my shield;\par\tab My heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped:\par\tab Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth;\par\tab And with my song will I praise him.
In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.\par
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,meekness, self-control; against such there is no law.
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee;\par\tab For thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein shall not be found.
And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, {\i even} to them that are called according to {\i his} purpose.
but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.\par
But seek ye first the kingdom {\i of God}, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of {\i our} faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.
Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and {\b ye shall find rest unto your souls.}For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.}\par
Wherefore if any man is in Christ, {\i he is} a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, the new is come.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart\par\tab Be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.\par
The name of Jehovah is a strong tower;\par\tab The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, {\i which is} your spiritual service.And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.\par
Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart,\par\tab And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.\par
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High\par\tab Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress;\par\tab My God, in whom I trust.
Thou wilt keep {\i him} in perfect peace, {\i whose} mind {\i is} stayed {\i on thee}; because he trusteth in thee.
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.\par
I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:\par\tab Wonderful are thy works;\par\tab And that my soul knoweth right well.
And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, {\i it is} the gift of God;not of works, that no man should glory.
Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop;\par\tab But a good word maketh it glad.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ.
and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in dry places, and make strong thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
{\b {\i A Psalm} of David.}\par\par\tab Bless Jehovah, O my soul;\par\tab And all that is within me, {\i bless} his holy name.Bless Jehovah, O my soul,\par\tab And forget not all his benefits:Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;\par\tab Who healeth all thy diseases;Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;\par\tab Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;Who satisfieth thy desire with good things,\par\tab {\i So that} thy youth is renewed like the eagle.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Jehovah is nigh unto all them that call upon him,\par\tab To all that call upon him in truth.
Do all things without murmurings and questionings:that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye are seen as lights in the world,
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal:but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:for where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also.
and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works;not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting {\i one another}; and so much the more, as ye see the day drawing nigh.\par
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go:\par\tab I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.
Love suffereth long, {\i and} is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoiceth with the truth;beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:
For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.\par
Then saith he unto his disciples, {\cf6 The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are few.Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest.}\par
But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for {\i God's} own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.\par
{\b For the Chief Musician. {\i A Psalm} of the sons of Korah; set to Alamoth. A Song.}\par\par\tab God is our refuge and strength,\par\tab A very present help in trouble.
There are many devices in a man's heart;\par\tab But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.\par
For thus said the Lord Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. And ye would not:
What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.In God (I will praise his word),\par\tab In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid;\par\tab What can flesh do unto me?
And he hath said unto me, {\cf6 My grace is sufficient for thee: for {\i my} power is made perfect in weakness.} Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Let us therefore draw near with boldness unto the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help {\i us} in time of need.\par
to walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening {\i of the prison} to them that are bound;
Great peace have they that love thy law;\par\tab And they have no occasion of stumbling.
Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.
I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that {\i life} which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, {\i the faith} which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.
{\b For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.}\par\par\tab My soul waiteth in silence for God only:\par\tab From him {\i cometh} my salvation.He only is my rock and my salvation:\par\tab {\i He is} my high tower;\par\tab I shall not be greatly moved.
In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence;\par\tab And his children shall have a place of refuge.
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Jehovah, {\i even} Jehovah, is my strength and song; and he is become my salvation.
but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: {\i being} ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:
Every scripture inspired of God {\i is} also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:that the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.\par
I love Jehovah, because he heareth\par\tab My voice and my supplications.Because he hath inclined his ear unto me,\par\tab Therefore will I call {\i upon him} as long as I live.
As therefore ye received Christ Jesus the Lord, {\i so} walk in him,rooted and builded up in him, and established in your faith, even as ye were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise;redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
let us hold fast the confession of our hope that it waver not; for he is faithful that promised:
{\i doing} nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;
For I, Jehovah thy God, will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him:\par\tab I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
But he answered and said, {\cf6 It is written, {\b Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.}}
Teach me to do thy will;\par\tab For thou art my God:\par\tab Thy Spirit is good;\par\tab Lead me in the land of uprightness.