The Voice of the Father

When you hear words of kindness, run to them. When you hear words of truth, throw your arms around them. When those words become your daily bread, dine with them. Delight in all you hear; celebrate the sweetness that comes to your soul; feast at the table of their goodness. Daily listen for the voice of love that calls your name.

Your words were found, and I did eat them; and Your word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by Your name, O LORD God of hosts. Jeremiah 15:16

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Best Friends

Serve the LORD with gladness. Psalm 100:2 (KJV)

Two things in our lives become beautiful expressions of God’s grace when they work in harmony in righteousness. One is our actions, the other is our attitudes. Together they express Jesus’ hands and His heart. In God’s kingdom these “best friends” shine the brightest light upon the investment we make in the lives of others.

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It keeps us from looking for life’s answers somewhere else.

It directs our need to the place of complete provision.

It quiets the restless heart from running to and fro.

It is the secret place where God’s children can speak to their Father privately and in full confidence of acceptance and understanding.

It is where co-workers help share the load.

It is where the weary heart can cast its burden…where the weeping heart can bring its tears…where the grateful heart can offer its thanksgiving…and where the happy heart can bring its praise.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; Philippians 4:6 (NKJV)

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The Master's Hand

Trust His hand as He holds the brush that paints upon the canvas of your life. You will love the finished work.

He has made everything beautiful in its time. Ecclesiastes 3:11

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May Your Heart Hear Him Say…

I am near. Do not doubt My presence for a single moment. I have promised. I am the true and faithful God. Be certain of Me fulfilling My promise. Don’t doubt it. Let your heart be quiet with the assurance of my presence! I am with you because I care about you. I am with you because I love you. I am with you because I want to be with you. I am with you because I desire to have fellowship with you. There will never be a time or a circumstance when you are without Me. I am with you now. I am with you in the dark times, in the hard times, in the difficult times. I am with you through all the times of life. I am with you always. I am with you now!

There has not failed one word of all His good promise. 1 Kings 8:56 (NKJV)

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I Will

“…I have cared for you since you were born. Yes, I carried you before you were born. I will be your God throughout your lifetime—until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you." Isaiah 46:3-4 (NLT)

The promise in Isaiah 46:3-4 includes the phrase, “I will." God’s “I will” does not mean “I will consider it as an option.”

God says, “I will be your God throughout your lifetime.” God doesn’t stop thinking about us when we reach old age, neither does He consider us “no longer fit” for His service once we leave our youth. God can work through us when we are young, as adults, and He can make our senior years fruitful and meaningful.

The promise of God’s presence in Isaiah 46:3 includes His continued watch-care over us. From our first day to our last day, from childhood to adulthood, from our infant years to our golden years…God is the One who will never leave us or forsake us. His promise assures us that there will never be a time when we cannot trust Him with every detail of our lives. When our hair has turned white, let it be a faith-building reminder that the promise of God’s presence will not change.

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We Will Come to You

Based on John 14:15-18, 23

Why did the Father come to you? Why did Jesus come to you? Why did the Holy Spirit come to you?

Not to condemn you, not to make you uncomfortable, not to treat you as a stranger, and not to say you don’t belong.

They came to make their home with you, and they came so you could be at home in them as a beloved child in the family of God.

"If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him." John 14:23 NKJV

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He Is

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1

In our battle He is—Captain, Warrior, Banner, Victor, Mighty Defender.

In our desert He is—River, Stream, Fountain, Well, Living Water.

In our sorrow He is—Comfort, Strength, Endurance, Restorer, Caring Father.

In our darkness He is—Light, Lamp, Radiance, Glory, New Day.

In our need He is—Provider, Source, Wholeness, Fullness, Daily Bread.

In our journey He is—Way, Companion, Guide, Compass, True North.

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