Freed by the Spirit

Romans 8:2English Standard Version (ESV)

2 For the law of the Spirit of life has set you[a] free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.

James 4:5English Standard Version (ESV)

5 Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”?

John 15:7English Standard Version (ESV)

7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

Faithful Steps

Romans 4:16English Standard Version (ESV)

16 That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring—not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

Malachi 2:10English Standard Version (ESV)

Judah Profaned the Covenant

10 Have we not all one Father? Has not one God created us? Why then are we faithless to one another, profaning the covenant of our fathers?

Luke 16:10English Standard Version (ESV)

10 “One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.

Our choice is to be faithful, not faithless.  Lord guide our hearts and steps!

The Gospel Is Salvation

Romans 1:16English Standard Version (ESV)

The Righteous Shall Live by Faith

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

Psalm 106:47English Standard Version (ESV)

47 Save us, O Lord our God,
    and gather us from among the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name
    and glory in your praise.

Confirm the work of your hands, my hands do your work.  You direct the work I do to share salvation!

Cleansed from Our Sins

Acts 22:16English Standard Version (ESV)

16 And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins,calling on his name.’

James 4:8English Standard Version (ESV)

8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Revelation 7:14English Standard Version (ESV)

14 I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Life on this earth is tribulation; it will never be easy.  Be we have the hope of heaven and eternity to come!

A Man with God's Heart

Acts 13:22English Standard Version (ESV)

22 And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, of whom he testified and said, ‘I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’

Philippians 2:8English Standard Version (ESV)

8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

Revelation 1:5English Standard Version (ESV)

5 and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth.

To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood

Following Jesus' example, we desire to love you with our whole heart.  Lord, help me be more like You!

Holy Spirit Abide in Me

Acts 9:17English Standard Version (ESV)

17 So Ananias departed and entered the house. And laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

Psalm 139:11-12English Standard Version (ESV)

11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me,
    and the light about me be night,”
12 even the darkness is not dark to you;
    the night is bright as the day,
    for darkness is as light with you.

John 15:7English Standard Version (ESV)

7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

Blessings to All on Earth

Acts 3:25English Standard Version (ESV)

25 You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’

Psalm 17:15English Standard Version (ESV)

15 As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness;
    when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness.

When we are changed by God's righteousness, we become a blessing to all on Earth.

My Child, Here is an Open Door

John 14:18English Standard Version (ESV)

18 “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

2 Peter 1:17English Standard Version (ESV)

17 For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son,[a] with whom I am well pleased,”

Revelation 3:8English Standard Version (ESV)

8 “‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.

Our New Song Is "You are Light!"

John 12:46English Standard Version (ESV)

46 I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.

1 John 1:5English Standard Version (ESV)

5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

Psalm 96:1English Standard Version (ESV)

Oh sing to the Lord a new song;
    sing to the Lord, all the earth!

Washed White from Sin

John 13:8English Standard Version (ESV)

8 Peter said to him, “You shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.”

Leviticus 16:30English Standard Version (ESV)

30 For on this day shall atonement be made for you to cleanse you. You shall be clean before the Lord from all your sins.

Revelation 7:14English Standard Version (ESV)

14 I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Prayers of Light

John 9:5English Standard Version (ESV)

5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

Matthew 5:14English Standard Version (ESV)

14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.

John 15:7English Standard Version (ESV)

7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

Our Greatest Work is Belief

John 6:28-29English Standard Version (ESV)

28 Then they said to him, “What must we do, to be doing the works of God?”29 Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”

Psalm 33:18English Standard Version (ESV)

18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
    on those who hope in his steadfast love,

Malachi 3:7English Standard Version (ESV)

7 From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. But you say, ‘How shall we return?’

Walk as a Child of the LIght

John 1:4English Standard Version (ESV)

4 In him was life,[a] and the life was the light of men.

Ephesians 5:8English Standard Version (ESV)

8 for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light

Matthew 18:3English Standard Version (ESV)

3 and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Childlike joy and trust of the Lord!