Are You Useful to the Lord?

Prayer ~ Lord, things are shaky around the world—but I am on guard spiritually, standing firm in my faith of You because You give me strength to be strong and courageous. Without You I would be a shaky mess—full of worries and fear. I am grateful for the joy I have day by day knowing the depth of Your love through Your promises.

For all of God's promises have been fulfilled in Christ with a resounding "Yes!" And through Christ, our "Amen" (which means "Yes") ascends to God for his glory. It is God who enables us, along with you, to stand firm for Christ. He has commissioned us, and he has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the first installment that guarantees everything he has promised us. 2 Corinthians 1:20-22

 

Meditate on God’s promises.

 

Focus on the love of the Lord. How much does He love you? He gave His life for you—that’s a lot of love. That is a promise fulfilled. You can rely on God and in your relationship with Him as respond to His promises.

Apple Blossoms
Promise of fruit--like God's promises.
This tree is useful to the Lord...and to us.

By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world's corruption caused by human desires. In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God's promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone. The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 1:3-8

You will be useful to the Lord as you know Him more—especially as you are strong and courageously stand firm in your faith.

 

Verses of Salvation ~ All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance--an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see. 1 Peter 1:3-5

 

Memory Verse of the Week ~ Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong. 1 Corinthians 16:13

 

Did you memorize this verse? Have you reviewed the verses from the previous weeks?

 

 

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