Malachi 3:17 "They will be my people," Psalm 103:19-20 "The LORD has established His throne in the heavens

Malachi 3:17 "They will be my people," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. "On the day when I act in judgment, they will be my own special treasure. I will spare them as a father spares an obedient child."  

Psalm 103:19-20  "The LORD has established His throne in the heavens, And His sovereignty rules over all. Bless the LORD, you His angels, Mighty in strength, who perform His word, Obeying the voice of His word!" 

Revelation 21:6 And he also said, "It is finished! 1 Peter 5:6 So humble yourselves

Revelation 21:6 And he also said, "It is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega - the Beginning and the End. To all who are thirsty I will give freely from the springs of the water of life."  

1 Peter 5:6  So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor.

 

Revelation 19:1 After this, I heard what sounded like a vast crowd in heaven John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life.

Revelation 19:1  After this, I heard what sounded like a vast crowd in heaven shouting, "Praise the LORD! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God."  

John 11:25-26   Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me will have life even if they die. And everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Martha, do you believe this?"   

Psalm 27:13-14 "I would have despaired unless I had believed 2 Corinthians 7:1 Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves

Psalm 27:13-14  "I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and let your heart take courage; yes, wait for the LORD." 

2 Corinthians 7:1  Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God.

Haggai 2:5 "My Spirit remains among you 1 Chronicles 28:20 "Then David said to his son Solomon, James 1:2-4 "Consider it a sheer gift,

Haggai 2:5 "My Spirit remains among you, just as I promised when you came out of Egypt. So do not be afraid." 

1 Chronicles 28:20  "Then David said to his son Solomon, "Be strong and courageous, and act; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you until all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished."  

James 1:2-4  "Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don't try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way." 

John 10:9-11 "I am the door; Zephaniah 3:17 "For the LORD your God is living among you.

Zephaniah 3:17 "For the LORD your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs." 

John 10:9-11  "I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep."

Have a merry Christmas, I pray many blessings on all of you.

 Have a merry Christmas, I pray many blessings on all of you.

  “Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!”
—2 Corinthians 9:15
May the miracle of Christ’s birth fill your heart with warmth and love this Christmastime. Amy and I pray that your Christmas is a time of peace and your New Year will be filled with joy!
1 John 4:9 NLT
God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him.
And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them.
Luke 2:6-7 NLT
For as the waters fill the sea, the earth will be filled with an awareness of the glory of the LORD.  – Habakkuk 2:14

1 John 4:9 NLT God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son: Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) "For I know the plans I have for you,"

1 John 4:9 NLT God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. 

Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." 

Revelation 12:7 Then there was war in heaven. Spurgeon's Daily Devotional: Deuteronomy 32:5 "The spot of His children."

Revelation 12:7 Then there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and his angels.
 Spurgeon's Daily Devotional, this is a good one, it may seem old fashened but it applies today just as it did in his time.

"The spot of His children."
Deuteronomy 32:5

What is the secret spot which infallibly betokens the child of God? It were vain presumption to decide this upon our own judgment; but God's word reveals it to us, and we may tread surely where we have revelation to be our guide. Now, we are told concerning our Lord, "to as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to as many as believed on His name." Then, if I have received Christ Jesus into my heart, I am a child of God. That reception is described in the same verse as believing on the name of Jesus Christ. If, then, I believe on Jesus Christ's name--that is, simply from my heart trust myself with the crucified, but now exalted, Redeemer, I am a member of the family of the Most High. Whatever else I may not have, if I have this, I have the privilege to become a child of God. Our Lord Jesus puts it in another shape. "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me." Here is the matter in a nutshell. Christ appears as a shepherd to His own sheep, not to others. As soon as He appears, His own sheep perceive Him--they trust Him, they are prepared to follow Him; He knows them, and they know Him--there is a mutual knowledge--there is a constant connection between them. Thus the one mark, the sure mark, the infallible mark of regeneration and adoption is a hearty faith in the appointed Redeemer. Reader, are you in doubt, are you uncertain whether you bear the secret mark of God's children? Then let not an hour pass over your head till you have said, "Search me, O God, and know my heart." Trifle not here, I adjure you! If you must trifle anywhere, let it be about some secondary matter: your health, if you will, or the title deeds of your estate; but about your soul, your never-dying soul and its eternal destinies, I beseech you to be in earnest. Make sure work for eternity.

 

Revelation 11:5 If anyone tries to harm them: 1 Kings 19:11 Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” Isaiah 7:14 All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look!

Revelation 11:5 If anyone tries to harm them, fire flashes from their mouths and consumes their enemies. This is how anyone who tries to harm them must die.  

1 Kings 19:11

¹¹Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; 

Isaiah 7:14  All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).

 

Jonah 2:6 "I sank down to the very roots of the mountains. Revelation 9:6 In those days people will seek death but will not find it. Proverbs 21:3 NLT The lord is more pleased when we do what is right

Jonah 2:6 "I sank down to the very roots of the mountains. I was imprisoned in the earth, whose gates lock shut forever. But you, O LORD my God, snatched me from the jaws of death!" 

Revelation 9:6  In those days people will seek death but will not find it. They will long to die, but death will flee from them!

Proverbs 21:3 NLT The lord is more pleased when we do what is right and just than when we offer him sacrifices.

Revelation 8:12 Then the fourth angel blew his trumpet, James 1:5-7 (NIV) "If any of you lacks wisdom,

Revelation 8:12 Then the fourth angel blew his trumpet, and one-third of the sun was struck, and one-third of the moon, and one-third of the stars, and they became dark. And one-third of the day was dark, and also one-third of the night. 

James 1:5-7  "If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind."

Revelation 7:17 "For the Lamb on the throne will be their Shepherd. "

"For the Lamb on the throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes."  – Revelation 7:17

Revelation 6:12 I watched as the Lamb broke the sixth seal, 1 John 5:14-15 And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything

Revelation 6:12 I watched as the Lamb broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became as dark as black cloth, and the moon became as red as blood.  

1 John 5:14-15 And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for.

Acts of the Apostles 20:24 NLT But my life is worth nothing to me Hebrews 11:1 NLT Faith is the confidence

But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.

Acts of the Apostles 20:24 NLT

 

Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.

Hebrews 11:1 NLT

 

Revelation 2:10 Don't be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Spurgeon's Daily Devotional 1 Thessalonians 5:24 "Faithful is He that calleth you, who also will do it." This is an old one but it is a good one and relevant in today's times.

Revelation 2:10 Don't be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The devil will throw some of you into prison to test you. You will suffer for ten days. But if you remain faithful even when facing death, I will give you the crown of life.  

Spurgeon's Daily Devotional: this is an old one but it is a good one and relevant in today's times.

"Faithful is He that calleth you, who also will do it."
1 Thessalonians 5:24

Heaven is a place where we shall never sin; where we shall cease our constant watch against an indefatigable enemy, because there will be no tempter to ensnare our feet. There the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest. Heaven is the "undefiled inheritance"; it is the land of perfect holiness, and therefore of complete security. But do not the saints even on earth sometimes taste the joys of blissful security? The doctrine of God's word is, that all who are in union with the Lamb are safe; that all the righteous shall hold on their way; that those who have committed their souls to the keeping of Christ shall find Him a faithful and immutable preserver. Sustained by such a doctrine we can enjoy security even on earth; not that high and glorious security which renders us free from every slip, but that holy security which arises from the sure promise of Jesus that none who believe in Him shall ever perish, but shall be with Him where He is. Believer, let us often reflect with joy on the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints, and honour the faithfulness of our God by a holy confidence in Him.
May our God bring home to you a sense of your safety in Christ Jesus! May He assure you that your name is graven on His hand; and whisper in your ear the promise, "Fear not, I am with thee." Look upon Him, the great Surety of the covenant, as faithful and true, and, therefore, bound and engaged to present you, the weakest of the family, with all the chosen race, before the throne of God; and in such a sweet contemplation you will drink the juice of the spiced wine of the Lord's pomegranate, and taste the dainty fruits of Paradise. You will have an antepast of the enjoyments which ravish the souls of the perfect saints above, if you can believe with unstaggering faith that "faithful is He that calleth you, who also will do it."

 

Revelation 1:3 God blesses the one who reads the words of this prophecy to the church, Ephesians 4:2-3 (NLT) "Always be humble and gentle.

Revelation 1:3God blesses the one who reads the words of this prophecy to the church, and he blesses all who listen to its message and obey what it says, for the time is near. 


Ephesians 4:2-3 (NLT) "Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other's faults because of your love. Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace." 

Jude 1:6 And I remind you of the angels who did not stay within the limits of authority, Hebrews 9:28: so also Christ was offered once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people.

Jude 1:6 And I remind you of the angels who did not stay within the limits of authority God gave them but left the place where they belonged. God has kept them securely chained in prisons of darkness, waiting for the great day of judgment.  

Hebrews 9:28: so also Christ was offered once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him.

Daniel 9:9 But the Lord our God is merciful; Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born

But the Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him.  – Daniel 9:9 

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders.  And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”  (Isaiah 9:6)

This is a good one. Spurgeon's Daily Devotional: 1 Corinthians 9:22 "I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some."

"I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some."
1 Corinthians 9:22

Paul's great object was not merely to instruct and to improve, but to save. Anything short of this would have disappointed him; he would have men renewed in heart, forgiven, sanctified, in fact, saved. Have our Christian labours been aimed at anything below this great point? Then let us amend our ways, for of what avail will it be at the last great day to have taught and moralized men if they appear before God unsaved? Blood-red will our skirts be if through life we have sought inferior objects, and forgotten that men needed to be saved. Paul knew the ruin of man's natural state, and did not try to educate him, but to save him; he saw men sinking to hell, and did not talk of refining them, but of saving from the wrath to come. To compass their salvation, he gave himself up with untiring zeal to telling abroad the gospel, to warning and beseeching men to be reconciled to God. His prayers were importunate and his labours incessant. To save souls was his consuming passion, his ambition, his calling. He became a servant to all men, toiling for his race, feeling a woe within him if he preached not the gospel. He laid aside his preferences to prevent prejudice; he submitted his will in things indifferent, and if men would but receive the gospel, he raised no questions about forms or ceremonies: the gospel was the one all-important business with him. If he might save some he would be content. This was the crown for which he strove, the sole and sufficient reward of all his labours and self-denials. Dear reader, have you and I lived to win souls at this noble rate? Are we possessed with the same all-absorbing desire? If not, why not? Jesus died for sinners, cannot we live for them? Where is our tenderness? Where our love to Christ, if we seek not His honour in the salvation of men? O that the Lord would saturate us through and through with an undying zeal for the souls of men.

1 John 4:18 Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels James 1:25 (KJV) "But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, Joel 2:31–32 The sun will be turned to darkness

Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.  – 1 John 4:18 

James 1:25 (KJV) "But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed." 
 
“The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.  And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance.”  (Joel 2:31–32)

Psalms 66:10-12 For You, O God, have tested us; Psalm 2:1-3 "Why are the nations in an uproar?

For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us as silver is refined. You brought us into the net; You laid affliction on our backs. You have caused men to ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water; But You brought us out to rich fulfillment.    Psalms 66:10-12  Psalm 2:1-3 "Why are the nations in an uproar And the peoples devising a vain thing? The kings of the earth take their stand And the rulers take counsel together Against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying, Let us tear their fetters apart And cast away their cords from us!"

2 Corinthians 5:17 If anyone belongs to Christ 2 Peter 2:9 So you see, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials,

If anyone belongs to Christ, there is a new creation. The old things have gone; everything is made new!    2 Corinthians 5:17 So you see, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials, even while keeping the wicked under punishment until the day of final judgment.  – 2 Peter 2:9