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…and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. - Colossians 3:10, NIV You won’t be successful as long as you have a negative image of yourself. Like a magnet, the image you have of yourself will keep pulling you toward it. If you see yourself struggling, barely getting by, having a scarcity mentality, that’s what you’re moving toward. What would hap...

And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. - 2 Corinthians 3:18, NIV Is your face unveiled today? Are you wearing masks to cover your weaknesses, your failures, your doubts and fears? As long as your face is veiled, you won’t see God’s glory. You won’t see the freed...

“Is anything too hard for the LORD? I will return to you at the appointed time next year, and Sarah will have a son.” - Genesis 18:14, NIV It had been twenty-five years since God promised Abraham “to become a great nation,” and now at ninety years old, Sarah laughed at the seeming impossibility of having a son. God said in effect to her, “You may be doubting, and you don’t see how, but I have alre...

“There you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place.” - Deuteronomy 1:31, NIV When God brought the Israelite nation out of Egypt after being in slavery for ten generations, they were not prepared to survive in the wilderness. There was no food, and water was scarce, yet for forty years they never went without either. God...

“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will  not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.” - Malachi 3:10, NIV If you put God first in your life, the blessings He has for you cannot be contained. You may be limited, but God is unl...

As they sat down to eat, he took the bread and blessed it. Then he broke it and gave it to them. Suddenly, their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. - Luke 24:30–31, NLT Two days after Jesus was crucified and buried, two of His discouraged, heartbroken disciples were walking the seven-mile journey from Jerusalem to Emmaus when they were joined by a man they didn’t recognize. They were so fo...

Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember?” - Mark 8:18, NIV What you focus on in life is so important. What are you dwelling on right now? Is it the size of an obstacle or the size of your God? If you go around all day thinking about your problems, worried, anxious, and playing all the negatives in your mind, you will draw in the negative. Maybe you’ve co...

When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. - Psalm 32:3, NLT In today’s Scripture, David is talking about what happened to his health during the year that followed his adulterous affair with Bathsheba and the killing of her husband to cover it up. He lied to himself about what he’d done, buried the guilt and shame, and pretended that nothing was wrong. But t...

How can we sing the songs of the LORD while in a foreign land? -  Psalm 137:4, NIV When the Israelites were conquered and taken into captivity by the Babylonians, it was a season of suffering and great loss. It was one of those times when the pressure is so great, the loss so heavy, the disappointment so discouraging, we don’t think we can go on. They could not sing the songs of Zion. They were in...

Remember the wonders he has performed, his miracles, and the rulings he has given. - 1 Chronicles 16:12, NLT Emotional wounds are a powerful force in our lives and hold the potential to hinder our growth. If you’re always reliving your hurts and watching your bad breaks on the movie screen of your mind—talking about them and telling your friends—that’s just reopening the wound. You may be in pain...

Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!” - Acts 5:29, NIV There will be times when you have to decide, as the apostles did: “Am I going to stick with my convictions, am I going to be who God made me to be, or am I going to let the opinions and approval of other people determine what I do or who I become?” If you suffer from approval addiction, if you’re no...

…the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling. - Ephesians 1:18, NKJV What would happen if you started seeing yourself for who you really are, as a child of the Most High God? The apostle Paul prayed for us that our vision, the eyes of our understanding, would be clear. We were created to reign in life, to be healthy, strong, confident, valuab...

“This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the LORD of hosts.” - Zechariah 4:6, NKJV You weren’t created to struggle through life, to be restricted by negative thinking, by a bad temper, insecurity, or lack. Those are bondages the enemy uses to try to keep you from your destiny. The good news is that God is the chain breaker, the burden remover...

And as long as Moses held up the rod in his hands, Israel was winning; but whenever he rested his arms at his sides, the soldiers of Amalek were winning. - Exodus 17:11, TLB Exodus 17 tells the story of Joshua and the people of Israel who were in the midst of a great battle. Moses was on a hill overlooking the battlefield, holding up a staff of God in the air, interceding for them. What Joshua did...

You, O Lord, are a shield for me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. - Psalm 3:3, AMPC Sometimes circumstances may convince us to keep our head down. But we cannot go through life looking down, thinking about our problems, dwelling on how bad it is, reliving every negative thing that’s happened, and expect to have God’s best. You may feel you have too many problems, but God is the glory and the...

“I think myself happy, King Agrippa, because today I shall answer for myself before you concerning all the things of which I am accused by the Jews.” - Acts 26:2, NKJV   After being in prison for two years on false charges, the apostle Paul was brought before King Agrippa for his trial. The first thing Paul said was, “King Agrippa, I think myself happy.” You would think he would see himself as a v...

 2 Kings 3:17–18, NIV You will see neither wind nor rain, yet this valley will be filled with water...This is an easy thing in the eyes of the LORD; he will also deliver Moab into your hands.   Having traveled through the desert on their way to a battle, the armies of Judah and Israel completely ran out of water and feared they were doomed. But the prophet Elisha told them that the dry valley woul...

1 Kings 18:46, NLT Then the LORD gave special strength to Elijah. He tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab's chariot all the way to the entrance of Jezreel.   In today's Scripture, the prophet Elijah had just defeated the 450 prophets of Baal who supported King Ahab, and no doubt he was exhausted. Yet it says that God gave him the special strength to outrun Ahab's cha...

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might. - Ecclesiastes 9:10, NIV Some people never go to church or listen to a sermon or read the Bible. Instead, they’re reading your life. They’re watching how you live. Make sure you look and live the best you possibly can. The Almighty God lives in you, and you represent Him. Make sure you’re representing Him in a way that brings praise to Him...

Lift up your heads, you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is he, this King of glory? The LORD Almighty—he is the King of glory. - Psalm 24:9–10, NIV David said, “Lift up your head, and the King of glory will come in.” It’s easy to go through life always looking back, focusing on what didn’t work out, on who hurt you, and on the mistakes you’ve made. As...

God remembered Rachel; he listened to her and enabled her to conceive. - Genesis 30:22, NIV The Scripture says that God put a dream to have a baby in Rachel’s heart. But year after year went by, and she couldn’t conceive. Rachel remained without a child while her sister, Leah, had one baby after another. Finally, after years of frustration, Rachel grew discouraged and said, in effect, “This is my...

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” - Isaiah 55:8–9, NIV When you want something so badly that you convince yourself you can’t live without it, you try to make it happen. You may pray night and day for it, but God is so merciful...

“But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.” - Joshua 24:15, NIV Perhaps you have a family member who has made poor choices and caused a lot of grief and pain. It may seem as though they will never get better, and you’re just about to write them off. I encourage you to keep on asking God to not only bring this person back, but also to help them do something great. I’ve found when God...

Then said I, Ah, Lord God! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am only a youth. But the Lord said to me, Say not, I am only a youth. - Jeremiah 1:6–7, AMPC God told Jeremiah that he was going to become a prophet to the nations, but Jeremiah responded, “I’m too young. I don’t know how to speak.” Doubts and insecurities filled his mind. God answered, “Jeremiah, say not that you’re too young.” He knew that...

[What would have become of me had I not] believed that I would see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living! - Psalm 27:13, AMPC When David was a teenager, he was stuck out in the shepherds’ fields, taking care of his father’s sheep. He had a big dream for his life, but nobody paid attention to him. David could have been discouraged, but today’s Scripture says he believed he would see God’s g...