Psalm 27 ~ Goodness & Strength of God

Psalm 27 ~ Goodness & Strength of God

Psalm 27 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2027&version=ESV]~ Goodness & Strength of God God wants us to hope in Him. We find hope in the nearness of God, as we inquire about His ways, and seek His goodness for our lives. * Psalm 27:1 “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” * Psalm 27:13-14 “I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord.” * Jeremiah 29:11-12 “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.” * 1 Peter 3:14-15 “But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.”  * Hosea 6:6 “For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. * Psalm 51:15-17 “O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise. For You will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; You will not be pleased with a burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.” * Psalm 105:4-5 “Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually! Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered…”  * James 1:5-6 “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.” * Jeremiah 33:2-3 “Thus says the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it—the Lord is his name: Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.” * Job 34:21-22 ““For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps. There is no gloom or deep darkness where evildoers may hide themselves.” * Job 36:7, 10-11 “He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous…He opens their ears to instruction and commands that they return from iniquity. If they listen and serve Him, they complete their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasantness.” * Matthew 7:7-8 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.”     _______________________ Ways to connect with Amy: Instagram: godcast_lightofgod OR thy_name.publishing thy-name.com [http://www.thy-name.com] e-mail: amy-myers@thy-name.com [amy-myers@thy-name.com] lovevaluepurpose.com [http://www.lovevaluepurpose.com] ***BLESSING BOX gifts available at thy-name.com [http://www.thy-name.com]

Psalm 26 ~ Stand on Steady Ground

Psalm 26 ~ Stand on Steady Ground God is steady. Walking with Him creates steady ground for you. May the Lord show you specific and helpful ways today to see His steady ground for your life.    Psalm 26 1 Vindicate me, O Lord,     for I have walked in my integrity,     and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering. 2 Prove me, O Lord, and try me;     test my heart and my mind. 3 For Your steadfast love is before my eyes,     and I walk in Your faithfulness. 4 I do not sit with men of falsehood,     nor do I consort with hypocrites. 5 I hate the assembly of evildoers,     and I will not sit with the wicked. 6 I wash my hands in innocence     and go around Your altar, O Lord, 7 proclaiming thanksgiving aloud,     and telling all Your wondrous deeds. 8 O Lord, I love the habitation of Your house     and the place where Your glory dwells. 9 Do not sweep my soul away with sinners,     nor my life with bloodthirsty men, 10 in whose hands are evil devices,     and whose right hands are full of bribes. 11 But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;     redeem me, and be gracious to me. 12 My foot stands on level ground;     in the great assembly I will bless the Lord.   Additional Scriptures * Revelation 12:11 “And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony…” * Luke 10:27 “And He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” * John 17:20-21 ““I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word, that they may all be one, just as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that You have sent Me.” * Ephesians 1:13 “In Him [Jesus] you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in Him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit…” * John 4:23-24 “But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and Truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in Spirit and Truth.”  * 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.” * Ephesians 1:17-18 “that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which He has called you, what are the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints…” * John 13:34-35 “A new commandment I [Jesus] give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” * John 15:9-12 “As the Father has loved Me [Jesus], so have I loved you. Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in His love. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” _______________________ Ways to connect with Amy: Instagram: godcast_lightofgod OR thy_name.publishing thy-name.com [http://www.thy-name.com] e-mail: amy-myers@thy-name.com [amy-myers@thy-name.com] lovevaluepurpose.com [http://www.lovevaluepurpose.com] ***BLESSING BOX gifts available at thy-name.com [http://www.thy-name.com]

Psalm 25 ~ God’s Mercy & Wisdom

Psalm 25 ~ God’s Mercy & Wisdom Lead me, guide me, and remember Your mercy and love toward me. In times of distress and trouble, we can call out to the Lord with authenticity and hope — Psalm 25:10 “All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness…” Scripture Focus Today: Psalm 25 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm%2025&version=ESV] Additional Scriptures * Psalm 25: 6  “Remember Your mercy, O Lord, and Your steadfast love, for they have been from of old.” * Matthew 11:28-29 "Come to Me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." * Exodus 33:14-15 "And He [the Lord] said, ‘My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.’ And he said to Him, “If Your presence will not go with me, do not bring us up from here.” * Philippians 1:6 “And I am sure of this, that He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” * Ephesians 1:15-19 “For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which He has called you, what are the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His great might..."   _______________________ Ways to connect with Amy: Instagram: godcast_lightofgod - OR - thy_name.publishing thy-name.com [http://www.thy-name.com] e-mail: amy-myers@thy-name.com [amy-myers@thy-name.com] lovevaluepurpose.com [http://www.lovevaluepurpose.com] ***BLESSING BOX gifts available at thy-name.com [http://www.thy-name.com]

Psalm 24 ~ Earth Belongs to GOD

Psalm 24 ~ Earth Belongs to GOD. We can approach Him because Jesus opens the way, the gate, and the access. The King of Glory is real, true, strong, and merciful…and He invites you to connect with Him.   Scriptures: Psalm 24 1 The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof,     the world and those who dwell therein, 2 for He has founded it upon the seas     and established it upon the rivers. 3 Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?     And who shall stand in His holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart,     who does not lift up his soul to what is false     and does not swear deceitfully. 5 He will receive blessing from the Lord     and righteousness from the God of his salvation. 6 Such is the generation of those who seek Him,     who seek the face of the God of Jacob.  7 Lift up your heads, O gates!     And be lifted up, O ancient doors,     that the King of glory may come in. 8 Who is this King of glory?     The Lord, strong and mighty,     the Lord, mighty in battle! 9 Lift up your heads, O gates!     And lift them up, O ancient doors,     that the King of glory may come in. 10 Who is this King of glory?     The Lord of hosts,     He is the King of glory!    * Jeremiah 33:2 “Thus says the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it—the Lord is His name: Call to Me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.” (c.f. 1 Corinthians 10:26) * Isaiah 66:1-2 “Thus says the Lord: ‘Heaven is My throne, and the earth is my footstool; what is the house that you would build for Me, and what is the place of My rest? All these things My hand has made, and so all these things came to be, declares the Lord. But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at My word.” * Romans 10:9-10 “...if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.” * 2 Samuel 22:31 (also Psalm 18:30) “This God—His way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; He is a shield for all those who take refuge in Him.” _______________________ ***BLESSING BOX gifts available at thy-name.com [http://www.thy-name.com] Ways to connect with Amy: Instagram: godcast_lightofgod OR thy_name.publishing thy-name.com [http://www.thy-name.com] e-mail: amy-myers@thy-name.com [amy-myers@thy-name.com] lovevaluepurpose.com [http://www.lovevaluepurpose.com]

Psalm 23 ~ The Shepherd’s Kingdom

Psalm 23 ~ The Shepherd’s Kingdom The Lord is our Shepherd. May you find encouragement of knowing you are also protectively in His Kingdom. Psalm 23 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2  He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. 3  He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness     for His name's sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,     I will fear no evil, for You are with me;     Your rod and Your staff,     they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me     in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil;     my cup overflows. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me     all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord     forever. Scriptures: * Luke 10:8-9: Jesus said, “Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. Heal the sick in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’” * John 10:14-16 “I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know Me, just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.” * John 17:26 “I made known to them Your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.” * Hebrews 1:8-10 “But of the Son he says, ‘Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.’ And, ‘You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of your hands;’” (cf. Psalm 45:6-7) * Micah 6:8 “He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?” (NKJV) * Psalm 121:7-8 “The Lord will keep you from all evil; He will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.”  * Zephaniah 3:17 “The Lord your God is in your midst, a Mighty One who will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you by His love; He will exult over you with loud singing.”   _______________________ ***BLESSING BOX gifts available at thy-name.com [http://thy-name.com] Ways to connect with Amy: Instagram: godcast_lightofgod OR thy_name.publishing thy-name.com [http://www.thy-name.com] e-mail: amy-myers@thy-name.com [amy-myers@thy-name.com] lovevaluepurpose.com [http://www.lovevaluepurpose.com]