Blessed and Highly Favored | Luke 1:28
Whatever our present portion, may we be of good cheer. Because His favor is rarely the avoidance of the fire… It’s “The Lord is with you!” within it.
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Chazaq | Joshua 1:9
In the end, courage only happens in the face of fear, whether it be real, life-threatening danger, or perceived danger that just makes you look foolish to outsiders. But the charge I now take from this story is that no matter how ridiculous the thing God is asking me to do is, I know that being chosen looks radically different.
Healed | Isaiah 53:5
May this help someone breathe again. May this help someone believe again. And may it assure someone that our bodies can be broken until the day we see Him in Glory, yet we can still be healed in all the ways that matter most.
Refresh | Acts 3:19
Water refreshes the thirsty. Bread refreshes the hungry. Peace refreshes the anxious. Rest refreshes the weary. Throughout the Gospels, Jesus refers to Himself as all of these, and more! How refreshing it is to know that because of Him, living – not merely existing – can be our reality, even in the chaos of everyday life.
Chayil | Proverbs 31:10
Expect difficulties. Expect attacks. Expect setbacks, to be sure. But more importantly, expect to know the love and companionship of the God of the universe so deeply that we shine His radiance from the inside out.
Daughter | Mark 5:34
To us, she is most often referred to as “the bleeding woman”. To her society, she was “unclean”, and of barely worth more than livestock. But to her Savior, she was and will forever be “Daughter.”