DAY 217

I needed a reminder that it will not always be over a 100 degrees.

And as we go through trials and tribulations, we need to remember that it will not always be so for those who know the Lord.

For we have the cool refreshing promises of a God who is not a man that He should lie.

2 Corinthians 1:20
For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

2 Peter 1:4

⁴Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

So - what are the some of the promises of God?

*Nothing can separate believers from the love of God.

Romans 8:38-39

³⁸For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, ³⁹Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

*You can be sure of eternal life.

1 John 5:13

¹³These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

These are just a couple. Go on a treasure hunt and find His promises that speak to your life and write them down. They are a strong weapon against the enemy who desires to beat you down.

*For we are overcomers!

1 John 5:4-5

⁴For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. ⁵Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

DAY 211

1 Thessalonians 4:17
Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

World got you down? Life's problems parked on you head?

It will not always be so. For we have:

1 Peter 1:4
To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

2 Corinthians 5:1-2
¹For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:

Heaven is our home.

Take a deep breath, know that what troubles you will not last forever, that the Love of God is bigger than any problem, and He holds you in His hand.

We, who are alive in Christ, win.

Put the armor on, Ephesians 6. Encourage yourself in the Lord, and Overcome.

DAY 156

Revelation 12:11
And they overcame him (the accuser) by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

As a writer, I love stories. We all have a story.

And our stories of how and when and where the Lord touched us are important to remember.

When we first believed.

When we saw His hand work in our behalf.

When he healed us.

When we saw the light of life enter a sinner.

Write down your stories. Remember them. And when the enemy comes to deceive us, trick us, and try to persuade us that God is not real or good, rejoice that you've been bought by the precious, innocent blood of the lamb and proclaim your testimony and overcome him.