Do
Not Be Afraid
TODAY’S
SCRIPTURE
…an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream.
‘Joseph, son of David,’ the angel said, ‘do not be afraid to take Mary as your
wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit.’
Matthew 1:20, NLT.
TODAY’S
WORD
Have you ever felt overwhelmed or even afraid of what God
has called you to do? Maybe you were pursuing a dream or goal and things didn’t
turn out the way you planned. Joseph had planned to take Mary as his wife, but
when he found out she was pregnant, he didn’t know what to think. He was afraid
that he might be making a mistake because things didn’t turn out the way he
planned. But, God sent a messenger in a dream to reassure Joseph that he was on
the right path.
Today let me reassure you that God knows right where you
are, and He knows how to get you to where you need to be. Even when things
don’t go the way you planned, His hand is on you. Do not be afraid. Trust that
God is working behind the scenes on your behalf, and that He will lead you into
the life of blessing that He has prepared for you.
PRAYER
FOR TODAY
Father in heaven, I choose to trust in You. Even when
things don’t go the way I planned, I know You are at work in my life. Thank You
for Your perfect love which casts out all fear. I love You and surrender every
area of my life to You in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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5 hours ago
“Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!” (Luke 2:14 NKJV)
This time of year teaches us to reconcile with God.
This is the time for you to meet Christ: “It is time for you to turn to me, your LORD, and I will come and pour out blessings upon you” (Hosea 10:12b GN).
God not only wants you to have peace with him; he also wants you to have peace (goodwill) with other people, too.
Rather than promoting harmony, holiday seasons often become a time of conflict. All families have difficulties; there are jealousies, grudges, resentment, and misunderstanding.
The Bible says, “But if we live in the light — just as he is in the light — then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from every sin” (1 John 1:7 TEV).
When Christ is in you and me, then Christ isn't going to argue with Christ. We're never going to have peace on Earth until the Prince of Peace reigns in everybody's heart, and that’s why we need to reconcile with God and with other people.
But it starts with Jesus in your heart: “But when the right time finally came, God sent his own Son” (Galatians 4:4a TEV).
This means the timing of Christ’s arrival was not an accident, because “everything that happens in this world happens at the time God chooses” (Ecclesiastes 3:1 TEV).
Don't waste this season. It's time for you to turn to God. God says, “It is time for you to turn to me, your LORD, and I will come and pour out blessings upon you” (Hosea 10:12b TEV).
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