We’ve all felt trapped, discouraged, or defeated before. Even in the scariest and loneliest of times, God promises He’ll never leave us. When God is with us, victory is guaranteed.

We can see the results of God’s handiwork. In the Old Testament, He parted the Red Sea and gave the children of Israel victory after victory in the face of overwhelming odds; today, we see His love for us in the springtime flowers, the song of birds chirping, and beautiful sunrises. This is the same God who mends our broken relationships, heals our loved ones, and speaks to our hearts about eternal life.

The world is a dark and discouraging place, but when we follow God’s prompting in our everyday lives, we become instruments He can use to spread joy, peace, and encouragement.

Jesus does some of His best work through us. By sharing His love, we let God use us as vessels to spread His light in the world and be a blessing to others. In this way, we can influence others’ lives and give a powerful testimony about Him.

Jesus brought grace, mercy, and forgiveness to us through the cross. Now that we’re living under grace instead of the Law of Moses, we can find spiritual rest knowing that His love for us doesn’t depend on anything that we do.

Jesus ushered in a change from the old, fear-based covenant to the new, love-based covenant. In the Old Testament, we read about the fear of the Lord, but Jesus is love personified; He has freed us from fear, condemnation, and punishment.

We are not our bodies; our physical body serves as our tabernacle, or house, while we’re still on earth. When we die and leave our body, a tabernacle made by God awaits us.

When we have God’s wisdom, we can look back on our lives and see His hand in every situation we’ve ever faced. When we trust Him, He delivers us from our adversary, the devil, no matter what happens. We can joyfully give thanks for God’s unfailing love, mercy, and compassion.

Parents have a biblical responsibility to raise their children according to God’s Word. As Christians, how we train the next generation has a major impact on the world for good or bad.

We have a choice about who to trust when trouble arises. If we trust in celebrities or “experts,” they can let us down. If we trust in the God who made heaven and earth and who sacrificed His only Son for us, He won’t let us down.

Just like our earthly parents, God chastises, corrects, and guides us through His Holy Spirit. When we’re wise enough to listen, His guidance will save our lives.

During Jesus’ earthly ministry, the world rejected Him outright, refusing to accept what He did, taught, or stood for. However, what He transformed into after His resurrection is beautiful and marvelous. When we are faithful to Jesus, we’ll receive the same reaction from the world, but also take on the same marvelous beauty.

Change can be frightening when looked at from a worldly viewpoint, but it’s exhilarating when seen from God’s view. Jesus changed our covenant from the Law of Moses, which focused on sin and death, to the law of grace, which focuses on eternal life. Meditating on this spiritual law, which is the Word of God, changes us into His image.

Whenever we’re tempted to fear because of the turmoil around us, we can rely on God’s promise of protection from all evil and harm. He made this covenant with us because we’re His children, so no power in the universe can remove us from His safe embrace.

When we trust God in every situation, He’ll renew our minds and cause them to line up with His Word. When we have the mind of God, everything we do will be successful. We will prosper abundantly.

Providing encouragement and a kind word to others when they need support is one of the ways we can show the love of Christ. When we sow the Word into the lives of others in this way, we never know what could come to fruition months, years, or even decades later.

God is love, and He wants to bless us, His people, so abundantly that the world can’t help but notice. There’s no escaping God’s relentless love—His grace and favor will pursue and overtake us.

The ability to truly listen is a gift from God that leads to wisdom and discernment. The wisdom to know when to keep silent and the discernment to resist the spirit of anger are pleasing to God. 

True wisdom doesn’t originate from the world; it’s a gift from heaven. We mustn’t confuse book learning or worldly knowledge with God’s wisdom, which is perfect, righteous, and unchanging.

When Jesus went to the cross and established the covenant of grace, He removed the curse that had hung over humanity since Adam and Eve. The finished works of Jesus give us victory over the enemy and guarantees us success in Him. There’s no reason to fear anything because God promises to be with us always. 

Believers are God’s beloved children. He’ll stop at nothing to protect us and keep us safe from harm. Our focus on His love drives out all fear and anxiety. Just as a mother rejoices over her children, so He rejoices over us.

Everything God has ever done, from creating the universe to sending His Son to give us salvation and everlasting life, He did out of love. God is the very essence of love, and Jesus is a perfect reflection of His Father. Never underestimate the power of love—it’s eternal, and not even death can overcome it.

A godly wife who patterns her life according to the Word is a true blessing to her family. Maintaining a peaceful and well-run home can seem like an invisible task. Nevertheless, God’s values are different than the world’s values, and He sees every household.

As Christians, how we behave and conduct ourselves has a great impact on the way others perceive our faith. While we live in the world, we are set apart from it. When our words and actions are above reproach, we can be the beacon of light and hope that others need.

When we meditate on the Scriptures, we can see the mind of Christ reflected in each and every Word. Studying God’s Word and internalizing it transforms us into His image. The change begins in the mind and gradually moves into the heart.

We can focus on the evil, destructive things of the world or focus on the holy, uplifting things of God. The mind is a powerful tool. Whatever thoughts we harbor in our minds will eventually find their way into our hearts.

When we pray, we directly communicate with God, who promises to hear us. Prayer includes not just asking, but giving thanks for what He’s already done and praising Him for who He is.

In these last days, large numbers of people don’t believe in God; however, if we simply look around us, the evidence of His existence is overwhelming. The world’s spiritual eyes have been closed, but when believers have enough faith to seek Him, we’re able to see Him plainly in our mind’s eye.

True freedom and independence come from relying on Jesus and what He did for us on the cross. Because of Him, we’re free from the sin that once imprisoned us, and we can overcome the world.

Jesus challenged her to believe God’s promise of eternal life. We are likewise challenged to believe what we can’t see with our physical eyes. When we walk through a cemetery and view headstone after headstone to find the one that belongs to our loved one, we can remember that Jesus has conquered death on our behalf.

God’s children are commanded to go into the spiritual wilderness of the world and preach the gospel of Jesus. As we do this, we can stand on the same promise that God made to Moses and the children of Israel—He will never leave us. 

God promised to always protect and guide Moses in the wilderness; we have the same promise today. Wherever we go in life and whatever situations we find ourselves in, God will never abandon us. We can call on Him for strength, and He will give us rest when we are weary.