Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago. — Isaiah 25:1
He is my God.
And my Lord — the Lord of my life.
I will exalt the Lord and praise His name.
In perfect faithfulness He has done wonderful things.
God is the Lord of today and of things planned long ago.
I will exalt Him throughout each day.
He is most worthy of praise!
Jesus said, “I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.” — John 13:3
He rose again from the dead and said He was going to prepare a place for us.
One day, He tells us He will come back and take us with Him.
So that on that day we can live with Him in heaven.
What a wonderful promise!
These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. — Deuteronomy 6:6-7
And the Lord expects us to keep them in our hearts.
To impress them on our children.
To talk about them wherever we go.
When I sit at home.
When I walk along the road.
When I lie down.
And when I get up.
To remember God's Word in my heart and think about all day long.
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” — Joshua 1:9
Just as He commanded Joshua.
To be strong and courageous.
Not to be afraid or discouraged.
God was with Joshua wherever he went.
And God is with me.
What a huge relief.
Here we are at Mean Girls last night.
They offered us signature cocktails that were created to go with the musical theme.
Very fun.
Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. — Psalm 73:75-76
God is the strength of my heart.
Even when my body gives up or breaks down.
He keeps me going, even when I can't do it on my own.Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.” — John 15: 3-4
And He commands us to remain in Him.
We cannot bear fruit on our own.
We have to remain connected to Jesus.
To drink from His living water,
So that we can bear fruit.
No branch can bear fruit by itself, cut off from the tree.
It much remain in the vine to be fruitful.
When I'm connected to Jesus, I can be fruitful too.
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit, he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ” — John 15: 1-3
Our Father God is the gardener.
He prunes me to make me more fruitful.
Even though it's painful, He's molding me into the person He wants me to be.
God has a marvelous plan for my life, but He needs to prune away the chaff in me.
So I can be fruitful.
He needs to cut away every branch in my life that isn't bearing fruit.
He has cleansed me of my sins and I am grateful
