Everyone who uses what they have will get more. They will have much more than they need. But people who do not use what they have will have everything taken away from them.
Minister, best-selling author, and radio personality Eric Butterworth famously remarked that we should not simply “go through life” but instead “grow through life.”
Don’t worry—I am with you. Don’t be afraid—I am your God. I will make you strong and help you. I will support you with my right hand that brings victory..
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God has great mercy, and because of his mercy, he gave us a new life. This new life brings us a living hope through Jesus Christ’s resurrection from death.
We don’t enjoy discipline when we get it. It is painful. But later, after we have learned our lesson from it, we will enjoy the peace that comes from doing what is right.
Don’t worry—I am with you. Don’t be afraid—I am your God. I will make you strong and help you. I will support you with my right hand that brings victory.
“If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent an educator. If our greatest need had been technology, God would have sent us a scientist. If our greatest need had been money, God would have sent us an economist. But since our greatest need was forgiveness, God sent us a Savior.” —Max Lucado
God, give me a heart to embrace your instruction with grace and humility. And help me to develop a teachable spirit that will apply your wisdom to my daily life.
