Word For Today
A daily word for you to receive inspiration and make your day better.
Today's Word
Have you ever stopped to think about God’s blessings in your life?
Count your blessings. It’s easy to make a list of complaints: the money is not enough, the vacation never comes, the house is messy, the traffic is unbearable, someone treated me badly…
But not everything in this life is bad. God has given you many blessings too: Jesus loves you, God takes care of you, there are special people by your side, and if you have already accepted Jesus in your heart, you are saved and will go to heaven! What a wonderful blessing!
Moreover, God can even turn bad things into blessings! Have you ever thought about how many difficult situations you have already faced and how the Lord has clothed you with strength and maturity? Remember:
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
- Romans 8:28
Everything works for your good if you love the Lord! Many adversities you have gone through may have served to shape your character and bring you closer to Jesus. These experiences, even though painful, can also help you encourage other people who are facing the same struggles you once faced.
For all these reasons, be grateful! It is good to make a list and remember the good things.
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Have you thanked God this week?
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with God today?
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Yesterday's Word
Lord, may my faith prevail
However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?
- Luke 18:8b
Jesus asked this question while giving an example of the importance of constant prayer. In a world so full of bad news and challenging circumstances, we must remember that our God still hears our prayers and is at work. Let us not waver in our faith! Let us always go to God with our petitions, confident in His power to work, transforming lives, families, and nations.
God is moving right now. Open your heart to the Lord and pray for a revival in your own being.
Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me from your presence
or take your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation
and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
- Psalm 51:10–12
Pray to God that He may help you persevere amid the difficulties that life presents to you, and to feel His Holy Spirit in a special way.
Not only so, but wealso glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
- Romans 5:3–5
Keep your faith alive, persevere in prayer, and you will see great things.
So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.
You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. For,“In just a little while, he who is coming will come and will not delay.”And, “But my righteous one will live by faith. And I take no pleasure in the one who shrinks back.”
But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.
- Hebrews 10:35–39
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Day Before Yesterday's Word
Jesus can transform your life!
There is no situation that Jesus cannot transform! Even if your life is in chaos and it seems there is no solution for you, Jesus can change all of that. He conquered death and can also restore your life. Just believe in Him. Come to Jesus and see how He will transform you.
Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, and that he may send the Messiah, who has been appointed for you even Jesus.
- Acts 3:19–20
When you give your life to the Lord, repenting of your sins, your life becomes full of peace and rest in Him. The past is left behind, forgiven, and you can face the present with the certainty of your salvation and the assurance that you have God’s help.
Whatever situation may seem too great and powerful, remember that God is almighty and He is by your side. You can trust that if you reach out your hand for Him to guide your way, He will lead you along paths of peace and help you correct any wrong steps or crooked ways you may have walked. In God there is always hope and new opportunities.
God will not only transform your mind and heart, filling you with hope, but He will also show you the path you should follow. If you love God and seek His will, He will reveal it to you.
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
- Romans 12:2
Do you want Jesus to transform your life?
See here: The Fruit of the Spirit: Understand What It Is and How It Can Transform Your Life.