MAIL FROM GOD

By Edward M Wise 2012 Dedicated to the women of desperation, who struggle in poverty and hopelessness; od has not forgotten you nor have !" #isten, you heavens, and ! will spea$; hear, you earth, the words of my mouth%

Deuteronomy &2'1
Introduction
People from all walks of life are searching for answers and meanings for all kinds of things in their lives. Some struggle with loss or feelings of inadequacy. Others need direction or encouragement. Although many attempt to interpret Gods word to help us our journey we are many times left with slight confusion !ecause of the many differing views. "any wonder if there is God why #e wont speak to us plainly. $ouldnt it !e wonderful to hear Gods words and #is alone% &ust God speaking and not the preacher the spiritual teacher or well meaning friends take on what God has said. $hat if you could hear from God plainly' what would #e say% #ow would it feel to receive letters from heaven written !y God #imself to you% "ail from God is a collection of letters written !y God to #is children. (hese letters are taking strictly from scripture to provide the reader an accurate summation of Gods word on various su!jects. )asy to read and delightfully enjoya!le "ain *rom God is straight to the point without commentary or opinion. +ead the heartfelt letters of encouragement instruction and views of the God of the ,i!le written in pure scripture with no human opinion added. -isten you heavens and . will speak' hear you earth the words of my mouth. /euteronomy 0123 .n these unique letters you will draw closer to the God who you may have thought was distant angry or hard to understand. )4perience God is a fresh and inviting way as #e speaks directly to your heart through #is word. (hese chapters will have you viewing God in a new and e4citing way. *eel Gods heart as #e pours out #is love onto the pages of #is letters to you5 Go into your quiet place and gra! a cup of coffee o tea and curl up and discover your *ather afresh and fall in love with the God you though you knew. $ritten simple enough that a child can understand !ut insightful enough for the most seasoned child of God. Gentle and soothing and easy enough to read in one sitting !ut powerful enough to spark discussion and meditation that will impact the soul. .n the first of a short series "alcolm $ise has truly delivered Gods word' pure unadulterated and uncompromising. "ail from God will satisfy the hungry soul5

Table Of Contents
1. I Love You 2. You Are Not Alone 3. Be Thankful . !lo" #o"n And $est %. &ra' To (e ). I Onl' #esire The &oor *. +ave ,aith In (e- Not In ,aith .. #iscover Your Blue/rint 0. I Love The &rostitute 11. +andle 2ealth $i3hteousl' 11. Is Your ,aith 2orthless4 12. Be +onest 2ith (e 13. Catch (' 5ision 1 . (' 5ie" Is 6ternal 1%. You7re Not !tron3 6nou3h 1). Let 8YO9: Be Li3ht; 1*. Be Content But #ili3ent 1.. Listen 2hen I !/eak 10. You Are Beautiful 21. #o Not 2orr'

21. I kno" Your &ain

1. I Love You
/ear 6hild2 7ou certainly are very dear to me and how . desire to !e your *ather. 7ou may or may not know me intimately !ut . know you5 8Psalm 30923: . created you in "y image and made you for my purposes. 8Genesis 321;<1=: . know you may have dou!ts or think my plans always involve !oring or dreadful things. .n reality . know the plans . have for you' they are for good and not for !ad' plans to give you a future and a hope. 8&eremiah 19233: . loved you from even !efore you were !orn !efore you were even conceived. 8&eremiah 32>: $hen sin entered the world all people went astray' yoursef included. 7ou have made many wrong choices and have chosen to do things ?your? way instead of mine. 8&ames 323@: Sin grieves me greatly and as &ust and +ighteous God sadly . "ust judge sin. . cannot punish ?some? sin and allow other sin to go unpunished. (hat would !e hypocritical and not according to my nature. $ould you e4pect me to allow all wrong to go unpunished% Should . overlook murder rape or theft% . would not and will not. ,y the same token . cannot overlook your own sin. 8+evelation A233: &udging sin does not mean . do not love you. . loved you enough to make provision for your sin' so you may !e forgiven. . loved you so much that . sent "y Son &esus to suffer the penalty of death for your sins. 8&ohn 023;: ,efore . created anything &esus was prepared to give #is life for those who would fall into sin. 83 Peter 321B: Cow if you would only !elieve in #im and confess your sins and turn from your ways you will !e forgiven. 8+omans 3B29: &esus is the sacrifice for sin that leads to eternal life. #e is the way to !ecoming "y child. #e is the way to "e. 8&ohn 3@2;: "y child you are constantly on "y mind. 8Psalm 30923=<3A: . am daily trying to reach your heart. )ven through various trou!les in your life . Am there trying to get your attention. 8/euteronomy A20: (his eart' this life' it is only temporary. One day you will die and that is a certainty !ut life goes on. (his life after death is the !egining not the end. "y desire is when you face "e . will !e there as your *ather and not your &udge. 8#e!rews 921=: "y love for you cannot override "y Perfect &ustice. "y &ustice is perfect !ut "y -ove is Perfect. Please do not reject my Perfect -ove. -ove God

2. You Are Not Alone

/ear 6hild2 7ou are Cot Alone. $hy are you so afraid% /o you still have no faith% 8"ark @2@B: ,e strong and of good courage do not !e afraid nor dismayed for . your God am with you. 8&oshua 329: Peace . leave with you. "y peace . give to you' not as the world gives do . give to you. -et not your heart !e trou!led neither !e afraid. 8&ohn 3@21=: .n Peace will you lie down and sleep for . alone make you dwell in safety. 8Psalm @2A: ,e strong and courageous. /o not !e terrified for . the -O+/ your God goes with you2 . will never leave you nor forsake you. 8/euteronomy 0323;: 6an a mother forget the !a!y at her !reast and have no compassion on the child she has !orne% (hough she may forget . will not forget you. See . have engraved you on the palms of "y hands' your walls are ever !efore "e. 8.saiah @923>: (hough your father and mother forsake you' . will receive you. 8Psalm 1=23B: ,ehold . am with you and will keep you wherever you go. 8Genesis A2@: "y Presence will go with you and . will give you rest. 8)4odus 0023@: *or . love the just and will not forsake "y faithful ones. 8Psalm 0=21A: . am with you always' even to the end of the age. 8"atthew 1A21B: ,ehold . make all things new. 8+evelation 132>: *orget the former things' do not dwell in the past. See . am doing a new thing5 Cow it springs up' do you not perceive it% 8.saiah @023A<39: (herefore if anyone is in 6hrist he is a new creation' old things have passed away2 !ehold all things have come new. 81 6orinthians >23=: &esus prayed and . have given you another #elper that #e may a!ide with you forever < the Spirit of truth whom the world cannot receive !ecause it neither sees #im nor knows #im' !ut you know #im for #e dwells with you and will !e in you. &esus did not leave you as orphans' #e has come to you. 8&ohn 3@23;<39: .n &esus also you have o!tained an inheritance !eing predestined according to "y purpose and of "e who works all things according to the counsel of "y will that you who first trusted in 6hrist should !e to the praise of #is glory. .n #im you also trusted after you heard the word of truth the gospel of your salvation' in whom also having !elieved you were sealed with the #oly Spirit of promise who is the guarantee of your

inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession to the praise of #is glory. 8)phesians 3233<3@: . have esta!lished you in 6hrist and anointed you. . have also sealed you and given you the Spirit in your heart as a guarantee 81 6orinthians 3213: so e4amine yourself as to whether you are in the faith. (est yourself. /o you not know yourself that &esus 6hrist is ?in? you% < unless indeed you are disqualified. . will !e a *ather to you and you will !e "y sons and daughters. 81 6orinthians ;23A: ,ecause you are "y sons . have sent the Spirit of "y Son into your heart. (he Spirit calls out ?A!!a *ather.? So you are no longer a slave !ut "y child' and since you are "y child . have made you also an heir. 8Galatians @2;: . will lead the !lind !y ways they have not known along unfamiliar paths . will guide you' . will turn the darkness into light !efore you and make the rough places smooth. (hese are the things . will do' . will not forsake you. 8.saiah @123;: . alone am your portion and your cup' . make your lot secure. 8Psalm 3;2>: $ho shall separate you from the love of 6hrist% Shall tri!ulation or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or peril or sword% As it is written2 ?*or your sake we are killed all day long' $e are counted as sheep for the slaughter.? 7et in all these things you are more than conquerors through #im who loved you. *or neither life nor angels nor principalities nor powers nor things present nor things to come nor height nor depth nor any other created thing shall !e a!le to separate you from "y love which is in 6hrist &esus5 8+omans A20><09 "y 6hild2 . have said ?Never will . leave you' never will . forsake you.? So say in confidence ?(he -ord is "y #elper' I "ill not be afraid;? 8#e!rews 302><;: -ove God

3. Be Thankful
/ear 6hild2 Dnow that . -O+/ . Am God' .t is . who has made you and not you yourselves' you are "y people and the sheep of "y pasture. )nter into "y gates with thanksgiving and into "y courts with praise. ,e thankful to "e and !less "y name. *or the . -O+/ am good' "y mercy is everlasting And "y truth endures to all generations. 8Psalm 3BB20<>: *or since the creation of the world "y invisi!le attri!utes are clearly seen !eing understood !y the things that are made even "y eternal power and Godhead so that people are without e4cuse !ecause although they knew God they did not glorify "e as God nor were thankful !ut !ecame futile in their thoughts and their foolish hearts were darkened. Professing to !e wise they !ecame fools and changed the glory of the incorrupti!le God into an image made like corrupti!le manEand !irds and four<footed animals and creeping things. (herefore . also gave them up to uncleanness in the lusts of their hearts to dishonor their !odies among themselves who e4changed the truth of God for the lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the 6reator who is !lessed forever. Amen. 8321B<1>: yet for you there is one God . the *ather of whom are all things and you for "e' and one -ord &esus 6hrist through whom are all things and through whom you live. -et your gentleness !e known to all men. (he -ord is at hand. ,e an4ious for nothing !ut in everything !y prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests !e made known to "e' and "y peace which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds through 6hrist &esus. 8Philippians @2><=: 6ontinue earnestly in prayer !eing vigilant in it with thanksgiving. 86olossians @21: .f you !eing evil know how to give good gifts to your children how much more will . your *ather who is in heaven give good things to those who ask "e5 8"atthew =233: )very good gift and every perfect gift is from a!ove and comes down from "e your *ather of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. 8&ames 323=: . Am (he -O+/ the -O+/ God merciful and gracious longsuffering and a!ounding in goodness and truth keeping mercy for thousands forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin !y no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the childrens children to the third and the fourth generation. 8)4odus 0@2;< =:

Oh that men would give thanks to the -O+/ for "y goodness and for "y wonderful works to the children of men5 *or . satisfy the longing soul and fills the hungry soul with goodness. (hose who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death ,ound in affliction and ironsE,ecause they re!elled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the "ost #igh (herefore #e !rought down their heart with la!or' (hey fell down and there was none to help. (hen they cried out to the "e the -O+/ in their trou!le And . saved them out of their distresses. . !rought them out of darkness and the shadow of death And !roke their chains in pieces. Oh that men would give thanks to "e the -O+/ for "y goodness and for "y wonderful works to the children of men5 *or . know the thoughts that . think toward you thoughts of peace and not of evil to give you a future and a hope. (hen you will call upon "e and go and pray to "e and . will listen to you. And you will seek "e and find "e, when you search for "e with all your heart. . will !e found !y you says the -O+/ and . will !ring you !ack from your captivity. *or this reason also thank "e without ceasing !ecause when you received the word of God which you heard you welcomed it not as the word of men !ut as it is in truth "y word which also effectively works in you who !elieve. 83 (hessalonians 1230: Give thanks to the -O+/ for . am good5 *or "y mercy endures forever. 8Psalm 3B=23: Offer to "e thanksgiving And pay your vows to the "ost #igh. 8Psalm >B23@: 6ome !efore "y presence with thanksgiving' Shout joyfully to "e with psalms. 8Psalm 9>21: ,ut a!ove all put on love which is the !ond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts to which also you were called in one !ody' and !e thankful. -et the word of 6hrist dwell in you richly in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs singing with grace in your hearts to the -ord 86olossians 023@<3;: FAmen5 ,lessing and glory and wisdom (hanksgiving and honor and power and might ,e to your God forever and ever. Amen.G 8+evelation =231: -ove God

. !lo" #o"n And $est

/ear 6hild2 Slow down and stop rushing through life. (oo much time spent chasing down many things cause you to miss the really important things in life. . commanded a day of rest to worship and and reflection on "e and "y purposes. (here remains a Sa!!ath rest for "y people for if anyone who enters "y rest also rest from their works just as . did from "ine. (herefore make every effort to enter that rest so that no one will perish !y following the e4ample of diso!edience. 8#e!rews 3329<33: *or in si4 days . made the heavens and the earth the sea and all that is in them !ut . rested on the seventh day. (herefore . !lessed the Sa!!ath day and made it holy. 8)4odus 1B233: . loved the world so much that . gave "y only !egotten Son so that everyone who !elieves in #im will not perish !ut have eternal life. 8&ohn 023;: (herefore &esus said ?6ome to "e all you who are weary and !urdened and . will give you rest. (ake "y yoke upon you and learn from "e for . am gentle and hum!le in heart and you will find rest for your soul. 8"atthew 3321A<19: So many refuse "y provision and rest. Adam was the first to refuse and . !anished him from the Garden of )den to work the ground from which he had !een taken. 8Genesis @210: -ikewise after 6ain murdered A!el . made him a restless wanderer on the earth. 8Genesis @231: $here there is no revelation people cast of restraint !ut !lessed in the one who heeds wisdomHs instructions. 8Prover!s 1923A: #eed "y instruction and slow down and pursue worthwhile things' meaningful goals' chase righteousness and seek after "e and "y will. .n all the travels of the .sraelites whenever the cloud lifted from a!ove the ta!ernacle they would set out' !ut if the cloud did not lift they did not set out < until the day it lifted. 8)4odus @B20;<0=: . was teaching them to slow down and wait on "e !ut this is what . said a!out these people' ?(hey greatly love to wander' they do not restrain their feet so . did not accept them' . will now remem!er their wickedness and punish them for their sins. 8&eremiah 3@23B: "y anger !urned against .srael and . made them wander in the wilderness forty years until the whole generation of those who had done evil in "y site was gone. 8Cum!ers 01231: . was merciful . forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them. (ime after time . restrained "y anger and did not stir up "y full wrath. 8Psalm =A20A:

(hose who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires' !ut those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 8+omans A2>: (he time has come when people do not put up with sound doctrine. .nstead to suit their own desires they gather around them a great num!er of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 81 (imothy @21: "y people have !een lost sheep' their shepherds have led them astray and caused them to roam on the mountains. (hey wandered over mountain and hill and forgot their own resting place. 8&eremiah >B2;: $hat causes fights and quarrels among you% /ont they come from your desires that !attle within you% 7ou desire !ut do not have so you kill. 7ou covet !ut you cannot get what you want so you quarrel and fight. 7ou do not have !ecause you do not ask "e. $hen you ask you do not receive !ecause you ask with wrong motives that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. 8&ames @23<0: (rust in "e and do good' dwell in the land and enjoy peace and prosperity. 8Psalm 0=20: .n repentance and rest is your salvation in quietness and trust is your strength. 8.saiah 0B23>: . have not left you without a testimony2 . have shown you kindness !y giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons'. provide you with plenty of food and fill your heart with joy. 8Acts 3@23=: "ay . the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in "e so that you may overflow with hope !y the power of the #oly Spirit. 8+omans 3>230: (he thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy' 6hrist came that you may have life and have it to the full. 8&ohn 3B23B: $hen an4iety is great within you "y consolation will !ring you joy. 8Psalm 9@239: "y presence will go with you and . will give you rest. 8)4odus 0023@: Press on toward the goal to win the priIe for which . have called you heavenward in 6hrist &esus. 8Philippians 023@: So whether you are here in your !ody or away from the !ody make it your goal to please "e. 81 6orinthians >29: (he fear of "e leads to life then one rest content untouched !y trou!le. 8Prover!s 39210: Slow down and pursue not the fruit of diso!edience like Adam !ut the fruit of the Spirit. (he fruit of the Spirit is love joy peace an even temper kindness goodness faithfulness gentleness and self control. Against such things there is no law. So then since 6hrist suffered physical pain you must arm yourselves with the same attitude #e had and !e ready to suffer too. *or if you have suffered physically for 6hrist you have finished with sin. 7ou wont spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires !ut you will !e an4ious to do "y will. 7ou have had enough in the past of the evil things that godless people enjoyEtheir immorality and lust their feasting and drunkenness and wild parties and their terri!le worship of idols. Of course your former friends are surprised when you no longer plunge into the flood of wild and destructive things they do. So they slander you. ,ut remem!er that they will have to face "e who will judge everyone !oth the living and the dead. (hat is why the Good Cews was preached to those who are now deadEso although they were destined to die like all people they now live forever with God in the Spirit. (he end of the world is coming soon. (herefore !e earnest and disciplined in your prayers. "ost important of all continue to show deep love for each other for love covers

a multitude of sins. 6heerfully share your home with those who need a meal or a place to stay. . have given each of you a gift from "y great variety of spiritual gifts. Jse them well to serve one another. /o you have the gift of speaking% (hen speak as though . "yself were speaking through you. /o you have the gift of helping others% /o it with all the strength and energy that . supply. (hen everything you do will !ring glory to "e through &esus 6hrist. All glory and power to #im forever and ever5 Amen. Slow /own. -ove God

%. &ra' To (e
/ear 6hild2 Pray to "e. 6ome to "e. 6ry out to "e. . am listening. . will let your prayer come !efore "e and incline "y ear to your cry. 8Psalm AA21: 7ou will call upon "e and you will go and pray to "e and . will hearken to you. 8&eremiah 19231: +ejoice always pray without ceasing in everything give thanks' for this is "y will in 6hrist &esus for you. 83 (hessalonians >23;<3A: ,e an4ious for nothing !ut in everything !y prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your request !e made known to "e' and "y peace which surpasses all understanding will guard your heart and mind through &esus 6hrist. 8Philippians @2;: ,ut the end of things is at hand' therefore !e serious and watchful in your prayers. And a!ove all things have fervent love for one another for Hlove will cover a multitude of sinsH 83 Peter @2=<A: so continue earnestly in prayer !eing vigilant in it with thanksgiving. 86olossians @21: $hen . shut up the heaven and there is no rain or command the locust to devour the land or send pestilence among "y people' if "y people who are called !y "y name will hum!le themselves and pray and seek "y face and turn from their wicked ways then . will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. Cow "y eyes will !e open and "y ears attentive to prayer made in this place. 81 6hronicles =230<3>: . will hear your supplication' . will receive your prayer. 8Psalm ;29: . will regard the prayer of the destitute and will not despise their prayer. 8Psalm 3B123=: 6all to "e and . will answer you and show you great and mighty things which you know not. 8&eremiah 0020: $hen the heavens are shut up and there is no rain !ecause you have sinned against "e when you pray to "e and confess "y name and turn !ack from your sin !ecause . afflict you then . will hear in heaven and forgive your sin that . may teach you the good way in which you should walk' and send rain on your land. 83 Dings A20@<0;: Acknowledge your sin to "e and do not hide your iniquity. Say ?. will confess my transgressions to the -O+/? and . will forgive your sin. *or this cause everyone who is godly will pray to "e in a time when . may !e found' surely in a flood of great waters they will not come near you. . am your hiding place. . will preserve you from trou!le' . will surround you with songs of deliverance. 8Psalm 012><=: . will fulfill the desires of them that fear "e' i will also hear their cry and . will save them. 8Psalm 3@>239:

.f you a!ide in 6hrist and "y words a!ide in you ask what you will and it will !e done for you. 8&ohn 3>2=: And whatsoever you ask in &esus name that . will do that . will !e glorified in the Son' if you ask anything in #is name . will do it. 8&ohn 3@230<3@: ,ut if you hope for what you do not see eagerly wait for it with perseverance. -ikewise the Spirit also helps in your weaknesses. *or you do not know what you should pray as you ought. . search the heart and know what the mind of the Spirit is !ecause #e makes intercession for the saints according to "y will. 8+omans A21><1=: #ave faith in "e. (herefore . say to you whatever you ask when you pray !elieve that you receive them and you will have them. And whenever you stand praying if you have anything against anyone forgive him that . may also forgive your trespasses. 8"ark 33211 1@<1>: (hen will you call and . will answer you' you will cry and . will say ?#ere . Am.? 8.saiah >A29: . know the things you have need of !efore you ask "e. .n this manner therefore pray2 Our *ather in heaven < Acknowledge Me #allowed !e 7our name < Reverence Me 7our kingdom come < Seek earnestly for Me 7our will !e done < Realize I Am sovereign On earth as it is in heaven < Know that I am in control Give us this day our daily !read < Pray daily for needs, be content and rely on Me And forgive our de!ts < Ask for forgiveness for your sins As we forgive our de!tors < orgive as you have been forgiven And do not lead us into temptation < Pray for guidance ,ut deliver us from the evil one < Pray for s!iritual !rotection *or 7ours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen < Acknowledge Me as God! $hatever things you ask in prayer !elieving you will receive. 8"atthew 13211: Ask and it will !e given to you' seek and you will find' knock and it will !e opened to you' for everyone that ask receives' and he that seeks finds' and to him that knocks it will !e opened ..... will give good things to those who ask "e. 8"atthew =2=<A 33: And whatsoever you ask you receive of "e !ecause you keep "y commandments and do those things that are pleasing in "y sight. 83 &ohn 0211: .f you ask anything according to (Y 2ILL . hear you. 83 &ohn >23@: . will give you whatever you ask in &esus name. Ask and you will receive and your joy will !e complete. 8&ohn 3;210<1@:

6all upon "e in the day of trou!le' . will deliver you and you shall glorify "e. 8Psalm >B23>: $hen you pray do not !e like the hypocrites. *or they love to pray standing in houses of worship and on street corners so that everyone will see them. . assure you they have already !een paid in full. ,ut when you pray go to your room close the door and pray to "e who is unseen. And . who see you in private will reward you. 8"atthew ;2><=: (his is the confidence you have in "e that if you ask anything according to "y will . hear you. 83 &ohn >23;: $hoever dwells in the shelter of the "ost #igh will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Say to "e ?#e is my refuge and my fortress my God in whom . trust.? .f you say ?(he -O+/ is my refuge? and you make "e the "ost #igh your dwelling no harm will overtake you no disaster will come near your tent. 8Psalm 9323<1 9 3B: ,ecause you love "e . will rescue you' . will protect you for you acknowledge "y name. 7ou will call on "e and . will answer you' . will !e with you in trou!le . will deliver you and honor you. $ith long life . will satisfy you and show you "y salvation. 8Psalm 9323@<3;: ,efore you call . will answer' and while you are yet speaking . will hear. 8.saiah ;>21@: Pray to "e. -ove God

). I Onl' #esire The &oor

/ear 6hild2 ,lessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 8"atthew >20: -earn from the poor of the world to !ecome poor in spirit. . love the poor and . want you also to show them love. .f there is among you a poor man of your !rethren within any of the gates in your land which . am giving you you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor !rother !ut you shall open your hand wide to him and willingly lend him sufficient for his need whatever he needs. 8/euteronomy 3>2=<A: .f you lend money to any of "y people who are poor among you you shall not !e like a money lender to him' you shall not charge him interest. 8)4odus 1121>: $hen you reap the harvest of your land you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field nor shall you gather the gleanings of your vineyard nor shall you gather every grape of your vineyard' you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger. 8-eviticus 3929<33: -et the land !e renewed and lie uncultivated during the seventh year. (hen let the poor among you harvest whatever grows on its own. 8)4odus 10233: .f one of your !rethren !ecomes poor and falls into poverty among you then you shall help him like a stranger or a sojourner that he may live with you. 8-eviticus 1>20>: )ach day you shall give him his wages and not let the sun go down on it for he is poor and has set his heart on it 8/euteronomy 1@23>: -earn the principle if daily !read. .f one of your !rethren !ecomes poor and has sold some of his possessions and if his redeeming relative comes to redeem it then he may redeem what his !rother has sold. 8-eviticus 1>21>: *or you also sold yourself to sin and 6hrist was sent to redeem you. *or you know the grace of your -ord &esus 6hrist that though #e was rich yet for your sake #e !ecame poor that you through #is poverty might !ecome rich. 81 6orinthians A29: (he Spirit of the -O+/ God was upon #im !ecause . have anointed #im to preach good tidings to the poor. . sent #im to heal the !rokenhearted to proclaim li!erty to the captives and open the prison to those who are !ound. *or all those things "y hand has made and all those things e4ist. ,ut on this one . will look' On him who is poor and of contrite spirit. And who trem!les at "y word. 8.saiah ;323<0: (he poor and needy seek water !ut there is none their tongues fail for thirst. . the -O+/ will hear them' . the

God of .srael will not forsake them. 8.saiah @323=: $hoever !elieves in &esus as Scripture has said rivers of living water will flow from within them. 8&ohn =20A: . scorn the scornful !ut give grace to the hum!le. 8Prover!s 020@: . will save the hum!le people !ut "y eyes are on the haughty that . may !ring them down. 81 Samuel 1121A: #um!le yourself in "y sight and . will lift you up. 8&ames @23B: #um!le yourself under "y mighty hand that . may e4alt you in due time. 83 Peter >2;: ,y humility and fear of the -O+/ are riches and honor and life. 8Prover!s 112@: (he hum!le will see their God at work and !e glad. -et all who seek "y help !e encouraged. *or . hear the cries of the needy' . do not despise "y imprisoned people. 8Psalm ;9201<00: (he hum!le also will increase their joy in the -O+/ and the poor among men will rejoice in the #oly One of .srael. 8.saiah 19239: Seek "e uphold "y justice. Seek righteousness seek humility. .t may !e that you will !e hidden in the day of "y anger. 8Kephaniah 120: A little that a righteous man has is !etter than the wealth of many wicked. 8Psalm 0=23;: . lift up the hum!le' . cast down the wicked to the ground. 8Psalm 3@=2;: (he wicked in his pride persecutes the poor' they will !e caught in the plots they have devised. 8Psalm 3B21: #e lies in wait secretly as a lion in his den. #e lies in wait to catch the helpless' he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net. 8Psalm 3B29: . will !ring justice to the poor of the people' i will save the children of the needy and . will !reak in pieces the oppressor. 8Psalm =12@: . will maintain the cause of the afflicted and justice for the poor. 8Psalm 3@B231: *or the oppression of the poor for the sighing of the needy Cow . will arise. . will set him in the safety for which he yearns. 8Psalm 312>: ,e come like the poor and needy who have little or nothing. 6ome to "e with your needs with nothing in your hands. *or it is . who give to you. . am God your God. .f . were hungry . would not tell you for the world is mine and all that is in it. 8Psalm >B2 = 31: . have chosen the poor of this world to !e rich in faith and heirs to the kingdom which . promised to those who love "e. 8&ames 12>: . delivered the poor who cried out the fatherless and the one who had no helper. 8&o! 19233: So say in confidence H(he -ord is my helper' . will not !e afraid. $hat can mere mortals do to me%H 8#e!rews 302;: . set the poor on high far from affliction and make their families like a flock. 8Psalm 3B=2@3: . make the poor and make rich' . !ring low and lift up. . raise the poor from the dust and lift the !eggar from the ash heap to set them among princes and make them inherit the throne of glory. 83 Samuel 12=<A: (hose who desire to !e rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish and harmful lust which drown men in destruction and perdition. 8 3 (im ;29: (here is one who makes himself rich yet has nothing' and one who makes himself poor yet has great riches. 8Prover!s 302=: (he rich man is wise in his own eyes !ut the poor who have understanding search "e out. 8Prover!s 1A233: (he poor plead for mercy' the rich answers with insults. 8Prover!s 3A211<1@: Assuredly . say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. And again . say to you it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for as rich man to enter the kingdom of God. 8"atthew 39210<1@: (hey hear the word and the cares of this world the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word and it !ecomes unfruitful. 8"ark

@23A: . have filled the hungry with good things and the rich . have sent away empty. 8-uke 32>0: $hy should you fear when trou!les come when enemies surround you% (hey thirst in their wealth and !oast of great riches. 7et they cannot redeem themselves from death !y paying a ransom to God. +edemption does not come so easily for no one can ever pay enough to live forever and never see the grave. (hose who are wise must finally die just like the foolish and senseless leaving all their wealth !ehind. 8Psalm @92><3B: +iches do not profit in the day of wrath !ut righteousness delivers from death. 8Prover!s 332@: Surely every man walks a!out like a shadow' surely they !usy themselves in vain' he heaps up riches and does not know whose it will finally !e. 8Psalm 092;: #ere is the man who did not make God his strength !ut trusted in the a!undance of his riches and strengthened himself to wickedness. 8Psalm >12=: ,ut . said to him H*ool5 (his night your soul will !e required of you' then whose will those things !e which you have provided%H So is he who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich towards God. 8-uke 3121B<11: (he needy will not !e forgotten' the e4pectation of the poor will not perish forever. 8Psalm 92A: . save the needy from the sword from the mouth of the mighty and from their hand. So the poor have hope and injustice shuts her mouth. 8&o! >23><3;: (he poor shall eat and !e satisfied' those who seek "e will praise the -O+/. -et your heart live forever5 8Psalm 1121;: . will a!undantly !less her provision' . will satisfy the poor with !read. 8Psalm 30123>: (he poor man cried out and . heard him and saved him out of all his trou!les. 8Psalm 0@2;: *or . will deliver the needy when he cries. (he poor also' and him who has no helper. . will spare the poor and needy. . will save the soul of the needy. 8Psalm =1231<30: ,eloved !ecome like the poor in spirit. ,e hum!le and needy and approach "e for salvation and help. 7ou have heard it said HGod help those who help themselvesH. ,ut as for you say H. am poor and needy' may the -ord think of me. 7ou are my hel/ and my deliverer' you are my God do not delay.H 8Psalm @B2=: (herefore as the elect of God holy and !eloved put on tender mercies kindness humility meekness long suffering' !earing with one another and forgiving one another. .f anyone has a complaint against another' even as 6hrist forgave you so you so you must do. 86olossians 0233<30: And a servant of the -ord must not quarrel !ut !e gentle to all a!le to teach patient in humility correcting those who are in opposition if . perhaps grant them repentance so that they may know the truth and that they come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil having !een taken captive !y him to do his will. 81 (imothy 121@<1;: ,ut even if you should suffer for righteounessH sake you are !lessed. HAnd do not !e afraid of their threats not !e trou!led.H ,ut sanctify the -ord God in your hearts and always !e ready to give a defense to everyone who ask you a reason for the hope that is in you with meekness and fear' having a good conscience that when they defame you as evildoers those who revile your good conduct in 6hrist may !e ashamed. 83 Peter 023@<3;:

Become Poor To Come To Me. -ove God

*. +ave ,aith In (e- Not In ,aith

/ear 6hild2 7ou have faith !ut do you truly understand what it is% *aith is confidence in what you hope for and assurance a!out what you do not see. 8#e!rews 3323: .t is important that you understand !ecause without faith it is impossi!le to please "e !ecause anyone who comes to "e must !elieve that . e4ist and . reward those who earnestly seek "e. 8#e!rews 332;: *aith is !elieving !ut not !elieving in !elief !ut in "e. *aith comes !y hearing and hearing !y the word of God. 8+omans 3B23=: +ead "y word and hear "y words' learn and come to "e. $hen the Son of "an comes will #e find faith on the earth% 8-uke 3A23A: . desire that #e will !ut many trust in their own imagination rather than "e. 7ou have so little faith. (ruly . tell you if you have faith as small as a mustard seed you can say to this mountain H"ove from here to thereH and it will move. Cothing will !e impossi!le for you. 8"atthew 3=21B: $hy% ,ecause .tHs is not your faith that accomplishes this !ut your faith in "e moves "e to it for you. $hy are you so afraid% /o you still have no faith% 8"ark @2@B: 7ou are afraid !ecause you are not God even though you try to act like "e. $hen the disciples feared !ecause of the storm &esus replied H7ou of little faith $hy are you so afraid%H (hen he got up and re!uked the winds and the waves and it was completely calm. 8"atthew A21;: #ave faith and leave the hard stuff to "e5 /o not !e like daughter .srael whom . often disciplined. *or they did not !elieve in "e or trust in "y deliverance. 8Psalm =A211: (oday many act as they did. (he people come near to "e with their mouths and honor "e with their lips !ut their hearts are far from "e. (heir worship of "e is !ased merely on human rules they have !een taught. 8.saiah 19230: .n vain they worship "e teaching as doctrine the commandments of men. 8"atthew 3>29: (hey search the Scriptures for in them they think they have eternal life' and these are they which testify of 6hrist. 7et they refuse to come to #im to receive eternal life. 8&ohn >209: People always look to something to lean on other than God. -ook to "e not in yourself' in your faith for it is . who am at work. .t is written2 ?. !elieved' therefore . have spoken? Since you have the same spirit of faith you also !elieve and therefore speak. 81 6orinthians @230: (he centurion spoke faith

when he replied to &esus' H&ust say the word and my servant will !e healed?. (ruly . tell you . had not found anyone in .srael at that time with such great faith. 8"atthew A2=<3B: .f you have faith as small as a mustard seed you can say to the mul!erry tree H,e uprooted and planted in the seaH and it will o!ey you. 8-uke 3=2;: See% )ven a little faith in "e is greater than all the faith you place in your own faith. )sta!lish your faith firmly in "e. .f you do not stand firm in your faith you will not stand at all. 8.saiah =29: (rust in "e with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. 8Prover!s 02>: (o the one who does not work !ut trust God who justifies the ungodly their faith is credited as righteousness. 8+omans @2>: A person is justified !y faith apart from works. 8+omans 021A: .n the same way stop doing mental mind tricks to get results and !ut trust "e. Ones faith and his actions work together and faith is made complete !y what you do. A person is considered righteous !y what you do and not faith alone. $hat you are to do is trust in "e and then act on it. A!raham !elieved God and it was credited to him as righteousness. 8+omans @20: .t was not through the law that A!raham and his offspring received the promise that he would !e heir of the world !ut through the righteousness that comes !y faith. 8+omans @230: (herefore the promise comes !y faith. #e is our father in the sight of God in whom he !elievedEthe God who gives life to the dead and calls into !eing things that were not. 8+oman @23; 3=: ,y faith A!raham when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance o!eyed and went even though he did not know where he was going. ,y faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country' he lived in tents as did .saac and &aco! who were heirs with him of the same promise. *or he was looking forward to the city with foundations whose architect and !uilder is God. And !y faith even Sarah who was past child!earing age was ena!led to !ear children !ecause she considered him faithful who had made the promise. And so from this one man and he as good as dead came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore. 8#e!rews 332A<31: A!el )noch Coah .ssac &aco! &oseph "oses +aha! Gideon ,arak Samson &ephthah /avid Samuel the prophets and many more e4ercised great faith in "e. 8#e!rews 33: All these people were still living !y faith when they died. (hey did not receive the things promised' they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth. 8#e!rews 33230: (hese were all commended for their faith yet none of them received what had !een promised since God had planned something !etter for us so that only together with us would they !e made perfect. 8#e!rews 33209 @B: "y child faith is NOT the a!ility to call into e4istence things that are not. (hat is "y work5 *aith is B6LI65IN< in #im who is a!le to do the impossi!le. I A( 2+O I A(. "y message and "y preaching is a demonstration of the SpiritHs power so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom !ut "y power. 83 6orinthians 12@: (hrough 6hrist you !elieve in "e who raised #im from the dead and glorified #im and so your faith and

hope are in "e. 83 Peter 3213: Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in "e. 8Psalm @2>: . will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast !ecause they trust in "e. 8.saiah 1;20: #ave faith in "e5 8"ark 33211: . the -O+/ do whatever pleases "e in the heavens and on the earth in the seas and all their depths. 8Psalm 30>2;: (o whom will you compare "e% Or who is "y equal%G says the #oly One. -ift up your eyes and look to the heavens2 $ho created all these% . !ring out the starry host one !y one and calls forth each of them !y name. ,ecause of "y great power and mighty strength not one of them is missing. 8.saiah @B21><1;: /o not fear for . am with you2 do not !e afraid for . am your God. i will strengthen you' . will help you. 8.saiah @323B: I A( Yah"eh- that is (' Na=e> I "ill not 3ive (' 3lor' to another. 8.saiah @12A: . Am from everlasting to everlasting. "ine is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor for everything in heaven and earth is "ine. "ine is the kingdom' . Am e4alted as head over all. $ealth and honor come from "e' . A" the ruler of all things. .n "y hands are strength and power to e4alt and give strength to all. 83 6hronicles 1923B<31: 7ou are "y witness and "y Servant whom . have chosen so that you may know and !elieve "e and understand that . am #e. ,efore "e no god was formed nor will there !e one after "e. . even . am the -O+/ and apart from "e there is no savior. . have revealed and saved and proclaimedE . and not some foreign god among you. 7ou are "y witness G that . Am God. 8.saiah @023B<31: I A= the LO$#'our +ol' One- the Creator of Israel- 'our ?in3. 8.saiah @02 3>: +ave faith in (e; 8"ark 33211: -ove God

.. #iscover Your Blue/rint

/ear 6hild2 . know the plans . have for you plans to prosper you and not to harm you plans to give you a hope and a future. 8&eremiah 19233: 6ommit to "e whatever you do and . will esta!lish your plans. 8Prover!s 3;20: (his is "y !lueprint for your life. .n it you will find all you hunger and thirst for in life. (his is the path that will !ring you the great joy. *or all your ways are in fully in "y view and . e4amine all your paths. 8Prover!s >213: +un in the path of "y commands and . will !roaden your understanding. 8Psalm 339201: . have raised you up for this very purpose that . might show you "y power and that "y name might !e proclaimed in all the earth. 8)4odus 923;: .n 6hrist you were chosen having !een predestined according to "y plan' for . am working out everything in conformity with the purpose of "y will. 8)phesians 3233: $hoever does not pick up their cross and follow #im cannot !e #is disciple. Suppose you want to !uild a tower. $onHt you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it% *or if you lay the foundation and you are not a!le to finish it everyone who sees it will ridicule you saying ?(his person !egan to !uild and wasnHt a!le to finish it?. 8-uke 1=20B: -ikewise you must find "y !lueprint for your life count the cost and e4ecute the plan. *or it is . who works in you to will and act in order to fulfill "y good purpose. 8Philippians 1230: . wish to give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. 8Psalm 1B2@: ,ut it is . who will give you that desire' . will create it in you. "y word that goes out from "y mouth' .t will not return to "e empty !ut will accomplish what . desire and achieve the purpose for which . sent it. 8.saiah >>233: "any are the plans in a personHs heart !ut it is "y purpose that prevails. 8Prover!s 39213: .n their hearts humans plan their course !ut . esta!lish their steps. 8Prover!s 3;29: Plans fail for lack of counsel !ut with many advisors they succeed. 8Prover!s 3>211: 6ome to "e and let "e guide you. (he purposes of a personHs heart are deep waters !ut one who has insight draws them out. 8Prover!s 1B2>: So o!tain your !lueprint and pursue it5 .t is fine to !e Iealous provided the purpose is good and to !e so always. 8Galatians @23A:

(he plans of the righteous are just !ut the advice of the wicked is deceitful. 8Prover!s 312>: (here are those who re!el against the light who do not know its way or stay in its paths. 8&o! 1@230: Some may seem to succeed !ut inside they are dying. /o not those who plot evil go astray% ,ut those who plan what is good find love and faithfulness. 8Prover!s 3@211: . had a !eautiful plan for their lives also !ut the will reply ?.tHs no use. $e will continue with our own plans' we will follow the stu!!ornness of our evil hearts. 8&eremiah 3A231: $oe to those who go to great depths to hide their plans from the -O+/ who do their work in darkness and think ?$ho sees us% $ho will know%? (heir lives are empty and uncertain5 (he wicked flee though no one pursues them !ut the righteous are as !old as a lion. 8Prover!s 1A23: /esire without knowledge is not good<<how much more will hasty feet miss the way5 8Prover!s 3921: Pay attention to "y wisdom turn your ear to "y words of insight. 8Prover!s >23: *or plans are esta!lished !y seeking advice. 8Prover!s 1B23A: 6ounsel and judgment are "ine' . have insight . have power5 8Prover!s A23@: . will lead the !lind !y ways they have not known along unfamiliar paths . will guide them. . will turn the darkness into light !efore them and make the rough places smooth. (heses are the things . will do' . will not forsake them. 8.saiah @123;: .f the a4 is dull and its edge unsharpened more strength is needed !ut skill will !ring success. 8)cclesiastes 3B23B: . gave a!ility to all the skilled workers to make everything . commanded concerning the ta!ernacle in the desert. 8)4odus 032;: . filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers designers em!roiderers in !lue purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen and weavers<<all of them skilled workers and designers. 8)4odus 0020>: . have also placed within you skills and talents and a!ilities. /iscover your strengths and weaknesses and use these in conjunction with gifts from "y #oly Spirit.

,e willing to try things that interest you. (ake inventory of your interest skills talents and passions. $rite out a list' no matter how !ig or mall or whether or not it seems significant at the time. As the heavens are higher than the earth so are "y ways higher than your ways and "y thoughts higher than your thoughts. 8.saiah >>29: Pray a!out what you discover and dig into "y word. Set aside a daily time to discern your thoughts what you hear and read. Pay attention to where the #oly Spirit leads you in "y word !y circumstances and good advice from others. ,e patient. /onHt waste time on things that you know are not from "e. /onHt let people talk you into things !ut wait on "e. Deep a journal and record your findings and reflect on these. -astly donHt give up5 ,e persistent and work hard at it. One who is slack is his work is !rother to one who destroys. 8Prover!s 3A29: $hoever watches the wind will not plant' whoever looks at the clouds will not reap. 8)cclesiastes 332@: (hose who work their land will have a!undant food !ut those who chase fantasies have no sense. 8Prover!s 31233: ,e wise and diligent a!out "y plans. (he plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty. 8Prover!s 132>: All hard work

!rings a profit !ut mere talk leads only to poverty. 8Prover!s 3@210: $hatever you do work at it with all your heart as working for "e not for human masters. 86olossians 0210: (he appetite of la!orers work for them' their hunger drives them on. 8Prover!s 3;21;: ,e hungry5 .n all things . work for good of those who love "e who have !een called according to "y purpose. 8+omans A21A: . even . have spoken' yes . have called you. . will !ring you and you will succeed in your mission. 8.saiah @A23>: . provide a !road path for your feet so that your ankles do not give way. 8Psalm 3A20;: So give careful thought to the paths for your feet and !e steadfast in all your ways. 8Prover!s @21;: (hen you will understand what is right and just and fair<<every good path. 8Prover!s 129: So make it your goal to please "e whether you are at home in the !ody or away from it. 81 6orinthians >29: $hatever your hand finds to do do it with all your might5 8)cclesiastes 923B: /o you not know that in a race all runners run !ut only one gets the priIe% +un in such a way as to get the priIe. 83 6orinthians 921@: Press on toward the goal to win the priIe for which . have called you heavenward in 6hrist &esus. 8Philippians 023@: . await to !egin this journey with you. . am ready' Are 7ou% -ove God

0. I Love The &rostitute

/ear 6hild2 $ill you love the sinners the prostitutes% She walks the street and waits for many lovers. She does detesta!le things to earn her wages. Some dress up in !usiness suits and dine in fancy restaurants !ut elegant jewelry and sophisticated speech cannot wash away her sinful stain. She reasons within herself' ?.t is harmless' consensual.? .t may !e a means to o!tain drugs or feed her children' for others it is the lust for worldly wealth. Still others prostitute themselves for no payment at all' trying to feel needed and wanted. She doesnHt know what drives her or how to quit. *or it is within out of a persons heart that evil thoughts come < se4ual immorality theft murder adultery greed malice deceit lewdness envy arrogance and folly. 8"ark =21=: (hey do not know that the cowardly un!elieving a!omina!le murderers se4ual immoral sorcerers idolaters and all liars shall have their part in the lake of fire which !urns with fire and !rimstone which is the second death. 8+evelation 1323A: Although they practice detesta!le things love them. *or all have sinned and fall short of "y glory. 8+omans 0210: #e who is without sin among you let him throw a stone at her first. 8&ohn A2=: .t is not the healthy who need a doctor !ut the sick. &esus did not come to call the righteous to repentance !ut sinners 8"ark 123=: (hese women have lost their way and . come to seek and save that which was lost. 8-uke 3923B: &ephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior. #is father was Gilead' his mother was a prostitute. 8&udges 3323: $hen . destroyed &erhico only +aha! the prostitute and all who were with her in her house was spared. 8&oshua ;23=: +aha! the prostitute was considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction. 8&ames 121>: +aha! !ecame the great great grandmother of "y servant /avid' whom "y Son &esus descended from. 8"atthew 32>: -ook at "ary the adulterer. . tell you her sins < though they were many < was forgiven so she showed "e much love. ,ut a person who is forgiven little shows only a little love. 8-uke =2@=: . tell you also the ta4 collectors and prostitutes and entering the kingdom of God ahead on many. 8"atthew 13203: *or they are willing to repent of their ways and come to "e.

. am gracious and righteous and full of compassion. 8Psalm 33;2>: . give strength to the weary and increase the power of the weak. 8.saiah @B219: Should . have not had concern for the great city of Cineveh in which there were more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who could not tell their right hand from their left% 8&onah @233: Ceither will . withhold concern for these women. . will have mercy on whom . will have mercy and . will have compassion on whom . will have compassion. 8)4odus 00239: (o these women . say2 6an a mother forget the !a!y at her !reast and have no compassion on the child she has !orne% (hough she may forget . will not forget you. 8.saiah @923>: $hen you carried on your prostitution and e4posed your naked !ody . turned away from you in disgust. 8)Iekiel 1023A: *orsaking "e you uncovered your !ed you clim!ed into it and opened wide' you made a pact with those whose !ed you love and you looked with lust on their naked !odies. 8.saiah >=2A: 7ou will suffer the penalty for your lewdness and !ear the consequences of your sins. 8)Iekiel 102@9: Cow your impurity is lewdness. ,ecause . tried to cleanse you !ut you would not !e cleansed from your impurity you will not !e clean again until "y wrath against you has su!sided. 8)Iekiel 1@230: . have given you time to repent of your se4ual immorality !ut you are unwilling. So . will cast you on a !ed of suffering and . will make those who commit adultery with you suffer intensely unless they repent of your ways. 8+evelation 1213<11: Since you have forgotten "e and turned your !ack on "e you must !ear the consequences of your lewdness and prostitution. 8)Iekiel 1020>: (he !ody is not meant for se4ual immorality !ut for -ord and the -ord for the !ody. 83 6orinthians ;230: /o you not know that you are 8made to !e: the temple God and that "y Spirit 8desires to: dwells in you% .f you defile "y temple . will destroy you for "y temple is holy which temple you are. 83 6orinthians 023;: *lee from se4ual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the !ody !ut whoever sins se4ually sins against her own !ody. 83 6orinthians ;23A: Or do you not know that your !ody is 8can !e: the temple of the #oly Spirit who is in you whom you have from "e and you are not your own% *or you were !ought with a price' therefore glorify "e in your !ody and in your Spirit which are "ine. 83 6orinthians ;239: .t is "y will that you should !e sanctified' that you should avoid se4ual immorality that you should learn to control your own !ody in a way that is holy and honora!le not in passionate lust like the un!elievers who do not know "e' and that in this matter no one should wrong and take advantage of a !rother or sister. . will punish all those who commit such sins. 83 (hessalonians @20<@: 7ou have lived as a prostitute with many loversEwould you now return to "e% -ook up to the !arren heights and see. .s there any place where you have not !een ravished% ,y the roadside you sat waiting for lovers sat like a nomad in the desert. 7ou have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness. (herefore the showers have !een withheld and no spring rains have fallen. 7et you have the !raIen look of a prostitute' you refuse to !lush with shame. #ave you not just called to "e2 L"y *ather

my friend from my youth will you always !e angry% $ill your wrath continue forever% (his is how you talk !ut you do all the evil you can.G 8&eremiah 023<>: +eturn declares the -O+/ . will frown on you no longer for . am faithful. . will not !e angry forever. Only acknowledge your guiltEyou have re!elled against the -O+/ your God you have scattered your favors to foreign gods 8and men: under every spreading tree and have not o!eyed me. +eturn faithless child for . am your hus!and. . myself said #ow gladly would . treat you like my children and give you a pleasant land. . thought you would call "e L*ather and not turn away from following "e. ,ut like a woman unfaithful to her hus!and so you have !een unfaithful to "e. 8&eremiah 02 33<3@ 39<11: 6ome to "e all who are weary and !urdened and . will give you rest. 8"atthew 3321A: 6hrist covenant was made with #is !lood which was poured out for you for the forgiveness of sins. 8"atthew 1;21A: .n fact "y law requires that nearly everything !e cleansed with !lood and without the shedding of !lood there is no forgiveness. 8#e!rews 9211: $ith #is !lood #e purchased for "e persons from every tri!e and language and people and nation. 8+evelation >29: .n #im you can have redemption through #is !lood the forgiveness of sins in accordance with the riches of "y grace. 8)phesians 32=: *or 7ou "y child2 /o not prostitute yourself !y chasing after the lust of your own heart and eyes. 8Cum!ers 3>209: "y Spirit sent Philip to the )thiopian official and he heard him reading .saiah the prophet and asked ?/o you understand what you are reading%? And he said ?#ow can . unless someone guides "e%? And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him. 8Acts A219<03: -ikewise have compassion and love those women who have lost their way' whether they !e prostitute or promiscuous. #elp them understand "y $ord and "y ways. #e who turns a sinner from the error her way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins. 8&ames >21B: Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations !aptiIing them in the Came of the *ather and of the Son and of the #oly Spirit teaching them to o!serve all things . have commanded you. 8"atthew 1A239<3B: -ove God

11. +andle 2ealth $i3hteousl'

/ear 6hild2 7ou have many concerns a!out money especially in these uncertain times. -isten to "y guidance and let "e help you gain wisdom and a solid understanding money and wealth. *irst and foremost understand that the earth and everything in it !elongs to "e. (he world and itHs people !elong to "e. 8Psalm 1@23: . own the silver . own the gold. 8#aggai 12A: )verything comes from "e. All things were made !ecause of "e and will return to "e. Give "e praise forever5 8+omans 3320;: "y !lessing makes life rich' nothing you do can improve on "e. 8Prover!s 3B211: Su!mit to "e and !e at peace with "e' in this way prosperity will come to you. 8&o! 11213: . will send you rain in its season and the ground will yield its crops and the trees of the field their fruit. 7our threshing will continue until grape harvest and the grape harvest will continue until planting and you will eat all the food you want and live in safety in your land. 8-eviticus 1;2@<>: .n short . will provide increase and protect you. &ust as the farmer needs help as he la!ors for good crops' . will help you in your la!or and !less the work of your hands. .f you carefully o!ey all the commands . am giving you today and if you love "e and serve "e with all your heart and soul then . will send the rains in their proper seasons < the earl and late rains < so you can !ring in your harvest of grain new wine and olive oil. . will give you lush pastureland for your livestock and you yourself will have you want to eat. 8/euteronomy 33230<3>: ,ut remem!er the -O+/ your God for it is . who gives you the a!ility to produce wealth. 8/euteronomy A23A: .t is required of stewards that they !e found trustworthy. 83 6orinthians @21: $ho then is the faithful and wise manager' whom his master will set over the household to give them their portion of food at the proper time% ,lessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when #e comes. 8-uke 312@1<@0: )ach one should use "hatever gift he has received to serve others faithfully administering "y grace in its various forms. 83 Peter @23B: $hen you have !een given much much will !e demanded' as you will !e entrusted with much much more will !e asked. 8-uke 312@A: *or you will give a personal account to "e. 8+omans 3@231:

-oosen your grip on money. .f there is a poor man among your !rothers in any of the towns of the land that . have sent you do not !e hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor !rother. +ather !e openhanded and freely lend him whatever he needs. 8/euteronomy 3>2=<A: .f you have two shirts give one to the poor. .f you have food share it with those who are hungry. 8-uke >233: Give to anyone who ask' and when things are taken away from you donHt try to get them !ack. 8-uke ;20B: .f you cannot renounce all that you have you cannot !e "y disciple. 8-uke 3@2>>: "oney itself is not evil yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. After all you !rought nothing with you when you came into the world and you cannot take anything with you when you leave it. 83 (imothy ;2;<=: /o not !e overawed when a man grows rich when the splendor of his house increases' for he will take nothing with him when he dies his splendor will not descend with him. (hough while he lived he counted himself !lessed < he will join the generation of his fathers who will never see the light of this life. 8Psalm @923;<39: /o not wear yourself out to get rich' have wisdom and show restraint. 8Prover!s 1>2@: "ake it your am!ition to lead a quite life to mind your own !usiness and to work with your hands so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not !e dependent on any!ody. 83 (hessalonians @233<31: $ork hard and you will have a lot of food' waste time and you will have a lot of trou!le. 8Prover!s 1A239: #e who works his hand will have a!undant food !ut he who chases fantasies lacks judgment. 8Prover!s 31233: $ork !rings profit !ut mere talk leads to poverty5 8Prover!s 3@21>: so whatever you do work at it with all your heart as working for "e not for men. 86olossians 021>: ,e still in "y presence and wait patiently for "e to act. /onHt worry a!out evil people who prosper or fret a!out their wicked schemes. .t is !etter to !e godly and have little than to !e evil and rich. 8Psalm 0=2= 3;: A stingy man is eager to get rich and is unaware that poverty awaits him. 8Prover!s 1A211: "ake the most of what . give !oth !ounty and the capacity to enjoy it accept what is given and delight in the work it is "y gift5 8)cclesiastes >239: Always !e joyful. Cever stop praying. ,e thankful in all circumstances for this is "y will for you who !elong to 6hrist &esus. 83 (hessalonians >23;<3A: $atch out5 ,e on your guard against all kinds of greed' a manHs life does not consist in the a!undance of his possessions. 8-uke 3123>: Deep your lives free from the love of money and !e content with what you have !ecause i have said ?Cever will . leave you' never will . forsake you.? 8#e!rews 302>: (each those who are rich in this world not to !e proud and not to trust in their money which is so unrelia!le. (heir trust should !e in "e who richly gives you all you need for your enjoyment. 83 (imothy ;23=: And if your wealth increases donHt make it the center of your life. 8Psalm ;23B: .tHs o!vious isnHt it% (he place where your treasure is is the place you will most want to !e and end up !eing. 8-uke 3120@: Co one can serve two masters. )ither you will hate the one and love the other or you will !e devoted to the one and despise the other. 7ou cannot serve !oth God and "oney. 8"atthew ;21@: Serve "e5 $hoever trust in his riches will fall !ut the righteous will flourish like a green leaf. 8Prover!s 3321A: People

who long to get rich fall into temptation and are trapped !y many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. 83 (imothy ;29: $hoever loves money never has money enough' whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. (his too is meaningless. 8)cclesiastes >23B: "ost people are motivated to success !ecause they envy their neigh!ors. ,ut this too is meaningless < like chasing the wind. 8)cclesiastes @2@: *or the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure a craving for everything you see and pride in your achievements and possessions. (hese are not from "e !ut are from this world. 83 &ohn 123;: . know e4actly what you need even !efore you ask "e5 8"atthew ;2A: $hat sorrow for you who !uy up house after house and field after field until everyone is evicted and you live alone in the land. 8.saiah >2A: $hen you have a feast invite the poor' the crippled the lame and the !lind. (hey cannot pay you !ack !ut . will !less you and reward you when you rise. 8-uke 3@230<3@: #e who has pity on the poor lends to "e and . will pay !ack what you have given. 8Prover!s 3923=: Give as freely as you have received5 8"atthew 3B2A: On the first day of every week set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income. 83 6orinthians 3;21: 7ou must present as the -O+/Hs portion the !est and the holiest part of everything given to you. 8Cum!ers 3A219: (hen as you have opportunity do good to everyone and especially those of the household of faith. 8Galatians ;23B: (his is how you know what love is2 &esus 6hrist laid down #is life for you. And you ought to lay down your life for your !others. .f you have material possessions and see your !rother in need !ut have no pity on him how can the love of God !e in you% /ear child do not love with words or tongue !ut with actions and in truth. 83 &ohn 023;<3A: Give and you will receive. 7our gift will return to you in full < pressed down shaken together to make room for more running over and poured into your lap. (he amount you give will determine the amount you get !ack. 8-uke ;20A: A generous man will himself !e !lessed for he shares his food with the poor. 8Prover!s 1129: . can !less you with everything you need and you will always have more than enough to do all kinds of good things for others. 7ou will !e !lessed in every way and you will !e a!le to keep on !eing generous. (hen many people will thank "e when your gifts are delivered. 81 6orinthians 92A 33: ,ring all the tithe into the storehouse so there will !e enough food in "y (emple. .f you do . will open the windows of heaven for you. i will pour out a !lessing so great you wonHt have enough room to take it in5 Tr' it; &ut (e to the test; Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely who conducts his affairs with justice. 8Psalm 3312>: +emem!er this saying' ?A few seeds make a small harvest !ut a lot of seeds make a !ig harvest.? 7ou must make up your own mind a!out how much to give. ,ut donHt feel sorry that you must give and donHt feel that you are forced to give. . love people who love to give5 81 6orinthians 892;<=: +epay your de!ts and avoid it. Pay all that you owe whether it is ta4es and fees or respect and honor. 8+omans 302=: (he rich rule over the poor' and the !orrower is servant

to the lender. 8Prover!s 112=: /onHt e4ploit your friend or ro! him. /onHt hold !ack wages of a hired hand overnight. 8-eviticus 39230: /onHt steal. /onHt lie. /onHt deceive anyone. 8-eviticus 39233: .t is stupid to try to get something for nothing or run up huge !ills you can never repay. 8Prover!s 3=23A: Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity !ut hasty shortcuts lead to poverty. 8Prover!s 132>: $ealth gained hastily will dwindle !ut whoever gathers little !y little will increase it. 8Prover!s 30233: 6hoose my instruction rather than silver' and knowledge rather than pure gold. *or wisdom is far more valua!le than ru!ies. Cothing you desire can compare with it. 8Prover!s A23B<33: /ear child' "y desire is to see you !lessed !ut love "e and others rather than !lessings and riches. *ollow "y instruction and drink in "y wisdom. ,e patient and diligent plan and save honor "e and !e generous. -ove God

11. Is Your ,aith 2orthless4

/ear 6hild2 . love you with all "y heart !ut do you love "e. 7ou profess the Came of &esus and praise "y Came !ut is it empty% .s it hollow% .s your faith genuine% Are you truly "y child% . the -O+/ . search minds and test hearts. . will reward each person for what he has done. . will reward him for the results of his actions. 8&eremiah 3=23B: /o not !e deceived . will not !e mocked' for whatever a man sows that he will also reap. 8Galatians ;2=: (he greatest commands are these2 -ove the -O+/ your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind' and H-ove your neigh!or as yourselfH. 8-uke 3B21=: "any just profess with their mouths !ut their actions make them hypocrites5 )4amine yourself as to whether you are in the faith. (est yourself5 /o you not know yourself that &esus 6hrist is in you% <unless indeed you are disqualified. 81 6orinthians 302>: Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God% /o not !e deceived. 83 6orinthians ;29: .f anyone thinks they are something when they are not they deceive themselves. 8Galatians ;20: . speak of testing the ?sincerity? of your faith' to see if it is genuine' not saying that salvation is earned !y good works. Co one will !e declared righteous in "y sight !y works of the law. 8+omans 021B: A person is justified !y faith apart !y works. 8+omans 021A: (he people of .srael pursued the law as the way of righteousness !ut did not attain their goal. $hy not% ,ecause the pursued it not !y faith !ut !y works. 8+omans 9203<01: /id you receive the Spirit !y the works of the law or !y !elieving what you heard% 8Galatians 021: *or it is !y grace you have !een saved through faith < and this is not from yourself it is the gift of God < not !y works so that no one can !oast. *or you are "y handiwork created in 6hrist &esus to do good works which . prepared in advance for you to do. 8)phesians 12A<3B: /onHt fool yourself into thinking that you are a listener when you are anything ?!ut? one letting the $ord go in one ear and out the other. Act on what you hear5 (hose who hear and donHt act are like those who glance in the mirror walk away and two minutes later

have no idea who they are and what they look like. ,ut he who looks into the perfect law of li!erty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer !ut a doer of the work this one will !e !lessed in what he does. 8&ames 3211<1>: $hat good does it do if someone claims to have faith !ut doesnt do any good things% 6an this kind of faith save him% Suppose a !eliever whether a man or a woman needs clothes or food and one of you tells that person FGod !e with you5 Stay warm and make sure you eat enough.G .f you dont provide for that persons physical needs what good does it do% .n the same way faith !y itself is dead if it doesnt cause you to do any good things. Another person might say F7ou have faith !ut . do good things.G Show me your faith apart from the good things you do. . will show you my faith !y the good things . do. 7ou !elieve that there is one God. (hats fine5 (he demons also !elieve that and they trem!le with fear. /o you have to !e shown that faith which does nothing is useless% /idnt your ancestor A!raham receive "y approval as a result of what he did when he offered his son .saac as a sacrifice on the altar% 7ou see that A!rahams faith and what he ?did? worked together. #is faith was ?shown? to !e genuine !y what he did. A!raham !elieved God and that faith was regarded !y "e to !e his approval of A!raham. So A!raham was called "y friend. 7ou see that a person receives "y approval !ecause of what he does not only !ecause of what he !elieves. (he same is true of the prostitute +aha! who welcomed the spies and sent them away on another road. She received "y approval !ecause of what she did. A !ody that doesnt !reathe is dead. .n the same way faith that does nothing is dead. 8&ames 123@<1;: . am testing you to find out if you really love "e with all your heart and soul. 8/euteronomy 3020: *or @Byrs . led the people on a journey in the desert. . did this in order to hum!le them and test them. (o see whether or not they would wholeheartedly o!ey "y commands. 8/euteronomy A21: . tested #eIekiah to find out everything that was in his heart. 81 6hronicles 01203: . tested &o! to see if he would pass purse as gold. 8&o! 1023B: . am testing how genuine your love is !y pointing out the dedication of others. 81 6orinthians A2A: Cot everyone who says to &esus H-ord -ordH will enter the kingdom of heaven !ut only the one who does "y will. "any will say &esus on that day H-ord -ord did we not prophesy in 7our Came and in 7our Came drive out demons and in 7our Came perform many miracles%H (hen they will !e told plainly H. never knew you. Away from "e you evildoers5H )4amine yourself5 F-isten "y child and . will speak. -isten to what . spoke to .srael and . will testify against you2 . am God your God5 . am not criticiIing you for your sacrifices or !urnt offerings which are always in front of "e. ,ut . will not accept another young !ull from your household or a single male goat from your pens. )very creature in the forest even the cattle on a thousand hills is "ine. . know every !ird in the mountains.

)verything that moves in the fields is "ine. .f . were hungry . would not tell you !ecause the world and all that it contains are "ine. /o . eat the meat of !ulls or drink the !lood of goats% ,ring your thanks to God as a sacrifice and keep your vows to the "ost #igh. 6all on me in times of trou!le. . will rescue you and you will honor "e.G 8Psalm >B2=<3>: /o . delight in !urnt offering and sacrifices as much in o!eying "e% (o o!ey is !etter than sacrifice and to heed is !etter than the fat of rams. 83 Samuel 3>211: ,ut . say to you when you act wickedly F#ow dare you quote my decrees and mouth my promises5 7ou hate discipline. 7ou toss my words !ehind you. $hen you see a thief you want to make friends with him. 7ou keep company with people who commit adultery. 7ou let your mouth say anything evil. 7our tongue plans deceit. 7ou sit and talk against your own !rother. 7ou slander your own mothers son. $hen you did these things . remained silent. (hat made you think . was like you. . will argue my point with you and lay it all out for you to see. 6onsider this you people who forget God. Otherwise . will tear you to pieces and there will !e no one left to rescue you. $hoever offers thanks as a sacrifice honors me. . will let everyone who continues in my way see the salvation that comes from God.G 8Psalm >B23;<10: . promise that . will honor those who honor me and those who despise me will !e considered insignificant. 83Samuel 120B: -ove God

12. Be +onest 2ith (e

/ear 6hild2 Dings take pleasure in honest lips' they value the one who speaks what is right. 8Prover!s 3;230: #ow much more do . value honesty and integrity% .f . am for you who can !e against you% 8+omans A203: (he answer is no one' no one !ut you5 #ow can . reach the innermost parts of you and !uild a thriving relationship !etween you and . if you refuse to !e honest% #ow painful are honest words5 ,ut what do your arguments prove% 8&o! ;21>: #ave . not written sayings of counsel and knowledge teaching you to honest and speak the truth so that you !ring !ack truthful reports to those you serve% 8Prover!s 1121B<11: Serve "e with honesty5 An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips. 8Prover!s 1@21;: . am not angry with you nor will . reject you so come open and honest !efore "e. . will !ring to light what is hidden in darkness and will e4pose the motives of the heart. 83 6orinthians @2>: $hen . came down to judge Sodom and Gomorrah . said ?Shall . hide from A!raham what . am a!out to do%? "y relationship with him required honesty. . do not hide "y intentions please donHt try to hide from me what is in your heart and on your mind. Adam and )ve hid from "e among the trees of the garden. #e was afraid !ecause he was naked so he hid. 8Genesis 023<3B: 7ou are all naked !efore "e . know every sin every thought every deed and motive5 Cothing in all creation is hidden from "y sight. )verything is uncovered and is !are !efore "y eyes to whom you must give account. 8#e!rews @230: . test the heart am pleased with integrity. 83 6hronicles 1923=: #onesty with "e is healing and growth for you. $hoever walks in integrity walks securely !ut whoever takes crooked paths will !e found out. 8Prover!s 3B29: ,ecause of your integrity . uphold you and set you in "y presence forever. 8Psalm @3231: "ay integrity and uprightness protect you !ecause you have put your hope in "e. 8Psalm 1>213: -ove does not rejoice in evil !ut rejoices in truth. 83 6orinthians 302;: An honest witness tells the truth !ut a false witness pours out lies. 8Prover!s 3123=: .f you do the right thing honesty will !e your guide. ,ut if you are crooked you will !e trapped !y your own disonesty. 8Prover!s 3320:

. know your foolishness' and your sins are not hidden from "e. 8Psalm ;92>: 6oncerning the sinfulness of the wicked2 (here is no fear of "e !efore their eyes. .n their own eyes they flatter themselves too much to detect or hate their sin. (he words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful' they fail to act wisely or do good. )ven on their !eds they plot evil' they commit themselves to a sinful course and do not reject what is wrong. 8Psalm 0;23< @: /o not !e like them !e honest with "e. *or there is nothing hidden that will not !e disclosed and nothing concealed that will not !e known or !ought into the open. 8-uke A23=: Co one who practices will dwell in "y house no one who speaks falsely will stand in "y presence. 8Psalm 3B32=: $hoever lives !y the truth comes into the light so that it may !e seen plainly that what they have done has !een done in "y sight. 8&ohn 0213: (he time has come when the true worshipers worship "e in Spirit and in truth for they are the kind of worshipers . seek. 8&ohn @210: /well in "y sacred tent' walk !lameless do what is righteous and speak the truth from your heart. 8Psalm 3>23<0: . am near to all who call on "e to all who call on "e in truth. 8Psalm 3@>23A: . will hear you if your plea is just2 . will listen to your cry and hear your prayer if it does not rise from deceitful lips. 8Psalm 3=23: *or there are three that testify in heaven' *ather the $ord and the #oly Spirit and we three are One. . am not a human that . should lie not a human that . should change "y mind. 8Cum!ers 10239: &esus is the way the truth and the life. 8&ohn 3@2;: (he world cannot accept the Spirit of truth !ecause it neither sees #im nor knows #im. ,ut you know #im for #e lives with you and in you. 8&ohn 3@23=: Speak the truth in 6hrist < do not lie < let your conscience confirm it through the #oly Spirit. 8+omans 923: $hat harmony is there !etween 6hrist and ,elial% Or what does a !eliever have in common with an un!eliever% $hat agreement is there !etween the temple of God and idols% *or you are the temple of the -iving God. . live with you and walk with you and . will !e your God and you are "y child. 81 6orinthians ;23><3=: ,e in agreement and harmony with "e "y child. . love you' love "e enough to come to "e with an honest and open heart. (here is nothing that you can tell "e that will cause "e to reject you. 8&ohn ;20=: So come draw near to "e and . will draw near to you5 8&ames @2A: -ove God

13. Catch (' 5ision

/ear 6hild2 . know you have had many dreams hopes and goals. "any of these have not come to pass. (hose that have have not always turned out how you thought they would. $here there is no vision the people perish. 8Prover!s 1923A: /reams come from many things !ut a vision from "e will come to pass and succeed in itHs purpose. &oseph has a dream and when he told it to his !rothers they hated him all the more. 8Genesis 0=2>: (he dream prevailed and all )gypt and .srael were saved. . will pour out "y Spirit on all people. 7our sons and daughters will prophesy your old men will dream dreams your young men will see visions. 8&oel 12A: . invite you also to catch "y vision. A sluggardHs appetite in never filled !ut the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied. 8Prover!s 302@: (ake delight in "e and . will give you the desires of your heart. 8Psalm 0=2@: $alk !y the Spirit and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. *or the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. (hey are in conflict with each other so that you are not a!le to whatever you want. 8Galatians >23;<3=: (hose who !elong to 6hrist &esus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since you live !y the Spirit keep in step with the Spirit. 8Galatians >21@<1>: -et "e fill you with "y desires and give you "y vision. Since 6hrist suffered in #is !ody arm yourself with the same attitude !ecause whoever suffers in the !ody is done with sin. As a result they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires !ut rather for "y will. *or you have spent enough time in the past doing what un!elievers do < living in de!auchery lust drunkenness orgies carousing and detesta!le idolatry. (hey are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless wild living and they heap a!use on you. ,ut they will give account to "e who is ready to judge the living and the dead. 83 Peter @23<>: Align your desires to "y will so . may impart "y vision to you. $hen there is a prophet among you . the -O+/ reveal "yself to them in visions . speak to them in dreams. 8Cum!ers 312;: (here are many so<called prophets and teachers

and those who claim to have a word from "e' !e careful5 .f a prophet' or one who foretells !y dreams appears among you and announces to you a sign or wonder and if the sign or wonder spoken takes place and the prophet says ?-et us follow other gods? 8gods you have not known < idols money fame etc: ?and let us worship them? you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. . the -O+/ your God am testing you to find out whether you love "e with all your heart and with all your soul. 8/euteronomy 3023<0: /o not let the prophets and diviners among you deceive you. /o not listen to the dreams 8revelations: you encourage them to have. (hey are prophesying lies in "y name. . have not sent them. 8&eremiah 192A<9: . have heard what the prophets say who prophesy lies in "y name. (hey say ?. had a dream5 . had a dream5? #ow long will this continue in the hearts of these lying prophets who prophesy the delusions of their own minds% 8&eremiah 1021>: .ndeed . am against those who prophesy false dreams. (hey tell them and lead "y people astray with their reckless lies yet i did not send them or appoint them. (hey do not !enefit the people in the least. 8&eremiah 10201: (heir visions are false and their divinations a lie. )ven though . have not sent them they say ?(he -O+/ declares? and e4pect "e to fulfill their words5 8)Iekiel 302;: /o not listen to what the prophets are prophesying to you' they fill you with false hopes. (hey speak visions from their own minds not from "y mouth. 8&eremiah 1023;: Prepare your own heart !efore "e so . may impart "y vison in you. /o not look to false prophets for hope and visions' come to "e and seek "y plans. Surely as . have planned so it will !e and as . have purposed so it will happen. 8.saiah 3@21@: "y word that goes out from "y mouth' it will not return to "e empty !ut will accomplish what . desire. 8.saiah >>233: "any are the plans in a personHs heart !ut it is "y purpose that prevails. 8Prover!s 39213: . know all human plans' . know that they are futile. 8Psalm 9@233: ,ut they reply ?.tHs no use $e will continue with ?our? plans' we will follow the stu!!ornness of our evil hearts?. 8&eremiah 3A231: .n their hearts humans plan their course !ut . esta!lish their steps. 8Prover!s 3;29: Seek "e diligently for "y vision. (he plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty. 8Prover!s 132>: *or it is . who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill "y purpose. 8Philippians 120: /o your !est to present yourself to "e as one approved a worker who does not need to !e ashamed and who correctly handles the word or truth. 81 (imothy 123>: .n a large house there are articles of not only gold and silver !ut also of wood and clay' some are for special purposes and some are for common use. (hose who cleanse themselves from the latter will !e instruments for special purposes made holy useful to "e your "aker and prepared to do any good work. 81 (imothy 121B<13: .n 6hrist you were chosen having !een predestined according to "y plan which works out everything in conformity with the purpose of "y will. 8)phesians 3233: *or . know the plans . have for you' plans to prosper you and not to harm you plans to give you hope and a future. 8&eremiah 19233: ,ut . have raised you up for this very purpose that . might

show you "y power and that "y name might !e proclaimed in all the earth. 8)4odus 923;: "y desire is to give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed. 8Psalm 1B2@: +emem!er plans fail for lack of counsel !ut with many advisors they succeed. 8Prover!s 3>211: -et . and "y word guide you. 6ommit to "e whatever you do and ?.? will esta!lish your plans. 8Prover!s 3;20: "y child if you are ready to !egin with "e in "y plans seek a vision from "e. /o not !e quick with your mouth do not !e hasty in your heart to utter anything !efore "e. i am in heaven and you are on earth so let your words !e few. A dream comes when there are many cares and many words mark the speech of a fool. $hen you make a vow to "e do not delay to fulfill it. . have no pleasure in fools' fulfill your vows. /o not let your mouth lead you into sin. And do not protest to the temple messenger ?"y vow was a mistake?. $hy should . !e angry at what you say and destroy the work of your hands% "uch dreaming and many words are meaningless therefore fear "e. .f you are ready for the journey and your heart is prepared' seek "e and . will !e found !y you. 7ou will seek "e and find "e when you seek "e with all your heart. 8&eremiah 3123@: /esire "y desires pray that not yours !ut "y will !e done. 8"atthew ;23B: $hat . have planned for the people who love "e is more than eyes have seen or ears have heard. .t has never even entered into your mind5 "y Spirit will show you everything. "y Spirit finds out everything even what is in the depths of "y mind. 83 6orinthians 12A<3B: -etHs Go5 -ove God

1 . (' 5ie" Is 6ternal

/ear 6hild2 Perspective is how you view things from your own vantage point. #ave you even known two or more people witness the same event !ut have different accounts on what happened% 7ou see situations different !ecause in part your view is !ased on your own personal e4periences. "y perspective is eternal. . am Alpha and Omega the *irst and the -ast the ,eginning and the )nd. 8+evelation 11230: . am the God who sees' )l +oi. 8Genesis 3;230: . view the ends of the earth and see everything under heaven 8&o! 1A21@: and call into !eing things that were not. 8+omans @23=: . look down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who seek me. Psalm 3@21: *or trou!les without num!er surround you' your sins have overtaken you and cannot see. (hey are more than the hairs of your head and your heart fails within you. Psalm @B231: $hen )lisha prayed for his servant ?Open his eyes -O+/ so that he may see.? $hen . opened his servantHs eyes he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around )lisha. 81 Dings ;23=: All he could see was !eing surrounded !y the enemy !ut could not see how the enemy was surrounded !y "e. "any things in your life are like this situation. 7ou wonder if . really see you in your trou!les' and in your sins. 7ou wonder . am in control or if . am controlled !y your situations. . know where you are and when you come and go. 8.saiah 0=21A: . see the trou!le of the afflicted' . consider their grief and take it in hand. (he victims commit themselves to "' . am the helper of the fatherless. 8Psalm 3B23@: *rom heaven . look down and see all mankind. 8Psalm 00230: *or your ways are in "y full view and . e4amine all your paths. 8Prover!s >213: . view the ends of the earth and see everything under heaven. 8&o! 1A21@: . know all things5 83 &ohn 021: ,eloved . keep perfect records and rest assured every situation will !e accounted for. 7ou may sometimes think things are unfair !ut the wicked do not escape "y view. (hey encourage each other in evil places they talk a!out hiding their snares' they say ?$ho will see it%? 8Psalm ;@2>: (hey say ?(he -O+/ does not see' the God of &aco! takes no notice.? 8Psalm 9@2=: #e says to himself 2God will never notice' he covers his face and never sees.? 8Psalm 3B233:

$oe to those who draw sin along with cords of deceit and wickedness as with cart ropes to those who say ?-et God hurry' -et #im hasten #is work so we may see it. (he plan of the #oly One of .srael < let it approach let it come into view so we may know it5 $oe to those who call evil good and good evil who put darkness for light and light for darkness who put !itter for sweet and sweet for !itter. 8.saiah 8>23A<1B: (hey only deceive themselves' . see what is done in secret. 8"atthew ;23A: /onHt worry a!out the wicked and evil of the world "y justice will prevail5 (rust "e and "y $ord. .t was written for future generations that a people not yet created may praise "e' the -O+/. . looked down from "y sanctuary on high from heaven and viewed the earth to hear the groans of the prisoners and release those condemned to death. 8Psalm 3B123A<1B: Since ancients times no one has heard nor ear has perceived no eye has seen and God !esides "e who acts on !ehalf of those who wait on "e. 8.saiah ;@2@: See the former things have taken place and new things . declare' !efore they spring into !eing . announce them to you. 8.saiah @129: . determine the num!er of stars and call them each !y name. . am great and mighty in power' "y understanding has no limit5 8Psalm 3@=2@<>: . make known the end from the !eginning from ancient times what is still to come. . say ?"y purpose will stand and . will do all that . please. 8.saiah @;23B: (herefore once more . will astound these people with wonder upon wonder' the wisdom of the wise will perish the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish. ?$oe to those who go to great depths to hide their plans from "e who do their work in darkness and think ?$ho sees us% $ho will know%? (hey turn things upside down as if the potter were thought to !e like clay5 Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it ?7ou did not make me?% 6an the pot say to the potter ?7ou know nothing?% 8.saiah 1923@<3; . do know. . want you to know that . hold all things in "y power. Stop worrying a!out the future as if it will somehow escape my notice. /o not turn to mediums or seek out spiritist for you will !e defiled !y them. . A" the -O+/ your God. 8-eviticus 39203: /o not practice divination or seek omens. 8-eviticus 3921;: A wicked and adulterous generation ask for a sign !ut none will !e given it. 8"atthew 31209: Stop letting others shape your opinions and perspectives5 /o not !elieve every spirit !ut test the spirits to see whether they are from "e !ecause many false prophets have gone into the world. (his is how you can recogniIe them the Spirit of God2 )very spirit that acknowledges that &esus 6hrist has come in the flesh is from "e !ut every spirit that does not acknowledge &esus is not from "e (his is the spirit of the Antichrist which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world. 83 &ohn @230: .f their thoughts and opinions and teachings do line up with "y $ord flee from it5 /ear child' "y view is eternal and . see the !eginning to the end in one glance. . know the outcome !efore they !egin for . have ordained it. /onHt fret a!out the wicked or the

!ad things that come your way. . am with you and have all things under "y control. )very wrong will !e righted one day and every question answered. (rust "e5 /o not turn to astrology mediums false teachers and prophets media and governments to shape your opinions. 6ome to "y $ord and view things from "7 Perspective' .t is )ternal. -ove God

1%. You7re Not !tron3 6nou3h

/ear 6hild2 7ou are strong' !ut not strong enough. 7ou are not strong enough to handle every pro!lem that comes your way. And in this world you @"ill@ have trou!le. 8&ohn 3;200: )arthquakes (ornadoes. *loods )conomic $oes Personal (ragedies and /eath and much more plauge your world. 7ou will !e tempted !y fear and worry to grow weak. . want you to !e strong !ut you need @(Y@ strength to !e strong enough for all lifeHs trou!les. Seek "e while . may !e found' call on "e while . am near. 8.saiah >>2;: $hen . came why was there no one% $hen . called why was there no one to answer% $as "y arm too short to deliver you% /o . lack the strength to rescue you% ,y a mere re!uke . dry up the sea. . turn rivers into desert' their fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst. 8.saiah >B21: ,e !rave and strong5 /onHt !e afraid...(he -O+/ your God will always !e at your side and . will never a!andon you. 8/euteronomy 032;: . have commanded you to !e strong and !rave. /onHt ever !e afraid or discouraged5 . am the -O+/ your God and . will !e there to help you wherever you go. 8&oshua 329: $hen "y people came to the Promised -and "y servant 6ale! said ?-etHs go take the land.? ,ut the other men replied ?(hose people are much too strong for us.? 8Cum!ers 30201: (hey looked to their own strength not "ine and !ecame afraid. /avid !ecame a great and strong ruler !ecause the -O+/ All<Powerful was on his side. 81 Samuel >23B: All who trust "e will !e cheerful and strong. 8Psalm 0321@: . am the -O+/ a strong and mighty warrior. 8Psalm 1@2A: . defend the weak and the fatherless uphold the cause of the poor and oppressed. . rescue the weak and needy deliver them from the wicked. 8Psalm A120<@: . am a strong tower where you are safe from your enemies. 8Psalm ;320: (rust the -O+/5 ,e !rave and strong and trust "e5 8Psalm 1=23@: $hy do people persist in trusting themselves and not the God who made all things% 6ursed is the one trust in man who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the -O+/. 8&eremiah 3=2>: "y foolishness is wiser than human wisdom and "y weakness is stronger than human strength. 8. 6orinthians 321>: . drag rulers from their thrones and put hum!le people in places of power. 8-uke 32>1: $ealth and honor come from "e' . am the ruler of all things. .n "y hands are strength and power to e4alt and give strength to all. 83 6hronicles 19231: -et not the wise !oast of their wisdom or the strong !oast of their strength or the rich !oast of their riches !ut let the one who

!oast !oast a!out this2 that they have the understanding to know "e that . am the -O+/ who e4ercises kindness justice and righteousness on earth for in these . delight. 8&eremiah 9210<1@: (he spirit is willing !ut the flesh is weak. 8"atthew 1;2@3: .f you falter in a time of trou!le how small is your strength5 8Prover!s 1@23B: . give strength to the weary and increase the power of the weak. )ven young people get tired then stum!le and fall. !ut those who trust in "e will find new strength. (hey will !e strong like eagles soaring upward on wings' they will walk and run without getting tired. 8.saiah @B219<03: . work out everything to its proper end < even the wicked for a day of disaster. 8Prover!s 3;2@: ,ut . will not !e a terror to you . am your refuge in the day of disaster. 8&eremiah 3=23A: *or in the day of trou!le . will keep you safe in "y dwelling' . will hide you in the shelter of "y sacred tent and set you high upon a rock. 8Psalm 1=2>: Others will stum!le and fall !ut you will !e strong and stand firm. 8Psalm 1B2A: 7ou will not leave in haste or go in flight' for . the -O+/ will go !efore you the God of .srael will !e your rear guard. 8.saiah >1231: "y power will make you like a fortress or a column of iron or a wall of !ronIe. 8&eremiah 323A: . chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 83 6orinthians 321=: -et the weakling say ?. am strong5? 8&oel 023B: ,e happy and shout to "e who makes you strong5 Shout praises to the God of &aco!5 8Psalm A323: $hen a strong man arms himself and guards his home everything he owns is safe. 8-uke 33213: . have given you a strong man armed to guard your house. . show undeserved kindness to everyone. (hatHs why . appointed &esus 6hrist to choose you to share in #is eternal glory. 7ou will suffer for a while !ut . will make you complete steady strong and firm. 83 Peter >23B: "y grace is sufficient for you. "y power is strongest when you are weak. (herefore !oast gladly a!out your weaknesses so that 6hrist power may rest on you. 81 6orinthians 3129: (hatHs why' for 6hristHs sake delight in weakness in insults in hardships in persecutions in difficulties for when are weak then you are strong. 81 6orinthians 3123B: 7ou have a high priest who has ascended into heaven. &esus the Son of God who you hold firmly to in faith is not a high priest who is una!le to empathiIe with your weaknesses !ut you have one who has !een tempted in every way just as you are < yet he did not sin. (herefore approach "y throne of grace with confidence so that you may receive mercy and find grace to help you in your time of need. 8#e!rews @23>: 7ou can do all things through 6hrist who gives you strength. 8Philippians @230: (he Spirit helps you in your weakness when you do not know what you ought to pray for' the Spirit #imself intercedes for you through wordless groans. 8+omans A21;: "ay you !e strengthened with the power of "y Spirit in your inner !eing. 8)phesians 023;: #is glorious power will make you patient and strong enough to endure anything and you will !e truly happy. 86olossians 3233: Cever give up. 7our !odies are gradually dying !ut you are !eing made stronger each

day. 81 6orinthians @23;: "y glorious power makes you strong and !ecause of "y kindness your strength increases. . the -O+/ your Ding the #oly One of .srael am your shield. 8Psalm A923=<3A: Sacrifice thank offerings to "e fulfill your vows to the "ost #igh and call on "e in the day of trou!le' . will deliver you and you will honor "e. 8Psalm >B23@<3>: .f you respect "e . will !e a secure fortress and a refuge to your children. (he fear of "e is a life giving fountain that keeps you safe from deadly traps. 8Prover!s 3@21;<1=: So do not fear for i am with you' do not !e dismayed for . am your God. . will strengthen you and help you' i will uphold you with "y righteous right hand. 8.saiah @323B: .f you o!ey the laws and teachings . am giving you you will !e strong enough to conquer. 8/euteronomy 332A: "y wisdom will make you stronger than the ten most powerful leaders in your city. 8)cclesiastes =239: Guard the good deposit of teaching that was entrusted to you < guard it with the help of the #oly Spirit who lives in you. 81 (imothy 323@: #um!le yourself therefore under "y mighty hand that . may lift you up in due time. 83 Peter >2;: -ove God

1). Let 8YO9: Be Li3ht;

/ear 6hild2 .n the !eginning . said ?-et there !e light? and there was light. 8Genesis 320: . saw that it was good and separated the light from the darkness. 8Genesis 32@: . appointed the sun to shine !y day' and decreed the moon and stars to shine !y night. 8&eremiah 0320>: ,ut did you know that the moon does not really shine% (he moon reflects the radiance of the light from the sun. )verything e4posed !y the light !ecomes visi!le<and everything that is illuminated !ecomes a light. 8)phesians >230: . love the light !ecause . am -ight. . wrap "yself in light as with a garment. 8Psalm 3B@21: $ith "y light . led "y people .srael out of )gypt. 8Psalm =A23@: . am a lamp to you and turn your darkness into light. 81 Samuel 11219: $ith "e is the fountain of life' in "y light you see light. 8Psalm 0;29: . reveal the deep things of darkness and !ring utter darkness into light. 8&o! 31211: "y word is a lamp to your feet a light to your path 8Psalm 33923B>: and "y command is also a lamp this teaching a light and correction and instruction are the way to life. 8Prover!s ;210: (he unfolding of "y words gives light' it gives understanding to the simple. 8Psalm 339230B: "y precepts are radiant giving light to the eyes 8Psalm 392A: shining light on the righteous and joy on the upright. "y Son &esus is the radiance of "y glory and the e4act representation of "y !eing sustaining all things !y "y powerful word. After #e had provided purification for sins #e sat down at the right hand of "y "ajesty in heaven. 8#e!rews 320: #e is the light of the world. 8&ohn 92>: #e is light in #im there is no darkness at all. 8&ohn 323>: #e came into the world as a light so that no one who !elieves in #im should stay in darkness. 8&ohn 312@;: (his is the verdict2 -ight has come into the world !ut people loved darkness instead of light !ecause their deeds were evil. )veryone who does evil hates the light' and will not come into the light for fear their deeds will !e e4posed. ,ut whoever lives !y the truth comes into the light so that it may !e seen plainly that what they have done has !een done in "y sight. 8&ohn 0239<13: 7ou were once in darkness !ut now you are light in the -ord. -ive as children of the light. 8)phesians >2A: (herefore if your whole !ody is full of light and no part of it is dark it will !e just as full of light as when a lamp shines on you. 8-uke 3320;: ,lessed are those who have learned to acclaim "e' who walk in the light of "y presence. 8Psalm A923>: (he path of righteousness is like the morning sun shining ever !righter until the full light of day. 8Prover!s @23A:

. have revealed and saved and proclaimed<. and not some foreign HgodH among you. 7ou are "y witnesses' . A" God. 8.saiah @0231: 7ou have received the power of "y #oly Spirit and you are "y witnesses. 8Acts 32A: -ight in a messengers eyes !rings joy to the heart and good news gives health to the !ones. 8Prover!s 3>20B: 7ou are the light of the world. A town !uilt on a hill cannot !e hidden. Ceither do people light a lamp and put it under a !owl. .nstead the put it on a stand and it gives light to everyone in the house. .n the same way let your light shine !efore others that they may see your good deeds and glorify your *ather in heaven. 8"atthew >23@<3;: As water reflects the face so oneHs life reflects the heart < you reflect 6hrist. 8Prover!s 1=239: /o everything without grum!ling or arguing so that you may !ecome !lameless and pure' children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation. (hen you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life. 8Philippians 123@<3;: 7ou are a -ight. -earn what that means2 3. -ight produces energy. *aith without works is dead. 8&ames 121;: ,e doers of the word and not hearers only. 8&ames 3211: 1. -ight travels. Go5 $ho will . send% And who will go for Js% 8.saiah ;2A: 0. -ight produces heart. . know your deeds that you are neither cold or hot. . wish you were either one or the other5 So !ecause you are HlukewarmH < neither hot nor cold < . am a!out to spit you out of "y mouth. 8+evelation 023><3;: @. -ight signals. . have made HyouH a watchman for the people' therefore hear a word from "y mouth and give them warning from "e. $hen . say to the wicked ?7ou will surely die? and you give them no warning nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way to save his life that same wicked man will die in his iniquity' !ut his !lood . will require at HyourH hand. 8)Iekiel 023;<3AB >. -ight attracts. ,ecome all things to all men that you might !y all means save some. 83 6orinthians 9211: ;. -ight reveals. (ake no part in the unfruitful works of darkness !ut instead e4pose them. 8)phesians >233: =. -ight cast shadows. Shine so otherHs can see themselves. $hoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover a multitude of sins. 8&ames >21B: . will !ring to light what is hidden in darkness and will e4pose the motives of the heart. 83 6orinthians @2>: (he HgodH of this age has !linded the minds of un!elievers so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of 6hrist who is the image of God. 81 6orinthians @2@: (he people are !uried in idolatry. (hey have made gods of money and possessions and people and vain imaginations. (he godHs know nothing they

understand nothing. (hey walk a!out in darkness' all the foundations of the earth are shaken. 8Psalm A12>: .t is when a person walks at night that they stum!le for they have no light. 8&ohn 3323B: (here are those who re!el against the light who do not know its way or stay in its paths. 8&o! 1@230: Some sit in darkness in utter darkness prisoners suffering in iron chains !ecause they re!elled against "y commands and despised "y plans. 8Psalm 3B=233: (hey grope in darkness with no lights. 8&o! 3121>: .n the dark thieves !reak into houses !ut !y day they shut themselves in' they want nothing to do with the light. 8&o! 1@23;: -et the one who walks in the dark who has no light trust in "y Came and rely on "e their God. 8.saiah >B23B: . will lead the !lind !y ways they have not known along unfamiliar paths . will guide them' . will turn the darkness into light !efore them and make the rough places smooth. (hese are the things . will do' . will not forsake them. 8.saiah @123;: .nstruction will go out from "e' "y justice will !ecome a light to the nations. 8.saiah >32@: . will tell you what it really means to worship "e. +emove the chains of the prisoners who are chained unjustly. *ree those who are a!used5 Share your food with everyone who is hungry' share your home with the poor and homeless. Give clothes to those in need' donHt turn away your relatives. (hen your light will shine like the dawning sun and you will quickly !e healed. 7our honesty will protect you as you advance and the glory of the -O+/ will defend you from !ehind. $hen you !eg the -O+/ for help . will answer ?#ere . am5? /onHt mistreat others or falsely accuse them or say something cruel. Give your food to the hungry and care for the homeless. (hen your light will shine in the dark' your darkest hour will !e like the noonday sun. . will always guide you and provide good things to eat when you are in the desert. . will make you healthy. 7ou will !e like a garden who has plenty of water or like a stream that never runs dry. 8.saiah >A2;<33: . will send YO9 to them to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified !y faith in &esus. 8Acts 1;23=<3A: Cow Go5 ,e "y -ight5 -ove God

1*. Be Content But #ili3ent

/ear 6hild2 (he people of this world are so discontented. (hey greatly love to wander' they do not restrain their feet so . do not accept them and will remem!er their wickedness and punish them for their sins. 8&eremiah 3>23B: /o not !e conformed to the pattern of this world !ut !e transformed !y the renewing of your mind. 8+omans 3121: /o not live !y the standards of the world' for though you live in the world do not wage war as the world does. (he weapons you fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 81 6orinthians 3B21<@: One of theses strongholds is discontentment which leads to envy and anger and gives rise to all kinds of sinful actions. 7ou want what you donHt have so you scheme and kill to get it. 7ou are jealous of what others have !ut you canHt get it so you fight and wage war to take it from them. 7et you donHt have what you want !ecause you donHt ask "e for it. 8&ames @21: -et the peace of 6hrist rule in your heart since as mem!ers of one !ody you were called to peace. 86olossians 023>: -earn to !e content whatever the circumstances. 7ou know what it is to !e in need and what it is to have plenty. Cow learn the secret of !eing content in any and every situation whether well fed or hungry whether living in plenty or in want. 7ou can do all things through 6hrist who gives you strength. 8Philippians @233<30: ,e content in good things and discontent with laIiness and diso!edience like "y people wanted to !e content on the side of the &ordon and not claim the promised land. 8&oshua =2=: Cor should you complain and grum!le against "e as they did in the wilderness when they complained a!out their hardships and "y anger was aroused and they were consumed !y fire. 8Cum!ers 3323<0: (hey spoke against "e' they said ?6an God really spread a ta!le in the wilderness%? /o not grum!le as some of them did < and were killed !y the destroying angel. 83 6orinthians 3B23B: *rom the fruit of their mouth a persons stomach is filled' with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied. 8Prover!s 3A21B: (he fear of "e leads to life' then you can rest content untouched !y trou!le. 8Prover!s 39210: 6alm and quiet yourself like a weaned child with its mother' like a weaned child !e content. 8Psalm 30321: *aithfully o!ey "y commands . am giving you today < love the -O+/ your God and serve "e with all your heart and with all your soul < then . will send rain on your land in its season 8!lessings into your

life: !oth autumn and spring rains so that you may gather in your grain new wine and oil 8a!undance:. . will provide grass in the fields for your cattle and you will eat and !e satisfied 8provision:. 8/euteronomy 3323@<3;: )nter "y gates with with thanksgiving and "y courts with praise' give thanks to "e and praise "y Came. 8Psalm 3BB2@: O!ey and serve "e and you will spend the rest of your days in prosperity and your years in contentment. 8&o! 0;233: . supply the seed to the sower and !read for food. . will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. 7ou will !e enriched in every way so that you can !e generous on every occasion and through others your generosity will result in thanksgiving to "e. 81 6orinthians 923B<33: /o not think that godliness is a means to financial gain. Godliness with contentment is great gain. *or you !rought nothing into the world and you cannot take anything out of it. 83 (imothy ;2><=: $hoever loves money never has enough' whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. (his too is meaningless. 8)cclesiastes >23B: (hese oneHs toil is for their mouth yet their appetite is never satisfied. 8)cclesiastes ;2=: (urn your heart toward "y statutes and not toward selfish gain. 8Psalm 33920;: Others !ecause of their sins they will eat !ut not !e satisfied' their stomach will still !e empty. (hey will store up !ut save nothing !ecause what they save . will give to the sword. (hey will plant !ut not harvest' they will press olives !ut not use the oil crush grapes !ut not drink the wine. $ill a mere mortal ro! God% 7et . am ro!!ed. ,ut they ask H#ow are we ro!!ing 7ou%H .n tithes and offerings. (hey are under a curse<your whole nation<!ecause they are ro!!ing "e. ,ring the whole tithe into the storehouse that there may !e food in "y house. (est "e in this says the -O+/ Almighty and see if . do not throw ope the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much !lessing that there will not !e enough room to store it. 8"alachi 02A<3B: -astly "y child !e diligent and not laIy. A sluggardHs appetite is never filled !ut the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied. 8Prover!s 302@: -aIy hands make for poverty !ut diligent hands !ring wealth. 8Prover!s 3B2@: (he plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty 8Prover!s 132>: $ork diligently give generously and !e content in all you do. (his will serve you well. "ake sure you e4amine yourself and check your motives. .f you har!or !itter envy and selfish am!ition in your heart do not !oast a!out it or deny the truth. Such HwisdomH does not come from heaven !ut is earthly unspiritual demonic. *or where you have envy and selfish am!ition there you find disorder and every evil practice. 8&ames 023@: 6ry aloud to "e. -ift up your voice to "e for mercy. Pour out your complaint !efore "e 8not against "e: and tell "e of your trou!le. $hen your spirit grows faint within you . will watch over your way. 8Psalm 3@123B0: -ay your request !efore "e and wait e4pectantly. 8Psalm >20: ,e still !efore "e and wait patiently. 8Psalm 0=2=:

-ove God

1.. Listen 2hen I !/eak

/ear 6hild2 . spoke to you today' yesterday as well and the day !efore that. /id you hear "e% #ave you !een listening% . speak to you constantly trying to get your attention. Sometimes you are too !usy to settle down and hear "e. Other times you simply ignore what . say. Practice listening' !e quick to listen slow to speak slow to answer. 8&ames 3239: $hoever listens to "e will live in safety and !e at ease without fear of harm. 8Prover!s 3200: . do not listen to sinners !ut to the godly who do my will. 8&ohn 9203: 7ou are "y child and . desire to speak to you. . have declared' ?-isten you heavens and . will speak' hear you earth the word of "y mouth.? 8/euteronomy 0123: . speak through "y $ord thoughts conversations with others and various circumstances. *aith comes !y hearing and hearing !y "y word. 8+omans 3B23=: "y word is alive and active. Sharper than any dou!le edged sword. .t penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit joints and marrow' it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. 8#e!rews @231: . have sent "y $ord into the world and #e !ecame flesh and dwelt among you. 8&ohn 323@: (he $ord was with "e and the $ord was God. 8&ohn 323: #e did not speak on #is own !ut spoke all . commanded #im to say. 8&ohn 312@9: . have also given you the Spirit of truth' the Advocate. #e will teach you all things and will remind you of everything . have said to you. 8&ohn 3@23;<3= 1;: So listen to "e. . wants to speak to like . spoke to "oses' face to face as one speaks to a friend. 8)4odus 00233: #eed "y instructions and commands. ,ind them always on your heart. *asten them around your neck. $hen you walk they will guide you' when you sleep they will watch over you' when you awake they will speak to you. "y correction and instruction are the way to life. 8Prover!s ;213<10: . speak the truth' i declare what is right. 8.saiah @>239: . do speak' now one way now another' though many do not perceive it. 8&o! 0023@: (hey are ever hearing !ut never understanding' ever seeing !ut never perceiving. 8.saiah ;29: . speak and give warnings. $ho is listening to "e% (heir ears are closed so they cannot hear. "y word is offensive to them' they find no pleasure in it. 8&eremiah ;23B: (heir tongues shoot lies. (hey go from one sin to another' they do not acknowledge "e. ,eware of so<called friends do not !e so trusting. (hey are deceivers and slanderers. *riend deceives friend and no one speaks the truth. (hey have taught their tongues to lie' they weary themselves with sinning. 7ou live in the midst of deception' in their deceit

they refuse to acknowledge "e. 8&eremiah 920<;: /o not listen to what every so<called prophet or teacher is prophesying to you' they fill you with false hopes. (hey speak visions from their own minds not from "y mouth. (hey say to those who despise "e ?(he -O+/ says' 7ou will live in peace?. And to those who follow the stu!!ornness of their hearts they say ?Co harm will come to you?. . did not send these prophets yet they have run with message. . did not speak to them yet they have prophesied. ,ut if they had stood in "y council they would have proclaimed "y words to "y people and would have turned them from their evil ways and from their evil deeds. 8&eremiah 1023;<11: . am against the false teachers and prophets who steal from one another words supposedly from "e. . am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and yet declare ?(he -O+/ declares?. .ndeed . am against those who prophesy false dreams. (hey tell them and lead "y people astray with their reckless lies yet . did not send them or appoint them. (hey do not !enefit these people in the least. 8&eremiah 1020B<01: (hey are from the world and therefore they speak from the viewpoint of the world and the world listens to them. 883 &ohn @2>: A good man !rings good things out of the good stored up in his heart and an evil man !rings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. *or the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. 8-uke ;2@>: (he time has come when people do not put up with sound doctrine. .nstead to suit their own desires they gather around them a great num!er of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 81 (imothy @20: . speak what . will and it will !e fulfilled without delay. . will fulfill whatever . say. 8)Iekiel 3121>: All scripture in God !reathed and is useful for teaching re!uking correcting and training in righteousness. 81 (imothy 023;: ,lessed are those who hear "y word and o!ey it. 8-uke 3321A: $hoever !elongs to "e hears what . say. 8&ohn A2@=: (oday if you hear "y voice do not harden your heart as they did in the re!ellion. 8#e!rews 023>: So listen to "e "y child and !efore you call . will answer' while you are still speaking . will hear. 8.saiah ;>21@: -ove God

10. You Are Beautiful

/ear 6hild2 ,eauty is greatly priIed in the eyes of mankind !ut your vision is corrupted. Some of the most !eautiful plans and animals are also the most deadly. . desire you to live !y faith and not !y sight. 81 6orinthians >2=: #ave faith in "e and "y word. . am not human that . should lie. 8Cum!ers 10239: "y thoughts are not your thoughts neither are your ways "y ways. Strive to view the world and yourself through "y eyes and "y way of thinking. "any people have what is considered physical !eauty. $omen and men like Sarai +achel A!igal ,athshe!a A!salom and )sther were recogniIed for their !eauty in the eyes of men. 7ou are !eautiful also. 7ou are the apple of "y eye. 8Psalm 3=2A: 7ou are special and precious !ecause you are made in "y image. 8Genesis 321=: Stop judging !y mere appearances !ut instead judge correctly. 8&ohn =21@: 6harm is deceptive and !eauty is fleeting' !ut a woman who fears "e is to !e praised. 8Prover!s 0320B: $hen . looked for !eauty and greatness in a king . told "y prophet Samuel not to consider his appearance or his height for . reject that standard. . do not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance !ut . look at the heart. 83 Samuel 3;2=: ,eauty can !e deceptive and lead to pride and arrogance. "y !eloved .srael trusted in her !eauty and used her fame and prostituted herself with many nations. 8)Iekiel 3;23>: -ikewise the teachers of the law and the Pharisees !ecame hypocrites' whitewashed tom!s which look !eautiful on the outside !ut on the inside were rotting !ones and everything unclean. 8"atthew 1021=: -ike a gold ring in a pigHs snout is a !eautiful woman or man who shows no discretion. 8Prover!s 33211: 7our !eauty should not come from outward adornment such as ela!orate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes' +ather it should !e that of your inner self the unfading !eauty of a gentle and quite spirit which is of great worth in "y sight. 83 Peter 020<@: -ooking !eautiful is fine and jewelry and adornments are not the issue !ut when these things define who you are that is a pro!lem. 7ou donHt need looks and things and people

to validate you for . say you are !eautiful5 (rust in "y words. *alse apostles and deceitful workers masquerade as apostles of 6hrist and fool many !ecause mankind is caught up in appearances. Satan also masquerades as an angel of light to deceive many. 81 6orinthians 33230<3>: -ook to the ,eautiful One who outshines the sun in #is Glory' "y Son &esus5 #e is the image of "e5 #owever #e had no !eauty or majesty to attract people to #im and nothing in #is appearance that one would desire #im. 8.saiah >021: )ven #is mediocre appearance was disfigured !eyond that of any human !eing and #is form marred !eyond human likeness. 8.saiah >123@: #e is not as the !eautiful pictures and movies portray !ut #is inner !eauty still shines !rightly after more than 1BBByrs5 (ake note of the !eauty of &esus. -et your !eauty reflect #is !eauty which is inside you. 7ou are !eautiful5 )ach person has different outward qualities !ut it is the inside that shows true !eauty. &esus proved this and is hailed as ,eautiful Glorious -ovely and "agnificent.' and you are !eing transformed into #is image5 86olossians 323>: -ove God

21. #o Not 2orr'

/ear 6hild2 7ou have many worries. . have known you from !efore you were !orn and have watched you grow. . know your personality and innermost fears. . know your dreams and hopes and all your deeds. 8+evelation 1 M 0: 7ou are "y child. $ith lifeHs trou!les you are easily shaken. /o not worry or !e afraid for . am &)#ONA#<+O#.' (he -ord 7our Shepherd 8Psalm 1023 &ohn 3B233: and you are "y sheep. /o not !e offended that . call you "y sheep. 7ou have much in common with sheep that you may recogniIe. Sheep are timed fearful and easily panicked. (hey are not intelligent 8as much as they think they are: and gulli!le' very vulnera!le to fear frustration pest and hunger. Sheep are easily influenced !y any shepherd stampede easily and vulnera!le to mo! psychology. (hey have little or no means of self defense and can only run' they are easily killed !y enemies. (he shepherd is the most calming influence in their life' they are jealous and compete for dominance. Sheep constantly need fresh water fresh pasture and have little discernment in choosing such food or water not knowing the !est source of water is early morning dew. Sheep are perverse stu!!orn and will insist on their own way' even eating poisonous plants or drinking dirty water. (hey are easily flipped on their !ack una!le to right themselves and will die of starvation if not turned over !y the shepherd' they are helpless. (hey frequently look for easy places to rest and donHt like to !e sheared or cleaned. Sheep are creatures of ha!it and get into ruts and need constant care. (hey need to !e ?on the move? and need a pre<determined plan and pattern of graIing. (otally dependant on the shepherd for their every need he uses a rod and staff to guide them. 3. "y child like a shepherd tends to his sheep . tend to "y flock like a shepherd. . gather the lam!s in "y arms and carry them close to "y heart and gently lead those that have young. . watch over the flock and remove the pest from their !odies. 8&eremiah 0323B: . look after "y scattered flock and rescue them from cloudy and dark places. . tend to them in rich pastures and graIing land as . lie them down and make them still. . search for the lost and !ring !ack the strays. . !ind up the injured and strengthen the weak. . shepherd "y flock with justice. 8)Iekiel 0@231: . am willing and a!le to all this and more for you. /o not !e an4ious a!out anything !ut in every situation !y prayer and petition with thanksgiving' present your request to "e.

And "y peace which transcends all understanding will guard your heart and mind in 6hrist &esus. 8Philippians @2;<=: $orry causes panic and fools give full vent to their rage !ut the wise !ring calm in the end. 8Prover!s 19233: . remem!er when "y people re!elled against "y Spirit and rash words came from "osesH lips. 8Psalm 3B;200: .t caused him to sin and cost him entry into the Promised -and. /o not let your worry lead to panic and rash !ehavior. 7ou ask !ut you do not receive !ecause you ask with wrong motives' that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. 8&ames @20: -ife is more than things5 Possessions are fine as long as they do not possess you. "y word should guide your life !ut the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word making it unfruitful. 8"atthew 30211: "y precious word is instruction for all aspects of life !ut it is choked !y lifeHs worries riches and pleasures and they do not mature. 8-uke A23@: . know you have need of clothes food and money !ut let "e provide for you on a daily !asis. 8"atthew ;21><0@: &esus told you to pray each day to receive daily !read 8-uke 3320: $hy% (his is to hum!le you causing you to hunger and feeding you with manna' to teach you that man does not live !y !read alone !ut on every word that comes from "y mouth. 8/euteronomy A20: (he manna in the desert spoiled !efore morning to make the people look to "e for provision on a day !y day !asis. -earn this principle. So ask !ut ask according to "y will. 8"atthew ;23B: Ask and do not dou!t. /ou!t leads to worry. .f you have faith and do not dou!t you can say to a mountain 8pro!lem or o!stacle: ?Go throw yourself into the sea ? and it will !e done. 8"ark 33210: Jnlike (homas stop dou!ting and !elieve. 8&ohn 1B21=: So consider it joy when you face trials of many kinds !ecause the testing of your faith produces perseverance to make you mature and complete not lacking anything. .f you lack wisdom ask "e and . will give it to you generously. ,ut when you ask you must !elieve and not dou!t !ecause the one who dou!ts is like a wave of the sea !lown and tossed !y the wind. (hat person should not e4pect to receive anything from "e. Such as person is dou!le<minded and unsta!le in all they do. 8&ames 321<A: $hen you fall into such storms of dou!t seek calm. "y calm. (he Spirit that was in &esus is in you. #e got up and re!uked the winds and waves and said ?Ouiet5 ,e Still.? (hen the wind died and it was completely calm. 8"ark @209: Go do likewise. ,e still and know that . am God. 8Psalm @;23B: -ove God

21. I kno" Your &ain

/ear 6hild2 . know your pain. $hen you hurt . hurt. . am not distant or uninvolved. .t is at these times when . am closest to you. 8Psalm 0@23A: 7ou may not always feel "y presence !ut . am near. Sin !rings much suffering into the world. .t is not "y choice !ut a result of the free will . have given mankind. .f . were to take away manHs free will you would !e an empty shell. .f . were stop all wickedness and sin today all life would perish' even you. All have gone astray' each has gone their own way. 8.saiah >02;: Sin and itHs consequences hurt "e. People think sin in merely a !reaking of "y law !ut sin is also a direct violation of "e. . am hurt when . see sin and evil' death and destruction. . cry for each soul that rejects "e and take no pleasure in the death of the wicked. 8)Iekiel 00233: . can relate to your pain more than you understand. $hen . allowed "y ,eloved Son to !e tortured humiliated and !rutally murdered . felt pain that you cannot fathom. As #e cried out in anguish upon #is last !reaths the pain was almost un!eara!le' ,ut we !ore it for your sake. 8"atthew 1=23@: 7es "y child . feel your pain. As you walk through the valleys in life . am with you. 8Psalm 102@: 7ou are not alone. . am with you. . will never leave you or forsake you. 8#e!rews 302>: $hen you are hurting come to "e and !e still !efore "e. "editate on the truth of "y word and how much . truly love you. +ealiIe that you are not alone and this too shall pass. 8Psalm 0B2>: (ri!ulations and trials also give rise to patience and endurance. 8&ames 321<@: 7ou see . will often allow trials to occur to test your faith and make you stronger. . want you to grow strong in your faith and not faint at every trou!le that comes your way. 7ou can do it5 . !elieve in you5 8"ark 92@9: Cot only will you !e tested your deeds also will !e tested. .t will !e revealed what it was and what motive it was done in. 83 6orinthians 0230: Suffering is true fellowship with "y Son &esus. .f you wish to !e worthy of #is Came you must suffer also with #im as #e suffered with you. 8Philippians 3219: &esus told you #imself in this world you will have trou!le !ut not to fear !ecause #e had overcome the world. 8&ohn 3;200: #e spoke the truth to you. 7ou are not e4empt from trou!le and it will come. . am a God of compassion gracious long suffering a!undant in mercy and truth. 8Psalm A;23>: 7ou must trust in "e through these difficult times and know that all things work together for the good of those who love "e. 8+omans A21A:

*ear not' . am with you. +est assured in your spirit that the day is coming when . will wipe away your every tear. 8+evelation 132@: -ove God