Lord Speak

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me." -Psalms 23:4

"A man's steps are from the Lord; how then can man understand his way?" -Proverbs 20:24

"If these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful." -1 Peter 1:8

"My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus." -Philippians 4:17

"Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men." -Colossians 3:23

"I will boast all the more in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me." -2 Corinthians 12:9

"I have said these things to you; that you may have peace. In the world, you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world. -John 16:33

"You open your hand; you satisfy the desire of every living thing." -Psalm 145:16

"For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. -2 Peter 1:16

"we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus" -Hebrews 10:19

Jesus knows the struggle do the right thing, that’s why the grace He offers is so Amazing. Jesus doesn't minimize our struggle. We shouldn't minimize His grace.

God gets the last word...it’s Jesus. Hebrews 1 tells us that Jesus is God's final word to the world. When He comes, He is a living declaration by God to the world. In Jesus, God tells us: You are not forgotten. You are not alone. You are not ordinary.

God transforms our weakness and our shame into His power and His glory when we fully trust in Him. There are few phrases more affirming and liberating than the four words that Paul writes to Timothy, “I am not ashamed.” (2 Timothy 1:12) When we rebuke the presence of shame in our lives, we claim our true identity. Shame attacks the very idea of who we are. The voice of shame can be paralyzing and debilitating and the longer we have listened to it, the harder it is to reject its accusations. However, we can follow Paul’s path to liberation when we claim the same elements of identity-preserving confidence that he lists after his 4-word declaration. "I am not ashamed."