Time To Jilt the Guilt
Laurie Davies
“For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.” Revelation 12:10b (NIV)
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?" Matthew 6:25-26 (NIV)
"... for at one time you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord." Ephesians 5:8-10 (ESV)
"As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend." Proverbs 27:17 (NLT)
"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power." Ephesians 6:10 (NIV)
"He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water." Isaiah 49:10b (NIV)
"Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, 'Where are your accusers? Didn't even one of them condemn you?' 'No, Lord,' she said. And Jesus said, 'Neither do I. Go and sin no more.'" John 8:10-11 (NLT)
"I have set the LORD continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken." Psalm 16:8 (NASB)
"I know, Lord, that our lives are not our own. We are not able to plan our own course. So correct me, Lord, but please be gentle." Jeremiah 10:23-24 (NLT)
"For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it - lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, saying, 'This man began to build and was not able to finish'?" Luke 14:28-30 (NKJV)
"And give my son Solomon the wholehearted devotion to keep your commands, statutes and decrees and to do everything to build the palatial structure for which I have provided." 1 Chronicles 29:19 (NIV)
“For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.” Revelation 12:10b (NIV)
God, my heart is breaking for my friend. What she is going through is just too hard and seems unfair. I don’t know what to do. I long to be a friend who comforts her in her time of need. I ask for...
“Since I am persuaded of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith …” Philippians 1:25 (CSB)
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 (NIV)