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#GOD #Father #SON #Christ #Jesus #SAVIOR #HOLY #SPIRIT #World #People #Earth #Realm #Strive #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Caring #Hospitality #Helping #Others #Gentleness #Understanding #Everyone #Unity #Love #One #Another #THANKFULNESS #Praise
π€½ββοΈπ§πβ²ππ¦ππ©·π©΅ππ€ππ¨πΈπ·π³οΈββ§οΈπ©ππ±ππΊπββ¬π¦πππππΏββοΈ*DEAR DARLING BELOVED FRIENDS I AM BATTLING!*& TRYING TO KEEP THE SMALL BEAR OUT OF THE FRONT YARD!π»*& AT THE SAME TIME TRYING TO FEED MY SPIRIT WITH GOOD!*& LOVING THINGS!*& SHARE WITH ALL OF YOU TOO SO WE GAIN KNOWLEDGE!*& POSITIVE HOPE FOR OUR DAY!*AMEN!ππ
#DEVOTIONAL #GOD #Father #SON #Christ #Jesus #SAVIOR #HOLY #SPIRIT #World #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Unity #Love #One #Another #THANKFULNESS #Praise
π€½ββοΈπ§πβ²ππ¦ππ©·π©΅ππ€ππ¨πΈπ·π³οΈββ§οΈπ©ππ±ππΊπββ¬π¦πππππΏββοΈ*DEAR DARLING BELOVED FRIENDS I AM BATTLING!*& TRYING TO KEEP THE SMALL BEAR OUT OF THE FRONT YARD WHERE I JUST PUT OUT THE BIRD!*& MOTHER RACCOON FOOD!π»π¦ποΈπ¦π¦ββ¬π¦π¦π¦π¦π»π
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π€½ββοΈπ§πβ²ππ¦ππ©·π©΅ππ€ππ¨πΈπ·π³οΈββ§οΈπ©ππ±ππΊπββ¬π¦πππππΏββοΈ*DEAR DARLING BELOVED FRIENDS HAPPY CATURDAY!π±ππΊπββ¬π¦*& I AMπ
(Colossians 3:1-17)
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A Whimsical male lion painting in all different pinks!*& A fancy top hat in pink decorated with pink flowers and to me it is a delightful lush visual!
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(Colossians 3:1-17)
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Keep Fighting the GoodΒ Fight
Have you ever wondered if your faithfulness is making any difference? Sometimes it can feel like we're fighting an uphill battle with very little to show for it. That is why today's Gem is so encouraging. "Keep fighting the good fight. You never know who you might rescue along the way. Amen." We may never know just how far the ripples of our faith may travel, but God does. So don't grow weary! You never know who God might rescue along the way because you simply refused to give up. π β¨Click here to read the full devotional [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
Today’s One Year Bible Verses: 1 Chronicles 26:12β27:34, Romans 4:13β5:5, Psalm 14:1β7, Proverbs 19:17
Someone Needs You to Keep Going
Have you ever wondered if your faithfulness is making any difference?
I’m sure most of us have. We pray for people who never seem to change. We continue serving without recognition. We try to live for Christ in a world that often seems to be moving in the opposite direction. Sometimes it can feel like we’re fighting an uphill battle with very little to show for it.
That is why today’s Gem is so encouraging.
“Keep fighting the good fight. You never know who you might rescue along the way. Amen.”
It reminds us that our lives are never lived in isolation. Every decision we make, every word we speak, every act of obedience, and every moment we choose to trust God instead of giving up has the potential to impact someone else’s life. We may never know just how far those ripples travel, but God does.
As I read today’s passage in Romans, I couldn’t help but notice that Paul doesn’t tell believers to rejoice because life is easy. He tells us to rejoiceΒ in our troublesΒ because God is using them to produce something beautiful within us. Endurance produces strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope in the Lord.
God doesn’t waste our struggles; He transforms them into a testimony of His faithfulness.
Have you ever been encouraged simply by watching another believer remain faithful through a difficult season? Maybe you’ve seen someone walk through grief without losing their trust in God, or you’ve watched someone continue serving even after being hurt or disappointed. Their perseverance quietly preached a sermon without ever stepping behind a pulpit.
That is often how God rescues people – Not through spectacular miracles alone, but through ordinary believers who refuse to quit.
Someone notices your patience.
Someone sees your integrity.
Someone watches you forgive when revenge would have been easier.
Someone hears you speak with hope while everyone else is filled with fear.
Those moments may seem small to you, but God can use them to awaken faith in someone who desperately needs it.
Even today’s reading in Chronicles reflects this truth. The chapter is filled with gatekeepers, officers, commanders, and leaders faithfully carrying out the responsibilities God had entrusted to them. Most of their names are unfamiliar to us, yet their faithful service helped strengthen an entire nation. They may never have realized the significance of their obedience, but God recorded their faithfulness for generations to read.
Our lives are much the same.
Very few of us will ever influence thousands of people, but every one of us has been given a circle of influence that no one else has. Your family, your friends, your coworkers, your neighborsβeven strangers you meet for only a momentβmay all encounter Jesus because you chose to keep walking with Him.
Perhaps that is why God says,Β “Keep fighting the good fight.”Β He knows that when we become discouraged, we’re tempted to think our faithfulness no longer matters. The truth is, someone may be watching your life today and finding the courage to keep believing because they see you still trusting God.
So don’t grow weary!
Keep praying.
Keep loving.
Keep serving.
Keep trusting.
You never know who God might rescue along the way because you simply refused to give up. π
Action (5 Minutes with God)
Take 5 minutes to be with the God today. Ask Him:
- βLord, what do You want me to know about this personally?β
- Journal what He gives you through His Holy Spirit.
- Then ask, βWhat do You want me to do?β
- Journal what He reveals βΒ then do it!
Ask God to help you see every interaction today as an opportunity to reflect Christ. Whether through a kind word, an encouraging conversation, or simply remaining faithful in your own struggles, trust that He can use your life in ways you may never fully realize.
Prayer
Dear Father, thank You for reminding me that my faithfulness has a purpose beyond what I can see. When I grow weary, strengthen me to keep fighting the good fight. Help me to trust that You are working through my life, even when I don’t see immediate results. Use my words, my actions, and my perseverance to point others toward Jesus. May my life encourage someone else to keep believing, and may You receive all the glory. In Jesus’ name, amen.
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Test everything by the Word and the Spirit (John 16:13)
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Jesus stands beside a man building a wooden bridge across a deep canyon while a group of people walks toward them. The bridge symbolizes how faithful obedience and perseverance can help lead others to Christ.
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Luke 13:22-30 #Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Heaven #Truth #Love
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Luke 13:22-30 #Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Heaven #Truth #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π£βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈπ€[JESUS!βStrive to enter through the narrow door!*For many will not be able!*& you knock at the door!*& THE answerβI do not know you workers of evil!β*& there will be weeping!*AS YOU ARE CAST OUT OF THE kingdom of God!*& people will come from EVERYWHERE BEING IN THE kingdom of God!*& behold!*some are last who will be first!*& some are first who will be last!β]π€βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈππ«πππ©΅βοΈπβοΈππ©πͺππβ‘οΈπ©·π€
Luke 13:22-30 #Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Heaven #Truth #Love
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Luke 13:22-30 #Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Heaven #Truth #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π£βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈπ€[JESUS!βStrive to enter through the narrow door!*For many will not be able!*& you knock at the door!*& THE answerβI do not know you workers of evil!β*& there will be weeping!*AS YOU ARE CAST OUT OF THE kingdom of God!*& people will come from EVERYWHERE BEING IN THE kingdom of God!*& behold!*some are last who will be first!*& some are first who will be last!β]π€βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈππ«πππ©΅βοΈπβοΈππ©πͺππβ‘οΈπ©·π€
Luke 13:22-30 #Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Heaven #Truth #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π£βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈπ€[JESUS!βStrive to enter through the narrow door!*For many will not be able!*& you knock at the door!*& THE answerβI do not know you workers of evil!β*& there will be weeping!*AS YOU ARE CAST OUT OF THE kingdom of God!*& people will come from EVERYWHERE BEING IN THE kingdom of God!*& behold!*some are last who will be first!*& some are first who will be last!β]π€βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈππ«πππ©΅βοΈπβοΈππ©πͺππβ‘οΈπ©·π€
Luke 13:22-30 #Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Heaven #Truth #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π£βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈπ€[JESUS!βStrive to enter through the narrow door!*For many will not be able!*& you knock at the door!*& THE answerβI do not know you workers of evil!β*& there will be weeping!*AS YOU ARE CAST OUT OF THE kingdom of God!*& people will come from EVERYWHERE BEING IN THE kingdom of God!*& behold!*some are last who will be first!*& some are first who will be last!β]π€βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈππ«πππ©΅βοΈπβοΈππ©πͺππβ‘οΈπ©·π€
Luke 13:22-30 #Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Heaven #Truth #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π£βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈπ€[JESUS!βStrive to enter through the narrow door!*For many will not be able!*& you knock at the door!*& THE answerβI do not know you workers of evil!β*& there will be weeping!*AS YOU ARE CAST OUT OF THE kingdom of God!*& people will come from EVERYWHERE BEING IN THE kingdom of God!*& behold!*some are last who will be first!*& some are first who will be last!β]π€βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈππ«πππ©΅βοΈπβοΈππ©πͺππβ‘οΈπ©·π€
Luke 13:22-30 #Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Heaven #Truth #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π£βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈπ€[JESUS!βStrive to enter through the narrow door!*For many will not be able!*& you knock at the door!*& THE answerβI do not know you workers of evil!β*& there will be weeping!*AS YOU ARE CAST OUT OF THE kingdom of God!*& people will come from EVERYWHERE BEING IN THE kingdom of God!*& behold!*some are last who will be first!*& some are first who will be last!β]π€βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈππ«πππ©΅βοΈπβοΈππ©πͺππβ‘οΈπ©·π€
Luke 13:22-30 #Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Heaven #Truth #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π£βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈπ€[JESUS!βStrive to enter through the narrow door!*For many will not be able!*& you knock at the door!*& THE answerβI do not know you workers of evil!β*& there will be weeping!*AS YOU ARE CAST OUT OF THE kingdom of God!*& people will come from EVERYWHERE BEING IN THE kingdom of God!*& behold!*some are last who will be first!*& some are first who will be last!β]π€βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈππ«πππ©΅βοΈπβοΈππ©πͺππβ‘οΈπ©·π€
Luke 13:22-30 #Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Heaven #Truth #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π£βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈπ€[JESUS!βStrive to enter through the narrow door!*For many will not be able!*& you knock at the door!*& THE answerβI do not know you workers of evil!β*& there will be weeping!*AS YOU ARE CAST OUT OF THE kingdom of God!*& people will come from EVERYWHERE BEING IN THE kingdom of God!*& behold!*some are last who will be first!*& some are first who will be last!β]π€βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈππ«πππ©΅βοΈπβοΈππ©πͺππβ‘οΈπ©·π€
Luke 13:22-30 #Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Heaven #Truth #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π£βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈπ€[JESUS!βStrive to enter through the narrow door!*For many will not be able!*& you knock at the door!*& THE answerβI do not know you workers of evil!β*& there will be weeping!*AS YOU ARE CAST OUT OF THE kingdom of God!*& people will come from EVERYWHERE BEING IN THE kingdom of God!*& behold!*some are last who will be first!*& some are first who will be last!β]π€βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈππ«πππ©΅βοΈπβοΈππ©πͺππβ‘οΈπ©·π€
Luke 13:22-30 #Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Heaven #Truth #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π£βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈπ€[JESUS!βStrive to enter through the narrow door!*For many will not be able!*& you knock at the door!*& THE answerβI do not know you workers of evil!β*& there will be weeping!*AS YOU ARE CAST OUT OF THE kingdom of God!*& people will come from EVERYWHERE BEING IN THE kingdom of God!*& behold!*some are last who will be first!*& some are first who will be last!β]π€βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈππ«πππ©΅βοΈπβοΈππ©πͺππβ‘οΈπ©·π€
Luke 13:22-30 #Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Heaven #Truth #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π£βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈπ€[JESUS!βStrive to enter through the narrow door!*For many will not be able!*& you knock at the door!*& THE answerβI do not know you workers of evil!β*& there will be weeping!*AS YOU ARE CAST OUT OF THE kingdom of God!*& people will come from EVERYWHERE BEING IN THE kingdom of God!*& behold!*some are last who will be first!*& some are first who will be last!β]π€βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈππ«πππ©΅βοΈπβοΈππ©πͺππβ‘οΈπ©·π€
Luke 13:22-30 #Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Heaven #Truth #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π£βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈπ€[JESUS!βStrive to enter through the narrow door!*For many will not be able!*& you knock at the door!*& THE answerβI do not know you workers of evil!β*& there will be weeping!*AS YOU ARE CAST OUT OF THE kingdom of God!*& people will come from EVERYWHERE BEING IN THE kingdom of God!*& behold!*some are last who will be first!*& some are first who will be last!β]π€βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈππ«πππ©΅βοΈπβοΈππ©πͺππβ‘οΈπ©·π€
Luke 13:22-30 #Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Heaven #Truth #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π£βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈπ€[JESUS!βStrive to enter through the narrow door!*For many will not be able!*& you knock at the door!*& THE answerβI do not know you workers of evil!β*& there will be weeping!*AS YOU ARE CAST OUT OF THE kingdom of God!*& people will come from EVERYWHERE BEING IN THE kingdom of God!*& behold!*some are last who will be first!*& some are first who will be last!β]π€βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈππ«πππ©΅βοΈπβοΈππ©πͺππβ‘οΈπ©·π€
Luke 13:22-30 #Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Heaven #Truth #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π£βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈπ€[JESUS!βStrive to enter through the narrow door!*For many will not be able!*& you knock at the door!*& THE answerβI do not know you workers of evil!β*& there will be weeping!*AS YOU ARE CAST OUT OF THE kingdom of God!*& people will come from EVERYWHERE BEING IN THE kingdom of God!*& behold!*some are last who will be first!*& some are first who will be last!β]π€βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈππ«πππ©΅βοΈπβοΈππ©πͺππβ‘οΈπ©·π€
Luke 13:22-30 #Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Heaven #Truth #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π£βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈπ€[JESUS!βStrive to enter through the narrow door!*For many will not be able!*& you knock at the door!*& THE answerβI do not know you workers of evil!β*& there will be weeping!*AS YOU ARE CAST OUT OF THE kingdom of God!*& people will come from EVERYWHERE BEING IN THE kingdom of God!*& behold!*some are last who will be first!*& some are first who will be last!β]π€βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈππ«πππ©΅βοΈπβοΈππ©πͺππβ‘οΈπ©·π€
Luke 13:22-30 #Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Heaven #Truth #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π£βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈπ€[JESUS!βStrive to enter through the narrow door!*For many will not be able!*& you knock at the door!*& THE answerβI do not know you workers of evil!β*& there will be weeping!*AS YOU ARE CAST OUT OF THE kingdom of God!*& people will come from EVERYWHERE BEING IN THE kingdom of God!*& behold!*some are last who will be first!*& some are first who will be last!β]π€βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈππ«πππ©΅βοΈπβοΈππ©πͺππβ‘οΈπ©·π€
Luke 13:22-30 #Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Heaven #Truth #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π£βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈπ€[JESUS!βStrive to enter through the narrow door!*For many will not be able!*& you knock at the door!*& THE answerβI do not know you workers of evil!β*& there will be weeping!*AS YOU ARE CAST OUT OF THE kingdom of God!*& people will come from EVERYWHERE BEING IN THE kingdom of God!*& behold!*some are last who will be first!*& some are first who will be last!β]π€βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈππ«πππ©΅βοΈπβοΈππ©πͺππβ‘οΈπ©·π€
Luke 13:22-30 #Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Heaven #Truth #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π£βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈπ€[JESUS!βStrive to enter through the narrow door!*For many will not be able!*& you knock at the door!*& THE answerβI do not know you workers of evil!β*& there will be weeping!*AS YOU ARE CAST OUT OF THE kingdom of God!*& people will come from EVERYWHERE BEING IN THE kingdom of God!*& behold!*some are last who will be first!*& some are first who will be last!β]π€βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈππ«πππ©΅βοΈπβοΈππ©πͺππβ‘οΈπ©·π€
Luke 13:22-30 #Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Heaven #Truth #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π£βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈπ€[JESUS!βStrive to enter through the narrow door!*For many will not be able!*& you knock at the door!*& THE answerβI do not know you workers of evil!β*& there will be weeping!*AS YOU ARE CAST OUT OF THE kingdom of God!*& people will come from EVERYWHERE BEING IN THE kingdom of God!*& behold!*some are last who will be first!*& some are first who will be last!β]π€βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π£οΈππ«πππ©΅βοΈπβοΈππ©πͺππβ‘οΈπ©·π€
Luke 13:22-30 #Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Heaven #Truth #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πππ©΅πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π€[JESUS!βStrive to enter through the narrow door!*For many I tell you will not be able!*& you knock at the door!*& he will answer!*βI do not know you Depart from me workers of evil!β*In that place there will be weeping!*& when you see all the prophets in the kingdom of God but you cast out!π
(Luke 13:22-30)
#Narrow #Door
#Christ #Jesus #TEACHING #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Light #World #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Understanding #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πππ©΅πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π€(JESUS!βStrive to enter through the narrow door!*For many I tell you will not be able!*& you knock at the door!*& he will answer!*βI do not know you Depart from me you workers of evil!β*In that place there will be weeping!*& when you see Abraham!*& Isaac!*& Jacob!*& all the prophets in the kingdom of Godπ
(Luke 13:22-30)
#Narrow #Door
#Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Light #World #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Faith #Truth #Understanding #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πππ©΅πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π€(JESUS!βStrive to enter through the narrow door!*For many I tell you will seek to enter!*& will not be able!*& you begin to knock at the door!*saying!*βLord!*open to us!β*he will answer!*βI do not know you!*l*Depart from me!*all you workers of evil!β*In that place there will be weeping!*& gnashing of teeth!π
(Luke 13:22-30)
#Narrow #Door
#Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Light #World #Pray #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Understanding #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πππ©΅πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π€(JESUS said!βStrive to enter through the narrow door!*For many I tell you will seek to enter!*& will not be able!*WHEN the door IS SHUT!*& you begin to knock at the door!*saying!*βLord!*open to us!β*he will answer you!*βI do not know you!*Then you will begin to say!*βyou taught in our streets!βπ
(Luke 13:22-30)
#Narrow #Door
#Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Light #World #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πππ©΅πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π€(JESUS said!βStrive to enter through the narrow door!*For many I tell you will seek to enter!*& will not be able!*WHEN the door IS SHUT!*& you begin to stand outside!*& to knock at the door!*saying!*βLord!*open to us!β*then he will answer you!*βI do not know you!*Then you will begin to say!*βWe ate!*& drank in your presence!*& you taught in our streets!β)π
(Luke 13:22-30)
#Narrow #Door
#Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Pray #Heaven #Hope #Faith #Understanding #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πππ©΅πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π€(JESUS said to them!*βStrive to enter through the narrow door!*For many!*I tell you!*will seek to enter!*& will not be able!*When once the master of the house has risen!*& shut the door!*& you begin to stand outside!*& to knock at the door!*saying!*βLord!*open to us!β*then he will answer you!*βI do not know where you come from!β)π
(Luke 13:22-30)
#Narrow #Door
#Christ #Jesus #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Light #World #Pray #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Faith #Truth #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πππ©΅πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π€(JESUS journeying someone said to him!*βLord!*will those who are saved be few?β*& he said to them!*βStrive to enter through the narrow door!*For many!*I tell you!*will seek to enter!*& will not be able!)π
(Luke 13:22-30)
#The #Narrow #Door
#Christ #Jesus #TEACHING #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Light #World #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Understanding #Love #JEWISH #ALL #RELIGIONS #PEOPLE #SAINTS #AND #SOON #TO #BE #SAINTS
Donβt Give Up
Discouragement has a way of quietly working its way into our hearts. It rarely announces itself all at once. But God reminds us in today's Gem: "You will only be defeated if you give up on Me and doing what is right. Don't give up. Amen." If you're feeling weary today, don't mistake weariness for defeat. As long as you continue holding on to Christ, He is still leading you forward. Don't give up. π [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
Todayβs One Year Bible Verses: 1 Chronicles 24:1β26:11, Romans 4:1β12, Psalm 13:1β6, Proverbs 19:15β16
One Step At A Time
Discouragement has a way of quietly working its way into our hearts. It rarely announces itself all at once. More often, it begins with disappointment after an unanswered prayer, exhaustion from continually doing the right thing, or wondering if our efforts are making any difference. If left unchecked, discouragement can slowly convince us that giving up would be easier than continuing to trust God.
That is why today’s Gem is such a timely reminder:
“You will only be defeated if you give up on Me and doing what is right. Don’t give up. Amen.”
What struck me most about this Gem is what God defines as defeat. We often think defeat comes when life falls apart, when we fail, or when our circumstances don’t improve. But God paints a very different picture. Hardships don’t defeat us. Delays don’t defeat us. Even our failures don’t have the final word if we continue to turn back to Him. True defeat comes only when we stop trusting Him and choose to walk away from what is right.
David understood what it felt like to struggle with discouragement. In Psalm 13 he poured out his heart before the Lord, asking,Β “How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever?”Β Those aren’t the words of a man who has everything figured out; they’re the honest cry of someone whose faith is being tested. Yet by the end of the psalm, David hasn’t received the answer he was hoping for. His circumstances haven’t suddenly changed. Instead, his perspective has.
He writes,Β “But I trust in Your unfailing love. I will rejoice because You have rescued me. I will sing to the LORD because He is good to me.”Β David chose to anchor himself in God’s character instead of his circumstances. He remembered who God had always been, and that remembrance gave him the strength to keep trusting even before the answer arrived.
That same kind of faith is beautifully illustrated in Romans 4 through the life of Abraham. Paul reminds us that Abraham was declared righteous because he believed God. Long before he ever held the promised son in his arms, Abraham chose to trust the One who made the promise. His faith wasn’t based on what he could see; it was based on the faithfulness of God.
Perhaps that is the lesson woven through today’s readings:
Faithfulness is not the absence of struggle. It is the decision to keep following God in the middle of it.
Most days, that faithfulness isn’t dramatic. It looks like continuing to pray when you haven’t yet received an answer. It looks like choosing integrity when compromise would be easier. It looks like opening God’s Word when your heart feels dry, forgiving someone one more time, serving quietly without recognition, or taking the next step of obedience even when you cannot see where the path leads.
The enemy would love nothing more than for you to believe your perseverance is pointless. God says the opposite. Every time you continue trusting Him and choosing what is right, you are walking in victory, even if you can’t yet see the outcome.
If you’re feeling weary today, don’t mistake weariness for defeat. As long as you continue holding on to Christ, He is still leading you forward. The battle may not be over, but neither is your story. Keep trusting. Keep obeying. Keep doing what is right.
Don’t give up. π
Action (5 Minutes with God)
Take 5 minutes to be with the God today. Ask Him:
- βLord, what do You want me to know about this personally?β
- Journal what He gives you through His Holy Spirit.
- Then ask, βWhat do You want me to do?β
- Journal what He reveals βΒ then do it!
Let today be a day of trusting Him with everything you cannot yet see.
Prayer
Dear Lord, thank You for reminding me that my circumstances do not determine whether I have been defeated. Help me to keep trusting You when I grow weary and to continue doing what is right even when I don’t immediately see the results. Strengthen my faith like Abraham’s, and help me remember Your faithfulness like David did. Keep my eyes fixed on You, and give me the courage to keep walking one step at a time. Thank You for never giving up on me. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen.
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A lone traveler wearing a backpack walks along a winding country road at sunrise as Jesus walks a few steps ahead, looking back with a warm smile. Golden morning light fills the landscape, symbolizing faith, perseverance, and following Christ one step at a time.
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πππ©΅πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π€(JESUS went on his way through towns!*& villages!* teaching!*& journeying toward Jerusalem!*& someone said to him!*βLord!*will those who are saved be few?β)π
(Luke 13:22-30)
#The #Narrow #Door
#Christ #Jesus #TEACHING #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Light #World #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Gentleness #Understanding #Unity #Love #One #Another #JEWISH #ALL #RELIGIONS #AND #ALL #PEOPLE #SAINTS #AND #SOON #TO #BE #SAINTS
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πππ©΅πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π€(JESUS ON HIS JOURNEY TEACHES US ALL ON THIS REALM OF EARTH)*[*JESUS went on his way through towns!*& villages!* teaching!*&π
(Luke 13:22-30)
#The #Narrow #Door
#Christ #Jesus #TEACHING #Devotional #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Light #World #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Hospitality #Gentleness #Understanding #Unity #Love #One #Another #JEWISH #ALL #RELIGIONS #AND #ALL #PEOPLE #SAINTS #AND #SOON #TO #BE #SAINTS
π€βοΈπβοΈπ£βοΈπ£οΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πππ©΅πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«πππ©·π€*THE NARROW DOOR!π€πππ©·βοΈπβοΈβοΈβοΈποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯ππ©πππ©΅πͺππ―πβ‘οΈππ«π£οΈπ£π€
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(Luke 13:22-30)
#The #Narrow #Door
#Christ #Jesus #TEACHING #Devotional #GOD #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Light #World #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Hospitality #Gentleness #Understanding #Unity #Love #One #Another #JEWISH #ALL #RELIGIONS #AND #ALL #PEOPLE #SAINTS #AND #SOON #TO #BE #SAINTS
