If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God.

1 John 4:15 NIV

This verse is key. Know and acknowledge Jesus is the Son of God. If you do that, God lives in you. Think about that. God, who created the universe and everything in it, will live in you. He will live in you through his Holy Spirit.

How awesome is that? Stop. Think about it. Let it sink in for a few minutes. God wil live in you. You will live in and through God.

Know that Jesus is the Son of God.

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For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.

Habakkuk 2:14 NIV

This is a good one. At first glance I thought the scripture pointed to Jonah and the great flood. The issue I had there is that it just didn’t sound right, so I dug in to the surrounding scripture. I needed the context.

What I have arrived at, is that the knowledge of the glory of the Lord will fill the earth. The knowledge itself will fill the earth. It will fill the earth like the waters cover the sea.

Once judgement comes from the Lord, its source will be obvious. Once Jesus returns to the earth it will be obvious. Knowledge of the Lord’s glory will fill the earth.

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Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Hebrews 13:8 NIV

I love this verse. This is such an important verse to believers, because we know that God is unchanging. Jesus has been with us from the beginning, he is with us now, and he will be here at the end.

Take comfort fellow believers, because Jesus is with us always and forever.

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Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Ephesians 4:32 NIV

It is probably no surprise that this verse was chosen for Election Day in the United States. Election Day, or not, we all need to be kind and compassionate to one another. It is the Golden Rule after all.

We head out to the polls and we each have our own opinions. We vote how we vote, then we move on down the road. No matter what tomorrow brings, we always have God at the head of our hearts, country, family, and lives. If we do that, then we are fine.

Thankfully God has forgiven us. I believe America has much to forgive. We, as a country, make mistakes every day. This is no different for each of us individually. Jesus has died and risen, so that we do not have to bear this sin. God forgave us through Jesus.

Whether it is Election Day, or any other day of the year, we are to be kind and compassionate to one another. The second piece here is to forgive each other. When mistakes are made, forgive each other. When we wrong someone, or when we are wronged, forgive each other. Why? Because “in Christ God forgave you.” This is enough.

Dear God, I pray you will forgive Americans and our sins. I pray you will forgive our country. Let us look to you and know your will. Let us put you first. Let us understand truth. Give us wisdom, mercy, grace, and blessing. Amen.

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Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Romans 12:2 NIV

This scripture is hard to implement in our lives, but it should be one of our bigger prayers. We should not want to conform to the world. The world’s ways are wicked and pull us from the righteous path.

Transforming and renewing our mind helps us to know God. It is the way. Paul goes on to say that when we have a renewed mind, we have a way to test and know God’s will. Read God’s word, know God’s will.

The end of this verse is a good reminder that God’s will is good, pleasing, and perfect. It is absolutely perfect. Know God’s will. Be in God’s will. Find him in everything and do what he commands. Stay in God’s will.

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I can do all this through him who gives me strength.

Philippians 4:13 NIV

This passage has become quite popular lately, with Steph Curry putting it on his line of clothing. It is a great verse to highlight, because it holds a key to this life and the one to come.

God has provided us a way and that way is Jesus. We can do all things through Jesus. If we are in God’s will, then we will know that if we ask, seek, and knock we will have the thing for which we seek. Why do we know that? Because we are seeking something in God’s will.

We can do all things. God asks us to do his will. We are asked to love him, to love our neighbors as ourselves, and to live righteously in this world. Can we do it? We can do all things through him who gives me strength.

Do not be afraid. Get out into the world and do God’s will. Seek God’s will. Represent Jesus in the world and you will be given strength to do it.

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The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?

Psalms 27:1 NIV

The Bible speaks about fear over and over again. We are told to fear not. Here in Psalms we are asked “whom shall I fear?”

The interesting thing is that I have been pummeled with these scriptures about fear this week. They are on my phone, on the radio broadcasts, on my flip calendar, and in my personal scripture reading. Why is that? I think it’s a message.

I don’t know about you, but I am afraid of something every day and quite frequently during the day. It is not the fear we associate with gory movies or the fear that comes from fright or from being startled. The fear I speak of is the fear of failure, of being accepted, of making a mistake, of irreparable damage, or of disappointment. This is the fear that holds me back and likely hold you back too.

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But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

Luke 6:35 NIV

This is a tough verse. If you are human, this is tough.

I have had people treat me very poorly as the years have gone along. It has taken everything I had not to fight back. I struggle turning the other cheek. The awareness that judgement and payment will be handled by God helps, but it is not what the human mind desires. We want revenge. The good news and bad news is that vengeance belongs to the Lord.

All of this being said, this verse says to “love your enemies”. That’s tough. It’s very hard. Difficult. The hardest word here is love. It’s one thing to be nice. It’s even doable to turn the other cheek. It is love that makes this verse difficult.

Listen to this verse though. Do this “then your reward will be great.” That sounds good. In fact, it sounds really good. God’s reward is always great. This one will be no different.

God is lighting up an area for us. He put an x over the spot. There is treasure within. It is up to us to do the work of digging it out. The reward will be great. Put yourself aside. Do what God asks. It is His command. He is kind enough to give us a reward for doing it. Such grace and mercy.

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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 1:7

Many times throughout The Bible we are told about fearing the Lord. I have struggled with that concept of fearing God, as I have read that God is good, God is love, and God forgives. As time has gone on, I have realized that I have over simplified His blessing. He certainly is the things mentioned, but he is also holy. So holy, in fact, that He has no place for sin.

Thankfully, Jesus has saved us from that sin and bathed us in His holiness. Even with that being the case, we are also called to be holy. We should have such reverence and respect for God that we actually fear him. We fear what he could do with our sin and what he could do to us for our sin. We need to fear that he sees us as we really are and not as we hope to be.

Fearing the Lord is the beginning of knowledge because there must be absolute truth in the world, otherwise there is nothing we can learn to be absolutely correct. Fearing the Lord is the beginning of this knowledge, of seeking wisdom, and of coming to know God.

Fear the Lord. Know that he is God. He gives wisdom and instruction out of His endless love.

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If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.

1 Peter 4:11

Can you imagine the weight and importance if you are speaking the very words of God? You are saying God’s words for God. Let that settle.

What is God saying? His word is scripture. Speak the scripture and you speak God’s words. I have never thought of it that way. That is very heavy.

You can also think of it as you representing God when you speak. If you are a Christian, others are watching you. We are told to guard our tongue. We are to be slow to speak. That makes perfect sense if you look at iy like “you speak the very words of God.” Be sure to get those words right. Be sure to know God. Be sure to know what God has said and what God is saying.

This verse goes on to say, “serve with the strength of God.” You can accomplish anything if you have the strength of God. Do not count on yourself. Always look to God.

So where do we find Jesus in this? Jesus is glorified in your words and in your works. Let Jesus shine in everything you say and do.

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