Author - Clay Corvin

May 15                       Revelation 2:10

10 Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The devil will throw some of you into prison to test you. You will suffer for ten days. But if you remain faithful even when facing death, I will give you the crown of life.

SUFFER

There are some days that life seems so hard to bear you just want to sit down and cry.  Yes, if you follow Jesus you will suffer.  Yes, it is often very difficult to bear.  Take heart.  Jesus knows where you are and what you are going through, and He loves you. 

May 14                       Luke 9:62

62 But Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.”

FORWARD

Jesus calls us to move forward.  Forward in our prayer life.  Forward through thick or thin in constant service to the Lord.  Be about the Master’s business.  Do what Jesus is calling you to do.  When you fail, get up and do what Jesus is calling you to do.

May 13                       Joshua 24:14-15

14 “So fear the LORD and serve him wholeheartedly. Put away forever the idols your ancestors worshiped when they lived beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve the LORD alone. 

15 But if you refuse to serve the LORD, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the LORD .”

SERVE

The call is to serve.  Whatever situation you find yourself in the call is to serve.  Be committed.  Be a servant.  Set aside ego, learn what you need to know and to do and serve the Lord. 

May 12                       Micah 4:5

5 Though the nations around us follow their idols, we will follow the LORD our God forever and ever.

GOD

We will follow the Lord.  We will follow the Lord today, tomorrow and forever.  We will not be swayed by what others do for we will follow the Lord. 

May 11                       1 Peter 4:19   

19 So if you are suffering in a manner that pleases God, keep on doing what is right, and trust your lives to the God who created you, for he will never fail you.

KEEP

Keep on following the Lord.  Continue to do what is right.  He will never fail you.  You keep doing the next right thing. 

May 3             Ephesians 6:12-13

12 For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. 

EVIL
Those powers of the Evil One are aligned against us.  They are in the air around us and occupy this world.  We cannot face these powers without the strength and power of the Lord Jesus Christ.  He is the real Lord! 

May 2             Ephesians 6:11

11 Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. 

DEVIL
He is our adversary.  He is a liar.  He seeks to devour us.  We cannot stand before him if we are not filled with Christ.  We stand in the power of God.  That power is the very same power that resurrected Jesus from the dead.  Put on the full-armor of God and you will be able to stand in the face of evil. 

May 1             Ephesians 5:20

20 And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

JESUS
We are to be thankful, and grateful to the Father in Jesus.  We have forgiveness for our sin and access to the Father in Jesus Christ.  He is Lord.  He is our relationship to the Father.

April 30                      Ephesians 5:8

8 For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! 

LIGHT
Jesus is the way, the truth and the life.  Everything we need for spiritual growth and Godly living we find in Jesus.  He is Lord and He will never leave us. 

April 29                      Ephesians 1:1

1 This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I am writing to God’s holy people in Ephesus, who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus. 

CHOSEN
We are chosen people.  The Lord came looking for us and we surrendered to Him.  Jesus is Lord and He will never leave you.  Praise the Lord for His glorious salvation.