I John 4:16 ” God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.”

God is love.  The agape kind of unconditional love that says regardless of how many times I mess up, He’ll still love me.  The agape kind of love that caused God to send His only Son to earth to die in my place for my sins.  The  agape kind of  love, that if the Holy Spirit is in me, I will emulate it also.

Job 12:13 ” To God belong wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are His.”

Elsewhere in Job it says, “His wisdom is profound, His power is vast.” (Job 9:4)  God is the very personification of wisdom…He is the source of all understanding and ability.  In Him is all power, might and strength.  Who is greater than our God?

II Thessalonians 3:16 ” Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.”

Romans 2:4 says that He is the “God of peace.”  Do you need peace in your life today?  Have the worries, anxieties, and troubles of the world crowded into your mind and caused unrest and turmoil?   Why deny yourself of God’s kindness and mercy…why deny yourself of His peace?

Psalm 42:8 ” By day the Lord directs His love, at night His song is with me – a prayer to the God of my life.”

God oversees His kindness and mercy  towards us daily.  At night when the worries of the day keep us awake, remember that a  hymn or prayer of praise and thankfulness to the Lord will comfort  and give you rest.  In that way, love flows to and from us continually.

Jeremiah 31:3 ” The Lord appeared to us in the past saying: ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.’ “

Someone you know may be far from God.  Maybe you’ve been praying for them  for a long time and haven’t seen anything positive.  Don’t give up!  The Lord is still at work – drawing that person with cords of kindness and ties of love…ever wooing them towards salvation. For God takes great delight in them…calling them beloved of Him.  Keep praying!

I Corinthians 2:7 ” No, we speak of God’s secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began.”

The indwelling Holy Spirit reveals to all  Believers the sacred mysteries and hidden truths of God’s own revelations.  We are then privy to visions, prophesies, and insights that the world can never be part of.  The Lord’s glories teachings and principles all afforded to us as Believers,  by way of the Holy Spirit.

Psalm 46:10 ” Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”

Though the Lord is too great to be fully understood, knowing Him to the very best of our ability is key in our relationship with Him.  For like any loving, intimate relationship…we should do less talking, and more listening.

Psalm 25: 12 ” Who is the man that fears the Lord?”

The Psalmist says we are to be obsessed by God.  Not by the world…not by other people…not by anything other than the Lord.  We are to be totally dependent and devoted to God and to God only.  Like a tiny child’s awareness so absorbed in his mother,  that even if she’s out of sight, his mind is ever set on her. And if a problem arises, he looks immediately to her for help.

I Corinthians 2: 6-7 ” We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. No, we speak of God’s secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began.”

The principles and judgment of this day and age are totally opposed  to God’s wisdom.  The absurdity and foolishness people look to as sage advice are laughable in  the eyes of the Lord.  True Godly wisdom is hidden naturally to mankind and unknown to human reasoning.  It is only made known to the Believer by Godly revelation.

II Samuel 22: 2-4 ” The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior – from violent men You have saved me. I will call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.”

The Lord is my stability in an uncertain and constantly wavering world.  He is my safe refuge where I am able to retreat, rest, and rebuild my shattered hopes and dreams.  The Lord is my advocate and protector when I cry out for mercy.  The Lord is my Lord.