Our God is our refuge from troublesome situations. His peace isn't found in perfect circumstances, but in knowing He is faithful through it all.

Nehemiah 8:10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our LORD: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

Lord I'm amazed how you show me mercy. Lamentations 3:22-23: "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." #grateful #gratefulheart

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ar: antes de você procurar Jesus, Ele já estava procurando você. Fundamento Bíblico A Bíblia descreve a condição humana antes de Cristo com palavras fortes. Efésios 2:1 diz que estávamos "mortos em ofensas e pecados". Não fracos, não doentes — mortos. Uma pessoa morta não pode se salvar, não pode se reanimar, não pode dar um passo em direção a Deus por conta própria. É por isso que a salvação, do início ao fim, é obra de graça. Em João 3, um respeitado líder religioso chamado Nicodemos procura Jesus à noite. Ele tinha conhecimento religioso, posição social, disciplina moral — e ainda assim Jesus lhe diz algo surpreendente: "types quem não nascer de novo, não pode ver o reino de Deus" (João 3:3). Isso significa que conhecer sobre Deus não é o mesmo que conhecer a Deus. Nicodemos sabia as Escrituras de cor, mas não tinha vida nova. O chamado de Jesus é sempre pessoal e direto. Aos pescadores Simão e André, Ele disse simplesmente: "Vinde após mim, e eu vos farei pescadores de homens" (Mateus 4:19). Não houve um longo discurso teológico — houve um convite, e uma resposta: "E eles, deixando imediatamente as redes, o seguiram" (Mateus 4:20).

💔 God isn't standing far away from you. #HeartForGod #FaithOverRoutine #SpiritualRenewal #JesusFirst #BackToGod #FaithJourney #LordsbookApp

*It Will Not Pass From Us...* "He went away a second time and prayed, 'My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done'" (Matthew 26:42). Even though Jesus knew He was born to die, He prayed earnestly to the Father before His betrayal. The Scripture says, "Surely, in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird" (Proverbs 1:17). Yet, Jesus knew well the day of His death. He knew exactly how He would suffer and die. Nevertheless, He fully surrendered Himself to the Father's will. Knowing He had to taste the cup of death placed in His hands by the Father, Jesus prayed, "If this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, let Your will be done." At times, we must walk through the suffering that lies before us. When we face such tribulations, we should remember the event of Jesus's death. For the Scripture says, "...we must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God..." (Acts 14:22). Just as Jesus endured suffering and received glory from God, if we too learn to walk through our own sufferings, we can attain eternal glory. *Tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope...* (Romans 5:3) Amen.🎉

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August 19 🌿 “WHO GOD IS TO ME” MY SHEPHERD 📖 Psalm 23:1 (LLV) — “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.” Perhaps no picture of God is more familiar than this one. A shepherd. And perhaps because it is so familiar, we can read the words without stopping to consider what David was actually saying. “The LORD is my shepherd.” David knew what being a shepherd required. A shepherd did not simply point the sheep toward a pasture and walk away. He stayed with them. He knew where water could be found. He searched for safe pasture. He watched for danger. He tended the injured. He searched for the wandering. And when darkness came, the shepherd was still there. So when David called the LORD his Shepherd, he was saying something deeply personal. God knows me. God leads me. God watches over me. God provides what I need. And God stays with me. Then David adds: “I shall not want.” That does not mean we will receive everything we desire. The sheep does not choose the pasture. The shepherd does. The sheep does not know where tomorrow's water will come from. The shepherd does. “I shall not want” is therefore not a promise that life will contain everything we wish for. It is a declaration of trust. My Shepherd knows what I need. There will be green pastures. There will also be dark valleys. There will be still waters. There may also be enemies. David will tell us all of that before the psalm is finished. But through every changing scene, one thing does not change. The Shepherd. Perhaps that is why David begins there. Before the pasture. Before the water. Before the valley. Before the table. Before the overflowing cup. The LORD is my shepherd. Everything else in Psalm 23 rests upon that truth. A new beginning does not need to know everything about the road ahead: I only need to know that my Shepherd knows the way. Reflection: Am I trusting my Shepherd to know what I truly need, even when His path or His provision looks different from what I expected? Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for being my Shepherd. Thank You for knowing me personally, providing for me faithfully, watching over me carefully, and never abandoning me along the way. When I cannot see what lies ahead, help me trust that You can. Teach me to follow Your leading and rest in the assurance that my Shepherd knows exactly what I need. In Jesus' name, Amen.