"And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory." -Mark 13:26 KJV ++++++++++ KING OF GLORY, COME by Dreamy Poetess O Light that breaks the shadows' hold, O Hand that lifts the weary soul, Jesus Savior ever near, Your name alone our hearts revere. The heavens bow; the earth will sing To crown you Lord, Eternal King. The stars will fall; the night will flee, When Christ returns in victory. King of glory, come, come again, With trumpet’s cry, with angel’s hymn. The skies will part; the world will see Jesus reigns in majesty. O mercy flowing, Purest stream, O grace that mends the broken dream. Your cross has borne our guilt, Our pain; Your love will never fade or wane. ++++++++++ Hope, Promise, and the Sustaining Power of Future Glory The Christian hope is anchored in the promised return of Jesus Christ. This future event is not a distant abstraction but a source of present comfort and courage, transforming how we endure current trials. The promise of His glorious return affirms His ultimate sovereignty and the final victory over all darkness, pain, and injustice. While life in this world involves weariness and brokenness, the assured hope of Christ's coming provides strength and perspective. It shifts our focus from temporary struggles to eternal reality, where every wrong will be made right. This blessed hope cultivates patient endurance, fuels worship, and inspires faithful living as we await His appearing. The glory of His return is inseparable from the grace of His cross. The same Savior who will come in majesty is the one who first came in mercy, bearing our guilt and pain. His unfailing love, demonstrated historically on the cross, is the foundation that makes the future promise certain. Thus, our hope is a confident expectation, sustaining the heart between the grace already received and the glory yet to be revealed. Image, generated through Google Gemini. ++++++++++ In my present darkness, You are the Light that breaks through. When my soul is weary, You are the Hand that lifts me. Jesus, my ever-present Savior, Your name is the only one my heart worships. My hope is fixed on the promised day when all creation will see You and bow, crowning You the undeniable, Eternal King. I ache for Your victorious return—for the sky to tear open at the trumpet's blast, revealing Your majesty to every eye. This majestic, returning King is also the source of the mercy that washes over me and the grace that repairs my deepest brokenness. You carried my full guilt and pain on the cross, and the love You proved there is my permanent, unwavering anchor. #ChristianPoem #Poetry #Faith #Worship #DreamyPoetess #KingOfGloryCome #ChristianWorshipPoem #JesusChrist #ChristianPoetry #WorshipPoem #PraiseAndWorship #FaithBasedPoem #GospelInspired #ChristianCreative #JesusIsKing #SpiritualPoem #ChristianDevotion

Zechariah 2:5 And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,’ declares the Lord , ‘and I will be its glory within.’ The final verse we are looking at today calls God a wall of fire. It is not a name, but is a description of His glory and power. We end our month of names with God in His infinite power and celebrate what an amazing God He is, protecting us from the world around us and filling us with His glory. In ancient times a city would have thick walls around it for protection. A city that did not have these protecting walls would fall victim to enemy attacks and their city would be lost. Zechariah’s prophecies came at a time when Israel was rebuilding the walls around Jerusalem after their long captivity in Babylon. The people knew they needed walls to protect them. So this promise from God was especially timely for them, just as it can be for us today. The Lord is our wall of protection. He is a wall of fire around us. He protects us from enemy attacks by being our protector, our wall. And within that wall is His glory. He is with us within, in all His wondrous glory. He is always there. Always waiting. Always available. He is God with us. What an amazing promise. Not only is He protecting us today, He is with us always! It is a great way to end our month of looking at the names of God and a timely reminder then and now that God is surrounding us and keeping enemies at bay while holding us close in His arms. #TEENS4JESUS #t4jym #T4J #devotion #devotions #devotional #dailydevotional #christianyouth #christianteens #christiandevotion #DailyBibleVerse #bible #bibleverse

Matthew 1:23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God is with us”). Today’s verse is one that most people associate with Christmas, since it is a verse that is used to speak of the virgin birth, which we celebrate each December. The spelling varies, using both an I and an E. When you see the I used, you know it is in reference to the Hebrew spelling of Immanuel (translated from Hebrew to English). When you see the E used, it is the Greek spelling of Emmanuel (translated from Hebrew to Greek to English). Both have the same meaning, though. The meaning is translated as “God with us.” The name only appears three times in the Bible - twice in Isaiah 7:14 “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel”) and 8:8 (and it will sweep on into Judah, it will overflow and pass on, reaching even to the neck, and its outspread wings will fill the breadth of your land, O Immanuel." [ESV]) and then again in Matthew, today’s verse. Not only was God with us physically once He came to earth, but He is with us spiritually all the time. He dwells within us as the Spirit and guides us in our lives and as we read the Word. He came to earth as a baby and died on a cross to save us, to unite us with God and redeem us from eternal separation, but we are not alone as we live our lives waiting for heaven. He is with us always. But why do we use the name Jesus instead of Immanuel? If the prophecy said He would be named Immanuel, shouldn’t we use that instead of Jesus? The name Immanuel is a symbolic name that characterizes His essence. Jesus was given a literal name, which is sometimes translated as Joshua. The Hebrew root of Jesus means “The Lord is salvation.” Isaiah also prophesied that Jesus would be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6) and we do not see Him named those names either. Immanuel is of the same nature as these other names. Jesus was given many names, some of which we have gone over this month, and others we have not had time to explore. But Jesus was the name He was given and by which He was known and is still known today. #TEENS4JESUS #t4jym #T4J #devotion #devotions #devotional #dailydevotional #christianyouth #christianteens #christiandevotion #DailyBibleVerse #bible #bibleverse #christianity

John 6:35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. We already covered the Bread of Life a few days back and I did not notice it when selecting the verses for this month’s devotions and writing plan, so forgive me for the repeat. But it must be a message God wants us to repeat! So let’s see what MORE we can learn about the Bread of Life that we didn’t already cover previously. Just days before Jesus declared Himself to be the Bread of Life, He fed the 5000 with five loaves of bread and two fish. He was the first prophet since the Old Testament to provide a miracle of provision. He met their physical need for sustenance while at the same time feeding their spiritual hunger through the words He spoke while teaching. We see that Jesus meets our physical needs as well as our spiritual needs and gives us So why did Jesus use this comparison? Why did He call Himself the Bread of Life? Why not something else? He used something they all knew - bread. They all knew of the story of Moses leading the people through the desert after they fled from Egypt and they knew of the manna that rained down from heaven each day. They knew their ancestors had been provided for physically through supernatural means. And He chose to show that He, too, was able to meet all of their needs through Him. Calling Himself the Bread of Life would have helped them associate the event of their ancestors who were satisfied and provided for daily with that which only He could offer us all - eternal satisfaction and provision. We need to remember that He alone is the One who can satisfy our needs. He is the One who brings complete and total satisfaction. Seek Him today by studying His Word and praying. Fill Yourself with His goodness and grace. Feast on His promises and know that you will always be taken care of. Trust Him. #TEENS4JESUS #t4jym #T4J #devotion #devotions #devotional #dailydevotional #christianyouth #christianteens #christiandevotion #DailyBibleVerse #bible #bibleverse #christianity

Isaiah 43:15 I am the Lord, your Holy One, Israel’s Creator, your king. Today’s name is one that we say without really thinking about any more. It is common to hear Him referred to as the Holy One. Holy has become such a common thing that we don’t even pause to think about what exactly that means. And we also see that He is called Israel’s Creator, another name, but not one we see used frequently. Holy is defined as dedicated or consecrated to God, sacred. It is worthy of complete devotion. The Hebrew word for “holy” literally means “separate” or “set apart” which perfectly defines what it means when we say God is the Holy One. He is different from all others, set apart and exalted or sacred. He is pure, unstained by sin or defect, the perfect Lamb of God that gave Himself in exchange for our sinful, filthy lives. He is perfectly good in all ways and at all times. We become holy before God through the blood of Christ. As the Creator of Israel, we see Him as the One who established the nation we read about throughout the Bible, His chosen people. Only four times other than in today’s verse is He referred to as a creator, but in none of those is He specifically called the Creator of Israel. It is only in Isaiah that this name is given. It is true that He did not create these people by hand, the way He created Adam and Eve. But He is the creator of everything and His people created the culture and cities in which they dwelt. Through Him we have everything, including the people He calls His chosen ones. Our lives should be holy and set apart as He is holy and set apart. We fall short of being truly holy, but we can turn to Him, our Creator and Holy God, and seek forgiveness. And He sees us as Holy, even when we fall short because we are cleansed by the redeeming blood of Jesus. #TEENS4JESUS #t4jym #T4J #devotion #devotions #devotional #dailydevotional #christianyouth #christianteens #christiangrowth #christiandevotion #DailyBibleVerse #bible #bibleverse #christian

Revelation 1:18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades. In today’s verse we see Jesus speaking to John in his vision of the end times where He declares He is the Living One. But what does He mean by this choice of words or name? In the beginning was the Word (John 1:1)... He has always been and always will be. He was alive in the beginning and is alive in the End. He has always been alive, except for those three days when He was buried and in the tomb. But He rose from the dead and with it conquered death, taking hold of the keys of death and Hades and rising again victoriously. As the Living One He gives life. Not only is HE alive, but He makes US alive, too. It is through Him that we become new creations and are justified, given life that can never be taken away from us. Though our bodies may die, our souls will go on forever and we will be with Him for all eternity. Today celebrate Him as the Living One, who always has been alive and always will be. Take joy in the fact that through Him we, too, will be living forevermore. #TEENS4JESUS #t4jym #T4J #devotion #devotions #devotional #dailydevotional #christianyouth #christianteens #christiangrowth #christiandevotion #DailyBibleVerse #bible #bibleverse #christian

John 6:48 I am the bread of life. Today we explore what Jesus meant when He called Himself the bread of life. To fully understand this short Scripture, we need to continue reading. Read verses 48 through 51. “I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.” Bread of life is a metaphor describing how we can find true satisfaction and a full life in Jesus alone. Jesus calls Himself the bread of life in the first of His “I am” statements found only in the book of John. He compares the fulfillment and satisfaction He gives with the experience of the Israelites in the desert. After fleeing Egypt, God provided them with manna, but they only had temporary satisfaction from it. They had to gather new manna each day. Just like the manna that came down from heaven, Jesus also came from heaven to meet a need in each of us. Our spiritual hunger is satisfied by “feasting “ on His Word and through a personal relationship with Him. And it is long lasting, eternal. It does not need to be done again each day. Our choice to follow Him, to accept Him as our Savior, satisfies our “hunger” once and for all. He became the bread that gives us new life, a life in Him as a new creation. Is He YOUR bread? Taste and see that the Lord is good. Trust in Him to fully satisfy your spiritual hunger. #TEENS4JESUS #t4jym #T4J #devotion #devotions #devotional #dailydevotional #christianyouth #christianteens #christiangrowth #christiandevotion #DailyBibleVerse #bible #bibleverse #christian

Nahum 1:7 The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him. Today we are hopping to the book of Nahum, which is probably not one you have spent much time in. But there are great promises within this Old Testament book , including today’s verse. The descriptive name we get for God today is Refuge. A refuge is something that provides shelter from danger, pursuit, or trouble. We often hear of refugees fleeing persecution or war in their home countries. People often go to embassies in foreign countries when they need refuge. We also have special homes and organizations for battered women. These are just a few examples of a refugee. But we are looking at God as our Refuge in times of trouble. He is the refuge to which we should run. He is there waiting with arms wide open. He knows the struggles you face. He is ready to be your stronghold as you stand against the troubles. And He is there to protect you and shelter you from the storms of life. Turn to Him today and trust Him to cover you with His protection. He is your refuge, your shelter, your hiding place. Do you trust Him? #TEENS4JESUS #t4jym #T4J #devotion #devotions #devotional #dailydevotional #christianyouth #christianteens #christiangrowth #christiandevotion #DailyBibleVerse #bible #bibleverse #christian

Romans 11:26 And in this way all Israel will be saved. As it is written: “The deliverer will come from Zion; he will turn godlessness away from Jacob. Today’s name is not a formal name, but rather a descriptive one instead. Today we will learn about our deliverer. The word deliverer is used ten times in the Bible. It is first seen in Judges 3:9 and the last use of it is in today’s passage in Romans. A deliverer is a person who delivers, releases, or rescues someone else. Moses was viewed as a deliverer for the Israelites fleeing Egypt. We frequently see David crying for deliverance in the Psalms. And many times we read of one deliverance after another in the Old Testament. Deliverance was a common theme throughout. But Jesus is OUR deliverer and one of the more favored interpretations of this verse is of Him delivering us when He returns in the end times. Isaiah prophesied about a deliverer from Zion that will banish Israel’s ungodliness (Isaiah 59:20). It is likely that Paul was referring to that verse in Isaiah when he wrote the book of Romans. Regardless of whether He delivers us in the end or not, we can turn to Him now and be delivered from the bonds of sin. Let Him break those chains and set you free. Cry out to Him for deliverance. He is faithful and He is waiting for you today and everyday. #TEENS4JESUS #t4jym #T4J #devotion #devotions #devotional #dailydevotional #christianyouth #christianteens #christiangrowth #christiandevotion #DailyBibleVerse #bible #bibleverse #christian

1 Timothy 6:15 … which God will bring about in his own time - God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords. Today’s verse gives us multiple names/titles. We get to learn about God as Ruler, King of kings, as well as Lord of lords. The word that is translated as “Ruler” is translated as “Sovereign” in other versions. It has the same root as a word for power in the Greek language Paul spoke. It is not a term that we see used often in the New Testament. Perhaps the reason for the infrequent use is due to the fact that we typically see these words describing or attributed to Jesus. But in this case they are referring to the Father. He is not only the blessed and only Ruler, but He is King of kings. Notice He is King, with a capital K (a proper noun) over all other kings (little k). Every king in this world is subject to Him and under His auth. He alone is the master King, the top of the hierarchy, the One to which all others submit. When we move to the next name or title, we see the Greek word “kurieuo” which translates as lords. The definition means to rule over or hold dominion over. Similar to how King of kings was used, we see Lord of lords. But the way that it is used in this passage is more than just a name or a title. It is a call to action. We choose to submit ourselves to Him, to live under His rule. We take action when we seek Him first and strive to live holy lives that are pleasing to Him. Regardless of the title or name we know our God is majestic and powerful, worthy to be praised and beyond description. Take some time today to submit yourself to Him in humble adoration. #TEENS4JESUS #t4jym #T4J #devotion #devotions #devotional #dailydevotional #christianyouth #christianteens #christiangrowth #christiandevotion #DailyBibleVerse #bible #bibleverse #christian