Psalm 12-13

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and sustain me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners shall be converted and return to You.

Remember when we first got saved, and the realization of all that salvation means in our lives? As time passes, we may need restoration of the Joy because we have settled into our faith and not kept the fires burning. God will help us to sustain a willing spirit so we can lead others to salvation as we were led.

Romans 8:16-17

The Spirit Himself testifies and confirms together with or spirit that we (believers) are children of God. And if (we are His) children, (then we are His) heirs also; heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ if indeed we share in His suffering so that we may also share His glory.

We as believers must operate as believers in our daily lives. The word of God says we are heirs and fellow heirs with Christ, but we are operating below our power and authority given to us by God. We accept sin, sickness, lack, and do not prosper as our soul prospers. God lays His best before us, and we need to claim what He has already said is ours.

Romans 8:14-15

For all who are allowing themselves to be led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading again to fear (of God’s judgement) but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry, Abba Father.

When we are led by the Spirit, we are operating in the power of God. We are set free of judgement and fear because the Holy Spirit abides in our hearts. Our lives are not marginal but powerful to stand against the enemy. The devil is afraid of us using our authority and speaking the Word over our families, communities, and the world.

Jeremiah 29:11-12

For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you, says the Lord, plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call on Me and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear and I will listen to you.

We may be one individual living among a sea of people, but God still has plans for us. Plans for peace and well-being here in this time and place on earth. We need to remind ourselves daily that we have value in God’s eyes. That God hears our prayers and listens when we call. God Loves US!

Ephesians 1:5

He predestined and lovingly planned for us to be adopted to Himself as (His own) children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the kind intention and good pleasure of His will to the praise of His glorious grace and favor, which He so freely bestowed in us in the Beloved.

We cannot forget that our lives are meaningful and important to God.  We are not an accident. We are here on purpose, and we matter to God. Our lives are an extension of Jesus and His commandments here on earth. We are vital to fulfilling God’s plan and reaching the lost of this world. Don’t let the turbulence in the world take our eyes off the purpose we have through Jesus.

Ephesians 1:4

Just as (in His love) he chose us in Christ (actually selected us for Himself as His own) before the foundation of the world, so that we would be holy (that is, consecrated, set apart for Him, purpose -driven) and blameless in His sight. In love.  

We have a purpose in the body of Christ, and we were selected. We have many gifts and talents along with our love for God. We can pray, encourage, and support our neighbors and our communities, ensuring that God’s representatives are occupying and thriving until Jesus comes. We have a purpose, and we are vital workers for God.

Galatians 3:27

For all of you who were baptized in Christ (into spiritual union with the Christ, the Anointed) have clothed yourselves with Christ (that is, you have taken on His characteristics and values).

The greatest deception we could believe is that as Christians, we have no value or influence in this world. When we were baptized in Christ, we became replicas of Jesus and His authority here on earth. We are agents of God for God. We are supposed to act like Jesus and take on His characteristics.

Galatians 3:26

For you (who are born-again have been reborn from above-spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified, and) are all children of God (set apart for His purpose with full rights and privileges) through faith in Christ Jesus.

Our lives may seem ordinary, but our spirits have been born again to be extraordinary. We have bridged the gap and established a connection. We are no longer people without a purpose and trapped in sin. We are connected to God with all the rights and privileges of full membership through faith in Jesus.

1 Peter 1:4-5

(Born anew) into an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and unfading, reserved in heaven for you who are being protected and shielded by the power of God through your faith for salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

Salvation changes our lives and changes our inheritance. We are no longer separated from God and His protection, but changed in our spirits and joined to God in heaven. God is now able to shield and protect us as we operate in faith and follow His commandments. We cannot forget or doubt the gift of salvation and the power of God who stands behind it.

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant and boundless mercy has caused us to be born again (that is, to be reborn from above-spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose) to an ever-living hope and confident assurance through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

When we were born again, God washed our sins away and hid them with Jesus Christ. The devil tries to use sin to guilt and shame, which separates a Christian from God. When we realize that we don’t have to accept the devil’s condemnation and just repent to God for our wrongdoings. We take away the power the devil has over us and move forward with God.