Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Matthew 5:8 Behold Your God I love the beatitudes portion of Scripture. It just goes against everything our culture seems to work for. You can be blessed and poor in spirit? The meek will inherit the earth? The pure will see God? There is something beautiful about realizing that we don't have to go with the flow in a world where popularity and wealth and "whatever feels good must be right" is the way many live. It is freeing to me to ... Read More about Behold Your God Day 21

The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. Zephaniah 3:17 Behold Your God What a beautiful promise we have been given in this passage. The Lord Your God is in your midst. He is might to save you! He rejoices over you. Even on the days you feel that there is nothing worth rejoicing over, He is rejoicing over you. You, dear one. He quiets you with His love. ... Read More about Behold Your God Day 20

Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. Isaiah 43:1b-2 Behold Your God It is no mistake that the words “fear not” appear in Scripture so many times. Hundreds of times. God knew. The God of the universe knew we would struggle with fear, worry and anxiety. ... Read More about Behold Your God Day 19

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3 Behold Your God The beautiful thing about learning to behold our God is that it not only brings Him glory, but He fills us with His peace at the same time. We are blessed when we fix our eyes on Jesus and give Him glory for all He has done. We are blessed when we take our eyes off of this world and place them on our Father. We are blessed when we can praise Him in the storms of life. When we ... Read More about Behold Your God Day 18

Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.  Proverbs 4:23 Behold Your God How do we keep our hearts with vigilance? What does it even mean to “keep your heart?” Some versions say to “guard your heart.” I like to picture a guard at a fancy palace. That guard knows what his job is and he likely does it with much seriousness. He is to keep the palace from harm. He is to stand guard, to protect against any enemy trying to get into the palace. When we guard or ... Read More about Behold Your God Day 17