The New Life In Christ: “Now I have put my words in your mouth.” Jeremiah 1:9.

Now the word of the God LORD came to me saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you…

Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD! Truly I do not know how to speak, for I am only a boy:”

But the LORD said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a boy’; for you shall go to all to whom I send you, and you shall speak whatever I command you.

Do not be afraid of them,

For I am with you to deliver you, says the LORD.” Jeremiah 1:6-8.

They will fight against you; but they shall not prevail against you, for I am with you, says the LORD, to deliver you. Jeremiah 1:19. Amen.

The New Life In Christ: Our steps are made firm by the LORD, when he delights in our way. Psalm 37:23.

The wicked plot against the righteous, and gnash their teeth at them;

But the LORD laughs at the wicked, for he sees that their day is coming. Psalm 37:12-13.

Better is a little that the righteous person has than the abundance of many wicked. Psalm 37:16.

Mark the blameless, and behold the upright, for there is posterity for the peaceable. Psalm 37:37. Amen.

The New Life In Christ: Why is my pain unceasing, my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Jeremiah 15:18.

Yet if any of you suffers as a Christian, do not consider it a disgrace, but glorify God because you bear this name. 1Peter 4:16.

…but God was with him, and rescued him from all his afflictions. Acts 7:9.

For he has graciously granted you the privilege not only of believing in Christ, but of suffering for him as well- since you are having the same     struggle that you saw I had and now hear that still I have. Philippians 1:29-30.

(but) join with me in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God…2Timothy 1:8. Amen.

The New Life In Christ: So the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth.” 1Kings 17:24.

After this the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became ill’, his illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him. She then said to Elijah, “What have you against me, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to cause the death of my son!”

But he said to her, “Give me your son.” He took him from her bosom, carried him up into the upper chamber where he was lodging, and laid him on his own bed. He cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, have you brought calamity even upon the window with whom I am staying, by killing her son?” Then he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, let this child’s life come into him again.’

The LORD listened to the voice of Elijah; the life of child came into him again and he revived, Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper chamber into the house, and gave him to his mother. 1Kings 17:17-23. Amen.

The New Life In Christ: Seek the LORD…seek righteousness, seek humility; Zephaniah 2:3.

But whoever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

… for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Matthew 6:6 & 6:8.

We have not ceased praying  for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God’s will “in all spiritual wisdom” and understanding, so that you may lead lives worthy of the LORD, fully pleasing to him, as you bear fruit “in every good work” and as you grow in the knowledge of God… Colossians 1:9-1. Amen.

The New Life In Christ: For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith with out work is also dead. James 2:26.

Keep your conscience clear, so that, when you are maligned, those who abuse you for your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame. 1Peter 3:16.

Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles, so that, though they malign you as evil doers, they may see your honorable deeds and glorify God when he comes to judge. 1Peter 2:12.
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, (followers, believers)

if you love one another. John 13:35.Amen.

The New Life In Christ: Does the clay say to the one who fashions it, “What are you making”? Isaiah 45:9.

They will make supplication to you, saying, God is with you alone, and there is no other; there is no god besides him. Isaiah 45:14.

By myself I have sworn, from my mouth has gone forth in righteousness a word that shall not return. “To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.” Isaiah 45:23.

 Who have been borne by me from your birth, carried from the womb; even to your old age I am he, even when you turn gray I will carry you. I have made and I will bear. I will carry and will save. Isaiah 46:3-4.

I am God, and there is no one like me. Isaiah 46:9. Amen.