Today is a beautiful day, because John the Baptizer understood his godly purpose, “I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” (Matthew 3:11 ESV) Water #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because we celebrate freedom, “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” (John 8:36 ESV) Freedom #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because God desires knowledge of Him, “Let us know; let us press on to know the LORD; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth.” (Hosea 6:3 ESV) Water #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because the river from the throne in Ezekiel’s vision flowed into the sea and made it fresh similar to how the gospel flows into the nations making new hearts, “And wherever the river goes, every living creature that swarms will live, and there will be very many fish. For this … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God is the source of living water, “Then he brought me back to the door of the temple, and behold, water was issuing from below the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was flowing down from below the south end of … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God has the power to cleanse us and change our hearts, “I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God promised to gather His people from the nations and coastlands far away, “With weeping they shall come, and with pleas for mercy I will lead them back, I will make them walk by brooks of water, in a straight path in which they shall not stumble, for I … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because the LORD is a fountain of living water, “O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who forsake you shall be put to shame; those who turn away from you shall be written in the earth, for they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living water.” (Jeremiah 17:13 ESV) … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God explains His issue with His people turning to other gods, “Be appalled, O heavens, at this; be shocked, be utterly desolate, declares the Lord, for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns … Read more