STEPPING INTO A NEW MONTH

Taking uncountable steps this far is the grace and mercy of God.
Day after day, week after week, month after month, and year after year is a great grace of God.
Grace alone means that God loves, forgives, and saves all, not because of who you are or what you do but because of the work of Christ.
No one knows to control the grace and mercy of God for all.
The grace and mercy that is certain to deliver, to preserve anyone belong to God.
Grace is the gift of God that produces, enhances, and develops salvation. The grace of God changes the life of one. 
The well-known song says it is Amazing Grace.
Indeed, it is grace to live.
Grace is an enabling power of God. 
It enables the recipient to do and be what one cannot become by their means.
The saving grace has brought you this far.
Ephesians 2:8-9 buttresses, “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” 
To see this time of the year is not evidence of knowing God but the privilege of God.
David testifies the distance between life and death is a step. (1 Samuel 20:3)
You have taken uncountable steps not because you know the right step to take.
Taking uncountable steps this far is the grace and mercy of God.
Power belongs to God and is good and merciful.
Month after month, He has brought you this far.
In all your steps, you shall not fall.
Pray that the grace of God that has brought you this far shall not expire over your life.
This far, it is the grace of God.
The grace of God is much to experience.
Ephesians 2:8-9 states, “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” 
The grace of God has brought you this far.
The grace of God is sufficient.
Grace is the power that God willingly gives to help to do what no one could ever do by themselves. When God said to Paul, “My grace is sufficient for you…” (2 Corinthians 12:19)
He gives Paul His power to be free from the thorn that was buffeting him.
The combination of mercy and the grace of God keeps all seeing a new day, week, month, and year.
The mercy of God has been consistent to see you this far, not to become a victim of the wicked world.
The mercy of God means God is compassionate and kind.
The mercy of God is with forbearance that does not run out.
The mercy of God is His loyal love; it is the conventional love of the covenant-keeping God. 
The mercy of God is not by merit but by the goodness of God to be received.
Just as power belongs unto God, mercy also belongs to God. 
God cannot be intimidated or manipulated by any of His creations to receive His mercy.
The mercy of God is not attainable through the work but by walking with God. 
God testifies to His mercy in Romans 9:14-16, “…I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion. So, then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.”
The mercy of God is in place for all, and nothing under heaven can displace or deny one that God will visit.
With mercy, God led the children of Israel out of the bondage of over four hundred years. The Bible records, “You in Your mercy have led forth the people whom You have redeemed…” (Exodus 15:13) 
In the given days that you have by the breath of life, understand and know to live life to attain the mercy of God as the Bible records His word.
God alone will have mercy on whom He chooses to, but He will also have for one that lives by His command.
With the grace of God, the mercy of God is attainable when the life of one aligns with the word of God.
One that lives life according to the word always receives the mercy of God. For example, Joseph lived life according to the word of God when he ignored the temptation to violate the word of God and not to fail before God (Genesis 39:7-15).
With repentance, one that asks before God for forgiveness will receive the mercy of God. The Bible records, “For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You” (Psalm 86:5). God is good and merciful; no iota of evil can deny the mercy of God that is in place for one with the understanding that calls on God. 
Asking for forgiveness is a very sure way of obtaining the mercy of God, as it is glaring in the pages of the Bible. 
The Bible encourages, “He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsake them will have mercy” (Proverbs 28:13). 
With grace, God is merciful to respond with mercy for one that trusts God with hope.

TURN TO THE WORD!

This day, week, month, from this moment, turn to the word of God.
Turn more to the word of God!
To have lived this far is not because one knows how to live life but because the grace of God has brought you this far.
To be alive demands turning to God, giving Him all the glory and honor for keeping you this far.
Turn to God, and not be weary of the challenges you experience.
Are your challenges persist and resist taking long to cease?
Understand and know that not how long challenges exist, but it is how far God has brought you.
Always turn to the word of God.
God sent His word to heal, deliver, and preserve.
Psalm 107:20 testifies to God, “He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions.” 
Know to cue yourself in the word of God.
The word of God is not a fable is not a story to a suit for personal gain or material.
Turn to the word of God for real!
Psalm 8:4-6 records how caring to turn to God: “What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor. You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet.”
God is a caring God to create all for Him.
God creates all to exist for His glory and honor.
What or who are you turning to in this wicked world?
The word of God is God. 
One that gives self to the word of God turns to God.
All should turn to God.
There is no reason not to turn to God.
Among reasons to turn to the word of God are:
THE WORD OF GOD DELIVERS
Genesis 19:17 records the word of deliverance for Lot and his wife, “…Escape for your life! Do not look behind you nor stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest you be destroyed.”
Lot turned to the word of God, but his wife did not turn to the word of God. 
Genesis 19:26 records, “But his wife looked back behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.”  
One that turns to the word of God looks to God for deliverance.
The wife of Lot turned away from God to become terminated.
RESPONSIBILITY TURN TO GOD
The limitation of the relationship with God is the evidence of the limited time spent with God. 
One that studies the word of God is evidence of not turning from God. 
Romans 15:4 informs all, “For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.” 
Why not give yourself to studying the word of God, to know and not turn away from Him? 
Turn from the world to the word of God to know the truth.
John 8:32 admonishes all, “…YOU SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH.” 
It is the responsibility of all to know God, the truth.
LISTEN TO THE WORD OF GOD
Listen to the word of God, and turn to His word. 
Turning to the word of God shall lead to deliverance from shame to joyful celebration. 
At the wedding at Cana of Galilee, when the celebration ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus advised the servants of Jesus “…whatever He says to you, do it.” (John 2:5) 
In every way of life, turn to the word of God by listening to Him, and testimony shall not experience shame. 
Turn to God!
ASK TO BE TURNED TO GOD.
Running after a man in the place of not turning to God is not evidence of knowing God. 
Get to KNOW GOD by TURNING to Jesus!
Paul points out that Jesus is for all to turn away from iniquities to Him. 
Acts 3:26 records, “To you first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.” 
Today, pray the prayer of the Psalmist for yourself as:
Psalm 119:37 records, “Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, and revive me in Your way.” 
Turn to the word of God, and give yourself to Him in His word to live life by His word.
Again, remember always that it is not how long challenges exist, but it is about how far God has brought you.
Remember, despite your inconsistency in not living life by the command of God, God remains constant and consistent, responding with His care when turned to Him.
Turn to the word of God!
Ask God that His word shall become established in your life. 

WHAT GOD WANTS FROM ALL

God wants all to be responsible with a commitment to His word.
With no excuse, all should be responsible with a commitment to His word.
God magnifies His word above His name. (Psalm 138:2)
God sent His word to heal and deliver. (Psalm 107:20)
God has given His word that does not return void. Isaiah 55:11 records, “So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”
All should be responsible for gaining from the word of God.
What thing is holding you back from giving yourself to live life by what God wants?
All should be responsible with a commitment to live life by the word of God.
Responsibility is the price for greatness when committed to the word of God in the heart, not just in the mouth.
Living a life of responsibility with a commitment to God will consign self to seek God with all heart, soul, and strength.  
Deuteronomy 4:29 records the consequence of being responsible for seeking God, “…you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.” 
By faith, and commitment to the word God, do not be discouraged by the surrounding world to find God. 
By faith is to be living (believe) the word of God by the mouth. 
What does God want from all? 
Deuteronomy 10:12 identifies, “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.” 
One that fears God walks in His way, loves, and serves God diligently.
Do you fear God? 
AMONG WHAT GOD WANTS FROM ALL IS TO SEEK HIM DILIGENTLY ARE:
PATIENTS TO WAIT ON GOD
GIVE THANKS TO GOD ALWAYS
PRAISING GOD
PATIENTS TO WAIT ON GOD
LISTENING TO THE WORD OF GOD
LIVE TO BE TURNING TO GOD
PATIENTS TO WAIT ON GOD
Wait on God with no complaint to avoid becoming a failure to receive from God. 
God acts for those who wait on Him. Isaiah 64:4 points out, “For since the beginning of the world Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him.”
One not waiting on God will complain instead of complementing God evidence of the lack of commitment to God and will not arrive at the center of the calling of God.
GIVE THANKS TO GOD ALWAYS
Giving thanks to God is not thinking thanks. 
What thing is holding you back from giving thanks to God continually?
Ephesians 5:20 encourages, “Giving thanks always for all things to God…”
Is the delay of your expectation for manifestation shutting your heart of
thanksgiving to God? 
Are you engaging in worrying?
Know to give thanks for all things, to provoke God for all things to work for you. 
Romans 8:28 buttresses, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God…”
The character of love is thanking God.
Despise worrying but worship God with thanksgiving continually.
PRAISING GOD
Praise God with understanding. (Psalm 47:7)
To be alive at the moment of breath is a great grace, the privilege of God but not the right to be alive.
From the depth of the heart, all should know to praise God at every moment of breath. 
Praising God is not a show-off. 
Praising God is not only in noise-making the identity of knowing about God but not knowing God. 
Know God, gain understanding, to praise Him as Psalm 150:6 records, “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!”
LISTENING TO THE WORD OF GOD
Listen to the word of God, and turn to His word. 
Turning to the word of God shall lead to deliverance from shame to joyful celebration. 
At the wedding at Cana of Galilee, when the celebration ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus advised the servants of Jesus “…whatever He says to you, do it.” (John 2:5) 
In every way of life, turn to the word of God by listening to Him, and testimony shall not experience shame. 
Turn to God!
LIVE TO BE TURNING TO GOD
Running after a man in the place of not turning to God is not evidence of knowing God. 
Get to KNOW GOD by TURNING to Jesus!
Paul points out that Jesus is for all to turn away from iniquities to Him. 
Acts 3:26 records, “To you first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.” 
Today, pray the prayer of the Psalmist for yourself as:
Psalm 119:37 records, “Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, and revive me in Your way.” 
Ask God that His word shall become established in your life. 
Pray to live life by the word of God.

LET IT BE A MONTH OF DWELLING AND ABIDING IN THE LORD

It matters to know and stand in the Lord.
One that stands in the Lord abides in Jesus.
Abide is to continue in a relationship yielding with submission to God.
To abide in Jesus is the command of God that demands from all, not just from acclaimed believers in God.
The word of God is worthy to stand in it. 
The word of God identifies that God magnified His word above all His name. (Psalm 138:2)
The challenges of the time demand knowing to stand in the word of God, to live life for the glory of God.
To stand in the word of God is to abide in His word.
“Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed.” (John 8:31) 
Claiming to be a believer and not abide in Him is ceremonial religion.
A failure to abide in Him is a passage to living life in darkness. 
Jesus said, “I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.” (John 12:46)
The word of God is not a story but a secret to engaging not to live a life of waste.
Pray to abide in the word of God.
Think of it for a moment, does your way of life demonstrate the word of Jesus? 
Failure to abide in Jesus is the evidence of pride which is the agent of failure.
Know to know God to abide in Him.
What does it mean to abide in Jesus?
1 John 3:24 records answers to the above question, “Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this, we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.” 
To keep the commands of God is to love. 
Galatians 5:14 admonishes all, “For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 
Romans 13:8 also states, “Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.”
To fear, to love God is living life by the word of God, abiding in Him.
What happens when one does not abide in Him?
A choice not to abide in the light consciously or unconsciously is to walk in the darkness. 
God is light.
John 1:1-5 records the message, “This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.” 
Those who do not abide in Him are rebellious and do not know the ways of God to set themselves for destruction.
Job 24:13 records, “There are those who rebel against the light; they do not know its ways nor abide in its paths.” 
Jesus is the wisdom from God to all that will give themselves to the word of God, the wisdom from God.
Do not give ears to hearing the rebukes of life.
It is worthy to walk away from places whose conversation (relationship, discussion) will kill faith. 
Avoid continual listening to the conversation that prompts not giving self to the word of God, not to abide in the word of God.
A failure to abide in Him is a choice to the passage of living life in darkness. 
In John 12:46, Jesus said, “I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.” 
It is not possible to be answering as an acclaimed believer and be full of darkness. 
To be full of darkness is abiding in darkness. 
Come out of the darkness of the world to settle yourself in the word of God.
With desire, continually abide in God to become one that dwells in the word of God.
Abide to dwell in the word of God.
It is safe to abide in the word of God, the presence of God.
Psalm 91:1-4 records, “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust. Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler And from the perilous pestilence. He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings, you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.”
The wisdom of God is His word.
The wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of one that gives self to dwell and abide in the word of God.
The grace and mercy of God have brought you this far.
The grace and mercy of God is the privilege not to abuse by not giving self to dwell and abide in the secret place of God, the word of God.  
Ask for wisdom and knowledge to gain stability in time.
Let it be your portion to abide and dwell in the word of God.

FEAR GOD TO BECOME STABLE 

In the challenging times, knowing to fear God shall experience the stability of God.  
Give regard to fear God by inclining ear to keep the word of God in the depth of the heart, not just in the head.
Ecclesiastes 12:13 identifies fear God, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all.”
Know and understand to fear God in the whole matter.
The word of God speaks to all to fear and live life by the ways of God.
Proverbs 1:7 records, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge…”
Proverbs 9:10 states, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom…”
Isaiah 33:6 confirms, “Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times, And the strength of salvation; The fear of the Lord is His treasure.”
One is bound to be stable in times of challenges if rooted in wisdom and knowledge of God, the evidence that such have stability in this wicked world. 
To Fear God is the treasure of God, and such shall be stable in the challenging times.
Ask that to be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.
To fear God from the depth of the heart is not by the mouth but is established by asking God to give the spirit to fear Him.
Matthew 7:7 records the word of God, “Ask, and it will be given to you.
God that says ask confirms that He will give.
Jeremiah 32:39-41 records, I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them. 40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me. 41 Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will assuredly plant them in this land, with all My heart and with all My soul.’“
Pray that God will give you one heart and one way that you will fear God forever for your good and your children.
Ask God to put His fear in your heart that you will not turn away from doing good and not depart from God.
It takes a desire to fear God, believe in Him, and abide in Him to know the truth of God.
John 8:31-32 states, “Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” 
One living by the word of God (acclaimed believer) fears God from the heart, not in the mouth.
The character of fear of God abides in God as His disciple.
To abide in Him knows the truth.
To know the truth is free from the agendas of the wicked world because such is full of the fear of God.
Pray that you will live life by the word of God with growth in His fear in your life.
Ask that God shall enable you to dwell and abide in Him continually.
Ask that you shall know the truth of God that makes one free not to become a victim of evil agendas of the wicked world.
One that does not know the truth knows the lies.
The character of the liar one is a lack of fear of God.
To fear God gives self to God but not fear God does not give self to God.
Abraham fears God and could not withhold himself from God.
Genesis 22:12 records the word of God to Abraham, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now, I know that you fear God since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”
Pray that whatever in your life that is consciously or unconsciously withholding not do according to the word of God be permanently cease. 
Ananias and Sapphira lied to the Holy Spirit that kept them from God.
Acts 5:1-4 document, “But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession. And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles’ feet. 3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself? 4 While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own control? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.”
Ask against what opens to become filled up by Satan shall not access your life.
Who will not fear God? 
The challenge of today demands to fear God to experience the promise of God.
Psalm 33:18 records, “Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy.” 
Psalm 34:7 states, “The angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him and delivers them.
Live life for God, fear God.