just offer you warm fuzzies, it promises you confident knowledge of your salvation and a Father that hears And you certainly can't bow your head and talk to a God you can't see and truly know He hears you. : if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us." Ah, but there was a caveat there! God only hears and grants those things which are according to His will. Maybe you've been praying for something good and godly for years on end, but haven't experienced any

the only true God, trust him alone, look to him for every good thing humbly and patiently, love him, fear In that sense, every disciple of Jesus bears the same cross." We all stand convicted of idolatry when we see how far down the priority list this effort actually is ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 2 Corinthians 2

destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 and deliver all those who through fear And he not only assumed human nature as far as the body is concerned but also a real human soul, in order Summary As we began our journey through the Belgic Confession earlier this year, we looked at what it Jesus did this by taking on all of our sin and bearing the holy wrath of God as He hung on the cross. what you're going through and is able to help; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year

Having been hurled to the earth, he now sets his sights on a woman that's near and dear to you: she They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, so you need not fear spiritual war being fought around you; A SK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year

Psalm 23:4 inspired the imagery for our theme this year as we've been reminded that God's grace is stronger his name’s sake. 4   Even though I walk through the darkest valley [under death's shadow],  I will fear Neither does he let them fall down so far that they forfeit the grace of adoption and the state of justification our sin ( this dark valley serves as the inspiration for the imagery and theme on our home page this year through the dark valley under death's shadow; A SK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year

words that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them, 20  because they could not bear it must be stoned to death.”  21  The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am trembling with fear But the second group - the group that you and I are part of: the Church, have a far different experience is a member of Christ's eternal Church; A SK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year

though they're in Christ, they never have a free and open relationship with their Father because they fear eternal life you have right here and now; A SK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year

16  ruin and misery mark their ways, 17  and the way of peace they do not know.”  18  “There is no fear your sinful nature and more like Christ; A SK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year

yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you. 6   For two years now there has been famine in the land, and for the next five years there will be no plowing and reaping from his father by his own brothers, who chose the 'merciful' option of selling him as a slave in a far God saw beforehand the years of famine that would be coming, and He sovereignly put his servant Joseph purpose; A LIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that just like Joseph's brothers you will let go of your fear

God does it so that people will fear him. 15  Whatever is has already been, and what will But this light of nature is far from enabling humans to come to a saving knowledge of God and conversion to him— so far, in fact, that they do not use it rightly even in matters of nature and society.  which the grind of work edges out the fun and rest of the weekend (although for too many, the 'fun' far The flickering light of nature that they still retain is far from enabling them to come to a saving