Who Is Jesus? My Helper

Psalm 46:1 says, "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble."

Jesus understands our troubles and our struggles. Read Hebrews 4:15 tells us that.

Jesus wants to help us through the presence and power of His Holy Spirit. This is why he went away, so He could send us a helper.

Read John 16:5-8. Here is where Jesus says that he would send His Holy Spirit to to help us and to guide us.

Remember, God's plan is for your good. Here are some verses you may read to encourage you this week.

Jeremiah 29:11,
Psalm 54:7,
Psalm 70:5,
Psalm 61:2-4

Jesus - My Eternal Hope

The power of God resides in, and is evidenced, throughout the life of Jesus. Even in the time of Christ's death, the power of God was shown in a lot of different ways. You can read about some of that amazing stuff in Matthew 27:45-54.

1 John 5:4,5 tells us that Jesus is the winner, and that those who place their whole trust and faith in him will also be winners.

Jesus went through tough stuff, but did not give up. You can know, that even if you have tough times, Jesus is there to help you. You can place your faith, trust and hope in him.

Read Jeremiah 29:11. God is for you!

Jesus - My Healer

Philippians 4:19 says, "My God shall supply all your need according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus."

God knows what you need. When you are not feeling well, God knows what you need to be healthy too. He wants to help you with that. Jesus paid the price so you can be healed when you are sick. (Read Isaiah 53:5)

Peter understood that God wants people to be healthy. When he was walking by a crippled man, Peter saw that the man had faith and wanted to be healed. Peter also knew that Jesus had paid the price so that we can be healed. You can read about this happening in Acts 3:1-8.

God wants you to be healthy in body and soul. (See 3 John 2.) So take care of yourself! Put good things into your body, and into your heart and mind. And when you don't feel well, know that Jesus has provided for your healing.

Jesus - My Substitute

We had an incredible day as our kids participated in our BGMC Bike Day fundraiser. People around the world will be impacted by the work and giving that came together at this special time. Through BGMC, many supplies, equipment, and literature are provided for missionaries to use in helping people. Thanks to all who participated!

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We also took time to talk about Jesus taking our place -- being our substitute -- when it came to paying the price for our sin. (Thank you, Jesus!)

Here are some verses to read about that:

Romans 6:23,
Romans 3:22-26
Galatians 3:13

Because Jesus took our place, sin and death and the penalty for sin have all been taken care of by him, for us. Take time to think about that today, and give praise to God for being your substitute.

Jesus, Our Shepherd

Jesus loves you and cares for you. He provides all of your needs. He wants to guide you and direct you as you walk along your path of life. Psalm 23 tells us about how Jesus cares for us.(Take time to read that today)

Read John 10:1-5 and 11-16 too. It tells us that we are like the sheep of Jesus' flock. We need to listen to his voice and then follow Him!

Take time today to listen to what He has to say to you. You can do that as you read your Bible, pray, and just take some "quiet time" away from other busy noisey things.

Thank him for being your good shepherd! He loves and cares for you.

Who Is Jesus? My Best Friend

Do U have a BFF?

When Jesus came to earth, he came because he wanted to restore friendship between you and God. He loves you so much! Before you even KNEW him, he KNEW you and LOVED you! Romans 5:8 talks about that. Take a look at that verse. Also, John 15:13.

1 Samuel chapter 20 tells about two best friends - David and Jonathan. They went through a hard time, but still cared deeply for each other. This is a great friendship you can read about. They ended up having to split up...

One thing you can know about Jesus, He wants to be your BFF. Yes, Best Friend FOREVER. And he said that he will never split up!

Hebrews 13:5 records, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."

In Matthew 28:20 Jesus says, "...I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Take time to talk with him and listen to him. Know that he's not going to leave you even when things are hard. He wants to be your BFF.

Jesus - My Example

Kids look for people to follow. They look up to all different kinds of folks...
...football players,
...singers,
...music groups,
...baseball players,
...NASCAR drivers,
...television stars,
...grandparents,
...dads,
...moms,
...coaches,
...and more.

But, the greatest example you can follow is Jesus. Often, when people ask me what part of the Bible they should read, I tell them to start with the book of Mark. We can learn alot about Jesus life, attitudes, words and actions by reading the books called "the gospels." (Mark is one of them.)

Take some time today, and think about Jesus. What was he like? What should you change in your life and attitude to be more like him? If you pray about that, he will talk to you and help you know too.

God bless you this week!