Jesus Calling, with Scripture References: Enjoying Peace in His Presence (A 365-Day Devotional) (Jesus Calling®)

by Sarah Young

—JOHN 17:3

I AM PERPETUALLY WITH YOU, taking care of you. That is the most important fact of your existence. I

My Presence with you is a forever-promise. You need not fear the future, for I am already there.

Your future is in My hands; I release it to you day by day, moment by moment. Therefore, d...

I want you to live this day abundantly, seeing all there is to see, doing all there is to do. Don’t be distracted by ...

Much of their energy for abundant living spills over the timeline into tomorrow’s worries or past regrets.

I am training you to keep your focus on My Presence in the present. This is how to receive abundant Life, which flows freely from My throne of grace.

“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” —MATTHEW 6:34

Now

Many people spend a lifetime or a small fortune searching for someone who understands them. Yet I am freely available to all who call upon My Name, who open their hearts to receive Me as Savior.

This simple act of faith is

the beginning of a lifelong ...

Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

—ROMANS 10:13

WHEN MANY THINGS SEEM to be going wrong, trust Me. When your life feels increasingly out of control, thank Me.

Even a few complaints can set you on a path that is a downward spiral by darkening your perspective and mind-set. With this attitude controlling you, complaints flow more and more readily from your mouth. Each one moves you steadily down the slippery spiral. The lower you go, the faster you slide; but it is still possible to apply brakes.

Cry

out to Me in My Name! Affirm your trust in Me, regardless of how you feel. Thank Me for everything, though this seems unnatural—even irrational. Gradually you will ...

If you choose supernatural responses this time—trusting and thanking Me—you will experience My unfathomable

Peace.

Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of

our

Though the Holy Spirit is infinite, He deigns to be your Helper. He is always ready to offer assistance; all you need to do is ask.

Ask My Spirit to help you as you go each step of the way. Never neglect this glorious Source of strength within you.

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So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty.” —ZECHARIAH 4:6

REMEMBER THAT JOY is not dependent on your circumstances.

True Joy is a by-product of living in My Presence. Therefore you can experience it in palaces, in prisons . . . anywhere.

Do not judge a day as devoid of Joy just because it contains difficulties. Instead, concentrate on staying in communication with Me.

Other matters you must deal with, but I will help you with them. If you make problem solving secondary to the goal of living close to Me, you can f...

Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will...

Follow Me wholeheartedly, with glad anticipation quickening your pace.

Though you don’t know what lies ahead, I know; and that is enough!

Some of My richest blessings are just around the bend: out of sight, but nonetheless very real. To receive these gifts, y...

Sometimes I lead you up a high mountain with only My hand to support you. The higher you climb, the more spectacular the view becomes;

also, the more keenly you sense your separation from the world with all its problems. This frees you to experience exuberantly the joyous reality of My Presence.

I will eventually lead you down the mountain, back into community with others. Let My Light continue to shine within y...

We

IN ORDER TO HEAR MY VOICE, you must release all your worries into My care.

Entrust to Me everything that concerns you.

Let Me free you from fear that is hiding d...

Sit quietly in My Presence, allowing My Light to soak into you and drive out any da...

Accept each day just as it comes to you, remembering that I am sovereign over your life. Rejoice in this day that I have made, trusti...

Instead of regretting or resenting the way things are, thank Me i...

Trust Me and don’t be fearful; thank Me and rest i...

This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. —PSALM 118:24

Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. —1 T

I LOVE YOU WITH an everlasting Love.

The human mind cannot comprehend My constancy.

Your emotions flicker and falter in the face of varying circumstances, and you tend to project your fickle feelings onto Me. Thus you do no...