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

by Sarah Young

BE PREPARED TO SUFFER FOR ME, in My Name. All suffering has meaning in My kingdom.

Pain and problems are opportunities to demonstrate your trust in Me.

thanking Me for them—is one of the highest f...

When suffering strikes, remember that I am sovereign and that I can bring good out of everything.

Do not try to run from pain or hide from problems. Instead, accept adversity in My Name, offering it up to Me for My purposes.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men. Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy. —

In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.

there are numerous pitfalls along the way. Many voices clamor for your attention, enticing you to go their way.

few steps away from your true path are pits of self-pity and despair, plateaus of pride and self-will.

well-meaning friends can lead you astray if yo...

keep your focu...

obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.

throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith,

you are doubly blessed, because a living channel absorbs some of whatever flows through it.

I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame. This poor man called, and the LORD heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles. —

Do not linger in the future, because anxieties

Remember the promise of My continual Presence;

include Me in any imagery that co...

I will open up the way before you as you take steps of trust along your path.

appears

focus on Me, the Shepherd who is leading you along your life-journey.

Before you know it, the “obstacle” will be behind you and you will hardly know how you passed through it.

trust Me to get you through that rough

“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep.”

The path of the righteous is level; O upright One, you make the way of the righteous smooth.

Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being snared. —

The LORD replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” —

“I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.” —REVELATION 1:18

your works are wonderful, I know that full well. —

The best response to losses or thwarted hopes is praise: The Lord gives and the Lord takes away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.

Instead of feeling entitled to all these blessings, respond to them with gratitude.

Be prepared to let go of anything I take from you, but never let go of My hand!

lead me in the way everlasting.

“The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.”

NO MATTER WHAT your circumstances may be, you can find Joy in My Presence.

you feel the strain of the journey, which seems endless.

I have created this day; it is not a chance occurrence. Recall that I am present with you whether you sense My Presence or not.

Surely you have granted him eternal blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence.

All things were created through Him and for Him. —

You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. —PSALM 16:11

I have chosen you less for your strengths than for your weaknesses, which amplify your

The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

to guide our feet into the path of peace.

Talk with Me about whatever delights you, whatever upsets you, whatever is on your mind. These tiny steps of daily discipline,

I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”

You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.

LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones. —

I will lead you along fresh trails of adventure, revealing to you things you did not know.

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you. —

Instead of obsessing about other people’s opinions of you,