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

by Sarah Young

do not relinquish your attentiveness to Me. If something troubles you, talk it over with Me.

Gently nudge your mind back to Me.

Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, O LORD. They rejoice in your name all day long; they exult in your righteousness.

how we set our hearts at rest in his presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.

In my integrity you uphold me and set me in your presence forever.

Sometimes My children hesitate to receive My good gifts with open hands. Feelings of false guilt creep in, telling them they don’t deserve to be so richly blessed. This is nonsense-thinking because no one deserves anything from Me. My kingdom is not about earning and deserving; it’s about believing and receiving.

He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? —

The One who walks beside you, holding you by your hand, is the same One who lives within you.

nothing in heaven or on earth can separate you from Me!

I, the God of hope, fill you with all Joy and Peace as you trust in Me, so that you may bubble over with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

“I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles.”

This day is sacred to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound and be overflowing (bubbling over) with hope.

When a problem starts to overshadow your thoughts, bring this matter to Me. Talk with Me about it and look at it in the Light of My Presence. This

you will always have Me with you, helping you to handle whatever you encounter.

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

You don’t have to perform well in order to receive My Love. In fact, a performance focus will pull you away from Me, toward some sort of Pharisaism.

idolatry: worshiping your own good works.

discouragement when your works don’t measure up to y...

I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.

comforted My followers with these messages: Peace be with you, and I am with you always

impossible to spend too much time thanking and praising Me.

Thanksgiving and praise put you in proper relationship with Me, opening the way for My riches to flow into you.

“Peace be with you.”

I am with you always,

Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! —

Thankfulness opens you up to these experiences, which then provide further reasons to be grateful. Thus your path becomes an upward spiral: ever increasing in gladness.

rejoices in Me, your Savior, in the midst of trials and tribulations. I am your refuge and strength, an ever-present and well-proved help in trouble.

If your mind needs a focal point, gaze at My Love poured out for you on the cross.

a foundation that circumstances cannot shake.

I lovingly go before you and plant little pleasures to brighten your day. Look carefully for them, and pluck them one by one. When

Offer it up to Me with a grateful heart.

You have filled my heart with greater joy than when their grain and new wine abound. I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.

You give Me thanks (regardless of your feelings), and I give you Joy (regardless of your circumstances).

This is a spiritual act of obedience—at times, blind obedience.

those who obey Me in this way are invariably blessed, even though difficulties may remain.

enabling you to see from My perspective.

Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. —

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.

Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, O LORD. —

When your mind is occupied with thanking Me, you have no time for worrying or complaining. If you practice thankfulness consistently, negative thought patterns will gradually grow weaker and weaker.

Draw near to Me with a grateful heart, and My Presence will fill you with Joy and Peace.

Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in...

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. —R

A constant focus on adversity defeats many Christians. They walk through a day that is brimming with beauty and brightness, seeing only the grayness of their thoughts.

with Joy in their hearts because they know that the Light of My Presence is still shining on them.

Rejoice in this day that I have made, for I am your steadfast Companion.

This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and...

You are my God, and I will give you thanks; you are my God, and I will exalt you.