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

by Sarah Young

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.

“Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.”

I AM WORKING ON YOUR BEHALF. Bring Me all your concerns, including your dreams.

want to work with Me, you have to accept My time frame. Hurry is not in My nature.

Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses.

For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.

Now the LORD was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what he had promised. Sarah became pregnant and bore a son

Now faith is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses]. —HEBREWS 11:1 AMP

I AM TAKING CARE OF YOU. Feel the warmth and security of being enveloped in My loving Presence. Every detail of your life is under My control. Moreover, everything fits into a pattern for good, to those who love Me and are called according to My design and purpose.

If you could only see how close I am to you and how constantly I work on your behalf, you would never again doubt

We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose. —R

As you focus your mind and heart on Me, you are being transformed: re-created into the one I designed you to be.

open yourself up to receive the many blessings that I have prepared for you.

Holy Spirit, who is able to do in and through you immeasurably more than you ask or imagine

be glorified in his holy people

This includes you, because you believed our testimony to you.

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us. —

REST IN ME, MY CHILD, forgetting about the worries of the world. Focus on Me—Immanuel—and let My living Presence envelop you in Peace.

If you live on the surface of life by focusing on ever-changing phenomena, you will find yourself echoing the words of Solomon: “Meaningless! Meaningless! Everything is meaningless!”

Hold My hand in deliberate dependence on Me, and I will smooth out the path before you.

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

This hope keeps you spiritually alive during dark times of adversity; it brightens your path

if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.

it is impossible for God to lie, we

take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly encouraged.

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, ...

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.

Be still so that you can hear My voice.

The earth is filled with your love, O LORD;

The Sovereign LORD has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught.

the LORD rises upon you and his glory appears over you.

COME TO ME with your gaping emptiness, knowing that in Me you are complete.

you have been given fullness in Christ,

who is the head over every power and authority.

WHEN YOU ARE PLAGUED by a persistent problem—one that goes on and on—view it as a rich opportunity.

In faith, thank Me for your problem.

Ask Me to open your eyes and your heart to all that I am accomplishing through this difficulty. Once you have become grateful for a problem, it loses its power to drag you down. On the contrary, your thankful attitude

Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them. Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.

choose the ones that need to be done today. Let the rest slip into the background of your mind so I can be in the forefront of your awareness.

Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.

“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.

glory, and his disciples put their faith in him.

It is good to praise the LORD and make music to your name, O Most High, to proclaim your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night,

For you make me glad by your deeds, O LORD;

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Then, when time is right, the way before you suddenly clears—through no effort of your own.

What you have longed for and worked for I present to you freely, as pure gift.