Jan 3
We are a generation that can change the world. Join us today as Gary Haugen explains how God can use us and our obedience to lead His people to freedom.
Scripture References
20.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,
35.By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
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“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15.Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16.In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
8.He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly6:8 Or prudently with your God.
8.Daughter Zion is left
like a shelter in a vineyard,
like a hut in a cucumber field,
like a city under siege.
Psalm 27
Of David.
1.The Lord is my light and my salvation—
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—
of whom shall I be afraid?
2.When the wicked advance against me
to devour27:2 Or slander me,
it is my enemies and my foes
who will stumble and fall.
3.Though an army besiege me,
my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me,
even then I will be confident.
4.One thing I ask from the Lord,
this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
and to seek him in his temple.
5.For in the day of trouble
he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent
and set me high upon a rock.
6.Then my head will be exalted
above the enemies who surround me;
at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make music to the Lord.
7.Hear my voice when I call, Lord;
be merciful to me and answer me.
8.My heart says of you, “Seek his face!”
Your face, Lord, I will seek.
9.Do not hide your face from me,
do not turn your servant away in anger;
you have been my helper.
Do not reject me or forsake me,
God my Savior.
10.Though my father and mother forsake me,
the Lord will receive me.
11.Teach me your way, Lord;
lead me in a straight path
because of my oppressors.
12.Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
spouting malicious accusations.
13.I remain confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living.
14.Wait for the Lord;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the Lord.
Gary Haugen
Founder, CEO, and former President of International Justice Mission, a global organization that protects the poor from violence throughout the developing world.