God’s motivation for the week

Daily verses of encouragement

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August 23

Matthew 12:37 – “For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

What do my words communicate to others?  Do my words reflect the things that Jesus would say?  Are others hurt by my words?

August 24

Matthew 12:50 – “For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

Do my actions show that I am part of God’s family?  Am I committed to doing God’s will?  Am I willing to obey God daily?

August 25

Matthew 13:16 – “Blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ear because they hear.”

Am I listening to God and what He tells me in the Bible?  Are my eyes seeing the truth of God revealed as I read His Word?  Am I seeking God with all my heart?

August 26

Matthew 13:23 – “But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the person who hears the word and understands it.  He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown.”

Am I producing a crop for God?  Do I listen to God’s Word?  Do I understand and obey God’s Word?

August 27

Matthew 13:58 – And He (Jesus) did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.

Do I hinder God’s work in my life because I lack faith?  Are there things God wants to do in my life but He is waiting on me to trust Him?  What fears keep me from stepping out in faith?

August 28

Matthew 14:23 – After He (Jesus) had dismissed them, He went up on a mountainside by Himself to pray.  When evening came, He was all alone.

Do I set aside time to pray?  Do I spend time in silence and solitude so that I can hear God’s voice?  How do I get away from the “noise” in my life?

August 29

Matthew 15:8 – “These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.”

Does God have my heart?  Or do I just talk a good game?  Are my walk and my talk the same?