Vain
Words of Encouragement
Beloved, you carry a name that is above every name, and that's not a burden meant to crush you. It's a gift, and Jesus made a Way for you to carry it well. You don't have to be perfect. You just have to keep walking with Him, letting His life and character show up in yours, day after day.
If you've realized you've been carrying the name more as a badge than a way of life, don't be discouraged. Daddy God's grace meets you right where you are. Start today. Let the Way of Jesus shape how you love, how you serve, and how you live, and let the world see Him in you.
Hand
Words of Encouragement
You may feel like your assignment is small compared to Ezra's — leading a remnant home, rebuilding a Temple, standing before kings and nobles. But consider what you actually carry that Ezra did not. He had the hand of the Lord upon him for a season and a task. You have Daddy God, Jesus, and Holy Spirit living within you for a lifetime and every task that lifetime holds. The favor that encouraged Ezra before earthly kings is available to you in far greater measure, because the source of that favor no longer simply rests on you occasionally — He abides in you continually. Whatever restoration work is in front of you today, whoever you are being called to lead home to the presence of God, you are not underequipped. You carry the lantern, the compass, and the map within you right now. Lead someone home today.
