Leonard’s Corner
GOD IS JUST
2 Thessalonians 1
“God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well” (2 Thes. 1:6–7).
OUR FAMILY DEVOTION
“For God’s Sake-Commanding Respect-Break My Heart”
”Save me, O God, by Your name, And vindicate me by Your strength. Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to the words of my mouth.“
Psalms 54:1-2 NKJV
”this Ezra came up from Babylon; and he was a skilled scribe in the Law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given. The king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him.“
Ezra 7:6 NKJV
”He saw that there was no man, And wondered that there was no intercessor; Therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him; And His own righteousness, it sustained Him.“
Isaiah 59:16 NKJV
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THE LORD WILL COME
1 Thessalonians 4–5
“The Lord Himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command . . . and the dead in Christ will rise first” (1 Thes. 4:16).
OUR FAMILY DEVOTION
“Watch And Pray-Five Feet Nothing #2-The Sweetest Fruit”
”Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”“
Mark 14:38 NKJV
”It happened after this that the people of Moab with the people of Ammon, and others with them besides the Ammonites, came to battle against Jehoshaphat. Then some came and told Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea, from Syria; and they are in Hazazon Tamar” (which is En Gedi). And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. So Judah gathered together to ask help from the Lord; and from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord. Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly. And he said, “Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the Lord to you: ‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s. Tomorrow go down against them. They will surely come up by the Ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the brook before the Wilderness of Jeruel. You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!’ Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the Lord is with you.”“
II Chronicles 20:1-4, 14-17 NKJV
”But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.“
Galatians 5:22-23 NKJV
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EFFECTIVE MINISTRY Pt 2
1 Thessalonians 1–3
“We were gentle among you, like a mother caring for her little children. We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the Gospel of God but our lives as well, because you had become so dear to us” (1 Thes. 2:7–8).
OUR FAMILY DEVOTION
Courage Over Cowardice-Five Feet Nothing-Laying Down Weapons”
”Only do not rebel against the Lord, nor fear the people of the land, for they are our bread; their protection has departed from them, and the Lord is with us. Do not fear them.”“
Numbers 14:9 NKJV
”And he said, “Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the Lord to you: ‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.“
II Chronicles 20:15 NKJV
”The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”“
Exodus 14:14 NKJV
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CHRIST IN THE LIFE
Colossians 3–4
“As God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience” (Col. 3:12).
OUR FAMILY DEVOTION
“A Born-Again Heart-When You’re Awake-Too Much”
”Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.“
Psalms 51:10 NKJV
”And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him: “Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and have not relied on the Lord your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand. Were the Ethiopians and the Lubim not a huge army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet, because you relied on the Lord, He delivered them into your hand. For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.”“
II Chronicles 16:7-9 NKJV
”Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”“
Luke 6:38 NKJV
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CHRIST IN THE LIFE
Colossians 3–4
“As God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience” (Col. 3:12).
OUR FAMILY DEVOTION
“Truth From The Inside Out-When You’re Awake-Though I Fail”
”Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up; Fighting all day he oppresses me.“
Psalms 56:1 NKJV
”For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.”“
II Chronicles 16:9 NKJV
”My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.“
Psalms 73:26 NKJV
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LIFE IN CHRIST
Colossians 2
“So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in Him, rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness” (Col. 2:6–7).
OUR FAMILY DEVOTION
“Mindful Giving-Step By Step #2-Drawing Me Back”
”So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury; for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, her whole livelihood.”“
Mark 12:43-44 NKJV
”Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord and the king’s house; and Solomon successfully accomplished all that came into his heart to make in the house of the Lord and in his own house. Then the Lord appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him: “I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice. When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people, if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to prayer made in this place. For now I have chosen and sanctified this house, that My name may be there forever; and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually. As for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, and do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and My judgments, then I will establish the throne of your kingdom, as I covenanted with David your father, saying, ‘You shall not fail to have a man as ruler in Israel.’ “But if you turn away and forsake My statutes and My commandments which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods, and worship them, then I will uproot them from My land which I have given them; and this house which I have sanctified for My name I will cast out of My sight, and will make it a proverb and a byword among all people
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CHRIST SUPREME
Colossians 1
“He is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He might have the supremacy” (Col. 1:18).
OUR FAMILY DEVOTION
“Gratitude Can Be A sacrifice-Step By Step-My Help”
”Offer to God thanksgiving, And pay your vows to the Most High. Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.”“
Psalms 50:14-15 NKJV
”if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.“U
II Chronicles 7:14 NKJV
”I will lift up my eyes to the hills— From whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.“
Psalms 121:1-2 NKJV
CONTENT WITH CHRIST
Philippians 4
“I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances” (Phil. 4:11).
When you have it all, more means little.
OUR FAMILY DEVOTION
“Faith In God Alone-God Is Good #2-Child Of The King”
”And Peter, remembering, said to Him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away.”“
Mark 11:21 NKJV
”On that day David first delivered this psalm into the hand of Asaph and his brethren, to thank the Lord:“
I Chronicles 16:7 NKJV
”Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine In the very heart of your house, Your children like olive plants All around your table.“
Psalms 128:3 NKJV
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TO KNOW CHRIST
Philippians 3
“I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord” (Phil. 3:8).
OUR FAMILY DEVOTION
“Called Out And Up-God Is Good-Deepest Desire”
”Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man, telling him, “Take courage, get up! He is calling for you.”“
Mark 10:49 AMP
”O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His lovingkindness endures forever.“
1 Chronicles 16:34 AMP
”Then [with a deep longing] you will seek Me and require Me [as a vital necessity] and [you will] find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.“
Jeremiah 29:13 AMP
