January 1   "...May grace (spiritual blessing) and peace be given you in increasing abundance..." (1 Peter 1:2, AMP).   God wants to bless you with His grace and peace beyond what you could imagine. No matter what may be troubling you, lay hold of these things by faith and experience true spiritual blessings from the Lord.   January 2   "Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways and be wise!" (Proverbs 6:6, AMP).   You can gain insight into the importance of diligence by observing the ant. It is a hard worker and doesn't have to be monitored in order to get the job done. Responsibility and hard work will position you for increase.   January 3   "Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God" (Psalm 43:5).   When you feel depressed or discouraged, turn to the Lord. Praise Him for the good things He has already done and allow His presence to encourage your spirit.   January 4   "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth" (3 John 2).   A prosperous soul is free from ties to the world and ungodliness. When your soul remains under the influence of God and His Word, you position yourself for spiritual and material increase.   January 5   "I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing" (John 15:5).   You must remain connected to Jesus Christ in order to experience true and lasting success. He is the source of your ability to prosper in life.     January 6   "Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded" (2 Chronicles 15:7).   When you work for the Lord and make pleasing Him the motive for everything you do, you will see great results from your labor.   January 7   "Other seeds fell on good soil, and yielded grain-some a hundred times as much as was sown, some sixty times as much, and some thirty" (Matthew 13:8, AMP).   The harvest you receive in life from the seeds you've sown will be based on the condition of your heart. Make sure that you have a pure heart that is ready to receive and hold on to the Word of God sown in it.   January 8   "And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: all these evil things come from within, and defile the man" (Mark 7:20-23).   The works of the flesh are what defile a person. Strive to maintain a pure heart by guarding what you allow through your eyes, ears and out of your mouth. Love God and His Word and turn away from those things that displease Him.   January 9   "For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith" (Mark 11:23).   You possess the power to speak to your circumstances and watch them change. The key is to have a heart that is full of faith and not doubt.   January 10   "But I say to you who are listening now to Me: [in order to heed, make it a practice to] love your enemies, treat well (do good to, act nobly toward) those who detest you and pursue you with hatred..." (Luke 6:27, AMP).   The Christian's duty is to walk in love toward those who wrong you. While it may be difficult, walking in love toward the unlovable fulfills God's great commandment to love. You will reap a great reward for your obedience.   January 11   "But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole" (Luke 8:50).   It takes faith to see miracles take place in your life. Get rid of fear by allowing the love of God to dominate your spirit. Then you will have the faith to believe for the impossible.   January 12   "Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him with songs of praise!" (Psalm 95:2, AMP).   God dwells in the praises of men. When you praise and thank Him for what He has already done in your life, you invite Him to do even more!   January 13   "The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever" (Psalm 103:8, 9).   God isn't waiting to strike you with a lightning bolt when you make a mistake. He is a God of mercy and compassion. When you miss the mark, simply repent and keep moving forward. Believe in the love He has for you.   January 14   "Consider well the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established and ordered aright. Turn not aside to the right hand or to the left; remove your foot from evil" (Proverbs 4:26, 27, AMP).   It is important that you remain focused on your purpose. Don't allow the enemy to distract you. Stay the course and fulfill the will of God for your life.   January 15   "The earnings of the righteous (the upright, in right standing with God) lead to life, but the profit of the wicked leads to further sin" (Proverbs 10:16, AMP).   Money gained through unrighteous means will lead you down a path of destruction. Don't get caught in that trap. Do things God's way and He will bless you beyond your wildest dreams.   January 16   "I have hated the congregation of evildoers; and will not sit with the wicked" (Psalm 26:5).   Don't keep company with those who act in opposition to God's Word. When you love God, you will hate sin.   January 17   "Attend to me and answer me; I am restless and distraught in my complaint and must moan [And I am distracted] at the noise of the enemy, because of the oppression and threats of the wicked; for they would cast trouble upon me, and in wrath they persecute me" (Psalm 55:2, 3, AMP).   There are time when it seems you can't turn negative thinking off, but don't give in to the mental attacks of the enemy. Cry out to God and He will answer and help you during times of distress.   January 18   "Alas, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! There is nothing too hard or too wonderful for You" (Jeremiah 32:17, AMP).   There is nothing too hard for God. He created the world and everything in it and He knows how to handle every detail of your life.   January 19   "For I am the Lord; I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall be performed (come to pass); it shall be no more delayed or prolonged, for in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak the word and will perform it, says the Lord God" (Ezekiel 12:25, AMP).   What God says will come to pass. If He has spoken a word to your heart, trust that in due season, it will manifest in your life.   January 20   "And the first of all the firstfruits of all kinds, and every offering of all kinds from all your offerings, shall belong to the priests. You shall also give to the priest the first of your course meal and bread dough, that a blessing may rest on your house" (Ezekiel 44:30, AMP).   When you give God the first and best of your increase, you secure a blessing on everything else you receive.   January 21   "And it shall be that before they call I will answer; and while they are yet speaking I will hear" (Isaiah 65:24, AMP).   Never feel as if God isn't listening to you when you call on Him. He promises to answer your prayers even before you pray them!   January 22   "The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness...the voice of them that shall say, Praise the Lord of hosts: for the Lord is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land as at the first, saith the Lord" (Jeremiah 33:11).   Praise is your key to victory. By praising God for His goodness and mercy, you will release Him to turn your situations around.   January 23   "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also" (Matthew 6:19-21).   Don't live to acquire material possessions. Instead, live to acquire spiritual wealth-the power of God, wisdom and love-and material possessions will follow.   January 24   "Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding" (Proverbs 4:7).   Wisdom and insight come from God's Word. When you seek these things above all else, you will achieve true success.   January 25   "Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them..." (Proverbs 24:1, AMP).   Don't envy the world and those who don't know God. Instead, make the Word your final authority and experience the benefits of doing things God's way.   January 26   "The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked" (Acts 14:9, 10).   Your faith will connect you to the power of God. If you are in need of healing or deliverance, believe God, receive His Word and step out on faith.   January 27   "And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity" (1 Corinthians 13:13).   Love is the highest calling of every Believer. When you walk in love, you open the door for the blessings and power of God to flow in your life.           January 28   "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:28).   There is no discrimination in the body of Christ. When you become born again, you join the family of God and there are no distinctions where race, color, creed and background are concerned. God looks at you through the eyes of His son, Jesus, now.   January 29   "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage" (Galatians 5:1).   When God sets you free from something, do not become ensnared with sin again. Stay away from things, people and places that could draw you back to your old lifestyle.   January 30   "For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord" (1 Thessalonians 4:16,17).   Are you ready for the Lord's return? You can experience the "rapture" when it comes if you are found walking in love and doing the will of God for your life.   January 31   "But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing" (2 Thessalonians 3:13).   Though it seems as if you are sowing and not reaping your harvest yet, don't give up. Continue acting on the Word of God and results will come.