By God’s grace that’s when Compassion International came in. “I got out of prison, but I went back to Mathare. But most importantly, take me out of poverty. “I can remember praying to God ‘if you are there, if you exist, please take me out of prison. The moment I entered prison I felt like I came to hell. We started to beg for food and money, so I started stealing and snatching things from people. There was nothing to eat, nothing to drink. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.”Īs you look forward to the change of a new year, be encouraged by a story of God bringing remarkable change to one life: Malachi 3:6 “I the Lord do not change.Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.Ecclesiastes 3:1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.They are new every morning great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-24 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,įor his compassions never fail.His love is constant, no matter the circumstances we face. These verses about change show us that God is in control and He is unchanging. It’s hard when we’re not in control of what is happening to us. Jeremiah 17:7 But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.Psalm 1:1-3 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.Philippians 4:19 And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.At the start of a new year, these Bible verses help us remember that every good gift comes from God our Heavenly Father. There’s lots of wisdom about blessings in the Bible. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told. Habakkuk 1:5 Look at the nations and watch - and be utterly amazed.He will take great delight in you in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17 The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves.1 Peter 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.Psalm 65:11 You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13-14 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it.Psalm 90:12 Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.They will soar on wings like eagles they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
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