Along the bank of the river, on this side and that, will grow all kinds of trees used for food; their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month, because their water flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for medicine.  Ezekiel 47:12

Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb, in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. Revelation 22:1-2

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Heavenly Father, We thank and praise you for all of your wonderful, perfect ways.  You never fail.  Your word is true and sure.  When we look around us at the suffering cause by the fall of this present world into sin so long ago, we marvel at how you have maintained it and there is still beauty to be found despite every rebellious effort of man to destroy himself.  Thank you for the glimpses of your glory that we see in each sunrise, sunset, rainbow, aurora borealis, cloudscape, starry sky and so many other hints we have of your incredible beauty in your amazingly creative designs.  We stand in awe, looking forward to that Day when we will see you with our eyes and serve you forever. In our Saving Redeemer, Jesus' worthy, wonderful and mighty name, Amen.

For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.  For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. Romans 8:6-8

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Heavenly Father, Thank you for the precious gift of your Spirit within each of us who belong to Your Son. Please help us to remember throughout each day how incredibly privileged we are, and that no matter what happens, our most valuable possession can never be taken from us because it's stored for us in heaven.  Please help us to always put You first so that indeed, where our treasure is, there our heart is.  We love You.  In Jesus' most holy, highest and exalted Name above all names, Amen.

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler. Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name. 1 Peter 4:14-16

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Heavenly Father, We thank you for the unimaginably great privilege of belonging to you and of being given by you to your Son. Please make us worthy of Him. We are in awe of the immeasurable love that has been lavished on us to have been redeemed at so high a cost. Please help us to stand firm in our faith, knowing that our reward is in heaven.  Please help us to find our satisfaction in pleasing you instead of in the approval of others. In Jesus' glorious, victorious name, Amen.