Kristi Burchfiel

VERSE: John 7:18–He who speaks for himself seeks his own glory, but he who is seeking the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true and there is no unrighteousness in Him. TRUTH: When we speak, our words reveal a lot about ourselves and our motives. If we are seeking God’s will and His glory, then our words will be a direct reflection of those motives. If not, then our words will betray us. RESPONSE: Lord, I pray that You will help me surrender any motives that are not glorifying to You, then allow me to speak the words that praise and exalt You.

VERSE: John 6:6–This He was saying to test him for He Himself knew what He was intending to do. TRUTH: When we’re confronted with crisis, God offers us the opportunity to trust Him and have faith. In this situation, and in all others, He knew what He was going to do, but He gave the disciples an opportunity to trust in Him and grow in their relationship with Him. RESPONSE: Lord, help me to trust You even through the hard times when I don’t see an answer. I know You already know what You are intending to do.

VERSE: John 5:19–Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, Truly, truly I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself unless it is something He sees the Father doing, for  whatever the Father does, these things the Son also does in like manner. TRUTH: Jesus is God, yet He states that He can do nothing but what God the Father has for Him. If Jesus can do nothing without God, how much more does that apply to us! Do we allow Jesus to live through us so that everything we do is done by God? RESPONSE: Lord, take my life. Help me to decrease and You to increase so…

VERSE: John 4:42–and they were saying to the woman, ‘it is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this One is indeed the Savior of the world.’ TRUTH Each person, regardless of how they first heard of Jesus Christ, must eventually have a personal encounter with Him and see Christ for who He is. The testimony of others is important, for it draws us to God in the first place. However, the decision to follow Him is ours alone. Have we made a personal decision to follow Christ? RESPONSE: Lord, thank you for amazing people who told me…

VERSE: John 3:36–He who believes in the Son has eternal life, but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him. TRUTH: God’s Son Jesus makes the way for us to receive the gift of eternal life. The Lord is very clear that this is the only way to receive this gift. If someone does not believe and obey, then they have God’s wrath. Have we received this gift? Have we shared it with others? RESPONSE: Lord, thank You for Your amazing gift! Help me to share this amazing gift with everyone I meet.

VERSE: John 2:5–His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.” TRUTH: In this circumstance, Mary knew that Jesus would have the answer, but it might not make sense to the servants. Jesus has the answer to every one of our circumstances, but the answers don’t always make sense to us at first. Do we trust Him enough to do whatever He says to do? RESPONSE: Lord, I don’t need to have all the answers. Help me trust and do all that You have for me to do.

VERSE: John 1:17–For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ. TRUTH: Moses was given the Law to allow us to see God’s standard of perfection. If we compare ourselves to the law, none of us measure up. Jesus Christ came in Truth, the Truth that allowed Him to fulfill God’s standard of perfection. He also came in Grace, the Grace that offers to share that Truth with us who would submit our lives to Him. RESPONSE: Lord, Your grace is amazing and Your truth is perfection. Thank You for taking my imperfection and giving me Your grace!

VERSE: Lamentations 5:19–You, O Lord, rule forever, Your throne is from generation to generation. TRUTH: The same God who was over all in the past, is over all now, and will be over all in the future. He is worthy of all praise and honor and glory. Do we trust Him with our past, present, and future? Do we submit it all to Him? RESPONSE: Lord, help me to submit everything to You for You are over all: my past, my present, and my future.

VERSE: Lam 4:5–Those who are delicacies are desloate in the streets; those reared in purple embrace the ash pit TRUTH: Just because we start out life with riches or the fine things in life does not mean that we will stay there. We cannot trust in the circumstances around us as those can change quickly. Do we trust what we see around us or the One who gave us what we see around us? RESPONSE: Lord, You are the giver of and sustainer of all. Help me to put my trust in You and not in my circumstances.