FATHER YOU HAVE STARTED

SCRIPTURE FOR THE YEAR

Matthew 5:14 NKJV

“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.

Father you have started this year with me

Doing what?

1. FATHER YOU HAVE STARTED THIS NEW YEAR 2025 WITH ME

Exodus 33:14 NKJV

And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”

The son of an Indian chief had reached the age when he had to prove he was a man. Part of the testing required him to spend a night alone in a forest inhabited by wild animals. All through the night the wild animals gathered around the boy, growling and snarling. If he ran away, he would fail the test. Even though he was frightened, he was determined to stay.

Finally the dawn began to break, and the night shadows began to disappear. The animals slunk away. As the boy began looking around in the morning light, much to his surprise he saw his father stationed behind him with an arrow fixed in his bow. Unknown to the boy, his father had been there all the time to protect his son from harm.

2. FATHER YOU HAVE STARTED THIS YEAR 2025 LOVING ME

1 John 3:1 NKJV

Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

Romans 5:8 NKJV

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

2 Corinthians 6:18 NKJV

“I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”

3. FATHER YOU HAVE STARTED THIS YEAR 2025 FORGIVING MY SINS

Psalm 103:13 NKJV

As a father pities his children, So the Lord pities those who fear Him.

Mark 11:25 NKJV

“And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.

4. FATHER YOU HAVE STARTED THIS YEAR 2025 ANSWERING MY PRAYERS

Matthew 6:32 NKJV

For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

Matthew 7:9–11 NKJV

Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

1 John 5:14 NKJV

Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

Jeremiah 33:3 NKJV

‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’

5. FATHER YOU HAVE STARTED THIS YEAR 2025 TAKING AWAY MY FEAR

Luke 12:32 NKJV

“Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

6. FATHER YOU HAVE STARTED THIS YEAR 2025 TO GUIDE, CORRECT AND DISCIPLINE ME

Hebrews 12:5–8 NKJV

And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: “My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him; For whom the Lord loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives.” If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons.

7. FATHER YOU HAVE STARTED THIS YEAR 2025 MAKING ME MORE LIKE YOU

John 10:30 NKJV

I and My Father are one.”

Matthew 5:48 NKJV

Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

Romans 8:29 NKJV

For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.

8. FATHER, YOU WILL COMPLETE THE YEAR 2025 WITH ME

Philippians 1:6 NKJV

being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;