Blessed Is The Man Whose Strength Is In You

Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, Whose heart is set on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baca, They make it a spring; The rain also covers it with pools. They go from strength to strength - Psalm 84:5-7.        

The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? - Psalm 27:1.

The LORD is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation - Psalm 118:14.

But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their strength in time of trouble - Psalm 37:39.

I will love You, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold - Psalm 18:1-2.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer - Psalm 19:14.

But You, O LORD, do not be far from Me; O My Strength, hasten to help Me! - Psalm 22:19.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble - Psalm 46:1.

I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only - Psalm 71:16.

My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. - Psalm 73:26.

The LORD is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation; He is my God, and I will praise Him; my father’s God, and I will exalt Him - Exodus 15:2.

The God of my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge; my Savior, You save me from violence - 2 Samuel 22:3.

Seek the LORD and His strength; seek His face evermore! - 1 Chronicles 16:11.

The joy of the LORD is your strength - Nehemiah 8:10.

Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For YAH, the LORD, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation” - Isaiah 12:2.

The LORD God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer’s feet, and He will make me walk on my high hills - Habakkuk 3:19.

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song I will praise Him. The LORD is their strength, and He is the saving refuge of His anointed - Psalm 28:7-8.

                                                       

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You and praise You for being our strength. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

The Spirit of Wisdom And Revelation In The knowledge of Him & The Eyes of Understanding

The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened - Ephesians 1:17, 18.

The spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him

God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God - 1 Corinthians 2:10

Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ - 2 Peter 3:10. 

But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things - 1 John 2:20. 

I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden riches of secret places, That you may know that I, the Lord, Who call you by your name, Am the God of Israel - Isaiah 45:3.

The eyes of our understanding being enlightened     

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe - Ephesians 1:18-19.

The hope of our calling - To know the purpose of God saving us and His calling for us

The riches of His glory of His inheritance -  The more we understand the depth of His glory, the more we understand how wide, long, high, and deep his love is and the more our faith grows. 

The surpassing greatness of His power towards us - To know how God had empowered us with spiritual gifts and authority through the Holy Spirit for all who believe Him. 

                 Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things from Your law - Psalm 119:18.                                                             

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Give us the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of You and enlighten the eyes of our understanding. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Be Strong And Courageous

                                               Be strong and courageous - Joshua 1:6.

                Joshua succeeded Moses in leading the Israelites into the Promised Land after their forty years of wandering in the desert. God encouraged Joshua three times to be strong and courageous while promising him victory. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them - the children of Israel - Joshua 1:2.

Be strong and courageous - In Leadership 

God commanded Joshua to be strong and courageous since He had promised that He will be with him as He had been with Moses. He will not fail him nor forsake him and no man will be able to stand before him all the days of his life.

No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you. Be strong and courageous, for you shall give this people possession of the land which I swore to their fathers to give them - Joshua 1:5-6.

Be strong and courageous - Obedience to God's Word

God commanded Joshua to be strong and courageous and provided the assurance of success if they   obey to His Word.

Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go. This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success - Joshua 1:7-8.

Be strong and courageous - For the journey

God commanded Joshua to be strong and courageous and not to fear as He will be with him wherever he goes in the journey. 

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go - Joshua 1:9.                                                                       

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us be strong and courageous as You are always with us and You will never fail us nor forsake us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

Honor God

                                       For those who honor Me I will honor - 1 Samuel 2:30.    

By thank offerings

           Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me - Psalm 50:23.

By possessions

           Honor the Lord with your possessions, and with the first fruits of all your increase; So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine - Proverbs 3:9,10.

By hearts & not by mouth

           In your hearts honor Christ, the Lord as holy - 1Peter 3:15. These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me - Isaiah 29:13

By caring our physical bodies

         Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies - 1 Corinthians 6:19-20.

By serving God

         If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor - John 12:26.                                                                      

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us honor You by our thank offerings, by our possessions, by our hearts, by caring our physical bodies and by serving You. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

Be Still And Know That I Am God

Be still, and know that I am God - Psalm 46:10.

          The city of Jericho was surrounded by walls and no one was able to get in. Now Jericho was shut up inside and outside because of the people of Israel. None went out, and none came in. And the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and mighty men of valo"r - Joshua 6:1,2. God promised Israelites that He had given Jericho into their hand and He gave Joshua very specific instructions on what to do for the walls of Jericho to collapse.

Be still

          Joshua commanded the people not to shout or make any voice heard until he command them to shout for the walls of Jericho to fell down. Now Joshua had commanded the people, saying, “You shall not shout or make any noise with your voice, nor shall a word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I say to you, ‘Shout!’ Then you shall shout.” - Joshua 6:10.           

Know that I am God 

           On the seventh day the walls of Jericho fell by the power of God as the Israelites were obedient to what God instructed. So the people shouted when the priests blew the trumpets. And it happened when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat. Then the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, ox and sheep and donkey, with the edge of the sword - Joshua 6:20,21.

           Like Israelites, God wants us to be still and know that He is God. When God is working, we need to be still by stop speaking, stop worrying but instead obey and trust Him. For God to break obstacles and His fulfill promises in our life, let us be still and know that He is God. Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday. Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him - Psalm 37:4-7.                                                                          

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us be still and know that You are God. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Set Free

So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed - John 8:36.

       We need to stand firm and do not let ourselves burdened again by a yoke of slavery but live in freedom as Christ has set us free. It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery - Galatians 5:1. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness - Romans 6:18.

Know the truth

     You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free - John 8:32. I run in the path of Your commands, for You have set my heart free - Psalm 119:32.     

Pray to God

        Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free - Psalm 118:5.

Be filled with the Holy Spirit

        Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty - 2 Corinthians 3:17.                                                                                     

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for setting us free. Let us stand firm and do not let ourselves burdened again by the yoke of slavery. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

God of Protection

The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. The LORD will guard your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forever - Psalm 121:7–8.         

             God protects all those who are faithful to Him, fear Him and all those who are righteous as a shield and refuge. Let those who love the LORD hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them - Psalm 97:10. The angel of the LORD surrounds those who fear him, and he delivers them - Psalm 34:7. For surely, O LORD, You bless the righteous; You surround them with Your favor as with a shield - Psalm 5:12.     

As a shield

               He is a shield to all who trust in Him - Psalm 18:30. But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you. Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield - Psalm 5:11-12. The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song I will praise Him - Psalm 28:7. 

As a refuge

                 God is my refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble - Psalm 46:1. For You have been a strength to the poor, A strength to the needy in his distress, A refuge from the storm, A shade from the heat - Isaiah 25:4. Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler And from the perilous pestilence. He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge - Psalm 91:3.4. Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! For my soul trusts in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, Until these calamities have passed by - Psalm 57:1.

            Let us thank our God of protection for protecting us as a shield and refuge. God protects all those who are faithful to Him, fear him and all those who are righteous as a shield and refuge.  You have surrounded me on every side, behind me and before me, and You have placed Your hand gently on my shoulder - Psalm 135:7. Keep me as the apple of Your eye; Hide me under the shadow of Your wings - Psalm 17:8.                                                                 

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are the God of Protection. We thank You for protecting us from all evil as a shield and refuge. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.