Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God - Hebrews 12:2.
God guides us on the right path and direction as we look unto Him and fix our eyes on Him. I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye - Psalm 32:8. Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” Whenever you turn to the right hand or whenever you turn to the left - Isaiah 30:21.
a) Jesus is the Way
Jesus alone is our way can provide us the right path.
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me - (John 14:6).
b) The Good Shepherd Guides
God goes before His sheep to follow Him safely.
And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice - (John 10:4).
c) The Word of God Gives Light
God's Word guides us and gives us light.
Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path - (Psalm 119:105).
d) Trust in the Lord Who Directs Our Paths
God directs our paths as we trust Him.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths - (Proverbs 3:5-6).
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us always look unto You and trust You as You alone can guide us and direct us on the right path and Your Word gives us light. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord - Exodus 14:13.
Israelites who saw that the Egyptians marched after them were very afraid and cried out to the Lord and they saw them dead on the seashore
The Israelites who were very afraid when they saw Egyptians marched after them cried out to the Lord. And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them. So they were very afraid, and the children of Israel cried out to the Lord - Exodus 14:10. God saved Israelites that day out of the hand of the Egyptians and they saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. So the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore - Exodus 14:30. My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies - Psalm 92:11.
Israelites saw the salvation of the Lord & His great works at the Red Sea and they never saw the Egyptians again
The Israelites saw the salvation of the Lord & His great works at the Red Sea and they saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.” - Exodus 14:13,14. Thus Israel saw the great work which the Lord had done in Egypt; so the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord and His servant Moses - Exodus 14:31. You will look in vain for those who tried to conquer you. Those who attack you will come to nothing - Isaiah 41:12.
Like how Israelites cried out to the Lord for help, let our eyes look to the Lord for help
God will help us as our eyes look to the Lord. Our help will come from the Lord as our eyes look to the Lord. I will lift up my eyes to the hills - From whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth - Psalm 121:1,2. Unto You I lift up my eyes, O You who dwell in the heavens. Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, So our eyes look to the Lord our God, Until He has mercy on us - Psalm 123:1,2. They looked to Him and were radiant, And their faces were not ashamed - Psalm 34:5.
Our eyes will see salvation, marvelous things and glory of the Lord
Our eyes will see salvation, great, marvelous works and glory of the Lord asour eyes look to the Lord for help. Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will work for you today - Exodus 14:11. You will see greater things than these - John 1:50.The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. This was the Lord’s doing, And it is marvelous in our eyes - Mark 12:10,11. If you believe, you will see the glory of God - John 11:40.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let our eyes always look upon You and see Your salvation, great, marvelous works and your glory in our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty - Psalm 104:1.
Our God is very great. Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite - Psalm 147:5. For the Lord is a great God and a great King above all gods - Psalm 95:3. There is none like You, O Lord; You are great, and great is Your name in might - Jeremiah 10:6.
Great is our God and great is His mercies, wonders and works in our life. For Your mercy is great above the heavens, And Your truth reaches to the clouds - Psalm 108:4. To Him who alone does great wonders, For His mercy endures forever - Psalm 136:4. Great are the works of the Lord; they are pondered by all who delight in them - Psalm 111:2.
Great God had done great things in our life. The Lord has done great things for us, and we are glad - Psalm 126:3. Do not be afraid, land of Judah; be glad and rejoice. Surely the Lord has done great things! - Joel 2:21. It was your own eyes that saw all these great things the Lord has done - Deuteronomy 11:7.
Let us praise our great God who is most worthy of praise. How great you are, Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears - 2 Samuel 7:22. Great is the Lord, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain - Psalm 48:1. For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; He also is to be feared above all gods - 1 Chronicles 16:25.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are very great. We thank You for doing great wonders, works and great things in our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others - Romans 12:4,5.
Like how each of us has one body with many members having different function, though we are many, we are one body and each part of the body belongs to all the other parts. From whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love - Ephesians 4:16.
1. Recognize where God had placed us
God had exactly placed us in the body where we are needed just as He desired.
But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired - 1 Corinthians 12:18.
2. Honor the weaker members
We should honor and deeply value the weaker members. Honor one another above yourselves - Romans 12:10.
No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary. Those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, on those we bestow more abundant honor; and our unpresentable parts have more abundant modesty, while our presentable parts have no such need. But God composed the body together, giving more abundant honor to the inferior part - 1 Corinthians 12:22-24.
3. Express gratitude for the contributions of others
Every member of the body is important and have different functions and so we need to express gratitude for the contributions of others.
The eye can’t tell the hand, “ I have no need for you, ” or again the head to the feet, “ I have no need for you.” - 1 Corinthians 12:21.
4. Share the sufferings and joy together
We should comfort others when they suffer and celebrate with them when they receive blessings.
When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. When one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it - 1 Corinthians 12:26.
Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body - Ephesians 4:25.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us work effectively as members of one body to edify and grow our body. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth - 1 John 3:18.
God wants us to love others in the way He loved us not just with words or speech but with actions and in truth. Walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God - Ephesians 5:2. Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you - Luke 6:27.
Romans 12:9-21
9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.
11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
13 Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.
16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.
17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.
18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
19 Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord.
20 On the contrary: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
1 Corinthians 13
1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.
2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.
4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;
5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;
6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;
7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
8 Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.
9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part.
10 But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away.
11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.
13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins - 1 Peter 4:8.
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PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us love others in action like how You loved us and gave Yourself for us. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all - Ephesians 4:6.
Above all gods
For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods - 1 Chronicles 16:25. For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods - Psalm 97:9. For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods - Psalm 95:3.
Above all power
Far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all - Ephesians 1:21,22. One thing God has spoken, two things I have heard: Power belongs to you, God - Psalm 62:11.
Above all wisdom
In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge - Colossians 2:3.
Above all creation
For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist - Colossians 1:16-17.
Above all our ways
My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways, says the LORD. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.” - Isaiah 55:8-9.
Let us thank and praise our God who is above all. For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods - Psalm 96:4. Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure - Psalm 147:5. You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created - Revelation 4:1. Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise! - Revelation 5:12.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You and praise You for You are above all gods, power, wisdom, creation and our ways. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
For we walk by faith, not by sight - 2 Corinthians 5:7.
1. Mark 10:52
“Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
2. Hebrews 11:11
And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise.
3. Luke 8:50, 54,55
Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.” But He put them all outside, took her by the hand and called, saying, “Little girl, arise.” Then her spirit returned, and she arose immediately
4. Romans 4:20–21
Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.
5. Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.
6. Matthew 15:28
Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed at that moment.
7. Matthew 21:22
And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.
8. Hebrews 11:8-10
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
8. Hebrews 11:23
By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s command.
9. Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks.
10. Hebrews 11:31
By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.
11. Acts 14:10
Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed and called out, “Stand up on your feet!” At that, the man jumped up and began to walk.
12. Mark 5:34
And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction”.
13. Hebrews 11:29, 30
By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned. By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.
14. Romans 1:17
The righteous shall live by faith.
15. James 2:26
The walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days by faith. For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
16. Matthew 17:20
Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you”.
17. Matthew 21:21
And Jesus answered them, “Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen”.
18. Hebrews 11:7
Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him - Hebrews 11:6.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us walk by faith and not by sight. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.