Resist The Devil

                     Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you - James 4:7.

           We should resist the devil and should not give him any opportunity to influence our lives as he comes as thief to steal, to kill, and to destroy us. The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly - John 10:10. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour - 1 Peter 5:8.  

Money

              Judas gave place to devil instead of resisting because of his love for money. Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve - Luke 22:3. The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus - John 13:2. Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, 'What will you give me if I betray him to you?' They paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment he began to look for an opportunity to betray him - Matthew 26: 14-16.

Anger

                  God wants us to dispose our anger as soon as possible so that we do not give any place in our life to the devil. Be angry, and do not sin: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil - Ephesians 4:26,27. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice - Ephesians 4:31. 

                 Let us submit to God offering ourselves as living sacrifice holy and pleasing to Him and resist the devil by not giving place to him. Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will - Romans 12:1,2.

                                                                                                        

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us submit to You and resist the devil by not giving any place in our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.  

Clothe Yourselves With Compassion, Kindness, Humility, Gentleness And Patience

                  Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with                                                       compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience - Colossians 3:12.           

Compassion

Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous - 1 Peter 3:8. 

Kindness

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you - Ephesians 4:32.

Humility

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves - Philippians 2:3. 

Gentleness 

Let your gentleness be known to everyone - Philippians 4:5.

Patience 

Be patient with everyone - 1 Thessalonians 5:14.

                                                                                     

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Serve One Another

Serve one another humbly in love - Galatians 5:13.

Love your neighbor as yourself

For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” - Galatians 5:14.

Do good and share with others

And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased - Hebrews 3:16. 

Value others above yourselves & looking to the interests of the others

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others - Philippians 2:3,4.

Carry each other’s burdens

Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ - Galatians 6:2.

Do to others what we want others do to us

And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise - Luke 6:31.

Be last of all and servant of all

If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all - Mark 9:35.

Love others not with words or speech but with actions and in truth 

If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth - 1 John 3:17-18.

Be kind to the poor 

Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done - Proverbs 19:17.

Honor one another above yourselves 

Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves - Romans 12:10.

Practice hospitality 

Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality - Romans 12:13.

Share with the one who has none

Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same - Luke 3:10–11.

Please the neighbors for their good to build them up

We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up. For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.” - Romans 15:1-3.

Have the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had

May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ - Romans 15:5,6.

Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me - Matthew 25:40.

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PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us serve one another humbly in love. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

He Is Holy

 Exalt the Lord our God, And worship at His footstool - He is holy - Psalm 99:5.

            The name of our God is Holy. For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place - Isaiah 57:15. Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory! - Isaiah 6:3. Let them praise Your great and awesome name - He is holy - Psalm 99:3.

                 There is none holy like our God. There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God - 1 Samuel 2:2. Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy - Revelation 15:4. The Lord Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy, he is the one you are to fear, he is the one you are to dread - Isaiah 8:13.

                  Let us also be holy and worship our Holy God with holiness. But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy" - 1 Peter 1:15,16. For it is God’s will that you should be holy - 1 Thessalonians 4:3. Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth - Psalm 96:9. Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name - Psalm 103:1. 

                                                                      

PRAYER: You are Holy God. Let us also be holy as You are holy. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Love

 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,  kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control - Galatians 5:22.

Jesus said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.” This is the first and great commandment.  And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself’ - Matthew 22: 37-39.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 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. 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. Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails -  1 Corinthians 13:1-8.

Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love - 1 John 4:7. 

We love because he first loved us - 1 John 4:19.

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins - 1 Peter 4:8.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another - 1 John 4:10,11.

 If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us - 1 John 4:12.

Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth - 1 John 3:18. 

Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart - 1 Peter 1:22. 

And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works - Hebrews 10:24.  

As you have heard from the beginning, His command is that you walk in love - 2 John 1:6.            

If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also - 1 John 4:20,21.

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another - John 13:34,35.

Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you - Matthew 5:44.      

Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves - Romans 12:10.

My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you - John 15:12.

And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma - Ephesians 5:2.

                                                                   

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us love one another like how You loved us. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.    

He humbled Himself

And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross - Philippians 2:8.

Jesus humbled Himself

                            Jesus was highly exalted high and was given name above every name as He humbled himself. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father - Philippians 2:8-11. 

 God exalts all who are humble              

                     God exalts all who are humble. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted - Luke 18:14. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up - James 4:10. Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time - 1 Peter 5:6.  

God gives grace and look on with favor all who are humble

                     God gives grace and look on with favor all who are humble. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble - 1 Peter 5:5. These are the ones I look on with favor: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at my word - Isaiah 66:2.        

                        Let us humble ourselves like Jesus and be exalted. Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey - Zechariah 9:9. Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord, and humility comes before honor - Proverbs 15:33. Before honor is humility - Proverbs 18:12.            

                Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with                                                       compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience - Colossians 3:12.                                                                                      

           

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us humble ourselves like You. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

God Who Judges Righteously

Who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously - 1 Peter 2:23. 

                   God when He was reviled did not revile in return instead He committed Himself to Him who judges righteously. He wants us also not to repay evil for evil as He will repay. Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.”  - Romans 12:17–19.

Go the second mile

You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also. And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away - Matthew 5:38-42.

Love your enemies

But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so?  Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect - Matthew 5:44,45.

Overcome evil with good

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. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good -  Romans 12:20,21.

                   Let us not repay evil for evil but wait for the Lord and commit ourselves to Him who judges righteously. Do not say, “I will recompense evil”; Wait for the Lord, and He will save you - Proverbs 20:22. If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you - John 15:18,19. 

                                                                                             

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us not repay evil for evil but live peaceably with all. We commit ourselves to You who judge righteously. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.