Everything Comes From You

         Everything comes from you - 1 Chronicles 29:14.

Every good and perfect gift 

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows - James 1:17.

Our help comes from the Lord

I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth - Psalm 121:1-2.

Our hope comes from the Lord

Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him - Psalm 62:5.

Riches and honor come from the Lord

Riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all - 1 Chronicles 29:12.

Knowledge and understanding come from the Lord 

For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding - Proverbs 2:6.

Increase comes from the Lord

The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children - Psalm 115:14.

Salvation comes from the Lord

Salvation comes from the Lord - Jonah 2:9.

Victory comes from the Lord

But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ - 1 Corinthians 15:57.

                                                                                            

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Everything we have comes from You. We thank You for giving us everything we need. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

Blessed Are The Peacemakers

  Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called children of God - Matthew 5:9. 

         Our God who is the Prince of Peace made peace with us by His blood. And he will be called    Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace - Isaiah 9:6. By Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross - Colossians 1:20.        

           Our life should bring peace and not confusion to others as God is our not the author of confusion but of peace. For God is not the author of confusion but of peace - 1 Corinthians 14:33. Even our enemies will live at peace with us when our ways are pleasing to the Lord. When a man’s ways are pleasing to the LORD, he makes even his enemies live at peace with him - Proverbs 16:7.

           Let us be peacemakers like our God and live at peace with everyone as we are the partakers of His divine nature. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone - Romans 12:18. By which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature - 2 Peter 1:4.                                                                       

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are the God of peace. Let us be peacemakers like You and live in peace bringing peace to everyone. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

Seek His Face Always

Seek His face always - Psalm 105:4.

1. His Kingdom and His Righteousness

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well - Matthew 6:33.

The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field. Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant on the lookout for choice pearls. When he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it! - Matthew 13:44-46.

2. His Salvation 

His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us - Acts 17:27.

3. His Wisdom and understanding

Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding. Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures. Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord, and you will gain knowledge of God - Proverbs 2:3-5.

4. His Guidance and Direction

Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take - Proverbs 3:6.

5. His Strength and His Presence

Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually! - Psalm 105:4.  

The LORD is good to them that wait for him, to the soul that seeks him - Lamentations                                                                      3:25.

Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart - Psalm 119:2.

                                                   

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us seek Your face always. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

Bless The Lord O My Soul

Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s - Psalm 103:1-5.

We are to be thankful for the forgiveness we have in Christ

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit - Psalm 32:1-2.

We are to be thankful for God healing all our diseases and giving us good health

O Lord my God, I cried out to You, and You healed me - Psalm 30:2.

We are to be thankful for God redeeming our life from destruction

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses - Psalm 107:13.

We are to be thankful for God's lovingkindness and tender mercies 

Hear me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is good; Turn to me according to the multitude of Your tender mercies - Psalm 69:16.

We are to be thankful for God satisfying us with good things

The young lions lack and suffer hunger; but those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing - Psalm 34:10.

We are to be thankful for God renewing our strength

Those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not become weary, they will walk and not faint - Isaiah 40:31.

                                                          

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You and praise You for all You have done in our life. Let us not forget all Your benefits. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.  

Exceedingly Abundant God's Grace

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain - 1 Corinthians 15:10.

        God's grace is exceedingly abundant in our life. And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus - 1 Timothy 1:1. The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus - 1 Timothy 1:14. 

          God's grace is always available to all those who come to Him. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need - Hebrews 4:16.

           God's grace is sufficient for us in our weaknesses. My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me - 2 Corinthians 12:9.

          God's grace strengthens our heart. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace, not by eating ceremonial foods, which is of no benefit to those who do so - Hebrews 13:9.

           God's grace is available in all that we need, in all things and at all times. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work -  2 Corinthians 9:8.  

            Let us thank God for His exceedingly abundant grace in our life has brought us all this way. And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace - John 1:16. Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. 2 Peter 1:2. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen - Romans 16:20.

                                                                           

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are the God of all grace. We thank You for Your exceedingly abundant grace in all areas of our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Sing To The Lord With Thanksgiving

Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving - Psalm 147:7. 

He has done marvelous things

Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! For He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory - Psalm 98:1. 

He has done excellent things

Sing to the Lord, For He has done excellent things - Isaiah 12:5.

He answered us

I will give You thanks, for You answered me; You have become my salvation - Psalm 118:20-21. 

He has triumphed gloriously 

I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously - Exodus 15:1.

I am helped

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.

Make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation

Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! - Psalm 95:1.

                     Let us sing to the Lord with praises and thanksgiving for His wonderful acts in our life. It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High - Psalm 92:1. Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts - Psalm 105:2. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God - Psalm 40:3. Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! Sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, bless His name; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day. Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples. For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised - Psalm 96:2.  

               Then I will praise God’s name with singing, and I will honor him with                                                                          thanksgiving - Psalm 69:30. 

I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High - Psalm 9:2. 

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us sing to You with praises and thanksgiving for all Your marvelous works in our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.  

Rejoice At God's Word As One Who Finds Great Treasure

 I rejoice at Your word as one who finds great treasure - Psalm 119:162.

God’s Word is more valuable than our physical food

          Job said that He treasured the Word of God more than his physical food.

I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food -  Job 23:12.

God’s Word provides us joy and delight

         Jeremiah said that He ate God’s words and His words were joy and the delight of his heart.

Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart - Jeremiah 15:16.

God's Word is more valuable, sweeter and a lamp to feet and a light to path 

         David said that God's word is more valuable to him than gold and silver, sweeter to his mouth & a lamp to his feet and a light to his path. 

The law of Your mouth is better to me than thousands of coins of gold and silver - Psalm 119:72. 

How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth! - Psalm 109:103.       

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path - Psalm 119:105.

Long for God's Word like new born babies

         Peter said that we should long for God's Word like new born babies who are always hungry, and cry for milk constantly so that we may grow. 

Like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation - 1 Peter 2:2.

Live by God's Word

          Jesus said that our life should not be sustained by bread alone but by every Word of God.

Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God - Matthew 4:4. 

                                                                           

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us rejoice at Your Word and treasure Your Word more than anything in our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.