Speaking Life-Giving Words

      Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips - Psalm 141:3.      

Be wise       

               We need to be wise in speaking as our words will have impact on others. The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. Proverbs 12:18. In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, But he who restrains his lips is wise - Proverbs 10:19. The heart of the wise instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips. Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Proverbs 16:23-24. The one who guards his mouth protects his life; the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin - Proverbs 13:3.      

Give grace       

               Our speech should give grace to those who hear. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one - Colossians 4:6. Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear - Ephesians 4:29.

To see good in the days we live

               We need to be careful in what we speak to see good in the days we live, Who is the man who desires life and loves length of days that he may see good? Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it - Psalm 34:12-14. He who guards his mouth preserves his life, But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction - Proverbs 13:3.   

Store the Word of God in heart

              When we constantly consume the Word of God by storing it in our hearts and meditating on it day and night, we will speak life giving words as our mouth speaks out of the abundance of heart. I have stored up Your word in my heart, that I may not sin again You - Psalm 119:11. Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you. Colossians 3:16. For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned - Matthew 12:34–37. 

              May the Holy Spirit help us to set a guard over our mouths and be careful what we say by speaking only life-giving words. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer - Psalm 19:14. Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles - Proverbs 21:23.

                                                                                                               

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Help us to set a guard over our mouth and speak only life giving words. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

The LORD Is Good To Those Whose Hope Is In Him To The One Who Seeks Him

    The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him - Lamentations 3:25.

The LORD is good - To those whose hope is in him

                             Our strength will be renewed as we hope in the Lord. Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint - Isaiah 40:31. But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me - Micah 7:7. For you have been my hope, Sovereign Lord, my confidence since my youth - Psalm 71:5. 

The LORD is good - To the one who seeks him

                      God rewards and never forsakes all those who seek Him. He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him - Hebrews 11:6. And those who know Your name will put their trust in You, For You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You - Psalm 9:10. The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing - Psalm 34:10. You who seek God, your hearts shall live - Psalm 69:32. You will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul - Deuteronomy 4:29. 

                     Let our hope be always in God and let us seek Him with all our heart. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long - Psalm 25:5. O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water - Psalm 63:1. Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually! - 1 Chronicles 16:11.     

                                                                                                   

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let our hope be always in You and let us seek You with all our heart. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

Listen to God

Speak, for your servant is listening - 1 Samuel 3:10. 

               God is our Shepherd and we are the sheep of his pasture who listen to His voice and follow Him. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me - John 10:27. And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd - John 10:16. So we, Your people and sheep of Your pasture, Will give You thanks forever; We will show forth Your praise to all generations - Psalm 79:13.

               We will live in safety without fear of harm and our soul will delight in abundance as we listen to the voice of God. Whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm - Proverbs 1:33. Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And let your soul delight itself in abundance. Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you— The sure mercies of David - Isaiah 55:2, 3. 

             Let us be still and listen to God's voice. Be still, and know that I am God - Psalm 46:10. And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.” - Isaiah 30:21. Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known - Jeremiah 33:3. Let me hear what God the Lord will speak, for he will speak peace to his people - Psalm 85:8. 

                                                         

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us listen to your voice and walk according to it. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

You Are My Hiding Place And My Shield

 You are my hiding place and my shield  - Psalm 119:114.            

My hiding place

               God is our hiding place and He hides us securely under His wings. Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings - Psalm 17:8. He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart - Psalm 91:4. 

                The enemy cannot attack us as God is our hiding place. We are hidden by God and protected from trouble. For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock - Psalm 27:5. You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the plots of man - Psalm 31:20. You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble  and surround me with songs of deliverance - Psalm 32:7.  

My shield

               The most High God is our shield. My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart - Psalm 7:10. He is your shield and helper - Deuteronomy 33:29. But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head - Psalm 3:3. 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.

                Our God is a shield to all those who put their trust in Him. He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him - Proverbs 30:5. You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord; He is their help and their shield - Psalm 115:11. The Word of God is our shield. His truth shall be your shield and buckler - Psalm 91:4. I am your shield - Genesis 15:1.

              Let us trust God and thank Him for being our hiding place and shield. He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty - Psalm 91:1. 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 38:7. Our life is hidden with Christ in God - Colossians 3:3.  

                                                                    

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

My Deliverer

 You are my help and my deliverer - Psalm 40:17. 

The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold - Psalm 18:2.

You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance - Psalm 32:7.

He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us again. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us - 2 Corinthians 1:10.

“Then I will make you to this people A fortified wall of bronze; And though they fight against you, they will not prevail over you; For I am with you to save you and deliver you,” declares the Lord - Jeremiah 15:20.

For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help - Psalm 72:12.

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; 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 22:2,3.

He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge - Psalm 144:2.    

He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions - Psalm 107:20.

Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me - Psalm 50:15.

I sought the Lord, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears – Psalm 34:4.

The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles - Psalm 34:17.

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He delivered them out of their distresses - Psalm 107:6.

He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love - Colossians 1:13.

The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, And delivers them - Psalm 34:7.

Worship the Lord your God; it is he who will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies - 2 Kings 17:39.

And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one - Mathew 6:13.

The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob - Romans 11:26.

Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him - Psalm 91:14,15.        

He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, For they were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the Lord was my support. He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me - Psalm 18:16-19.      

You have delivered me from the attacks of the people; you have made me the head of nations - Psalm 18:23.

The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let the God of my salvation be exalted. It is God who avenges me, And subdues the peoples under me; He delivers me from my enemies. You also lift me up above those who rise against me; You have delivered me from the violent man. Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the Gentiles, And sing praises to Your name - Psalm 18:46-49.                                                                                              

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are our deliverer. We thank You for delivering us from all evil in every situation of our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.                                      

My All In All

 Christ is all and in all - Colossians 3:11.

My Shepherd

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing - Psalm 23:1.

My hope and trust

For You are my hope, O Lord God; You are my trust from my youth - Psalm 71:5.

My strength and shield

 The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped - Psalm 28:7.

My rock, salvation and defense

He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved - Psalm 62:2.

My refuge and my fortress

I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” - Psalm 91:2.

My Savior

Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long - Psalm 5:25.

My help and deliverer

You are my help and my deliverer - Psalm 40:17.

My Restorer     

I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you - Joel 2:25.  

My rock, fortress, deliverer, strength, shield, salvation & stronghold

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. 

My portion

The Lord is my portion - Lamentations 3:24.

My light and salvation

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

My helper

Behold, God is my helper; The Lord is with those who uphold my life - Psalm 54:4.

My Counselor

I will counsel you with my loving eye on you - Psalm 32:8. 

My Healer

For I am the Lord who heals you - Exodus 15:26.      

My provider

And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus - Philippians 4:16. In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided - Genesis 22:14.

My teacher

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go - Psalm 32:8.

My lamp

For you are my lamp, O Lord, and my God lightens my darkness - 2 Samuel 22:29.

My rock, salvation, defense, glory, strength & refuge

He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God. Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us - Psalm 62:5-8.

My exceeding joy

Then I will go to the altar of God, To God my exceeding joy; And on the harp I will praise You, O God, my God - Psalm 43:4.

There is none upon earth that I desire besides You - Psalm 73:25.

                                                                                  

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are my everything. We thank You for being my all in all. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

Encourage Yourself

David encouraged himself in the Lord his God - 1Samuel 30:6.

            David and his men were greatly distressed when Amalekites burned Ziklog with fire and took away their wives, and their sons, and their daughters as captives. But David encouraged himself in the Lord. David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives. And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God - 1Samuel 30:3, 6.

              David encouraged himself in all situations by praising God, by waiting for God alone, by trusting God for help, by meditating God's Word and by calming and quieting his soul.

By praising God

Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God - Psalm 43:5.

By waiting for God alone

Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved - Psalm 62:1,2.

My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God - Psalm 62:5-7.

By trusting God for help

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.

By meditating God's Word

If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction - Psalm 119:92.

By calming and quieting soul

Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, Like a weaned child with his mother; Like a weaned child is my soul within me - Psalm 131:2.                                                                          

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us encourage ourselves in all situations by praising You, by waiting for You alone, by trusting You for help, by meditating Your Word and by calming and quieting our soul. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.