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.

Ash Wednesday

 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. For forty days and forty nights He fasted and became very hungry - Matthew 4:1, 2.   

                  Lent recalls the season reflecting on 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the wilderness. Lent season begins with Ash Wednesday and extends for forty days before Easter. It is an opportunity for us to return to God, to renew our inner life and to refresh our spiritual life. Let us also meditate the life of Jesus, His sufferings on the cross, His great love for us and His resurrection that offers us hope and the promise of eternity with Him. 

Return

             As we return to God and walk in obedience, He will restore us and bring fruitfulness in our work and                         family.

Turn to Me with all your heart, With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning. So, rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness - Joel 2:12, 13. 

The Lord your God will make you abundantly prosperous in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your womb and in the fruit of your cattle and in the fruit of your ground. For the Lord will again take delight in prospering you, as he took delight in your fathers, when you obey the voice of the Lord your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes that are written in this Book of the Law, when you turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul - Deuteronomy 30:9,10.

Renew

               Inner renewal leads to outward blessing. It is the time to examine us and let God to search our hearts. 

Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me - Psalm 51:10. 

Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting - Psalm 139:23,24.

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded - James 4:8.

Open my eyes, that I may see Wondrous things from Your law - Psalm119:18.

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.

Refresh

          Worship

          God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth - John 4:24.

           Pray

          Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful - Colossians 4:2.

          Meditate God's Word

          Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day - Psalms‬ ‭119‬:‭97‬.         

           Fasting

           Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke,            to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide            the poor wanderer with shelter— when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your            own flesh and blood?  Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear;            then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard. Then you                      will call, and the Lord will answer;  you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I - Isaiah 58:6-9.

            Grow in spiritual life

           Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ - 2 Peter 3:18.

            Help poor

            You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land - Deuteronomy               15:11. 

Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord - Acts 3:19. 

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PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us return to You, renew oue repent and grow more in prayer, fasting, sharing and in the grace and knowledge of You during this season of lent. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.    

We Will Sing And Praise Your Might

                Be exalted in your strength, LORD; we will sing and praise your might - Psalm 21:13.

We praise Your greatness

I will proclaim the name of the LORD. Oh, praise the greatness of our God! - Deuteronomy 32:3.

We praise You for being our Rock and Savior

The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be my God, the Rock, my Savior! - 2 Samuel 22:47. 

We praise You for being our strength, defense, and salvation

The LORD is my strength and my defense; 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.

We praise You for Your great power as nothing is too hard for You

Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for You- Jeremiah 32:17.

We praise You for Your goodness

I will sing the LORD’s praise, for he has been good to me -  Psalm 13:6.

We praise You for Your counsel and instruction

I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me - Psalm 16:7. 

We praise You for being our shield, help, and joy

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him - Psalm 28:7.

We praise You for being for our defense and refuge

But I will sing of Your power; Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning; For You have been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble - Psalm 59:16.

We praise You for Your power that made perfect in our weakness

My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness  - 2 Corinthians 12: 9.

We praise You for redeeming us

Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them - Luke 1:68.

We praise You for all Your wonderful acts

Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts - 1 Chronicles 16:9.

We praise You for Your mighty acts

Praise Him for His mighty acts; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness - Psalm 150:2. 

                                                                    

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We sing and praise Your might. 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.

Do not be afraid

                     The Lord told the Israelites to be only still and not to be afraid of the Egyptians who marched after them at the Red Sea. He fought for Israelites and saved them out of their Egyptians. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still - Exodus 14:14. 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 - Exodus 14:13. So the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. Thus Israel saw the great work which the Lord had done in Egypt - Exodus 14:30, 31. 

Wait patiently for Him 

                       We need to be still and wait patiently wait for God to act. Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him. do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes - Psalm 37:7. It is good that one should hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the Lord - lamentations 3:26. 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. I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me and heard my cry - Psalm 40:1.

                         Let us be still instead of being afraid, wait patiently for God to act and see His great works in our life. Stand still and see this great thing the Lord is about to do before your eyes! - 1 Samuel 12:16. Stand still and consider the wondrous works of God - Job 37:14. 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.

                                                                                                               

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

Great Is The Lord And Most Worthy of Praise His Greatness No One Can Fathom

Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; His greatness no one can fathom - Psalm 145:3.

Great is the Lord

               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. For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes - Deuteronomy 10:17. Praise the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty - Psalm 104:1. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. For the LORD is the great God, and the great King above all gods - Psalm 95:2-3.

Most worthy of praise

          You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power - Revelation 4:11. I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies - Psalm 18:3. For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods - Psalm 96:4.  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.  

His greatness no one can fathom

              I will proclaim the name of the Lord. Oh, praise the greatness of our God! - Deuteronomy 32:3.  I will extol You, my God, O King; And I will bless Your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless You, And I will praise Your name forever and ever. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable - Psalm 145:1-3. Praise Him for His mighty acts; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness! - Psalm 150:2.

                                                        

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are great and most worthy of praise and no on one can fathom Your greatness. We praise You and thank You. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.  

Blessed Are Those Who Find Wisdom

                           Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding - Proverbs 3:13.     

God's Wisdom

                  The wisdom of God is pure, peaceable, gentle and full of good fruits. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy - James 3:17. In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge - Colossians 2:3. 

 Ask God for wisdom

                 Let us ask God for wisdom. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him - James 1:5. For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding - Proverbs 2:6. For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding - Proverbs 2:6.          

   

                Let us ask wisdom from God who gives to all generously. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom - Proverbs 1:7. When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom - Proverbs 11:2 . Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off - Proverbs 24:14. I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors: You have given me wisdom and power - Daniel 2:23.

                                                                                                                    

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for giving us wisdom. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.