You Will Be A Blessing

I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing - Genesis 12:2.

Salt

                 We will be a blessing to others when we are the salt of the earth. We will be good for nothing if we fail to have peace with others or fail to have gracious speech and actions with others. You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men - Matthew 5:13. Salt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace with one another - Mark 9:50. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one - Colossians 4:6.

Light

                 We will be a blessing to others when we are the light of the world. We are the light meant to shine in the darkness and to be seen by others. You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven - Matthew 5:14-16. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it - John 1:5. I have set you as a light to the Gentiles, That you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth - Acts 13:47. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn - Isaiah 60:3.

                      Let us be a blessing to others by being the salt and light of the world. Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers - Ephesians 4:29. Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry - James 1:19. Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature - Mark 16:15. The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed - Luke 4:18.

                                                                                           

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us be a blessing to others by being the salt and light of the world. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Pray Without Ceasing

                                        Pray without ceasing - 1 Thessalonians 5:17.

With humility: If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land - 2 Chronicles 7:14.

With thanksgiving: Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving - Colossians 4:2.

With faith: If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer - Matthew 21:22.  Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be  yours - Mark 11:24.

With others: Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them - Matthew 18:19,20.

According to His will: This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us - 1 John 5:14-15.

In the Holy Spirit: But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit  - Jude 20.

Earnestly: Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you again and supply what is lacking in your faith - 1 Thessalonians 3:10.

At all times: With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints - Ephesians 6:18.

All the day: Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, And He shall hear my voice - Psalm 55:17.

On all occasions: Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints - Ephesians 6:18.

In everything: Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus - Philippians 4:6,7.

In secret: When you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you - Matthew 6:5–6.

In truth: The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth - Psalm 145:18.

For each other: Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective - James 5:16.

Be constant: Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer - Romans 12:12.

                                                                                                    

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us pray without ceasing. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.  

All Things Work Together For Good

             And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those                         who are the called according to His purpose - Romans 8:28.

                    God will work all things together for good to all those who love Him. His works will be perfect and beautiful in our life. He is the Rock, His work is perfect - Deuteronomy 32:4. He has made everything beautiful in its time - Ecclesiastes 3:11. When God is at work, we need to be patient, trust God, draw near to God, wait for God, walk by faith and renew our strength. 

To be patient

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing - James 1:3,4. 

To trust God

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.

To draw near to God

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you - James 4:8.

To wait on the Lord

Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord! - Psalm 27:14.

To walk by faith

We walk by faith, not by sight - 2 Corinthians 5:7.

To renew our strength

But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint - Isaiah 40:31.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We believe that You work all things together for good as we love You and so let us be patient, trust You, draw near to You, wait for You, walk by faith and renew our strength. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

Come To Me

   Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest - Matthew                                                                            11:28.

           God will give us rest whenever we are burdened and come to Him because He cares for us. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you - 1 Peter 5:7. I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint - Jeremiah 31:25.  In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world - John 16:33.

Pray with a thankful heart

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus - Philippians 4:6,7.

Love God's word

Great peace have those who love Your law, And nothing causes them to stumble - Psalm 119:165.

Keep mind stayed on God & trust Him

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you - Isaiah 26:3.

Embrace God's grace

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. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong - 2 Corinthians 12:9,10.

     For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence,  

          for my hope is from him.  

     He only is my rock and my salvation,  

          my fortress; I shall not be shaken.  

     On God rests my salvation and my glory;  

          my mighty rock, my refuge is God. (Psalm 62:5-7)  

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for giving us rest in our soul. Let us always come to You alone whenever we feel burdened. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Blessed Is She Who Believed

 Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told                                                    her from the Lord - Luke 1:45. 

Mary - Nothing will be impossible with God

                 Mary is blessed as she believed that that the Lord would fulfill His promises to her. She believed that as nothing is impossible with God and submitted to His will. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?” - Luke 1:31, 34. For nothing will be impossible with God. And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word” - Luke 1:37-38. 

Sarah - Nothing is too hard for the Lord

                      Sarah is blessed as she believed that that the Lord would fulfill His promises to her. She considered God who had made the promise as faithful and believed that nothing is too hard for Him. 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. And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore - Hebrews 11:11,12. Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son - Genesis 18:14.

God who made the heavens and the earth 

                      Nothing is impossible or too hard for our Sovereign Lord who had made the heavens and the earth by His great power and outstretched arm. 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.With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible - Matthew 30:26. God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did - Romans 4:17. I know that You can do everything, And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You - Job 42:2.     

              Let us also be blessed by believing that that the Lord will fulfill His promises to us as nothing is impossible or too hard for Him. It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken. “Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak - 2 Corinthians 4:13. Nothing is too hard for our Lord God. I am the LORD, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me? - Jeremiah 32:27. If you believe, you will see the glory of God - John 11:40. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says - Mark 11:23. 

                                                                                                                    

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Nothing is impossible or too hard for You. Let us always believe that You will fulfill Your promises to us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

You Shall Be My People

I will walk among you and will be your God, and you shall be my people - Leviticus 26:12. 

You shall be My people, And I will be your God - Jeremiah 30:22. 

Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture - Psalm 100:3.

They are my own people, and I created them to bring me glory - Isaiah 43:7.

I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who has brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians - Exodus 6:7.

For you are a people holy to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth - Deuteronomy 14:2.

But the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be a people of his own inheritance, as you are this day - Deuteronomy 4:20.

If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land - 2 Chronicles 7:14.

And you established for yourself your people Israel to be your people forever. And you, O LORD, became their God - 2 Samuel 7:24.

For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people - Hebrews 8:10.

But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people - Jeremiah 31:33.

For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory - Psalm 149:4.

And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your God - Ezekiel 36:27-28.

I will give them a heart to know that I am the LORD, and they shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart - Jeremiah 24:7.

At that time, declares the LORD, I will be the God of all the clans of Israel, and they shall be my people - Jeremiah 31:1.

They will call upon my name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are my people‘; and they will say, ‘The LORD is my God.'  - Zechariah 13:9.

I will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be their God, And they shall be My people - 2 Corinthians 6:16.

I am the LORD their God with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people - Ezekiel 34:30.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy - 1 Peter 2:9-10.

                                                                             

                                                                                                                             

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We are Your people and You are our God . We thank You for choosing us to be Your own people. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

Psalm 107

Let everything that has breath praise the LORD - Psalm 150:6.

PSALM 107

1. Praise God for He is good & His mercy endures forever.

Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever - Psalms 107:1.

2. Praise God for He redeems us from the enemy.

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy - Psalms 107:2.

3. Praise God for He gathers His people.

And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south - Psalms 107:3.

4. Praise God for He delivers us from distresses. 

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He delivered them out of their distresses - Psalms 107:6; 19.

5. Praise God for His goodness and wonderful works.

Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men! - Psalms 107:8; 15; 21; 31.

6. Praise God for His power to satisfy the soul. 

For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness -  Psalms 107:9.

7. Praise God for salvation from distresses. 

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses - Psalms 107:13, 28. 

8. Praise God for deliverance from darkness, the shadow of death & liberation from bondage. 

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke apart the bonds that held them.  Psalms 107:14. 

9. Praise God for He has broken the gates of bronze and cut the bars of iron apart. 

For He has broken the gates of bronze and cut the bars of iron apart - Psalms 107:16.

10. Praise God for physical healing. 

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

11. Praise God for calming the storms. 

He calms the storm, So that its waves are still. Then they are glad because they are quiet; So He guides them to their desired haven - Psalms 107:29-30.

12. Praise God for blessing & multiplying greatly. 

He turns a wilderness into a pool of water and a dry ground into water springs; And there He makes the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation, And sow fields, and plant vineyards which yield fruits of increase. He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly, and allows not their cattle to decrease - Psalms 107:35-38.

13. Praise God for lifting the needy

But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks - Psalm 107:41.

                                                                                             

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We praise You for You are good and Your mercy endures forever in our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.