Walk In A Manner Worthy of The Lord Fully Pleasing To Him

To walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God - Colossians 1:10.

                       God wants us to walk in a manner fully pleasing to Him by being spiritually minded. We cannot please God when we are in flesh. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God - Romans 8:6-8. May God equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ - Hebrews 13:21.

Faith

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him - Hebrews 11:6.

Humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at my word

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.

Obedience

Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams - 1 Samuel 15:22.

Do what is right 

To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice - Proverbs 21:3.

Do good and to share with others

And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased - Hebrews 13:16.

Those who fear Him &  hope in His mercy

The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him, In those who hope in His mercy - Psalm 147:11.

To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly

Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God - Micah 6:7,8.

Praises & thanksgiving

I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving. This will please the Lord more than an ox, more than a bull with its horns and hooves - Psalm 69:30,31.

Obeying  parents in everything

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord - Colossians 3:20.

Serving Christ with righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval - Romans 14:17,18.

Good man

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way - Psalm 37:23.

Words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer - Psalm 19:14.

                                                                                     

                                                                                                 

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us walk in ways in a manner worthy of You,  fully pleasing to You. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Call On Me And Come And Pray To Me

Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you - Jeremiah 29:12.

Peace

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.

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. 

Healing

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.

Help

Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need - Hebrews 4:16.

Rest

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest - Matthew 11.28.

Good gifts

Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! - Matthew 7:9-11.  

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. 

Great & mighty things which we do not know

Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know - Jeremiah 33:3.

More than all we ask or imagine

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us - Ephesians 3:20.  

                                                                          

PRAYER:Dear Lord, We thank You for giving us peace, strength, healing, help, rest, wisdom, good gifts, showing us great and mighty things which we never know and doing great things more than we ask or imagine as we call on You and come and pray to You. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

With A Mighty Hand And Outstretched Arm

With a mighty hand and outstretched arm; His love endures forever - Psalm 136:12.

            God delivered the people of Israelites from Egyptians with His mighty hand and outstretched arm. You have a mighty arm; strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand - Psalm 89:13. As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I will reign over you with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm and with outpoured wrath. I will bring you from the nations and gather you from the countries where you have been scattered—with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm and with outpoured wrath - Ezekiel 20:33,34.

With a mighty hand and outstretched arm - God's promise to Israel

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country.” God also said to Moses, “I am the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name the Lord I did not make myself fully known to them. I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they resided as foreigners. Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant. Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.’” - Exodus 6:1-8.

With a mighty hand and outstretched arm - God's promise fulfilled

Then we cried out to the Lord, the God of our ancestors, and the Lord heard our voice and saw our misery, toil and oppression. So the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror and with signs and wonders. He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey - Deuteronomy 26:7-9.

Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you. You show love to thousands but bring the punishment for the parents’ sins into the laps of their children after them. Great and mighty God, whose name is the Lord Almighty, great are your purposes and mighty are your deeds. Your eyes are open to the ways of all mankind; you reward each person according to their conduct and as their deeds deserve. You performed signs and wonders in Egypt and have continued them to this day, in Israel and among all mankind, and have gained the renown that is still yours. You brought your people Israel out of Egypt with signs and wonders, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm and with great terror. You gave them this land you had sworn to give their ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey - Jeremiah 32:17-22. 

With a mighty hand and outstretched arm - Driving out the nations

You may say to yourselves, “These nations are stronger than we are. How can we drive them out?”  But do not be afraid of them; remember well what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt. You saw with your own eyes the great trials, the signs and wonders, the mighty hand and outstretched arm, with which the Lord your God brought you out. The Lord your God will do the same to all the peoples you now fear. Moreover, the Lord your God will send the hornet among them until even the survivors who hide from you have perished. Do not be terrified by them, for the Lord your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God. The Lord your God will drive out those nations before you, little by little. You will not be allowed to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals will multiply around you. But the Lord your God will deliver them over to you, throwing them into great confusion until they are destroyed. He will give their kings into your hand, and you will wipe out their names from under heaven. No one will be able to stand up against you; you will destroy them - Deuteronomy 7:17-24.

Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him - Psalms 98:1.

                                                                                         

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for delivering us with a mighty hand and outstretched arm. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Ask In Prayer Abiding, Believing & According To God's Will

Ask, and it will be given to you - Matthew 7:7.

Abide - Ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you

I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples - John 15:5-8.

Believe - Ask in prayer, believing, you will receive whatever things you ask for

And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither away so soon?”  So Jesus answered and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ it will be done. And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.” Matthew 21:18-22.

According to God's will - Ask anything according to His will

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us - 1 John 5:14.

                                                                 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it - John 14:14.                                                                                                        

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us ask everything in prayer by abiding, believing and asking according to Your will. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

Nothing Will Be Impossible For Us If We Have Faith As A Mustard Seed

If you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you - Matthew 17:20.

            Nothing will be impossible for us if we have the faith as a mustard seed. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen - Hebrews 11:1. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God - Romans 10:17. Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God - John 11:40. And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith - Matthew 21:22. For we walk by faith, not by sight - 2 Corinthians 5:7. 

Faith of a Canaanite woman 

And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.” But He answered her not a word - Matthew - Matthew 15:22,23. Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!” But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.” And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour - Matthew 15:25-28. 

Faith of a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years

Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.” Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction. And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched My clothes?” But His disciples said to Him, “You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ ”  And He looked around to see her who had done this thing. But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth.  And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.” - Mark 5: 25-34.

Faith of Bartimaeus

As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Then many warned him to be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be called. Then they called the blind man, saying to him, “Be of good cheer. Rise, He is calling you.” And throwing aside his garment, he rose and came to Jesus. So Jesus answered and said to him, “What do you want Me to do for you?” The blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road - Mark 10:46-52.

                                                                          

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us have faith as a mustard seed and walk by faith and not by sight as nothing will be impossible for us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

Goodness of The Lord

                               The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord - Psalm 33:5.                              

                God's goodness is great and abundant in our life. Oh, how great is Your goodness, Which You have laid up for those who fear You - Psalm 31:19. Oh, how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you and worked for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of the children of mankind! - Psalm 31:19.     

                 We are satisfied by the goodness of God in our life. He satisfies us with His goodness as we are His people. My people will be satisfied with My goodness - Jeremiah 31:12. For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness - Psalm 107:9. I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! - Psalm 27:13. 

                 God is crowning the year with His goodness.  You crown the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip with abundance. They drop on the pastures of the wilderness, And the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks; The valleys also are covered with grain; They shout for joy, they also sing - Psalm 65:11-13. 

            Let us thank God for His great and abundant goodness that follows us and endures continually in our life. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life - Psalm 23:6. The goodness of God endures continually - Psalm 52:1. Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men! - Psalm 107:8.           

                                                                           

         

PRAYER: Dear Lord, we thank You for Your great and abundant goodness that follows us and endures continually in our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Remember & Meditate The Works of The LORD

  I will remember the works of the LORD; Surely I will remember Your wonders of old. I will also meditate on all Your work, And talk of Your deeds - Psalm 77:11,12.

You who have done great things; O God, who is like You? - Psalm 71:19. 

For He who is mighty has done great things for me - Luke 1:49. 

He does great things beyond our understanding - Job 37:5.

Do not be afraid, land of Judah; be glad and rejoice. Surely the Lord has done great things! - Joel 2:21. 

It was your own eyes that saw all these great things the Lord has done - Deuteronomy 11:7.

I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty, And on Your wondrous works - Psalm 145:4,5.

Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works! - Psalm 105:2.

You shall not be afraid of them, but you shall remember well what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt: the great trials which your eyes saw, the signs and the wonders, the mighty hand and the outstretched arm, by which the Lord your God brought you out -Deuteronomy 7:18,19.     

I will freely sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O Lord, for it is good. For He has delivered me out of all trouble; And my eye has seen its desire upon my enemies - Psalm 54:6,7. 

We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done - Psalm 78:4.

For You, Lord, have made me glad through Your work; I will triumph in the works of Your hands - Psalm 92:4.

Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them - Psalm 111:12.

Remember His marvelous works which He has done -1 Chronicles 16:12. 

He has made His wonderful works to be remembered - Psalm 111:4. 

Come and see the works of God; He is awesome in His doing toward the sons of men - Psalm 66:5.  

The Lord has done great things for us, And we are glad - Psalm 126:1-3. 

How many are your works, LORD! - Psalm 104:24.  

The Lord has done marvelous things! - Joel 2:21. 

I will show them marvelous things - Micah 7:15. 

For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God - Psalm 86:10. 

Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! For He has done marvelous things - Psalm 98:1.  

But as for me, I would seek God, And to God I would commit my cause - Who does great things, and unsearchable, marvelous things without number - Job 5:8,9. 

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

His works are perfect, and all his ways are just - Deuteronomy 32:4. 

This was the Lord’s doing; It is marvelous in our eyes - Psalm 118:23.

Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God - Job 37:14. 

Remember His marvelous works which He has done - Psalm 105:5. 

He has made His wonderful works to be remembered - Psalm 111:4. 

All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord - Psalm 145:10.        

I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving, And tell of all Your wondrous works - Psalm 26:7. 

But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord God, That I may declare all Your works- Psalm 73:28.             

I will praise You, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works - Psalm 9:1.  

                                                            

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us remember and meditate all your great and wonderful works in our life. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.