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. 

Hate Evil Love Good

Hate evil, love good - Amos 5:15. 

Hate what is evil

You who love the Lord, hate evil! - Psalm 97:10. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good - Romans 12:9. To fear the Lord is to hate evil - Proverbs 8:13. 

Depart from evil 

Depart from evil and do good - Psalm 34:14.

Seek good not evil

Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is - Amos 5:14 .

Do not repay evil for evil

See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone - 1 Thessalonians 5:15.

Do not imitate what is evil

Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen God - 3 John 1:11.

Do not seek evil

He who earnestly seeks good finds favor, But trouble will come to him who seeks evil - Proverbs 11:27.

Keep your tongue from evil

Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit - Psalm 34:13. 

Overcome evil with good

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good - Romans 12:21.

                                                                          

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us hate evil and love good. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.  

He Is Kind To The Ungrateful And Wicked

He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful - Luke 6:36.  

             Our God is kind and merciful to the ungrateful and wicked. He wants us also to be kind, merciful and love our enemies just as He loved us while we were the enemies of of God. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!  - Romans 5:8-10.

Love your enemies, Do good, Bless & Pray - Do to others as you would have them do to you

                  But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you - Luke 6:27-31.

God will reward us -  Love your enemies & do good

                   If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful - Luke 6:32-36.

                  If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you - Proverbs 25:21,22. 

God will repay - Overcome evil with good

                 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. Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.- Romans 12:17-21. 

                                                              

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are kind and merciful to the ungrateful and wicked. Change our heart and surround us by the power of Your love. Let us also love, do good, bless, pray, be kind and merciful to our enemies. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

God's Direction

                               A person’s steps are directed by the Lord - Proverbs 20:24.

              We will receive the direction of God in our life as we seek His guidance. Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long - Psalm 25:4,5. The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives - Psalm 37:23. 

Jacob got the direction of God by offering sacrifices to God before his Journey to see Joseph in Egypt

So Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. Then God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” And he said, “Here I am.” So He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there. I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also surely bring you up again; and Joseph will put his hand on your eyes.” Then Jacob arose from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, their little ones, and their wives, in the carts which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. So they took their livestock and their goods, which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and went to Egypt, Jacob and all his descendants with him. His sons and his sons’ sons, his daughters and his sons’ daughters, and all his descendants he brought with him to Egypt - Genesis 46:1-7.

David got the direction of God by inquiring God before pursuing troops to rescue his family

So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?” And He answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.” - 1 Samuel 30:8. So David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away, and David rescued his two wives. And nothing of theirs was lacking, either small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything which they had taken from them; David recovered all - 1 Samuel 30:18,19.  

          Let us seek God to direct us and follow His direction. Lead me and guide me - Psalm 31:3. I will direct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will direct you with My loving eye on you - Psalm 32:8.This is the way, walk in it,' when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left - Isaiah 30:21. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways - Psalm 91:11. And the Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail - Isaiah 58:11.                                                                                  

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us seek Your guidance and follow Your direction in our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.