Declare His Praises

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light -1 Peter 2:9.

Created by God to declare His praises

               We are the people of God created by Him to declare His praises. This people I have formed for Myself; They shall declare My praise - Isaiah 43:21. But You are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel - Psalm 22:3. Praise the LORD, all nations; Laud Him, all peoples! - Psalms 117:1. Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant - Psalm 135:3.

Declare His praises as living stones 

                  We are like living stones being built into a spiritual house to declare the praises of God. As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him— you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ - 1 Peter 2:4–5. Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name - Hebrews 13:15.  

                 Let us declare the praises of God who created us and called us out of darkness into his wonderful light. O Lord, open my lips, that my mouth may declare Your praise - Psalm 51:15. Praise the LORD. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him! - Psalm 147:1. Praise the LORD. Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints - Psalm 149:1. Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You - Psalm 67:3. Let everything that has breath praise the LORD - Psalm 150:6. 

                                                                                                          

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for calling us out of darkness into Your wonderful light. Let us declare Your praises as we are the chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation and people belonging to You. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Submit To God

Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you - James 4:7. 

              Jesus prayed to God who was able to save him from death and he was heard because of His reverent submission. In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission - Hebrews 5:7. O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will - Matthew 26:39. 

                        Paul submitted his life to Christ who loved him and gave Himself for him and he lived by faith. I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me - Galatians 2:19b-20. 

                       Humility has to come before we can submit to God and we need to submit to God before resisting the devil. God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble. Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you - James 4:6,7. As we humble ourselves and submit to the will of God, God will lift us up in His perfect timing. Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time - 1 Peter 5:6. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up - James 4:10. 

                Let us humble ourselves and submit to God. Submit to God and be at peace with him; in this way prosperity will come to you - Job 22:21. Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him - Proverbs  3:5,6. Finally, all of you, have unity of spirit, sympathy, love for one another, a tender heart, and a humble mind - 1 Peter 3:8. 

                                                                                                             

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us humble ourselves and submit to You. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

I Will Sing of The Mercies of The Lord Forever

                        I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever - Psalm 89:1. 

                  We live everyday by God's mercies that are endless, everlasting and new every morning. It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness - Lamentations 3:22-23. His mercies will never come to an end and they are new every morning. His tender mercies are over all His works - Psalm 145:8. For the Lord is good. His mercy is everlasting - Psalm 100:5. 

          God’s mercies are abundant in our life. For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You - Psalm 86:5. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead - 1 Peter 1:3.

                 Let us thank and praise God for His new endless mercies that follow us all the days of our life. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life - Psalm 23:5. Praise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever- Psalm 106:1. But I will sing of Your power; Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning - Psalm 59:16.                                                                     

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We sing of Your mercies that are new, abundant, endless and everlasting in our life forever. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

You Are the God Who Sees

You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees - Genesis 16:13.   

                The name of our God is El Roi, the God who sees. Nothing is hidden from His sight and the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth every place always. For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth -  2 Chronicles 16:9. And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account - Hebrews 4:13. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the good - Proverbs 15:3. The eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year - Deuteronomy 11:12. 

God saw Hagar in the wilderness

Now the Angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur. And He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s maid, where have you come from, and where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai.” The Angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hand.” Then the Angel of the Lord said to her, “I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be counted for multitude.” - Genesis 16:7-10.

She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me". Genesis 16:13.

God saw Israelites and heard their groaning in Egypt

During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. God saw the people of Israel—and God knew - Exodus 2:23-25.

God sees us as we are righteous

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil - 1 Peter 3:12.

God sees us as we fear Him

Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy - Psalm 33:8.

God sees us even before we are formed

Your eyes saw my unformed body - Psalm 139:16.

God sees all our ways

For His eyes are on the ways of man, And He sees all his steps - Job 34:21. My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from me, nor is their sin concealed from my eyes - Jeremiah 16:17. 

God sees us to watch us

I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go - Genesis 28:15. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the good. Proverbs 15:3 

God sees us to guide us

I will instruct you and show you the way to go; with my eye on you, I will give counsel. - Psalm 32:8.

                                                                 

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are El-Roi, the God who sees us. We thank You and praise You. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

None Like Our God

         For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me - Isaiah 46:9.      

No other God except our God

For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? - Psalm 18: 31. I am the Lord, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me - Isaiah 45:5. I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God - Isaiah 44:6.

None great  like our God   

No one is like you, Lord; You are great, and Your name is mighty in power - Jeremiah 10:6. 

 How great you are, Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you - 2 Samuel 7:22.

None holy like our God   

There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God - 1 Samuel 2:2. 

None wise like our God

How many are your works, LORD! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures - Psalm 104:24. Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, For wisdom and might are His - Daniel 2:20.

None good like our God

The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works - Psalm 145:9. 

None powerful like our God

You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. In your hand are power and might, so that none is able to withstand you - 2 Chronicles 20:6.

None like our God in doing wonders

Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord; Nor are there any works like Your works. All nations whom You have made Shall come and worship before You, O Lord, And shall glorify Your name.  For You are great, and do wondrous things; You alone are God - Psalm 86:8-10. Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders? - Exodus 15:11. To Him who alone does great wonders, For His mercy endures forever - Psalm 136:4.  

                                                                                                   

PRAYER: Dear Lord, There is none like You. We thank You and praise Your name. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen. 

Rejoice Always Pray Without Ceasing In Everything Give Thanks

 Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18.

Rejoice always

Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! - Philippians 4:4.

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

In Him does our heart rejoice, because we have trusted in His Holy Name - Psalm 31:21.

But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; Let those also who love Your name Be joyful in You - Psalm 5:11. 

I have set the Lord always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope - Psalm 16:8,9.

Pray without ceasing

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.

Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak - Mathew 26:41. 

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

In everything give thanks 

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. Psalm 100:4. 

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. 

Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving - Colossians 4:2. 

                                                                                               

                                                                                                            

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us rejoice always, pray without ceasing and give thanks in everything for this is Your will for us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Guard Your Heart And Mouth

Guard your heart,  for everything you do flows from it - Proverbs 4:23.

Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles - Proverbs 21:23.

              Our words reveal our heart as out of the abundance of the heart our mouth speaks and everything we do flows from our heart. For out of the abundance of the heart, mouth speaks - Mathew 12:34. But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies - Matthew 15:18,19. For as he thinks in his heart, so is he - Proverbs 23:7. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit – Proverbs 18:21. 

                    Our mouth will praise God and speak graciously as we hide God's Word in our heart in abundance. Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You - Psalm 119:11. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart - Psalm 19:8. My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation - Psalm 13:5. My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long - Psalms‬ ‭71‬:‭8‬. My mouth shall praise You with joyful lips - Psalm 63:5. The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious - Ecclesiastes 10:12. Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones - Proverbs 16:24.

                         Let us guard our heart with the word of God, praise God with our mouth and speak gracious words. The heart of the godly thinks carefully before speaking - Proverbs 15:28. Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen - Ephesians 4:29. If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless - James 1:26. If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies - 1 Peter 3:10.

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer - Psalms 19:14.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Help us to guard our heart and mouth. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.