Spiritual Growth

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity - 2 Peter 3:18.

Ephesians 4:15-16

Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.

Colossians 1:10

For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.

2 Timothy 3:16-17

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

Colossians 1:9

And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding.

2 Peter 1:5-8

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Galatians 5:22-23 

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

 2 Timothy 3:16-17

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

Romans 12:1-2

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Colossians 3:2

Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.

 James 1:4

And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

Matthew 6:33

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

James 4:8 

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Colossians 2:6-7 

Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

1 Thessalonians 3:12 

And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you.

Colossians 3:16 

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

2 Peter 1:5-8 

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Philippians 1:6

And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

                                                                     

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us grow more in the grace and knowledge of You. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

Come Let Us Bow Down In Worship

Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker - Psalm 95:6. 

Worship the Lord in spirit and truth

            But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth - John 4:23,24.

Worship the Lord truly and properly

            Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God - this is your true and proper worship - Romans 12:1.

Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness

             Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him, all the earth - Psalm 96:9. 

Worship the Lord with gladness

              Worship the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs - Psalm 100:2. 

Worship with reverence and awe

           Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe - Hebrews 12:28. Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker - Psalm 95:6.

                                                                     Worship the Lord your God and serve him only - Luke 4:8.

                           Worship the Lord your God, and His blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away                                                                                                      sickness from among you - Exodus 23:25. 

                             All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord, and shall glorify                                                                                                                   Your name - Psalm 86:9.

                                                       

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us worship You in spirit and truth, truly and properly, in the beauty of holiness with gladness and reverence and awe. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Seek First The Kingdom of God

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you - Matthew 6:33. 

The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing - Psalm 34:10

And 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 seek Him - Hebrews 11:6.

The LORD is good to them that wait for him, to the soul that seeks him - Lamentations 3:25.

And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You - Psalm 9:10.

And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You. - ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭9‬:‭10‬.

But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul  - ‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭4‬:‭29‬ .

For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened - ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭8‬ 

Seek His will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take - Proverbs 3:6.

Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD understand all things - Proverbs 28:5.

Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always - Psalm 105:3-4.

Let the heart of those who seek the Lord be glad - 1 Chronicles 16:10.

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; Let those who love Your salvation say continually, “The LORD be magnified!” - Psalm 40:16.

But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you may those who long for your saving help always say, “The Lord is great!” - Psalm 70:4.

I love those who love me, and those who diligently seek me will find me - Proverbs 8:17.

But from there, you will seek the LORD your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul - Deuteronomy 4:29.

So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you - Luke 11:9-10.

You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart - Jeremiah 29:13.

How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, who seek Him with all their heart? - Psalm 119:2. 

For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel, “Seek Me that you may live - Amos 5:4-6.

The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the Lord will praise him - may your hearts live forever! - Psalm 22:26

The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God - Psalm 69:32. 

They will receive blessing from the Lord and vindication from God their Savior. Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek your face, God of Jacob - Psalm 24:5-6.

                                                                

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us seek first Your kingdom. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

The Lord Who Makes A Way

 The Lord, who makes a way in the sea And a path through the mighty waters - Isaiah 43:16.

               Our God is a way maker. Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness. And rivers in the desert - Isaiah 43:18,19.

God Made a Way Through the Red Sea

Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided. So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left - Exodus 14:21-22. But the children of Israel had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left  - Exodus 14:29.

God Made a Way in the Fiery Furnace

Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished; and he rose in haste and spoke, saying to his counselors, “Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?” They answered and said to the king, “True, O king.”“Look!” he answered, “I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.”- Daniel 3:24, 25.

 God Made a Way Through Prison Doors

But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed - Acts 16:25-26.

                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                    

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are the Lord who makes a way in the sea and a path through the mighty waters, a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. We thank You for making a way in our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

The Lord Remembers Us And Will Bless Us

The Lord remembers us and will bless us - Psalm 115:12.

          God who formed us and numbered the very hairs of our head will never forget us. He remembers us and blesses us. Remember these, O Jacob, And Israel, for you are My servant; I have formed you, you are My servant; O Israel, you will not be forgotten by Me! - Isaiah 44:21. Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows - Luke 14:6,7. 

Rachel

                    God remembered Rachel, listened to her, took away her reproach and blessed her with Joseph. Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb. And she conceived and bore a son, and said, “God has taken away my reproach.” So she called his name Joseph, and said, “The Lord shall add to me another son.” - Genesis 30:22-24. The Lord remembers us and will bless us - Psalm 115:12.    

Hannah

                  God remembered Hannah, answered her prayer,  took away her affliction and blessed her with Samuel. And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish. Then she made a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a male child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall come upon his head - 1 Samuel 1:10,11. And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the Lord remembered her. So it came to pass in the process of time that Hannah conceived and bore a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the Lord.” - 1 Samuel 1:19,20.

              Let us thank God who remembers us and blesses us. Can a woman forget her nursing child, And not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, Yet I will not forget you. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me - Isaiah 49:15,16. Who remembered us in our lowly state, For His mercy endures forever - Psalm 136:23.  

                                                                    

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You and praise You for remembering us and blessing us. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.

My Help Comes From The Lord

I will lift up my eyes to the hills- From whence comes my help?  My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth - Psalm 121:1,2.  

                                God is the help for all who fear Him and wait upon Him. You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield - Psalm 115:11.   Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield - Psalm 33:20.  Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth - Psalm 124:8. Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God - Psalm 146:5. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble - Psalm 46:1.  No one can help us like our God. Give us help from trouble, for the help of man is useless - Psalm 60:11.

                       God is our Helper and so there is no need to fear about anything. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” - Hebrews 13:5,6.  For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you - Isaiah 41:13. God is my helper - Psalm 54:4. Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand - Isaiah 41:10. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you - John 14:26.

                   Let us thank God our Helper who helps us in all our situations. Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us” - I Samuel 7:12. The LORD is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him." - Psalm 28:7. You make your saving help my shield, and your right hand sustains me; your help has made me great - Psalm 18:35. 

                                                                

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are our helper and our help comes from You, the maker of heaven and earth. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.

Call Upon The Lord

In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry came before Him, even to His ears - Psalm 18:6.

God is near 

The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth - Psalm 145:18. 

God is forgiving and good, abounding in love

You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you - Psalm 86:5.

God saves us

For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved - Romans 10:13. 

I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies - Psalm 18:3.

God listens to us

Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart - Jeremiah 29:12,13.

God richly blesses us

For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him - Romans 10:12.

God answers and shows us great and mighty things which we never know 

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

God delivers and honors us

Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me - Psalm 50:15.     

He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation - Psalm 91:15, 16.                                                                

                                                                

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for answering us, saving us, delivering us, blessing us, honoring us and showing great and mighty things as we call upon You. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.