Restoration of Joy And Peace

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit - Romans 15:13.

Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me - Psalm 51:12.

For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands -  Isaiah 55:12.

You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy -  Psalm 30:11.

Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them - Psalm 126:5-6.

I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid. And I will remove harmful beasts from the land, and the sword shall not go through your land - Leviticus 26:6.

For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning - Psalm 30:5.

When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy - Psalm 94:19.

These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full - John 15:11.

And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever. My people will abide in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places - Isaiah 32:17-18.

Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours - Isaiah 61:7.

Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength - Nehemiah 8:10.

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer - Romans 12:12.

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice - Philippians 4:4.

Rejoice in the LORD and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart! - Psalm 32:11.

For God is not a God of confusion but of peace - 1 Corinthians 14:33.

You make known to me the path of life; You fill me with joy in Your presence - Psalm 16:11.

Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble - Psalm 119:165.

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

Those who promote peace have joy - Proverbs 12:20.

You have put gladness in my heart, More than in the season that their grain and wine increased. I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety - Psalm 4:7.

And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace - James 3:18.

May the LORD give strength to his people! May the LORD bless his people with peace! - Psalm 29:11.

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful - Colossians 3:15.

                                                                                

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for restoring our joy and peace. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Pray For Others

Pray for each other  - James 5:16.

                Praying for others is a powerful way to bear each other’s burdens and a blessing we can give others. Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ - Galatians 6:2. Let us remember people by name and need and pray for them. I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness - 1 Timothy 2:1-2.

Paul prayed for the believers in Rome

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers, making request  - Romans 1:9,10a. 

Paul prayed for the Ephesians 

For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God - Ephesians 3:14-19.

Epaphras prayed for the believers in Colossae, Laodicea and Hierapolis

Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured - Colossians 4:12.

Jesus prayed for Simon Peter

And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” - Luke 22:31,32a.

Jesus prayed for all believers

I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word - John 17:20.

                                                                                          

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us pray for others and be a blessing to all. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

This Is The Day The Lord Has Made

This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it - Psalm 118:24.

                  Everyday is the day made by God and gift for us and so rejoice and be glad. I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my soul shall exult in my God - Isaiah 61:10. He loads us with benefits daily. Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits, The God of our salvation! - Psalm 68:19. 

Praise God

Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever - Psalm 145:2.

Thank God

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! His love endures forever - Psalm 118:1.

Pray to God

In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation - Psalm 5:3.

Meditate God's Word

Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path - Psalm 119:105.

Obey God

If You love me keep my commands - John 14:15.

Submit to God

Submit yourselves then to God and the resist the enemy and he will flee - James 4:7.

Be glad & rejoice

Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart! - Psalm 32:11.

                                                                       

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for the day You have given us. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Be Doers of The Word

 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves - James 1:22.

              We are deceiving ourselves when we are hearers of the word only and not the doers. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was - James 1:23,24.

                 We lie against the truth if we have bitterness in our heart. But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth - James 3:14. We are liars and the truth is not in us when we do not keep His commandments. Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him - 1 John 2:4.  

             We are not the doers of the word unless we get rid of anger and humbly accept the word planted in us which can save us. Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you - James 1:19-21.     

                 We deceive ourselves when we do not control our tongue, do not help orphans and widows in their distress and do not keep us holy. 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. Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world - James 1:27.                   

              We love God and we are the friends of God and blessed when we are the doers of the Word. Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him" - John 14:23. You are my friends if you do what I command you - John 15:14. Blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it! - Luke 11:28.  

              We will be blessed in what what we do when we are the doers of the word.  But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do- James 125.       

              We will have a long, good life when we are the doers of the Word. My child, listen to me and do as I say, and you will have a long, good life - Proverbs 4:10. 

              God instructs us to stay away from people who are just having a form of godliness but always learning and never coming to the knowledge of the truth. Having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth - 2 Timothy 3:5,7. 

              Let us be the doers of the word, and not hearers only. Your statutes are wonderful; therefore I obey them - Psalm 119:129. 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.

                                                                                

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us be doers of the word, and not hearers only. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

Declare A Thing And It Will Be Established For You

 You will also declare a thing, And it will be established for you; So light will shine on your ways - Job 22:28.

            God wants us to declare God’s promises and good things that He has in store for us boldly with faith and it will be established for us. 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. 

Open Door - Declare that every door God has ordained for us in our life is opening and nothing can stop God's purpose for us.

See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it - Revelation 3:8.

Healing - Declare healing over every area of life. Sickness, pain, and weakness have no place in our body as the Lord is our healer.

I am the Lord who heals you - Exodus 15:26. 

Protection - Declare protection over our family. No weapon formed against us shall prosper and every evil plan of enemy is destroyed. 

No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper - Isaiah 54:17.

Fruitful - Declare that we are fruitful in all we do, our efforts will produce great results and we will enjoy the rewards of our labor.

You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours - Psalm 128:2. It is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life which God gives him; for it is his heritage. As for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his heritage and rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God - Ecclesiastes 5:18,19. 

Restoration - Declare that God will restore everything that the enemy has stolen from our life and let us take back what belongs to us in the Name of our Lord Jesus. 

I will restore the years that the locust has eaten - Joel 2:25.                                                                            

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us declare a thing and establish it in our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.       

God Teaches Us

I am the Lord your God, Who teaches you what is best for you, Who directs you in the way you should go - Isaiah 48:17.

          Our God is the one who teaches us what is best for us and directs us in the way we should go, what to do and what to say. I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye - Psalm 32:8. I will teach you what you shall do - Exodus 4:15. Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say - Exodus 4:12.

Fear the Lord

          God will teach us His way He chooses as we fear the Lord. Who is the man that fears the Lord? Him shall He teach in the way He chooses. He himself shall dwell in prosperity, And his descendants shall inherit the earth. The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him, And He will show them His covenant - Psalm 25:12-14. 

Be humble

          God will teach us His ways  and guides us in what is right as we are humble. He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way - Psalm 25:9.

Pray to God

          God will teach us His plans and ways as we pray to Him as He only knows all the plans that prospers us. For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you - Jeremiah 29:11-12.

David's prayer 

          David prayed for God to show His ways and teach His paths. Show me Your ways, O 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.

             Let us fear God, be humble and pray to Him for God to teach us all things. 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. Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground - Psalm 143:10. So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom - Psalm 90:12.    

Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” Whenever you turn to the right hand or whenever you turn to the left - Isaiah 30:21.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for teaching us what is best for us and directing us in the way we should go. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

God of Increase

             God who gives the increase - 1 Corinthians 3:7.  

                 Our God is the God of Increase and He is the source of all increase. We may put efforts in planting and watering, but only God gives us the increase. I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase - 1Corinthians 3:6,7.   

                  God will increase and bless us as we love Him, walk in obedience to Him and keep His commands. For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess - Deuteronomy 30:16.         

                 God will increase our strength and power. He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength - Isaiah 40:29. For God says, "I will break the strength of the wicked, but I will increase the power of the godly"- Psalm 75:10. 

               God will bless all the work of our hands, multiply our efforts, and bring a fruitful increase in every area of our life. The Lord your God will make you abound in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your body, in the increase of your livestock, and in the produce of your land for good - Deuteronomy 30:8,9.     

                  Let us thank our God of increase who increases us more and more. May the Lord give you increase more and more, You and your children. May you be blessed by the Lord, who made heaven and earth - Psalm 115:14,15. May the Lord, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times and bless you as he has promised! - Deuteronomy 1:11.

                                                                

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are the God of Increase. We thank You giving us increase in all the areas of our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.