Peace be to the brothers and sisters, and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ - Ephesians 6:23.
The Promise of Love
I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness - Jeremiah 31:3.
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness - Lamentations 3:22–23.
The Promise of Peace
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. - John 14:27.
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. - Philippians 4:7.
The Promise of Victory
Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us - Romans 8:37.
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ - 1 Corinthians 15:57.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank you for Your promise of love, peace and victory for us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest - Matthew 11:28.
Find strength in God
David strengthened himself in the Lord when he was greatly distressed. He found strength and encouragement only in the Lord and not in other people. Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God - 1 Samuel 30:6.
Delight in God's Word
David delighted in God's Word to encourage himself in times of trouble. If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction - Psalm 119:92. The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul - Psalm 19:7.
Praise God
David praised God and encouraged himself whenever he was sad and disturbed. Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God - Psalm 42:5.
Let us encourage ourselves in the Lord as David did by finding strength in Him and praising Him. So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand - Isaiah 41:10. Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name - Hebrews 13:15.
I can do all this through him who gives me strength - Philippians 4:13.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us encourage ourselves in You by finding strength in You, in Your Word and by praising You. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
"In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”John 16:33.
There is tribulation in the world but God encourages us to be of good cheer as He has overcome the world. For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! - 2 Corinthians 4:17.
Isaiah 41:10
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Philippians 4:6–7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Psalm 34:4–5, 8
I sought the LORD, and He answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to Him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
Romans 8:28
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.
Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.
Matthew 6:31–34
"So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or "What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
Proverbs 3:5–6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.
Romans 15:13
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.
2 Chronicles 7:14
"If my people who are called by My name humble themselves, and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land."
Philippians 2:3–4
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
Isaiah 41:13
For I, the LORD your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, 'Fear not, I am the one who helps you.'
1 Peter 5:6–7
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time He may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you.
Psalm 46:1-3
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling.
James 1:2-4
Count it all joy, my brothers, whenever you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect work, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
Psalm 94:18–19
When I thought, "My foot slips," Your steadfast love, O LORD, helped me up. When the cares of my heart are many, Your consolations cheer my soul.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for being with us in all our situations. Let us be of good cheer for You have overcome the world. In Jesus' name pray. Amen.
But my heart stands in awe of Your word - Psalm 119:161.
Makes Me Wise
You, through Your commandments, make me wiser than my enemies; For they are ever with me. I have more understanding than all my teachers, For Your testimonies are my meditation - Psalm 119:98,99.
Helps to hate every evil way & false way
I have restrained my feet from every evil way, That I may keep Your word - Psalm 119:101. Through Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way - Psalm 119:104. I hate and abhor lying, But I love Your law - Psalm 119:163.
Sweet & wonderful
How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth! - Psalm 119:103. Your testimonies are wonderful; Therefore my soul keeps them - Psalm 119:129. Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law; Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart - Psalm 119:34.
Upholds & revives
Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live - Psalm 119:116. I am afflicted very much; Revive me, O Lord, according to Your word - Psalm 119:107.
Guides us
Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path - Psalm 119:105. The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple - Psalm 119:130.
Great peace
Great peace have those who love Your law, And nothing causes them to stumble - Psalm 119:165.
Rejoicing our heart
Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever, For they are the rejoicing of my heart - Psalm 119:111.
Love God's Word
Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day - Psalm 119:97. My eyes are awake through the night watches, That I may meditate on Your word - Psalm 119:148.
Hope in God's Word
You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word - Psalm 119:114. My soul faints for Your salvation, But I hope in Your word - Psalm 119:81.
Delight in God's Word
Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it - Psalm 119:35.
I delight in Your law -Psalm 119:70. Your commandments are my delights - Psalm 119:143.
Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers - Psalm 1:1-3.
Rejoice in God's Word
I rejoice at Your word as one who finds great treasure - Psalm 119:162.
Tremble at God's 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.
Treasure God's Word
I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food - Job 23:12.
Obey God's Word
Your statutes are wonderful; therefore I obey them - Psalm 119:129.
Abide in God's Word
If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you - John 15:7.
Meditate God's Word
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success - Joshua 1:8.
Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper - Psalm 1:1-3.
Keep God's word in our heart
Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You - Psalm 119:11.
Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to covetousness - Psalm 119:36.
The law of their God is in their hearts; their feet do not slip - Psalm 37:31.
Obey God's Word
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 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. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does - James 1:22-25.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom - Colossians 3:16.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Our heart stands in awe of Your word. We thank You for Your Word that guides us, strengthens us, heals us, upholds us, shields us and brings us joy. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again. The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent - Exodus 14:13-14.
Our eyes and all eyes will see salvation of the Lord which He will work for us . The Lord will fight for us like how He fought for Israelites and the Egyptians whom we see today, we shall see again no more forever. They saw the works of the Lord, his wonderful deeds in the deep - Psalm 107:24. Come and see the works of God: he is awesome in his deed toward the children of men - Psalm 66:5. Salvation belongs to the LORD - Psalm 3:8.
Our eyes will see
Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem! Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the Lord is with you - 2 Chronicles 20:17. With long life I will satisfy him, and show him my salvation - Psalm 91:16. Salvation comes from the Lord - Jonah 2:9.
All eyes will see
Every valley shall be filled And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough ways smooth; And all flesh shall see the salvation of God - Isaiah 3:5,6. The Lord has made bare His holy arm In the eyes of all the nations; And all the ends of the earth shall see The salvation of our God - Isaiah 52:10. He has remembered his love and his faithfulness to Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God - Psalm 98:3.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are the God of Salvation. We thank You for fighting for us and making our eyes and all other eyes to see Your salvation which You worked for us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
God's promises never fail. For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us - 2 Corinthians 1:20. Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to Israel failed; everyone was fulfilled - Joshua 21:45. I will bring on them all the good that I have promised them - Jeremiah 32:42. All have come to pass for you; not one word of them has failed - Joshua 23:14. The Lord said to me, “You have seen correctly, for I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled” - Jeremiah 1:12.
God will never change His mind as He will act on what He speaks and He is able to perform all His promises. God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?- Numbers 23:19.He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform - Romans 4:20,23.
Let us thank God our Promise Keeper who is faithful to fulfill all His promises. The LORD is faithful to all His promises - Psalm 145:13. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful - Hebrews 10:23.With Your mouth You have promised and with Your hand You have fulfilled it - 1 Kings 8:24. Not one word has failed of all His good promises - 1 Kings 8:56. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away - Matthew 24:35.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are the Promise Keeper and no word from You will ever fail. We thank You for being faithful in fulfilling all the promises in our life. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you - Matthew 6:33.
God is good
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.
God rewards
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.
Lack no good thing
The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing - Psalm 34:10.
Seek God's will
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.
Rejoice & be glad
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.
Find God
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
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.
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.
You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart - Jeremiah 29:13.
Blessed
How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, who seek Him with all their heart? - Psalm 119:2.
Live
For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel, “Seek Me that you may live - Amos 5:4-6.
The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God - Psalm 69:32.
Praise Him
The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the Lord will praise him - may your hearts live forever! - Psalm 22:26.
Blessing & vindication
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 You first and Your kingdom. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.