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. 

God of Peace

Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen - Romans 15:33.  

                Our God is the God of peace who gives us peace. Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid - John 14:27. He made peace with us through His blood on the cross. We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ - Romans 5:1. By Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross - Colossians 1:20. 

Perfect peace - Trust God

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

Great peace - Love God's Word

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

              God's peace will rule and guard our hearts, our sleep and home as we trust Him and love His Word. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful - Colossians 3:15. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus - Philippians 4:7. In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety - Psalm 4:8. Peace be within your walls, Prosperity within your palaces - Psalm 122:7. 

             Let us thank our God of peace who gives us peace always and in every way like a river. May the LORD bless his people with peace! - Psalm 29:11. Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river - Isaiah 66:12. Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all - II Thessalonians 3:1. 

                                                                       

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are the God of peace. We thank You for extending peace to us always and in every way like a river. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.  

Be Still Before The Lord

Be still before the Lord, all mankind - Zechariah 2:13. 

Be still, and know that I am God - Psalm 46:10.

In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength - Isaiah 30:14.

Stand still and consider the wondrous works of God - Job 37:14.

Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still - Exodus 14:13,14.

Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still - Psalm 4:4. 

But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me - Psalm 131:2.

Now therefore stand still and see this great thing that the Lord will do before your eyes - 1 Samuel 12:16.

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways when they carry out their wicked schemes - Psalm 37:7.

You will not need to fight in this battle. 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.

For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken - Psalm 62:5,6.

Teach me, and I will be silent - Job 6:24.

I will take my stand at my watchpost and station myself on the tower, and look out to see what he will say to me - Habakkuk 2:1.

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint - Isaiah 40:31.

But the Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him - Habakkuk 2:20.

Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer - Romans 12:12.

Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! - Psalm 27:14.

The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, To the soul who seeks Him. It is good that one should hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the Lord - Lamentations 3:25, 26.

Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! - Psalm 46:10.

                                                        

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us be still before You. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.