Bless The Lord, O My Soul, And Forget Not All His Benefits

 Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name!  Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits - Psalm 103:1,2.

Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name!  Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases,  Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s - Psalm 103:1-5.

Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, The God who is our salvation - Psalm 68:19.

Praise the Lord, o my soul, O Lord my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty - Psalm 104:1. 

The Lord is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; He is my God, and I will praise Him; My father’s God, and I will exalt Him - Exodus 15:2.

Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise - Jeremiah 17:14.

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.

And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; Therefore I will offer sacrifices of  joy in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord - Psalm 27:6. 

I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well - Psalm 139:14.

He is your praise, and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things which your eyes have seen - Deuteronomy 10:21.

Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand - Psalm 149:6.

My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long - Psalm 71:8. 

Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! - Psalm 105:1.

 I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works. I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High - Psalm 9:1,2. 

Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what He has done - 1 chronicles 16:8. 

I will praise you, O Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of your wonders - Psalm 9:1.

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! While I live I will praise the Lord; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being - Psalm146:1, 2.

               What shall I render to the Lord For all His benefits toward me? I will take up the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of the Lord - Psalm 116:13.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We bless You with all our heart  for all Your benefits towards us. In Jesus’ name we pray.  Amen.

Remember The Works of The Lord

I will remember the works of the Lord; Surely I will remember Your wonders of old. I will also meditate on all Your work, And talk of Your deeds - Psalm 77:11,12.

                God's works are great and marvelous in our life. Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! - Revelation 15:3. We cannot understand the work of God and how He works in our life. As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things - Ecclesiastes 11:5. Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord; Nor are there any works like Your works - Psalm 86:8.

                 God who knows everything about us more than what we know, works in ways beyond our comprehension. Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet done, Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, And I will do all My pleasure’ - Isaiah 46:10. For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts - Isaiah 55:8,9.

             Let us remember the wondrous works of God in our life and praise Him. Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God - Job 37:14. Remember His marvelous works which He has done - Psalm 105:5. He has made His wonderful works to be remembered - Psalm 111:4. One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty acts. I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty, And on Your wondrous works - Psalm 145:4,5. Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works! - Psalm 105:2.                                                                       

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for Your marvelous and wondrous works in our life. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen. 

He Turns A Wilderness Into Pools of Water And Dry Land Into Water Springs

 He turns a wilderness into pools of water, And dry land into water springs. There He makes the hungry dwell, That they may establish a city for a dwelling place, And sow fields and plant vineyards, That they may yield a fruitful harvest. He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly - Psalm 107:35-38. 

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.

The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them, And the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose; It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice, Even with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, The excellence of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord, The excellency of our God - Isaiah 35:1,2.        

I will open rivers in desolate heights, And fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, And the dry land springs of water. I will plant in the wilderness the cedar and the acacia tree, The myrtle and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the cypress tree and the pine And the box tree together, That they may see and know, And consider and understand together, That the hand of the Lord has done this, And the Holy One of Israel has created it - Isaiah 41:18-20.

Then the lame shall leap like a deer, And the tongue of the dumb sing. For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, And streams in the desert - Isaiah 35:6.

As they pass through the Valley of Baca, They make it a spring; The rain also covers it with pools - Psalms 84:6.       

He will make her wilderness like Eden, And her desert like the garden of the Lord; Joy and gladness will be found in it, Thanksgiving and the voice of melody - Isaiah 51:3.

                                                                      

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for turning our life of wilderness into pools of water and dry land into water springs. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen,

You Will Receive Power

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth - Acts 1:8.

                  We will receive power and be witnesses when the Holy Spirit comes on us. when the Holy Spirit comes on you And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit” - John 20:22. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God - 1 Corinthians 2:12.  

                Peter and John spoke the word of God boldly after receiving the Holy spirit and the people were amazed. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly - Acts 4:31. Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus - Acts 4:13. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit - Mark 13:11.

               With the power of the Holy Spirit, let us speak the word of God boldly as it is not us who speak, but the Holy Spirit. Then said I: “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth.” But the Lord said to me: “Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’ For you shall go to all to whom I send you, And whatever I command you, you shall speak” - Jeremiah 1:6, 7. In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams - Acts 2:17.

                                                         

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Help us to speak your Word boldly. We thank You for helping us to receive power through the Holy Spirit. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

To Enjoy Life And See Many Happy Days

If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your tongue from speaking evil - 1 Peter 3:10.

            To enjoy life and see many happy days, we need to keep our tongue from speaking evil. Whoever guards his mouth and tongue Keeps his soul from troubles - Proverbs 21:23. We need to be very careful when speaking as death and life are in the power of the tongue. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit - Proverbs 18:21. Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones - Proverbs 16:24. A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul - Proverbs 18:7.

                   Sin is not lacking when the words are many and so let us speak only words that are helpful. In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is wise - Proverbs 10:19. 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. There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, But the tongue of the wise promotes health - Proverbs 12:18. But I say to you that every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgement - Mathew 12:36. 

                 Let us speak the praise of the Lord with our mouth and keep our tongue from evil and telling lies. My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord - Psalm 145:21. Let my mouth be filled with Your praise And with Your glory all the day - Psalm 71:8. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice - Ephesians 4:31. Find opportunities to speak kind and tenderhearted words - Ephesians 4:32. Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips - Psalm 141:3.

                             Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it - Psalm 34: 12-14.                                        

                                                                                       

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Help us to refrain our tongue from speaking evil. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Instead of Your Shame You Shall Have Double Honor

Instead of your shame you shall have double honor - Isaiah 61:7.

               God's people will never be put to shame. You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied and praise the name of the Lord your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; Then My people will never be put to shame. You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God and there is none else. And my people shall never again be put to shame - Joel 2:26, 27.

                Those who wait for God and believe Him will never be put to shame. Those who hopefully wait for Me will not be put to shame - Isaiah 49:23. Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed - Psalms‬ ‭25‬:‭3. May those who wait for You not be ashamed through me, O Lord God of hosts - Psalm 69:6. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame - Psalm 34:5. Those who believe God will never be put to shame. He who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame - 1 Peter 2:6. Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame - Isaiah 10:11. 

               God will help us and give us double honor instead of our shame as we wait upon Him and believe Him. For the Lord God will help Me; Therefore I will not be disgraced; Therefore I have set My face like a flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed - Isaiah 50:7. Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed; Neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame - Isaiah 54:4. But Israel shall be saved by the Lord With an everlasting salvation; You shall not be ashamed or disgraced forever and ever - Isaiah 45:17. I will deliver him and honor him - Psalm 91:15.

                                                  

PRAYER:  We thank You for giving us double honor instead of shame as we are Your people. Let us wait upon You and believe You at all times. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen. 

God Who Is Rich In Mercy

 God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us - Ephesians 2:4. 

            Our God is rich in mercy and His love towards us so great that we are not consumed till this day by His mercies. Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness - Lamentations 3:22-23. He is the Father of mercies. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort - 2 Corinthians 1:3. The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in mercy. Psalm 103: 8.     

          God’s mercies are abundant and great to all those who call upon Him and fear Him. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him - Psalm 103:17. His mercies are abundant to all those who call upon Him. For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You - Psalm 86:5. For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him - Psalm 103:11.

           Let us thank and praise God who is rich in mercy as His endless mercies will follow us all the days of life. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life - Psalm 23:5. For the Lord is good. His mercy is everlasting - Psalm 100:5. 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. 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, You are rich in mercy. We thank You for Your abundant mercies in our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

See, I Am Doing A New Thing

    Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.- Isaiah 43:19.           

New Strength

But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint - Isaiah 40:31.

New Beginnings

Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead - Philippians 3:13.

New Mercies

Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning - Lamentations 3:22,23.

New Man

You put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness - Ephesians 4:22-24.

New Spirit

I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh - Ezekiel 11:19.

New Heart

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh - Ezekiel 36:26.

New life

Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life - Romans 6:4.

New Song

He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him - Psalm 40:3.

New Creation

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new - 2 Corinthians 5:17.

Be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness - Ephesians 4:23.

                                       Behold, I make all things new - Revelation 21:5.

                                                                

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for making all things new in our life. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

All Kinds of Prayer And Requests

Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests - Ephesians 6:18. 

Prayer of Adoration

Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his splendor is above the earth and the heavens - Psalm 148:13. 

Prayer of Thanksgiving

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name - Psalm 100:4. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; His love endures forever - Psalm 118:1.

Prayer of Confession

Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.’ And you forgave the guilt of my sin - Psalm 32:5. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness -1 John 1:9.

Prayer of Supplication

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened - Matthew 7:7,8. 

Prayer of Intercession

I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people - 1 Timothy 2:1. Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints - Ephesians 6:18. 

Prayer of Fellowship

Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them - Matthew 18:19–20.

                                   Devote yourselves to prayer - Romans 12:12.                                        

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us devote ourselves with all kinds of prayers and requests in all occasions. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

He Will Never Leave You Nor Forsake You

The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged - Deuteronomy 31:8.

           We need to be strong and courageous and not be afraid of anything as God will never leave us nor forsake us. Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you - Deuteronomy 31:6.

              We need to be content with what we have as God will never leave us nor forsake us. Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?” - Hebrews 13:5,6.  

            Let us thank God for His promise of never leaving us nor forsaking us. I will bring the blind by a way they did not know; I will lead them in paths they have not known. I will make darkness light before them, And crooked places straight. These things I will do for them, And not forsake them - Isaiah 42:16.

No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you - Joshua 1:5.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for always being with us and for never leaving us nor forsaking us in any situations. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Now You Are Light

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light - Ephesians 5:8.

                 God had called us out of darkness into His marvelous light. But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light - 1 Peter 2:9. He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love - Colossians 1;13. We have the light of life as we follow Him. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life - John 8:12. 

               God turned our darkness into light to be the light of the world. You, Lord, are my lamp; the Lord turns my darkness into light - 2 Samuel 22:29.  I have set you as a light to the Gentiles, That you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth - Acts 13:47. You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden - Matthew 5:14. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world - John 9:5.            

               Let our light shine around the world for the glory of God. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven - Matthew 5:16. Do all things without complaining and disputing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain - Philippians 2:14-16. 

                                                               

                                                                                                     

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for turning our darkness into light. Let our light shine before all men. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.

There Is No One Like You

There is no one like you - 2 Samuel 7:22.

My Strength

The Lord God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer’s feet, And He will make me walk on my high  - ‭‭Habakkuk‬ ‭3‬:‭19‬.

My Refuge

The God of Jacob is our refuge - Psalm 46:7.

My Shepherd

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters - Psalms‬ ‭23‬:‭1‬, 

My Helper

The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me? - Hebrews‬ ‭13‬:‭6.

My portion

The Lord is my portion - Lamentations 3:24.

My Lord

I say to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.’ - Psalm 16:2.

My Salvation

Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid - Isaiah‬ ‭12‬:‭2‬.

My rock, salvation and defense

He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved - Psalm 62:2.

My Savior

Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long - Psalm 5:25.

My Provider

And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus - Philippians 4:16.

My Comforter

For the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones - Isaiah 49:13.

My rock, fortress, deliverer, strength, shield, salvation & stronghold

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold - Psalm 18:2. 

My hope and trust

For You are my hope, O Lord God; You are my trust from my youth - Psalm 71:5.

Christ is all and in all - Colossians 3:11.

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

Perfect Peace

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

Seek peace and pursue it – 1 Peter 3:11.

Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord - Hebrews 12:14.

If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone - Romans 12:18. 

Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace - Ephesians 4:3. 

Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God - Matthew 5:9.

Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace - James 3:18.

Great peace have those who love Your law, And nothing causes them to stumble - Psalm 119:165.

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.    

These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world - John 16:33.

Be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless - 2 Peter 3:14.

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.

My people will dwell in a peaceful habitation, In secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places - Isaiah 32:18.

 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,  kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control -  Galatians 5:22.

The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed - Isaiah 53:5.

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.

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace - Numbers 6:24-26.

Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all - 2 Thessalonians 3:16.

The Lord will bless His people with peace - Psalm 29:11. 

                                                                     

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are our peace. We thank You for keeping us in perfect peace. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Awesome Are Your Works

Say to God, “How awesome are Your works!" - Psalm 66:3.

            The works of God in our life are awesome, marvelous and wonderful. Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well - Psalm 139:14. Your works are wonderful - Psalm 139:14. Many, O Lord my God, are Your wonderful works Which You have done; And Your thoughts toward us Cannot be recounted to You in order; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered - Psalm 40:5.  

                We need to remember, meditate and declare the works of the Lord. I will remember the works of the Lord; Surely I will remember Your wonders of old. I will also meditate on all Your work, And talk of Your deeds - Psalm 77:11,12. He has made His wonderful works to be remembered - Psalm 111:4. Remember His marvelous works which He has done - Psalm 105:5. Come and see the works of God; He is awesome in His doing toward the sons of men - Psalm 66:5. But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord God, That I may declare all Your works- Psalm 73:28. Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God - Job 37:14.

                 Let us thank and praise God for doing awesome and wondrous works in our life. Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things - Isaiah 25:1. Praise to God for His Awesome Works He has shown his people the power of his works - Psalm 111:6. Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men! - Psalm 107:8.                                                             

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You and praise You for Your awesome works in our life. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Love Never Fails

Love never fails - 1 Corinthians 13:8.

1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 

2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 

3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.

4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 

6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 

7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

8 Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. 

9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part. 

10 But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away.

11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 

12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.

13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.                                                                     

 PRAYER: Dear Lord, Help us to love others like how You loved us. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.        

Keep Praising God

                I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live - Psalm 104:33.

               We are created by God to declare His praises forever. This people I have formed for Myself; They shall declare My praise - Isaiah 43:21. In God we boast all day long, and praise Your name forever - Psalm 44:8. I will extol You, my God, O King; And I will bless Your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless You, And I will praise Your name forever and ever. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised - Psalm 145:1,2. 

               Abraham gave glory to God with faith as he believed the promise of God. No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God - Romans 4:20. The Israelites praised God with a great shout and the wall of Jericho fell down. And it happened when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat - Joshua 6:20. David praised God at all times. I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth - Psalm 34:1.

               Let us keep praising God at all times and in all situations. 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 will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works. I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High - Psalm 9:1,2. Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what He has done - Psalm 105:1. 

                                                       

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us keep praising You at all times. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

           

Great Is The Lord

 Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; His greatness no one can fathom - Psalms‬ ‭145‬:‭3‬.

              Our God is great. Great is our Lord and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit - Psalm 147:5. He is great above all Gods and greatly to be praised. For the Lord is the great God, And the great King above all gods - Psalm 95:3. For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods - Psalm 96:4.    

            Our great God had done great things in our life beyond our understanding. The works of the Lord are great, studied by all who have pleasure in them - Psalm 111:2. He does great things beyond our understanding - Job 37:5. For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name - Luke 1:49. For You are great, and do wondrous things; You alone are God - Psalm 86:10. 

               Let us thank and praise our great God. Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great: You are clothed with honor and majesty, Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain - Psalm 104:1,2. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised - Psalm 48:1. I will proclaim the name of the Lord. Oh, praise the greatness of our God! - Deuteronomy 32:3.                                                                 

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are great and greatly to be praised. We thank You for doing great things in our life. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Miraculously Healed

 For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old - Acts 4:22.

            Peter and John saw a lame man asking alms from those who entered the temple. They told him to rise up and walk in the name of Jesus. Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong. He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God - Acts 3:6-8.

              The lame man was miraculously healed and the people who saw him walking and praising God were amazed. When all the people saw him walking and praising God, they recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate called Beautiful, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him - Acts 3:9,10.

            Peter told the people that it is the name of Jesus and the faith that comes through the lame man had completely healed him. By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has completely healed him, as you can all see - Acts 3:16.  If you ask anything in my name, I will do it - John 14:14. And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith - Matthew 21:22. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17.                                                        

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We have faith in Your powerful name. Heal us miraculously by Your name and by our faith. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Prayers Heard

 O You who hear prayer, To You all flesh will come - Psalm 65:2.

              God hears all our prayers. Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, And He shall hear my voice - Psalm 55:16,17. I sought the Lord, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears - Psalm 34:4.

Jabez

Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” So God granted him what he requested - 1 Chronicles 4:10.

Jacob 

He said, “I will not let You go unless You bless me!”. He blessed him - Genesis 32:26,29.

Hannah

Out of the abundance of my grief I have spoken. For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of Him - 1Samuel 1:15,27.

Ezekiel 

He turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the Lord  wept bitterly. "I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will heal you"” -2 Kings 20:2,5.

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.

I love the Lord, because He has heard My voice and my supplications - Psalm 116:1.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for hearing all our prayers. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.

Time To Show Favor

You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her; the appointed time has come - Psalm 102:13. 

               Noah who was a righteous man found favor in the eyes of the Lord. But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God - Genesis 6:8, 9. For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield - Psalm 5:12.

              The favor of God and men was with Joseph in all the circumstances of his life. But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him mercy, and He gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison - Genesis 39:21. And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.” Then Pharaoh took his signet ring off his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand; and he clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck - Genesis 41:41,42.

              May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us as it is now time to show favor to us. May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us - Psalm 90:17. For whoever finds me finds life, And obtains favor from the Lord - Proverbs 8:35. For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless - Psalm 84:11. God’s favor lasts for a life time. For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life - Psalm 30:5.

                                                              

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for Your time to show Your favor to us. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

The Lord of Peace

Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all - 2 Thessalonians 3:16. 

God's peace

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give it to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, do not be afraid - John 14:27.

Peace of God which surpasses all understanding

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. 

Great peace

Great peace have those who love Your law, And nothing causes them to stumble - Psalm 119:165.

Perfect peace

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

Peace like a river

Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river - Isaiah 66:12. 

Peace within your walls

Peace be within your walls, Prosperity within your palaces - Psalm 122:7.

Peace as you trust in him

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

Peace of God

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. 

A heart at peace gives life to the body

A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones - Proverbs 14:30.

In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety - Psalm 4:8.

 And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen - Romans 6:20.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are the Lord of Peace. We thank You for filling us with Your peace. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert

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 ‭43‬:‭19‬.

                  He will make her wilderness like Eden, And her desert like the garden of the Lord; Joy and gladness will be found in it, Thanksgiving and the voice of melody - ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭51‬:‭3‬.       

             He turns a wilderness into pools of water, And dry land into water springs. There He makes the hungry dwell, That they may establish a city for a dwelling place, And sow fields and plant vineyards, That they may yield a fruitful harvest. He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly - Psalm 107:35-38. 

                  I will open rivers in desolate heights, And fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, And the dry land springs of water. I will plant in the wilderness the cedar and the acacia tree, The myrtle and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the cypress tree and the pine And the box tree together, That they may see and know, And consider and understand together, That the hand of the Lord has done this, And the Holy One of Israel has created it - Isaiah 41:18-20.

           The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them, And the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose; It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice, Even with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, The excellence of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord, The excellency of our God - Isaiah 35:1.                                                                      

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for making a way in our life where there is no way. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Keep On Praying

  Keep on praying - Romans 12:12.

Pray with a forgiving heart

And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses - Mark 11:25.

Pray with a rejoicing heart

 Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18.

Pray with a thanksgiving heart

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.

Pray in secret

When you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you - Matthew 6:5–6.

Pray in truth

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

Pray in faith

And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive - Matthew 21:22.

Pray according to His will

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us - whatever we ask - we know that we have what we asked of him - 1 John 5:14-15.

Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me and I will listen to you - Jeremiah 29:12.

                                                    

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us keep on praying for everything. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.

God's Promises To Abraham

And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise - Hebrews 6:15.

Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed” - Genesis 12:1-3.

“Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, ‘To your descendants I will give this land.’ And there he built an altar to the LORD, who had appeared to him” - Genesis 12:7.

And the Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him: “Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are - northward, southward, eastward, and westward; for all the land which you see I give to you and your descendants forever. And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also could be numbered. Arise, walk in the land through its length and its width, for I give it to you" - Genesis 13:14-17.

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.” Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying: “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations. No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you. Also I give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God" - Genesis 17:1-8.

Then the Angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time out of heaven, and said: “By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son - blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice”- Genesis 22:15-18.

      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.

For no word from God will ever fail - Luke 1:37.

He who promised is faithful - Hebrews 10:23.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Great is Your faithfulness. You are the promise keeping God and all Your promises are Yes and Amen. We thank You for all Your unfailing promises. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.