Generous Giver

 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? - Romans 8:32.

                  Our God is a generous giver. He loved us so much that He gave us His only begotten Son. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life - John 3:16. He gives us the desires of our heart. Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart - Psalm 37:4.

                 God will give us what is good. The LORD will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest - Psalm 85:12. He generously gives us wisdom. If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you - James 1:5. He gives us richly all things to enjoy - 1 Timothy 6:17. He gives us strength and peace. The LORD will give strength to His people - Psalm29:11. The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace - Numbers 6:26.

              Let us thank God who is the generous giver. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning - James 1:17. 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 generously giving us all things. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

       

Rejoice Always

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you - 1 Thessalonians 5:17.

              The will of God in Christ Jesus for us is to rejoice always in all situations. Though the fig tree may not blossom, Nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive may fail, And the fields yield no food; Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, And there be no herd in the stalls - Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation - Habakkuk 3:17-18. A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones - Proverbs 17:22.   

            Jeremiah found strength and joy in the Word of God. Your words were found, and I ate them, and Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart - Jeremiah 15:16.  I rejoice at Your word as one who finds great treasure - Psalm 119:162. You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound - Psalm 4:7.       

            Let us rejoice always. Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! - Philippians 4:4. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart - Psalm 19:8. My heart rejoices in your salvation - Psalm 13:5. The joy of the Lord is my strength - Nehemiah 8:10. In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore - Psalm 16:11. Then I will go to the altar of God, To God my exceeding joy - Psalm 43:4.  

                                                                             

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us do Your will by rejoicing always irrespective of our situations. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.                              

My Shield And Helper

 He is your shield and helper - Deuteronomy 33:29.

My shield

             The most high God is our shield. My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart - Psalm 7:10. 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. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward - Genesis 15:1. He is a shield to all those who put their trust in Him. He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him - Proverbs 30:5. 

My helper

              God is our Helper who helps us in all situations. Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand - Isaiah 41:10. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble - Psalm 46:1.The Lord is my helper. I will not fear - Hebrews 13:6. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” - Hebrews 13:5,6.

My shield and helper

               Let us thank God who is our help and shield. O Israel, trust in the Lord; He is their help and their shield. O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord; He is their help and their shield. You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord; He is their help and their shield - Psalm 115:9-11. But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head - Psalm 3:3. Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth - Psalm 124:8. You make your saving help my shield, and your right hand sustains me; your help has made me great - Psalm 18:35.  

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.

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and He helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him - Psalms 28:7.   

                                                         

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for being our shield and helper. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

I Will Praise You

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. 

I will praise the name of God with a song, And will magnify Him with thanksgiving - Psalm 69:30.

I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws - Psalm 119:7.

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.

I will sing the praises of the name of the Lord Most High - Psalm 7:17. 

I will sing praises; For God is my defense, My God of mercy - Psalm 59:17. 

I will sing praises to You among the nations - Psalm 57:9.

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.

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

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.

Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all His wonderful acts - Psalm 105:2.

Every day will I bless You; and I will praise Your name forever and ever - Psalm 145:2.

                                                                

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We will praise You with our whole heart for all Your marvelous works in our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

He Does Great Things Beyond Our Understanding

   He does great things beyond our understanding - Job 37:5.

              God does great things in our life beyond our understanding. Who does great and unsearchable things, Wonders without number - Job 5:9. We cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things like how we do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb. 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. Can you search out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limits of the Almighty? - Job 11:7.

             God's ways in our life are beyond our understanding. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts - Isaiah 55:9. He makes the wilderness a pool of water and the dry land springs of water. 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 - Isaiah 41:18,19. He gives life to the dead and calls things which do not exist as though they did. God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did - Romans 4:17.              

              Let us thank God for doing great things in our life beyond our understanding. The works of the Lord are great - Psalm 111:2. This was the Lord’s doing; It is marvelous in our eyes - Psalm 118:23. Remember His marvelous works which He has done - Psalm 105:5.  Consider what great things he has done for you - 1 Samuel 12:24. For He who is mighty has done great things for me, And holy is His name - Luke 1:49. How great is God - beyond our understanding - Job 36:26.

                                                                        

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for doing great things in our life that are beyond our understanding. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

                            

Blessed Is The Man Who Trusts In Him

 Blessed is the man who trusts in Him! - Psalm 34:8.           

              God will direct our paths and act as we commit all our ways and trust Him instead of relying on our own understanding. Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths - Proverbs 3:5-6. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will act - Psalm 37:5.

             We will never fear or be anxious about anything as we trust the Lord. Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit- Jeremiah 17:7, 8.

           Let us trust God at all times. Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us - Psalm 62:8. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man - Psalm 118:8. Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God - Psalm 20:7.                                                                             

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us trust You at all times and be blessed. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

What Shall I Render To The Lord For All His Benefits Toward Me?

 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. - Psalms‬ ‭116‬:‭12‬-‭13‬.

              Our God daily loads us with benefits. Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits, the God of our salvation - Psalm 68:19. His mercies are new every morning and great is His faithfulness. Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness - Lamentations 3:22-24.

          The Lord had forgiven all our iniquities, healed all our diseases, redeemed our life from destruction, crowned us with loving kindness and tender mercies and satisfied us with good things. 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 - Psalms 103:3-5.

               Let us praise God for all His benefits in our life by taking up the cup of salvation and calling upon His name. 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.  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. I will praise you, O Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of your wonders - Psalm 9:1.

                                                         

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We praise You with all our heart  for all Your benefits in our life. In Jesus’ name we pray.  Amen.

He Hears The Cry of The Afflicted

                                                He hears the cry of the afflicted - Job 34:28.

             God hears the cry of the afflicted and their desires. O LORD, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart - Psalm 10:17. He delivers the righteous out of all their afflictions. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all - Psalm 34:19. The more the Israelites were afflicted by Egyptians, the more they multiplied and grew. Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh supply cities, Pithom and Raamses. But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew - Exodus 1:11,12. 

                  God saw the affliction Israelites and heard their cry. He delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians and brought them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey. I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings, and I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites - Exodus 3:7,8. 

               Let us thank God who sees our afflictions, hears our cry and delivers us. I will rejoice and be glad in Your lovingkindness, Because You have seen my affliction - Psalm 31:7. He delivers the afflicted in their affliction - Job 36:15. It is good for me that I was afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes - Psalm 119:71. Make us glad according to the days You have afflicted us - Psalm 90:15. The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied - Psalm 22:26.                                                                       

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for seeing all our afflictions, hearing us and delivering us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Constant Communication With God

          Remain in me, as I also remain in you - John 15:4. 

                  God wants us to have a constant communication with Him. Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day - Psalm 119:97.  Let my mouth be filled with Your praise And with Your glory all the day - Psalm 71:8. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you  - John 15:7. For in Him we live and move and have our being - Acts 17:28.

               God who is always with us wants us to communicate with Him constantly. Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me - Psalm 139:7-10.   In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore - Psalm 16:11.

           Let us remain in God and have a constant communication with Him. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And Your salvation all the day - Psalm 71:15. Remain in me, as I  also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing  - John 15:4,5. 

                                                       

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Help us to remain in You and have a constant communication with You. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

Powerful God

                                              God is all-powerful - Job 36:22. 

            Nothing is too hard for our powerful God who made the heavens and earth. He is sovereign. O Sovereign LORD! You have made the heavens and earth by Your great power. Nothing is too hard for You!” - Jeremiah 32:17. Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me? - Jeremiah 32:27. He calms the storm, So that its waves are still - Psalm 107:29. For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast - Psalm 33:9. With God all things are possible - Matthew 19:26. The things which are impossible with men are possible with God - Luke 18:27. 

            Our God is powerful to heal all our diseases. 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. Jesus answered, "His blindness has nothing to do with his sins or his parents' sins. He is blind so that God's power might be seen at work in him" - John 9:3.

             Let us thank our powerful God who is so mighty in power to work within us to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think. Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us - Ephesians 3:20. He is powerful to fight for us against our enemies to give us victory. For the LORD your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory - Deuteronomy 20:4. You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. In your hand are power and might, so that none is able to withstand you - 2 Chronicles 20:6. 

                                                                                    

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are the powerful God. We thank You for Your mighty power that is working in our life. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.    

Abundance

 We went through fire and water, but you brought us to a place of abundance - Psalm 66:12.

For You Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You - Psalm 86:5. 

But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering and abundant in mercy and truth - Psalm 86:15.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead - 1 Peter 1:3.

Oh, how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you and worked for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of the children of mankind!  - Psalm 31:19.

O Israel, hope in the Lord; For with the Lord there is mercy, And with Him is abundant redemption - Psalm 130:7.

But the meek shall inherit the earth, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace - Psalm 37:11.

The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly - John 10:10.

Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us - Ephesians 3:20.

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed - 2 Corinthians 9:8. 

Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security - Jeremiah 33:6.

My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus - Philippians 4:19.

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing - Psalm 23:1.

Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double - Zechariah 9:12.

Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord - 2 Peter1:2.

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed - 2 Corinthians 9:8.

You crown the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip with abundance - Psalm 65:11.

                                                                      

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are the God of abundance. We thank You for Your abundant blessings in our life. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Rejoice Always And Pray Continually In All Circumstances

Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18.

              God's will for us is to rejoice always and pray continually in all circumstances. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer - Romans 12:12. Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests - Ephesians 6:18. Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving - Colossians 4:2. 

                Daniel prayed three times a day just as he had done before even when a decree is established that anyone who prays to any God will  be thrown into the lions’ den. Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before - Daniel 6:10.

           Let us rejoice always and pray continually in all circumstances. 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 - Philippians 4:6-7. But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers - 1 Peter 4:7. 

                                                                 

                                                                                         

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us rejoice always and pray continually in all circumstances. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

He Shall Direct Your Paths

In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths - Proverbs 3:6.

              God directs our paths through His Word. Direct my steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me - Psalm 119:133. Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path - Psalm 119:105. He will guide us and direct us. I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye - Psalm 32:8. The Lord will guide you continually - Isaiah 58:11.   

              We may have different plans but it is the Lord who directs our steps. A man’s mind plans his way; but the Lord directs his steps - Proverbs 16:9. The plans of God are always the best as His thoughts and ways are always higher than ours. 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 commit all our plans to God who directs our paths and trust His plan that prospers us and gives us hope and future. Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths - Proverbs 3:5-6. Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass - Psalm 37:5. 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 commit all our ways to You. You direct our paths and lead us. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Be Patient

              Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience - Colossians 3:12.                     

Be Patient in affliction

            Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer - Romans 12:12. Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing - James 1:2-4. 

Be Patient with others

            Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love - Ephesians 4:2. Be patient with everyone - 1 Thessalonians 5:14. And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all - 1 Thessalonians 5:14. With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love - Ephesians 4:2. Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly. A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones. - Proverbs 14:29, 30. And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil - 2 Timothy 2:24.

Be Patient

              He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city - Proverbs 16:32. A quick-tempered person does foolish things - Proverbs 14:17. Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit - Ecclesiastes 7:8. With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone - Proverbs 25:15.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control  - Galatians 5:22,23.  

                                                             

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Help us to be patient in affliction, with others and in all circumstances. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen. 

Blessed Is Every One Who Fears The Lord

                              Blessed is every one who fears the Lord - Psalm 128:1.                   

Strong confidence and His children will have a place of refuge   

                  Blessed is every one who fears the Lord as  there is strong confidence and His children will have a place of refuge. In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence, And His children will have a place of refuge. The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death - Proverbs 14:26,27. 

Descendants shall inherit the earth

                  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.

Descendants will be mighty on earth

              Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, Who delights greatly in His commandments. His descendants will be mighty on earth; The generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and riches will be in his house - Psalm 112:1-3. 

Family blessings

                    Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways. When you eat the labor of your hands, You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you. Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine In the very heart of your house, Your children like olive plants All around your table. Behold, thus shall the man be blessed Who fears the Lord. The Lord bless you out of Zion, And may you see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life. Yes, may you see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel! - Psalm 128:1-8.                                                                          

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for all Your blessings for us, our children and our descendants as we fear You. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.  

Hold Fast The Confession of Hope Without Wavering For He who Promised Is Faithful

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful - Hebrews 10:23.  

             Abraham did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, instead he grew strong in faith and gave glory to God irrespective of situations during the waiting period. He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb. No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised.  - Romans 4:19-21. 

             Abraham received what God promised him by waiting patiently. When God made His promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.” And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised - Hebrews 6:13-15. I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me and heard my cry - Psalm 40:1.

            Like Abraham, let us also grow strong in faith and give glory to God irrespective of situations while waiting for God's promise to be fulfilled. But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint - Isaiah 40:31. Be still, and know that I am God - Psalm 46:10. May we hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

                                                              

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are the Promise keeper. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering and be strengthened in faith and give glory to You irrespective of our situations. 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.                

            The Lord of peace had given us His peace not as the world gives us and so let our heart be not afraid or troubled. 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. In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety - Psalm 4:8.     

           The Lord of peace Himself gives us peace always in every way far beyond our understanding as we let all our requests to be made known to God in prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving instead of worrying. 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. 

            May God’s peace fill us and rule our hearts always in all circumstances. 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. Peace be within your walls, Prosperity within your palaces - Psalm 122:7. 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. 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.

                                                               

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

Wait Patiently For Him

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him - Psalm 37:7. 

I wait for your salvation, O Lord - Genesis 49:18.

For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken - Psalm 62:1-2. 

Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long - Psalm 25:4-5. 

I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in His word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning - Psalm 130:5–6.   

Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield - Psalm 33:20.

In the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly - Psalm 5:3.

Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation - Psalm 62:1. 

For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him - Psalm 62:5.    

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

Therefore I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; My God will hear me - Micah 7:7.

It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord - Lamentations 3:26. 

I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry - Psalm 40:1.

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

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. 

But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint - Isaiah 40:31.

Behold, this is our God; We have waited for Him, and He will save us. This is the Lord; We have waited for Him; We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation - Isaiah 25:9.     

                                                            

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us wait patiently for You to act in our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

My Sheep Listen To My Voice

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me - John 10:27. 

               The Lord is our shepherd and we are His sheep. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures - Psalm 23:1, 2. We are His people and the sheep of His pasture - Psalm 100:3.  

Safety, security & no fear of evil

              We will dwell safely, secure and without fear of evil as we listen to our Shepherd's voice and follow Him. But whoever listens to me will dwell safely, And will be secure, without fear of evil - Proverbs 1:33. 

No diseases

               None of the diseases can come near us as we listen carefully to the Lord our God and do what is right in His eyes. If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you - Exodus 15:33.  

Right way

            God will show us the right way to walk as we listen to His voice. 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.     

          Let us listen to the voice of our Shepherd and follow Him. Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening - 1 Samuel 3:9. Let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance - Proverbs 1:5.                                                           

PRAYER:Dear Lord, You are our good Shepherd. Let us listen to Your voice and follow You. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

I Am

  And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM” - Exodus 3:14.

I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty - John 6:35.

I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life - John 8:12.

I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture – John 10:9.

I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep - John 10:11.

I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die - John 11:25-26.

I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me - John 14:6.

I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser - John 15:1. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing - John 15:5.    

I am the Lord, and there is no other - Isaiah 45:18.

I am the Lord, your Holy One, The Creator of Israel, your King - Isaiah 43:15.

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

I am the Lord, and I do not change - Malachi 3:6.

I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery - Exodus 20:2.

I am the Lord your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you by the way you should go - Isaiah 48:17.

I am the Lord who sanctifies you - Leviticus 22:16.

I am the Lord, who made all things. I alone stretched out the heavens. Who was with me when I made the earth?" -  Isaiah 44:24.

I am the Lord; that is my name! I will not give my glory to anyone else, nor share my praise with carved idols - Isaiah 42:8.

Yes I, am the Lord, and there is no other Savior. First I predicted your rescue, then I saved you and proclaimed it to the world. No foreign god has ever done this. You are witnesses that I am the only God,” says the Lord - Isaiah 43:11-12.

For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you - Isaiah 41:13.

Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is anything too difficult for Me? - Jeremiah 32:27.

I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie, I will give it to you and to your descendants  -  Genesis 28:13.

I am with you always, even to the end of the age - Mathew 28:20. 

                                                                

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank and praise You for who You are and for all You have done in our life. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen. 

Continue Earnestly In Prayer

 Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving - Colossians 4:2.   

God’s people prayed earnestly  

              An earnest prayer for Peter was made to God by the church when he was in prison.  So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him - Acts 12:5. They continued earnestly in prayer. They ought always to pray and not lose heart - Luke 18:1. Pray without ceasing - 1 Thessalonians 5:17.

God displayed His power

           The chains fell off from Peter as God displayed His power. He struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, ‘Get up quickly.’  And the chains fell off his hands” - Acts 12:7. God’s power was continued to be on display and  they easily passed two other guards. The thick iron gate also amazingly opened on its own. When they had passed the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them of its own accord, and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel left him - Acts 12:10.

God's people amazed

                God's people who gathered and prayed for Peter's deliverance were amazed when they saw Peter. But Peter continued knocking, and when they opened, they saw him and were amazed - Acts 12:16. God will display His power in our life too when we continue to pray earnestly and trust Him. The Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials - 2 Peter 2:9. Your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power - 1 Corinthians 2:5.  Some trust in chariots, others in horses, but we trust the Lord our God - Psalm 20:7. Continue earnestly in prayer - Colossians 4:2.

                                                                  

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us continue earnestly in prayer for Your power to be displayed in our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

God Who Turns Nothing To Everything

 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 One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate and go out. Their King will pass through before them, the Lord at their head - Micah 2:13.

Every valley shall be exalted and every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight and the rough places smooth. The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together - Isaiah 40:4,5.

You have turned for me my mourning into dancing - Psalm 30:11.

Your sorrow will be turned into joy - John 16:20.

You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light - Psalm 18:28.

The master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine - John 2:9.

But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive - Genesis 50:20.

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 35:1,2.        

I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert - Isaiah 43:19.

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.

He divided the sea and let them pass through it and made the waters stand like a heap. Psalm 78:13. 

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.       

All people will see, know, consider and understand together that the hand of the Lord has done this for us. 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 blessing us by turning nothing to everything in our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Enter Into His Gates With Thanksgiving And His Courts With Praise

  Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name - Psalms 100:4.

             There is fullness of joy in the presence of God. In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore - Psalm 16:11. With gladness and joyful songs, let us enter into His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise. Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture - Psalm 100:1-3. 

             We need to be thankful to God and praise His name. I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds - Psalm 9:1. Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!- Psalm 107:1. I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High - Psalm 7:17.

            Let us always come before the presence of God with thanksgiving and praises. Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. For the Lord is the great God, And the great King above all gods - Psalm 95:1-3. Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me - Psalm 50:23.                                               

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us enter Your gates with thanksgiving and Your courts with praise, be thankful to You and praise Your name. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Abundant In Mercy

 But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering and abundant in mercy and truth - Psalm 86:15. 

              Our God is abundant in mercy and His mercies are abundant in our life. 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. 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. 

                God's mercies are abundant to all those who call upon Him and fear Him. For You Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You - Psalm 86:5. Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin - Isaiah 51:1,2. 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 God for His abundant mercies in our life. I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever. With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations  - Psalm 89:1. For the Lord is good. His mercy is everlasting - Psalm 100:5. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead - 1 Peter 1:3. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life - Psalm 23:5.                                                             

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are abundant in mercy. We thank you for Your abundant mercies in our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

I Will Not Be Afraid

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation - Isaiah 12:2. 

God is our refuge and strength, A very 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 - Psalm 46:1-3. 

When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise - in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? - Psalm 56:3-4.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me - Psalm 23:4.

Do not fear, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and I will help you. I will uphold you with my righteous right hand - Isaiah 41:10.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked came against me To eat up my flesh, My enemies and foes, They stumbled and fell. Though an army may encamp against me, My heart shall not fear; Though war may rise against me, In this I will be confident - Psalm 27:1-3.

Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you - Isaiah 43:1,2.

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.

But now be strong, Zerubbabel,’ declares the LORD. ‘Be strong, Joshua son of Jozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land,’ declares the LORD, ‘and work. For I am with you,’ declares the LORD Almighty - Haggai 2:4.

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you - Deuteronomy 31:6.

They will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the LORD - Jeremiah 1:19. 

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.

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go - Joshua 1:9.

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.

But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one - 2 Thessalonians 3:3.                                                             

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We will not be afraid about anything as You are always with us. We trust You. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.