Blessed be God, Who has not turned away my prayer, Nor His mercy from me! - Psalm 66:20.
God has not turned away my prayer
On the day I called, you answered me; my strength of soul you increased - Psalm 138:3. I sought the Lord, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears - Psalm 34:4. I called on the Lord in distress; The Lord answered me and set me in a broad place - Psalm 118:15.
God has not turned away His mercy from me
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. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him - Psalm 103:17.
Blessed be God, Who has not turned away my prayer, Nor His mercy from me
Let us thank God who has not turned away our prayer and mercy from us. Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live - Psalm 116:1,2. For the Lord is good. His mercy is everlasting - Psalm 100:5.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for not turning away our prayer nor Your mercy from us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you - Jeremiah 32:17.
I know that You can do everything, and that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You - Job 42:2.
Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?” And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.” For with God nothing will be impossible - Luke 1:35,37.
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.
Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, That it cannot save; Nor His ear heavy, That it cannot hear - Isaiah 59:1.
God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did - Romans 4:17.
Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me? - Jeremiah 32:27.
With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible - Mark 10:27.
All things are possible for one who believes - Mark 9:23.
Nothing is too hard for Him. Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me? - Jeremiah 32:27.
Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the Lord of hosts - Zechariah 4:6.
If you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you - Matthew 17:20.
He turns a wilderness into pools of water, And dry land into watersprings - Psalms 107:35.
For thus says the Lord: ‘You shall not see wind, nor shall you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, so that you, your cattle, and your animals may drink’. And this is a simple matter in the sight of the Lord - 2 Kings 3:17, 18.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us not worry about anything as all things are possible for You. We thank You and praise you. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
I bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it - Ezekiel 17:24.
The man who trusts in the Lord will flourish
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.
The man who meditates the Word of God will flourish
Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper - Psalm 1:1-3.
The man who is righteous will flourish
The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God. They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green - Psalm 92:12-14. The righteous will flourish like a green leaf - Proverbs 11:28. The tent of the upright will flourish - Proverbs 14:11.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us trust You, meditate Your Word and be righteous to be flourished. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
And the Lord said to Joshua: “See! I have given Jericho into your hand, its king, and the mighty men of valor” - Joshua 6:2.
God told the Israelites to march around the Jericho city for six days and in the seventh day for seven times. You shall march around the city, all you men of war; you shall go all around the city once. This you shall do six days. And seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark. But the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets. It shall come to pass, when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, that all the people shall shout with a great shout; then the wall of the city will fall down flat. And the people shall go up every man straight before him - Joshua 6:5.
The Israelites obeyed God with faith and marched around the city and the walls of Jericho fell down. They did this for six days. On the seventh day, they got up at daybreak and marched around the city seven times in the same manner, except that on that day they circled the city seven times. The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the army, “Shout! For the Lord has given you the city!" - Joshua 6:14-16. So the people shouted when the priests blew the trumpets. 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. Then the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city - Joshua 6:20.
Let us also obey and walk by faith like the Israelites for all the obstacles in our life to fell down. By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days - Hebrews 11:30. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it - Revelation 3:8. I will go before you and make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron - Isaiah 45:2. 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.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for breaking all the walls of obstacles in our life and giving us victory. Let us always obey Your voice and walk in faith. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth - Psalm 100:1.
God had turned our tears into shouts of joy. Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy - Psalm 126:5. The ransomed of the Lord will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away - Isaiah 51:11. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy - Psalm 126:2.
We need to praise and trust God with shouts of joy in all situations. But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; Let those also who love Your name be joyful in You - Psalm 5:11. You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance - Psalm 32:7.
Let us shout for joy for great is our God who had done mighty things for us. Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you - Isaiah 12:6. Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous; And shout for joy, all you upright in heart! - Psalm 32:11. Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy - Psalm 47:1. Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy - Psalm 33:3.
For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock. And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me, and I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy - Psalm 27:5, 6.
Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: “The Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!" - Psalm 118:15.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us shout for joy in all situations for You are the great God who does mighty things. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
For I will turn their mourning to joy, will comfort them, and make them rejoice rather than sorrow - Jeremiah 31:13.
Mourning into Dancing
You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness - Psalm 30:11.
Darkness into Light
You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light - Psalm 18:28.
Evil into good
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.
Crooked places straight & rough places smooth
The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough places smooth - Isaiah 40:4.
Water into Wine
The master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine - John 2:9.
Wilderness into pools of water & dry land into water springs
He turns a wilderness into pools of water, And dry land into water springs - Psalm 107:35.
Sorrow into Joy
Your sorrow will be turned into joy - John 16:20.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for turning all our situations into good and restoring us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
This is the Lord; We have waited for Him; We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation - Isaiah 25:9.
Wait patiently
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him - Psalm 37:7. Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation - Psalm 62:1.
Make positive confessions
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me - Philippians 4:13. we are more than conquerors through him who loved us - Romans 8:37.
Praise God
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. Every day will I bless You; and I will praise Your name forever and ever - Psalm 145:2.
I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry - Psalm 40:1.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us wait patiently with faith and praise You during the waiting period and be glad and rejoice in Your salvation. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
The Lord is faithful to all His promises - Psalm 145:13.
Our God is faithful to fulfill what He had promised us. Not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass - Joshua 21:45. Not one word has failed of all His good promises - 1 Kings 8:56. For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass - Ezekiel 12:25.
God will never lie nor change his mind like human. God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?- Numbers 23:19. With Your mouth You have promised and with Your hand You have fulfilled it - 1 Kings 8:24.
Let us thank and trust God who is faithful to fulfill what He had promised us. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed - Joshua 23:14. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful - Hebrews 10:23. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you - Genesis 28:15.
Prayer: Dear Lord, We thank You for being faithful in keeping Your promises to us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ - 1 Corinthians 15:57.
I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds - Psalm 9:1.
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His love endures forever- Psalm 136:1.
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!- Psalm 107:1.
I will praise the name of God with a song, And will magnify Him with thanksgiving - Psalm 69:30.
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.
Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ - Ephesians 5:20.
With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the Lord: “He is good; his love toward Israel endures forever.” And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid - Ezra 3:11.
Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and perform your vows to the Most High - Psalm 50:14.
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful - Colossians 3:15.
Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name - Hebrews 13:15.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! - Psalm 100:4.
I will give you thanks in the great assembly; among the throngs I will praise you - Psalm 35:18.
Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy - Psalm 107:21-22.
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; his love endures forever - Psalm 118:1.
It is good to give thanks to the LORD - Psalm 92 :1.
I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever - Psalm 86:12.
I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord - Psalm 116:17.
Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare His works with rejoicing - Psalm 107:22.
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.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God - Philippians 4:6.
Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ - Ephesians 5:20.
And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him - Colossians 3:17.
I will praise the name of God with a song, And will magnify Him with thanksgiving - Psalm 69:30.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You with a grateful heart for all You have done in our life. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
He has made everything beautiful in its time - Ecclesiastes 3:11.
Our God makes everything beautiful in its time. He is never early nor late but always on time and His timing is perfect. He is a promise keeping God. His ways are perfect and all things work together for our good.
He is a promise keeping God
God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?- Number 23:19.
His ways are perfect
As for God, His way is perfect - Psalm 18:30.
All things work together for our good
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose - Romans 8:28.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for making everything in our life beautiful in its time. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
My grace is sufficient for you - 2 Corinthians 12:9.
God's grace is sufficient for our every need. His grace supplies us the power to serve, to preach the gospel, and the strength to endure suffering and hardship.
God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work - 2 Corinthians 9:8.
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me - 1 Corinthians 15:10.
Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God’s grace, which was given me by the working of his power. To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ - Ephesians 3:7–8.
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms - 1 Peter 4:10.
And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast - 1 Peter 5:10.
With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all - Acts 4:33.
Timothy, my dear son, be strong through the grace that God gives you in Christ Jesus - 2 Timothy 2:1.
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me - 2 Corinthians 12:9.
And great grace was upon them all. Nor was there anyone among them who lacked - Acts 4:33, 34.
The grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant - 1 Timothy 1:14.
For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people - Titus 2:11.
Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need - Hebrews 4:16.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for Your grace that is sufficient for our every need. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
The Lord has done great things for us, And we are glad - Psalm 126:3.
The Lord has done great things for us
For He who is mighty has done great things for me - Luke 1:49. He does great things past finding out, Yes, wonders without number - Job 9:10. 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 has made everything beautiful in its time - Ecclesiastes 3:11. Not one word has failed of all His good promises - 1 Kings 8:56.
We are glad
Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the Lord, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation - Isaiah 25:9. Fear not, O land; Be glad and rejoice, For the Lord has done marvelous things! - Joel 2:21. When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion, We were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.” - Psalm 126:1,2.
Let us thank our mighty God who had done great things for us. Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! For He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory - Psalm 98:1. He 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.
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.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life - Psalm 23:6.
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His love endures forever - Psalm 107:1.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for doing great things in our life and making us glad. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but the victory is from the Lord - Proverbs 21:31.
Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit - Zechariah 4:6.
Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails - Proverbs 19:21.
A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps - Proverbs 16:9.
A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart - Proverbs 21:2.
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me - 1 Corinthians 15:10.
But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength - 2 Timothy 4:17.
I was pushed back and about to fall, but the LORD helped me - Psalm 118:13.
But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their strength in time of trouble - Psalm 37:39.
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus - Philippians 4:19.
But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one - 2 Thessalonians 3:3.
But the Lord is with me like a mighty warrior; so my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced; their dishonor will never be forgotten - Jeremiah 20:11.
We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand - Deuteronomy 6:21.
But the Lord, who brought you up from the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm, Him you shall fear, Him you shall worship, and to Him you shall offer sacrifice - 2 Kings 17:36.
But the LORD your God will deliver them over to you, throwing them into great confusion until they are destroyed - Deuteronomy 7:23.
But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness - Psalm 86:15.
The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart - 1 Samuel 16:7.
They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the Lord was my support - Psalm 18:18.
The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all - Psalm 34:19.
But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good - Genesis 50:20.
With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible - Matthew 19:26.
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever - Psalm 73:26.
I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase - 1 Corinthians 3:6.
To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever. But you, LORD my God, brought my life up from the pit - Jonah 2:6.
Yet I will have mercy on the house of Judah, Will save them by the Lord their God, And will not save them by bow, Nor by sword or battle, By horses or horsemen - Hosea 1:7.
Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s - 2 Chronicles 20:15.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank you for helping us to realize that everything in our life is possible not by our might nor by our power but by only You. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power - Psalm 66:3.
Awesome are your deeds
God's deeds are awesome in our life. By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our salvation - Psalm 65:5. You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples - Psalm 77:14. They will tell of the power of your awesome works - and I will proclaim your great deeds - Psalm 145:6.
So great is your power
God's power is so great in our life as nothing is too hard for Him. Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for You - Jeremiah 32:17. O Lord, glorious in power, your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy - Exodus 15:6. His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue - 2Peter 1:3.
Let us thank God for His awesome deeds and great power in our life. But I will sing of Your power; Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning; For You have been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble - Psalm 59:16. All Your works shall praise You, O Lord, And Your saints shall bless You. They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom, And talk of Your power, To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts, And the glorious majesty of His kingdom - Psalm 145:10-12.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank you for Your awesome deeds and great power in our life. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
Blessed is the man who fears the Lord - Psalm 112:1.
Fears the Lord
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 112:1,2.
Trusts 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. Blessed is the man who trusts in Him! - Psalm 34:8.
Remains steadfast under trial
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him - James 1:12.
Psalm 128:1-6
1 Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways.
2 When you eat the labor of your hands, You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you.
3 Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine In the very heart of your house, Your children like olive plants All around your table.
4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed Who fears the Lord.
5 The Lord bless you out of Zion, And may you see the good of Jerusalem All the days of your life.
6 Yes, may you see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel!
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us fear You, trust You, remain steadfast under trial and be blessed. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
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.
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.
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.
We went through fire and water, but you brought us to a place of abundance - Psalm 66:12.
Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord - 2 Peter 1:2.
My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus - Philippians 4:19.
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.
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.
God looks for a man who fears the Lord and He says that for such a man He will instruct in the way chosen for him, he will dwell in prosperity; his descendants will inherit the land and His secret is with him.
He teach in the way He chooses
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye - Psalm 32:8. 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. I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go - Isaiah 48:16.
He himself shall dwell in prosperity
And keep the charge of the Lord your God: to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn - 1 Kings 2:3.
And his descendants shall inherit the earth
Those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land - Psalm 37:9. those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land - Matthew 5:5. You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel! - Psalms 22:23.
The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him
The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law - Deuteronomy 29:29.
And He will show them His covenant
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 - Genesis 17:7.
Oh, how great is Your goodness, Which You have laid up for those who fear You - Psalm 31:19.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us always fear You and be blessed in all ways. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
I waited patiently for the Lord. He turned to me and heard my cry - Psalm 40:1.
I waited patiently for the Lord
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him - 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. In the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly - Psalm 5:3. Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield - Psalm 33:20. 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.
He turned to me and heard my cry
I love the Lord, because He has heard My voice and my supplications. Because He has inclined His ear to me - Psalm 116:1,2. He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them - Psalm 145:19. I sought the Lord, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears - Psalm 34:4. I cried out to God with my voice - To God with my voice; And He gave ear to me - Psalm 77:1.
Let us thank God who turns to us and hears our cry as we wait patiently for Him. Therefore I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; My God will hear me - Micah 7:7. 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. Blessed be the Lord, Because He has heard the voice of my supplications! - Psalm 28:6.
Therefore I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; My God will hear me - Micah 7:7.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for turning to us and hearing our cry as we wait patiently for You. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
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.
David continually offered the sacrifice of praise to God in all situations and at all times. I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth - Psalm 34:1. I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the Lord - Psalm 116:7. I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever. Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever - Psalm 145:1,2.
David praised God continually more and more even during his discouraging times. 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 42:11. But I will hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more - Psalm 71:14. I will sing to the Lord all my life - Psalm 104:33.
Let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God irrespective of our situations. My heart may sing your praises and not be silent. Lord my God, I will praise you forever - Psalm 30:12. I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth - Psalm 34:1. Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare His works with rejoicing - Psalm 107:22.
PRAYER: Der Lord, Let us offer the sacrifice of praise continually in all situations. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by day and night - Exodus 13:21.
For Israelites to travel by day or night, God led them by going ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way in day and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light. The Israelites followed the Lord in the wilderness as He alone led them safely by keeping them as the apple of His eye. He found him in a desert land And in the wasteland, a howling wilderness; He encircled him, He instructed him, He kept him as the apple of His eye. As an eagle stirs up its nest, Hovers over its young, Spreading out its wings, taking them up, Carrying them on its wings, So the Lord alone led him - Deuteronomy 32:10-12.
God will be our pillar of fire and pillar of cloud as we follow Him where He leads. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths - Proverbs 3:6.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 teaches me to profit, and leads me in the way I should go - Isaiah 48:17. He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way - Psalm 25:9. You will guide me with Your counsel - Psalm 73:24. I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go - Genesis 28:15.
May the Lord go before us as the pillar of fire and pillar of cloud and lead us continually day and night. The Lord will guide us continually. The Lord will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail - Isaiah 58:11. Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” Whenever you turn to the right hand Or whenever you turn to the left - Isaiah 30:21.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You going before us as the pillar of cloud and the pillar of fire and leading us day and night continually. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
We are the clay, you are the potter - Isaiah 64:8.
Our God is the potter and we are the clay. Like clay, sometimes we may not understand what God is doing in our life. But the plans, ways and thoughts of God our potter about us are always higher than ours. For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future - Jeremiah 29:11. 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.
We are in the hand of God as the clay is in the potter’s hand. Look, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel - Jeremiah 18:6. Like clay, let us allow God to refine us and mold us to become more like Him. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit - 2 Corinthians 3:18. But we know that when Jesus comes, we will be like Him - 1 John 3:2.
Let us thank God for being our potter and working in our lives to cause the plan and purpose He has for us to come to pass. Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. - Philippians 1:6. Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of for me. Philippians 3:12.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, We surrender ourselves into Your hands. We thank You for being our Potter and constantly refining us to be more like You. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Mary declared that her soul magnifies the Lord once she received the announcement that she would give birth to the Savior of the world. Instead of thinking about how it it will happen to her, she believed the promise that all things are possible with God and magnified the Lord. For with God nothing will be impossible - Luke 1:37.
We need to turn our focus on magnifying God instead of magnifying our problem as all things are possible with God. I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving - Psalm 69:30. Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you - Jeremiah 32:17.
Let our soul magnify the Lord like Mary. Let all those that seek you rejoice and be glad in you: let such as love your salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified - Psalm 40:16. Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death - Philippians 1:20. O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together - Psalm 34:3. Let Your name be magnified forever - 2 Samuel 7:26.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, All things are possible for You. We magnify You and praise You. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord; Nor are there any works like Your works - Psalm 86:8.
No one is like you, Lord; You are great, and Your name is mighty in power - Jeremiah 10:6.
There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God - 1 Samuel 2:2.
Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders? - Exodus 15:11.
God says: "Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: "I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god” - Isaiah 44:6.
There is no one holy like our God. No one is holy like the Lord, for there is none besides You, nor is there any rock like our God - 1 Samuel 2:2.
For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? - Psalm 18: 31.
I am the Lord, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me - Isaiah 45:5.
Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me - Isaiah 46:9.
Among the gods there is none like you, Lord; no deeds can compare with yours. All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord; they will bring glory to your name. For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God - Psalm 86:8-10.
Who is a God like You, pardoning iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in mercy - Micah 7:18.
O Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears - 2 Samuel 7:22.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, There is none like You. We thank You and praise Your name. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
With Him at my right hand, I will not be shaken - Psalm 16:8.
We will never be shaken but remain steadfast even when the rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew if we build our life on the Word of God which is the unshakeable foundation. The rains will come, and the floods will rise. But Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock - Matthew 7:24-25. Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble - Psalm 119:165.
We will never be shaken when we are righteous. Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken - Psalm 55:22. Surely the righteous will never be shaken - Psalm 112:6. He will not allow your foot to be moved - Psalm 121:3. We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed - 2 Corinthians 4:8,9. When I felt secure, I said, “I will never be shaken” - Psalm 30:6.
Let us stand strong in faith and not be shaken in any situation as God will never leave us until He had done what He had promised us. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you - Genesis 28:15. Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord - Romans 8:37-39.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Great is Your faithfulness to us. With You at our right hand, we will never be shaken in any situation. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
Seek the Lord and His strength; seek His presence continually! - Psalm 105:4.
There is fullness of joy in the presence of God. And in His presence, there is fullness of joy; at His right hand are pleasures forevermore - Psalm 16:11. Surely you have granted him unending blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence - Psalm 21:6.
Nothing can move us and we can rejoice in all situations when we set the Lord always before us and seek His presence continually. I have set the Lord always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope - Psalm 16:8,9.
Let us prioritize our time to seek God’s presence continually that brings us joy and hope. My soul longs, yes, even faints For the courts of the Lord; My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God - Psalm 84:2. As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? - Psalm 42:2.
Set your minds on things that are above,
not on things that are on earth - Colossians 3:1–2.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us seek Your presence continually. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
And the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast - 1 Peter 5:10.
Restore you
I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent among you. You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never again be put to shame - Joel 2:25-26. I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal” declares the Lord - Jeremiah 30:17.
Make you strong
Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go - Joshua 1:9. 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. Be strong, do not fear! - Isaiah 35:4.
Firm and steadfast
Stand firm and be strong in your faith - 1 Peter 5:9. Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will work for you today - Exodus 14:13. Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him - James 1:12. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord - 1 Corinthians 15:58.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are the God of all grace. We thank You for restoring us and making us strong, firm and steadfast. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things - Philippians 4:8.
God's divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us to His own glory and excellence. His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence - 2 Peter 1:3.
whatever is true
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist -Ephesians 6:14.
whatever is noble
Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord - Romans 12:10,11.
whatever is right
He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he - Deuteronomy 32:4.
whatever is pure
Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry - Colossians 3:5. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God - Matthew 5:8.
whatever is lovely
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven - Matthew 5:16. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer - Psalms 19:14. Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him - 2 Corinthians 5:9.
whatever is admirable
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ - Colossians 3:23,24. And they praised God because of me - Galatians 1:24.
For as he thinks in his heart, so is he - Proverbs 23:7.
Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen - 2 Peter 3:18.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Help us to think about things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable and if anything is excellent and praiseworthy. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.