Blessed Is The Man Whose Strength Is In You

Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, Whose heart is set on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baca, They make it a spring; The rain also covers it with pools. They go from strength to strength - Psalm 84:5-7.        

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? - Psalm 27:1.

The LORD is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation - Psalm 118:14.

But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their strength in time of trouble - Psalm 37:39.

I will love You, O LORD, my strength. 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 18:1-2.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer - Psalm 19:14.

But You, O LORD, do not be far from Me; O My Strength, hasten to help Me! - Psalm 22:19.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble - Psalm 46:1.

I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only - Psalm 71:16.

My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. - Psalm 73:26.

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

The God of my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge; my Savior, You save me from violence - 2 Samuel 22:3.

Seek the LORD and His strength; seek His face evermore! - 1 Chronicles 16:11.

The joy of the LORD is your strength - Nehemiah 8:10.

Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For YAH, the LORD, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation” - Isaiah 12:2.

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

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song I will praise Him. The LORD is their strength, and He is the saving refuge of His anointed - Psalm 28:7-8.

                                                       

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

The Spirit of Wisdom And Revelation In The knowledge of Him & The Eyes of Understanding

The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened - Ephesians 1:17, 18.

The spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him

God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God - 1 Corinthians 2:10

Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ - 2 Peter 3:10. 

But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things - 1 John 2:20. 

I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden riches of secret places, That you may know that I, the Lord, Who call you by your name, Am the God of Israel - Isaiah 45:3.

The eyes of our understanding being enlightened     

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe - Ephesians 1:18-19.

The hope of our calling - To know the purpose of God saving us and His calling for us

The riches of His glory of His inheritance -  The more we understand the depth of His glory, the more we understand how wide, long, high, and deep his love is and the more our faith grows. 

The surpassing greatness of His power towards us - To know how God had empowered us with spiritual gifts and authority through the Holy Spirit for all who believe Him. 

                 Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things from Your law - Psalm 119:18.                                                             

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Give us the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of You and enlighten the eyes of our understanding. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Be Strong And Courageous

                                               Be strong and courageous - Joshua 1:6.

                Joshua succeeded Moses in leading the Israelites into the Promised Land after their forty years of wandering in the desert. God encouraged Joshua three times to be strong and courageous while promising him victory. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them - the children of Israel - Joshua 1:2.

Be strong and courageous - In Leadership 

God commanded Joshua to be strong and courageous since He had promised that He will be with him as He had been with Moses. He will not fail him nor forsake him and no man will be able to stand before him all the days of his life.

No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you. Be strong and courageous, for you shall give this people possession of the land which I swore to their fathers to give them - Joshua 1:5-6.

Be strong and courageous - Obedience to God's Word

God commanded Joshua to be strong and courageous and provided the assurance of success if they   obey to His Word.

Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go. This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success - Joshua 1:7-8.

Be strong and courageous - For the journey

God commanded Joshua to be strong and courageous and not to fear as He will be with him wherever he goes in the journey. 

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go - Joshua 1:9.                                                                       

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us be strong and courageous as You are always with us and You will never fail us nor forsake us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

Honor God

                                       For those who honor Me I will honor - 1 Samuel 2:30.    

By thank offerings

           Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me - Psalm 50:23.

By possessions

           Honor the Lord with your possessions, and with the first fruits of all your increase; So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine - Proverbs 3:9,10.

By hearts & not by mouth

           In your hearts honor Christ, the Lord as holy - 1Peter 3:15. These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me - Isaiah 29:13

By caring our physical bodies

         Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies - 1 Corinthians 6:19-20.

By serving God

         If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor - John 12:26.                                                                      

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us honor You by our thank offerings, by our possessions, by our hearts, by caring our physical bodies and by serving You. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

Be Still And Know That I Am God

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

          The city of Jericho was surrounded by walls and no one was able to get in. Now Jericho was shut up inside and outside because of the people of Israel. None went out, and none came in. And the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and mighty men of valo"r - Joshua 6:1,2. God promised Israelites that He had given Jericho into their hand and He gave Joshua very specific instructions on what to do for the walls of Jericho to collapse.

Be still

          Joshua commanded the people not to shout or make any voice heard until he command them to shout for the walls of Jericho to fell down. Now Joshua had commanded the people, saying, “You shall not shout or make any noise with your voice, nor shall a word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I say to you, ‘Shout!’ Then you shall shout.” - Joshua 6:10.           

Know that I am God 

           On the seventh day the walls of Jericho fell by the power of God as the Israelites were obedient to what God instructed. 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. And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, ox and sheep and donkey, with the edge of the sword - Joshua 6:20,21.

           Like Israelites, God wants us to be still and know that He is God. When God is working, we need to be still by stop speaking, stop worrying but instead obey and trust Him. For God to break obstacles and His fulfill promises in our life, let us be still and know that He is God. Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday. Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him - Psalm 37:4-7.                                                                          

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us be still and know that You are God. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Set Free

So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed - John 8:36.

       We need to stand firm and do not let ourselves burdened again by a yoke of slavery but live in freedom as Christ has set us free. It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery - Galatians 5:1. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness - Romans 6:18.

Know the truth

     You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free - John 8:32. I run in the path of Your commands, for You have set my heart free - Psalm 119:32.     

Pray to God

        Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free - Psalm 118:5.

Be filled with the Holy Spirit

        Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty - 2 Corinthians 3:17.                                                                                     

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for setting us free. Let us stand firm and do not let ourselves burdened again by the yoke of slavery. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

God of Protection

The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. The LORD will guard your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forever - Psalm 121:7–8.         

             God protects all those who are faithful to Him, fear Him and all those who are righteous as a shield and refuge. Let those who love the LORD hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them - Psalm 97:10. The angel of the LORD surrounds those who fear him, and he delivers them - Psalm 34:7. For surely, O LORD, You bless the righteous; You surround them with Your favor as with a shield - Psalm 5:12.     

As a shield

               He is a shield to all who trust in Him - Psalm 18:30. But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you. Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield - Psalm 5:11-12. The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song I will praise Him - Psalm 28:7. 

As a refuge

                 God is my refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble - Psalm 46:1. For You have been a strength to the poor, A strength to the needy in his distress, A refuge from the storm, A shade from the heat - Isaiah 25:4. Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler And from the perilous pestilence. He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge - Psalm 91:3.4. Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! For my soul trusts in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, Until these calamities have passed by - Psalm 57:1.

            Let us thank our God of protection for protecting us as a shield and refuge. God protects all those who are faithful to Him, fear him and all those who are righteous as a shield and refuge.  You have surrounded me on every side, behind me and before me, and You have placed Your hand gently on my shoulder - Psalm 135:7. Keep me as the apple of Your eye; Hide me under the shadow of Your wings - Psalm 17:8.                                                                 

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are the God of Protection. We thank You for protecting us from all evil as a shield and refuge. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

  

God Anointed Us

And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, and who has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee - 2 Corinthians 1:21–22.

The Lord saves His anointed

Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven With the saving strength of His right hand - Psalm 20:6.

Anointed are filled with the Holy Spirit and with power

God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him - Acts10:38.    

All things are taught to Anointed

But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him - 1 John 2:27. 

All things are known to Anointed

But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things - 1 John 2:20. 

God is the saving refuge of His anointed

The Lord is their strength, And He is the saving refuge of His anointed - Psalm 28:7.

Yoke destroyed for Anointed

The yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing - Isaiah 10:27. 

Anointed to preach good tidings to the poor; to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives & to open the prison to those who are bound     

 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound - Isaiah 61:1.

                                                                           

                                                                          

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for anointing us to preach good tidings to the poor,  to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

His Favor Is For Life

For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life  - Psalm 30:5.  

Be good

A good man obtains favor from the Lord - Proverbs 12:2. 

Be righteous

For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield - Psalm 5:12.

Find God

For he who finds me finds life And obtains favor from the Lord - Proverbs 8:35.

Be blameless

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless - Psalm 84:11.

Love and faithfulness

Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man - Proverbs 3:3,4. 

In the appointed time

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

            May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us - Psalm 90:17.

                                                 May the LORD show you his favor and give you his peace - Numbers 6:26.

You have granted me life and favor - Job 10:12.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for Your favor in our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

           

The More They Afflicted Them, The More They Multiplied And Grew

  But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew - Exodus 1:12.

           The land of Egypt was filled with Israelites as they were fruitful, increased abundantly, multiplied and grew exceedingly mighty. The children of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly, multiplied and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them. Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. And he said to his people, “Look, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we - Exodus 7:7-9.

                So, the Israelites were oppressed by the Egyptians and their lives were made bitter. So they put slave masters over them to oppress them with forced labor, and they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh. They made their lives bitter with harsh labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly - Exodus 1:11,14.

                 Israelites, in the midst of their slavery not only multiplied in their affliction but also continued to grow very mighty. God made a way for them to multiply as the midwives who feared God saved the male children alive. But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive. Therefore God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied and grew very mighty - Exodus 1:17, 20. He increased His people greatly, And made them stronger than their enemies - Psalm 105:24.

               The more Pharaoh and the Egyptians afflicted Israelites, the more they multiplied and spread.  God fulfilled His promise of blessing and multiplying them. Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be - Genesis 15:5. 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.

               The more we are afflicted, the more we will multiply and grow as God will provide a way for us to increase and fulfill His promise. For I will look on you favorably and make you fruitful, multiply you and confirm My covenant with you - Leviticus 26:9. For you shall expand to the right and to the left, And your descendants will inherit the nations, And make the desolate cities inhabited - Isaiah 54:3. 

                                                                        

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for blessing us and helping us to multiply and grow in midst of afflictions. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Ask What You Desire And It Shall Be Done For You

If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you - John 15:7. 

If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you

Walk just as He walked

            He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked - 1 John 2:6. 

Abide in love

           God is love, and He who abides in love abides in God, and God in him - 1 John 4:16. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres - 1 Corinthians 13:4-7.

Keep His commandments

          He who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him - 1 John 3:24.

Bear much fruit

            As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing - John 15:4, 5. 

You will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you

           Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart - Psalm 37:4. Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! - Matthew 7:7-11. 

                                                                            

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us abide in You and let Your words abide in us, so that when we ask what we desire, You will do it for us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Seek God's Guidance

            I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye - Psalm 32:8. 

              Our God guides us with His eye in right paths. As we seek God's guidance, He will show us either to go right or go left when we do not know which way to turn. 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.  

               Jesus instructed and directed Simon to launch out into the deep and let down his nets for a catch. When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” - Luke 5:4. But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.” 

            Simon Peter caught a great number of fish as he obeyed and followed the guidance of Jesus when He told him to throw the net in deep waters. They caught a great number of fish when they let down the net into deep water as told by Jesus.  And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink - Luke 5:5-7.         

             In every decision of our life, let us hear God’s voice who guides us and directs us in the right way to walk and be greatly blessed. 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. 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.                                                                                  

PRAYER:Dear Lord, Let us seek Your guidance in every decision of our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Overflowing With Thankfulness

 Rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness - Colossians 2:7.

Overflow with thankfulness  - For His endless mercies

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. For the Lord is good. His mercy is everlasting - Psalm 100:5.   

Overflow with thankfulness  - For all His benefits

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

Overflow with thankfulness - For every good gift and every perfect gift that is from above

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.

Overflow with thankfulness - Power to get wealth

And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth -Deuteronomy 8:18.

Overflow with thankfulness - For the ability to enjoy wealth and possessions

Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil - this is a gift of God - Ecclesiastes 5:19.

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.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We overflow with thankfulness for all Your blessings in our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

The Lord Is My Shepherd

                                             The Lord is my shepherd - Psalm 23:1. 

Provides us

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures - Psalm 23:1.

Leads us 

He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness - Psalm 23:2,3.

Protects us

Yea, 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.

Overflowing blessings

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over - Psalm 23:5. 

Goodness and mercy follow all the days of my life

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever - Psalm 23:6.

 For He is our God and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand - Psalm 95:7. 

He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and gently lead those who are with young - Isaiah 40:11. 

My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand - John 10:27, 28. 

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are our Shepherd and we are the sheep of Your hand. We thank You for providing us, leading us, protecting us, blessing us and for Your goodness and mercies that follow us all the days of our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.   

Serve God With All Your Heart And With All Your Soul

                     Serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul - Deuteronomy 11:13.

Only fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth with all your heart - 1 Samuel 12:24. 

Keep his commands and obey him; serve Him and hold fast to him - Deuteronomy 13:4.

If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor - John 12:26.

And it shall be that if you earnestly obey My commandments which I command you today, to love the Lord your God and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul, then I will give you the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new wine, and your oil. And I will send grass in your fields for your livestock, that you may eat and be filled - Deuteronomy 11:13-15.

So you shall serve the Lord your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take sickness away from the midst of you - Exodus 23:25.

May those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “The Lord be exalted, who delights in the well-being of his servant”- Psalm 35:27.

Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling - Psalm 2:11.

No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money - Mathew 6:24.

If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ - 1 Peter 4:11.

Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms in time of need - 1 Peter 4:10.

Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with singing - Psalm 100:2.

Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord - Romans 12:11. 

As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord - Joshua 24:15.                                                                

 PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us serve You with all our heart and all our soul. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

The LORD Will Lead You

The LORD will lead you. He himself is with you. He will not fail you or leave you - Deuteronomy 31:8.

              Our Lord is with us to lead us. He will instruct us and teach us in the way we should go and He will guide us with His eye. I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye - Psalm 32:8. He directs our steps and delights in every detail of our lives. The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way - Psalm 37:23.

           No one is needed to teach us as the anointing which we have received from God will lead us and teach us all things and we will know all things. But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him - 1 John 2:27. But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things - 1 John 2:20.     

Fear God

              Who is the man that fears the LORD? Him shall He teach in the way He chooses - Psalm 25:12.

Walk in the light of God’s Word

             Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path - Psalm 119:105). For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life - Proverbs 6:23. The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes - Psalm 19:8.

Pray to God

             Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know - Jeremiah 33:3.

Submit to God

             Commit your works to the LORD And your plans will be established - Proverbs 16:3. In all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight - Proverbs 3:6.

             The Lord who led the Israelites will lead us too as we fear Him, walk in the light of His Word, pray to Him and submit to Him. 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. 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.                                                                          

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You and praise You for leading us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

His Praise Was On My Tongue

 I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue - Psalm 66:17.

At all times

I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth - Psalm 34:1.

Seven times a day

Seven times a day I praise You, Because of Your righteous judgments - Psalm 119:164.

Every day

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

All day long

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

Continually 

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. 

More & more

But I will hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more - Psalm 71:14.

All my life

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

Forever

Everyday I will bless You and praise Your name forever - Psalm 145:2. 

                                                      

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us praise Your name forever. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

Forgetful And Fruitful

“Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh and said, ‘It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.’ The second son he named Ephraim and said, ‘It is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.'” - Genesis 41:51.

MANASSEH  - Making to Forget

“God has made me forget all my troubles and all my father’s household.”

            Joseph named his first son Manasseh as God made him forget all his troubles. He forget the pain of being sold into slavery by his brothers and his awful days in prison. So when the Midianite merchants came by, his brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt - Genesis 37:28. Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined - Genesis 39:20.             

EPHRAIM - Fruitfulness 

“God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

               Joseph named the other son as Ephraim to represent how God made him fruitful in the land of his affliction. Not only did God made Joseph forgetful but he also fulfilled the dream He had promised Joseph and made him as the second in command of all the land. And, Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt. Pharaoh also said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, and without your consent no man may lift his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt” - Genesis 41:41,44. 

          God brought Joseph so much joy in the latter part of his life that he forgot the pain he had endured and he was fruitful in the land of affliction. You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children - Genesis 50:20,21. 

              God who made Joseph forget his past sorrows and made fruitful in the land of his suffering will make us also forget our past sorrows and make fruitful in the land of our suffering. I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you - Genesis 17:6.             

                                                       

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for blessing us. We thank You for making us to forget all our past sorrows and making us fruitful in the land of our suffering.

You Saw My Affliction

 I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul - Psalm 31:7.

God saw the affliction of Israelites

The Lord said, “I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt, and have given heed to their cry because of their taskmasters, for I am aware of their sufferings. So I have come down to deliver them from the power of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey" - Exodus 3:7,8.

God saw the affliction of Hagar

 The angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit to her authority.” Then he added, “I will give you more descendants than you can count.” And the angel also said, “You are now pregnant and will give birth to a son. You are to name him Ishmael (which means ‘God hears’), for the Lord has heard your cry of distress. She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me" - Genesis 16:9-11, 13. 

The Lord looks from heaven; He sees all the sons of men - Psalm 33:13.

 For His eyes are on the ways of man, And He sees all his steps- Job 34:21.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw our affliction and knew the anguish of my soul. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

Waiting On God For A Breakthrough

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

           We need to wait patiently on the Lord to see the manifestation of His mighty hand in our situation while waiting for a breakthrough. Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him - Psalms 37:7. The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord - Lamentations 3:25-26. Our strength will be renewed as we wait for the Lord to act in our life. But they who wait for 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.

Praise God

Psalm 34:1: I will bless the LORD at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Trust God 

Proverbs 3:5-6: Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Call on Him

 Jeremiah 33:3: Call to me and I will answer you and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.

Seek Him first

Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Diligently seek Him

Proverbs 8:17  I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.

Be still

Psalms 37:7: Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him.

Remember past miracles of God

I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds - Psalm 77:11,12.

Humble yourselves under God's mighty hand

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time - 1 Peter‬ ‭5:6‬.

Listen to His voice 

Isaiah 30:21: And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.

Have confidence that He hears us if we ask anything according to his will

1 John 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.

Fear not

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

Stand on God's word

Psalm 119:105: Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Be transformed by the renewal of mind

Romans 12:2: Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Do not be anxious

Philippians 4:6-7: Do not be anxious about anything, 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 your minds in Christ Jesus.

Trust God, Not People

It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in humans - Psalm 118:8.

Humble yourselves before the Lord

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up - James 4:10.

Pour out your hearts to Him

Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge - Psalm 62:8.

Do not let your hearts be troubled

Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in Me - John 14:1.

Commit your way to the LORD

Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will act - Psalm 37:5.

Psalm 40:1-3

I waited patiently for the Lord;

    he turned to me and heard my cry.

He lifted me out of the slimy pit,

    out of the mud and mire;

he set my feet on a rock

    and gave me a firm place to stand.

He put a new song in my mouth,

    a hymn of praise to our God.

Many will see and fear the Lord

    and put their trust in him.

Prayer: Dear Lord, Help us to wait patiently on You for a breakthrough in our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

God Is Mighty

 Behold, God is mighty, but despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding - Job 36:5. 

            Our God is mighty and His name is Mighty God. For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome - Deuteronomy 10:17. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace - Isaiah 9:6. 

Mighty in battle 

Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle - Psalm 24:8.

Mighty in power 

Great is our Lord and mighty in power - Psalm 147:5.

Mighty to save

 The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save - Zephaniah 3:17. 

             The Lord who is mighty in battle is with us like a mighty warrior and He fights for us. The Lord is with me like a mighty warrior - Jeremiah 20:11. The Lord shall go forth like a mighty man; He shall stir up His zeal like a man of war. He shall cry out, yes, shout aloud; He shall prevail against His enemies - Isaiah 42:13. 

              Let us praise our Mighty God for His mighty acts in our life. Praise Him for His mighty acts; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness - Psalm 150:2. For He who is mighty has done great things for me, And holy is His name - Luke 1:49. Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? Who can declare all His praise? - Psalm 106:2. One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty acts - Psalm 145:4.                                                         

                  

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Your are Mighty God. We thank Your mighty acts in our life. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.