His Wonders

Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples - Psalm 96:3.

                                                          God's Wonders in creation

a) God created the heaven & earth

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth - Genesis 1:1. 

For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him - Colossians 1:16.

b) God alone created the heaven & earth

You are the Lord, you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; and you preserve all of them - Nehemiah 9:6.

c) Heavens declare His glory  & the skies proclaim the work of His hands

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands -  Psalm 19:1.

d) God's creation by His Word 

By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible - Hebrews 11:3.

e) God's creation by His wisdom

O Lord, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all. The earth is full of Your possessions— This great and wide sea, In which are innumerable teeming things, Living things both small and great - Psalm 104:24,25.

f) God created us

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them - Genesis 1:27.

For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well - Psalm 139:13–14.

g) God's creation responds to His commands 

For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast - Psalm 33:9.

Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm - Mark 4:39.

                                                           God's Wonders reveal His power

a) Unlimited great power 

Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you - Jeremiah 32:17. 

b) Manifested through miracles 

You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples - Psalm 77:14.

c) Countless miracles beyond our understanding 

He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted - Job 5:9.

Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me? - Jeremiah 32:27.

The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours; the world and all that is in it, you have founded them - Psalm 89:11.

I made the earth and created man on it; it was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all their host - Isaiah 45:12.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are the God of wonders. We thank You for Your wonders revealed through Your creation by Your power. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

I Will Praise Him

This is my God, and I will praise Him - Exodus 15:2.

For His Lovely Name: Psalm 135:3  “Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; Sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.”

For His Excellent Greatness: Psalm 150:2  “Praise Him for His mighty deeds; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness.”

For His Glory: Psalm 96:3  “Tell of His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.

For His Creation: Psalm 96:5  “ For all the gods of the peoples are idols, But the LORD made the heavens.”

For His Splendor & Majesty:  Psalm 96:6  “Splendor and majesty are before Him, Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.”

For His Wisdom & Power: Daniel 2:20  "Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his.” 

For His Faithfulness: Psalm 117:2 “For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever."

For His Lovingkindness: Psalm 101:1  “I will sing of lovingkindness and justice, To You, O LORD, I will sing praises.”

For His Goodness: Psalm 106:1  “Praise the LORD ! Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.”

For His Counsels: Psalm 16:7  "I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.” 

For His Care:  Psalm 68:19 "Praise the Lord; praise God our savior!  For each day he carries us in his arms."

For His Help: Psalm 46:1 "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble".

For His Protection:  Psalm 121:7,8 "The Lord will keep you from all harm—  he will watch over your life; 8 the Lord will watch over your coming and going  both now and forevermore."

For His Mighty Deeds: Psalm 106:2  “Who can speak of the mighty deeds of the LORD, Or can show forth all His praise?”

For His Mercy: Psalm 136:1 "Praise the LORD, for he is good; for his mercy endures forever."

For His Mighty Acts: Psalm 150:1 "Praise Him for His mighty acts."

For His Miracles: Psalm 77:14 "You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples."

                                                                                                  

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We praise You for who You are and for all You do. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

The Lord Your God Will Bless You In All Your Work And In Everything You Put Your Hand To

The Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to- Deuteronomy 15:10. 

                 God will bless us in all our works we do and in everything we put our hands as we work with our own hand diligently with integrity, with all our heart and might for His glory. Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established - Proverbs 16:3. For the Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands - Deuteronomy 2:7.  

Do work with your own hand  

                  To make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody - 1 Thessalonians 4:12,13. 

Do with all your might

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might - Ecclesiastes 9:10. 

Do with all your heart

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men - Colossians 3:23.

Do good

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up - Galatians 6:9.

Do all in the name of the Lord Jesus

And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him - Colossians 3:17.

Do all to the glory of God

Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God - 1 Corinthians 10:31. 

Gives us power

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

Gift of God

It is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life which God gives him; for it is his heritage. As for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his heritage and rejoice in his labor - this is the gift of God - Ecclesiastes 5:18, 19.

God's blessings

The Lord will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow - Deuteronomy 28:12.

Most prosperous in all the work of our hands

You will again obey the Lord and follow all his commands I am giving you today. Then the Lord your God will make you most prosperous in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your land - Deuteronomy 30:8,9.

Makes us happy

Blessed is everyone 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 - Psalm 128:1,2.

                                                                                 

     

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for blessing all our works we do. Help us to work with all our might and heart for your glory. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

You Will Be A Blessing

I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing - Genesis 12:2.

Salt

                 We will be a blessing to others when we are the salt of the earth. We will be good for nothing if we fail to have peace with others or fail to have gracious speech and actions with others. You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men - Matthew 5:13. Salt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace with one another - Mark 9:50. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one - Colossians 4:6.

Light

                 We will be a blessing to others when we are the light of the world. We are the light meant to shine in the darkness and to be seen by others. You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven - Matthew 5:14-16. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it - John 1:5. I have set you as a light to the Gentiles, That you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth - Acts 13:47. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn - Isaiah 60:3.

                      Let us be a blessing to others by being the salt and light of the world. Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers - Ephesians 4:29. Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry - James 1:19. Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature - Mark 16:15. The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed - Luke 4:18.

                                                                                           

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us be a blessing to others by being the salt and light of the world. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Pray Without Ceasing

                                        Pray without ceasing - 1 Thessalonians 5:17.

With humility: If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land - 2 Chronicles 7:14.

With thanksgiving: Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving - Colossians 4:2.

With faith: If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer - Matthew 21:22.  Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be  yours - Mark 11:24.

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

According to His will: This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us - 1 John 5:14-15.

In the Holy Spirit: But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit  - Jude 20.

Earnestly: Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you again and supply what is lacking in your faith - 1 Thessalonians 3:10.

At all times: With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints - Ephesians 6:18.

All the day: Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, And He shall hear my voice - Psalm 55:17.

On all occasions: Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints - Ephesians 6:18.

In everything: 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.

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

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

For each other: Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective - James 5:16.

Be constant: Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer - Romans 12:12.

                                                                                                    

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us pray without ceasing. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.  

All Things Work Together For 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.

                    God will work all things together for good to all those who love Him. His works will be perfect and beautiful in our life. He is the Rock, His work is perfect - Deuteronomy 32:4. He has made everything beautiful in its time - Ecclesiastes 3:11. When God is at work, we need to be patient, trust God, draw near to God, wait for God, walk by faith and renew our strength. 

To be patient

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing - James 1:3,4. 

To trust God

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.

To draw near to God

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you - James 4:8.

To wait on the Lord

Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord! - Psalm 27:14.

To walk by faith

We walk by faith, not by sight - 2 Corinthians 5:7.

To renew our strength

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.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We believe that You work all things together for good as we love You and so let us be patient, trust You, draw near to You, wait for You, walk by faith and renew our strength. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

Come To Me

   Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest - Matthew                                                                            11:28.

           God will give us rest whenever we are burdened and come to Him because He cares for us. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you - 1 Peter 5:7. I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint - Jeremiah 31:25.  In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world - John 16:33.

Pray with a thankful heart

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 - Philippians 4:6,7.

Love God's word

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

Keep mind stayed on God & trust Him

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

Embrace God's grace

My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong - 2 Corinthians 12:9,10.

     For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence,  

          for my hope is from him.  

     He only is my rock and my salvation,  

          my fortress; I shall not be shaken.  

     On God rests my salvation and my glory;  

          my mighty rock, my refuge is God. (Psalm 62:5-7)  

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for giving us rest in our soul. Let us always come to You alone whenever we feel burdened. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Blessed Is She Who Believed

 Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told                                                    her from the Lord - Luke 1:45. 

Mary - Nothing will be impossible with God

                 Mary is blessed as she believed that that the Lord would fulfill His promises to her. She believed that as nothing is impossible with God and submitted to His will. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?” - Luke 1:31, 34. For nothing will be impossible with God. And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word” - Luke 1:37-38. 

Sarah - Nothing is too hard for the Lord

                      Sarah is blessed as she believed that that the Lord would fulfill His promises to her. She considered God who had made the promise as faithful and believed that nothing is too hard for Him. And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise. And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore - Hebrews 11:11,12. Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son - Genesis 18:14.

God who made the heavens and the earth 

                      Nothing is impossible or too hard for our Sovereign Lord who had made the heavens and the earth by His great power and outstretched arm. 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.With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible - Matthew 30:26. God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did - Romans 4:17. I know that You can do everything, And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You - Job 42:2.     

              Let us also be blessed by believing that that the Lord will fulfill His promises to us as nothing is impossible or too hard for Him. It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken. “Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak - 2 Corinthians 4:13. Nothing is too hard for our Lord God. I am the LORD, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me? - Jeremiah 32:27. If you believe, you will see the glory of God - John 11:40. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says - Mark 11:23. 

                                                                                                                    

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Nothing is impossible or too hard for You. Let us always believe that You will fulfill Your promises to us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

You Shall Be My People

I will walk among you and will be your God, and you shall be my people - Leviticus 26:12. 

You shall be My people, And I will be your God - Jeremiah 30:22. 

Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture - Psalm 100:3.

They are my own people, and I created them to bring me glory - Isaiah 43:7.

I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who has brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians - Exodus 6:7.

For you are a people holy to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth - Deuteronomy 14:2.

But the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be a people of his own inheritance, as you are this day - Deuteronomy 4:20.

If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land - 2 Chronicles 7:14.

And you established for yourself your people Israel to be your people forever. And you, O LORD, became their God - 2 Samuel 7:24.

For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people - Hebrews 8:10.

But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people - Jeremiah 31:33.

For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory - Psalm 149:4.

And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your God - Ezekiel 36:27-28.

I will give them a heart to know that I am the LORD, and they shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart - Jeremiah 24:7.

At that time, declares the LORD, I will be the God of all the clans of Israel, and they shall be my people - Jeremiah 31:1.

They will call upon my name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are my people‘; and they will say, ‘The LORD is my God.'  - Zechariah 13:9.

I will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be their God, And they shall be My people - 2 Corinthians 6:16.

I am the LORD their God with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people - Ezekiel 34:30.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy - 1 Peter 2:9-10.

                                                                             

                                                                                                                             

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We are Your people and You are our God . We thank You for choosing us to be Your own people. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

Psalm 107

Let everything that has breath praise the LORD - Psalm 150:6.

PSALM 107

1. Praise God for He is good & His mercy endures forever.

Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever - Psalms 107:1.

2. Praise God for He redeems us from the enemy.

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy - Psalms 107:2.

3. Praise God for He gathers His people.

And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south - Psalms 107:3.

4. Praise God for He delivers us from distresses. 

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He delivered them out of their distresses - Psalms 107:6; 19.

5. Praise God for His goodness and wonderful works.

Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men! - Psalms 107:8; 15; 21; 31.

6. Praise God for His power to satisfy the soul. 

For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness -  Psalms 107:9.

7. Praise God for salvation from distresses. 

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses - Psalms 107:13, 28. 

8. Praise God for deliverance from darkness, the shadow of death & liberation from bondage. 

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke apart the bonds that held them.  Psalms 107:14. 

9. Praise God for He has broken the gates of bronze and cut the bars of iron apart. 

For He has broken the gates of bronze and cut the bars of iron apart - Psalms 107:16.

10. Praise God for physical healing. 

He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions - Psalms 107:20.

11. Praise God for calming the storms. 

He calms the storm, So that its waves are still. Then they are glad because they are quiet; So He guides them to their desired haven - Psalms 107:29-30.

12. Praise God for blessing & multiplying greatly. 

He turns a wilderness into a pool of water and a dry ground into water springs; And there He makes the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation, And sow fields, and plant vineyards which yield fruits of increase. He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly, and allows not their cattle to decrease - Psalms 107:35-38.

13. Praise God for lifting the needy

But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks - Psalm 107:41.

                                                                                             

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We praise You for You are good and Your mercy endures forever in our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

God's Word

Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God - Matthew 4:4.

Crave for God's Word

Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation - 1 Peter 2:1,2.

Rejoice at God's Word

I rejoice at Your word As one who finds great treasure. I hate and abhor lying, But I love Your law. Seven times a day I praise You, Because of Your righteous judgments. Great peace have those who love Your law, And nothing causes them to stumble - Psalm 119:162-165.

Tremble at God's word

These are the ones I look on with favor: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at my word - Isaiah 66:2.

Delight in God's Word

Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it - Psalm 119:35. I delight in Your law -Psalm 119:70. Your commandments are my delights - Psalm 119:143.

Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers - Psalm 1:1-3.

Abide in God's Word

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.

Meditate God's Word

This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success - Joshua 1:8. 

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.

Love God's Word

Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day - Psalm 119:97.

Therefore I love Your commandments More than gold, yes, than fine gold! Therefore all Your precepts concerning all things I consider to be right; I hate every false way. Your testimonies are wonderful; Therefore my soul keeps them. The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. I opened my mouth and panted, For I longed for Your commandments - Psalm 119:127-131.

But my heart stands in awe of Your word - Psalm 119:161.

Obey God's Word

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does - James 1:22-25.

Your statutes are wonderful; therefore I obey them - Psalm 119:129.

Blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it! - Luke 11:28.  

                                                                 

                               

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us meditate Your Word, walk according to it and live by it. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Those Who Honor Me I Will Honor

Those who honor me I will honor - 1 Samuel 2:30.

Put God first 

Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you - Matthew 6:33.

Love others just as I have loved you

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another - John 13:34.

Forgive as you have been forgiven

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you - Ephesians 4:32.

Guard your heart from hatred

Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins - Proverbs 10:12.

Guard your mouth

The one who guards his mouth preserves his life; the one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin - Proverbs 13:3.

Commit your work to the LORD

Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established - Proverbs 16:3.

Give with a willing spirit

Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver - 2 Corinthians 9:7.

Honor the Lord with your wealth

Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops - Proverbs 3:9.

Set your mind on what matters

Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth - Colossians 3:2.

Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice

Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship - Romans 12:1.

Honor God with praises & thanksgiving

Then I will praise God's name with singing, and I will honor him with thanksgiving - Psalm 69:30.

Continue in prayer daily 

Pray without ceasing - 1 Thessalonians 5:17.

Meditate the Word & do according to it

This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success - Joshua 1:8.

Do all in the name of the Lord Jesus

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.

Do all for the glory of God

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God - 1 Corinthians 10:31.

                                                         

PRAYER: Let us honor You in all we do. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Longing for God

My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God - Psalm 84:2 .

As the dry and thirsty land where there is no water

O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water. So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory - Psalm 63:1,2. 

As the deer pants for streams of water

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 42:1,2. 

Like newborn babies, crave for God's Word

Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good - 1 Peter 2:2.

Like a parched land 

I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land - Psalm 143:6.

More than watchmen

I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning - Psalm 130:6.

Soul satisfied as with marrow and fatness when praising

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You. Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips - Psalm 63:3-5.

Longing for God's commandments

I open my mouth and pant, longing for your commands - Psalm 119:131.

My soul is consumed with longing for your laws at all times - Psalm 119:20.

In the morning

My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you - Isaiah 26:9.

 My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up - Psalm 5:3.

Taste and see

O taste and see that the Lord is good - Psalm 34:8.

How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth! - Psalm 199:103.

                      If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink - John 7:37.

          For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere - Psalm 84:10.

                                                                  

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us thirst and long for You more than anything. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

For You Lord Have Made Me Glad Through Your Work

For You, Lord, have made me glad through Your work; I will triumph in the works of Your hands - Psalm 92:4.

                   God had made us glad through His great, marvelous, wonderful and awesome works in our life. Let us triumph, remember, meditate and talk all the works of the Lord. I will remember the works of the LORD; Surely I will remember Your wonders of old. I will also meditate on all Your work, And talk of Your deeds - Psalm 77:11,12.

Great works

O Lord, how great are Your works! Your thoughts are very deep - Psalm 92:5. Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them - Psalm 111:12. You who have done great things; O God, who is like You? - Psalm 71:19. For He who is mighty has done great things for me - Luke 1:49. He does great things beyond our understanding - Job 37:5. Do not be afraid, land of Judah; be glad and rejoice. Surely the Lord has done great things! - Joel 2:21. It was your own eyes that saw all these great things the Lord has done - Deuteronomy 11:7. The Lord has done great things for us And we are glad - Psalm 126:3. 

Marvelous works

Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well - Psalm 139:14. Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! - Revelation 15:3. Remember His marvelous works which He has done - Psalm 105:5. 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. For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God - Psalm 86:10. I will praise You, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works - Psalm 9:1. 

Wonderful works

Your works are wonderful - Psalm 139:14.  He has made His wonderful works to be remembered - Psalm 111:4. Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men! - Psalm 107:8. One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty acts. I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty, And on Your wondrous works - Psalm 145:4,5. Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God - Job 37:14.

Awesome works

Say to God, “How awesome are Your works!" - Psalm 66:3. Come and see the works of God; He is awesome in His doing toward the sons of men - Psalm 66:5. Praise to God for His Awesome Works He has shown his people the power of his works - Psalm 111:6. Behold, I make a covenant. Before all your people I will do marvels such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation; and all the people among whom you are shall see the work of the Lord. For it is an awesome thing that I will do with you - Exodus 34:10. 

                   Let us thank and praise God who made us glad through His great, marvelous, wonderful and awesome works. For You, Lord, have made me glad through Your work; I will triumph in the works of Your hands - Psalm 92:4. Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works - Psalm 105:2. You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, And praise the name of the Lord your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you - Joel 2:26. 

Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord; Nor are there any works like Your works - Psalm 86:8.  

                                                                   

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for making us glad through Your great, marvelous, wonderful and awesome works in our life. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen. 

Garment of praise

 To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified - Isaiah 61:3. 

               We need to cover us by the garment of praise when there is a spirit of heaviness in us. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength - Nehemiah 8:10. I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, My soul shall be joyful in my God; For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness - Isaiah 61:10. 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. 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 3:17-19. 

                      When our mouth is filled with His praises all the day, it lifts up our soul and shifts our circumstances. We will experience a new hope and joy as we begin praising God. Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name - Hebrews 13:15.  I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth - Psalm 34:1. I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips - Psalm 34:1. Let my mouth be filled with Your praise And with Your glory all the day - Psalm 71:8. Seven times a day I praise You - Psalm 119:164. 

                Let us take off the spirit of heaviness by putting the garment of praise every day. 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. You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever - Psalm 30:11,12.

                                                                                                 

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us remove every spirit of heaviness from us by covering us with the garment of praise every day. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Worship God

 Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker - Psalm 95:6.   

Worship God in spirit and truth

God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth - John 4:24.

Worship God with reverence and awe

Let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe - Hebrews 12:28.

Worship God with clean heart

Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully - Psalm 24:3,4.

Worship God with gladness

Worship the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs - Psalm 100:2.

Worship God with thanksgiving

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

Worship God with your life

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God - Romans 12:1.

All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord; they will bring glory to your name - Psalm 86:9.    

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us worship You with spirit and truth, reverence and awe, clean heart, thanksgiving, gladness and with our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

My God Will Supply Every Need of Yours

And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus - Philippians 4:19.

The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. You open your hand; you satisfy the desire of every living thing - Psalm 145:15-16.

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work - 2 Corinthians 9:8.

Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything - Genesis 9:3.

He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God - 2 Corinthians 9:10, 11.

You shall remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day - Deuteronomy 8:18.

And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided” - Genesis 22:14.  

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? - Romans 8:31-32.

In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full - John 16:23-24. 

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you - Matthew 7:7.

If you then, who are 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 7:11.

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters - Psalm 23:1-2.

The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing - Psalm 34:10.

"I will feed My flock, and I will make them lie down,” says the Lord God - Ezekiel 34:15.

Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds! - Luke 12:24.

I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread - Psalm 37:25.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God - Philippians 4:6.

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.

For he satisfies the longing soul and the hungry soul he fills with good things - Psalm 107:9.

“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.  “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. - Matthew 6:25-34. 

                                                                                                     

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are our Provider. We thank You for supplying every need of ours. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.