And she said, “Let your
maidservant find favor in your sight.” So the woman went her way and ate, and
her face was no longer sad - 1 Samuel 1:18.
Hannah was no longer sad after she
had poured out her heart to God. But have poured out my soul before the Lord -
1 Samuel 1:15. She prayed for God to give her a child. And she was in
bitterness of soul, and prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish. Then she made a
vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of
Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will
give Your maidservant a male child, then I will give him to the Lord all the
days of his life, and no razor shall come upon his head” - 1 Samuel 1:10,11.
God answered the prayer of Hannah and blessed her with Samuel who became
the great prophet of Israel. For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted
me my petition which I asked of Him - 1 Samuel 1: 27. Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you
rest - Matthew 11:28.Which of you by worrying
can add one cubit to his stature? - Matthew 6:27. Therefore, do not worry about
tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things - Mathew 6:34.
Like Hannah, let us pour out our
heart to God and bring all our needs to Him. Casting all your care upon Him,
for He cares for you - 1 Peter 5:7. 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.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Help us to cast all our
cares upon You and be glad. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
I will sing of the
mercies of the Lord forever; With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness
to all generations - Psalm 89:1.
God is merciful
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.
God is good
The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works - Psalm 145:9. 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.
God is great
Great is the LORD and
most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom - Psalm 145:3.
God is wise
Blessed be the name of
God forever and ever, For wisdom and might are His - Daniel 2:20.
God is love
God is love, and whoever abides in
love abides in God, and God abides in him - 1 John 4:16. The Lord is gracious
and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love - Psalm 145:8.
God is faithful and
righteous
The one who calls you is
faithful, and he will do it - 1 Thessalonians 5:24. The LORD is righteous in
all His ways and faithful in all he does - Psalm 145:17.
God is strong and mighty
Who is this King of
glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle - Psalm 24:8.
God is Sovereign
The LORD has established
His throne in heaven, and His Sovereignty rules over all - Psalm 103:19.
God is powerful
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.
God is Holy
There is none holy like
the Lord; there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God - 1 Samuel
2:2.
God is with us
So do not fear, for I am
with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help
you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand - Isaiah 41:10. The LORD
your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight
in you; in His love He will no longer
rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing - Zephaniah 3:17.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, We
thank You and love You for who You are. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
Put on then, as God’s
chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility,
meekness, and patience - Colossians 3:12.
With all humility and
gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love - Ephesians 4:2.
Love is patient and kind;
love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant - 1 Corinthians 13:4.
And we urge you,
brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be
patient with them all - 1 Thessalonians 5:14.
But I received mercy for
this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his
perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal
life - 1 Timothy 1:16.
The Lord is not slow to
fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not
wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance - 2 Peter
3:9.
And the Lord’s servant
must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring
evil - 2 Timothy 2:24.
Preach the word; be ready
in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete
patience and teaching - 2 Timothy 4:2.
May you be strengthened
with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience
with joy - Colossians 1:11.
Better is the end of a
thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in
spirit - Ecclesiastes 7:8.
Be not quick in your
spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools - Ecclesiastes
7:9.
But the fruit of the
Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness - Galatians
5:22.
For you have need of
endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is
promised - Hebrews 10:36.
Therefore, since we are
surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every
weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race
that is set before us - Hebrews 12:1.
So that you may not be
sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the
promises - Hebrews 6:12.
And thus Abraham, having
patiently waited, obtained the promise - Hebrews 6:15.
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.
Know this, my beloved
brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger - James
1:19.
Be patient, therefore,
brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the
precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the
early and the late rains - James 5:7.
You also, be patient.
Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand - James 5:8.
For I know the plans I
have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give
you a future and a hope - Jeremiah 29:11.
And rend your hearts and
not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and
merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over
disaster - Joel 2:13.
By your endurance you
will gain your lives - Luke 21:19.
As for that in the good
soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good
heart, and bear fruit with patience - Luke 8:15.
Whoever is slow to anger
has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly - Proverbs
14:29.
A hot-tempered man stirs
up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention - Proverbs 15:18.
Whoever is slow to anger
is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city
- Proverbs 16:32.
With patience a ruler may
be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone - Proverbs 25:15.
Be still before the Lord
and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his
way, over the man who carries out evil devices!
- Psalm 37:7.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Help
us to be patient in all we do. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
Therefore submit to God.
Resist the devil and he will flee from you - James 4:7.
Submit to God
We cannot resist the devil unless we repent and submit ourselves to God. Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of
God, that He may exalt you in due time - 1 Peter 5:6. Draw near to God, and he
will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts,
you double-minded - James 4:8.
Resist the devil
Let us put on the whole armor of
God and resist the devil as we do not war against the flesh. For though we walk
in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For though we walk in the
flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. - 2 Corinthians 10:3. For we do
not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against
powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts
of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God,
that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to
stand - Ephesians 6:12,13. The Word of God helps us to resist the devil. And
take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of
God - Ephesians 6:17.
The devil will flee from
you
The
enemies will flee before us in seven ways. The Lord will cause your enemies who
rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against
you one way and flee before you seven ways - Deuteronomy 28:7. No weapon formed
against you shall prosper - Isaiah 54:17. Finally, my brethren, be strong in
the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you
may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil - Ephesians 6:10,11.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Help us to draw near to You. We
submit ourselves into Your hands and resist the devil. In Jesus’ name we pray.
Amen.
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.
Trust in the Lord with
all your heart
God directs our paths as we
trust in Him. Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before
Him - Psalm 62:8. Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You - Psalm 56:3. Blessed
is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord - Jeremiah 17:7. But
as for me, I trust in You, O Lord; I say, “You are my God” - Psalm 31:15.
Lean not on your own
understanding
God’s understanding is infinite. Great is our
Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite - Psalm 147:5. For My
thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. For
as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts - Isaiah 55:8,9.
In all your ways
acknowledge Him
Let us commit all our ways to the Lord.
Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass -
Psalm 37:5. A man’s steps are of the Lord; How then can a man understand his
own way? - Proverbs 20:24. The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And
He delights in his way - Psalm 37:23.
He shall direct your
paths
God’s Word will direct our steps. Direct
my steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me - Psalm
119:133. Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path - Psalm 119:105. He will guide us and direct us. I
will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with
My eye - Psalm 32:8. The Lord will guide you continually - Isaiah 58:11.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Direct
our paths. We trust in You and acknowledge You in all our ways. In Jesus’ name
we pray. Amen.
There is no one holy like
the Lord; there is no one besides you, there is no Rock like our God - 1 Samuel
2:1-2.
There is no one holy like
the Lord
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
The whole earth is full of His glory! - Isaiah 6:3. Let them praise your great
and awesome name - he is holy - Psalm 99:3. Exalt the Lord our God and worship
at his footstool; he is holy - Psalm 99:5. Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my
inmost being, praise his holy name - Psalm 103:1. Be holy, because I am holy -
1 Peter 1:16.
There is no one besides
you
Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one! - Deuteronomy 6:4.
Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: ‘I
am the first and I am the last, And there is no God besides Me’ - Isaiah 44:6. For
You are great and do wondrous deeds; You alone are God - Psalm 86:10.
There is no Rock like our
God
For who is God, except the LORD? And
who is a rock, except our God? - Psalm 18: 31. For who is God, but the Lord? And
who is a rock, except our God - Psalm 18:31. My salvation and my honor depend
on God; He is my mighty rock, my refuge - Psalm 62:7. The Lord is my rock and
my fortress and my deliverer - Psalm 18:2.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, There
is none like You. We thank You and praise Your Holy name. In Jesus’ name we
pray. Amen.
Therefore you shall be
perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect - Matthew 5:48.
Our God is perfect. He is the Rock, His work
is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice;
Righteous and upright is He - Deuteronomy 32:4.
As for God, His way is perfect - Psalm 18:30. To become perfect like Christ, our character needs to be
changed. Therefore be imitators of God as dear
children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for
us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma - Ephesians 5:1,2.
We will be perfect like our Father when
we bless those who curse us, do good to those who hate us and pray for those
who persecute us. But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse
you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you
and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes
His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the
unjust. Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is
perfect - Matthew 5:44,45.48.
God will help us in our weaknesses and
make us perfect as we approach Him. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot
sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet
without sin. 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 4:15,16. The
Spirit also helps us in our weaknesses - Romans 8:26.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Help
us to be perfect just as You are perfect. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.