The Lord of Peace

 Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all - 2 Thessalonians 3:16.

          Our God is not the author of confusion but of peace. For God is not the author of confusion but of peace - 1 Corinthians 14:33.  He gave us His peace which the world can never give us. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. - John 14:27.

                Let us not be anxious about anything as the peace of God will guard our hearts and minds when we lay all our requests to God with thanksgiving. 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. 

                 Let God’s peace rule our hearts. 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. May the peace of God be with us always in every way. May the Lord show you his favor and give you His peace - Numbers 6:26.

                                               

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are the Lord of peace. Fill us with Your peace in all circumstances. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen. 

Do Good

 Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you - Luke 6:27. 

Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men - Romans 12:17.

Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else - 1 Thessalonians 5:15.

 But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also - Matthew 5:39.

Do not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!” Wait for the Lord, and he will avenge you - Proverbs 20:22.

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good - Romans 12:21.

If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink; For so you will heap coals of fire on his head, And the Lord will reward you - Proverbs 25:21,22.

For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. And again, “The Lord will judge His people” - Hebrews 10:30.

But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked - Luke 6:35.

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.         

                                                                                   

    

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Help us to overcome evil with good. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.        

Here Am I

 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”- Isaiah 6:8.

 Be the salt of the earth  

            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. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one - Colossians 4:6.

Shine as light of the world

                        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. Do all things without complaining and disputing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world - Philippians 2:14,15.

Go & preach the gospel to the world

          Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age - Matthew 28:18-20. And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature” - Mark 16:15.

                                                       

                             

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We are here to be the salt & light of the world. Let us go and preach the gospel to all the people. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen. 

Do Not Love The World Or The Things In The World

 Do not love the world or the things in the world - 1 John 2:15. 

                God wants us not to love the world or the things of the world but to love Him. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' there is no commandment greater than these - Mark 12:30-31.

                   We will have a form of godliness but deny its power if we love the world. There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God - having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people - 2 Timothy 3:1-5.

              The love of money is the root of all evil. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows - 1 Timothy 6:10. We cannot serve both God and riches. No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon - Matthew 6:24. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him - 1 John 2:15. Let us love God with all our heart, mind and soul more than anything else in this world. 

                                                    

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us love You with all our heart, mind and soul and not love the world or the things of the world. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

My Grace Is Sufficient For You

 My grace is sufficient for you for My power is perfected in your weakness - 2 Corinthians 12:9,10.

No weakness

 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me - Philippians 4:13.

No fear

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind - 1 Timothy 1:7.

No worries

Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you - 1 Peter 5:7.

No sickness

I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you - Exodus 15:26.

Not alone

You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you - John 15:14,15.

Nothing is impossible

The things which are impossible with men are possible with God - Luke 18:27.

                                                           

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Your grace is sufficient for us in all our weaknesses and at all times. We thank You and praise You. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Forgive Others

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

             Our God’s love is so great that He forgives us and does not repay us according to our iniquities. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?  But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you - Psalm 130:3,4. For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You - Psalm 86:5. As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us - Psalm 103:12.

           Let us love our enemies, bless those who curse us and repay good for evil.  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 - Matthew 5:44. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing - 1 Peter 3:9.  And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors - Matthew 6:12.   

          Let us always forgive others just as Christ forgave us. Bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do - Colossians 3:13. Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven - Matthew 18:21,22.

                                                                

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Help us to forgive others as You forgave us. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

May God Be Glorified

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

In love 

And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins - 1 Peter 4:8.

In hospitality

Be hospitable to one another without grumbling - 1 Peter 4:9.

In using gifts

As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God - 1 Peter 4:10. 

In speech

 If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God - 1 Peter 4:11.

In serving God

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

In ministry

 If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen - 1 Peter 4:11.

                                                           

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us glorify Your name in all we do. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.