Christ Like For Life
"... I AM COME THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE LIFE, AND THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE IT MORE ABUNDANTLY
Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives
Then, accompanied by the disciples,
Jesus left the upstairs room and went as usual to the Mount of Olives.
There he told them,
“Pray that you will not give in to temptation.”
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Christ Like for Life
Psalm23
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Even 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.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
In these words, the believer is taught to express his satisfaction in the care of the great Pastor
of the universe, the Redeemer and Preserver of men.
With joy he reflects that he has a shepherd, and that shepherd is Jehovah.
A flock of sheep, gentle and harmless, feeding in verdant pastures, under the care of a skilful, watchful, and tender shepherd, forms an emblem of believers brought back to the Shepherd
of their souls.
The greatest abundance is but a dry pasture to a wicked man, who relishes in it only what pleases the senses; but to a godly man, who by faith tastes the goodness of God in all his enjoyments, though he has but little of the world, it is a green pasture.
The Lord gives quiet and contentment in the mind, whatever the lot is.
Are we blessed with the green pastures of the ordinances, let us not think it enough to pass through them, but let us abide in them.
The consolations of the Holy Spirit are the still waters by which the saints are led; the streams which flow from the Fountain of living waters.
Those only are led by the still waters of comfort, who walk in the paths of righteousness.
The way of duty is the truly pleasant way.
The work of righteousness in peace. In these paths we cannot walk, unless.
God lead us into them, and lead us on in them.
Discontent and distrust proceed from unbelief; an unsteady walk is the consequence: let us then simply trust our Shepherd’s care, and hearken to his voice.
The valley of the shadow of death may denote the most severe and terrible affliction,
or dark dispensation of providence, that the psalmist ever could come under.
Between the part of the flock on earth and that which is gone to heaven, death lies like a dark valley that must be passed in going from one to the other.
But even in this there are words which lessen the terror.serpent will not sting, nor the shadow of
a sword kill. It is a valley,deep indeed, and dark, and miry; but valleys are often fruitful, and so is death itself fruitful of comforts to God’s people.
It is a walk through it: they shall not be lost in this valley, but get safe to the mountain on the other side. Death is a king of terrors, but not to the sheep of Christ. When they come to die,
God will rebuke the enemy; he will guide them with his rod, and sustain them with his staff.
There is enough in the gospel to comfort the saints when dying, and underneath them are the everlasting arms.
The Lord’s people feast at his It is but the shadow of death: the shadow of a table, upon the provisions of his love.
Satan and wicked men are not able to destroy their comforts, while they are anointed with the Holy Spirit, and drink of the cup of salvation which is ever full.
Past experience teaches believers to trust that the goodness and mercy of God will follow them
all the days of their lives, and it is their desire and determination, to seek their happiness in the service of God here, and they hope to enjoy his love for ever in heaven.
While here, the Lord can make any situation pleasant, by the anointing of his Spirit and the joys
of his salvation. But those that would be satisfied with the blessings of his house, must keep close to the duties of it.
Father I ask that you teach me how to pray so that I may have a relationship with you
in Jesus name Amen
in Jesus name Amen
Thank you Father for your son Jesus died
on the cross for my sins in Jesus name
Amen
on the cross for my sins in Jesus name
Amen
In the beginning was the Word, And the Word was with God, And the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him,And without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
John 1:15John
Christ, the Eternal Word
In the beginning the Word already existed.
The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him,
and nothing was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything that was created, Or and nothing that was created was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything.and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. Or and the darkness has not understood it. God sent a man,
John the Baptist, to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony.
John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light. The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him. He came to his own people, and even they rejected him. But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. They are reborn–not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God. So the Word became flesh. and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness Or grace and truth; also in 1:17. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.
John testified about him when he shouted to the crowds, “This is the one I was talking about when I said, Someone is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.’”
John 1:15John
Christ, the Eternal Word
In the beginning the Word already existed.
The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him,
and nothing was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything that was created, Or and nothing that was created was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything.and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. Or and the darkness has not understood it. God sent a man,
John the Baptist, to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony.
John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light. The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him. He came to his own people, and even they rejected him. But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. They are reborn–not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God. So the Word became flesh. and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness Or grace and truth; also in 1:17. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.
John testified about him when he shouted to the crowds, “This is the one I was talking about when I said, Someone is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.’”
“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your nameYour kingdom come, your will be done,on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you,but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you,but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Jesus walked on the earth in perfect unity with his Father's will. He did whatever he saw the Father doing and he destroyed the works of the enemy everywhere he ministered. He was God made flesh. Can it get any better than that? Yet, Jesus prayed a prayer at the end of his earthly life that has yet to be answered.
At his last supper with his disciples he prayed a prayer for all who would believe in him: "that they may all be one; even as Thou, Father, art in Me, and I in Thee, that they also may be in Us; that the world may believe that Thou didst send Me."(John 17:21)
It would seem that in the very beginning of the church there was that unity Jesus prayed for. As they waited for the Holy Spirit to fall on Pentecost,Acts 1:14 tells us: "These all with one mind were continually devoting themselves to prayer."
At his last supper with his disciples he prayed a prayer for all who would believe in him: "that they may all be one; even as Thou, Father, art in Me, and I in Thee, that they also may be in Us; that the world may believe that Thou didst send Me."(John 17:21)
It would seem that in the very beginning of the church there was that unity Jesus prayed for. As they waited for the Holy Spirit to fall on Pentecost,Acts 1:14 tells us: "These all with one mind were continually devoting themselves to prayer."
Jesus - for the church
(John 17:1-26)
"Father, the hour has come; glorify Thy Son, that the Son may glorify Thee, even as Thou gavest Him authority over all mankind, that to all whom Thou hast given Him,
He may give eternal life. And this is eternal life, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent. I glorified Thee on the earth, having accomplished the work which Thou hast given Me to do.
(John 17:1-26)
"Father, the hour has come; glorify Thy Son, that the Son may glorify Thee, even as Thou gavest Him authority over all mankind, that to all whom Thou hast given Him,
He may give eternal life. And this is eternal life, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent. I glorified Thee on the earth, having accomplished the work which Thou hast given Me to do.
"…Let it be known to all of you, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead - by this name this man stands here before you in good health."(Acts 4:10)
“’O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O Lord, who didst say to me,
“Return to your country and to your relatives, and I will prosper you,
” I am unworthy of all the loving kindness and of all the faithfulness which Thou hast shown to Thy servant; for with my staff only I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two companies.
Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and attack me, the mothers with the children. For Thou didst say,
“I will surely prosper you, and make your descendants as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
(Genesis 32:9-12)
“Return to your country and to your relatives, and I will prosper you,
” I am unworthy of all the loving kindness and of all the faithfulness which Thou hast shown to Thy servant; for with my staff only I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two companies.
Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and attack me, the mothers with the children. For Thou didst say,
“I will surely prosper you, and make your descendants as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
(Genesis 32:9-12)
Solomon's
" Here is what he prayed for: "Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?"
(I Kings 3:9)
" Here is what he prayed for: "Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?"
(I Kings 3:9)
Holy Spirit - for us when we don't know how to pray And in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words."
(Romans 8:26)
(Romans 8:26)
"And now, Lord, take note of their threats, and grant that Thy bond - servants may speak Thy word with all confidence, while Thou dost extend Thy hand to heal, and signs and wonders take place through the name of Thy holy servant Jesus."
(Acts 4:29)
(Acts 4:29)
Hezekiah - for deliverance
(2 Kings 19:15-19)
And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said, "O Lord, the God of Israel, who art enthroned above the cherubim, Thou art the God, Thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. Thou hast made heaven and earth. Incline Thine ear, O Lord, and hear; open Thine eyes, O Lord, and see; and listen to the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God. Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have devastated the nations and their lands and have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. So they have destroyed them. And now, O Lord our God, I pray, deliver us from his hand that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that Thou alone, O Lord, art God."
(2 Kings 19:15-19)
And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said, "O Lord, the God of Israel, who art enthroned above the cherubim, Thou art the God, Thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. Thou hast made heaven and earth. Incline Thine ear, O Lord, and hear; open Thine eyes, O Lord, and see; and listen to the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God. Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have devastated the nations and their lands and have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. So they have destroyed them. And now, O Lord our God, I pray, deliver us from his hand that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that Thou alone, O Lord, art God."
Isaac - for children
(Genesis 25:21)
And Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord answered him and Rebekah his wife conceived.
Abraham - for a son
(Genesis 15:2)
And Abram said, "O Lord God, what wilt Thou give me, since I am childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?"
Israelites - for deliverance
(Exodus 2:23)
Now it came about in the course of those many days that the king of Egypt died. And the sons of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry for help because of their bondage rose up to God.
Jabez - for prosperity
(1 Chronicles 4:10)
Now Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying,
"Oh that Thou wouldst bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that Thy hand might be with me, and that Thou wouldst keep me from harm, that it may not pain me!" And God granted him what he requested.
(Genesis 25:21)
And Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord answered him and Rebekah his wife conceived.
Abraham - for a son
(Genesis 15:2)
And Abram said, "O Lord God, what wilt Thou give me, since I am childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?"
Israelites - for deliverance
(Exodus 2:23)
Now it came about in the course of those many days that the king of Egypt died. And the sons of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry for help because of their bondage rose up to God.
Jabez - for prosperity
(1 Chronicles 4:10)
Now Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying,
"Oh that Thou wouldst bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that Thy hand might be with me, and that Thou wouldst keep me from harm, that it may not pain me!" And God granted him what he requested.
Paul - for the Ephesians (Ephesians 3:14-21)
For this reason, I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man; so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. Now to Him who is able to do exceeding abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.
For this reason, I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man; so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. Now to Him who is able to do exceeding abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.
Daniel - for the Jews
(Daniel 9:3-5)
So I gave my attention to the Lord God and seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. And I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed and said, "Alas, O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments, we have sinned, committed iniquity, acted wickedly, and rebelled, even turning aside from Thy commandments and ordinances.
" Abraham - for Ishmael
(Genesis 17:18)
And Abraham said to God, "Oh that Ishmael might live before Thee!"
(Daniel 9:3-5)
So I gave my attention to the Lord God and seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. And I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed and said, "Alas, O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments, we have sinned, committed iniquity, acted wickedly, and rebelled, even turning aside from Thy commandments and ordinances.
" Abraham - for Ishmael
(Genesis 17:18)
And Abraham said to God, "Oh that Ishmael might live before Thee!"
Moses - to see the Promised Land
(Deuteronomy 3:23-25)
I also pleaded with the Lord at that time, saying,
"O Lord God, Thou hast begun to show Thy servant Thy greatness and Thy strong hand; for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do such works and mighty acts as Thine? Let me, I pray, cross over and see the fair land that is beyond the Jordan, that good hill country and Lebanon."
(Deuteronomy 3:23-25)
I also pleaded with the Lord at that time, saying,
"O Lord God, Thou hast begun to show Thy servant Thy greatness and Thy strong hand; for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do such works and mighty acts as Thine? Let me, I pray, cross over and see the fair land that is beyond the Jordan, that good hill country and Lebanon."
Jacob - wrestled with God for blessing
(Genesis 32:24-28)
Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. And when he saw that he had not prevailed against him, he touched the socket of his thigh; so the socket of Jacob's thigh was dislocated while he wrestled with him. Then he said,
"Let me go, for the dawn is breaking." But he said, "I will not let you go unless you bless me." So he said to him, "What is your name?" and he said, "Jacob." And he said, "Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel; for you have striven with God and with men and have prevailed."
(Genesis 32:24-28)
Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. And when he saw that he had not prevailed against him, he touched the socket of his thigh; so the socket of Jacob's thigh was dislocated while he wrestled with him. Then he said,
"Let me go, for the dawn is breaking." But he said, "I will not let you go unless you bless me." So he said to him, "What is your name?" and he said, "Jacob." And he said, "Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel; for you have striven with God and with men and have prevailed."
Christian disciples - for boldness
( Acts 4:29-30) "And now, Lord, take note of their threats, and grant that Thy bond-servants may speak Thy word with all confidence, while Thou dost extend Thy hand to heal, and signs and wonders take place through the name of Thy holy servant Jesus." Read more...
( Acts 4:29-30) "And now, Lord, take note of their threats, and grant that Thy bond-servants may speak Thy word with all confidence, while Thou dost extend Thy hand to heal, and signs and wonders take place through the name of Thy holy servant Jesus." Read more...
David - for repentance
(Psalm 51:10-13) Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from They presence, and do not take Thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Thy ways, and sinners will be converted to Thee.
(Psalm 51:10-13) Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from They presence, and do not take Thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Thy ways, and sinners will be converted to Thee.
Hannah - for a son
(1 Samuel 10:11)
And she, greatly distressed, prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly. And she made a vow and said, "O Lord of hosts, if Thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of Thy maidservant and remember me, and not forget Thy maidservant, but wilt give Thy maidservant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and a razor shall never come on his head." Read more...
(1 Samuel 10:11)
And she, greatly distressed, prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly. And she made a vow and said, "O Lord of hosts, if Thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of Thy maidservant and remember me, and not forget Thy maidservant, but wilt give Thy maidservant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and a razor shall never come on his head." Read more...
Centurion - for his servant
(Matthew 8:5-6)
"And when He had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, entreating Him, and saying, 'Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering great pain.
"Thief at the cross - for salvation (Luke 23:42)
And he was saying, "Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!"
(Matthew 8:5-6)
"And when He had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, entreating Him, and saying, 'Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering great pain.
"Thief at the cross - for salvation (Luke 23:42)
And he was saying, "Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!"
Nehemiah - for the Jews to return to their land
(Nehemiah 1:4-11) Now it came about when I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned for days; and I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven. And I said,
"I beseech Thee, O Lord God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who preserves the covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments, let Thine ear now be attentive and Thine eyes open to hear the prayer of Thy servant which I am praying before Thee now, day and night, on behalf of the sons of Israel Thy servants, confessing the sins of the sons of Israel which we have sinned against Thee;
I and my father's house have sinned."
(Nehemiah 1:4-11) Now it came about when I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned for days; and I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven. And I said,
"I beseech Thee, O Lord God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who preserves the covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments, let Thine ear now be attentive and Thine eyes open to hear the prayer of Thy servant which I am praying before Thee now, day and night, on behalf of the sons of Israel Thy servants, confessing the sins of the sons of Israel which we have sinned against Thee;
I and my father's house have sinned."
Abijah's army - for victory in battle.
(2 Chronicles 13:14)
When Judah turned around, behold, they were attacked both front and rear; so they cried to the Lord, and the priests blew the trumpets.
Hezekiah - for health
(2 Kings 20:3) "
Remember now,
O Lord, I beseech Thee, how I have walked before Thee in truth and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in Thy sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
(2 Chronicles 13:14)
When Judah turned around, behold, they were attacked both front and rear; so they cried to the Lord, and the priests blew the trumpets.
Hezekiah - for health
(2 Kings 20:3) "
Remember now,
O Lord, I beseech Thee, how I have walked before Thee in truth and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in Thy sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
Hezekiah - for deliverance
(2 Kings 19:15-19)
And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said, "O Lord, the God of Israel, who art enthroned above the cherubim, Thou art the God, Thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. Thou hast made heaven and earth. Incline Thine ear, O Lord, and hear; open Thine eyes, O Lord, and see; and listen to the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God. Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have devastated the nations and their lands and have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. So they have destroyed them. And now, O Lord our God, I pray, deliver us from his hand that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that Thou alone, O Lord, art God."
(2 Kings 19:15-19)
And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said, "O Lord, the God of Israel, who art enthroned above the cherubim, Thou art the God, Thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. Thou hast made heaven and earth. Incline Thine ear, O Lord, and hear; open Thine eyes, O Lord, and see; and listen to the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God. Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have devastated the nations and their lands and have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. So they have destroyed them. And now, O Lord our God, I pray, deliver us from his hand that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that Thou alone, O Lord, art God."
Elijah - raising the widow's son from the dead
(1 Kings 17:20-22)
And he called to the Lord and said,
"O Lord my God, hast Thou also brought calamity to the widow with whom I am staying, by causing her son to die?" Then he stretched himself upon the child three times, and called to the Lord, and said,
"O Lord my God, I pray Thee, let this child's life return to him." And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah, and the life of the child returned to him and he revived.
(1 Kings 17:20-22)
And he called to the Lord and said,
"O Lord my God, hast Thou also brought calamity to the widow with whom I am staying, by causing her son to die?" Then he stretched himself upon the child three times, and called to the Lord, and said,
"O Lord my God, I pray Thee, let this child's life return to him." And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah, and the life of the child returned to him and he revived.
Christians - for Peter
(Acts 12:5)
So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made fervently by the church to God. Habakkuk - for revival and deliverance
(Habakkuk 3:2) Lord, I have heard the report about Thee and I fear. O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years, In the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy.
(Acts 12:5)
So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made fervently by the church to God. Habakkuk - for revival and deliverance
(Habakkuk 3:2) Lord, I have heard the report about Thee and I fear. O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years, In the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy.
Ezra - confession for the sins of Israel (Ezra 9:6)
"O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to Thee, my God, for our iniquities have risen above our heads, and our guilt has grown even to the heavens."
Gideon - for proof of God's call
(Judges 6:36)
Then Gideon said to God, "If Thou wilt deliver Israel through me, as Thou hast spoken, behold, I will put a fleeceof wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then I will know that Thou wilt deliver Israel through me, as Thou hast spoken.
"O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to Thee, my God, for our iniquities have risen above our heads, and our guilt has grown even to the heavens."
Gideon - for proof of God's call
(Judges 6:36)
Then Gideon said to God, "If Thou wilt deliver Israel through me, as Thou hast spoken, behold, I will put a fleeceof wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then I will know that Thou wilt deliver Israel through me, as Thou hast spoken.
Israelites - for deliverance
(Exodus 2:23) Now it came about in the course of those many days that the king of Egypt died. And the sons of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their
(Exodus 2:23) Now it came about in the course of those many days that the king of Egypt died. And the sons of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their
Elisha - for sight and blindness
(2 Kings 6:17-18)
Then Elisha prayed and said, "O Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see." And the Lord opened the servant's eyes, and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed to the Lord and said, "Strike this people with blindness, I pray." So He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
(2 Kings 6:17-18)
Then Elisha prayed and said, "O Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see." And the Lord opened the servant's eyes, and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed to the Lord and said, "Strike this people with blindness, I pray." So He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
Asa - for victory
(2 Chronicles 14:11)
Then Asa called to the Lord his God, and said, "Lord, there is no one besides Thee to help in the battle between the powerful and those who have no strength; so help us, O Lord our God, for we trust in Thee, and in Thy name have come against this multitude. O Lord, Thou art our God; let not man prevail against Thee."
(2 Chronicles 14:11)
Then Asa called to the Lord his God, and said, "Lord, there is no one besides Thee to help in the battle between the powerful and those who have no strength; so help us, O Lord our God, for we trust in Thee, and in Thy name have come against this multitude. O Lord, Thou art our God; let not man prevail against Thee."
Cornelius - for enlightenment
(Acts 10:3-4)
About the ninth hour of the day he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God who had just come in to him, and said to him, "Cornelius!" And fixing his gaze upon him and being much alarmed, he said, "What is it, Lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and alms have ascended as a memorial before God."
(Acts 10:3-4)
About the ninth hour of the day he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God who had just come in to him, and said to him, "Cornelius!" And fixing his gaze upon him and being much alarmed, he said, "What is it, Lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and alms have ascended as a memorial before God."
David - for direction
(1 Samuel 23:10- 13) Then David said, "O Lord God of Israel, Thy servant has heard for certain that Saul is seeking to come to Keilah to destroy the city on my account. Will the men of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down just as Thy servant has heard? O Lord God of Israel, I pray, tell Thy servant." And the Lord said, "He will come down." Then David said, "Will the men of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?" And the Lord said, "They will surrender you." Then David and his men, about six hundred, arose and departed from Keilah, and they went wherever they could go. When it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah, he gave up the pursuit."
Habakkuk - for justice
(Habakkuk 1:2-4)
How long, O Lord, will I call for help, and Thou wilt not hear? I cry out to Thee, "Violence!" yet Thou dost not save. Why dost Thou make me see iniquity, and cause me to look on wickedness? Yes, destruction and violence are before me; strife exists and contention arises. Therefore, the law is ignored and justice is never upheld. For the wicked surround the righteous; therefore, justice comes out perverted.
Abraham - for Abimelech (Genesis 20:17)
And Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maids, so that they bore children.
(1 Samuel 23:10- 13) Then David said, "O Lord God of Israel, Thy servant has heard for certain that Saul is seeking to come to Keilah to destroy the city on my account. Will the men of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down just as Thy servant has heard? O Lord God of Israel, I pray, tell Thy servant." And the Lord said, "He will come down." Then David said, "Will the men of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?" And the Lord said, "They will surrender you." Then David and his men, about six hundred, arose and departed from Keilah, and they went wherever they could go. When it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah, he gave up the pursuit."
Habakkuk - for justice
(Habakkuk 1:2-4)
How long, O Lord, will I call for help, and Thou wilt not hear? I cry out to Thee, "Violence!" yet Thou dost not save. Why dost Thou make me see iniquity, and cause me to look on wickedness? Yes, destruction and violence are before me; strife exists and contention arises. Therefore, the law is ignored and justice is never upheld. For the wicked surround the righteous; therefore, justice comes out perverted.
Abraham - for Abimelech (Genesis 20:17)
And Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maids, so that they bore children.
Elijah - for drought and rain
(James 5:17-18)
Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain; and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the sky poured rain, and the earth produced its fruit.
(See 1 Kings 17 -19 )
David - for blessing
(2 Samuel 7:18)
Then David the king went in and sat before the Lord, and he said, "Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that Thou hast brought me this far?"
(James 5:17-18)
Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain; and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the sky poured rain, and the earth produced its fruit.
(See 1 Kings 17 -19 )
David - for blessing
(2 Samuel 7:18)
Then David the king went in and sat before the Lord, and he said, "Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that Thou hast brought me this far?"
David - for blessing
(2 Samuel 7:18)
Then David the king went in and sat before the Lord, and he said, "Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that Thou hast brought me this far?"
Elijah - for death
(1 Kings 19:4)
But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree; and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, "It is enough; now, O Lord, take my life, for I am not better than my fathers."
(2 Samuel 7:18)
Then David the king went in and sat before the Lord, and he said, "Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that Thou hast brought me this far?"
Elijah - for death
(1 Kings 19:4)
But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree; and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, "It is enough; now, O Lord, take my life, for I am not better than my fathers."
Abraham's servant - for guidance
(Genesis 24:12,14)
And he said, "O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today, and show loving
kindness to my master Abraham now may it be that the girl to whom I say, 'please let down your jar so that I may drink,' and who answers, 'Drink, and I will water your camels also';--may she be the one whom Thou hast appointed for Thy servant Isaac…"
(Genesis 24:12,14)
And he said, "O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today, and show loving
kindness to my master Abraham now may it be that the girl to whom I say, 'please let down your jar so that I may drink,' and who answers, 'Drink, and I will water your camels also';--may she be the one whom Thou hast appointed for Thy servant Isaac…"
Daniel - for dream interpretation
(Daniel 2:17-18)
Then Daniel went to his house and informed his friends, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, about the matter, in order that they might request compassion from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends might not be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
(Daniel 2:17-18)
Then Daniel went to his house and informed his friends, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, about the matter, in order that they might request compassion from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends might not be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
2 Timothy 3:16 (read)
The Apostle Paul says that God inspired the writers of the Bible.
"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
" In the NIV version of the Bible,
it says that Scripture is God-breathed.
No matter the interpretation, the writers of the Bible
put words to paper as the Holy Spirit instructed them.
With this understanding, Christians can count on the
written words contained in the Bible to have deep
and personal meaning to their lives.
And it is the Holy Spirit who enlightens believers when reading a Scripture, with the goal of imparting wisdom, knowledge or understanding in order to have an immediate impact.
This is a great promise of God; that He is with us when weread His word and He is able to make His words come alive in our hearts.
Though the Greek word Rhema does not appear in non-Greek Bibles,
Matthew 4:4
is an excellent example of its importance.
"Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word [rhema] that proceeds out of the mouth of God." In John 6:63, Jesus confirmed this point when he said, "The words [rhema] that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life."
The Apostle Paul says that God inspired the writers of the Bible.
"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
" In the NIV version of the Bible,
it says that Scripture is God-breathed.
No matter the interpretation, the writers of the Bible
put words to paper as the Holy Spirit instructed them.
With this understanding, Christians can count on the
written words contained in the Bible to have deep
and personal meaning to their lives.
And it is the Holy Spirit who enlightens believers when reading a Scripture, with the goal of imparting wisdom, knowledge or understanding in order to have an immediate impact.
This is a great promise of God; that He is with us when weread His word and He is able to make His words come alive in our hearts.
Though the Greek word Rhema does not appear in non-Greek Bibles,
Matthew 4:4
is an excellent example of its importance.
"Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word [rhema] that proceeds out of the mouth of God." In John 6:63, Jesus confirmed this point when he said, "The words [rhema] that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life."
No one can do it all alone. Isolation brings deterioration to the spirit in you, which desires to communicate.
Together, with our agreement in faith, we are a spiritual majority.
God is not through with the work He has started in you. Today is the first day of the rest of
your life.
What you do with it is your gift to God. Draw closer to Him, and He will come closer to you than ever before.
A new atmosphere is developing around you.
One seed can unleash a thousand miracle blessings. By sowing seeds according to God's Word,
you unleash the miracle blessing power of God into all your affairs
(Galatians 6:7).
Satan delights in efforts to make you believe that you are not worthy of God's love, but God says
that you are the apple of His eye. A person without the joy of the spirit is a person at the mercy of every disappointment.
Together, with our agreement in faith, we are a spiritual majority.
God is not through with the work He has started in you. Today is the first day of the rest of
your life.
What you do with it is your gift to God. Draw closer to Him, and He will come closer to you than ever before.
A new atmosphere is developing around you.
One seed can unleash a thousand miracle blessings. By sowing seeds according to God's Word,
you unleash the miracle blessing power of God into all your affairs
(Galatians 6:7).
Satan delights in efforts to make you believe that you are not worthy of God's love, but God says
that you are the apple of His eye. A person without the joy of the spirit is a person at the mercy of every disappointment.
Psalms 119
1 Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord!
2 Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart,
3 who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways!
4 You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently.
5 Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes!
6 Then I shall not be put to shame, having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
7 I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous rules.
8 I will keep your statutes; do not utterly forsake me!
9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.
10 With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!
11 I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
12 Blessed are you, O Lord; teach me your statutes!
13 With my lips I adeclare all the rules of your mouth.
14 In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all criches.
15 I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways.
16 I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.
17 Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and keep your word.
18 Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.
19 I am a sojourner on the earth; hide not your commandments from me!
20 My soul is consumed with longing for your rules at all times.
21 You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones, who wander from your commandments.
22 Take away from me scorn and contempt, for I have kept your testimonies.
23 Even though princes sit plotting against me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.
24 Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors.
25 My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word!
26 When I told of my ways, you answered me; teach me your statutes!
27 Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wondrous works.
28 My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to your word!
29 Put false ways far from me and graciously teach me your law!
30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I set your rules before me.
31 I cling to your testimonies, O Lord; let me not be put to shame!
32 I will run in the way of your commandments when you enlarge my heart!
33 Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes; and I will keep it to the end.
34 Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart.
35 Lead me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in it.
36 Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!
37 Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways.
38 Confirm to your servant your promise, that you may be feared.
39 Turn away the reproach that I dread, for your rules are good.
40 Behold, I long for your precepts; in your righteousness give me life!
41 Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord, your salvation according to your promise;
42 then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me, for I trust in your word.
43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in your rules.
44 I will keep your law continually, forever and ever,
45 and I shall walk in a wide place, for I have sought your precepts.
46 I will also speak of your testimonies before kings and shall not be put to shame,
47 for I find my delight in your commandments, which I love.
48 I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes.
49 Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope.
50 This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.
51 The insolent utterly deride me, but I do not turn away from your law.
52 When I think of your rules from of old, I take comfort, O Lord.
53 Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked, who forsake your law.
54 Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my sojourning.
55 I remember your name in the night, O Lord, and keep your law.
56 This blessing has fallen to me, that I have kept your precepts.
57 The Lord is my portion; I promise to keep your words.
58 I entreat your favor with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.
59 When I think on my ways, I turn my feet to your testimonies;
60 I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments.
61 Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me, I do not forget your law.
62 At midnight I rise to praise you, because of your righteous rules.
63 I am a companion of all who fear you, of those who keep your precepts.
64 The earth, O Lord, is full of your steadfast love; teach me your statutes!
65 You have dealt well with your servant, O Lord, according to your word.
66 Teach me agood judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word.
68 You are good and do good; teach me your statutes.
69 The insolent smear me with lies, but with my whole heart I keep your precepts;
70 their heart is unfeeling like fat, but I idelight in your law.
71 It is jgood for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes.
72 The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
73 Your hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.
74 Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, because I have hoped in your word.
75 I know, O Lord, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
76 Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant.
77 Let your rmercy come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.
78 Let tthe insolent be put to shame, because they have wronged me with falsehood; as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.
79 Let those who fear you turn to me, that they may know your testimonies.
80 May my heart be blameless in your statutes, that I may not be put to shame!
81 My soul alongs for your salvation; I hope in your word.
82 My eyes long for your promise; I ask, “When will you comfort me?”
83 For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, yet I have not forgotten your statutes.
84 How long must your servant endure?When will you judge those who persecute me?
85 The insolent have dug pitfalls for me; they do not live according to your law.
86 All your commandments are sure; they persecute me with falsehood; help me!
87 They have almost made an end of me on earth, but I have not forsaken your precepts.
88 In your steadfast love give me life, that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth.
89 Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens.
90 Your faithfulness endures to all generations; you have established the earth, and it stands fast.
91 By your appointment they stand this day, for all things are your servants.
92 If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
93 I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have given me life.
94 I am yours; save me, for I have sought your precepts.
95 The wicked lie in wait to destroy me, but I consider your testimonies.
96 I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commandment is exceedingly broad.
97 Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.
98 Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation.
100 I understand more than the aged, for I keep your precepts.
101 I hold back my feet from every evil way, in order to keep your word.
102 I do not turn aside from your rules, for you have taught me.
103 How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 Through your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
106 I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to keep your righteous rules.
107 I am severely afflicted; give me life, O Lord, according to your word!
108 Accept my freewill offerings of praise, O Lord, and teach me your rules.
109 I hold my life in my hand continually, but I do not forget your law.
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, but I do not stray from your precepts.
111 Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
112 I incline my heart to perform your statutes forever, to the end.
113 I hate the double-minded, but I love your law.
114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.
115 Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.
116 Uphold me according to your promise, that I may live, and let me not be put to shame in my hope!
117Hold me up, that I may be safe and have regard for your statutes continually!
118 You spurn all who go astray from your statutes, for their cunning is in vain.
119 All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross, therefore I love your testimonies.
120 My flesh trembles for fear of you, and I am afraid of your judgments.
121 I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Give your servant a pledge of good; let not the insolent oppress me.
123 My eyes long for your salvation and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.
124 Deal with your servant according toyour steadfast love, and teach me your statutes.
125 I am your servant; give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies!
126 It is time for the Lord to act, for your law has been broken.
127 Therefore I love your commandments above gold, above fine gold.
128 Therefore I consider all your precepts to be right; I hate every false way.
129 Your testimonies are wonderful; therefore my soul keeps them.
130 The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.
131 I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commandments.
132 Turn to me and be gracious to me, as is your way with those who love your name.
133 Keep steady my steps according to your promise, and let no iniquity get dominion over me.
134 Redeem me from man’s oppression, that I may keep your precepts.
135 Make your face shine upon your servant, and teach me your statutes.
136 My eyes shed streams of tears, because people do not keep your law.
137 Righteous are you, O Lord, and right are your rules.
138 You have appointed your testimonies in righteousness and in all faithfulness.
139 My zeal consumes me, because my foes forget your words.
140 Your promise is well tried, and your servant loves it.
141 I am small and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts.
142 Your righteousness is righteous forever, and your law is true.
143 Trouble and anguish have found me out, but your commandments are my delight.
144 Your testimonies are righteous forever; give me understanding that I may live.
145 With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord! I will keep your statutes.
146 I call to you; save me, that I may observe your testimonies.
147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in your words.
148 My eyes are awake before the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promise.
149 Hear my voice according to your steadfast love; O Lord, according to your justice give me life.
150 They draw near who persecute me with evil purpose; they are far from your law.
151 But you are near, O Lord, and all your commandments are true.
152 Long have I known from your testimonies that you have founded them forever.
153 Look on my affliction and deliver me, for I do not forget your law.
154 Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise!
155 Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek your statutes.
156 Great is your mercy, O Lord; give me life according to your rules.
157 Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, but I do not swerve from your testimonies.
158 I look at the faithless with disgust, because they do not keep your commands.
159 Consider how I love your precepts! Give me life according to your steadfast love.
160 The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.
161 Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words.
162 I rejoice at your word like one who finds great spoil.
163 I hate and abhor falsehood, but I love your law.
164 Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous rules.
165 Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble.
166 I hope for your salvation, O Lord, and I do your commandments.
167 My soul keeps your testimonies; I love them exceedingly.
168 I keep your precepts and testimonies, for all my ways are before you.
169 Let my cry come before you, O Lord; give me understanding according to your word!
170 Let my plea come before you; deliver me according to your word.
171 My lips will pour forth praise, for you teach me your statutes.
172 My tongue will sing of your word, for all your commandments are right.
173 Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.
174 I long for your salvation, O Lord, and your law is my delight.
175 Let my soul live and praise you, and let your rules help me.
176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant, for I do not forget your commandments.
The Holy Bible : English Standard Version.
1 Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord!
2 Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart,
3 who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways!
4 You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently.
5 Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes!
6 Then I shall not be put to shame, having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
7 I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous rules.
8 I will keep your statutes; do not utterly forsake me!
9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.
10 With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!
11 I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
12 Blessed are you, O Lord; teach me your statutes!
13 With my lips I adeclare all the rules of your mouth.
14 In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all criches.
15 I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways.
16 I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.
17 Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and keep your word.
18 Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.
19 I am a sojourner on the earth; hide not your commandments from me!
20 My soul is consumed with longing for your rules at all times.
21 You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones, who wander from your commandments.
22 Take away from me scorn and contempt, for I have kept your testimonies.
23 Even though princes sit plotting against me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.
24 Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors.
25 My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word!
26 When I told of my ways, you answered me; teach me your statutes!
27 Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wondrous works.
28 My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to your word!
29 Put false ways far from me and graciously teach me your law!
30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I set your rules before me.
31 I cling to your testimonies, O Lord; let me not be put to shame!
32 I will run in the way of your commandments when you enlarge my heart!
33 Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes; and I will keep it to the end.
34 Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart.
35 Lead me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in it.
36 Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!
37 Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways.
38 Confirm to your servant your promise, that you may be feared.
39 Turn away the reproach that I dread, for your rules are good.
40 Behold, I long for your precepts; in your righteousness give me life!
41 Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord, your salvation according to your promise;
42 then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me, for I trust in your word.
43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in your rules.
44 I will keep your law continually, forever and ever,
45 and I shall walk in a wide place, for I have sought your precepts.
46 I will also speak of your testimonies before kings and shall not be put to shame,
47 for I find my delight in your commandments, which I love.
48 I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes.
49 Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope.
50 This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.
51 The insolent utterly deride me, but I do not turn away from your law.
52 When I think of your rules from of old, I take comfort, O Lord.
53 Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked, who forsake your law.
54 Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my sojourning.
55 I remember your name in the night, O Lord, and keep your law.
56 This blessing has fallen to me, that I have kept your precepts.
57 The Lord is my portion; I promise to keep your words.
58 I entreat your favor with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.
59 When I think on my ways, I turn my feet to your testimonies;
60 I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments.
61 Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me, I do not forget your law.
62 At midnight I rise to praise you, because of your righteous rules.
63 I am a companion of all who fear you, of those who keep your precepts.
64 The earth, O Lord, is full of your steadfast love; teach me your statutes!
65 You have dealt well with your servant, O Lord, according to your word.
66 Teach me agood judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word.
68 You are good and do good; teach me your statutes.
69 The insolent smear me with lies, but with my whole heart I keep your precepts;
70 their heart is unfeeling like fat, but I idelight in your law.
71 It is jgood for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes.
72 The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
73 Your hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.
74 Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, because I have hoped in your word.
75 I know, O Lord, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
76 Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant.
77 Let your rmercy come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.
78 Let tthe insolent be put to shame, because they have wronged me with falsehood; as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.
79 Let those who fear you turn to me, that they may know your testimonies.
80 May my heart be blameless in your statutes, that I may not be put to shame!
81 My soul alongs for your salvation; I hope in your word.
82 My eyes long for your promise; I ask, “When will you comfort me?”
83 For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, yet I have not forgotten your statutes.
84 How long must your servant endure?When will you judge those who persecute me?
85 The insolent have dug pitfalls for me; they do not live according to your law.
86 All your commandments are sure; they persecute me with falsehood; help me!
87 They have almost made an end of me on earth, but I have not forsaken your precepts.
88 In your steadfast love give me life, that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth.
89 Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens.
90 Your faithfulness endures to all generations; you have established the earth, and it stands fast.
91 By your appointment they stand this day, for all things are your servants.
92 If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
93 I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have given me life.
94 I am yours; save me, for I have sought your precepts.
95 The wicked lie in wait to destroy me, but I consider your testimonies.
96 I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commandment is exceedingly broad.
97 Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.
98 Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation.
100 I understand more than the aged, for I keep your precepts.
101 I hold back my feet from every evil way, in order to keep your word.
102 I do not turn aside from your rules, for you have taught me.
103 How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 Through your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
106 I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to keep your righteous rules.
107 I am severely afflicted; give me life, O Lord, according to your word!
108 Accept my freewill offerings of praise, O Lord, and teach me your rules.
109 I hold my life in my hand continually, but I do not forget your law.
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, but I do not stray from your precepts.
111 Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
112 I incline my heart to perform your statutes forever, to the end.
113 I hate the double-minded, but I love your law.
114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.
115 Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.
116 Uphold me according to your promise, that I may live, and let me not be put to shame in my hope!
117Hold me up, that I may be safe and have regard for your statutes continually!
118 You spurn all who go astray from your statutes, for their cunning is in vain.
119 All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross, therefore I love your testimonies.
120 My flesh trembles for fear of you, and I am afraid of your judgments.
121 I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Give your servant a pledge of good; let not the insolent oppress me.
123 My eyes long for your salvation and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.
124 Deal with your servant according toyour steadfast love, and teach me your statutes.
125 I am your servant; give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies!
126 It is time for the Lord to act, for your law has been broken.
127 Therefore I love your commandments above gold, above fine gold.
128 Therefore I consider all your precepts to be right; I hate every false way.
129 Your testimonies are wonderful; therefore my soul keeps them.
130 The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.
131 I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commandments.
132 Turn to me and be gracious to me, as is your way with those who love your name.
133 Keep steady my steps according to your promise, and let no iniquity get dominion over me.
134 Redeem me from man’s oppression, that I may keep your precepts.
135 Make your face shine upon your servant, and teach me your statutes.
136 My eyes shed streams of tears, because people do not keep your law.
137 Righteous are you, O Lord, and right are your rules.
138 You have appointed your testimonies in righteousness and in all faithfulness.
139 My zeal consumes me, because my foes forget your words.
140 Your promise is well tried, and your servant loves it.
141 I am small and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts.
142 Your righteousness is righteous forever, and your law is true.
143 Trouble and anguish have found me out, but your commandments are my delight.
144 Your testimonies are righteous forever; give me understanding that I may live.
145 With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord! I will keep your statutes.
146 I call to you; save me, that I may observe your testimonies.
147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in your words.
148 My eyes are awake before the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promise.
149 Hear my voice according to your steadfast love; O Lord, according to your justice give me life.
150 They draw near who persecute me with evil purpose; they are far from your law.
151 But you are near, O Lord, and all your commandments are true.
152 Long have I known from your testimonies that you have founded them forever.
153 Look on my affliction and deliver me, for I do not forget your law.
154 Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise!
155 Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek your statutes.
156 Great is your mercy, O Lord; give me life according to your rules.
157 Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, but I do not swerve from your testimonies.
158 I look at the faithless with disgust, because they do not keep your commands.
159 Consider how I love your precepts! Give me life according to your steadfast love.
160 The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.
161 Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words.
162 I rejoice at your word like one who finds great spoil.
163 I hate and abhor falsehood, but I love your law.
164 Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous rules.
165 Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble.
166 I hope for your salvation, O Lord, and I do your commandments.
167 My soul keeps your testimonies; I love them exceedingly.
168 I keep your precepts and testimonies, for all my ways are before you.
169 Let my cry come before you, O Lord; give me understanding according to your word!
170 Let my plea come before you; deliver me according to your word.
171 My lips will pour forth praise, for you teach me your statutes.
172 My tongue will sing of your word, for all your commandments are right.
173 Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.
174 I long for your salvation, O Lord, and your law is my delight.
175 Let my soul live and praise you, and let your rules help me.
176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant, for I do not forget your commandments.
The Holy Bible : English Standard Version.
God has plans for you. He wants you to affect the lives of others in the most beneficial ways. Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
You are worthy of a new dream, because you are God's dream. God planted the dream seed within you, as an invisible picture of the desired miracle blessing you want from Him.
This miracle blessing must be something that you respect enough to pursue. With help from God, you will possess that which you respect and pursue, "for with God all things are possible."
( Mark 10:27}.You will attract whatever it is that you respect. Whatever you desire, whether it's wealth, health, knowledge, and so on, you must respect and be willing to establish habits that reflect your respect for that gift from God.
It all begins with now. Start to use everything that God has given you thus far wisely and under the direction of the Holy Spirit.
Incredible events are now unfolding for you. Be prepared every day that you awaken, because the stage is being set for great things to happen.
Your attitude is the eye of your soul. If your attitude is negative, then you see everything negatively. When your attitude is positive, you are able to see as God sees - everything positively.
The most important thing I can tell you is that you don't have to please anyone but God. The one thing that pleases God most is that you believe Him and put your trust in Him. Believe, in faith, that God will work everything out for your benefit
(Romans 8:28).
Thank you for being part of this ministry. You are very special to us, because God brought us together. Remember, every change in attitude comes through understanding and acceptance of truth.
You are the only creature that God created with the ability to remold and reshape yourself by altering your attitude.
God bless you.
You are worthy of a new dream, because you are God's dream. God planted the dream seed within you, as an invisible picture of the desired miracle blessing you want from Him.
This miracle blessing must be something that you respect enough to pursue. With help from God, you will possess that which you respect and pursue, "for with God all things are possible."
( Mark 10:27}.You will attract whatever it is that you respect. Whatever you desire, whether it's wealth, health, knowledge, and so on, you must respect and be willing to establish habits that reflect your respect for that gift from God.
It all begins with now. Start to use everything that God has given you thus far wisely and under the direction of the Holy Spirit.
Incredible events are now unfolding for you. Be prepared every day that you awaken, because the stage is being set for great things to happen.
Your attitude is the eye of your soul. If your attitude is negative, then you see everything negatively. When your attitude is positive, you are able to see as God sees - everything positively.
The most important thing I can tell you is that you don't have to please anyone but God. The one thing that pleases God most is that you believe Him and put your trust in Him. Believe, in faith, that God will work everything out for your benefit
(Romans 8:28).
Thank you for being part of this ministry. You are very special to us, because God brought us together. Remember, every change in attitude comes through understanding and acceptance of truth.
You are the only creature that God created with the ability to remold and reshape yourself by altering your attitude.
God bless you.
Jeremiah - intercession on behalf of the people (Jeremiah 42:2)
And (they) said to Jeremiah the prophet, "Please let our petition come before you, and pray for us to the Lord your God, that is for all this remnant; because we are left but a few out of many, as your own eyes now see us, that the Lord your God may tell us the way in which we should walk and the thing that we should do."
And (they) said to Jeremiah the prophet, "Please let our petition come before you, and pray for us to the Lord your God, that is for all this remnant; because we are left but a few out of many, as your own eyes now see us, that the Lord your God may tell us the way in which we should walk and the thing that we should do."
Abraham - for Sodom
(Genesis 18:23-24)
And Abraham came near and said, "Wilt Thou indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? Suppose there are fifty righteous with the city; wilt Thou indeed sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake or the fifty righteous who are in it?"
(Genesis 18:23-24)
And Abraham came near and said, "Wilt Thou indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? Suppose there are fifty righteous with the city; wilt Thou indeed sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake or the fifty righteous who are in it?"
1 Kings 9:3
The Lord said to him,“I have heard your prayer and your petition.
I have set this Temple apart to be holy–this place you have built where My name will be honored forever.
I will always watch over it, for it is dear to My heart. James 5:16
Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.
The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.
The Lord said to him,“I have heard your prayer and your petition.
I have set this Temple apart to be holy–this place you have built where My name will be honored forever.
I will always watch over it, for it is dear to My heart. James 5:16
Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.
The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.
Matthew 6:9
Pray like this:Our Father in heaven,may Your name be kept holy.
Psalms 42:8
But each day the Lord pours His unfailing love upon me,and through each night I sing
His songs,praying to God who gives me life.
Pray like this:Our Father in heaven,may Your name be kept holy.
Psalms 42:8
But each day the Lord pours His unfailing love upon me,and through each night I sing
His songs,praying to God who gives me life.
What Does the "Resurrection Mean?
1 All past can be forgiven. I love to golf with guys who use "Mulligans or do-overs." In life,we all have done things we wish we hadn't done and said things and thought things we wish we hadn't. We all have regrets. We all have guilt.
The tragedy is many people can't get on with their future because they're stuck in the past. Some guilt or something has tied-them down. They say, "I guess I'll just have to live with this the rest of my life." And they're running with this baggage ~ emotional garbage - wondering why they're not happy.
Colossians 3:14 is good "He has forgiven all our sins and canceled every record of the debt we owed. Christ has done away with it by nailing it to the cross." This is God's bail out program God nailed it all to the cross. Jesus paid for my guilt. That means I don't have to pay for it. He was "hung for my hang ups." Jesus Christ was najled to the cross so I can quit nailing myself to the cross. He wants to forgive our past.
God wants to cancel every record of all debts you owe ~ emotional debts, relational debts, spiritual debts or sin.
My present problems can be managed. Much of life is unmanageable. Maturity is when you realize that you can't manage all that life is going to send you. But God can. And that's good news.
I can't control everything in my life, but God can. The #1 complaint from people today is "I feel powerless to change... I feel powerless to break a bad habit... I feei powerless to save a relationship...
I feel powerless to get out of debt... I feel powerless to manage my time."
What we need is a power greater than ourselves. We were never meant to live this life just on our own power.
Ephesians 1:20 "How incredibly great is His power to help those who believe Him, the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead.
" The same power than enabled Jesus to rise from death will help us rise above our problems. The same power that God used at the resurrection 2000 years ago can be used in our lives right now. Even though the future is out of my control, it's not out of God's.
My future can be secured. One of the universal problems we have is death. Everybody dies.
I'm going to die someday and so are you. Only a fool would go all through life unprepared for something he knows is inevitable. Sometimes we get so busy in the here and now we don't stop to think about what's going to come.
One day we are going to stand before God. Here's what the Bible says about the future -about heaven and hell.
There are two ways the Bible says you can get to heaven. Plan A is to earn it. That's the performance plan. To earn it you only have to be perfect and never sin for your entire lifetime. No one is perfect except Jesus.
Since none of us qualify for Plan A, God came up with Plan B. Plan B is you trust Jesus Christ and establish a relationship to Him.
He came so we could know what God is like. Plan B is the only plan to find forgiveness and it requires faith and commitment. Commit to the only plan that can secure your eternal destiny by asking Jesus to be your Savior. He will forgive you and give you the power to love for Him. :and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show unto his servants the things which must shortly be done."
Revelation 22:6
1 All past can be forgiven. I love to golf with guys who use "Mulligans or do-overs." In life,we all have done things we wish we hadn't done and said things and thought things we wish we hadn't. We all have regrets. We all have guilt.
The tragedy is many people can't get on with their future because they're stuck in the past. Some guilt or something has tied-them down. They say, "I guess I'll just have to live with this the rest of my life." And they're running with this baggage ~ emotional garbage - wondering why they're not happy.
Colossians 3:14 is good "He has forgiven all our sins and canceled every record of the debt we owed. Christ has done away with it by nailing it to the cross." This is God's bail out program God nailed it all to the cross. Jesus paid for my guilt. That means I don't have to pay for it. He was "hung for my hang ups." Jesus Christ was najled to the cross so I can quit nailing myself to the cross. He wants to forgive our past.
God wants to cancel every record of all debts you owe ~ emotional debts, relational debts, spiritual debts or sin.
My present problems can be managed. Much of life is unmanageable. Maturity is when you realize that you can't manage all that life is going to send you. But God can. And that's good news.
I can't control everything in my life, but God can. The #1 complaint from people today is "I feel powerless to change... I feel powerless to break a bad habit... I feei powerless to save a relationship...
I feel powerless to get out of debt... I feel powerless to manage my time."
What we need is a power greater than ourselves. We were never meant to live this life just on our own power.
Ephesians 1:20 "How incredibly great is His power to help those who believe Him, the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead.
" The same power than enabled Jesus to rise from death will help us rise above our problems. The same power that God used at the resurrection 2000 years ago can be used in our lives right now. Even though the future is out of my control, it's not out of God's.
My future can be secured. One of the universal problems we have is death. Everybody dies.
I'm going to die someday and so are you. Only a fool would go all through life unprepared for something he knows is inevitable. Sometimes we get so busy in the here and now we don't stop to think about what's going to come.
One day we are going to stand before God. Here's what the Bible says about the future -about heaven and hell.
There are two ways the Bible says you can get to heaven. Plan A is to earn it. That's the performance plan. To earn it you only have to be perfect and never sin for your entire lifetime. No one is perfect except Jesus.
Since none of us qualify for Plan A, God came up with Plan B. Plan B is you trust Jesus Christ and establish a relationship to Him.
He came so we could know what God is like. Plan B is the only plan to find forgiveness and it requires faith and commitment. Commit to the only plan that can secure your eternal destiny by asking Jesus to be your Savior. He will forgive you and give you the power to love for Him. :and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show unto his servants the things which must shortly be done."
Revelation 22:6
To appreciate your true worth is to recognize that the Spirit of God created you and is with you daily.
God comes through your mind with Divine ideas making you all-wise.
God comes through your body making you all capable. As you realize the power of God with you and within you, you become a channel through which this power flows. You make important contributions to life and life appreciates you for what you are ~ a child of God. To be truly successful you must appreciate your true worth as a child of God. Nothing great is ever accomplished by a person who does not believe in him or herself. You have powers and potentials you have not yet begun to realize. As you recognize your true worth as a child of God, you are inspired to call forth and use your God given talents, many of which are still undiscovered powers and potentials. You are imbued with a strength and stamina needed to accomplish all that you are capable of accomplishing. God is capable and ready to accomplish great things through you.
To humans it might be impossible but WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE!
Self-confidence is basic to success. If you are one who downgrades your ability, who thinks in terms of fear and failure, how do you change this picture; how do you put on self-confidence? Self-confidence is increased as self-awareness of God with you is increased. What is self-awareness?
It is to be aware that beyond the limited human self is the self created in the image and likeness of God. Jesus Christ urges you today, through his teachings, to become more than you think you can become. With God, you are unlimited. With God, you have great powers and capabilities. No matter what you are trying to succeed in accomplishing, you have innate essentials for success. With God, you have wisdom, intelligence, strength, power and light. With God, you are capable and you are success motivated.
Through faith in God's presence with you at all times you develop a self-confidence that is based on strength of God instead of the limitations of your human self. With God, you will be successful in ALL your endeavors. As it says in Genesis 1:26,
"Let them have dominion." It is time for you to have dominion over your life by realizing that you are more than flesh and blood. It is time for you to take dominion over your life by realizing that you are not defined by past failure and limitations. It is time for you to take dominion over your life, by realizing you are never alone,GOD IS WITH YOU.
POSITIVE DAILY PRAYER: Through the touch of God, I have a new self-image of myself. I begin to see myself the way that God sees me, and therefore value my worth. Through prayer I'm able to catch a vision of what I may do with the power of God coming through me and see a glimpse of my worth as a person to humanity.
POSITIVE DAILY AFFIRMATION: I see God's good everywhere, including in myself, and I am spiritually growing now.
POSITIVE DAILY QUOTE: "And in the end, it's not the years in your life .
SELF-WORTH
"Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies?
And not one of them is forgotten before God
Fear not; you are of MORE VALUE than many sparrows."Luke 12:6, 7
"Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies?
And not one of them is forgotten before God
Fear not; you are of MORE VALUE than many sparrows."Luke 12:6, 7
The BIBLE words of Success
Why should I say I can't when the Bible says I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength
(Phil. 4:13)?
Why should I lack when I know that God shall supply all my needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus
(Phil. 4:19)?
Why should I fear when the Bible says God has not given me a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind
(2 Tim. 1:7)?
Why should I lack faith to fulfill my calling knowing that God has allotted to me a measure of faith
(Rom. 12:3)?
Why should I be weak when the Bible says that the Lord is the strength of my life and that I will display strength and take action because I know God
(Psalms 27:1; Dan. 11:32)?
Why should I allow Satan supremacy over my life when He that is in me is greater than he that is in the world
(1 John 4:4)?
Why should I accept defeat when the Bible says that God always leads me in triumph (2 Cor. 2:14)?
Why should I lack wisdom when Christ became wisdom to me from God and God gives wisdom to me generously when I ask Him for it
(1 Cor. 1:30; Jas. 1:5)?
Why should I be depressed when I can recall to mind God's loving kindness, compassion and faithfulness and have hope
(Lam. 3:21-23)?
Why should I worry and fret when I can cast all my anxiety on Christ who cares for me
(1 Pet. 5:7)?
Why should I ever be in bondage knowing that there is liberty where the Spirit of the Lord is
(Gal. 5:1)?
Why should I feel condemned when the Bible says I am not condemned because I am in Christ
(Rom. 8:1)?
Why should I feel alone when Jesus said He is with me always and He will never leave me or forsake me
(Matt. 28:20, Heb. 13:5)?
Why should I feel accursed or that I am the victim of bad luck when the Bible says that Christ
redeemed me from the curse of the law that I might receive His Spirit
(Gal. 3:13,14)?
Why should I be discontented when I, like Paul, can learn to be content in all my circumstances
(Phil. 4:11)? Why should I feel worthless when Christ became sin on my behalf that I might become the righteousness of God in Him
(2 Cor. 5:21)?
Why should I have a persecution complex knowing that nobody can be against me when God is for me
(Rom. 8:31)?
Why should I be confused when God is the author of peace and He gives me knowledge through His indwelling Spirit
(1 Cor. 14:33; 2:12)?
Why should I feel like a failure when I am a conqueror in all things through Christ(Rom. 8:37)?
Why should I let the pressures of life bother me when I can take courage knowing that Jesus has overcome the world and its tribulations
(John 16:33)?
Why should I say I can't when the Bible says I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength
(Phil. 4:13)?
Why should I lack when I know that God shall supply all my needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus
(Phil. 4:19)?
Why should I fear when the Bible says God has not given me a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind
(2 Tim. 1:7)?
Why should I lack faith to fulfill my calling knowing that God has allotted to me a measure of faith
(Rom. 12:3)?
Why should I be weak when the Bible says that the Lord is the strength of my life and that I will display strength and take action because I know God
(Psalms 27:1; Dan. 11:32)?
Why should I allow Satan supremacy over my life when He that is in me is greater than he that is in the world
(1 John 4:4)?
Why should I accept defeat when the Bible says that God always leads me in triumph (2 Cor. 2:14)?
Why should I lack wisdom when Christ became wisdom to me from God and God gives wisdom to me generously when I ask Him for it
(1 Cor. 1:30; Jas. 1:5)?
Why should I be depressed when I can recall to mind God's loving kindness, compassion and faithfulness and have hope
(Lam. 3:21-23)?
Why should I worry and fret when I can cast all my anxiety on Christ who cares for me
(1 Pet. 5:7)?
Why should I ever be in bondage knowing that there is liberty where the Spirit of the Lord is
(Gal. 5:1)?
Why should I feel condemned when the Bible says I am not condemned because I am in Christ
(Rom. 8:1)?
Why should I feel alone when Jesus said He is with me always and He will never leave me or forsake me
(Matt. 28:20, Heb. 13:5)?
Why should I feel accursed or that I am the victim of bad luck when the Bible says that Christ
redeemed me from the curse of the law that I might receive His Spirit
(Gal. 3:13,14)?
Why should I be discontented when I, like Paul, can learn to be content in all my circumstances
(Phil. 4:11)? Why should I feel worthless when Christ became sin on my behalf that I might become the righteousness of God in Him
(2 Cor. 5:21)?
Why should I have a persecution complex knowing that nobody can be against me when God is for me
(Rom. 8:31)?
Why should I be confused when God is the author of peace and He gives me knowledge through His indwelling Spirit
(1 Cor. 14:33; 2:12)?
Why should I feel like a failure when I am a conqueror in all things through Christ(Rom. 8:37)?
Why should I let the pressures of life bother me when I can take courage knowing that Jesus has overcome the world and its tribulations
(John 16:33)?
I AM WITH YOU IN ALL THAT CONFRONTS YOU. MY WORD IS COMFORT, AND FOR THIS DAY I RELEASED WITHIN YOU
NEW POWER TO COPE WITH ADVERSITY. AS I PROMPT YOU BY MY SPIRIT, ACT IN YOUR FAITH. WHEN YOU FEEL THAT THERE IS NO CLEAR GUIDANCE, THEN ABIDE BY MY WORD.
WALK FORWARD IN CONFIDENCE WITHOUT FEAR OR PANIC. THE ATTITUDE OF FAITH WILL ALWAYS BRING REWARD.
BE OF GOOD CHEER, MY CHILD, FOR MY HAND WILL PRESERVE YOU IN ALL THAT CURRENTLY OBSTRUCTS YOUR PATH.
REJOICE IN THE SENSE OF SECURITY THAT IS YOURS THROUGH COMMUNION WITH ME.
I AM YOUR FRIEND AND COMPANION IN EVERY STEP YOU TAKE. I TRANSFORM THEM AND EVEN MAKE THE CROOKED WAY STRAIGHT.
THESE THREE GIFTS ABIDE IN YOU: FAITH, HOPE AND CHARITY. FAITH IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS ME. CHARITY IS
YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS YOUR FELLOW HUMANS.
HOPE IS THE CONFIDENCE I HAVE PLACED IN YOU, SO THAT YOU CAN SUCCEED.
YOU ARE ENTERING MY GLORIOUS TIME OF EXPRESSION,
FOR I AM THE LORD WHO LOVES YOU ALWAYS,
It is so sweet to know how much God loves you. There is a spiritual rain falling in your life that is intended to increase your self-confidence and self-esteem.
The Apostle Paul wrote: "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
" Philippians 4:13.
In your life, you will be forced to accept evaluations of yourself: what God thinks of you, what the devil thinks of you, what others think of you, and what you think of yourself. It is important to know who you are and who God is to you. You are His child, He is your Heavenly Father, and this relationship is more powerful than any other that exists.
The more self-esteem you have, the less likely you are to become angry, the greater your comeback power when experiencing negative circumstances, The more productive you become, and the less dependent you are on material and physical situations, because you know that you have a connection
that is beyond that of this world. You are created in the very image of your Father. No wonder He loves you so.
Your feelings about yourself are very important to Him.
NEW POWER TO COPE WITH ADVERSITY. AS I PROMPT YOU BY MY SPIRIT, ACT IN YOUR FAITH. WHEN YOU FEEL THAT THERE IS NO CLEAR GUIDANCE, THEN ABIDE BY MY WORD.
WALK FORWARD IN CONFIDENCE WITHOUT FEAR OR PANIC. THE ATTITUDE OF FAITH WILL ALWAYS BRING REWARD.
BE OF GOOD CHEER, MY CHILD, FOR MY HAND WILL PRESERVE YOU IN ALL THAT CURRENTLY OBSTRUCTS YOUR PATH.
REJOICE IN THE SENSE OF SECURITY THAT IS YOURS THROUGH COMMUNION WITH ME.
I AM YOUR FRIEND AND COMPANION IN EVERY STEP YOU TAKE. I TRANSFORM THEM AND EVEN MAKE THE CROOKED WAY STRAIGHT.
THESE THREE GIFTS ABIDE IN YOU: FAITH, HOPE AND CHARITY. FAITH IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS ME. CHARITY IS
YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS YOUR FELLOW HUMANS.
HOPE IS THE CONFIDENCE I HAVE PLACED IN YOU, SO THAT YOU CAN SUCCEED.
YOU ARE ENTERING MY GLORIOUS TIME OF EXPRESSION,
FOR I AM THE LORD WHO LOVES YOU ALWAYS,
It is so sweet to know how much God loves you. There is a spiritual rain falling in your life that is intended to increase your self-confidence and self-esteem.
The Apostle Paul wrote: "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
" Philippians 4:13.
In your life, you will be forced to accept evaluations of yourself: what God thinks of you, what the devil thinks of you, what others think of you, and what you think of yourself. It is important to know who you are and who God is to you. You are His child, He is your Heavenly Father, and this relationship is more powerful than any other that exists.
The more self-esteem you have, the less likely you are to become angry, the greater your comeback power when experiencing negative circumstances, The more productive you become, and the less dependent you are on material and physical situations, because you know that you have a connection
that is beyond that of this world. You are created in the very image of your Father. No wonder He loves you so.
Your feelings about yourself are very important to Him.
Christian Advice
Don't let your worries get the best of you; remember,
Moses started out as a basket case.
Some people are kind, polite, and sweet-spirited
until you try to sit in their pews.
Many folks want to serve God, but only as advisors.
It is easier to preach ten sermons than it is to live one.
The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose,
but mosquitoes come close.
When you get to your wit's end, you'll find God lives there.
People are funny; they want the front of the bus, the middle of the road, and
the back of the church.
Opportunity may knock once, but temptation bangs on your front door forever.
Quit griping about your church; if it was perfect, you couldn't belong.
If the church wants a better preacher, it only needs to pray for the one it has.
God Himself does not propose to judge a man until he is dead. So why should you?
Some minds are like concrete thoroughly mixed up and permanently set. Peace starts with a smile.
I don't know why some people change churches; what difference does it make which one you stay home from?
A lot of church members who are singing 'Standing on the Promises' are just sitting on
the premises.
We were called to be witnesses, not lawyers or judges.
Be ye fishers of men. You catch them - He'll clean them.
Coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous.
Don't put a question mark where God put a period.
Don't wait for 6 strong men to take you to church.
Forbidden fruits create many jams.
God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called.
God grades on the cross, not the curve.
God loves everyone, but probably prefers 'fruit of the spirit' over a 'religious
nut!'
God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage.
He who angers you, controls you!
If God is your Co-pilot - swap seats!
Don't give God instructions — just report for duty!
The task ahead of us is never as great as the Power behind us.
The Will of God never takes you to where the Grace of God will not protect you.
We don't change the message, the message changes us.
You can tell how big a person is by what it takes to discourage him.
The best mathematical equation I have ever seen: 1 cross + 3 nails = 4 given.
Don't let your worries get the best of you; remember,
Moses started out as a basket case.
Some people are kind, polite, and sweet-spirited
until you try to sit in their pews.
Many folks want to serve God, but only as advisors.
It is easier to preach ten sermons than it is to live one.
The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose,
but mosquitoes come close.
When you get to your wit's end, you'll find God lives there.
People are funny; they want the front of the bus, the middle of the road, and
the back of the church.
Opportunity may knock once, but temptation bangs on your front door forever.
Quit griping about your church; if it was perfect, you couldn't belong.
If the church wants a better preacher, it only needs to pray for the one it has.
God Himself does not propose to judge a man until he is dead. So why should you?
Some minds are like concrete thoroughly mixed up and permanently set. Peace starts with a smile.
I don't know why some people change churches; what difference does it make which one you stay home from?
A lot of church members who are singing 'Standing on the Promises' are just sitting on
the premises.
We were called to be witnesses, not lawyers or judges.
Be ye fishers of men. You catch them - He'll clean them.
Coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous.
Don't put a question mark where God put a period.
Don't wait for 6 strong men to take you to church.
Forbidden fruits create many jams.
God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called.
God grades on the cross, not the curve.
God loves everyone, but probably prefers 'fruit of the spirit' over a 'religious
nut!'
God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage.
He who angers you, controls you!
If God is your Co-pilot - swap seats!
Don't give God instructions — just report for duty!
The task ahead of us is never as great as the Power behind us.
The Will of God never takes you to where the Grace of God will not protect you.
We don't change the message, the message changes us.
You can tell how big a person is by what it takes to discourage him.
The best mathematical equation I have ever seen: 1 cross + 3 nails = 4 given.
You are not born a winner;
You learn to become one.
You will always face battles, but with God directing you, you will learn to win the victory.
God is introducing something extraordinary in your life. He is consistently healing your past, while opening doors to allow you to live your present, abundantly.
Your Heavenly Father is creating order in your life. The purpose of order is productivity, which will create the circumstances to make your tomorrow the one you planned.
Faith makes you think differently and talk about your future, not your past.
Just as timing is important to God, it is important to you.
Timing is an important aspect that makes the difference in successful achievers and those who are never able to get things done.
All human beings are created equal in one respect: each person has been given 24 hours each day.
Those 24 hours are God's gift to you. What you do with them is your gift to God.
The greater control you exercise over your time, the greater freedom you will experience in your life.
The psalmist wrote: "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." Psalm 90:12.
I feel led by the Holy Spirit to share this word of knowledge with you
(/ Corinthians 12:8).
Don't be afraid to expand your horizons. It is the urging of the Holy Spirit that is leading you to do things differently, to see that you have abilities you have not as yet recognized.
There are talents and abilities within you that will astonish you as they begin to spring forth. It will only happen as you allow it.
You must first believe that you are exceptional to be able to produce the special that is within you. God did not make you ordinary; you are extraordinary, and in the coming days it will become more evident to you than ever before.
Your confidence will begin to flourish, and this will bring excitement into your life, almost like a renewing.
Read Isaiah 40:31.
You are here for a purpose. God designed and equipped you for a particular function in His arrangement of things. Now, dear one, receive this prophetic word:
Life doesn't do anything to you; it only reveals what is in your spirit. Difficulties in life are
intended to make you better, not bitter. Practice using your imagination to pre-play your future and stop allowing your memory to replay the past, and you will progress more quickly. You will see the things and people God will use, to bring special effect into your life as we continue to advance in agreeing faith.
Never, never, never give up on God. He won't give up on you. Get your prayer needs
You learn to become one.
You will always face battles, but with God directing you, you will learn to win the victory.
God is introducing something extraordinary in your life. He is consistently healing your past, while opening doors to allow you to live your present, abundantly.
Your Heavenly Father is creating order in your life. The purpose of order is productivity, which will create the circumstances to make your tomorrow the one you planned.
Faith makes you think differently and talk about your future, not your past.
Just as timing is important to God, it is important to you.
Timing is an important aspect that makes the difference in successful achievers and those who are never able to get things done.
All human beings are created equal in one respect: each person has been given 24 hours each day.
Those 24 hours are God's gift to you. What you do with them is your gift to God.
The greater control you exercise over your time, the greater freedom you will experience in your life.
The psalmist wrote: "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." Psalm 90:12.
I feel led by the Holy Spirit to share this word of knowledge with you
(/ Corinthians 12:8).
Don't be afraid to expand your horizons. It is the urging of the Holy Spirit that is leading you to do things differently, to see that you have abilities you have not as yet recognized.
There are talents and abilities within you that will astonish you as they begin to spring forth. It will only happen as you allow it.
You must first believe that you are exceptional to be able to produce the special that is within you. God did not make you ordinary; you are extraordinary, and in the coming days it will become more evident to you than ever before.
Your confidence will begin to flourish, and this will bring excitement into your life, almost like a renewing.
Read Isaiah 40:31.
You are here for a purpose. God designed and equipped you for a particular function in His arrangement of things. Now, dear one, receive this prophetic word:
Life doesn't do anything to you; it only reveals what is in your spirit. Difficulties in life are
intended to make you better, not bitter. Practice using your imagination to pre-play your future and stop allowing your memory to replay the past, and you will progress more quickly. You will see the things and people God will use, to bring special effect into your life as we continue to advance in agreeing faith.
Never, never, never give up on God. He won't give up on you. Get your prayer needs
KIDS IN CHURCH
3-year-old Reese:
'Our Father, Who does art in heaven,
Harold is His name. Amen.'
A little boy was overheard praying:
'Lord, if you can't make me a better boy, don't worry about it. I'm having a real good time like I am.'
After the christening of his baby brother in church,
Jason sobbed all the way home in the back seat of the car.
His father asked him three times what was wrong.
Finally, the boy replied,
That preacher said he wanted us brought up in a Christian home, and I wanted to stay with you guys.'
One particular four-year-old prayed, 'And forgive us our trash baskets
as we forgive those who put trash in our baskets.'
A Sunday school teacher asked her children as they
were on the way to church service,
'And why is it necessary to be quiet in church?'
One bright little girl replied,
'Because people are sleeping.'
A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin 5, and Ryan 3 The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake.
Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson.
'If Jesus were sitting here, He would say,
'Let my brother have the first pancake, I can wait.' Kevin turned to his younger brother and said,
'Ryan, you be Jesus!'
A father was at the beach with his children when the four-year-old son ran up to him,
grabbed his hand, and led him to the shore
where a seagull lay dead in the sand. 'Daddy, what happened to him?' the son asked.'
He died and went to Heaven,' the Dad replied. The boy thought a moment and then said, 'Did God throw him back down?'
A wife invited some people to dinner.
At the table, she turned to their six-year-old daughter and said, 'Would you like to say the blessing?'
'I wouldn't know what to say,' the girl replied. 'Just say what you hear Mommy say,' the wife answered.
The daughter bowed her head and said, 'Lord, why on earth did I invite all these people to dinner?'
And if you don't send this to at least 8 people who cares?
Peace, love and happiness
3-year-old Reese:
'Our Father, Who does art in heaven,
Harold is His name. Amen.'
A little boy was overheard praying:
'Lord, if you can't make me a better boy, don't worry about it. I'm having a real good time like I am.'
After the christening of his baby brother in church,
Jason sobbed all the way home in the back seat of the car.
His father asked him three times what was wrong.
Finally, the boy replied,
That preacher said he wanted us brought up in a Christian home, and I wanted to stay with you guys.'
One particular four-year-old prayed, 'And forgive us our trash baskets
as we forgive those who put trash in our baskets.'
A Sunday school teacher asked her children as they
were on the way to church service,
'And why is it necessary to be quiet in church?'
One bright little girl replied,
'Because people are sleeping.'
A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin 5, and Ryan 3 The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake.
Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson.
'If Jesus were sitting here, He would say,
'Let my brother have the first pancake, I can wait.' Kevin turned to his younger brother and said,
'Ryan, you be Jesus!'
A father was at the beach with his children when the four-year-old son ran up to him,
grabbed his hand, and led him to the shore
where a seagull lay dead in the sand. 'Daddy, what happened to him?' the son asked.'
He died and went to Heaven,' the Dad replied. The boy thought a moment and then said, 'Did God throw him back down?'
A wife invited some people to dinner.
At the table, she turned to their six-year-old daughter and said, 'Would you like to say the blessing?'
'I wouldn't know what to say,' the girl replied. 'Just say what you hear Mommy say,' the wife answered.
The daughter bowed her head and said, 'Lord, why on earth did I invite all these people to dinner?'
And if you don't send this to at least 8 people who cares?
Peace, love and happiness
THE PAST IS LIKE A RUDDER TO GUIDE YOU, NOT AN ANCHOR TO DRAG YOU DOWN.
There is nothing that the devil and some people would rather do than parade everything you have ever done wrong back and forth in front of you.
Satan knows that every time you are reminded of things from the past, you have the experience all over again in your mind.
The Holy Spirit is raising you to a place above this tactic, to a level where the devil or anyone else won't be able to use it against you.
God has placed all of your past mistakes and failures in the "sea of forgetfulness" to be remembered no more
(Mark 3:28).
God says to you that, in Him, ".. .Behold, all things are become new.
" II Corinthians 5:17.
All humans fail. All are imperfect, and all are incomplete. All need God. God wants you to love Him, because you want to and not because you feel that you have to.
He wants to be part of your life, because you want Him to be, because you love Him. It is because God loves you that the devil despises you. Yet, in everything you go through, you are not alone.
The more you go through with God, the more He loves you, and the stronger you become. Salvation is experienced instantaneously.
The wisdom principles of God are learned progressively.
You are a child of God, and you can overcome all that this world throws at you, because you have faith.
Many people have religious experiences yet continue to live in frustration without the knowledge of the success laws in the scriptures.
God brought us together because He has far reaching plans for you.
Receive this prophetic word,
OH, MY PRECIOUS CHILD, MY WORD IS THE AVENUE TO JOY IN YOUR HEART.
MY WORDS ENABLE YOU TO LOOK AHEAD TO THE BETTER TOMORROWS BEFORE YOU.
ALL OF THE ASSURANCE OF VICTORY IN YOUR HEART COMES FROM THE ACCEPTANCE OF MY WORD.
BEHOLD, I WILL TAKE YOU TO THE FULFILLMENT OF THE DREAMS YOU HOLD DEAR AND INTO THE JOY OF MY SPIRIT,
WHICH YOU SEEK TO MAKE YOU WHOLE. I GIVE UNTO YOU PEACE, WHICH THE WORLD CANNOT UNDERSTAND, AND I SPEAK TO YOUR SOUL TO BE CALM.
IT SHALL BE WELL WITH YOU, AND I SHALL BE YOUR SHIELD AGAINST ALL THE FORCES AGAINST YOU,
FOR I LOVE YOU,
SAITH THE LORD.
We have been in intercessory prayer for you, and, in the spirit, many things have been revealed. In faith, we feel that the Holy Spirit has a long-term plan in your financial matters, which will be a pattern breaker, opening your eyes to pitfalls and mistakes and setting you on a completely new path. You seek to get a firm grip on your financial destiny, and while there are hills to climb, you are not alone. Let the Holy Spirit guide your course to brilliant triumphs. Ahead comes heartening developments that will lead to major breakthroughs, and, best of all, it is in progress.
There is nothing that the devil and some people would rather do than parade everything you have ever done wrong back and forth in front of you.
Satan knows that every time you are reminded of things from the past, you have the experience all over again in your mind.
The Holy Spirit is raising you to a place above this tactic, to a level where the devil or anyone else won't be able to use it against you.
God has placed all of your past mistakes and failures in the "sea of forgetfulness" to be remembered no more
(Mark 3:28).
God says to you that, in Him, ".. .Behold, all things are become new.
" II Corinthians 5:17.
All humans fail. All are imperfect, and all are incomplete. All need God. God wants you to love Him, because you want to and not because you feel that you have to.
He wants to be part of your life, because you want Him to be, because you love Him. It is because God loves you that the devil despises you. Yet, in everything you go through, you are not alone.
The more you go through with God, the more He loves you, and the stronger you become. Salvation is experienced instantaneously.
The wisdom principles of God are learned progressively.
You are a child of God, and you can overcome all that this world throws at you, because you have faith.
Many people have religious experiences yet continue to live in frustration without the knowledge of the success laws in the scriptures.
God brought us together because He has far reaching plans for you.
Receive this prophetic word,
OH, MY PRECIOUS CHILD, MY WORD IS THE AVENUE TO JOY IN YOUR HEART.
MY WORDS ENABLE YOU TO LOOK AHEAD TO THE BETTER TOMORROWS BEFORE YOU.
ALL OF THE ASSURANCE OF VICTORY IN YOUR HEART COMES FROM THE ACCEPTANCE OF MY WORD.
BEHOLD, I WILL TAKE YOU TO THE FULFILLMENT OF THE DREAMS YOU HOLD DEAR AND INTO THE JOY OF MY SPIRIT,
WHICH YOU SEEK TO MAKE YOU WHOLE. I GIVE UNTO YOU PEACE, WHICH THE WORLD CANNOT UNDERSTAND, AND I SPEAK TO YOUR SOUL TO BE CALM.
IT SHALL BE WELL WITH YOU, AND I SHALL BE YOUR SHIELD AGAINST ALL THE FORCES AGAINST YOU,
FOR I LOVE YOU,
SAITH THE LORD.
We have been in intercessory prayer for you, and, in the spirit, many things have been revealed. In faith, we feel that the Holy Spirit has a long-term plan in your financial matters, which will be a pattern breaker, opening your eyes to pitfalls and mistakes and setting you on a completely new path. You seek to get a firm grip on your financial destiny, and while there are hills to climb, you are not alone. Let the Holy Spirit guide your course to brilliant triumphs. Ahead comes heartening developments that will lead to major breakthroughs, and, best of all, it is in progress.
The Lord Is My Shepherd
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Why We Are Unique:
We Offer a Website to develop
your own Ministry or home business
To encourage sinners
that Jesus Christ
can deliver you from any form of bondage
The Purpose: Testimony Ministry
