Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Forgiveness

Dear Lord please forgive all of our sins and help us to live by the golden rule, thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us, and may the Holy Spirit please guide and protect us in all that we say and do. Please lead us into forgiving the mistakes of others rather than harboring memories of hurts and wounds that they may have inflicted on us or our loved ones, so that we may pray for our sins to be forgiven the same as we forgive the sins of others, and that we may find Your gift of peace of mind and heart. In Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. 

Quotation:*
The discoverer of the role of forgiveness in the realm of human affairs was Jesus of Nazareth.
-Hannah Arendt 

KJV*
Isa 55:6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: 
Isa 55:7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 
Isa 55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. 
Isa 55:9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. 
Isa 55:10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: 
Isa 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. 
Isa 55:12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Monday, October 29, 2012

Misunderstood Words

Dear Lord please be with us this day and please may the Holy Spirit be guiding and protecting us in all things on this day. Please give us the right words to say as we try to communicate our true feelings to others and may we not stumble into saying words that can be misunderstood and cause our true feelings to seem different and selfish rather than humble and unselfish and full of love for those who hear them. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us, and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen.

KJV*
Ec 10:12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. 
Ec 10:13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. 

Isa 50:4 The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned. 

Pr 15:23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
Pr 25:11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. 

Jas 3:2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

Sunday, October 28, 2012

If We Listen

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may the Holy Spirit please be with us guiding and protecting us in all that we say and do.  Please help us to be open to learning new things and listening to new ideas as we seek Your Kingdom with the knowledge, understanding, and wisdom that we are given when and if we listen for the Holy Spirits guidance. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us, and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. 

KJV*
Joh 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
Joh 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. 

1Jo 5:6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
1Jo 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

1Jo 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: 
1Jo 5:15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Answers

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may the Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us as we seek answers to questions about decisions to be made. Please lead us to ponder for answers with the right values and motives, while seeking the compassionate wisdom that would lead us to fair and unselfish answers with humble expectations. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us and please forgive our sins as we forgive the mistakes of others, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. 

KJV*
Joh 14:13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 
Joh 14:14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. 

Eph 3:16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 
Eph 3:17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 
Eph 3:18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 
Eph 3:19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. 
Eph 3:20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

Friday, October 26, 2012

Plans

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may the Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us as we follow the paths that belong to this day. Please help us find the ability to be resilient and flexible when our plans of life, large or small, well thought out or not, cannot develop. Please help us see that we are but a small part of a much larger scheme of things that all seem to happen for a reason, and that to only accept our part in this plan with out remorse and count our blessings, and persevere with longsuffering and patience can be our way of seeking Your Kingdom, and giving up our will for Your Will and Your Power, and Your Kingdom, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen.

KJV* 
Pr 27:1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Jas 4:13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: 
Jas 4:14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
Jas 4:15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

Jas 5:7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

Php 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Php 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 
Php 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Enlighten

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may the Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us as we go about dealing with the duties and chores that must be finished by days end. Please enlighten our understandings with the truths that are eternal and please give us the wisdom to accept the blessings and comfort that comes from giving up control and surrendering our will for Yours. Please light the paths that You would have us tread and give us the strength and courage to persevere when we must. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen.

KJV*
Ps 18:28 For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.

Ps 19:7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. 
Ps 19:8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. 

Eph 1:17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: 
Eph 1:18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
Eph 1:19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,

Php 4:5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Prosperity

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may the Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us on this day. Please help us to live by the golden rule and may the things that we try to do work out alright and for the best. Please give us insight into wisdom as we set our priorities for the work to be done on this day, and please give us understanding and compassion as we look on the needs of others, and may our prosperity be in blessings of love and harmony given and recieved as we deal with Your children. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us, and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. 

KJV*
Ps 85:10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Ps 133:1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

Ro 12:15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. 
Ro 12:16 Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. 

Php 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 
Php 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 
Php 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Cause

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may the Holy Spirit please be with us guiding and protecting us in all that we say and do. May we find a cause to occupy our thoughts and deeds that will help others, and build our confidence and feelings of self worth on this day. In Jesus Christ's name we pray, while being thankful for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us, and expecting only to be forgiven the same as we forgive the mistakes of others, amen. 

KJV*
Ps 140:12 I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor. 
Ps 140:13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence. 

Pr 31:8 Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. 
Pr 31:9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. 

Php 3:13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 
Php 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Monday, October 22, 2012

Continue

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may the Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us as we travel this road through this day. May we accept all bumps in the road that we encounter and have good understanding of how they can be tolerated and endured as life must go on and we must continue to seek Your Kingdom. Please show us how with Your Grace, positive and wonderful destinations can be found if we can only find the strength to continue with faith to search, seek, and surrender to Your Will. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us, and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. 

KJV*
Ps 30:1 I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. 
Ps 30:2 O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. 

Ps 30:5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. 

Col 1:9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 
Col 1:10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; 
Col 1:11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Contradictions

Dear Lord please be with us this day and please may the Holy Spirit be guiding and protecting us from all of the contradictions of life, even as we try to seek Thy Kingdom. It seems that evil thoughts and deeds multiply and continue to haunt us, on every path that we take they lie in wait like snares and pits to trap us. Please surround us with Your Love and give us the power to resist all temptation. In Jesus Christ's name we pray, and thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us, and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others, amen. 

KJV*
Ps 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 
Ps 23:2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 
Ps 23:3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 
Ps 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Ps 23:5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 
Ps 23:6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

Friday, October 19, 2012

Good Day

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may the Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in all deeds and thoughts as our use of this day expires. Please help us to have an attitude of thanksgiving for the opportunity to live this day, and please show us how to overcome any adversity that may keep this day from being a good one for everyone that we touch. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen.

Quotation:*
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and Adversity is not without comforts and hopes. -Bacon

KJV*
Joh 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. 

Jas 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 
Jas 1:3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
Jas 1:4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
Jas 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. 

Isa 45:5 I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
Isa 45:6 That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else. 
Isa 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Reward

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may the Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us all through this day, and may we find positive thoughts and deeds to grab hold of as we seek Your Kingdom, where we can find the complete reward of feeling the peace of mind that comes from forgiveness, and Spiritually hearing the words, "Well Done Good and Faithful Servant." Please may we be seeking Your Will to be done and not our own, and lead us not into the falseness of trying to become worthy of Your Kingdom by works, but show us that humble, honest, and pure surrender to Your wishes of Love for all of Your Children is the way into Your Presence. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us, and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others, amen. 

KJV*
Mt 25:23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Php 4:1 Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved. 

Php 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 
Php 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 
Php 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. 

Php 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Comforter

Dear Lord please be with us this day, may the Holy Spirit please be with us guide and protect us from depressing thoughts of worry that can crowd into our minds. Please show us that worry can be defeated by asking for help from the Comforter that is the Holy Spirit and that we can and will win these battles. In Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. Dear Lord thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others. In Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen.

KJV*
Joh 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 
Joh 14:17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. 

Joh 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

Php 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. 

Php 4:20 Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Monday, October 15, 2012

As Jesus Teaches

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may the Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us on this day as we try to choose our directions to travel in thought and deed as we seek Your Kingdom. Please help us to have the right values and priorities, attitudes and patience, understanding, wisdom, and compassion, and to be unselfish and humble, and to try to live by the Golden Rule. Dear Lord please help us see that all of these virtues will be found if we live as Jesus Christ teaches us. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us and please forgive our sins as we forgive the mistakes of others, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen.

KJV*
Mt 22:37  Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Mt 22:38 This is the first and great commandment. 
Mt 22:39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 
Mt 22:40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

Php 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Php 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 
Php 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Patience

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may the Holy Spirit please be guiding us and protecting us from making bad choices as we walk the paths of this day. Please help us use the wisdom of patience and the understanding found while listening to the thoughts of others and considering their cares and motives, values and priorities and trying to determine what forces are driving what I feel, hear, and see. Dear Lord if it be Thy Will may the domination of humble love become more apparent to our patient observance as we seek Your Kingdom, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, and thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us, and please forgive our sins as we forgive the mistakes of others, amen. 

Quotation:*
There is one form of hope which is never unwise, and which certainly does not diminish with the increase of knowledge.  In that form it changes its name and we call it patience. -Bulwer-Lytton

KJV*
Ps 37:7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
Ps 37:8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
Ps 37:9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
Ps 37:10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. 
Ps 37:11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Mt 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

1Th 3:2 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:

1Th 5:14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
1Th 5:15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

Friday, October 12, 2012

Sharing

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may the Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us as we tread the paths we find before us. Please help us find the good in this day and help us show and share this good with others and help us bring them into Your Light and into a sharing of insights, ideas, and discoveries brought forth by the guidance of the Holy Spirit. If someone else finds good in this day and wants to share it and give You the Glory and Thanks for it, please show us how to encourage and support them while bringing them into Your Light and showing them how to seek Your Kingdom. Thank You Dear Lord for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us, and may we see the beauty in this day, please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others, and please lead us away from temptation. In Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. 

KJV*
Php 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. 
Php 4:5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. 
Php 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 
Php 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 
Php 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. 
Php 4:9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Discouraged Thinking

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may the Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us from our own discouraged thinking of gloom for the world because that seems to be in every discussion that we hear. Please help us remember that we are in Your control and that Your Holy Spirit will overcome evil as Your Kingdom comes and as Your Will is done on earth as it is in Heaven. Please give us this day our daily Bread in the form of Patient Faith sufficient enough for us to see the positive things all around us as we count our blessings and give thanks to Your Power and Glory forever. Thank You Dear Lord for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. 

Quotation:*
Faith is kept alive in us, and gathers strength, more from practice than from speculations. -Addison 

KJV*
Ps 27:12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty. 
Ps 27:13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. 
Ps 27:14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. 

Pr 29:25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. 

Ro 15:13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Threads

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may the Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us as we  try to find the stepping places on the paths that we will tread on this day. Please help us consider the teachings of Jesus that stand out to us as we are presented with problems to consider and try to solve on this day. Please help us see with more clarity the threads of great wisdom and eternal truths that are woven through scripture. How they lay there for those who will seek God's Kingdom, and comprehend His mysteries and omnipotent powers and wonders. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us, and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen.

Quotation:*
Much of the glory and sublimity of truth is connected with its mystery.  To understand everything we must be as God. -Edwards 

KJV*
Joh 18:37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Decisions of the Past

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may the Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in thought and deed as this day goes by. May we please not be haunted by decisions that were made in the past and those consequences that are a long time over. Help us understand that this day and God's plan for us is all that matters now and let us begin to build with what we have as we continue to seek God's Kingdom. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen.

KJV*
Php 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. 

Php 2:15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

Php 3:13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
Php 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. 

Php 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 
Php 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 
Php 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Monday, October 8, 2012

Chosen Words

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may the Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in all that we say and do. Please help us to choose the right words to use as we deal with others, and maybe not speak at all if it would not benifit anyone or if our words might hurt others without the profit of wise instruction that might help others.
Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen.

KJV*
Pr 15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. 
Pr 15:2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. 
Pr 15:3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. 
Pr 15:4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. 

Pr 15:23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it! 

Pr 25:11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

Jas 1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Jas 3:2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Golden Rule

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may the Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in all of our actions on this day, and in what we say and do. Please help us to be humble and not be seeking glory for ourselves or seeking the attention of others with noise and self exaltation. Please use us this day to show paths to others who need protection and guidance as they seek a path to Your Kingdom among all of the false calls for happiness from the lustful world of greed and hate. May we please demonstrate wisdom by having priorities and values that reflect the teachings of Jesus Christ by living by the golden rule of "Doing unto others as we would have them do unto us".
Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us and please forgive our sins as we forgive the mistakes of others, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen/

KJV* 
Mt 7:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

Mt 7:12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Lu 6:31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

Mt 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 
Mt 7:16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 
Mt 7:17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

Truths of Love

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may the Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in all that we say and do. Dear Lord may our actions on this day be such that give witness to a righteous heart and witness to the Truths of Love that Jesus the Christ taught and still does to all who will listen.
Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. 

KJV*
Mt 22:37  Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Mt 22:38 This is the first and great commandment. 
Mt 22:39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 
Mt 22:40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

Joh 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Joh 1:17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. 

Joh 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. 

Joh 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. 

 Joh 10:14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
 Joh 10:15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
Joh 10:16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

Joh 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. 
Joh 14:7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Uplifting

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may the Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us as we travel the paths and trails laid out for us to tread in thought and deed. Dear Lord please help us to be sensitive to those who are downtrodden and in need of encouragement. Please show us how to witness to them and direct them to paths that will lead to Your uplifting glory and Your uplifting Words of Saving Grace. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us, and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen.

Quotation:*
I have never known the time when I have felt for a moment free from a sense of unworthiness, or free from a consciousness of imperfection and of a sinful nature, but since I have come to understand that I am accepted of God on the ground of Christ's righteousness and not my own, and therefore my standing is in Him and His righteousness and not my own, I have ceased even to question the fact of my present salvation. -Stebbins

KJV*
2Co 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: 

Php 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Php 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Php 4:20 Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Stronger and Wiser

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may the Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us on this day, and may we tread the paths that lead us into Your presence and into doing Your Will. Please give us the wisdom and strength to overcome the obstacles and adversity that we may encounter as we seek Your Kingdom, and may we emerge stronger and wiser on the victorious side of all problems. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us and please forgive our sins as we forgive the mistakes of others, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen.`

KJV*
1Co 15:57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1Co 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. 

1Jo 5:1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. 
1Jo 5:2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 
1Jo 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
1Jo 5:4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
1Jo 5:5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Problems

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may the Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us as we seek Your Kingdom and try to solve the problems that come into our lives. Sometimes we share the problems of others and sometimes we share our problems with others, whichever it is, help us to take them to You in prayer and have the Faith to patiently wait and believe that every thing will work out for the best. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us and please forgive our sins as we forgive the mistakes of others, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. 

KJV*
1Ch 28:9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. 

Ps 100:2 Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
Ps 100:3 Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 
Ps 100:4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
Ps 100:5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. 

1Co 15:57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1Co 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Eph 6:7 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: 

Heb 12:28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:

Monday, October 1, 2012

Good Memories

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may the Holy Spirit please guide us to better understanding and protect us from the evils of this world, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen.  Please Dear Lord may this be a good day and may the air that we breathe feel refreshing and clean, and the water that we drink taste of good memories of shade and peaceful rest under beautiful skies. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us, and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others. In Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. 

KJV*
Ps 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Ps 23:2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 
Ps 23:3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 
Ps 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 
Ps 23:5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 
Ps 23:6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

Understandings

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may the Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us on this day, in Jesus Christ's name we pray. Dear Lord please help us say and do things that will help others come to understandings of Your Word in their minds and let us rethink to better understandings in our minds and may this draw us closer to You as we seek Your Kingdom. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us, and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. 

Quotation:*
Understanding is the reward of faith.  Therefore seek not to understand that thou mayest believe, but believe that thou mayest understand. -St. Augustine 

KJV*
Pr 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. 

Heb 5:12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. 
Heb 5:13 For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

Jas 1:5  If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. 

Jas 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 
Jas 4:8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.