Selfish Desires

Dear Lord please forgive our sins and please be with us on this day that You have given us and please may this be a good day for our thoughts to grow as we seek Your Kingdom.
Dear Lord may Your Holy Spirit  please guide and protect us in every thing that we say and do and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You give us and please lead us on paths of righteousness on this day as we deal with Your children in Your creation and please lead us away from the temptations of hate and greed that run rampant in this world of lusting for more and more selfish desires that can take over all of our thinking, if not kept in check. In Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen.

KJV*
1Co 3:1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. 
1Co 3:2 I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. 
1Co 3:3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

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. 
Heb 5:14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. 

Philippians 4:1
Phillip Doddridge N T*
 Therefore, let me entreat and charge you all, my beloved and most amiable brethren, my joy now, and my crown of rejoicing in that expected day of the Lord, that as ye have so great and important a hope, ye improve it to animate you in a vigorous adherence to that religion which inspires it; and so stand fast in the Lord, as becomes those who are so dear to him as well as so tenderly beloved by me, and who expect by his grace so glorious a change.

Unselfish Decisions

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You give us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others. 
Dear Lord please lead us into paths of unselfish thought and deed and please help us make decisions that we will not be sorry about later on, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen.

KJV*
Joh 12:44  Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.  
Joh 12:45 And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me. 
Joh 12:46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. 
Joh 12:47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. 
Joh 12:48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. 
Joh 12:49 For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. 
Joh 12:50 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.  

Good Judgment

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You give us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others.
Dear Lord please lead us on paths of good judgment and help us not to put too much importance on some routine thing that we cannot continue but please show us how to overcome problems that may influence how we seek Your Kingdom, and how we ponder on Your Word, and how to discern what is really important, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. 

Quotation:*
The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. -Johnson 

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.

Sins of Haste

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You give us and please forgive our sins of ungrateful haste and selfishness the same as we forgive the mistakes of others.
Dear Lord please lead us into paths of appreciating the wealth of love and circumstances that we can have if we but slow down and weigh our priorities on Your scales of truth and seek Your Kingdom, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen.

KJV*
1Pe 1:13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 
1Pe 1:14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
1Pe 1:15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 
1Pe 1:16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. 
1Pe 1:17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: 
1Pe 1:18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; 
1Pe 1:19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
1Pe 1:20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, 
1Pe 1:21 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. 
1Pe 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: 
1Pe 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. 
1Pe 1:24 For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: 
1Pe 1:25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

Sins of Ignorance and Lust

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You give us and please forgive our sins of ignorance and lust the same as we forgive the mistakes of others. 
Dear Lord please lead us into paths that will have increase of wisdom guided by humility with mercy and the ability to avoid the pitfalls and traps of the lusting greed of this world, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen.

Quotation:*
I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not know. -Cicero 

KJV*
Ec 9:11 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. 
Ec 9:12 For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.  

Eph 4:17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, 
Eph 4:18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
Eph 4:19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. 
Eph 4:20 But ye have not so learned Christ; 
Eph 4:21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
Eph 4:22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; 
Eph 4:23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; 
Eph 4:24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

Virtues of Appreciation

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You have given us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others.
Dear Lord please guide our thoughts onto paths that will lead us into Your Presence and into virtues of appreciation for Your Creation, 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.

Faith and Works

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You have given us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others.
Dear Lord please help us have enough patience and understanding with compassion to show others that we care for them and want the best for them as we seek Your Kingdom for ourselves may we find ways to acknowledge and demonstrate our faith by our works, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen.  

KJV*
Mt 21:33 Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
Mt 21:34 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
Mt 21:35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
Mt 21:36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.
Mt 21:37 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. 
Mt 21:38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
Mt 21:39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him. 
Mt 21:40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?
Mt 21:41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. 
Mt 21:42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? 
Mt 21:43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. 
Mt 21:44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. 
Mt 21:45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
Mt 21:46 But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.  

Jas 2:14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? 
Jas 2:15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
Jas 2:16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
Jas 2:17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
Jas 2:18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. 

Good Consequences

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You give us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others.
Dear Lord please lead us on paths that will be of good consequences for us as will as for others on this day and please show us places to act and words to say or silence to be obeyed so that Your Presence can be realized.

KJV*
Job 5:6 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; 
Job 5:7 Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. 
Job 5:8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: 
Job 5:9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: 
Job 5:10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: 
Job 5:11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. 
Job 5:12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. 
Job 5:13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. 
Job 5:14 They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night. 
Job 5:15 But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty. 
Job 5:16 So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
Job 5:17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: 
Job 5:18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

Ro 8:26  Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 
Ro 8:27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
Ro 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Truth Revealed

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You give us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others.
Dear Lord please reveal Your paths of truth that we can follow and please use us to reveal Your Truths to others and please lead us away from evil or causing harm to anyone, 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*
Isa 43:8 Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. 
Isa 43:9 Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.
Isa 43:10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
Isa 43:11 I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no savior.
Isa 43:12 I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God.
Isa 43:13 Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it? 

Joh 8:31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 
Joh 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. 
Joh 8:33 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
Joh 8:34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. 
Joh 8:35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. 
Joh 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

Ga 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Mt 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 
Mt 11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. 

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.

Life's Experiences

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You give us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others.
Dear Lord please help us bring positive help to others from life's experiences whether they be good or bad, by how we accept the results and how we turn over control of our lives to You as we seek Your Kingdom, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. 

KJV*
Pr 21:2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts. 
Pr 21:3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. 

1Pe 2:11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
1Pe 2:12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

A Humble Pursuit

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You have given us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others.
Dear Lord please lead us into an "understanding" on this day that we can share with others and by this sharing come more into Your Presence as we seek Your Kingdom and please help us to be humble in our pursuit of a better "understanding" and not insistent that our "understanding" be the one and only for all of Your Children. In Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen.

Quotation:*
Being a humble instrument in the hands of our heavenly Father, I desire that all my words and acts may be according to His will; and that it may be so, I give thanks to the Almighty, and seek His aid. --Abraham Lincoln 

KJV*
Jas 4:6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
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.

Please Clear Our Thoughts

Dear Lord please lead us on paths of righteousness on this day and please help us make a positive difference in someone's life or in some situation that is happening around us on this day.
Dear Lord please clear our thoughts of all hate or anger and please guide us into thoughts of harmony and love for all who we may touch on this day.
Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do, thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You give us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen.

KJV*
Tit 3:1 Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, 
Tit 3:2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. 
Tit 3:3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
Tit 3:4 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, 
Tit 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; 
Tit 3:6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
Tit 3:7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. 
Tit 3:8 This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

Positions of Loving Help

Dear Lord please lead us on paths of positive thought and appreciation for this day that You have given us and if we are discontent or depressed about our position in it please show us that if we can help others find better positions in their day then our positions will no longer be of discontent or depression.
Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do.  Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection 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:*
Blessed are the happiness makers; blessed are they that remove friction, that make the courses of life smooth and the converse of men gentle. -Beecher 

KJV*
Mr 9:23  Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. 
Mr 9:24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.

Ro 8:26  Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Ro 8:27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
Ro 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

More Understanding and Compassion

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You give us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others.
Dear Lord please lead us on paths of discovery on this day and please help us end this day with more understanding and compassion for all others than when we started, and please show us what to say and do that might further Your Kingdom, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. 

KJV*
Php 2:1 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, 
Php 2:2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
Php 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Php 2:4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

Please Help Us To Be Wise

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You give us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others.
Dear Lord please guide us into paths of righteousness on this day and please help us to be wise and not make problems where they are not, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. 

KJV*
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.

Safety

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You have given us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others.
Dear Lord please travel with us this day and please abide with us in our hearts and minds and please lead us on paths of safety and may we find ways to help and protect others, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. 

KJV*
Ps 23:1The 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.

Spiritual Strength

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You give us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others.
Dear Lord please protect us from our own feelings of inferiority and from our own doubt of our own abilities to do the things Your Holy Spirit is leading us to do.
Dear Lord please lead us on paths of confidence and feelings of unyielding spiritual strength that through the power given by You shall enable us to overcome all negativity and have positive outcomes to every thing that we try to do in Your Name.

KJV*
Mt 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Mt 7:8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Innovation

Dear Lord please be with us this day and please may Your Holy Spirit be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You give us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others.
Dear Lord please lead us on paths of innovation on this day and please help us to bring glory to Your Name and Your Kingdom if this innovation leads to opportunities for praise, and may we begin each day with praise and thanksgiving for Your Loving Grace and Care, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen.


Quotation:*
A truly humbled and repenting soul is as careful to avoid the act of sin for time to come as to be freed from the guilt of sin past. He that loves God cannot live in the doing of any one thing which God hates, but as he expects good out of all the promises, so he hath respect to all the commandments.  ~ Joseph Caryl
KJV*
1Co 3:7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

Please Enable Us

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You have given us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others.
Dear Lord please enable us with what ever we need to cope with this time ahead whether it be more wisdom and understanding or more confidence and endurance with perseverance, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen.

KJV*
1Co 13:4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
1Co 13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 
1Co 13:6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 
1Co 13:7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

Ro 15:1 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 
Ro 15:2  Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. 
Ro 15:3 For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
Ro 15:4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
Ro 15:5 Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
Ro 15:6 That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Life is Fragile

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You have given us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others.
Dear Lord please help us to find pleasure on this day with the visiting with others and help us to understand how temporary and fragile our lives are so that we may cherish the time that we have to share with family and friends, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. 

KJV*
Jas 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Jas 3:18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace. 

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.

To Speak or Not to Speak

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You have given us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others.
Dear Lord please lead us on paths of silent wisdom if that be for the best so that others may speak, or please help us to speak if our words can smooth out some rough ground and make life easier for others, and may our words somehow help others come to seeking Your Kingdom, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. 

KJV*
Joh 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. 

2Co 3:1 Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?
2Co 3:2 Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men: 
2Co 3:3 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart. 
2Co 3:4 And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: 
2Co 3:5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; 
2Co 3:6 Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

Recognizing Our Blessings

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You have given us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others.
Dear Lord please lead us on paths of recognition on this day so that we might recognize the blessings of the fruits of the Holy Spirit that are before us within easy reach if we but deny the lusting temptations of the worldly desires and covetousness for more than we need, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen.

KJV*
Ga 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Ga 5:23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Ga 5:24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
Ga 5:25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Ga 5:26 Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. 

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

Mt 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

God's Hand

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You have given us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others.
Dear Lord please may this be a good day and may the things that we try to do work out alright and for the best, and please help us to be able to see Your Hand at work in the world at large and in our little part of it, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. 

KJV*

Ps 104:10 He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.
Ps 104:11 They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst. 
Ps 104:12 By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches. 
Ps 104:13 He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
Ps 104:14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
Ps 104:15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart. 
Ps 104:16 The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; 
Ps 104:17 Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. 
Ps 104:18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.

Ps 104:31 The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.

Compassionate Difference

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You have given us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others.
Dear Lord please lead us down paths of righteousness on this day and please show us where we can make a compassionate difference to others and help bring them to a place of seeking Your Kingdom while demonstrating compassion for others, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. 

Quotation:*
Those who have experienced the compassions of God to themselves (as every gracious soul hath), cannot but be moved with compassion to others. ~ Joseph Caryl 

KJV*
Jude 1:20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, 
Jude 1:21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. 
Jude 1:22 And of some have compassion, making a difference:
Jude 1:23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. 
Jude 1:24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
Jude 1:25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

Paths of Humility

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do.  Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You have given us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others.
Dear Lord please lead us all into brotherly love and unity with harmony on this day with the safety and goodwill for others being the goal that every one seeks as we tread the humble paths in the study of Your Word and continue seeking Your Kingdom, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen.

Quotation:*
Humility is strong-not bold; quiet-not speechless; sure-not arrogant. -Smith

KJV*
Pr 29:23 A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit

Mt 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Mt 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 
Mt 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 
Mt 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Mt 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 
Mt 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 
Mt 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. 
Mt 5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 
Mt 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 
Mt 5:12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. 
Mt 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. 
Mt 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 
Mt 5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 
Mt 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Choices

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You give us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others.
Dear Lord please lead us into wisdom and keep us from jumping ahead in our thinking and making large problems out of  small ones and please lead us on paths of patient consideration of options available and please lead us into choosing our actions slowly and making wise choices. In Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen.

KJV* 
Pr 14:7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

Pr 14:29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

Pr 17:27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
Pr 17:28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

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

Tools

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be with us and guide and protect us in every thing that we say and do. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You have given us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others.
Dear Lord please use us as tools to further Your Kingdom as we seek Your Peace and Your Kingdom, and please help us feel confident and empowered by Your Holy Spirit as we touch and are touched by Your Children on this day, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. 

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

Ro 8:13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. 
Ro 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
Ro 8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 
Ro 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

Ro 12:21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

Communicate

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be with us protecting and guiding us in every thing that we say and do. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You have given us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others.
Dear Lord please help us to grow spiritually on this day and please bring us into Your Presence as we seek Your Kingdom, and may we experience Your wonderful peace and communicate this to others in some way, 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.

Signs of Good

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You have given us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others.
Dear Lord please lead us on paths that will help others find You and please show us signs of Your Kingdom growing and good overcoming evil, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen.

KJV*
Mt 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. 
Mt 10:17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; 

1Pe 2:15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: 
1Pe 2:16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. 

Mt 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. 
Mt 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Mt 5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
Mt 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. 
Mt 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. 
Mt 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

Faith With Wisdom

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may Your Holy Spirit please be guiding and protecting us in every thing that we say and do. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings and protection that You have given us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others.

Dear Lord please lead us on paths of child like faith with wisdom to protect us from the temptations of the lusting world, and please show us how to help others as we seek Your Kingdom, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. 

          KJV*

Jude 1:20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, 

Jude 1:21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. 

Jude 1:22 And of some have compassion, making a difference: 

Jude 1:23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. 

Jude 1:24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, 

Jude 1:25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.