Saturday, September 7, 2013

Good Will and Safety

Dear Lord please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others and please be with us as we go about this day. Thank You for all of the great gifts and blessings that You have given us and may the things that we try to do on this day work out alright and for the best. Please keep us all safe and please lead us on paths of good will and away from temptations of evil. 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.

Friday, September 6, 2013

Golden Rule

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 may this please be a good day. Please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others and help us to be good Christians and live by the golden rule. In Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen.

KJV*
Lu 6:30  Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. 
Lu 6:31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
Lu 6:32 For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them. 
Lu 6:33 And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same. 
Lu 6:34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. 
Lu 6:35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. 
Lu 6:36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. 
Lu 6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: 
Lu 6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Positive Thought and Action

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 positive thought and action on this day and please help us overcome any negative thought or worry by considering the messages of good fortune and spiritual support found in Your Word at any time that it may be needed as we seek Your Kingdom.
Dear Lord please show us and help us understand that we must initiate a move in the positive direction to get positive results, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. 

KJV* 
Mt 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Mt 5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven

Mt 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Mt 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Mt 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
Mt 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 
Mt 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Mt 6:31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 
Mt 6:32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 
Mt 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Mt 6:34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. 

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.

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Priorities and Values

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.
Dear Lord when we are undecided or feeling weak please help us to feel Your strength and guidance in our hands and Your Spirit's influence in our thinking and problem solving abilities. Please guide us as we set our priorities as in what order to finish our work and as to what value to place on the worldly needs that we must consider for ourselves and others as we contend with what is ahead on this day. 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:*
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done. -Longfellow

KJV*
2Co 12:9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 

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; 

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.

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Learning From Mistakes

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 good practical common sense and show us how to learn from our mistakes and make wise decisions that will lead us closer to Your Kingdom as we seek out the directions that You would have us go in life. In Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. 


Quotation:*
Teaching that would lay any claim at all to distinction, if not to actual greatness, is the influence of personality upon personality, rather than the mere imparting of a set of facts. -Gaebelein  

KJV*
1Co 12:6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. 
1Co 12:7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. 
1Co 12:8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 
 
Ec 8:1 Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. {the boldness: Heb. the strength}

Monday, September 2, 2013

Emotions

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 find our thinking to be wise and practical with unselfish generosity and with humble love standing out ahead of all other emotions, 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*
Lu 15:18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, 
Lu 15:19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
Lu 15:20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
Lu 15:21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. 
Lu 15:22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: 
Lu 15:23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: 
Lu 15:24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Control to God

Dear Lord please be with us this day and may the problems of this day drive us to have more faith  and to become stronger and more capable of coping with what comes up for us to deal with.  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 have given us and please forgive our sins the same as we forgive the mistakes of others.
Dear Lord please take control and bring us into a place that will give us confidence and peace of mind as we turn our problems over to You, and please show us how to be peace makers and how to truly seek Your Kingdom with perseverance, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, amen. 

Quotation:*
If you carefully fulfill the various duties of life, from a principle of obedience to your heavenly Father, you shall enjoy that peace which the world cannot give nor take away. --Samuel Adams 

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

Joh 14:25 These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.
Joh 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
Joh 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 

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

Ro 8:31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?