Wednesday, April 25, 2012

The favor of the Lord rest upon you!

1 Corinthians 16:23 (Living Bible)
May the love and favor of the Lord rest upon you!
- This is our prayer for you.

- That you would know and experience God's love and favour.


- May God's love and favour rest on you!


- What this means is that you can be secure in God's love for you.



PRAYER: Lord, We pray for the person reading this email. We pray that Your love and favour will be on their lives. Amen.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

He gives us grace and glory

Psalm 84:11
God is our light and our Protector. He gives us grace and glory. No good thing will He withhold from those who walk along His paths (walk uprightly).
- God is the source of light, happiness and joy our souls long for.

- His grace and favour is available to each one of us.

- He has good things in store for you.

- He will not withhold these good things as you endeavor to follow Him.


PRAYER: Lord, today, on this Monday morning, I stretch out my hands to receive everything You have for me. Fill my life with the good things that You have pre-prepared for me and help me to follow You in all I say and do. Amen.

a God of peace.

1 Corinthians 14:33
God is not a God of disorder (confusion), but a God of peace.
- God is not the author of confusion.

- He is the God of peace.

- Where He is allowed to be God, peace will reign.

- Today, He gives you His peace as a gift - receive it now!


PRAYER: Lord, in the midst of a world that is troubled and afraid, I take this moment and I receive Your gift of peace in my life. Fill me with Your peace from the top of my head to the soles of my feet. Amen.

Sunday, April 22, 2012

God is our light and our Protector.


 Psalm 84:11

God is our light and our Protector. He gives us grace and glory. No good thing will He withhold from those who walk along His paths (walk uprightly).

- God is the source of light, happiness and joy our souls long for.

- His grace and favour is available to each one of us.

- He has good things in store for you.

- He will not withhold these good things as you endeavor to follow Him.


PRAYER: Lord, today, on this morning, I stretch out my hands to receive everything You have for me. Fill my life with the good things that You have pre-prepared for me and help me to follow You in all I say and do. Amen.

Friday, April 20, 2012

You are my friends.

John 15:13-14
Greater love has no one than this; that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends.
- God's love for us is so great that He paid the ultimate price.

- Because of God's love for us, He died for us.

- This action was a true sign of love and friendship.

- God loves you and desires that you would know Him as your friend.


PRAYER: Lord, You are so good. Thank You for dying and going to the cross so that I could be forgiven and know You better. Amen.

See, I am sending an angel ahead of you

Exodus 23:20
See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you (lead you) along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.
- God is in the business of leading us.

- God is always taking us somewhere.

- The way of life is not always easy.

- But God wants to lead us every step of the way.

- God has something special prepared for you.


PRAYER: Lord, I place my hand in Yours. Take my hand and lead me I pray. Amen.

'I am with you; that is ALL you need!'

 2 Corinthians 12:9 (Living Bible)
'I am with you; that is ALL you need!'
- Whatever you are facing right now - He is all you need!

- Whatever you are going through right now - He is all you need!

- Whatever you are battling with right now - He is all you need!

- Whatever you are contending with right now - He is all you need!

- He is ALL you need.


PRAYER: Thank You Lord that You are all I need. I will place my confidence and trust in You for this new week. Amen!

the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.

 Joshua 1:9
Yes, be bold and strong! Banish fear and doubt! For remember, the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
- God is with us - That is the fact.

- We must deal ruthlessly with fear and doubt.

- We must encourage ourselves to be bold and strong, because HE is with us!


PRAYER: Lord, I will be bold and strong in the strength that You give me. Amen.

My unfailing love for you will not be shaken

Isaiah 54:10
'Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet My unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor My covenant of peace be removed!' says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
- Listen to what the Lord says.
- 'My unfailing love for you will not be shaken.'
- 'My covenant of peace with you will not be removed.'
- 'I have compassion on you.'

PRAYER: Lord, I receive Your unfailing love and Your compassion towards me. You are MY God! Amen.

Show me the path where I should go

Psalm 25:4
Show me the path where I should go, O Lord; point out the right road for me to walk.
- We all need God's guidance in our lives.

- We sing: 'Guide me O thou great Jehovah.'

- It is because we need God's leading and guidance in our lives.

- The joy is that we can ask God to do just that for us!


PRAYER: Lord, I pray that You will lead me and guide me and show me which way I need to go. Amen.

I will rejoice in the Lord!

Habakkuk 3:17-18
Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vine; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, yet I will rejoice in the Lord!
- Our joy in God should not be dictated by circumstances.

- No matter what we are facing, we should rejoice in God.

- The choice to rejoice is ours.

- We have reason to rejoice.


PRAYER: Lord, I rejoice in Your faithfulness to me. You are a great God and nothing I am going through will diminish this great fact. Amen.

Monday, April 16, 2012

I will fear no evil,

Psalm 23:4
I will fear no evil, for You are with me.
- If God is with us we do not need to fear.

- The 'fear of evil' is something very real in the world today.

- God has not given us a spirit of fear.

- Declaration: The Lord is with me!


PRAYER: Lord, because You are with me, I have no reason to fear. Amen.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

We do not wrestle against flesh and blood

Ephesians 6:12
We do not wrestle (fight or struggle) against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers and against the rulers of the darkness of this age.
- We do not fight against ordinary human enemies.

- Other people are not our enemies.

- We have a subtle enemy who seeks to destroy.

- Our real battle is against this enemy.


PRAYER: Lord, I realise today where my real battle lies. Help me to recognise the real issues and give me victory I pray. Amen.

Love the Lord your God with ALL your heart

 Matthew 22:37
Love the Lord your God with ALL your heart and with ALL your soul and with ALL your mind.
- Loving God is the greatest priority.

- This is the first and the greatest commandment.

- We must love God with all we are, heart, soul and mind.

- We can love God because He first loved us!


PRAYER: Lord, I declare that I love You! Thank You for loving me first and making it possible for me to love You! Amen.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

See, I am sending an angel ahead of you

 Exodus 23:20
See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you (lead you) along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.
- God is in the business of leading us.
- God is always taking us somewhere.
- The way of life is not always easy.
- But God wants to lead us every step of the way.
- God has something special prepared for you.

PRAYER: Lord, I place my hand in Yours. Take my hand and lead me I pray. Amen.

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

John 10:11
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
- Your Good Shepherd is faithful and true.
- HE is willing to do all that is necessary.
- HE even laid down His life for you and for me.
- HE is your Good Shepherd and He cares for you.

PRAYER: Lord, You are my God and You are my Good Shepherd. You care for me and I know this is true! Amen.

an eternal body made for us by God Himself

2 Corinthians 5:1
We know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God Himself and not by human hands.
- God is busy preparing a wonderful future for you.
- Right now we enjoy a temporary earthly experience.
- But one day we will enjoy an eternal life with God.
- We have so much to look forward to!

PRAYER: Lord, come into my heart, be my Lord, my Saviour and My God. I look forward, with anticipation, to my eternal future with You. Amen.