Rejoicing in God

I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness. Isaiah 61:10

Being saved is something worthwhile rejoicing in the Lord. That Jesus has clothed us with garments of salvation and the robe of righteousness. How good to be set apart for God. We are made right in God because of Jesus. Praise the Lord.

Thank you Lord Jesus, for your salvation is very great.

Praise Jesus

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him! Bless his name! Psalm 100:4

There is a way to enter the presence of God, praise and worship. Praise Jesus for time in his presence. Each day as you give thanks and bless the Lord what your doing is preparing a way forward in the presence of God. That’s a good plan of closeness to Jesus. As you begin to praise Jesus, such great characteristics of his greatness you can declare. The atmosphere can change as you praise the Lord.

Thanks Jesus, I love to delight in you. Help me remember what a privilege to p

Intercession

Likewise the Spirit also helps our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself makes intercession for us with groanings that cannot be uttered.

Romans 8:26

In our weakness, we don’t know exactly what to pray. Thank God for the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit steps in our place to make intercession for us according to the will of God. Praying in the Spirit is building up your inner life in Jesus.

Lord Jesus, thanks for your help in intercession. I want to be ever closer to you Holy Spirit.

Covenant keepers

All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep His covenant and testimonies. Psalm 25:10

How wonderful to walk with Jesus. Just as He is a covenant keeping God, we can keep covenant with Him also. There is sometimes a battle for our hearts attention and all our love belongs to Jesus. Gratefulness for every new day of knowing the Lord.

Thanks Jesus, your my Lord and I want to follow in your paths.

Praise Jesus

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! Psalm 146:1

The psalmist encourages himself to praise the Lord. That’s something that we can do that can build up our faith. Praising the Lord will cause us to put good priorities in place. When Jesus is lifted up in our lives there is also less distraction.

Bless you Lord. Help me remember to praise you Lord, because I love you very much.

Hope in Jesus

We put our hope in the Lord. He is our help and our shield. In Him our hearts rejoice for we trust in His holy name. Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord, for our hope is in you alone. Psalm 33:20-22

The Lord is our help and shield. Gratefulness that in Jesus is our hope. Whatever the season of life, God is there. When you take a step closer to Jesus, He draws close to you. The one that made the planets and earth, cares about each one of us.

Thanks Jesus for who you are, praying your unfailing love surrounds us.

Praise and worship

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him! Bless his name! Psalm 100:4

There is a way to enter the presence of God, praise and worship. Praise Jesus for time in his presence. Each day as you give thanks and bless the Lord what your doing is preparing a way forward in the presence of God. That’s a good plan of closeness to Jesus. As you begin to praise Jesus, such great characteristics of his greatness you can declare. The atmosphere can change as you praise the Lord.

Thanks Jesus, I love to delight in you. Help me remember what a privilege to praise and worship you every day.

Working together for good

And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28

Being thankful helps you be more aware of the good. The Scripture reminds us that everything is working together for good to those who love God and called of God. If you have a minute, think of some of the good that has happened in your day. God is good, amen.

Praise you Jesus, you are my Lord and Shepherd. Help me remember you are causing everything to work for the good.

Hope in Jesus

For you light my lamp; the Lord illumines my darkness. Psalm 18:28

Hope in the Lord is like a lit candle. Wherever you go you have heaven in your heart. Jesus is the light of the world and knowing Him is a great comfort. That his presence is with us is more wonderful than words can articulate. If it wasn’t for the Lord, where would we be? How has Jesus lit up your life?

Thanks Jesus, I love to walk with you.

Abide

If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. John 15:7

Living in Christ Jesus is not a once off, that’s a daily walk. Thank God that as we dwell in Him, our prayers are heard and answered! Jesus, as the vine and we being the branches depicts the dependence we have on the Lord. Without Jesus, we can’t be fruitful; yet with Him, the Scripture explains we can have much fruit.

Lord Jesus, help me keep that dependence apon you. I need you more than I even know.

Believer’s peace

The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace. Psalm 29:11

The Lord is the strength of our lives. As believers, we can lean on the Lord for peace and strength. What can you ask of the Lord today? He has everything we need. Instead of worry, you can have the Lord’s peace. Instead of being weary, you can find strength in the Lord.

Lord Jesus, thanks for your strength and peace.

Love of God

We have come to know have believed the love which God has for us, God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 1John 4:16

God is love. As we get to know God, we realise how loving He is. God wants us to abide in His love. When you live in the love of God, then God abides in you. Thankful that God’s love is real and that we can really know Him.

Praise you Lord, thanks for your great love.

Purpose in praise

Every day I will bless You, and I will praise your name forever and ever. Psalm 145:2

There is purpose in praise. In the everyday, blessing the Lord becomes the centre of our lives. When worshipping Jesus, our priorities are set in order. You can write about praise, sing a song of thanksgiving, listen to worship music. In what way can you bless Jesus today?

Praise you Jesus! Thanks for being my Lord and friend.

Encounter with Jesus

Then the Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth;

Exodus 34:6

At times when you have an encounter with God, that’s life changing because you learn more about the character of God. When the Lord God passed before Moses, he quickly bowed low and worshipped God. Like Moses, we can make time and space for God, and be changed and be awestruck.

Thanks Jesus for who you are and the wonderful truth we can learn of you.

Peace and rest

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1

When you live close to Jesus, you are kept safe in the Lord. Instead of worry you can have peace, instead of fear you can have love of the Holy Spirit. There is a shelter that God wants us to dwell in, the shelter of the most High. You will be at peace and at rest near to God.

Praise Jesus for the fellowship of the Holy Spirit.

Journey of growing

A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel. Proverbs 1:5

If you can search for knowledge and gain wise counsel, you will benefit. Humility is realising you have much to learn. When you are on a journey to grow, you seek to know more; more about God and living for him.

Lord Jesus, thanks for being there always. Help me have a hunger to learn and grow in you Jesus.

Be strong

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the LORD! But you, take courage! 1 Cor 13:7

When you are waiting on the Lord, you can take courage as God is faithful. You don’t need to feel strong to be strong. As we read the Word, there’s a strengthening that happens. The Holy Spirit brings encouragement in every verse of scripture.

Thanks Jesus for your Word that can build us up, that we can take courage in you.

Community Life

Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, And His praise in the congregation of the godly ones. Psalm 149:1

How wonderful to praise the Lord as a corporate group of people. As we lift up songs of praise, the Lord is lifted up and everyone is edified. Community life is where people are encouraged as we praise Jesus together. There’s something fresh about new songs that causes us to reawaken to biblical truth.

Praise you Lord Jesus. Thanks for the opportunity to lift you up in corporate settings.

Delighting in Jesus

Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Matthew 7:14

Thank God that the Holy Spirit helps us follow Jesus and find that narrow path in Christ. We can live beyond distraction and in a life of discipleship as we follow Jesus. He always leads us to triumph in Christ Jesus.

Lord Jesus, you are the Lord of my life and I delight in following you.

Hearing the word

He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” Luke 11:28

We are learning to listen, because when you hear the word of God, the next step is to obey and that’s a blessed place to be. How grateful we are to have the Bible, that we can freely read the word of God. What is one verse or passage you could think about today and the application to your day?

Thanks Jesus for your word to us and your help to obey your word, amen.