Each step in faith

So we keep praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of his call. May he give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do. 2 Thessalonians 1:11

What a wonder to live for Jesus! As you take each step in faith, day by day, the Holy Spirit backs you up. He has the anointing we need to live passionate and able to do all He has called our lives to. When you are believing for good happenings, God meets your expectation in the Lord.

Dear Jesus, help me live passionate for you knowing your presence is there.

Unfailing love

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

Having a Jesus’ centred life is the place of fulfilment in your walk with the Lord. In your journey of seeking, you discover that Jesus’ unfailing love is surrounding you. How can you remember Jesus in the middle of what you are up to today? There’s so much hope available as you follow Jesus. God renews us and completes our lives. We have not arrived and yet we are in the process of becoming great people of God. There is for everyone, an upward calling in Christ.

Thanks Jesus for your great love. Help me have an awareness of your presence Lord.

Give thanks

I give thanks, O Lord, with all my heart; I will sing praises before the gods. Psalm 138:1

Praise the Lord. To give thanks to God is to enter Jesus’ presence. In his presence is refreshment and peace. When you heartily praise the Lord, what a blessing to Jesus. That passion for God is precious. What’s one of your favourite songs to sing to praise Jesus?

Jesus thanks for everything you are, bless your name Lord.

New strength

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Ephesians 6:10

Where do you find your strength? The scripture encourages us to be strong in Jesus. We can lean apon God for strength that we could never have except for Him. When you get to the end of your own ability, in the space that you need Jesus the most, you are being strong in the Lord. There is an open invitation for all of us to be strong in mission, be strong in our prayer lives, be strong in unity. In what way do you feel the Lord calling you to be strong in Him today?

Lord Jesus, you’re everything to me. Help me find strength in you Lord.

The goodness of God

Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; Yes, our God is compassionate. Psalm 116:5

When you have known the goodness of the Lord, you just want to acclaim who He is. God is holy and righteous, upright in all His ways. The character of the Lord is gracious and compassionate. A love that doesn’t end. Jesus had compassion on people and healed them and still is healing people today. What could you bring to the Lord, knowing who Jesus is and that He answers prayer.

Thanks Lord Jesus for your goodness.

Keep believing

So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you. Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised. Hebrews 10:35-37

Keep your confidence in Jesus. Believe the Lord is working good as you do God’s will. There is encouragement to have patient endurance to stay in God’s will. Have you ever ran a marathon. You can not sprint the entire way. You need to pace yourself and keep running. When our lives are to serve Jesus, we keep believing and hoping as God’s promises are real.

Thankyou Jesus, I believe and trust you and seek to serve you.

The fruit of the Spirit

In contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. Galatians 5:22,23

The Holy Spirit creates fruit in our lives of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. As we abide in the Lord, there is wonderful results in our lives. What a wonder is our God! If you have ever felt despairing, when you draw near to Jesus, you find new hope. We are strengthened from the Lord.

Praise you Jesus, in you is everything I need. Help me draw near to you everyday.

Praise

The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains, The world and those who dwell in it. Psalm 24:1

We get to live in God’s marvellous creation. From vast open plains, hills and valleys, to ocean depths with undiscovered sea life. What a wonder is the Lord. Everything belongs to God. We can bring Him praise in awe of who He is! For all He has done and all He will do, our creator God is still working in the earth, giving life to everything.

Praise Jesus for the earth and all it contains.

God has a plan

‘For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘ plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.’ Jeremiah 29:11

The Lord already knows what He has destined for your life. God cares about the generations to come after us and He declares over that future. When Jesus walked in to the picture of your life, God changed everything. God has a hope for you. Never give up on the plans and purpose of God.

Jesus, thanks for your faithfulness. Help me keep believing all you promise in your Word.

Right place, right time

And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right-hand side of the boat and you will find a catch.” So they cast, and then they were not able to haul it in because of the great number of fish. John 21:6

God knows where you need to be. He will have you at the right place, right time. If we can just listen to Him we can really increase our fruitfulness. When you have tried everything and nothing has worked, the Lord can give you a word that can set you on a course for success.

Praise you Lord that just at the right time you have guidance for us.

Lovingkindness

Answer me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is good; According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me Psalm 69:16

There is something refreshing about knowing that God can answer prayer. We can have reliance on the Holy Spirit, because of the lovingkindness of the Lord, because His compassion is great. Now is the time of seeking the Lord. With patience, we can ask Jesus and what a surprise when we find God answering prayer!

Lord Jesus, I want to seek you. Thank you for your lovingkindness and compassion.

Apply oneself

When you apply the principles in the Word in community, what happens is only what God can do. That sense of awe of God is revival fire. Thank God for the ability to pray and have fellowship with believers. Have you ever been on the edge of your seat as someone preaches? That hunger for God is always met with the Holy Spirit’s annointing. Annointing to bless and build up others.

Thanks Jesus for your awesome presence. Help me stay in wonder of you and to apply the principles in your Word. Amen.

Have faith

Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.  Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mark 11:22-24

Whenever you ask in prayer for something in Jesus’ name, and you believe, you will receive that. The scripture encourages us to have faith in God. What can you believe in God for today? There might be a mountain that is before you that you can see cast into the sea.

Thanks Jesus for every opportunity to believe in faith for something. Help me to lean on you in everything. Amen.

Near to Jesus

But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord God my refuge, That I may tell of Your works. Psalm 73:28

Being close to the Lord is good. When you purpose in your heart to draw near to Jesus, that is a place you can proclaim His greatness with authenticity. In God, you are his beloved, precious child and friend. What is something you could do today to bless your relationship with Jesus?

Praise you Jesus for the blessing of knowing you.

Continual praise

How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah. Psalm 84:4

Living in the courts of the Lord is a blessed life! There is such wonder near Jesus. So much that you want to continually praise! As you go about your day, know that God is with you, He lights the way. We can live in close fellowship with Jesus, delighting in the Lord. What are some things you can  praise Jesus about?

Thanks Lord for your fellowship. I love being close to you.

Purpose of God

O Lord, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name; For you have worked wonders, Plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness. Isaiah 25:1

The purpose of God is like a promise that we can live our lives towards. God leads us in His victory. Can you think of a rhema word God has given you, that He has worked wonders to bring that to pass. Every time you remember something, that’s cause for thanksgiving and praise.

Thanks Jesus, I love your name. Praise you for your works and faithfulness.

Listen up

Faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. Romans 10:17

If you want to have big belief in Jesus, listen up to the Word of God. Faith grows as we hear Jesus’ words of life. Our spirits soak up the Word of God and we grow as people of faith. What are you believing for in the Lord? Maybe you could listen to an encouraging message or read the straight Word of God.

Thanks Jesus, help me grow in faith as I hear you Lord.

The anchor

Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:10

When we are not relying on our own strength, rather on the Lord, that helps us take everything in our stride. Being weak becomes a strength. The Lord delights in us as His children and in all we go through, God is like the anchor for our souls, keeping us stable regardless of life’s circumstances.

Jesus, thanks for keeping me in every season of life.

Knowing Jesus

Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. Luke 14:27

Being Jesus’ disciple involves following Him and carrying your own cross. For the sake of knowing Jesus, everything is worthwhile. What a fellowship to talk with the Holy Spirit! Grateful for the love of God and the walk of faith, in which the mercy of God is new every morning.

Lord Jesus, I want to follow you wholeheartedly for you are my God.

Being at peace

How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose hope is in the Lord his God.     Psalm 146:5

Where do you go to find the help you need? Those who go to the Lord for our needs, are blessed, the scripture declares. If we can put our hope in God, we will find our lives being at peace. Walking with the Lord becomes our go to. He leads us in mercy and truth.

Thanks Jesus for being my hope and help.