Being ones who praise

One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying and praising and honouring God with a loud voice. Luke 17:15

While there were 10 people healed, only one remembered to give credit to the Lord who made the miracle happen. We can be like that one that turned back to give thanks to God. Gratitude is something we can carry. We are able to bring our praises back to Jesus. Have you something that you could thank Jesus about today? Has the Lord delivered you, healed you or made you whole?

Thanks Lord Jesus, you deserve all of the praises. Help me remember you and all you have done.

Cause to seek the Lord

And I shall delight in Your commandments, Which I love; And I will meditate on your statutes. Psalm 119:48

Because you love someone, you care about what they care about. You want to hear their voice, so much that you will stay on the phone, just to hear them talking and converse with them. That’s what living for Jesus is like. There’s a passion for God that causes you to seek Him. The Word is something you can exclaim your love of. The Lord’s statutes are eternally true. Being with Jesus is everything.

Lord Jesus, thanks for every opportunity to seek you.

Praise as you wait

And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you. Psalm 39:7

When you are in a waiting season, you still have hope in the Lord. That’s something that will always be there. Jesus is our God of hope. So much in this life can be discouraging and yet if we purpose to put our hope in the Lord, we will not be disappointed. Gather up your hope in Jesus and you will be able to step forward each day. As you wait, praise your way through each day.

Thanks Jesus, my hope is in you Lord. Help me praise you as I wait having purpose in glorifying your name.

How much we need the Lord

Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face continually. 1 Chronicles 16:11

Seeking the Lord is a good discipline. He has all the help that we need and not only that, God is who we need. The person of Jesus, is alive with us today. We can walk with the Lord in a close way. The Lord sent the Holy Spirit, our comforter and counsellor, ministering and keeping us in His peace. How much we need the Lord, seeking Him continually means that we will be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit.

Lord Jesus, teach me to seek you continually. I know you are close.

Finding wisdom

Happy [blessed, considered fortunate, to be admired] is the man who finds [skillful and godly] wisdom, And the man who gains understanding and insight [learning from God’s word and life’s experiences] Proverbs 3:13

Everyone wants to be successful. How do you do well in life? The Holy Spirit is able to lead us into truth, adding to our lives wise insight. We can find wisdom reading the Word, listening to preaching or talking to Jesus. Life can teach us as well. There’s something special the Lord has for each of us as we take the time to seek Him.

Thanks Jesus, your words delight my soul. Help me keep in step with you. Amen.

Jesus beside you

I have set the Lord continually before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Psalm 16:8

Praise and worship is what can help us put the Lord continually in front of us. Knowing that God is there, we are kept strong. Even when we go through storms in life, that doesn’t have to affect us. Because of Jesus, the one that stilled the storm, we can walk forward in confidence. You will not be shaken, as the Lord is with you.

Thanks Jesus, praise you that you go before us and we follow you.

Unsearchable greatness

Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. Psalm 145:3

The same creator God that made the oceans and rivers, the hills and mountains, the stars and the universe, takes care of you and I. Such is the awesomeness of God that we just want to praise Jesus! Have you ever been amazed seeing a sunrise or a field of clover? Praise gives all the glory to God. We are joining with the heavens and all creation when we give praise to Jesus.

Lord Jesus, every day I’m grateful for you and your marvellous creation. Praise you for your greatness Lord.

Putting Jesus first

Seek you first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you. Matthew 6:33

There’s such wonderful promises in the Word of God and so many principles that make life better. Seeking Jesus’ leadership first in your life and being right with God is the foundation of a life of blessing. How much we need the Lord every day. As we give our lives to Jesus, God adds blessings to us.

Thanks Jesus for being my Lord. Help me put you first every day.

Believing

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. Romans 15:13

Keep believing just as you have, that the God of Hope is able to cause you to abound in hope. God sent us the Holy Spirit that is a constant encouragement as we connect our lives with Him. Your prayer time is the most precious time. How the Lord loves us each so much. In Jesus we are blessed to know such wonderful people, that community helps us keep strong in faith, through every season we can really thrive.

Thanks Jesus, your hope gives me reason to hope in you Lord.

Lives that are counter- cultural

Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Proverbs 4:23

Whatever we do, we need not to go with the flow. Our lives are counter- cultural and they’re meant to be. We can’t always trust everyone with our delicate feelings, they can be taken the wrong way. The very direction of your life is determined by your heart. Dealing with that can only help. You don’t deserve to be taken advantage of, no one does.

Thankyou Jesus for your presence that is a comfort and protection. Help my life to always reflect your love and purity, amen.

Being ready

Therefore, be continually on the alert- for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning- [stay alert,] incase he should come suddenly and unexpectedly and find you asleep and unprepared. Mark 13:35,36

As a big day in the calendar approaches, you can easily prepare for the event, except what if you don’t know when an event will be? The scripture encourages us to be alert and prepared at all times, that Jesus could be back anytime. If everyday we can celebrate Jesus, like Christmas everyday, we will live enriched and fulfilled lives, all in readiness of Jesus’ return. God meets our expectancy and faith. How can you make your life ready for your King Jesus?

Lord Jesus, thanks for the blessing of knowing you and the privilege of preparing my life. Help me ever be ready and alert, amen.

Persistence

Ask and keep on asking and it will be given to you; seek and keep on seeking and you will find; knock and keep on knocking and the door will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7

When you ask and keep asking, you are given answers. In the process of seeking the Lord, we find peace in Jesus. At some point, if our persistence could increase, so could our outcomes. Whether it was seeking the Lord and His presence or petitioning Jesus for healing or unsaved loved ones; our prayers make a difference.

Thanks Jesus for every opportunity to seek you Lord.

Help and guidance

Your righteous testimonies are everlasting; give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart] that I may live. Psalm 119:144

Stories of Jesus will be there forevermore. Such are they that we are inspired to life set apart for Him. We can seek to understand the principles in the Word. Indeed, when you cry out for the help and guidance of the Lord, God will meet you there. Asking is the first step to receiving. What could you ask of the Lord understanding of? As we are needy of the Lord, there God can move.

Thanks Lord Jesus, I hunger in you to have a teachable heart and a life that seeks to learn.

Jesus, our salvation

I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation [from His wrath and punishment] to everyone who believes [in Christ as Savior], to the Jew first and also to the Greek. Romans 1:16

Jesus was sent to save us. Knowing that the gospel is the power of God to salvation means that we just can’t wait to tell others about the saving power of Jesus! We can ask God to give us opportunities to share the good news and then expect God to move as we tell about Jesus. There are still so many who do not know about Jesus. As we pray for our communities, God is able to prepare lives to hear the gospel.

Dear Jesus, thanks for the good news of the gospel. Praying you would open up opportunities to share who you are Lord.

Eternal values

Three things will last forever- faith, hope, and love- and the greatest of these is love. 1 Cor. 13:13

Of everything in life, faith, hope, and love, will always be. These are 3 areas to invest in. To keep believing and hoping and loving is of eternal value. Love being the greatest virtue. Love is what everything we do is based on. We aim at everything being done in love. How do you increase your faith- seeking the Lord and as opportunities arise, taking a step of faith. How can you build up your faith in Jesus? What are some ways you keep hope alive?

Thank you Lord that you have given us the wonderful virtues of faith, hope and love.

Lifting Jesus up

O God, my heart is steadfast [with confident faith]; I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my soul. Psalm 108:1

Faith gives you confidence before God. Being fixed apon the Lord causes us to sing praises to Him. We join in the song of heaven as we praise the Lord. As we lift Jesus up, we are swept into His presence. Our heart’s cry is all glory to God for who He is. What is something you could praise God about today?

Praise you Lord, you are my heart’s desire. I want to praise you ever more.

Praying on every occasion

Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.

Ephesians 6:18

We can pray about everything as we go each day. There’s always something you can talk to Jesus about. You can tell Him of your day, tell Him a need in your life. We can pray for Christian’s everywhere. Being available for God is a believer’s delight. How much the Lord loves us to be there as He is there for us.

Thanks Lord Jesus, help me be alert and steadfast in prayer.

Faith to live

Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ. Romans 10:17

When hearing messages from the Word, we go from there filled with faith. Faith to believe that we can live out this life in Jesus. Faith that God can do what He says. And when we go into our week, believing, we have something for others, to encourage and motivate them as well.

Thanks Lord for the faith to live each day. Help me to keep encouraged in you.

Just like that

Enter His gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Psalm 100:4

Imagine the throne room of Jesus. Just like that, as we praise and thank God, we are entering into the courts of the Lord. Praise Jesus! When there’s circumstances that could worry us, praising the Lord, even in hard times, makes space for God to do miracles. You can just make your mind up that you are bringing Jesus praise and thanks, and that’s the place you want to be, in the presence of the Lord.

Thank you Lord Jesus, I want to praise and thank you Lord, believing for the miraculous as praise goes to you.

Response of praise

I shall give thanks to You, for you have answered me, And have become my salvation. Psalm 118:21

The faith we have in Jesus is precious to God. He reaches to our lives and saves us from a life without God. When you gave your life to Jesus, what a wonder that was knowing God had saved you. And then when there’s answered prayer, the response we have is of praise and thanks to God. What can you expect of the Lord as you seek Him?

Have faith that He hears every prayer.