Jesus Unlimited
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Hebrews 13:8
When someone tells you know your limits that’s very true. All with one exception. The God we serve is unlimited. That our strength is not from on us alone, that’s Jesus that stays the same. When you place your life in Jesus Christ life, that changes everything. Jesus is strong on our behalf. God is our rock, deliverer and healer. In our weakness, God is praised.
Thanks Jesus I lean towards you, you stay the same. I need you in every area of my life. Thank you are strong when I am weak.
Pleasers of God
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3:5,6
When God is asking us to trust Him with all we are, that’s because He is strong and able to carry all we are. As we are seeking God in all that we do, that’s a reflection of lives that want to please Him and that realise God has all the answers.
There is God’s ultimate will and God’s permissible will. God knows the path and each one of us sure want to be in God’s ultimate will, praise Jesus. It probably isn’t that good to be people pleasers much, it sure is good to be God pleasers.
Lord, you are my God. Help me not lean on my understanding, to lean toward you every day. Teach me to seek you at every turn in life.
Alert and ready
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
When you are in a sports game you are alert and ready. That’s kind of like the verse that we are poised and ready in our prayer life. Our heavenly language is such a blessing. Believers every where can benefit from our prayer with persistence as well. That makes a difference in believers lives, praise the Lord. We are setting the benchmark when praying on every occasion and whatever the day, that’s a good idea to pray.
Praise Jesus for the opportunity of prayer.
Holy Spirit Empowerment
Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word. 2 Thessalonians 2:16,17
For every time you have put effort in to have a go, and missed success, there’s another opportunity. Challenges cause us to develop perseverance. How close is the Holy Spirit in our daily lives. There’s such a need for that fresh infilling of the Holy Spirit. There we have a newness , an overcoming spirit and stability. Like pioneers, in Jesus we are taking new ground and praising the Lord as we go.
Lord Jesus, your love is great. Thanks for your Holy Spirit bringing comfort and grace. Help me to live from the fresh empowerment of your life Holy Spirit.
Prayer time
We constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith. 2 Thessalonians 1:11
What a prayer time! That fervent prayer that God makes us worthy of his calling and according to Jesus’ will, every desire for good; and each good work you are believing for.
When reading of some of the great people of faith in the Bible and meeting some incredible people of God today, one can be overwhelmed at Jesus’ calling for our lives. Prayer can help us live up to our faith not under our circumstances. All is possible in faith in Jesus Christ, praise God.
Lord thanks for your calling. Help me live up to all you have called me to and thanks for every good work to happen as you being answered prayer, amen.
Framework
Only fools would trust what they alone think, but if you live by wisdom, you will do all right. Proverbs 28:26
There is wisdom from the Word, also from wise counsel and good fellowship. As we live together in community, there is much learnt. If you can align your life to the promises of God and not just your thinking, like a plane that takes off the land, your life is set up in a positive framework for your day.
Jesus, thanks for your Word and community. Help me glean from you today.
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.
Father in heaven
And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Luke 11:2
We have a Father in heaven. What a blessing to know the creator of the universe cares for us all and each one unique and personally. Today as we celebrate Father’s Day and remember all the great father figures in our lives, they are like living epistles, and lead us to our ultimate Father in heaven. Praise Jesus that because of all He has done, we are made righteous and holy and blessed to know our Father in heaven.
Heavenly Father, thanks for Jesus, that our lives can be in friendship of the Father, ever faithful and true.
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
When you intentionally put your hope in Jesus, there is less space for negatives. Counting on the Lord is a good place to be. God our help and shield. He protects us. You can rejoice that in God is your trust. The prayer here is that Jesus’ unfailing love would surround us, amen. God is the only place hope belongs.
Everywhere you go today, know that unfailing love of God is your portion. What is the greatest hope we can have, hope of the Lord.
Jesus, today I put my hope in you alone. I am secure because you are my portion, I find identity in your love and life Jesus.
Remembering Jesus
For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. 1 Corinthians 11:26
When you take part in communion what a blessing. We are remembering Jesus Christ and what He did that we can all be saved. As we have communion, we are proclaiming Jesus death until He comes back. This is a powerful declaration of our belief in Jesus. Great purpose is there in remembering Jesus.
Jesus thanks for your sacrifice for all of us.
Love of Jesus
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38,39.
Jesus has a love that is complete. There is nothing that can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. Praise God. How much He loves us. Whatever your day was like, be encouraged that Jesus’ love is the constant in your life. As you praise Jesus, the overflow of that is the presence of God in Christ Jesus. When our lives enter in to the presence of God, worries are eased, our brokenness healed and close together in Jesus’ love are we.
Jesus thanks for your love, the constant in life.
Declare
I love you, Lord; you are my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress; and my saviour; my God is my rock, in who I find protection. Psalm 18:1
What is it you declare of the Lord? Jesus is the strength of our life, a place of protection, as a rock. For all your life, a solid rock you can know such peace and salvation in Jesus. In life there’s much that can be a challenge, when you go to Jesus, that’s a place you will grow.
Thanks Jesus you are my rock, deliverer and salvation is in your name.
Positive Thinking
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18.
Gratefulness can help you not focus on worries. When our lives celebrate the small, that creates good pathways for more of the same positives. Like practicing for a game you do warm ups and our life can be like that. When you practice thankfulness, what could translate would be a better day. Thinking positive really is something the Lord made, praise Jesus.
If just one minute, what are some good happenings in life today?
Lord Jesus, thanks for each positive I get to remember and muse on all good happenings today.
Prayer and thanks
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Phillipians 4:6,7
Paul was talking to a people that had worry. Have you ever had worry? That’s something each of us can have at times. Instead we can put our energy toward prayer and thanks.
Prayer and thanks, the greatest way to make opportunity for God happenings in everyday life. Doesn’t just go from feelings. You can praise and pray when you feel fine and when you more than usual need God.
Thanks Jesus for you, that you take our worry and bring peace instead.
Hope in the Lord
I am counting on the Lord; yes, I am counting on him. I have put my hope in his word. Psalm 130:5
If our lives can lean towards, hope and trust in Jesus, that is a secure place. Believing is the hope that Scripture is a solid backing, that God can enable and is your source, portion and help. I love the way the psalter declared their hope was in God’s word. The word is the secure place you can put your hope.
Jesus, thanks for encouragement of your word, I lean towards you today.
Belief
And to the centurion Jesus said, “Go; let it be done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed at that very moment. Matthew 8:13
Step forward knowing God has gone already. The more prepared we can be, the more the Lord will be able to bless. What Jesus was able to do when people had believed was of praise to God. We might feel humbled to be a part and that’s what that centurion was like.
Jesus, I believe you do miracles just like back at bible times.
Kept in Jesus
When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
Isaiah 43:2
Because of the Lord when you go through waters then you will not drown. You could go through fire and you will not get burnt. Praise Jesus that we are kept in him.
Dear Jesus, thanks for your love and keeping power that saves.
Prepared
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10
Have you ever seen a program where the chef tells you there’s something they had prepared earlier. God has already prepared good works for us to walk in our everyday life. God has already prepared for us. Praise Jesus.
Thanks Jesus for the good works you have prepared, help me walk in them each day, amen.
Steadfast love
He does not retain his anger forever, because He delights in steadfast love. Micah 7:18
Gratefulness for the Lord’s steadfast love. Love that keeps you on track is unfailing love.
God is the great balancer, He graces us, causing us to live well because of Jesus’ forgiveness. We can grace others as well, in that way of unfailing love.
Jesus, thanks for your unfailing love and faithfulness. Help me to be more like you.
Remain in Jesus
Remain in my love. John 15:9
God’s love for us is constant and it is us that needs to stay close to God’s love. That good news is for everyone. Being needy of Jesus is a blessing. That is the place of new beginnings, forgiveness and fruitfulness in Jesus.
Thanks Jesus for your love. I pray that your love be present as the day begins and as the sun sets on the day, amen.