Delight in the Lord

Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires. Psalm 37:4

At Christmas time it is easy to become busy. When you intentionally delight in the Lord, that is keeping the most important of this time of year. Praise Jesus for being there. Praise God for faithfulness. Thank God for everything. God does know just how to bless you and that promise from the Bible is that he will give you your heart’s desires as you take delight in the Lord.

Lord Jesus, thanks for who you are. Teach me to keep taking delight in you.

Praise Jesus

Now all glory to God, who is able to make you strong, just as my good news says. Romans 16:25

Praise Jesus that God can make us stronger as we are connected in the Lord. Also when you are feeling weak you can bring that to God that you can find strength in Jesus. Bringing all the praise to God that he can cause us to grow strong. As well, praying in the spirit and singing praise can build up your spirit in the Lord. Do you have a testimonial of ways God has made you stronger?

Jesus, thanks for helping our lives be strong in you Lord.

Leaning on Jesus

The people will declare, “The Lord is the source of all my righteousness and strength.” Isaiah 45:24

What do you lean toward for your strength in life? God is the source of all righteousness and strength. We are made right with God because Jesus died for us.

Remembering that God is your righteousness is freeing. You can go to the source at any time. Jesus has everything we need.

Lord Jesus, today I lean toward you for you are the source of all my righteousness and strength.

Miracles that cause praise

The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. This is my God, and I will praise him - my father’s God, and I will exalt him! Exodus 15:2

When the Lord is your strength and your song, you are trusting in God. What a miracle that the Israelites overcame and we’re able to walk on dry ground to safety. Praise Jesus. They were proclaiming God as their God, in a corporate way. Each one had the will to praise! Praise changes everything.

Lord Jesus, thanks for being my God. I will praise and exalt you.

Jesus, the Prince of peace

Look at those who are honest and good, for a wonderful future awaits those who love peace. Psalm 37:37

There are some great examples of people that we look up to, as they live good lives. People of peace have a wonderful future. They decide to make peace, finding ways to bless people. Nearing Christmas we celebrate the prince of peace, Jesus. Jesus was and is and will be the greatest example of peace.

Lord Jesus, you are the prince of peace. Help me walk in peace and live well daily.

Priorities

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

Something we play at home is The Game of Life. You get to choose what you will do first as you go around the board game. We all have priorities that compete for first place in our lives. There’s a directive to seek the kingdom of God first and to be set apart for God. If we do that, God can fulfil our life. What could you do today that Jesus is first?

Lord, help me put you first in everything. I want to be holy like you.

Help of Jesus’ presence

Why are you in despair, my soul? And why are you restless within me? Wait for God, for I will again praise Him For the help of His presence, my God. Psalm 42:5

Waiting on Jesus is powerful. God will lead us then to praise Jesus. If there’s ever a time you feel despair, you can talk to your soul and tell your soul how good the Lord is. Praising God for the help of Jesus’ presence is like coaching your soul to go Jesus. Is there something you could tell your soul in the Lord today?

Jesus, thanks for the help of your presence.

Patient Endurance

May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ. 2 Thessalonians 3:5

The love of God is very great, that as we love others, the love of God shines. How much the Lord loves us all. Need endurance? Jesus is able to help us to have patient endurance. In the verse, patient endurance and the love of God are together. The love of God is needed for us to have patient endurance.

Praise Jesus, Thankyou for your love and patient endurance in Christ Jesus.

Blessing of the Lord

Oh, how my soul praises the Lord. How my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour. Luke 46,47

Mary was surprised to be carrying Jesus. Being overwhelmed, she praises the Lord. The response to blessing of the Lord is praise and rejoicing. Words Mary uses depict wholehearted thanks to God. We can be carriers of the good news of the gospel and be astonished that God would use our lives to tell people of Jesus.

Jesus, thanks for Christmas. Thanks for Mary that inspires praise.

Being prepared

Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him and he will help you. Psalm 37:5

If you have a pre plan, that can set you up for success. To be prepared in prayer for all you go to do is key. Trusting in God for everything as you go. Jesus will help you. It’s not weak to lean on Jesus, he is our strength. We do not want to live in our strength, preferring to lean on the Lord.

Lord Jesus,  need you for all of today, in everything I commit all to you. Thank you for your help.

Love of God

Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Colossians 3:12

Because God loves us that much, we are caused to be kind and humble. When you think of God’s love, that he has set us apart for him, that changes us and causes us to be humble and teachable. Grateful for being the Lord’s. Believing for more and more people to be set apart for Jesus!

In what ways has being set apart for God changed your life?

Jesus, thanks for setting me apart for you. Help me be clothed in mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

Love of Jesus

May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. Ephesians 3:19

The love of Jesus is overwhelmingly great. Here’s a biblical promise that from the love of God, you will be made complete. Not something just to know of, God wants us to experience the love of Jesus. There is such life and power from God, all that you need to be complete. In what way are you able to experience the love of Jesus today?

Jesus, thanks for your love. Help me to experience your great love that I can be complete.

Purpose of God

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

Everything works together for good to those who love the Lord. Your living for the purpose of God, the kingdom of God. You have a calling on your life and you know that some how everything will go well. God has the ability to make all your efforts and even the left overs to work together for good.

Lord Jesus, thanks for your supernatural and sovereign way of causing everything to work together for good.

Weakness to strength

Now all glory to God, who is able to make you strong, just as my good news says. Romans 16:25

Praise Jesus that God can make us stronger as we are connected in the Lord. Also when you are feeling weak you can bring that to God that you can find strength in Jesus. Bringing all the praise to God that he can cause us to grow strong. Do you have a testimonial of ways God has made you stronger?

Jesus, thanks for helping our lives be strong in you Lord.

God of our salvation

The Lord is my rock and my fortress, and my deliverer. Psalm 18:2

Who is God to you? Is he the place you go to? That’s who the Lord wants to be in our lives. He saves, rescues and delivers. We have the God of our salvation to go to. Always and ever there for us. Like a place of safety and security. The Lord is there for us. Praise God.

Lord Jesus, you are my rock. Thanks for being there, that I can always go to you.

Jesus’ presence

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.

Our shepherd

The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. Psalm 23:1

From day to day, we have everything we need because the Lord is our shepherd. God takes the worry from us as we remember that He cares for our everyday life. The Lord guides us, comforts us and protects us. God provides and restores us. In what ways have you known the Lord to be your shepherd?

Thanks Lord, for being my shepherd. I have all I need in you Jesus.

Love and mercy

Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you. Ephesians 4:32

When you have known the grace of God in your life, there’s a delight in kindness to others. Thank Jesus for such love and mercy. People can tell we are belonging to the Lord because of our love for one another. We can shine a light for Jesus, because of kindness and grace. Kindness is an essential in the overcoming life. When you are tenderhearted, that’s being compassionate.

Thanks Jesus for your great love. Help me have kindness in the everyday.

The message of the cross

The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God. 1Corinthians 1:19

If you know then you know. When you talk to people from different walks of life about the message of the cross, some don’t want to know. The power of God is real, we know full well. Thank Jesus for the cross. What a blessing to be saved and set apart for God.

Thanks Jesus for the power of God in the message of the cross. Help me reach others that they can have the opportunity to believe.

Remembrance

God, being rich in kindness, because of His great love with which He loved us, even being dead in the trespasses, did make us to live together with the Christ, (by grace ye are having been saved,) Ephesians 2:4,5

The mercy and love of God is something to be astounded at. Great love that he has loved us. We are alive together with Jesus. Even at our lowest point, God has saved us. Thanks to God for great kindness and mercy. There is power in remembrance. We can live our lives in gratitude to Jesus. How can you thank Jesus for grace and mercy?

Jesus, thanks for your grace and mercy for our lives that we are made alive together with you Lord.