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Various Scripture References

Former 1st Lady Barbara Bush compared life to a train ride. Here's what she
quoted about life:

We get on board the train at birth, and we want to cross the continent
because we have in mind that somewhere out there is a station. We pass by
sleepy little towns looking out the window of life's train, grain fields and
silos, level grade crossings, buses full of people on the roads beside us.
We pass by cities and factories, but we don't look at any of it because we
want to get to the station...This station changes for us during life. To
begin with, for most of us, it's turning 19, getting out of high school.
Then the station is that first promotion then the station becomes getting
the kids out of college, and then the station becomes retirement and
then...all too late we recognize the truth-that this side of that city whose
builder is God, there really isn't a station. The joy is in the journey and
the journey is the joy. Sooner or later, you realize that there is no
station and the truth of life is the trip. Read a book, eat more ice
cream, go barefoot more often, hug a child, go fishing, laugh more. The
station will come soon enough...

Why is there a surplus of people who don't enjoy "the journey through life?"
Why are there individuals who, more often than not, continuously fail to
embrace the beauty that makes each day unique? I submit that one of the
reasons is because we spend too much time worrying about tomorrow and too
little time focusing on today. While there are events that manifest which
are legitimate matters of concern, most of our worrying is completely
un-necessary. Dr. Walter Cavert's research reported the following
statistics: 40% of our worries never happen; 30% of our worries concern
the past; 12% of our worries are needless worries about our health; and 10%
of our worries are insignificant or petty concerns. Only 8% of the things
that worry us are worth the grey matter it takes to do so. Jesus gave
these instructions regarding worry: "Don't worry about tomorrow. It will
take care of itself..." (Matthew 6:34, CEV)

Let the words of the apostle Paul fill your heart today: "Rejoice in the
Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice." Philippians 4:4 (KJV) Make the
proclamation that, "This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice
and be glad in it." (Psalm 118:24) The exhortation today is to free our
minds from worry so that our hearts can "rejoice and be glad."

Let's Pray:
Father, according to Your Word, we cast all our cares upon
You. Whatever is worrying us, we lay it at Your Feet. We pray that You
will take care of every problem, every care, and even every concern.
Instead of worrying, help us to rejoice today, in Jesus' Name, amen."

Daily Prayer:
"Oh, that You would bless me indeed,
and enlarge my territory,
that Your hand would be with me,
and that You would keep me from evil,
that I may not cause pain!"
The Prayer of Jabez, I Chronicles 4:10



Daily Confession:
Father, I thank You for making me the head and not the tail

Above only and not beneath

The lender and not the borrower

The conqueror and not the conquered

I thank You for giving me all things that pertain unto life and godliness

And for delivering my life from death and destruction

So that I shall live and not die to declare your works



I thank You that no sickness shall live in my body

For by Your Stripes I'm healed



I confess that I will not be stressed, oppressed, or depressed

Because You're keeping me in perfect peace as my mind is stayed on Thee



I confess that I will not be distracted, disorganized, or in disarray,

but I will be diligent to what God has called me to do



I confess that there shall not be any lack in my life

For my God shall supply all my needs according to His Riches in Glory by
Christ Jesus

Thank You that all things are working together for my good

And that You always cause me to triumph



This is the day that you have made

I will rejoice and be glad in it

In Jesus, Name, amen.

Our Ultimate Goal

Matthew 22:35 And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”

Probably the most critical variable in the formula to success is goal-setting. Someone once said regarding the setting of goals: “If you don’t aim for something, you’ll hit nothing every time.” Every day, we see organizations aim at achieving their goals through the use of language like objective(s), purpose, and mission (or mission statement). At the beginning of each year, many individuals set goals in the form of New Year’s Resolutions. There are daily goals, weekly goals, monthly goals, and yearly goals. I’ve seen three to five year goals, ten year goals, short term goals, long term goals, and even goals that are to be achieved before death. But what is your ultimate goal?

While many believers say that their ultimate goal is to make it to heaven, there is a more definitive objective that Jesus wants us to aim for on our journey there. Although accepting and confessing Jesus Christ as our Lord and personal Savior according to Romans 10:9 is our ticket to heaven, it is the Will of God that the fruit of our confession be displayed on a consistent basis. When the lawyer came interrogating Jesus regarding the greatest or ultimate commandment, Jesus replied, “… ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ (Matthew 22:37-39). To be honest with you, this is not always easy to do! But as we ask The Father to live His Life and show forth His Nature in our lives, we’ll see the fruit of agape or unconditional love.

The exhortation today is to make loving God and others unconditionally our ultimate goal in life.

Let’s Pray:
“Father, we pray that You’ll help us to love You and others with an agape or unconditional love. We ask that Your Nature will show forth in our lives. We admit that we can’t do this without Your Assistance! Help us in this area today and always, in Jesus’ Name, amen.”

Daily Prayer:
“Oh, that You would bless me indeed,
and enlarge my territory,
that Your hand would be with me,
and that You would keep me from evil,
that I may not cause pain!”
The Prayer of Jabez, I Chronicles 4:10

Daily Confession:
Father, I thank You for making me the head and not the tail
Above only and not beneath
The lender and not the borrower
The conqueror and not the conquered
I thank You for giving me all things that pertain unto life and godliness
And for delivering my life from death and destruction
so that I shall live and not die to declare your works
I thank You that no sickness shall live in my body
For by Your Stripes I'm healed
I confess that I will not be stressed, oppressed, or depressed
Because You're keeping me in perfect peace as my mind is stayed on Thee
I confess that I will not be distracted, disorganized, or in disarray,
but I will be diligent to what God has called me to do
I confess that there shall not be any lack in my life
For my God shall supply all my needs according to His Riches in Glory by Christ Jesus
Thank You that all things are working together for my good
And that You always cause me to triumph
This is the day that you have made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
In Jesus, Name, amen.

A GOD IN CRISES

Matthew 14:30- “…he was afraid; and
beginning to sink he cried out, saying, ‘Lord, save me!’ 31
And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught
him…”
 

Have you ever been at either a place or an event and partook
in a “moment of silence?”  I recall dropping off my daughter
at school once during this momentary pause at the beginning of the school
day.  When the school’s activities resumed, I was a little offended
that more time wasn’t given to the discipline of prayer.  Like most
other places, a moment of silence at school was just that—“a moment
of silence.” 
 
Will God answer a prayer that’s less than five seconds
long?  What can we say in such a short period that could possibly cause
Him to respond?  Jesus’ Parable of the Pharisee and the publican
proves that it’s not the length, but the content and sincerity of the
prayer that touches the heart of God. (Luke 18:10-14)  Because our God is,
“…a very present help in trouble…” (Psalm 46:1),
He’s available during times of emergency.  I defend that accidents
have been prevented and lives even spared because of a cry of help (to God)
during crises situations.  Jesus’ immediate response to
Peter’s three-word prayer literally prevented him from drowning in the
midst of the sea. (Matthew 14:31) 
 
It’s comforting to know that we serve a God Who
responds during times of crises. 
 

Let’s Pray: 
“Father, thank
You for Your Intervention during times of crises in our lives, in Jesus’
Name, amen.” 
 
Daily Prayer:

“Oh, that You would bless me indeed,

and enlarge my territory,

that Your hand would be with me,

and that You would keep me from evil,

that I may not cause pain!”
The Prayer of Jabez, I Chronicles 4:10
 
 
Daily Confession:
Father,
I thank You for making me the head and not the tail
Above only and not beneath
The lender and not the borrower
The conqueror and not the conquered
 
I thank You for giving me all things that pertain unto life and godlinessAnd
for delivering my life from death and destruction
so that I shall live and not die to declare your works
                            
I thank You that no sickness shall live in my body
For by Your Stripes I'm healed
I confess that I will not be stressed, oppressed, or depressed
Because You're keeping me in perfect peace as my mind is stayed on Thee
 
I confess that I will not be distracted, disorganized, or in disarray, butI will be diligent to what God has called me to do 
 
I confess that there shall not be any lack in my life
For my God shall supply all my needs according to His Riches in Glory by Christ
Jesus Thank You that all things are working together for my good
And that You always cause me to triumph
 
This is the day that you have made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
In Jesus, Name, amen

Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Several weeks ago, I got to meet a gentleman that I’ve developed a relationship with over the phone at a conference in Austin, Texas. Adam Richardson is my Bible Software representative and whenever I have questions or problems with my software, I always call him. On the phone, his voice is the voice of a middle aged man of at least 50 years old. But when he walked up to me in person, I was blown away. Although he has the voice of a fifty year old, he has the face of someone twenty-five. I was thrown aback because he doesn’t look like he sounds.

One of the biggest problems in the body of Christ is that there is a surplus of people that don’t look like they sound. Although we profess to be Christians, many lifestyles are not lining up with our confessions. To be honest with you, some Christians don’t know how they should look because of the erroneous doctrines that are floating around the Body of Christ. The Fruit of the Spirit operating through the lives of God’s people is the picture that believers are to look like. Paul instructed the church at Galatia how we should look: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22-23)

Let’s devote more time in prayer that The Fruit of the Spirit will continuously be on display in our lives.

Let’s Pray:
“Father, let Your Nature show forth in our lives today through the manifestation of The Fruit of the Spirit, in Jesus’ Name, amen.”

Daily Prayer:


“Oh, that You would bless me indeed,
and enlarge my territory,
that Your hand would be with me,
and that You would keep me from evil,
that I may not cause pain!”
The Prayer of Jabez, I Chronicles 4:10

A GREAT PRIVILEGE

John 17:16 They are not of the world, even as I am
not of the world.
 

The process of transitioning from being a civilian to
entering the military is a progressive one.  While each branch of service has
differences, there are commonalities shared amongst the group.  All service
members are required to attend some form of basic training followed by
technical or Advanced Individual Training (AIT).  But the most common dynamic
is the fact that each branch of service is a subculture within the larger
society.  The military has its own language, schedule, uniform code, and
justice system.  Most of the time, it’s easy to identify someone serving
their country as a member of The United States Armed Forces 
 
In his prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus reminded
The Father that we are “…not of the world…” just like
He’s not of the world. (John 17:16)  When we get saved, we become part of
a subculture within the larger society called The Kingdom of God.  It is the
Will of God that believers think (Romans 12:2), talk (I Peter 1:15), and
conduct ourselves (I Peter 1:16) differently than the world.  We can be proud
of the fact that we belong to the most powerful organization in the universe,
The Church of The Living God.  Jesus declared that “…upon this rock
I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against
it.” (Matthew 16:18) 
 
I was proud to serve my country as a soldier in the United
States Army.  I’m even prouder to be a solider in the Army of the Lord. 

Let’s Pray:
“Father, thank You
for the privilege to serve You in the Kingdom of God, in Jesus’ Name,
amen.”          
 
Daily
Confession:
Father, I thank You for making me the head and not the tail
Above only and not beneath
The lender and not the borrower
The conqueror and not the conquered
 
I thank You for giving me all things that pertain unto life and godliness
And for delivering my life from death and destruction
So that I shall live and not die to declare your works
 
I thank You that no sickness shall live in my body today
For by Your Stripes I'm healed
I confess that I will not be stressed, oppressed, or depressed
Because You're keeping me in perfect peace as my mind is stayed on Thee
 
I confess that there shall not be any lack in my life today For
my God shall supply all my needs according to His Riches in Glory by Christ Jesus
Thank You that all things are working together for my good
And that You always cause me to triumph
This is the day that you have made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
In Jesus, Name, amen.

Be A Witness

Acts 1:8 (ESV) 8

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

The proverbial
saying, “Actions speak louder than words” is really
true—especially as it relates to our confession as Christians.  Believers
must always remember that our lifestyles speak louder than the highest pitch of
our vocal cords.   The world doesn’t want to “hear a sermon”
as much as they want to see one.   Each and every day, the lives of believers
are “the Bibles that the world reads.”
A
conversation with one of my daughters reminded me of this reality.  Recently,
she’d been dealing with difficult people in the workplace.   Instead of
being vengeful and vindictive, she decided to be professional and at the same
time, show the love of God.   One morning, she found the following note on her
desk when she came to work: “…Thanks for being a positive example.”  

Jesus gave the disciples the
following promise:   “…you will receive power when the Holy
Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all
Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”  (Acts 1:8)  Although
the disciples were to tell others about our Risen Christ, our greatest witness
is to show others the Attributes of Christ in our actions as well as our
attitudes.   And as the world sees Christ in our lives, His Presence inside us
will be The Magnet that draws others to Him.  
The exhortation
today is to, “Be a Witness.” 
Let’s
Pray:   Father,
thank You for reminding us that the world is watching us.  We pray that The
Light of Your Glory will shine through us today and every day, in Jesus’
Name, amen.” 
Daily Prayer:

“Oh, that You would bless me indeed,

and enlarge my territory,

that Your hand would be with me,

and that You would keep me from evil,

that I may not cause pain!”
The Prayer of Jabez, I Chronicles 4:10
Daily Confession:
Father,
I thank You for making me the head and
not the tail
Above only and not beneath
The lender and not the borrower
The conqueror and not the conquered
 
I thank You for giving me all things
that pertain unto life and godliness
And for delivering my life from death
and destruction
So that I shall live and not die to
declare your works
 
I thank You that no sickness shall live
in my body today
For by Your Stripes I’m healed
I confess that I will not be stressed,
oppressed, or depressed
Because You’re keeping me in
perfect peace as my mind is stayed on Thee
 
I confess that there shall be no lack in
my life today
For my God shall supply all my needs
according to His Riches in Glory by Christ Jesus
 
Thank You that all things are working
together for my good
And that You always cause me to triumph
 
This is the day that you have made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
In Jesus, Name, amen.

A Life of Integrity

2 Samuel 11:7: When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab was doing and how the people were doing and how the war was going. 8 Then David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” And Uriah went out of the king’s house, and there followed him a present from the king. 9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house. 10 When they told David, “Uriah did not go down to his house,” David said to Uriah, “Have you not come from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?” 11 Uriah said to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah dwell in booths, and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are camping in the open field. Shall I then go to my house, to eat and to drink and to lie with my wife? As you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do this thing.” 12 Then David said to Uriah, “Remain here today also, and tomorrow I will send you back.”
So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day and the next. 13 And David invited him, and he ate in his presence and drank, so that he made him drunk. And in the evening he went out to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house. 14 In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by the hand of Uriah. 15 In the letter he wrote, “Set Uriah in the forefront of the hardest fighting, and then draw back from him, that he may be struck down, and die.”

One of the most overlooked factors in the episode of David and Bethsheba is the integrity of Uriah. After David impregnated his wife, the king tried to cover his sin by sending for Uriah and having him sleep with Bethsheba (II Samuel 11:7-8). But Uriah’s integrity wouldn’t allow him to retire in his home. Instead of enjoying his bed, he slept outside the royal palace with the king’s guards (II Samuel 11:9). He even refused to sleep in his bed after the king had gotten him drunk! (II Samuel 11:12-13) Unfortunately, David had so much faith in Uriah’s integrity that he trusted him to deliver his own death note to his commander (II Samuel 11:14-15) . The paradox of this passage is that King David—the man who was supposed to set the standard for integrity for all of Israel—had allowed the desires of his flesh to desecrate his character to that of being a deceiver, a liar, and even a murderer.



The dictionary defines integrity as, "adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.” Many times we forget that as Christians, we’re commanded to be people of integrity. Let Uriah’s life be a reminder of the integrity that Christians are supposed to display. At the same time, meditate on this season of David’s life; for it proves the importance of protecting our integrity because of the possibility for it to dissipate.



Let’s Pray:
“Father, help us to be walk in integrity today and always, in Jesus’ Name, amen.”



Daily Prayer:
“Oh, that You would bless me indeed,
and enlarge my territory,
that Your hand would be with me,
and that You would keep me from evil,
that I may not cause pain!”
The Prayer of Jabez, I Chronicles 4:10



Daily Confession:
Father, I thank You for making me the head and not the tail
Above only and not beneath
The lender and not the borrower
The conqueror and not the conquered
I thank You for giving me all things that pertain unto life and godliness
And for delivering my life from death and destruction
So that I shall live and not die to declare your works
I thank You that no sickness shall live in my body today
For by Your Stripes I’m healed
I confess that I will not be stressed, oppressed, or depressed
Because You’re keeping me in perfect peace as my mind is stayed on Thee
I confess that there shall be no lack in my life today
For my God shall supply all my needs according to His Riches in Glory by Christ Jesus
Thank You that all things are working together for my good
And that You always cause me to triumph
This is the day that you have made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
In Jesus, Name, amen.

What’s Your Expectation?

Hebrews 11:1: “What is faith? It is the confident assurance that something we want is going to happen…” (The Living Bible)

One of the most powerful principals in the entire universe is that of faith. If you surveyed a group of people on this subject, the majority would probably view the word “faith” from a positive perspective. However, faith is really a two-edged sword—even in the lives of Christians. While the goal of the believer’s faith is to be rooted and grounded in God and godly things, there are times when we expect a negative outcome. How can you tell? Because our expectations manifest in our behavior—more especially our words.



Jesus declared, “…out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” (Matthew 12:34) This means that our mouths are simply the reservoirs to that which is in our hearts. I’ve met more than a few individuals who have been hurt and have allowed their hurt in an area to be their expectation. And their expectation comes out when they open their mouths: “Things are going good, but just wait…” “Nobody can be trusted…” “You think you know them, but keep watching, they’ll change…” Unfortunately, these individuals don’t realize that their adverse outcomes were simply a manifestation of their faith.


The Living Bible’s definition of faith is, “…the confident assurance that something we want is going to happen…” (Hebrews 11:1, TLB) From a psychological perspective, the opposite end of the spectrum of faith is called a self-fulfilling prophesy which is simply, “a prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true.”

As we come to the end of another workweek, let’s evaluate our expectations of life, circumstances, people, but more especially—of our God.



Let’s Pray:
Father, deliver us from past hurts, disappointments, and negative expectations. Help us to expect Your Word to manifest in our lives, in Jesus’ Name, amen.”



Daily Prayer:
“Oh, that You would bless me indeed,
and enlarge my territory,
that Your hand would be with me,
and that You would keep me from evil,
that I may not cause pain!”
The Prayer of Jabez, I Chronicles 4:10



Daily Confession:
Father,

I thank You for making me the head and not the tail

Above only and not beneath

The lender and not the borrower

The conqueror and not the conquered



I thank You for giving me all things that pertain unto life and godliness

And for delivering my life from death and destruction

So that I shall live and not die to declare your works



I thank You that no sickness shall live in my body today

For by Your Stripes I’m healed

I confess that I will not be stressed, oppressed, or depressed

Because You’re keeping me in perfect peace as my mind is stayed on Thee



I confess that there shall be no lack in my life today

For my God shall supply all my needs according to His Riches in Glory by Christ Jesus



Thank You that all things are working together for my good

And that You always cause me to triumph



This is the day that you have made

I will rejoice and be glad in it

In Jesus, Name, amen.

Better Days are Ahead!

Exodus 14:21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the
waters were divided.

Two days ago, one of my daughters called me and said,
“Pastor, I had the worst day that I’ve ever had in my profession! 
Everything that I attempted either failed or was delayed.”  She told me
that she’d stayed on the phone for forty-five minutes just to be told
that she didn’t have all the necessary information to complete an
important business transaction (Parenthetically, she’d asked the
company’s representative if she’d turned in everything the day
prior and was told she had).  Another agency informed her that a system
she’d put in place to assist others had defaulted.   The bank even told
her that her name wasn’t on an account that she’d been utilizing
for almost twelve years!   She was so frustrated until she literally sat at her desk and cried!
 
Yesterday she called and testified that she had a wonderful
day—one of the best that she’d had in a long time!   Instead of
being on the phone for forty-five minutes, she received superior customer
service with another company and was able to wrap up the deal in less than ten(minutes).   She re-established systems and structure to be able to assist others in need.   The bank called her back and apologized for their gross mistake regarding her.  A tremendous breakthrough occurred in her life twenty-four hours after one of her worst days. 
 
One of the enemy’s biggest tricks is to cause us to
look permanently at situations that are only temporary.   But I want to
encourage you that you are only one day away from enjoying the best day of your life! Hours after one of their biggest disappointments—hearing that
Pharaoh had retracted his decision to release them from Egyptian
captivity—the children of Israel experienced their greatest deliverance.
God literally divided the waters of the Red Sea, caused them to walk on dry
ground, and then drowned the Egyptians in the Sea.   What a mighty God we
serve! 
 
Always remember that our bad days are merely the barometer
that measures the magnitude of our good days.   There are better days ahead!  
 
Let’s Pray: 
“Father, we give You
the praise for all our days—the bad as well as the good.   Help us to be
optimistic about our good days, in Jesus’ Name, amen.”
 
Daily Prayer:
“Oh, that You would bless me indeed,

and enlarge my territory,

that Your hand would be with me,

and that You would keep me from evil,

that I may not cause pain!”
The Prayer of Jabez, I Chronicles 4:10
 
 
Daily Confession:
Father,
I thank You for making me the head and not the tail
Above only and not beneath
The lender and not the borrower
The conqueror and not the conquered
 
I thank You for giving me all things that pertain unto life
and godliness
And for delivering my life from death and destruction
So that I shall live and not die to declare your works
 
I thank You that no sickness shall live in my body today
For by Your Stripes I’m healed
I confess that I will not be stressed, oppressed, or
depressed
Because You’re keeping me in perfect peace as my mind
is stayed on Thee
 
I confess that there shall be no lack in my life today
For my God shall supply all my needs according to His Riches
in Glory by Christ Jesus
 
Thank You that all things are working together for my good
And that You always cause me to triumph
 
This is the day that you have made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
In Jesus, Name, amen.
                                        

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A Merciful God

Exodus 33:19:  “…I am the Lord, and I show mercy and kindness to anyone I choose...” (CEV)

I recall the media interviewing the owner of a business in our area that was robbed during its hours of operation. 
The thieves were armed and surveillance observed their intent to take the livesof those working.  But an interesting thing happened when the robbers tried pulling the trigger—their guns didn’t fire!  The cameras actually
showed one of the robbers attempting to fire his weapon and rounds falling out
of the chamber!  When the employees were interviewed, no one mentioned or
credited God as The Catalyst behind such a notable miracle.  The reporter
chalked it up as the employees being “lucky.” 

Those in the household of faith recognize that the endangered lives were spared because of God’s Mercy. 
The psalmist observed that not only is the Lord good, but His Mercy is
everlasting (Psalm 100:5).  How many times have we benefited from the Mercy of
God and not given Him the glory?  Mercy isn’t merited or earned (Isaiah
64:6), but The Lord exercises It in Sovereignty.  In fact, He told Moses in
Exodus 33:19, “…I am the Lord, and I show mercy and kindness to anyone I choose…” (CEV) 

Let’s celebrate God today for His Wonderful Mercy. 


Let’s Pray: 
“Father, thank You for Your Everlasting.  We glorify You for having mercy on us when we
didn’t even recognize You as Lord and Savior.  We pray that You’ll
continue to extend mercy toward those not saved.  Save their souls we pray, in
Jesus’ Name, amen.”  

Daily Prayer:
“Oh, that You would bless me indeed,

and enlarge my territory,

that Your hand would be with me,

and that You would keep me from evil,
that I may not cause pain!”
The Prayer of Jabez, I Chronicles 4:10


Daily Confession:
Father,
I thank You for making me the head and not the tail
Above only and not beneath
The lender and not the borrower
The conqueror and not the conquered
 
I thank You for giving me all things
that pertain unto life and godliness
And for delivering my life from death
and destruction
So that I shall live and not die to
declare your works
 
I thank You that no sickness shall live
in my body today
For by Your Stripes I’m healed
I confess that I will not be stressed,
oppressed, or depressed
Because You’re keeping me in
perfect peace as my mind is stayed on Thee
 
I confess that there shall be no lack in
my life today
For my God shall supply all my needs
according to His Riches in Glory by Christ Jesus
 
Thank You that all things are working
together for my good
And that You always cause me to triumph
 
This is the day that you have made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
In Jesus, Name, amen.
                                        
Questions of the Day:
John 2:6-11
 
What kind of vessels did Jesus use to place water?
What was His Command to the wedding workers?
What did He tell the wedding workers to do after they were full?
What did the master of the feast say to the bridegroom?
In verse 11, what was the end result of this miracle?