Bringing the praises

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

Has someone’s passion to praise God inspired you? That passion is very catchable. The kind of passion that causes us to bring praises to God regularly. Sometimes we need to stir up our lives to praise the Lord. You can edify yourself to sing to Jesus each new day. With confidence you can have faith in Jesus. As we bring our sacrifice of praise, what a blessing to the Lord and a blessing to our day as well.

Thank you Lord for the opportunity to praise you each day.

Place of righteousness and strength

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

Delighted that we have Jesus. God is our righteousness and strength. There is no where else you could go to find that. The Lord is our source, our place of being right with God and being strong. We have been called out of darkness and into His marvellous light and we can declare Jesus’ praises (1 Peter 2:9).

Thanks Lord, that you make us right with you. Praise you for being the strength we need.

New people in Jesus

My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. Galatians 2:20

We have recently been celebrating Easter, Jesus’ death and resurrection. Because of what Jesus has done for us, we are now crucified with Him, our old self, and Jesus lives in us. Wherever you go, Jesus shines through your life. Our Lord has made us new people in Him. Have you a testimony of how God has worked through your life, that couldn’t be except Jesus is living in your life?

Thanks Jesus, you’re my Lord and I am grateful that my old self is crucified with you, and Jesus lives in me.

Dealings of God

“I will sing to the Lord, because He has dealt bountifully with me.” Psalm 13:6

To have Jesus in your life is to be blessed more than you can keep to yourself. You want to tell others about God because He is so very good. David the psalmist knew the goodness, mercy and unfailing love of God to be following him all the days of his life (Psalm 23:6). The dealings of God are bountiful towards us because of Jesus, we have the favour of the Lord apon our lives.

Thanks Lord Jesus, your goodness and mercy is wonderful. I am so grateful for your grace.

Just one word from God

I rejoice at Your word, As one who finds great treasure. Psalm 119:162

If you just have one word from God, that can sustain you and keep you through a wilderness or a desert season. Do you have a word from Jesus that you can keep tucked away in your heart? That’s like Mary, the mother of Jesus. She kept the words from the Lord in her heart (Luke 2:19). There’s nothing like the voice of the Lord to encourage and bring wisdom.

Lord Jesus, how much I love you. Thank you for your Word. Help me treasure the words I hear from you, amen.

Celebrating Jesus

This is the day which the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24

God makes each day so beautifully. Every sunrise and sunset tells of the greatness of God. As you go through your day, remember the Lord is present with you. We can celebrate Jesus and have happiness knowing the Lord has made the day. How can you rejoice in your day? Giving praise to Jesus is the best way to celebrate the Lord.

Praise you Jesus, you are so wonderful the way you create each new day.

Keeping Jesus close

You who [reverently] fear the Lord, trust in Lord, He is their help and their shield. Psalm 115:11

To have respect of the Lord, is a non negotiable. If you can keep close to Jesus, always considering Him as you make plans, putting Him first, what a difference that would make in life. How big is God to you? We know He is huger than we can imagine and yet we can so easily settle for the circumstances that seem to be what’s happening, instead of challenging our faith and bringing the Lord into our impossibilities, to see what He wants to say.

Thanks Jesus, you are my help and my shield. Grateful that you walk with me everyday.

Beginning of success

[Jesus explained,] ‘I tell you that to every one who has [because he valued his gifts from God and has used them wisely], more will be given; but from the one who does not have [because he disregarded his gifts from God], even what he has will be taken away.’ Luke 19:26

Our stewardship of what God has given us, can cause a multiplication, of what gifts we have. Are there areas of your life that you can pick up and make useful again? What would you like multiplied in your life for the glory of God. Training and preparation is the beginning of great success. Whatever you invest in, will increase, given time. Maybe today is a great day to begin.

Thanks Lord for opportunities in life. Help me be a good steward of my gifts and resources, for your praise Jesus, amen.

Our worship belongs to Jesus

To whom then will you liken God? Or with what likeness will you compare Him? Isaiah 40:18

There is nothing we can even imagine or compare that we could liken God to. The Lord is holy and righteous. He is omnipotent, omnipresent and great! Even though we don’t make gods in our culture, we can still love life sometimes a little too much when we need to give all the praise and glory to God. Our worship belongs to Jesus. God is the one that no one compares to. Praise Jesus!

Thank you Lord for who you are. I worship you with reverence and respect.

Lights up your path

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105

Where are you going if you don’t know where you are? Have you ever been at an event and you have lost who you were with. When you finally find them, you feel much better. I feel like that with scripture. Until I am back, reading the word I feel out of sorts. The Word of God shines a light wherever you go and lights up your path. There’s comfort, direction and even discipline as you read the Word.

Thanks Jesus, your Word keeps me on the path following you. Help me stay close to you and be filled with your Holy Spirit every day.

God can make you strong

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.

Hope of the righteous

The hope of the righteous is gladness. Proverbs 10:28

Sometimes we need to clear out thinking space to realise how blessed we are. God is there championing us to be all He created us to be. There is gladness knowing you are in right standing with God. Jesus calls us beloved, righteous, and worthy. Our hope is secure in God, and that brings happiness. What would life be without Him? That would be unimaginable. God is our hope and our song.

Thanks Lord Jesus, your love means so much to me. Help me find all hope in you.

Remember what Jesus has done

Give thanks to the Lord for He is good! His faithful love endures forever. Psalm 118:1

When gratefulness fills our lives, that is a good place to be. As we give thanks to God, we are reframing our thinking. Gratefulness can help you through a storm. After the verse there is a testimony of the Lord’s help. When you remember what the Lord has done, that can help you overcome in your everyday life.

Thanks Jesus your faithful love is beautiful. Praise you for all you are Lord.

Purpose

You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has lost its taste (purpose), how can it be made salty? Matthew 5:13

In cooking some people like their food with heaps of flavour. We are called to be the salt of the earth, our purpose bringing that unique ‘flavour’ to life. Have you kept your purpose in the Lord. God wants us to have a pep in our step, knowing that we have been created in Christ Jesus for good works. How will God move through your life as you take healthy strides in His kingdom? How can you get pumped in seeking the Lord for more God purpose?

Lord Jesus, I want to be swept up in your purpose. Help me keep strong in you.

Eternally the same

Jesus is [eternally changeless, always] the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8

Life is full of changes through time, Jesus is the one who stays the same. You can depend on Him because He’s so consistent. God is the one that you can have reliance apon. The goodness and grace of the Lord, His love and justice, mercy and truth, are always the same. Who God is will be eternally the same.

Thanks Jesus, you are my Lord forever. I trust you to lead me in your ways everlasting.

Born again

1 Peter 1:3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It was by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead.

Has the Lord saved you, delivered you and set you free? There is so much we can praise Jesus about. What a wonderful and loving Saviour we live for. How great the mercy of God is, that He sent Jesus to die, that we might be saved. When you know the goodness of God, you just want to praise and give Him thanks and celebrate the Lord.

Praise you Jesus, you are the Lord of my life.

More than conquerors

Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors and gain overwhelming victory through Him who loved us [so much that He died for us]. Romans 8:37

Have you ever won a game that you couldn’t possibly win? Someone was on your side, making up for everything. God makes us more than conquerors, through Jesus who loves us. Jesus gave His life on the cross that we could win a victory. We are not just conquerors, we are more than conquerors because of Jesus!

Thank you Lord Jesus, you make living well possible, grateful for your grace and love.

A wonderful plan

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

There are some people that have the purpose of God so strong on their lives that you look up to them. Even though life can be difficult, they seem to know how to rise up in faith and overcome in Jesus. God has given each of us a calling in Him and as we continue to follow Jesus, what is impossible? God has a wonderful plan for those who love peace the scripture tells us.

Thanks Jesus, I uphold those who seek to live wholeheartedly for you, that you would help and encourage them, with your Holy Spirit, amen.

Jesus’ love

Casting all your care apon Him, for he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7

God loves and cares about every one of us. There’s nothing He doesn’t know or understand. When you step toward Him, you’ll find God reaching to you. Jesus showed us the love of the Father when He washed the feet of the disciples. As you learn of Jesus’ servant heart, you can feel lead to care about people as well.

Thanks Lord, your love means so much to me. Help me give you all my cares, knowing you care for me.

Prayers and petitions

Now to Him who is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly more than all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our greatest prayers, hopes, or dreams], according to His power that is at work within us Ephesians 3:20

Knowing God is able to do more than we could ask, think or imagine, we can do well to pray and seek God as we can move the power of God because of our petition. There is unlimited opportunity to ask of God. Is there something you could ask the Lord of that would surprise you if the answer happened?

Lord Jesus, thanks that you can do more than we could imagine or dream of. Help me remember to seek you in every moment.