09/05/2018
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances,
for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
—1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
My Prayer…
Precious and Righteous Father, thank you for being there, always.
Give me a deeper appreciation and a more profound awareness of your presence today.
May my life reflect the joy you have given me by saving me by grace.
And may my heart always find its home in you. Through the name of Jesus
my Savior and friend I pray. Amen. God bless
08/05/2018
Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.
The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
—James 5:16
My Prayer…
Holy Father, I have sinned. I now confess my own personal sin of ____________.
I ask for your forgiveness and for your Spirit to strengthen me in overcoming temptation.
I want to live for you and not let my sin, any sin, entangle me and draw me away from you.
Through the mighty name of Jesus I pray. Amen.God bless
07/05/2018
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition,
with thanksgiving, present your request to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding,
will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
—Philippians 4:6-7
My Prayer…
Gracious God, I have so many reasons to praise you. In the face of trial and hardship
I have your promises to reawaken my hope. In the moment of victory I have you to thank for my abilities.
In the boredom of the routine, I have great joys in your surprises.
Thank you God for being so great and yet so loving. In Jesus’ name. Amen. God bless
06/05/2018
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
—Romans 12:12
My Prayer…
Create in me, O Mighty God, a resolute and steadfast heart so that I might persevere with
joy no matter what the difficulty. This I ask in the name of your faithful Son. Amen. God bless
05/05/2018
This is the confidence we have in approaching God:
that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he
hears us — whatever we ask — we know that we have what we asked of him.
—1 John 5:14-15
My Prayer…
Abba Father, for the grace of your listening ear I thank you more than words can say.
Through the authority of Jesus my brother and by the grace of your interceding Holy Spirit,
I offer you my thanks and love this day. Amen God bless
04/05/2018
Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes
to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
—Hebrews 11:6
My Prayer…
Almighty, Most Holy Lord, I thank you for your steadfast love and enduring faithfulness.
I thank you for your grace and mercy. I thank you for your might and power. I thank you for
your awesome holiness. I thank you… for being you, and choosing to reveal yourself to mortals like me.
Through Jesus, your final Word, I pray. Amen. God bless
03/05/2018
Speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into
him who is the Head, that is, Christ.
—Ephesians 4:15
My Prayer…
Father, forgive me for the bitterness in my heart and unfairness on my lips. Through your Spirit,
help me better use my speech to bless others and glorify you. May I speak your truth with your
love today in all my conversations. Through him who is Truth and Love I pray. Amen. God bless
02/05/2018
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who,
being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death — even death on a cross!
—Philippians 2:5-8
My Prayer…
God, you are all powerful and yet you emptied yourself to redeem me. May I be more selfless
in my attitude and treatment of others, more like Jesus is with me. In Christ’ name, I pray. Amen.God bless
01/05/2018
He was a just man.
Mt 1:19
My Prayer
*Powerful Prayer to St.Joseph*
Oh, St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God.
I place in you all my interests and desires. Oh, St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession,
and obtain for me from your divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So that,
having engaged here below your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers. Patron of departing souls – Pray for us. God bless. Wish you Happy Feast
30/04/2018
The Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.
—Luke 19:10
My Prayer…
Father, while I know you hate sin and the havoc it creates in our lives,
I am so thankful that when you came to earth you were not our judge but our Savior,
you were our friend. I promise to live today more aware of your love for the lost because
I know what it means to be found. Through Jesus my Lord, I pray. Amen. God bless
29/04/2018
Jesus is able to save completely those who come to God through him,
because he always lives to intercede for them.
—Hebrews 7:25
My Prayer…
Precious Savior, my Jesus, how I love you. You sacrificed heaven for me.
You gave up dignity to redeem me. You destroyed death to assure me. But today,
I am most thankful and most aware that every prayer I offer and every step I take you
are in the Father’s presence to bless me. Thank you. Amen. God bless
28/04/2018
God has chosen you to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery,
which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom,
so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.
—Colossians 1:27-28
My Prayer…
O God, may the presence of Jesus within me stir me to do your work today. May your abiding grace,
through the presence of your gracious Son, call me to your character and your concerns. O Jesus,
please make my heart like our Father’s. Amen. God bless
27/04/2018
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,
that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
—John 3:16
My Prayer…
Thank you for loving me with an everlasting love, dear Father. I love you, too, and look forward
to sharing the biggest part of my life with you in your presence. In Jesus’ name. Amen. God bless
26/04/2018
It is written, “As surely as I live,” says the Lord, “every
knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God.”
—Romans 14:11
My Prayer…
Father, I thank you for saving me. May my anticipation of the day of Jesus’ victory move
me to be your agent of reconciliation so others are ready for that day and will welcome it with joy.
Give me eyes to see those who need to come to Jesus today. Through him I pray. Amen. God bless
25/04/2018
Since the creation of the world, God’s invisible qualities — his
eternal power and divine nature — have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
—Romans 1:20
My Prayer…
O God, thank you for your creation. Thank you for its beauty and variety. Thank you
for the changing seasons and the beauty of Spring. But most of all, thank you for
choosing to show yourself to us, your creatures. In Jesus’ name. Amen. God bless
24/04/2018
Jesus said, “I give them eternal life, and they shall never
perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me,
is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”
—John 10:28-30
My Prayer…
O Lord, thank you for your steadfast and secure love. Thank you for the assurance that
my future rests in your hands. Thank you for holding me in your protective grace. May I
live today with confidence and joy knowing that no matter where I find myself, you are
there to uphold and sustain me. For this grace, I thank you in Jesus’ name. Amen. God bless
23/04/2018
Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God!
He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
—1 Corinthians 15:55-57
My Prayer…
Thank you God for giving me victory in Jesus Christ. In my daily struggles with sin,
please make his will triumphantly present in me now, just as it will be when he raises
me from death and brings me home to you. Through my Triumphant King I ask it. Amen. God bless
22/04/2018
Christ has indeed been raised, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.
For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
1 Cor 15:20-22
My Prayer…
Almighty, Most Powerful God. Because of your grace and the resurrection of Jesus from the dead,
I know I will see you face to face. Help me now, however, to live that resurrected life being more
like Jesus today than any day ever before. In the name of my risen Lord I pray. Amen. God bless
21/04/2018
If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,”
and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your
mouth that you confess and are saved.
—Romans 10:9-10
My Prayer…
Mighty God, your Son is my Lord. I love him and praise him for his redeeming sacrifice.
I thank him for his conquest of the grave. I marvel at his sacrificial and triumphant grace.
Jesus is Lord. I know it sounds sweet in your ears so I say it again, Jesus is my Lord.
Thank you for being so great that you would be so sacrificial. In the name of my Lord and Savior,
Jesus the Carpenter, I offer this thanks. Amen.God bless Amen
20/04/2018
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing,
but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
—1 Corinthians 1:18
My Prayer…
Holy and Majestic God on high, I praise you for incredible might and power.
But I also thank you for your love which guides the release of that power.
Thank you for knowing that I am but dust without your sustaining Spirit.
Thank you for saving me by withholding your mighty power so I could be
pardoned by your sacrificial power. Because of Jesus’ mercy, and in his holy name,
I offer this prayer. Amen. God bless
19/04/2018
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,
that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
—John 3:16
My Prayer…
Thank you for loving me with an everlasting love, dear Father. I love you, too,
and look forward to sharing the biggest part of my life with you in your presence. In Jesus’ name. Amen. God bless
18/04/2018
Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing
debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law.
—Romans 13:8
My Prayer…
Holy God who owns all things, I thank you for not just owning me, but for having
bought me out of slavery, sin, and death. Please kindle love in my heart through
the Holy Spirit so I will love others as you do. In Jesus’ name. Amen. God bless
17/04/2018
I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you…
that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried,
and that he was raised on the third day according Scriptures.
—1 Corinthians 15:1-4
My Prayer…
Almighty Lord, thank you for the empty tomb and Jesus’ victory over the grave.
Just as Jesus’ death pardoned my sin, his resurrection assures my future. Thank you for grace and glory.
May my life be lived each day by the power of the resurrection. In Jesus name I pray. Amen. God bless
16/04/2018
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are
justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
—Romans 3:23-24
My Prayer…
Kind and Loving Father, thank you for being so generous with your grace. May I be as
passionate for your righteousness as you were in redeeming me from my sin. Through Jesus I ask this. Amen.
God bless
15/04/2018
Jesus said to them all: “If anyone would come after me,
he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to
save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it.
—Luke 9:23-24
My Prayer…
Master and Maker of all that lives and breathes, take my life and every breath and
use it for your glory. May my words and actions this day be pleasing to you. Through Jesus
I offer you this prayer and praise. Amen. God bless
14/04/2018
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we
might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.
—1 Peter 2:24
My Prayer…
Holy God, how you could stand to see your precious Son under the weight of my sin,
all sin, I will never understand. Thank you for such great a love and for being so great a God.
There is none who can be compared to you, O God. Your greatness is beyond imagining and your
love beyond my dreams. I will live today to your glory through Jesus who bore my sin so I could be your child.
In the precious name of your Son I pray. Amen. God bless
13/04/2018
At just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for
the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone
might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
—Romans 5:6-8
My Prayer…
Holy God, thank you for Jesus, my Savior. No words are adequate to express my love and
devotion to you for such an incredible gift! Through him I give and live my thanks to you. Amen. God bless
12/04/2018
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation
of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins,
he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
—Hebrews 1:3
My Prayer…
Precious Lord, as you have so many times in the past, you take these humble human words
and bring them to the Father as my friend and brother. Thank you for your sacrifice for my sins.
Thank you for your sustaining presence in our universe. Thank you for your daily intercession.
Thank you for being God-for-me at the Father’s side. To the glorious, majestic and holy God,
who sent Jesus as Savior, be glory, honor, and adoration forever and ever. Amen.Gud mrng God bless ??
11/04/2018
If, when we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him
through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life.
—Romans 5:10
My Prayer…
Holy and Righteous Father, I thank you for Jesus who is at your side and who knows my heart,
my struggles, and my world. I thank you for your constant care and
protection through all of my difficulties and triumphs. Please make your presence
known more clearly today than ever before as I try to serve you with wholehearted devotion.
In the name of Jesus I pray. Amen. God bless
10/04/2018
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.
The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
—Galatians 2:20
My Prayer…
Thank you, God, for loving me and sending Jesus to redeem me from my sin.
I commit to you today that I will live by faith in your Son who gave himself so
I can spend eternity with you. I ask that by your Spirit, you help Jesus’ life be seen in me.
Through him I pray. Amen. God bless
09/04/2018
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other
so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
—James 5:16
My Prayer…
Holy Father, I have sinned. I now confess my own personal sin of ____________.
I ask for your forgiveness and for your Spirit to strengthen me in overcoming temptation.
I want to live for you and not let my sin, any sin, entangle me and draw me away from you.
Through Jesus I pray. Amen. God bless
08/04/2018
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
Luke 6:36
My Prayer….
Merciful God This beautiful verse gives us a lesson about having compassion, pity and mercy.
Jesus commands us all to be merciful, just as our Heavenly Father is merciful.
Our living God is compassionate, has pity on us and is merciful towards us, however we are.
He asks us that we imitate Him and create the same compassion for others in our hearts,
so that we also will have mercy on others, just like He does. When God Almighty can forgive us
humans despite our sinful behavior, then why can we humans not forgive each other and have compassion?
To God be the glory alone. Amen. God bless you.
07/04/2018
In Christ we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,
in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.
—Ephesians 1:7
My Prayer…
Thank you, Father, for your anguish and cost to forgive my sins by the blood of your Son.
I refuse to take lightly the cost of my sin and will live for your glory in appreciation of your grace.
In the name of him who sacrificed all for my salvation I pray. Amen. God bless
05/04/2018
Now as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem,
he took the twelve disciples aside and said to them, “We are going up to Jerusalem,
and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the teachers of the law.
They will condemn him to death and will turn him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and
flogged and crucified. On the third day he will be raised to life!”
—Matthew 20:17-19
My Prayer…
Holy God and Loving Father, thank you for your plan to cover my sin with your grace by
the death of your Son. May I live today aware of his sacrifice and confident of his
victory over sin and death, so my life may reflect your victory. In the name of Jesus,
my precious Savior, I pray. Amen.God bless
06/04/2018
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith,
who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame,
and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
—Hebrews 12:2
My Prayer…
Almighty and holy God, without your grace and the gift of your salvation
I could not approach you with confidence. Thank you for sending Jesus!
Thank you for his life, his death, his resurrection, his exaltation and his intercession.
I pledge this day to keep my eyes on him! Through his holy name I pray. Amen.Gud mrng God bless??
05/04/2018
Now as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside and said to them,
“We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the teachers of the law.
They will condemn him to death and will turn him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day he will be raised to life!”
—Matthew 20:17-19
My Prayer…
Holy God and Loving Father, thank you for your plan to cover my sin with your grace by the death of your Son.
May I live today aware of his sacrifice and confident of his victory over sin and death, so my life may reflect your victory.
In the name of Jesus, my precious Savior, I pray. Amen.
04/04/2018
He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all,
like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
—Isaiah 53:5-6
My Prayer…
God of peace, fill my soul with the wonder of your grace. Let me not forget the cost of your love.
Stir in me the constant and abiding memory of your redemptive grace. Thank you. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
03/04/2018
If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
—Romans 14:8
My Prayer…
Father, thank you for sending your Son to redeem me. Lord Jesus, thank you for coming to earth,
paying the price for my sin, and sending the Holy Spirit to be your presence in me. Take my life
and use it to your glory. May my faith not fail in the face of life’s worst challenges.
I pray that whether I live or I die that you be glorified in me. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
02/04/2018
Restore us, O LORD God Almighty; make your face shine upon us, that we may be saved.
—Psalm 80:19
My Prayer…
O LORD, God of heaven and earth, Ruler of all creation, I praise you. I praise you for your power and glory.
I praise you for your wisdom and creativity. I praise you for your mercy and righteousness.
I praise you, because you alone are worthy of my praise. O LORD, you alone can bring me full salvation.
Please, shine your face upon me. Please, make your presence known in my life. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
01/04/2018
He is Risen indeed! Allelluiah
Lk 24:34
My Prayer
Almighty God I thank and bless you for this beautiful day. Your Son is Risen indeed.
May I be like the White candle that was lit on the Easter vigil to spread the light of Christ in my home and world at large.
I pray in the sweet name of Jesus my Lord and God. Amen. Wish you a Happy Easter💐🤝🏻💐
31-03-2018
For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
who gave himself as a ransom for all men — the testimony given in its proper time.
—1 Timothy 2:5-6
My Prayer…
O God, you are my God, and I praise you for making access to you so freely available.
I know that if left to my own power, I would have no strength or righteousness with which to approach you.
Yet in your grace, you not only provided a ransom for my sin, but you also provided a mediator for
my approach to you. Jesus, I thank you as well, for paying the price and staying at the Father’s side
to intercede and speak for me! Thank you, Jesus, for making this prayer known to the Father as I pray in your name. Amen.
30-03-2018
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
—John 15:13
My Prayer…
Father, thank you for loving me enough to send Jesus as a ransom for my sins.
Jesus, thank you for your loving sacrifice that not only saves me, but shows me the full extent of your love.
In Jesus’ name I thank you. Amen.
29-03-2018
For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him.
—Philippians 1:29
My Prayer…
What a precious name you have given to your son, O Lord. May it be exalted in all
the earth and throughout all the heavens, until every heart knows that he is truly Lord.
In Jesus name, and for his glory, I pray. Amen.
28-03-2018
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
—1 John 1:9
My Prayer…
Forgiving Father, please forgive me today for my lack of passion to love and forgive others
in the way you have so graciously forgiven me. Create in me a heart like your own: faithful,
forgiving, and gracious. In the precious name of Jesus I pray. Amen.
27-03-2018
The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
—Romans 6:23
My Prayer…
Thank you God for loving me when no one else could or would. Thank you for sacrificing
the most precious gift of heaven so I could join you there. Of all the gifts I’ve ever received,
yours is the best. I offer this praise in the name of one whose gift has given me life! Amen.
26-03-2018
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial,
because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
—James 1:12
My Prayer…
Thank you Father for giving me the assurance that when all is said and done,
I will share in your life and your victory forever. Help me this day to live confidently,
knowing that I have your life. In the name of Jesus, my conquering King I pray. Amen.
25-03 -2018
“Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is to come!
Hosanna in the highest!”
-Mark 11:10
My Prayer
All-powerful, eternal God, You have chosen to give mankind a model of humility;
our Savior took on our flesh, and subjected Himself to the Cross.
Grant us the grace to preserve faithfully the lessons
He has given us in his Passion and to have a share in His resurrection.
Give me the serenity to accept the challenges and carry out the will of God in my life.
This we ask of You through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son. Amen.
24-03- 2018
Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.
He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought.
—Jeremiah 17:7-8
My Prayer…
Holy God, I know you are there! In the morning, in the evening, in the long nights,
I know I am not alone. Thank you for knowing me and going with me through all my days.
Please make your presence known to me this day as I seek to honor you in what I do and say.
In the name of Jesus, my Lord, I ask this. Amen.
23-03-2018
Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
—1 Peter 2:2-3
My Prayer…
Mighty God, thank you for loving me and saving me. I really want to mature in your grace.
Bless me today as I seek to pattern holy habits and fill myself spiritually with the things
that will help me grow. But Holy God, I know that true growth only comes from you,
so I ask you to strengthen me by your Spirit as I pursue your character. In Jesus’ mighty name I pray. Amen
22-03-2018
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.
—Galatians 5:22-23
My Prayer…
Abba Father, through the Spirit I call upon you. Bless all the priests,
take my hand and lead me on. May God be more and I be less in all my activities.
Please fulfill in me the character you possess. I want to exhibit the qualities of
your Son, Jesus, in whose name I pray. Amen.
21-03-2018
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him,
so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
—Romans 15:13
My Prayer…
Great and Mighty God, bless me with greater trust that you are nearby and long to help.
Dear Father, bless and empower me to be the person you want me to be.
Fill me with your Spirit so I may live my life here more like Jesus lived his life here on earth.
In the name of the Savior I pray. Amen.
20-03-2018
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.
—Psalm 23:1-3
My Prayer…
O Gentle Shepherd, help me to be at your side today and always to abide in your grace
and in the confidence that you are nearby. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
19-03-2018
As God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
—Colossians 3:12
My Prayer…
Abba Father, thank you for the great St. Joseph who’s feast we celebrate today.
Thank you for bringing me into your family. May I never disappoint you in the way I treat others.
May the just qualities that was given to St. Joseph be given to all. May they see in me,
the qualities of character that can only be attributed to your presence in my life.
To you be the glory and the honor, forever and ever, in the name of Jesus my Lord. Amen.
18-03-2018
It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth… Salvation is found in no one else,
for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.
—Acts 4:10-12
My Prayer…
Through the precious name of Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ, my Lord,
I thank and praise you God Most High. Your love has given the sacrifice
for my sin and your power has given me the assurance of my resurrection from the dead.
Your Son’s willingness to spend a lifetime with us has given me a Great High Priest
who intercedes with empathy for my struggles. His example lets me know of your great love.
Thank you, O God! Thank you for being so gracious and giving me such a wonderful Savior. Amen.
17-03-2018
Make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;
and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance,
godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you
from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
—2 Peter 1:5-8
My Prayer…
Holy God, I am going to put out the effort to grow in your grace.
Please bless my efforts and receive them as my heartfelt appreciation
for loving me when I was unlovable and redeeming me when I was lost.
I want to be productive to your glory in my life with Jesus, in whose name I pray. Amen.
16-03-2018
We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
—Romans 8:28
My Prayer…
Thank you God for being at work in my life. Thank you for not leaving me alone to my limited best effort,
insight, and choice. Thank you for having a plan for me and being the assurance that I can’t mess that plan up
if I seek your will. Thank you for being my God, my Father, and my Partner through all of life. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
15-03-2018
He has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them
you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
—2 Peter 1:4
My Prayer…
Almighty God, my Everlasting Fortress, thank you for giving me your great promises.
I long to know you more fully and be able to see your face today just as I believe I will one day.
Please protect me and my heart from corruption. In all love and appreciation
I pray in the name of Jesus, the One who made me yours. Amen.
14-03-2018
The Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love
to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.
—Deuteronomy 7:9
My Prayer…
Faithful God, thank you for loving me so sacrificially and steadfastly.
Thank you for the way you preserved your promises to the Israelites and
brought Jesus just as you promised. I trust your promise to send him
back to bring me home to you. Please receive the deeds and words of this day
as my thanks to you for your covenant of love with me and those I love.
In the name of Jesus, your gift of love, I pray. Amen.
13-03-2018
In your hearts, set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who
asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.
—1 Peter 3:15
My Prayer…
Holy and Loving Father, thank you for speaking your grace in Jesus.
I’m not sure I would have heard any other message. Give me the conviction
I need to share my hope in Jesus, but in a way that reflects your grace. Through my Living Hope I pray. Amen.
12-03-2018
God has saved us and called us to a holy life — not because of anything
we have done but because of his own purpose and grace.
This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time.
-2 Timothy 1:9
My Prayer…
Thank you so much, Father, for knowing me and thinking of my needs even before there was a world.
I dedicate this day, the days that follow, to your honor as I try to live a life that
reflects your righteousness and grace. In the name of Jesus, the one who had no sin, I pray. Amen.
11-03-2016
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion
and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all of our troubles,
so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
—2 Corinthians 1:3-4
My Prayer…
Tender Shepherd, there have been times when I was so broken I could not go on.
I know my strength to continue came from your rich grace and mercy. Please use me
this week to offer your comfort and love to others so they may feel your warm embrace
and come to yearn more for the day we see you face to face in heaven. Through my brother Jesus, I pray. Amen.
10-03-2018
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
—Psalm 139:23-24
My Prayer…
O God, I know you are the one who “searches hearts and minds.”
Yet because of the grace you demonstrated in Jesus,
I am confident that you love me. My heart is sorry for
the sin I have committed, but I am really trying to serve you in honor and purity.
Please fill me with your Spirit to enable me to become more like Christ.
In the name of your holy Son I pray. Amen.
—Isaiah 25:1
Holy God, you surprise me with new wonders and new things daily. Yet deep in my heart I know they are not new to you. Thank you for not making life boring or predictable so I might thirst after you, you who are forever fresh, new, exciting, and marvelous. In the name of my Savior, Jesus, I pray. Amen.
Almighty God, Gracious Sustainer, and Undeserved Friend, thank you! Thank you for this breath I take and for the heartbeat that sustains my life. Make me aware as I travel and talk and rest and work that you are there and are worthy of my intentional best. The name of Jesus, my gracious sacrifice I pray. Amen.
07-03-2018
Have not I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified;
do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
—Joshua 1:9
My Prayer…
O God who is and was and is to come, thank you for being there and staying
there when all others forsake and leave. You are the one constant in my life so full of change.
Help me become more steadfast and faithful in my commitments and relationships to honor you
and to learn more about you. Through Jesus I pray. Amen.
06-03-2018
My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord.
“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and
my thoughts than your thoughts.”
—Isaiah 55:8-9
My Prayer…
Tender Shepherd, thank you for being so patient with me when I cannot fully understand
and appreciate your holy and transcendent character. Thank you for sending Jesus
so I can know you better and trust you to know me better than I know myself.
I look forward to seeing you face to face when Jesus comes to bring me home.
Until that day, please know I love you. In the name of Jesus I offer my thanks and praise. Amen.
05-03-2018
He knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
My feet have closely followed his steps; I have kept to his way without turning aside.
—Job 23:10-11
My Prayer…
Magnificent Creator and Sustainer of the Universe,
I confess my sin and my inadequacy in following your paths.
Forgive me as I commit my life to serve you in holiness and joy.
Thank you for your grace which covers my sin and perfect in me
the character of Jesus. Through him I pray. Amen.
04-03-2018
For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people.
– Titus 2:11
My Prayer…
Mighty Yahweh, Strength of Israel, Keeper of the Covenant and Fulfillment Maker
of every prophecy, you are my hope, my strength and my future.
I live this day in wide open amazement that the Keeper of the Universe
knows my name, hears my voice, and cares for me. Thank you for being my past,
my present, and my future, the Great I Am. Through my Savior I pray. Amen.
03-03-2018
God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love, and of self-discipline.
—2 Timothy 1:7
My Prayer…
Holy God, you are without compare in your majesty and might.
I have no right to come into your presence and yet you have
invited me here by your love and your grace. You are my Rock,
my Fortress, and my Strength. I depend upon your guidance and
your mercy to sustain me through my storms and reclaim me from my stumbles.
Holy God, you are without compare and I worship you. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
02-03-2018
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.
—1 John 3:18
My Prayer…
Sacrificial Father, I confess to you that at times I am selfish.
Other times my intentions are good but my follow through and faithfulness are lacking.
Use your Spirit to empower and enable me to be what I hope to become to your glory.
May your love be seen in my actions of genuine concern today. I pray this in Jesus name. Amen.
01-03-2018
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
—1 John 4:9
My Prayer…
Loving Father, thank you for adopting me into your family.
I can never thank you enough nor ever repay you for your kindness,
but please receive the service of my life as my ongoing thanksgiving
for your grace and my small way of trying to share the
love you have given me. Through my Brother and my Ransom I pray. Amen.
28-02-201
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.
This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.
– Matthew 22:37-39
My Prayer…
O Living and only True God. Please accept the work of my hands,
the words of my mouth, the moments of my rest, and the love of
my heart as my worship to you this day. I pray that these are
pleasing and refreshing to you. In the name your Son, my Lord Jesus, I pray. Amen.
27/02/2018
We love because [God] first loved us.
—1 John 4:19
My Prayer…
God of comfort, thank you for comforting me with your love.
Just as a child learns from parents how to do so many things,
I want to learn to love as you do: sacrificially, selflessly,
and submissively so that others may know that they do not have
to earn your love, only receive it. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless
Because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our transgressions — it is by grace you have been saved.
