Lord, the return of Your people to Jerusalem was more than a geographical return. It was a spiritual return. Help us to return to You – and to seek Your blessing (Ezra 8:21). Without Your blessing, we are nothing. Help us to hold on to Your promise: “The hand of our God is for good upon all that seek Him” (Ezra 8:22).
Encouragement
Wednesday’s devotion encouragement at Our Daily Bread https://odb.org/2018/11/14/bound-to-encourage/ helps us to realise our encouragement matters to others. Observing the downcast hurts me. Even I have been ridiculed of my dream. We only have one mouth. We can choose to put it to speak to others. In the end, I encourage the downcast to reach their great and impossible dreams for God and for others.
Morning Prayer:
FATHER GOD,
We lift up our prayers, our souls, and our lives to You today. Please, lead us and guide throughout this day. Cause Your way to be made known to us and Your favor to rest upon us. Help us navigate the ups and downs of this day. You are our hope and stay. In Jesus’ mighty name, we pray, AMEN!
The Importance of Prayer Partners
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
Keeping your arms raised for a period of time might not seem like a difficult task—until you try it. No matter how strong you are, you’ll eventually find it impossible to hold them up, as if a 20-pound weight were strapped to each one.
In Exodus 17:8-16, Moses was faithfully praying on a hill while his soldiers were below, fighting the Amalekites. As long as his arms were raised, the Israelites prevailed. But he couldn’t maintain this posture on his own for very long. He needed Aaron and Hur to hold up his hands.
The Lord never expected Moses to do the job by himself. Nor is He going to let any one of us be absolutely independent—that isn’t how He operates. God has built His church in such a way that the world will recognize Christians by their love toward one another (John 13:35). As we ultimately…
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Inspiration On: Saturday, 6 May 2017 at 9:50pm
I attend a night service. The preacher shares about the importance of prayer through the power of the Holy Spirit. Altar call welcomes everyone to receive God’s help and blessing. Thus I respond to the altar call for God’s help in my life. In my heart, I ask the Lord for forgiveness upon me. Someone doctored my resume so that the government can give me grant. The course teacher mentioned his company needs help. I respond that I would like to be part of the project. However, after I attend the 3 days course, he forgets his promise. I don’t want to get into trouble with the law. I ask the Lord for discernment and wisdom. I will not believe into people’s empty promises of job opportunities. This happened outside of Japan.
Thanks for reading my poetry and hope this poetry minister and bless you.
Power in Holy Spirit
Conviction of sins
Confess our sins
Receive forgiveness of sins
Sins are forgiven
Forgiveness from the living God
The dwelling of the Holy Spirit
We seek the presence of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit dwells within us
Chasing the interaction with God
The quiet moments with the Lord
Enable and empower us to
Acknowledge our sins
Deal with our sins
Grant us power to overcome temptations
Detect the wiles of the devil
Prevent us from
Sinning against the Lord
Prevent us from
Trespassing against the Lord
Victory from sins
Through the
Power of the Holy Spirit
By trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ
Inspiration On: Saturday, 13 May 2017 at 8:50pm
Revised On: Sunday, 14 May 2017 at 4:17pm
Great to listen to the preacher to preach about seeking the company of the Lord through our quiet moments. That reminds me of my enjoyment time with my ex-mentors and close friends. I particularly enjoy their presence through our activities. Oh. I feel so relieved of the pressure from my cell leader. Lord Jesus, thank You. Because she wants to see God to move powerfully through miracles. Inside, I cry a lot to the Lord. How can I stand this kind of request? And I tell God that I am weak and easily get affected. So I tell God I have made many mistakes and need a godly mentor. Suddenly, the preacher validates my upset. He preaches if people seeks the presence of the Holy Spirit just to get His blessings, it will chase the Holy Spirit away. Finally, I feel so happy. I can feel the Holy Spirit is happy. God bless you all for reading my poetry to minister.
Father God open…
**Clematis photo taken in her yard by Natalie; text added by Natalie
Dancing With God
Don’t criticize me for my dance
with God, who brings me confidence.
He lifts my mind up from despair
because I know He’s everywhere.
The Father’s lavish love implants
my heart with kindness in advance
of meeting strangers unaware,
because I know He’s everywhere.
Through Jesus, grace shows evidence
of living water when dispensed
without condition, freely shared
because I know He’s everywhere.
The Spirit helps my faith advance,
in trust, and bloom, mature-enhance
the way I see; become aware
because I know He’s everywhere.
In gentle arms, I take a chance
to follow Him in this deep dance,
and heart to heart I sigh in prayer
because I know He’s everywhere.
God’s Treasure
by Hazel Straub
How many times have you judged someone, by how they look on the outside? Discounted others or even yourself because of some perceived flaw? Although, chipped and cracked jars of clay, we carry wonderful treasure inside of us. God has chosen us, as carriers of his treasure. It is those cracks that allow the glow of God’s glory light to shine.
Valuable! No matter how broken, God values you. Man looks on the outside, but God looks at the heart. Treasured vessel, lit with his life and surrounded and immersed in his love!
Our bodies are made of clay, yet we have the treasure of the Good News in them. This shows that the superior power of this treasure belongs to God and doesn’t come from us. (2 Corinthians 4:7 NOG)
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God gave us the mind to protect the heart, not usurp it
John Eldredge sums his whole message in his Identity of the Heart devotional.
Merry Christmas
Wish everybody merry Christmas through Anna 😃
I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.
It is Jesus Christ’s Birthday again
To remind us that God is always with us
So let’s celebrate this Christmas
With hope in the heart
As our Messiah will be always to guide us
You can see better how God works in your life
By looking around you
And see the people
That are deprived of a decent life
Be thankful!
Be happy!
Be merry!
Merry Christmas!
Glory to God in the Highest,
And on Earth Peace to people of good will.
Glory to the Newborn King.
Pray for Peace.
Thank you for your support.
❤
God Bless you all.
Oneanna65
Grace paced living in a burnout culture
In this digital age era, we are in need of God more to exercise and to live in God’s grace and mercy. Most of us can identify with many voices stated in Grace Paced Living in a burnout culture and are stuck in it. Let us rest in God’s grace through Jesus to perform our daily job in our lives.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, many times we have fallen short from your grace. O Lord, enable us to perform our job as unto You and bless us on the job that You assign to us. Then grant us the rest and peace from our labour. In Jesus’ name I ask. Amen.
When Our Hands are Guided
Do we allow the light of God to hold our hearts and hands as depicted in this poetry?
When our hands are guided by the light, they will paint and write
the beauty and hope, that we all need.
May all our hands be guided,
giving from the best,
from our hearts
filled
with light.
Poetry and Image © Copyright 2016, Ancient Skies
Proverbs 10:17-21 with poetry
An anonymous poetry speaks to me during my devotion time. It is about a wise owl. It points to the book of proverbs 10:17-21. “He who restrains his lips is wise,” verse 11 is the emphasize of the whole verse.
Lord, grants us wisdom when to restrain our lips. Restrain our lips at the right time. May we be a good listener. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
Your God Jar
For those who have many problems.
Put it in your God Jar
forget it
it’s not your problem
anymore.
Don’t take it out
and look at it again
worry some more
just write the problem down
put it in your God Jar
and forget it.
It’s God’s Miracle.
Wallowing in Worry
Oh, how we love to wallow in worry
fretting over this or that
refusing to turn to God
who promises peace.
What masters of complaint
have we become
critical, judgmental
never satisfied.
Our Lord promises us
peace, joy, life abundant
if we but follow
Him in sweet surrender.
The choice is ours.
Faith Without Action Is Nothing
Do you have a hard time separating human type and faith type of? May this article helps you in your walk with Jesus. I thank my Lord to stumble upon this article to clear my confusion in believing action by faith.
Thankful Prayer
May this helps your walk in Jesus. 🙂
Courage In The Midst Of Crisis
Obstacles and adversities
Filling own path
Fear overwhelms own soul
Trust in the Lord Jesus
In all my ways
Acknowledge Him
Thus instill
Courage in the midst of crisis
Enable self to be more assertive
Awaiting His instructions
Jump to the next destination
Resting in His love
Inspiration On: Tuesday, 7 August 2016 around 4pm
Current life situation seems improving. However, many people persuade me to extend the contract. I thank the Lord for the strength to speak out not to get their hopes high on me. Knowing the person whom the Lord anoints to guide me in career and business is running a trustworthy business. This reminds me of Gideon who needs God to confirm the anointing and victory. (Judges 6-8) God bless you all for reading my poetry to minister.
Prayer Quotes
*20 Great Quotes on Prayer :*
●” The greatest thing anyone can do for God or man is pray.” – *S. D. Gord on ‘*
● “Prayer is where the action is.” – *John Wesley*
● “Satan does not care how many people read about prayer if only he can keep them from praying.”
– *Paul E.Billheimer.* : .
● “Don’t pray when you feel like it. Have an appointment with the Lord and keep it. A man is powerful on his knees.”
– *Corrie Ten Boom*
● “Satan trembles when he sees the weakest Christian on his knees.”
– *William Cowper*
● “I would rather teach one man to pray than ten men to preach.”
– *Charles Spurgeon*
● “The man who mobilizes the Christian church to pray will make the greatest contribution to world evangelization in history.”
– *Andrew Murray*
● “We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties.”
– *Oswald Chambers*
● “There is no other activity in life so important as that of prayer. Every other activity depends upon prayer for its best efficiency.”
– *M.E. Andross*
● “He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him the rest of the day.” – *John Bunyan*
● “I have seen many men work without praying, though I have never seen any good come out of it; but I have never seen a man pray without working.”
– *James Hudson Taylor*
● “Prayer is not learned in a classroom but in the closet.” – *E. M. Bounds*
● “We must begin to believe that God, in the mystery of prayer, has entrusted us with a force that can move the Heavenly world, and can bring it’s power down to earth.”
– *Andrew Murray*
● “Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His’ voice in the depth of our hearts.”
– *Mother Teresa*
● “Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done.”
– *C.S. Lewis*
● “The more you pray, the less you’ll panic. The more you worship, the less you worry. You’ll feel more patient and less pressured.”
– *Rick Warren*
● “I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer.”
– *Martin Luther*
● “Prayer does not fit us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work.”
– *Oswald Chambers*
● “He who kneels the most, stands the best.”
– *D.L. Moody*
● “I’ll always say my prayers…and if God doesn’t answer them at once I shall know it’s because He’s planning something better for me.”
– *Johanna Spyri / Heidi*
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