Psalm 130 is my prayer today LORD, God.

The past couple of days LORD, I have been crying out to You. O, LORD! Hear my voice today. Please hear my cries for mercy. O, LORD, I need help.

LORD if you should mark all my iniquities, who am I to stand before YOU? 

I know with YOU there is forgiveness so that You may be feared.

I am waiting for YOU, LORD, my soul waits, and in Your Word, I hope; my soul waits for the LORD more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning. 

O Israel, hope in the LORD! For with the LORD, there is steadfast love, and with YOU LORD is plentiful redemption. And YOU will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

Amen

Scripture for Tuesday

Zephaniah 2: 3 AMP

Seek the LORD [search diligently for Him and 

regard Him as the foremost necessity of your life],

All you humble of the land

Who have practiced His ordinances and

have kept His commandments;

Seek righteousness, seek humility

[reegard them as vital].

Perhaps you will be hidden [and pardoned and rescued]

In the day of the LORD's anger.

Scripture for Sunday

Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit

John 14: 15 ESV

"And I will ask the Father,

and he will give you another Helper,

to be with you forever."

Scripture for Saturday

Birth of Jesus Foretold

Luke 1: 30

ESV

And the angel said to her,

"Do not be afraid,

Mary,

for you have found favour with God."

Scripture for Friday

Come to Me, and I Will give you Rest

Matthew 11: 28-30 ESV

Come to me,

all who labour and are heavy laden,

and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you,

and learn from me,

for I am gentle and lowly in heart,

and you will find rest for your souls.

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

Scripture for Thursday

Israel's Joy and Restoration

Zephaniah 3: 17 ESV

"The LORD your God is in your midst,

a mighty one who will save:

he will rejoice over you with gladness:

he will quiet you by his love:

he will exult over you with loud singing."

Scripture for Wednesday

Wait for the God of Salvation

Micah 7: 7 ESV

"But as for me,

I will look to the LORD;

I will wait for the God of my Salvation;

my god will hear me."

Do I just make things up or am I hearing from God?

Isaiah 40: 31 ESV

“but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength: they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”

As a young person, I used to believe "its one thing after another." We were struggling financially. Now I realise that "life isn't one thing after another." I think when you are young, you are impatient. I want this right now I don't want to save up for that specific thing. When reading Isaiah 40 verse 31 "but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint."

It is clear that I never want to wait. The waiting part is just too long. Why wait when I can buy something on credit?

I believe I lacked Godly wisdom. I didn't truly trust the LORD wholeheartedly.

In perspective, those were difficult days because of my impatience. I did not consider, the bigger picture and I didn't check my budget.

I still struggle with being impatient. I draw my strength from the LORD. The process is learning to wait on the LORD and in waiting; I believe I can see the bigger picture.

Prayer

LORD, today I want to pray for the strength to wait for the best time to act. LORD, You know I am learning each day, help me to stay focused on You. LORD, I want to grow to maturity in Jesus Christ. Please LORD in Jesus Christ's name, Amen

The Word for Today:
James 1: 22 (KJV) “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.”

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Scripture for Tuesday

The LORD's Faithless Bride

Ezekiel 16: 6 ESV

"And when I passed by you and saw you

wallowing in your blood, I said to you

in your blood, "Live!"

I said to you in your

blood, "Live!"

Scripture for Monday

For to Us, a Child Is Born

Isaiah 9: 6 ESV

"For to us, a child is born,

to us a son is given;

and the government shall be 

upon his shoulder;

and his name shall be called

Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God,

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."

Are you angry?

Matthew 18: 22 (KJV)

“Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, until seven times: but, until seventy times seven.”

Yes, I’m angry and have been for a couple of weeks, I am struggling to shake off this angry feeling and the person I am angry with is constantly doing their level best to irritate me. Pushing all my buttons and going out of their way to make me angry. I was thinking about this problem and it struck me the longer I feel resentment and feelings of carelessness towards this person the bigger the problem in my own life.

When my children were younger I would always say what would Jesus do? I thought about this matter today and I wonder if the Lord Jesus is watching me He must be disappointed in me. I am so angry at this person I cannot stay focused on the Lord. While I’m so angry I just cannot get around to praying and getting on with my life.

Today I want to stop this reaction towards this person, I am going to be friendly and keep them at a distance. I will forgive them and set them free. The Lord will work in their lives but in the meantime, I need to forgive them. So here goes, I forgive them. I set them free and I forgive myself too for not forgive me.

Prayer

Lord Abba Father, I know that when we are sincere in our prayers and come humbly into Your presence You hear our requests. I want to praise You and give You praise for the good things You bring into my life. Thank You, Lord, for all You have done for me. Lord, I humbly confess that I have become resentful against …. And this is causing bitterness to grow in my heart. I pray to forgive me, I forgive …… and set them free. Lord, I thank You for these revelations in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen

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