Mother

 

May 10

MOTHER – On this special day, celebrated as Mother’s Day, we give God thanks for all women - mothers, god-mothers, aunts, sisters, nieces and grandmothers down the line – who have played and continue to play exceptionally important roles in the lives of others. We especially think of those who seek to bring children up in the fear and admonition of the Lord. To these mothers and mother figures God has given a special privilege.

 

Father, we thank You for giving us mothers and others, who are good examples and role models for children. Amen!

 

Read 2 Timothy 1: 5

 

Faith And Trust

 

The true riches of life are faith and trust,

To live with Christ Jesus, they are a must,

Without these riches that faith and trust seal,

For us the Risen Lord will not be real,

True, we will love Him and speak of His Name,

As who left heaven and to this world came,

Redeemer, Saviour, of Adam’s lost race,

Willingly taking the sinner’s vile place,

Yes, God Incarnate suffered, bled and died,

That His Blood on sinners would be applied,

To purchase, to pardon, to cleanse from sin,

A house for the Spirit to dwell therein,

But without faith and trust, He can’t abide,

In any human life that’s steeped in pride,

Where the carnal mind still holds firm and strong,

As the temporal guides dead feet along,

Dead to the Christ whose precious Blood was shed,

Cold to life that is Holy Spirit led,

Void of the fatness of God’s promises,

Powerless in all of His services;

Faith and trust in Christ is the only way,

To know our Lord’s riches day after day.

Amen!

 

God Of The Living

 

May 9

GOD OF THE LIVING – You are here today because of God. Is He not the One who has lifted you up out of the grave of sleep, to welcomed new life in a new day? Our Creator God has given life to you, a living soul. God is the God of the living, not the dead. Jesus had occasion to explain this to some scholars of the Law, and we are still to benefit from all that He taught. Please read the Scripture passage suggested.

 

Creator God, let not ignorance be my walk and talk about who You are and are not. Amen!

 

Read Matthew 22: 29 - 32

 

 

 

God Still Forgives

 

May 8

GOD STILL FORGIVES - God is a loving and merciful God, who is always ready to forgive us our trespasses, when we come before Him in true repentance and sorrow of heart. Anyone who truly knows Father God as David knew Him, knows that He is a forgiving God. David had committed some monstrously horrific sins against God and others, sins which deserved David’s instant death. However, David listened to God’s messenger and he repented of his ghastly sins. God forgave him.

 

Forgive me Father, for I have sinned and done what is most grievous and horrendous in Your sight. I am truly sorry and repent of all my sins, never to do these acts again, with Your help. Amen!

Read 2 Samuel 12: 11 - 13

 

Resurrection

 

May 7

RESURRECTION – Here is a true saying. There is no resurrection, if there is no death. You only resurrect that which is dead, that which has been buried and forgotten. You resurrect an old garment, one that has been hidden or lost for quite some time. Is resurrection part of your daily experience? Think deeply about it, you may be surprised.

 

Our Father in heaven, You who resurrected Your Son from the dead, I thank You that through Him, I receive daily resurrection. From the moment that I am awakened by You, to the time I return to sleep, You are forever waking me from some death. Thanks be to You, O God! Amen!  

 

Read 1 Peter 1: 3 - 5

 

 

Nightingale's Lesson

 

May 6

NIGHTINGALE’S LESSON - Cage a nightingale, and he will sing his sweetest melodies yet. May your sweetest and best life-refrains, come when the troubles and trials of life become greater and more aggressive. Sing more sweetly; pray more consistently; forgive more readily; praise more sincerely and look to God more earnestly. God will hear and deliver you. He will fight for you, as no enemy can stand up against His Almighty power.

 

Holy Spirit, Divine help and strength, in the midst of my imprisonment, whatever it may be, teach me to sing Your songs please. Amen!

 

Read Acts 16: 22 - 26

 

 

Be An Overcomer

 

May 5

BE AN OVERCOMER - There are times, when it seems as though enemy attacks are particularly vicious, vindictive and violent upon you. You can see what is happening around you and to you, and become so weary, you simply feel to give up every fight in you. Please don’t! You are not alone! It may seem as though even God is against you, but that is a lie. The Lord is with you to ensure that you, His child, are an overcomer, in His Name. Trials and problems will come and with them, will come the help of God. His help to overcome must come, because He has ordained it.

 

Remind me Father, in times of overwhelming trials, that You are here with me, making me Your overcomer. Amen!  

Read 1 John 5: 1 - 5

 

Be Like God

 

May 4

BE LIKE GOD – As soon as we see or hear these words, straightway, we either laugh them to scorn or we shrug them off as impossible for humans. We ask, how can a mere mortal be like the Immortal One? However, this is what the Immortal, Invisible God desires, for He has provided us with everything we need to be as He is in Jesus, His conquering Son. God is not some human lunatic, to expect of us, sinful, frail human vessels, the most highly impossible, without working it out in us. Surrender to Him and be like Him.

 

My sinful, mortal life, I give to You Lord. Make me as You will have me. Amen! 

 

Read 2 Peter 1: 1 - 4

 

Rise Up

Rise up and bless the Lord,

His Word is still your sword,

He makes His purpose known,

Where’re His seed is sown.

 

Rise up and bless the Lord,

He is your great reward,

He lives, and His Being,

Is His Spirit’s working.

 

Rise up and bless the Lord,

What can He not afford?

His Word can never fail,

His truth will still prevail.

 

Rise up and bless the Lord,

His Word is still your sword,

He makes His purpose known,

Wait now on Him alone.

Amen!

 

Faith Beyond

 

May 3

FAITH BEYOND – What is your faith like? Make sure that your faith exceeds the faith of the enemies of God. Demons, evil spirits, are enemies of God, but they do have open and bold faith in Jesus. Their faith allows them to tremble and fall down in His presence. They have faith to recognize Jesus and confess who He is, but they are not of Him. Make sure that your faith goes beyond, bowing down to Jesus, calling out His Name and confessing Him as of God. Seek the faith that makes you one with Jesus and in Jesus. 

 

Lord Jesus, may my faith go beyond the faith of evil spirits. May I bear Your fruit alone. Amen!

 

Read Mark 3: 11 - 12

 

Aggressive Treatment

 

May 2

AGGRESSIVE TREATMENT - The never ending troubles and deepening trials of this world come, and will mercilessly choke your faith and trust in God. They come with bullying powers to pull your courage and confidence from you, seducing you into having a self-pity party of despair and hopelessness. You must be prepared to deal with these enemies aggressively. Take the offensive position. Use the sword of the Spirit, the Word of God to defeat all these attackers. The Word of God never fails to deliver.

 

Spirit Divine, please teach me divine skill in using Your weapon, the Word of God. Amen!

 

Read Ephesians 6: 17 - 18