Hold Fast To Prayer

 

October 21

HOLD FAST TO PRAYER – Aren’t you at times tempted to abandon prayer? You’ve been praying for you and your family, but it seems that you are praying in vain. The devil comes and shows you that the more you pray, the worse things are becoming. He gives tangible proof of God not hearing and answering you. He shows you how situations remain the same and worse ones are mercilessly being flung on you. Child of God, you are not seeing what you desire, but God is. Though you may be too frail and confused to pray, the Holy Spirit is not. Hold fast to the Spirit who is praying for you. He will keep you.

 

Holy Spirit, I cannot make another step in prayer. Pray for me please. Amen!

 

Read Matthew 6: 7 - 8

 

Brotherly Love

 

October 20

BROTHERLY LOVE - One of the great love-lessons being taught in the parable of the Prodigal Son, is that our Father in heaven, wants us to love as He loves. It is plain to see how the father in the parable, wanted his elder boy to love his younger brother, in the same way he, the father, loved him. Is not our Father in heaven teaching us, commanding us even, to love our brothers and sisters, not because they have done right or wrong, but because He is love? John reminds us that if we love God, we must love our brothers and sisters.

 

Show me how to love You Father, that I may learn how to love my brothers and sisters in You. Amen!

 

Read 1 John 4: 20 - 21

 

Words Help Or Hinder

 

October 19

WORDS HELP OR HINDER – Never underestimate the power of your words. Idle words can be very detrimental to you. Did you know that your words will either be your condemnation or they will be your exoneration? Foolish, unwholesome and slanderous talk are all heard and judged by God. Heed the wisdom of Proverbs 15: 2. The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness. Seek always to have wholesome, helpful speech, which seeks to edify.

 

Sift my words Holy Spirit, keep me away from idle talk. Amen!  

 

Read Ephesians 4: 29

 

 

 

Merciful Jesus

 

Lord, please don’t turn from this vessel,

We face only pure disaster,

This storm comes our faith to cancel,

Merciful Jesus, You’re Master.

 

Being battered, tossed and beaten,

There’s nowhere else for us to turn,

We feel like lost souls forgotten,

Merciful Jesus, don’t us spurn. 

 

We are crying, Lord have mercy,

Though faith is frail, we call to You,

Forgive us Lord, our truancy,

Merciful Jesus, save us too.

 

Master, Lord, we know that You hear,

Though our voices are wrapped with fear,

Snatch us Jesus from all despair,

Merciful Jesus, hear our prayer.

 

Please, Lord and Master, save us now,

You still do the impossible,

We do not understand Lord, how,

Merciful Jesus, You are able.

Amen!

 

Jesus Heals Few

 

October 18

JESUS HEALS FEW – The adjective, few, is totally foreign to the manner in which Jesus heals. Healing is not just what Jesus loves to do, but He is obeying His Father’s commands. Here it is, He goes to His hometown and can only heal a few sick. Why is this? Simply because they refused to accept Him for who He was. They held up barriers of doubt, pride, prejudice and more, against Him, dishonouring Him and His works. Jesus is among us in Spirit. Is He healing many or few?

 

Save, we beseech You, O God, from being obstinate like the people in Jesus’ hometown. We are many, who need healing, Father, including me. Amen!

 

Read Mark 6: 5

 

Feeble Faith

 

October 17

FEEBLE FAITH – Is your faith frail and feeble at the moment? Are you only able to faintly trust all that you are receiving of God’s Word? Be not dismayed. The Comforter, Helper, Compassionate Friend and Sweet Spirit of Truth, will not in any way, be less pitiful to you. Walk on in the sure faithfulness and fullness of a Most Gracious, Holy Spirit, who will strengthen you in the Spirit and bring you to sure, steady, strong walking in God. 

 

All-knowing Holy Spirit, You saw my needy plight. All praise to You, for there is hope of change in You. Thank You for helping me out of my weakness. Amen!

 

Read Isaiah 40: 29

 

Keep Knocking In Prayer

 

October 16

KEEP KNOCKING IN PRAYER - If we are honest and sincere about our knocking in prayer, we will have to confess that we often find prayer to be a bit daunting, scary and even burdensome at times. Many a believer finds prayer to be nothing but a closed door. You knock but find it still closed. Keep knocking. Follow the attitude of Peter, who refused to stop knocking at the door of the gate, until it was opened to him.

 

Holy Spirit, I seek to learn and know more of importune prayer. Please teach me. Amen!

 

Read Acts 12: 13 – 16

 

 

Prove The Word Of Jesus

 

October 15

PROVE THE WORD OF JESUS - Holding a pistol in your hand is no evidence of what it can do for you. But show it to the thief, or let a shot or two ring out from it and see what a difference it can make. You have the powerful Word of Jesus at your disposal. Faith is the trigger that moves the Power. Speak the words of Jesus. The Word of God is undoubtedly powerful, but it is not the experience of some. Is this true of the Living Word in you? Do as Jesus says. Prove Him! 

 

Jesus, You said that we must have faith in God. O Living Word, teach us how to prove You in all we do. Amen! 

 

Read Mark 11: 22 - 23

 

Hypocrisy

 

October 14

HYPOCRISY - Hypocrisy is vehemently denounced by God and all who belong to Him. They neither practise it nor condone it. God is very outspoken about any kind of hypocrisy. He makes it abundantly clear that He has nothing to do with anyone who draws near to Him with lots of lip service, but their hearts follow the ways and wisdom of others.  God says that their hearts are far from Him. Are you paying perfect lip service to God? Desist from all such hypocrisy.

 

Lord, please save me from any divide of lip and life. Expose my heart and teach me how to truly fear You. Amen!

Read Isaiah 29: 13 - 14

 

 

 

Fatherly Love Of God

 

October 13

FATHERLY LOVE OF GOD – God loves you as a loving Father loves His child. From the time your loving, happy earthly father knew of your conception, when you were yet unborn, he loved you. You never loved your father first.  Just as no child loves his or her father first, so too with God. As your Heavenly Father, He loved you even before you know Him. He loved you and still loves you with that same love. Love makes you different and the world will not like you. Remain in your Father’s love. 

 

Father, just to call You Father is a precious privilege. Keep me abiding in You, I pray. Amen!  

 

Read 1 John 3: 1 - 3