Keep Knocking

 

September 7

KEEP KNOCKING – Jesus has said that all who in prayer, knock, will have the door opened to them. Are you an asker, a seeker and a knocker in prayer? Jesus encourages you to keep on for you will receive, you will find and the door will be opened. Check the picture of Peter, knocking, and knocking, yet not being answered. Like Peter, persevere in your knocking, for you know that you are being heard. The door will be opened to you. 

 

Keep me knocking in prayer Lord, for You have said to keep on knocking and the door will be opened. Amen!

 

Read Acts 12: 13 - 16

 

Give Me Prayer

 

Lord give me the power there is in prayer,

Each time I pray, let me know that You hear.

 

Lord give me the presence there is in prayer,

Of Your Holy Spirit who teaches, clear.

 

Lord give me the patience there is in prayer,

To wait upon You, without doubt or fear.

Lord give me the persistence there is in prayer,

Let the garment of faith be what I wear.

 

Lord give me the pleasure there is in prayer,

Delighted to know You always are there.

 

Lord give me the power there is in prayer,

May prayer be my life-breath, my very air.

 Amen!

 

 

 

 

 

Children's Praise

 

September 6

CHILDREN’S PRAISE – God, Creator is not just Supreme and Superior in His works of nature, but He is absolutely Special and Loving in His acceptance of praise. Almighty God, who is praised, and glorified among the big and strong, accepts praise from even the smallest and weakest of His creation. God is so precious and caring that He even ordains praise from little children. Thank God for children’s praises.

 

Lord, our Lord, we honour and revere You. Amen!

 

Read Psalm 8: 1 - 2

 

 

No One Is Good

 

September 5

NO ONE IS GOOD – Whether this bruises your ego or not, listen carefully to a God-given fact. Every single person is unrighteous, evil, ugly and sinful. When you call people evil, wicked, sinful and all these names, because of what they have done, turn within, and know that you too are bad. God’s Word is never at fault and it tells us that no one does good, not even one. We all need Jesus.

 

Jesus, One Only Good, we seek You for help and healing. Amen! 

 

Read Romans 3: 10 - 12

 

 

Impure Or Unclean

 

September 4

IMPURE OR UNCLEAN – Many of us, for religious and other reasons, call things and even people, clean or unclean. Jesus once had to teach Peter, His faithful disciple, a lifelong lesson on this subject. When Peter was religiously and proudly naming things as unclean, which Jesus had put before him, he was totally cut down. The Church still needs cutting down, for we continue to deny the grace and mercy of God, to make the impure, pure.

 

Forgive us Holy Lord, that we continue to think, act and speak according to our understanding and not Yours. Amen!

 

Read Acts 10: 11 - 16

 

 

 

Full Cross-Section

 

September 3

FULL CROSS-SECTION – Have you ever stopped to think of the mighty miracle at Pentecost? Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus’ disciples, through their miraculous empowerment, speaking in other tongues, brought a cross-section of people together, as unheard of. No one, but the Holy Spirit in Jesus’ disciples, can reach cross-sections of people in such a wondrous way. Through the same Spirit, you too can reach many, to tell about the wonders of God.

 

Holy Spirit, repeat Your work in Your Church that full cross-sections will hear Your Gospel. Amen!

 

Read Acts 2: 9 - 12

 

Enemy's Lot

 

September 2

ENEMY’S LOT – Prayer is powerful! Through prayer, the punishment of enemies can be recited before God. David, whose life for a while, was tormented by enemies, once spoke these words in prayer, against his enemies. Among other things, he spoke of their table as being a stumbling block and snare to them. Make sure that you are God’s friend, not His enemy, so that your table will be your perfect sustenance. 

 

Lord, let me never be so ignorant, as to deny the power of prayer to the enemy’s tactics. Amen!

 

Read Romans 11: 9 - 10

 

 

Repair And Rebuild

 

September 1

REPAIR AND REBUILD – There are times when repairing a thing, requires rebuilding parts of it, or even all of it. In the days when Nehemiah and his fellow Jews began to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, there was much repairing and rebuilding to be done. As a believer and servant of God, have courage, confidence, faith or trust been broken down? As you repent, know that God is repairing and rebuilding you as He sees fit. He will break down and build up, to His glory. 

 

Sovereign God, in my disheveled state of life, I will know Your repairing and rebuilding. Amen!

 

Read Nehemiah 3: 13

 

Show the Light

 

August 31

SHOW THE LIGHT – When our Lord makes you His light, be not intimidated or scared that He is calling you to some place of public sight. He will not light you and enlighten you, just to have you hidden. No! Just as when a lamp is lit, it is placed on a stand, so all can see by its spreading light. Be not surprised that God has placed you to show His light which will lead others to Him.

 

Lord, however and wherever You wish to place me, I will go, as long as I am Your true Light. Amen!

 

Read Luke 8: 16 – 18

 

Death Fruit

 

August 30

DEATH FRUIT – I’m sure you know that not all fruit are edible. However, there are edible fruit, which God still forbids His own from touching and eating. Disobedience about eating the forbidden fruit, brought God’s punishment.  God still commands us, even now, to stay clear of the fruit that comes from the works of the law. He wants us to feast on the works of faith and resist the works of the law, which only leads to our death. Be obedient!

 

Father, help me to resist the temptations of works of the law, with their exciting fruit, and look only to the fruit of the works of faith. Amen!

 

Read Galatians 2: 15 - 16