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AUGUST 17 – LOVE

08/17          1 Peter 2:17

Respect everyone, and love the family of believers. Fear God, and respect the king.

LOVE

Surrender your animosity and anxiety to the Lord. He will cleanse your heart and enable you to love those you are with. Our Lord is so great and we indeed should fear Him for we are so weak and limited and yet the Lord Jesus died for us and was raised from the dead by the power of God and He says that if we have faith in Him He will save us. Fear the Lord and walk humbly through your day. Jesus is Lord.

 

 

AUGUST 16 – PEACE

08/16          Proverbs 21:1

The king’s heart is like a stream of water directed by the Lord; he guides it wherever he pleases.

PEACE

You can have His peace. Even if your world has fallen apart you can claim His peace for right now. Do not let the world confuse you for Jesus is alive and He is in control.

 

 

AUGUST 15 – LISTEN

08/15                   Psalm 22:28

For royal power belongs to him. He rules all the nations.

LISTEN

Take your troubles to the Lord and listen to Him as He directs your path. Jesus will give you wisdom, mercy, grace and understanding and He will be quick to call you to account. Darkness is all around us and yet the Lord is totally in control. Trust the Lord in all you ways and He will be faithful in directing your life.

 

 

 

AUGUST 14 – PRAY

08/14          Philippians 4:6-7

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

PRAY

The Lord is in control and He calls us to pray. Prayer doesn’t change the Lord it changes us. As we read God’s Word and pray the Bible we discover the Holy Spirit moving us wisdom, helping us understand our sinfulness and guiding us to confess our sin, intercede for others and receive peace and joy. Please learn to pray and do it many times every day.

 

 

AUGUST 13 – PRAY

08/13          Mark 11:24

I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours.

PRAY
The admonition is to pray. We are to talk with the Lord 24/7. When you wake up in the night-pray. As you go on your way-pray. In all things and all situations pray. Then as we talk with the Father, having established a relationship of prayer our belief is established and we will receive what we pray about. Knowing God, we understand belief and our life is living out in surrender to the Father.

AUGUST 12 – POSSIBILITIES

08/12          Mark 9:23

“What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes.”

POSSIBILITIES

We lead lives of great possibilities. All around us are needy people. They need us. We can meet their need. Pray for the necessary things you will need to minister, and minister. Believe the Lord will empower and use you and He will. The key is to be equipped for the work and then to do the work. Sometimes our equipping is as we minister.

 

 

AUGUST 11 – PRAY

08/11          I Timothy 2:1-2

I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. 2 Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity.

PRAY

Please pray. Please pray for your family, friends, co-workers, leaders, nation and anyone else for whom the Lord guides you to pray. Pray for your church. Pray that the lost might be saved. Pray for your daily walk. Pray that the Lord will expand your ministry everyday. Please pray.

 

 

AUGUST 10 – TOGETHER

08/10          Matthew 18:19
“I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.

TOGETHER
We are called to live with each other. Community is key in our Christian faith. Jesus calls us to live in harmony with one another. We are called as servants and not as rulers.

AUGUST 9 – STOP

08/09          Romans 12:12

Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.

STOP

Stop what you are doing and pray. When you face mountainous obstacles step one is to pray. Give it to the Lord and wait on Him. He will bring you the victory. It may not be what you want but it will be what the Lord wants.

AUGUST 8 – CALL

08/08          Psalm 145:18

The LORD is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him in truth.

CALL

Call on the Lord. Help is often a good starting point. Talk with Him. Read Scripture if you need direction. The important thing is that you talk with the Lord.