Posts Tagged ‘ Prayer ’

VerseD: 1 Corinthians 16:13

Be alert, stand firm in the faith, act like a man, be strong.

1 Corinthians 16:13, HCSB

God wants to give us all good things, amd being faithful to His commands and ways brings those good things to us. Thankfully, He helps us be faithful like the Son through the indwelling Holy Spirit.

VerseD: Matthew 5:44

“But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you”

Matthew 5:44, HCSB

God wants to give us all good things, and that should push us to want to give goodness to others, especially those who have no love for us and Jesus.

VerseD: 1 John 1:7

But if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

1 John 1:7, HCSB

God wants to give us all good things, and the good begins with the cleansing from sin by Christ’s blood when we repent and put our faith in Him. We also get the family of the Church and the jiy of bringing others to faith.

VerseD: Galatians 6:9

So we must not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.

Galatians 6:9, HCSB

God wants to give us all good things, and that includes the joy of leading others to salvation through faith in Christ. It is work He has called us to and equips us for.

VerseD: Luke 6:36

Be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.

Luke 6:36, HCSB

God wants to give us all good things, and it begins with mercy when we ask. It also means that we show mercy to others just as He has to us.

VerseD: Proverbs 11:25

A generous person will be enriched, and the one who gives a drink of water will receive water.

Proverbs 11:25, HCSB

God wants to give us good things, and as we give freely to others we are following the example of Christ who gave His life for ours. The greatest thing we can give is the gospel of Christ, yet we should also give to meet others’ physical needs.

VerseD: Mark 11:24

Therefore I tell you, all the things you pray and ask for — believe that you have received them, and you will have them.

Mark 11:24, HCSB

God wants to give us good things, most importantly is the gift of salvation. If you have prayed in faith and repentance, believe you are saved!

VerseD: Psalm 43:3-4

Send Your light and Your truth; let them lead me.
Let them bring me to Your holy mountain,
to Your dwelling place.
Then I will come to the altar of God,
to God, my greatest joy.
I will praise You with the lyre,
God, my God.

Psalm 43:3-4, HCSB

It can feel like God is distant, yet He is always as close as a prayer, inhabits our praise, and promised to always be with His Church.

VerseD: Psalm 42:8

The Lord will send His faithful love by day;
His song will be with me in the night—
a prayer to the God of my life.

Psalm 42:8, HCSB

God should be our greatest desire, and we can rest in His love and grace, seeking Him through prayer and praise by day and by night, even in our bed in the middle of the night and surrounded by fellow believers in church.

VerseD: Psalm 42:6

I am deeply depressed;
therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan
and the peaks of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.

Psalm 42:6, HCSB

God should be our greatest desire, and when life gets in the way we should cry out to God from the places of safety, like Church, and in the midst of trials, just like David did when running from his son who tried to steal the throne.