Forgive me again, O God! Will I ever learn? Please forgive my mean thoughts, ugly words and bad attitude. Happy is the one who obeys your word, who does what pleases you. Sin never brings joy or blessing. Please remind me often:
Blessed are those whose way is blameless,
who walk in the law of the Lord!
Blessed are those who keep [your] testimonies,
who seek [you] with their whole heart,
who also do no wrong,
but walk in [your] ways!
Psalm 119:1-4 ESV
Lord God, please have mercy on those who doubt, who struggle, who do not yet believe in you. Save others, Lord, by snatching them out of the fire. Help me and all your people to show mercy and the fear of the Lord, that by your grace many will be saved–to the glory of your dear Son who came for such a purpose as this.
But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. And have mercy on those who doubt; save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh.
Jude 20-23 ESV
Lord God, Father who loves us, remind us to look to things unseen, to always consider life in light of eternity, to fix our eyes on Jesus who triumphed over all. Help us to know the ugliness of sin, to hate it as you do, to flee from it as from fire. Fill us with your compassion and kindness, your words and your truth. So be it, Lord.
Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.
Jude 24-25 ESV
Lord God, you are ruler, creator, Lord and King. You are sovereign over all. You are good, righteous, holy, just, merciful, gracious and wise. You are all knowing, all powerful, Almighty God. There is none like you. I can’t fathom the vastness of your reign and authority. So I consider and I ask:
What is man that you are mindful of him,
and the son of man that you care for him?
Psalm 8:4 ESV
LORD God, please increase our knowledge of you–your sovereignty, your authority, your rule and reign, your love for us, your plan and purposes–so that we would not lose hope or throw away our confidence in you. Strengthen us with all power, according to your glorious might, that we may endure with patience and much joy.
Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.
Hebrews 10:35-36 ESV
our life and liberty,
our refuge and righteousness,
our anchor and answer,
our hope and happiness,
our Savior and Lord.
“Behold, this is our God;
we have waited for him,
that he might save us.
This is the Lord;
we have waited for him;
let us be glad
and rejoice in his salvation.”
Isaiah 25:9 ESV
We need not fear
the troubles here,
for God is on His throne.
He knows the day,
He won’t delay,
to take His children home.
For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. Therefore encourage one another with these words.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 ESV
So Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.
Hebrews 9:28 ESV
Lord God, grant your children the joy
of seeing their children walk with you.
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice.
Proverbs 23:24 ESV
Lord God, Please teach us
during the down times
the things we will need to know
when the new work begins.
Lead me in your truth and teach me,
for you are the God of my salvation;
for you I wait all the day long.
Psalm 25;5 ESV
Before we even knew about the problem,
God had it solved.
Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing
that a large crowd was coming toward him,
Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread,
so that these people may eat?”
He said this to test him,
for he himself knew what he would do.
John 6:5-6 ESV
Satisfy us, Lord God, with Your unfailing love,
that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
Remind us of things above, so that in all earthly matters
our faith will remain secure and our words reasonable and uplifting.
Remind us that You are close at hand; we need not fear.
Praise God!
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:4-7 ESV
Lord God, I praise Your name!
You are the God of hope for all who believe.
Fill us with Your peace.
Make us to abound in hope–to overflowing.
Make Your love to dwell in us richly.
May Your sovereignty be the rock on which we stand.
So be it, LORD.
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
Romans 5:1-5 ESV
You ordain all things, Almighty God.
Who can speak and have it happen,
unless You have decreed it?
You do whatever You purpose.
You carry out Your word.
You correct. You punish. You discipline. You rebuke.
You are faithful to Your people,
full of mercy and steadfast love.
You alone are God!
Your way, O God, is holy.
What god is great like our God?
Psalm 77:13 ESV
May my fear of You,
Most Holy God,
be so great
there is no room
for fear
of any other.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
Proverbs 9:10 ESV
Lord God, please give me spiritual wisdom,
and a better understanding of who You are.
Increase my fear of You.
Then I will dwell secure and be at ease,
without any dread of disaster or fear of man.
So be it, Lord.
Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
who greatly delights in his commandments!
He is not afraid of bad news;
his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.
Psalm 112:1,7 ESV
Concerning our needs, Jesus said:
“Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness,
and all these things will be added to you.”
Matthew 6:33 ESV
Concerning his rights, while in prison, the apostle Paul wrote:
Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.
Philippians 3:8-11 ESV
Open my eyes, Lord God, to Your holiness
and authority, Your power and great glory,
so that I may serve You with proper fear
while rejoicing, lest I belittle You
by what I say and what I do.
Serve the Lord with fear,
and rejoice with trembling.
Psalm 2:11 ESV
What if God put you
where you are right now
to save one person?
In the end, you would say,
“It was worth it all!”
“And who knows whether you have not come
to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
Esther 4:14 ESV
How good it is to remind ourselves
that even the things man intends for evil,
You mean for our good.
You are sovereign, Lord God.
We praise Your holy name.
Help us to see You more clearly,
to trust You more completely,
to know You more intimately, and
to depend on You for all things. For
Your name’s sake and glory, and our joy.
Our soul waits for the Lord;
he is our help and our shield.
For our heart is glad in him,
because we trust in his holy name.
Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,
even as we hope in you.
Psalm 33:20-22 ESV
Thank You, Lord,
for this time of isolation,
and for teaching me
about soul peace
and eternal joys.
Thank You for opportunities
to speak of You.
Please give me more boldness
and clarity.
May my joy in You
grow ever deeper.
Help me, even now,
to trust You fully
and desire You only.
Continue Your good work in me.
Please bring us out of this time
more faithful,
more passionate,
more loving
than we were
when we entered it.
The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;
he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
the plans of his heart to all generations.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!
Psalm 33:10-12 ESV
