Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.
My Prayer:
Father, help me to clear my mind of blurred distractions and give me divine focus! Grow in me UR Word! Show me UR Path! Let me bear UR Fruit N all that I do 2day! #ThanksB2UOLord So-B-It! Amen!
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UR Word:
Imitating Christ’s Humility
2 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:6 Who, being in very nature[a] God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature[b] of a servant, being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross! 9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
My Prayer:
Father, 2day I bend my knee and bow B4 U! Thank U 4 the example of UR Son, Jesus to show me the way. Help me to humble myself and 2 C the path that U put B4 me this day!
Guide me, protect me, and grow me 2 U! #ThanksB2UOLord So-B-It! Amen!
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But there’s one other thing I remember, and by remembering, I keep a grip on hope: God’s loyal love couldn’t have run out, his merciful love couldn’t have dried up. They’re created new every morning. How great your faithfulness! - Lamentations 3:21-23 msg
My Prayer:
Father, help me 2 refocus on U! UR love & mercy! UR faithfulness to redeeming the broken me is beyond belief! I dedicate this time to recall UR active presence N my life and therefore I have focus & HOPE! #ThanksB2UOLord So-B-It! Amen!
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UR Word:
I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. 12 I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds.” -Psalm 77:11-12
My Prayer:
Father, the miracle of my birth! Thank U! The miracle of this world! Thank U! The miracle of our bodies! Thank U! The miracle of technology! Thank U! The miracle of my family! Thank U! The miracle of UR unconditional love for us and creation! Thank U!
#ThanksB2UOLord So-B-It! Amen!
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But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, - 1 Peter 3:15
My Prayer:
Father, my reason 4 faith & hope N U comes from the brokenness that surrounded me since my first breath! I was centered in a selfish world with selfish desires, I experienced and was taught the ways of the world and not of U!
As I started to question, I discovered there were no worldly answers based in truth. Thank U for presenting me with UR truth and allowing me the freedom to ask, doubt, fight, test, run, wrestle, and return 4 more!
UR Word:
13 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. 2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. 3 Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. 9 Whoever has ears, let them hear.”
10 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”
11 He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. 12 Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. 13 This is why I speak to them in parables:
“Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.
14 In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah:
“‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. 15 For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’[a]
16 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. 17 For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
18 “Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: 19 When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path. 20 The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. 21 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 22 The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful. 23 But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.” -Matthew 13:1-23
My Prayer:
Father, create in me a clean and open heart so that I will allow UR seeds to grow N me! #ThanksB2UOLord So-B-It! Amen!
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King Of KingsNewsboysIn the darkness we were waitingWithout hope, without light'Til from Heaven You came runningThere was mercy in Your eyesTo fulfil the law and prophetsTo a virgin came the WordFrom a throne of endless gloryTo a cradle in the dirtPraise the FatherPraise the SonPraise the SpiritThree in oneGod of gloryMajestyPraise forever to the King of kingsTo reveal the Kingdom comingAnd to reconcile the lostTo redeem the whole creationYou did not despise the crossFor even in Your sufferingYou saw to the other sideKnowing this was our salvationJesus, for our sake, You diedPraise the FatherPraise the SonPraise the SpiritThree in oneGod of gloryMajestyPraise forever to the King of kingsAnd the morning that You roseAll of Heaven held its breath'Til that stone was moved for goodFor the Lamb had conquered deathAnd the dead rose from their tombsAnd the angels stood in aweFor the souls of all who'd comeTo the Father are restoredAnd the church of Christ was bornThen the Spirit lit the flameNow this gospel truth of oldShall not kneel, shall not faintBy His blood and in His nameIn His freedom, I am freeFor the love of Jesus ChristWho has resurrected mePraise the FatherPraise the SonPraise the SpiritThree in one (praise the Lord, yeah)God of gloryMajestyPraise forever to the King of kingsPraise forever to the King of kings
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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. -Proverbs 1:7
My Prayer:
Father, thank U 4 loving me even when I am a fool! Thank U 4 sharing UR wisdom! 2day, I recognize U as the only answer and humble myself B4 U! Forgive me, teach me, guide me so that I may delight N UR will and walk N UR ways 2 the glory of UR holy name! #ThanksB2UOLord So-B-It! Amen!
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he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. The Lord has spoken. -Isaiah 25:8
My Prayer:
Father, thank U for wiping away my tears of brokenness, my tears of pride, my tears of loss, my tears of being lost when I drift away from U! Thank U for UR unconditional love that wipes away all of my tears!
I recognize that the victory is URs and I will point others 2 U, the Bread of Life! My King of kings! My Lord of lords! #ThanksB2UOLord So-B-It! Amen!
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19 My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back, 20 remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins. - James 5:19-20
My Prayer:
Father, thank U 4 filling me with UR fruit! Thank U 4 filling me with the Holy Spirit! U have equipped & trained me to work N UR vineyard! I am ready this day 4 the divine appointment 2 someone N need of restoration back 2 U! Give me UR words so that I can shine UR light and guide them 2 the bread of life!
#ThanksB2UOLord So-B-It! Amen!
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UR Word:
Think of yourselves the way Christ Jesus thought of himself. He had equal status with God but didn’t think so much of himself that he had to cling to the advantages of that status no matter what. Not at all. When the time came, he set aside the privileges of deity and took on the status of a slave, became human! Having become human, he stayed human. It was an incredibly humbling process. He didn’t claim special privileges. Instead, he lived a selfless, obedient life and then died a selfless, obedient death—and the worst kind of death at that—a crucifixion. -Philippians 2:5-8
My Prayer:
Father, thank U 4 showing us the ultimate example of humility! Thank U 4 Christ Jesus!
Help us 2 follow UR example and to set aside our pride & arrogance. Help us to turn away from our selfish desires and 2 focus on U! This we ask 2day!
#ThanksB2UOLord So-B-It! Amen!
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UR Word:
Who is he, this King of glory?
The Lord Almighty— he is the King of glory. -Psalm 24:10
My Prayer:
Father, I humble myself B4 U 2day! U R my King of Glory! U R my Lord Almighty! Thank U 4 Grace! Thank U 4 Mercy! Create in me a clean heart and renew my spirit so that I can shine you in a lost and dark world!
#ThanksB2UOLord So-B-It! Amen!
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