Sunday, December 25







1 John 5 : 1-7
KJV

1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God:
and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
2 By this we know that we love the children of God,
when we love God, and keep his commandments.
3 For this is the love of God,
that we keep his commandments:
and his commandments are not grievous.
4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world:
and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
5 Who is he that overcometh the world,
but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
6 This is he that came by water and blood,
even Jesus Christ; not by water only,
but by water and blood.
And it is the Spirit that beareth witness,
because the Spirit is truth.
7 For there are three that bear record in heaven,
the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost:
and these three are one.

   

Today's Prayer...


Lord our God,

You have sent light to shine on earth
and have revealed your heavenly power in Jesus Christ,
so that in spite of all the darkness and evil we may rejoice
because we have a Savior.
Reveal your power in our day.
Let something be done anew toward the building
of your kingdom on earth.
Let something draw men's hearts to you to give them light
so that they may thank and praise you for all you have done
and are still doing to bring the whole world into your hands.
O Lord God, let men be moved by the opening of the heavens.
May their hearts awaken and their sadness give way to joy in
Jesus Christ the Savior.
We are your children who are allowed to wait in expectation for you
to set everything right.
We can know that even in our troubled times your hand is at
work to reveal your will,
to make your will plain to all generations on earth,
as you promised through Abraham.
May your name be glorified, O Lord God.
May your name be honored, your kingdom come,
and your will be done on earth as in heaven.


In the Name of the Most Holy we
pray in Jesus' Name

Amen

Monday, December 26







1 John 5 : 9-16
KJV

9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater:
for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.
10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself:
he that believeth not God hath made him a liar;
because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
11 And this is the record, that
God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12 He that hath the Son hath life;
and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
13 These things have I written unto you that believe
on the name of the Son of God;
that ye may know that ye have eternal life,
and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that,
if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
15 And if we know that he hear us,
whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death,
he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death.
There is a sin unto death:
I do not say that he shall pray for it.
   

Today's Prayer...


Lord our God,

Our light and our life,
in our longing to live by your Word we lift our eyes to you.
Let your Word come into our hearts.
Let your Word help us to understand our lives and our time,
so that we can recognize your leading in everything
and gather courage every day in spite of our
weakness, sins, and faults.
We can still find joy, for your kingdom is coming.
We can feel that you are among us,
however great the anguish of these times.
Let the light of Jesus Christ shine out;
let your Spirit of peace and grace come to all nations so
that your will may be done.
Free people from all their confusion.
Release them from their bondage.
Make them free for what is good, true, and eternal.
May your name be praised among us today and forevermore.


In the Name of the Most Holy we
pray in Jesus' Name

Amen

Tuesday, December 27







Romans 6 : 15-23
KJV

15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law,
but under grace? God forbid.
16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey,
his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death,
or of obedience unto righteousness?
17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin,
but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
18 Being then made free from sin,
ye became the servants of righteousness.
19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh:
for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity;
even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.
20 For when ye were the servants of sin,
ye were free from righteousness.
21 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed?
for the end of those things is death.
22 But now being made free from sin,
and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness,
and the end everlasting life.
23 For the wages of sin is death;
but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
   

Today's Prayer...


Lord our God,

Dear Father in heaven,
we come into your presence and ask you to show
yourself to us as the true, great, and almighty God,
who can shed light into our misery and change it all,
letting us find reconciliation and redemption in Jesus Christ.
Protect and help us with your mighty hand.
Let every country and nation see your grace and see
the victory over all sin and injustice.
Let your justice come on earth,
and let peace fill every heart and show in every life.
May all that happens to us serve the good.
Help us always look to you, our Lord and God,
for you have power to rule everything and to
turn everything to its right purpose.


In the Name of the Most Holy we
pray in Jesus' Name

Amen

Wednesday, December 28







Psalm 119 : 156-163
KJV

156 Great are thy tender mercies,
O Lord: quicken me according to thy judgments.
157 Many are my persecutors and mine enemies;
yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.
158 I beheld the transgressors,
and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.
159 Consider how I love thy precepts:
quicken me, O Lord, according to thy lovingkindness.
160 Thy word is true from the beginning:
and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
161 Princes have persecuted me without a cause:
but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
162 I rejoice at thy word,
as one that findeth great spoil.
163 I hate and abhor lying:
but thy law do I love.
   

Today's Prayer...


O Lord God,

We thank you for everything you allow us to see and hear.
May our hearts become awake and alive through all we receive
so that we await your final revelation and recognize
your ultimate will for all people,
for all nations and races on earth.
Hear us in these days,
for we know your kingdom is coming.
Your kingdom is before our eyes.
Your Word, your help, is coming,
and in Jesus Christ light will dawn for all the world.
Praise and honor to you for all you do!
May we see it all before our eyes so that our
expectation of the last days is a living expectation,
full of joy and blessing.
We want to wait in joy, in love,
and in longing for the day that is coming to your glory.


In the Name of the Most Holy we
pray in Jesus' Name

Amen