Saturday, Sept 30








Psalm 119 : 160-170
KJV


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.
164 Seven times a day do I praise thee
because of thy righteous judgments.
165 Great peace have they which love thy law:
and nothing shall offend them.
166 Lord, I have hoped for thy salvation,
and done thy commandments.
167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies;
and I love them exceedingly.
168 I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies:
for all my ways are before thee.
169 Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord:
give me understanding according to thy word.
170 Let my supplication come before thee:
deliver me according to thy word.






Today's Prayer...


Dear Father in heaven,

In the world we are full of fear;
in You we have peace.
We pray that Your Spirit may give us the joy
of Your heavenly kingdom and the strength
to live in Your service.
Remember those who suffer pain,
who still have to walk paths of fear and distress.
Grant them help,
to the glory of Your name.
May we be united in hope and in expectation
of what You will give through Your great
goodness and faithfulness."


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

Amen

Sunday, Oct 01








1 John 4 : 12-21
KJV


12 No man hath seen God at any time.
If we love one another, God dwelleth in us,
and his love is perfected in us.
13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him,
and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
14 And we have seen and do testify that
the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the
Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
16 And we have known and believed the love
that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth
in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
17 Herein is our love made perfect,
that we may have boldness in the day of judgment:
because as he is, so are we in this world.
18 There is no fear in love;
but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment.
He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
19 We love him, because he first loved us.
20 If a man say, I love God,
and hateth his brother, he is a liar:
for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen,
how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
21 And this commandment have we from him,
That he who loveth God love his brother also.






Today's Prayer...


Lord our God,

We thank You for Your gospel,
the great, good tidings we may carry
in our hearts to give us joy in this present time,
even though on all sides people are in anguish and agony.
We thank You that your gospel fills our hearts with compassion,
enabling us to help carry what many have to suffer.
Show us our need of You so that we can receive Your help.
If we must be the first to suffer all kinds of pain and distress,
may we do so joyfully because we have been
promised blessing in the midst of all the pain.
May we continually honor Your name,
praising You for the good news of Your kingdom,
for the promise that everything must work together
for good through Jesus Christ the Savior."


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

Amen

Monday, Oct 02








2 John 1 : 7-13
KJV


7 For many deceivers are entered into the world,
who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh.
This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
8 Look to yourselves,
that we lose not those things which we have wrought,
but that we receive a full reward.
9 Whosoever transgresseth,
and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ,
hath not God.
He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ,
he hath both the Father and the Son.
10 If there come any unto you,
and bring not this doctrine,
receive him not into your house,
neither bid him God speed:
11 For he that biddeth him God speed
is partaker of his evil deeds.
12 Having many things to write unto you,
I would not write with paper and ink:
but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face,
that our joy may be full.
13 The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.






Today's Prayer...


Lord our God,

Give us Your Spirit,
we beseech You,
that we may find Your paths on earth
and live in the hope and certainty that
everything is in Your hands,
even when we see much that is unjust and evil.
May we remain under Your protection,
living by Your commandments and in Your Spirit.
For Your Spirit witnesses to the truth and
longs to change and lift up our lives.
Your Spirit longs to reach all people who
have felt Your touch,
longs that they may come to You and have life."


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

Amen

Tuesday, Oct 03








Proverbs 28 : 10-19
KJV


10 Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way,
he shall fall himself into his own pit:
but the upright shall have good things in possession.
11 The rich man is wise in his own conceit;
but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
12 When righteous men do rejoice,
there is great glory:
but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper:
but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
14 Happy is the man that feareth alway:
but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
15 As a roaring lion,
and a ranging bear;
so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
16 The prince that wanteth understanding
is also a great oppressor:
but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
17 A man that doeth violence to the
blood of any person shall flee to the pit;
let no man stay him.
18 Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved:
but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
19 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread:
but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.






Today's Prayer...


Lord our God,

Our Father in heaven,
we come to you as your children.
Bless us, we pray.
Bless us especially in days when fear tries
to take hold of us.
Let your help come down to us as you
have promised,
the great help in Jesus Christ,
who shall come to redeem the whole world.
Bless us through your Word.
Renew us again and again to stand firm
and true to you,
for you are our help for redemption
and reconciliation through Jesus Christ."


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

Amen

Wednesday, Oct 04








2 Corinthians 4 : 8-18
KJV


8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed;
we are perplexed, but not in despair;
9 Persecuted, but not forsaken;
cast down, but not destroyed;
10 Always bearing about in the body the dying
of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might
be made manifest in our body.
11 For we which live are always delivered
unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus
might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
12 So then death worketh in us, but life in you.
13 We having the same spirit of faith,
according as it is written, I believed,
and therefore have I spoken; we also believe,
and therefore speak;
14 Knowing that he which raised up the
Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus,
and shall present us with you.
15 For all things are for your sakes,
that the abundant grace might through the
thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
16 For which cause we faint not;
but though our outward man perish,
yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
17 For our light affliction,
which is but for a moment,
worketh for us a far more exceeding
and eternal weight of glory;
18 While we look not at the things which are seen,
but at the things which are not seen:
for the things which are seen are temporal;
but the things which are not seen are eternal.






Today's Prayer...


Father in heaven,

We people on earth are poor and needy.
We are deaf and dumb,
but you rouse us every day and call to us,
"Ephphatha."
We thank you for this,
in gladness for all you do for our sake.
Help us to become united in expectation
for the great day when our Lord Jesus Christ
will come, when before all people he will
be proved your Son, the Savior in whom you,
the Almighty, come to meet us.
Through him you say again,
"Let there be light! Let there be life!
Let life break free from the darkness of death
so that Jesus may come as the Savior of all,
the Savior even of those who are still in deepest darkness."
Praise to your name, O Father in heaven."


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

Amen