Month: September 2018

God Remembers & Keeps His Promises

God spoke in times past through
the prophets, but He has reserved
the declaration of His glory for
His Son. By His death, Jesus lifts
mankind into the family of God.
Because of His perfect humanity,
Jesus is uniquely qualified to serve
as High Priest for sinful mankind.
Moses was a servant in God’s
household, but Christ is the
divine Son over God’s household.
And Christ will bring His people into
the eternal resting place of heaven.

Lord, You Remember & Keep Promises:
God is not unfair. He will not forget
how hard you have worked for
Him and how you have shown
your love to Him (Heb 6:10).
God also bound himself with an
oath, so that those who received
the promise cd be perfectly sure
He would never change His mind…
These 2 things are unchangeable
because it is impossible for God
to lie. Therefore, we who have
fled to Him for refuge can take
new courage, for we can hold on
to His promise with confidence.
This confidence is like a strong
and trustworthy Anchor for
our souls (Heb 6:17-19). Amen.
Continue reading “Prayer Thot on Heb 6 (Sep 5)”

God Welcomes Us to His Throne

God spoke in times past through
the prophets, but He has reserved
the declaration of His glory for
His Son. By His death, Jesus lifts
mankind into the family of God.
Because of His perfect humanity,
Jesus is uniquely qualified to serve
as High Priest for sinful mankind.
Moses was a servant in God’s
household, but Christ is the
divine Son over God’s household.
And Christ will bring His people into
the eternal resting place of heaven.

Lord,we Approach with confidence:
Seeing we have a great High Priest
let us hold fast our confession.
For we do not have a High Priest
who cannot sympathise with our
weaknesses… Let us therefore
Come Boldly to the throne of
Grace, that we may Obtain Mercy
and Find Grace to help in time
of need (Heb 4:15-16). Amen.
Continue reading “Prayer Thot on Heb 4 (Sep 4)”

Appealing God thro NT Promises
Assurances of Joy, Fullness & Faith

Friends, we’ve completed 10 mths
of devotion on God’s Promises,
following three earlier series on
Knowing, Thanking & Praising God.
Before continuing,let’s consider the
significance of Claiming Promises.
Often doubts cloud our prayers:
Does God care about our requests?
How assuring to pray back to God
the promises found in His Word.
As we pray God’s promises, the
starting point is His Faithful Nature.
And we must always Trust God to
work In His Way and In His Time;
and Be Patient to Wait upon Him.

Dear Almighty & All-Loving God,
I pray even as Yr People meditate
on Your Scriptural Promises:
That Your Spirit minister to their
soul and Will Comfort them;
That they Will Experience the
blessings of a praying life; and
That their Faith Will Arise so that
they Will Trust You more and more.
In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.

Friends, NT Promises listed below:
For Today’s Devotion, pick a post
that addresses your present need.
Go to Romans, if you need
Transformation & Hope In Christ.
Go to Corinthians, if you need
Strength to Live Rightly for Christ.
Go to Galatians, if you need
Liberty and Freedom In Christ.
Go to Ephesians, if you need
inspiration to Live Out your calling.
Go to Philippians, if you need
to Rest in God’s Peace & Joy.
Go to Colossians, if you need to
experience Complete Life in Christ.
Go to Thessalonians, if you need
Enabling & Establishing in Faith.
Go to 1&2 Timothy, if you need
Words of Assurance from the Lord.
Click PrayerThots.com to home
page & Scroll to calender for post.
Shalom/chris
Continue reading “Prayer Thot for the Day (Sep 3)”

Growing Toward Christian Maturity
(Prayer Walk thro 2 Pet 1-3)

While Peter’s audience is the same
as in his first letter, his theme and
purpose are different. Persecution
from unbelievers can be hard
for Christians to bear (1 Peter),
but defection within the community
of believers can be even more
devastating (2 Peter). To counter-
act the effects of this “poison”,
Peter reminds his readers of the
timeless truths of the faith and
exhorts them to continue growing
toward Christian maturity.

Father, apostle Peter exhorts us
to be diligent in Christian growth.
In this regard, help us O Lord,
to keep on knowing more of You,
remember what Christ taught us
& be diligent in faithful obedience.
And we claim your promises:
that You Enable Godly Living;
that You Rescue & Free us; and
that You are Long-Suffering. Amen.
Continue reading “Praying thro 2 Peter (Sep 2)”

Enduring Suffering with Purpose
(Prayer Walk thro 1 Pet 1-5)

Peter writes to scattered Jewish
Christians who are undergoing
intense persecution for their faith.
He reminds his readers that God
has begotten us again unto a
living hope (1:3). Therefore, don’t
be surprised when suffering comes
your way; expect it, prepare for it,
responds to it correctly. And be
sure you are doing what is right,
not for doing what it wrong.
Imitate Christ in your submissive
spirit toward one another,
and God will richly reward you
when the trials of life are over.

Lord, we note Peter comforted
the suffering Christians with the
hope of eternal life & challenging
them to continue living holy lives.
Grant us grace so that we are
able to endure suffering faithfully.
Help us remember that you have
promised a Priceless Inheritance;
that we are Your Special People &
that U Will Hear our prayers. Amen.
Continue reading “Praying thro 1 Peter (Sep 1)”

Preview on 1 & 2 Peter

We have been Chronologically
covering the Bible phase by phase.
We start the Gospels, with Jesus
presented as the Perfect Servant,
Savior of the world, Messianic King
and the Son of God, before Acts
chronicles Growth of the Church.
Then Paul urges the Galatians to
live by Faith alone, Thessalonians
to Serve ahead of Second Coming,
to Corinthians to Live Rightly,
to Romans Justification by Faith,
Ephesians living as Body of Christ
to Colossians Doctrinal Purity and
to Philippians Unity of the Spirit;
before Paul’s pastoral letters and
then pursing maturity in Hebrews
and practical Christianity in James.

Next, we continue into 1st Peter;
where apostle writes to scattered
Jewish Christians who are under-
going intense persecution for their
faith. He reminds his readers that
God has given them the privilege
of being born again. Therefore,
they shouldn’t be surprised when
suffering comes their way; they
should expect it, prepare for it,
and respond to it correctly.
He also encourages them to imitate
Christ through a submissive spirit
toward one another. If they do,
God will richly reward them
when the trials of life are over.
Continue reading “Preview on 1 & 2 Peter (Sep 1)”