Month: September 2021

God Provides Spiritual Armour

Walk Worthy of your calling…You
are rich in Christ, so live that way!
The Christian’s conduct should
be consistent with his calling.
You are rich in Christ, endowed
with spiritual blessings; so learn
to walk in the light of that wealth.
A spiritual war rages & those who
use the armour of God will be able
to stand agst Satan’s wily attacks.

Lord, we will Put On Your Armour:
Put On the full Armour of God
so that you can take your stand
against the devil’s schemes…
Take Up the Shield of Faith, with
which you can extinguish all the
flaming arrows of the evil one.
Take the helmet of salvation and
the sword of the Spirit, which
is the word of God. And Pray in
the Spirit on all occasions with
all kinds of prayers… be alert
and always keep on praying
for all the saints (Eph 6:11-18).

Lord, I recognise because I have
aligned myself with You, the
enemy will wage war against me.
Help me Put On the full spiritual
Armour U have provided for me.
Help me Lord to fully understand
the depth of truth, righteousness,
faith, a solid walk with Christ,
salvation, powerful prayer and
the sword of the Spirit Your Word.
Teach me how to use the armour
& perseverance practising it. Amen

Lord, thank You for the Shield of
Faith to deflect Satan’s fiery arrows
and provide necessary protection.
And I pray that the assurance of
salvation will guard my thoughts
and mind even as difficulties come
and doubts attempt to creep in.
Holy Spirit, enlighten my mind
to understand Your Word and
how it applies to my life. And
help me draw the sword when
Satan attacks with a lie. Amen.

Lord, teach me to know the
presence of Your Spirit within me
and walk in continual awareness
of it. May You freely live Your life
in me, express Your heart through
me and Pray through me. I know
that I can’t accomplish any of
this through my own efforts, but
with You, nothing is impossible.
In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.

The Chief Cornerstone Empowers

The Ephesians had unlimited
spiritual wealth at their disposal,
yet they lived as spiritual paupers.
So Paul wrote to encourage
them to understand and claim
their heavenly resources. Only
then could they draw on them for
their earthly walk. And In Christ,
Christians are endowed with every
spiritual blessing as well as adoptn,
redemption, inheritance and power.

Lord, we will Be Your Workmen:
For by grace you have been saved
through faith, and that not of
yourselves; it is the gift of God…
For we are His workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus for good
works, which God Prepared
beforehand that we should
Walk in them (Eph 2:8-10).
Jesus Christ Himself being the chief
Cornerstone… in whom the whole
building being fitted together,
grows into a holy temple… in whom
you also are being built together
for a dwelling place for God (v20-22).

Father, what a glorious gift that
You saved us and we can take no
credit for our salvation, for You gave
it to us. Pray that I will never be
caught in the trap of thinking that
I have to do good deeds in order
to earn or hold onto Your salvation.
For I am saved by Your grace,
and good deeds are simply part
of Your plan for me to have a
purposeful & fulfilling life. Amen.

Father, Thank You for giving me
new and rich life that will never end.
Thanks for capacity to change and
help me grow to be more like Jesus.
Give me spiritual gifts to serve
others; work in me & through me.
Help me lead a purposeful life,
to be a blessing to others and
thereby glorify Your name. Amen.

Father God, You laid the foundation
on the cornerstone building a
holy spiritual house for Your love.
Thanks for making it possible for
everyone to be part of Your family.
Lord Jesus, it’s difficult to fully comprehend Your sacrificial act
of love and the suffering You
went through for our salvation.
Since You paid the price for my sin,
I choose to live for You and to do
Your assignment that You have
specially prepared for me. Amen.

Spirit of Wisdom & Revelation

The Ephesians had unlimited
spiritual wealth at their disposal,
yet they lived as spiritual paupers.
So Paul wrote to encourage
them to understand and claim
their heavenly resources. Only
then could they draw on them for
their earthly walk. And In Christ,
Christians are endowed with every
Spiritual Blessing as well as adoptn,
redemption, inheritance and power.

Lord, Enlighten Your Plans to us:
Praise be to the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ, who
has blessed us… with every
spiritual blessing in Christ (Eph 1:3)
(I am) asking God… to give you
the spirit of wisdom & revelation
so that you might grow in your Knowledge of God. (I pray also)
that the eyes of your heart may
Be Enlightened in order that you
may know the Hope to which He
has called you, the riches of His
glorious Inheritance… and His
incomparably great Power (v17-19)

Father God, all Praise and Thanks
to You for Your abundant blessings.
How easy it is to forget that You
are the source of every good thing
and that You Yourself are good.
Your goodness to me is not because
of any goodness on my part; but
because of Christ and Your grace.
Because of Christ, I have been
given every spiritual blessing I need.
When I feel empty and dry, remind
me that You stand ready to give
whatever that I may need. Amen.

Lord, I am awed to think that You
have provided a way to give us
good Spiritual Insight about the
character of God, the hope He has
given us and the dynamic power.
Lord I can’t perceive these things
with my own intellect for they are 
spiritual truths. So Holy Spirit,
open my eyes and flood my heart
to behold these truths. Amen.

Lord, I pray that the eyes of my
heart will Be Opened to see the
Hope to which U have called me.
Help me to understand my true
Inheritance; and enable me to
comprehend the magnitude of
Your power for I believe in You.
And I seek more of Your presence
and Your power so that I can see
them manifested in my life. Amen.

God of All Comfort & Compassion

Paul opens his second epistle
to the Corinthians the same way
he began his first by establishing
his authority and documenting the
source of his revelation. He then
praises God for what He has done
for Timothy & him. In contrast to
the old covenant which condemned
the glorious new covenant sealed
in Jesus’ own blood, makes
God’s ministers bold & effective
in calling people to repentance.

Lord, we will Comfort Others:
Praise be to the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
Father of Compassion and the
God of All Comfort, who comforts
us in all our troubles, so that we
can comfort those in any trouble
with the comfort we ourselves
have received from God.
For just as the sufferings of
Christ flow over into our lives,
so also through Christ our
comfort overflows ( 2Cor 1:3-5).

Lord, Thank You for the times
You have comforted me. I know
that You have comforted me so
that I can do the same for others.
This world is full of people who
are hurting. Make me sensitive
to those I meet who need Your
touch of comfort. Keep me an
open vessel through which Your
life, love & comfort can flow. Amen

Lord, suffering is painful and
confusing; and it is something
I avoid rather than embrace.
Teach me to respond in a godly
fashion to suffering for I know You
use difficulties to transform me.
And thank You for caring for me
& comforting me in all my troubles.
Bless me so that I can be creditable
and effective encourager of my
brothers and sisters in Christ. Amen

Lord, You don’t always give
us comfort in our suffering
the way we might ask or wish.
But Your comfort always come
and sometimes better than what
we might imagine. As we may
go through times of trouble
from time to time, help us O Lord
to look for Your comfort as
You promise in Your Word. Amen.

Living Confidently In Love

The apostle John, who is enjoying
a delightful fellowship with God,
earnestly desires that his spiritual
children enjoy that same fellowship
and writes I John telling them how:
God Is Light and therefore to
engage in fellowship with Him
means walking in the light of
His commandments. God Is Love,
and thus His children must walk
in love. And God Is Life, and those
who desire fellowship with Him
must possess the spiritual life,
which begins with spiritual birth
through faith in Jesus Christ.

Lord, thank You through apostle
John You reveal the vital aspects
of our faith to give us confidence.
In our dark world, You God is light.
In the cold world, You bring the
warm of love. And in our dying
world, You bring life. Thank You
that when we lack confidence,
these truths bring us certainty.
Help us Respond to Your Love;
Help us Be Confident in Your Love;
Help us Come Confidently. Amen.

Lord, we’ll Respond to Your Love:
See what great love the Father
had lavished on us, that we
should be called children of
God! And that is what we are!
What we will be had not been
made known. But we know that
when Christ appears, we shall
be like him, for we shall see
him as he is (1 John 3:1-2).
Dear Abba Father, thank You
for loving us so much that You
call us & made us Your children.
I know that You greatly cares
for us and the various challenges
that we may face. And I humbly
come to You with all my needs.
Thank you for having Your arms
open to me, and for drawing me
near to You so that I can rest
in Your loving kindness. Amen.

Lord, we’ll be Confident In Yr Love:
God Is Love and all who live in love
live in God, and God lives in them.
And as we live in God, our love
grows more perfect. So we will not
be afraid on the day of judgment,
but can face Him with Confidence
because we are like Christ here in
this world. Such love has No Fear
because perfect love expels
all fear. We love Him because
He First Loved us (1Jn 4:16-19)
Lord, thank You for first loving us.
As we live in You, our love grows
more complete. Although I don’t
understand all the trials I may go
through, I trust in Your love for me.
Help me abide in You & Fill me with
Your perfect love that casts out fear.
Hence, I can Live In Confidence and
share Your amazing love with others.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.

Lord, we will Come Confidently:
This is the Confidence we have
in approaching God; that if we
ask anything according to His will,
He hears us. And if we Know that
He hears us – whatever we ask
– we Know that we have what
we asked of Him (1Jn 5:14-15).
Father, it gives me Confidence
to know that if I ask according
to Your will, You will hear me
and I will have what I ask for.
So I come to You as Your beloved
child and ask You to help me pray
according to Your will. And I know
I will receive only good things
from You because You love me
and accept me. In His name, Amen.

Walking In the Light & Love
The apostle John, who is enjoying
a delightful fellowship with God,
earnestly desires that his spiritual
children enjoy that same fellowship
and writes I John telling them how:
God Is Light and therefore to
engage in fellowship with Him
means walking in the light of
His commandments. God Is Love,
and thus His children must walk
in love. And God Is Life, and those
who desire fellowship with Him
must possess the spiritual life,
which begins with spiritual birth
through faith in Jesus Christ.

Lord, Thank You through apostle
John You reveal the vital aspects
of our faith to give us confidence.
Thank You Lord In our dark world,
You God is light; in the cold world,
You bring the warm of love; and
in our dying world, You bring life.
Thank You when we lack confidence,
these truths can bring us certainty.
Help us to confess sins readily;
Help us to love one another; and
Help us to respond to Your Love.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.

Lord, we will Confess Our Sins:
If we say that we have no sin,
we deceive ourselves
and the truth is not in us.
If we confess our sins, He is
faithful and just and will forgive
us our sins and purify us from
all unrighteousness (1 John 1:8-9).
Lord, I confess my sins before You.
Thank You that You are faithful
to forgive them and to cleanse
me from all the effects of them.
If there is sin in my life that I am
no seeing, reveal it to me so that
I can confess it before You and
be purified of all unrighteousness.
For I want to live in the wholeness of
complete forgiveness. Amen.

Lord, we will Love One Another:
Dear friends, I am not writing
a new commandment, for it is
an old one you have always had,
right from the beginning. This
commandment – to love one
another – is the same message
you had before. Yet it is also new.
This command is true in Christ
and is true among you (1Jn 2:7-8)
Lord Jesus, time and time again
You call us to lay down our lives.
The love to which You call us
nearly always means setting aside
our interests even if momentarily.
Rarely is it convenient or fit into
our schedules where we’ve break.
It will mean lots of rearranging.
Help me Lord to lay down for You
and for others; for apart from You
I can do nothing of value. Amen

Lord, we will Respond to Your Love:
See what great love the Father
had lavished on us, that we should
be called children of God! And
that is what we are! What we will
be had not been made known.
But we know that when Christ
appears, we shall be like Him, for
we shall see Him as He is (1Jn3:1-2)
Lord, praise U for being the Holy
One, Creator of universe and that
You love me so much. Thank You
for adopting me into Your family.
I am not just a forgiven sinner,
because of what Christ has done;
But I am also Your child; and
that one day I will be like Christ
Lord, help me to live out my true identity as Your child. And help me
live for U as I await that day. Amen.

Knowing God thru His Names

Apostle Paul’s purpose of writing
the letter of 2 Corinthians is to
affirm his ministry, defend his authority and refute false teachers.
This week we understand God better
thru knowing His attributes, mostly
related to His ability to meet needs.
On Monday, we learn from 2Cor 1
God of All Comfort & Compassion.
On Tues, we learn from 2Cor 3
about Spirit of the Living God.
On Wed, we learn from 2Cor 4
about Spirit of Faith Empowers Us.
On Thurs, we learn from 2Cor 5
that Spirit Serves as a Guarantee.
On Fri, we learn from 2Cor 9/19 that
God Provides Indescribable Gift.
Let us humble ourselves and pray
and seek His face…In Jesus’ name.

God Provides Indescribable
Gift and Mighty Resources

Paul has defended his ministry
as an ambassador for Christ
by showing how individuals can
be reconciled to a living God.
This leads Paul to plead with the
Corinthians to be reconciled to him
as their spiritual father and to love
him in the same way he loves them.
He also appeals to the Corinthians
to follow the example set by the
churches of Macedonia in generous,
sacrificial giving – a reasonable
response to God’s Indescribable
Gift in the person of His Son.

Lord, we’ll use Your mighty weapons:
Because of the exceeding grace of
God in you. Thanks be to God for
His Indescribable Gift (2Cor 9:14-15)
We are humans but we don’t wage
war with human plans & methods.
We use God’s mighty weapons, not
mere worldly weapons, to knock
down the Devil’s strongholds.
With these weapons we break
down every proud argument that
keeps people from knowing God.
With these weapons we conquer
their rebellious ideas & teach them
to obey Christ (2Cor 10:3-6) Amen.

Lord, thanks for providing resources
including Word of God and Prayer
which are “God’s mighty weapons.”
And Thank You that our arsenal are
more powerful than Satan’s & open
the way for God’s spirit to work.
Help us use these spiritual weapons
effectively as we trust in Your power.
Remove the mountains in our lives &
make the impossible possible. Amen

Lord, praise You for the power
of Your Word. For it can penetrate
hearts in ways no amount of
human reasoning and philosophy
can Trust that Your Word will speak
to the hearts of even the most
atheistic people for You have
promised that Your Word will
achieve its purpose of telling
the world the truth. Amen.

Lord, Thank You for Your weapons
of warfare, which are mighty and
supernatural. Teach us to wield
them as we stand against the enemy.
Strengthen us even as we Intercede 
for others. Lord, we pray that
You will demolish the devil’s dark
strongholds and establish Your
kingdom of truth and light. Amen.

Given Spirit as a Guarantee &
Made Ambassador for Christ

Paul opens his 2nd epistle to the
Corinthians by establishing his
authority & source of his revelation.
He then praises God for what
He has done. In contrast to the
old covenant which condemned,
the glorious new covenant sealed
by Jesus’ own blood, makes
God’s ministers effective in 
calling people to repentance.

Lord, we will be Your Ambassadors:
God… has given us the Spirit as a
deposit,guaranteeing what’s to come.
Therefore we are always confident…
We live by faith, not by sight…
We make it our point to please Him…
For we must all appear before the
judgment seat of God that each
one may receive… according to
what he has done (2Cor 5:5-10)
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ
he is a new creation; old things
have passed away; behold all things
have become new (2 Cor 5:17).
God… has given us the ministry of
reconciliation. God was reconciling
the world to Himself in Christ, not
counting people’s sins against them.
And He has committed to us the
message of reconciliation. We are
therefore Christ’s ambassadors,
as though God were making His
appeal through us (2Cor 5:18-20).

Lord Jesus, Thank You for being
a perfect and wise judge and You
reign over the affairs of this world.
God, what a sobering thought that
nothing is hidden from Your sight.
Forgive us for the times we have
acted foolishly & made poor choices.
Grant us the grace to walk faithfully
and to trust that You will restore
what the locusts had taken. Amen.

Lord, Thank You for giving me new
life – a rich life that will never end.
Thank You Lord because I am
in Christ, the old me is gone
and I am empowered not to sin.
For because of You Lord,
I have become a brand new
person; and I have the capacity
to change and grow into the image
of Christ. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Father God, through Christ You
forgive sins and bring sinners back
into relationship with Yourself.
Thank You Lord for drawing me to
Yourself and saving me eternally.
You have given the gospel to me
so that I might share it to others.
Make me Lord to be bolder and
more engaging to those who
don’t yet know You. In Jesus’ name.

Spirit of Faith Empowers Us In Trials

Paul opens his 2nd epistle to the
Corinthians by establishing his
authority & source of his revelation.
He then praises God for what
He has done. In contrast to the
old covenant which condemned,
the glorious new covenant sealed
by Jesus’ own blood, makes
God’s ministers bold & effective
in calling people to repentance.

Lord, we will Tap to Your Power:
This light & power that now shine
within us is held in our weak bodies
So everyone can see that our
glorious power is from God and
not our own. We are pressed on
every side by troubles but we are
not broken. We are perplexed but
we don’t give up and quit… God
never abandons us (2Cor 4:7-9).
And since we have the same
Spirit of Faith… we also believe
and therefore speak (2Cor 4:13).
                Our present troubles won’t last very
 long. Yet they produce for us an
immeasurably great glory that will
last forever! So we don’t look at
the troubles we can see right now;
rather we look forward to what we
have not yet seen. For the troubles
 will soon be over; but the joys to
come               will last forever (v17-18) Amen

Lord, Thant You for designing me
to be a clay jar with an amazing
treasure inside. Although the
circumstances may press me
down, You never abandon me.
May others see Your power and
light through my life. And may
You be glorified in my weakness in
this earthen vessel that I am.Amen

Lord, I recognise opposing forces
and troubles can press me down.
Restore my hope in You O Lord and
help me take my eyes away from
problems as I wait patiently on You.
Grant me the faith, courage and
perseverance to keep following
after You. I want to keep going Lord
to do Your will and have an eternal
impact on those around me. Amen

Lord, focus my eyes clearly
on the eternal, for that will
put my present troubles into
a proper perspective. Help me
to see You as You are, to perceive
You with my spirit & not just with
my mind. And help me to realise
that You are in me & I am in You.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.