Month: September 2023

Christ Provides Power Source

With Jesus’ last instruction still
in their ears, the disciples go forth
speaking words of eternal life.
Visited by their resurrected Lord
and empowered by the promised
Comforter, they fearlessly follow
their marching orders in spite of
mocking, threats & physical abuse.
The advance of the gospel is soon
opposed by adversaries;but prompt
discipline & resolute commitment
only serve to enlarge the church.

Lord, we’ll Be Open to Holy Spirit:
On the day of Pentecost, seven
weeks after Jesus’ resurrection,
the believers were meeting in
one place… There was a sound
from heaven. And they were Filled
with the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-4).
In the last days… I will pour out
of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons
and daughters shall prophesy…
and whoever calls on the name
of the Lord shall be saved (v17-21).
They devoted themselves to
the apostles’ teaching and to the
fellowship, to the breaking of bread
and to prayer… And the Lord
added to the church daily those
who were being saved (v42,47).

Lord Jesus, grant us the unity
and fervency in prayer that Your
followers had in the upper room.
We long to see Your kingdom
expand, Your Spirit Poured Out
in power and the accomplishment
of Your will & purpose in our time.
Grant us hearts that take an active
role in laying the tracks for Your
Spirit’s work in our generation. Amen

Spirit, reveal any obstacle between
us or the change that is needed.
Empower us & renew us, for we
are open to have Your way in us.
Fill us for we want to experience
the reality of Your presence. And
may Your character and Your ways
rub off on us so that our hearts
can become more like Yours. Amen.

Father, help us be diligent to the
study of Your Word and teach us
so that we understand it fully.
Help us to be in communion
and to encourage one another.
Help us make prayer priority by
setting aside time for it; for often
it gets set aside for other things.
Enable us to maintain that direct
line to You by praying constantly as
You bring things to our mind. Amen.

Christ Made Us His Witnesses

With Jesus’ last instruction still
in their ears, the disciples go forth
speaking words of eternal life.
Visited by their resurrected Lord
and empowered by the promised
Comforter, they fearlessly follow
their marching orders in spite of
mocking, threats & physical abuse.
The advance of the gospel is
soon opposed by adversaries. But
prompt discipline, wise leadership
and unflinching commitment
only serve to enlarge the church.

Lord, we will Be Your Witnesses:
Wait for the Promise of the Father…
For John… baptized with water,
but you shall be baptized
with the Holy Spirit not many
days from now (Acts 1:4-5).
Jesus said: U Shall Receive Power
when the Holy Spirit has come
upon you; and you Shall Be
Witnesses to Me… (Acts 1:8).
Jesus has been taken from you
into heaven, but someday He Will
Return in the same way you saw
Him go. Then they returned to
Jerusalem from Mount Olivet. And
they went up into the upper room
These all continued with One
Accord In Prayer (v11-14). Amen.

Lord, thanks for giving us Your
Holy Spirit when we accepted
You, to Be Empowered and Be
Your Witness. Give me ears to hear
and teach me how to listen to You.
Enable me to better understand
virtues like grace, forgiveness,
eternity; and most of all You.
Keep me from the distraction
of busyness & draw me closer
to You more and more. Amen.

Lord, let it be settled in my heart
that You Are Returning. Help me
to be sensitive to changing seasons
both in my life & those around me.
Help me to share Your life with
others who are open to know more
about You. Open my eyes to the
signs around me so that I might
prepare for Your Return out of
gratitude for Your great love. Amen

Lord, Help me to be in communion
with other believers & be in prayer
together. When we think our
voices are small and don’t count,
help us remember we’re not alone.
Use our prayers rising from all
over the world and join them
to fulfil Your purposes. And
thank you for letting our prayers
be a part of your big plans. Amen

Trusting God Through His Promises

Over the last eight months plus, we
have been meditating on the theme:
Trusting God thru His Promises.
We know the importance of prayer
in our lives; and there are so much
to pray about for ourselves and
for others: dreams, hopes & plans.
But often we are held up by doubts:
Does God care about our requests?
How valuable then it is to pray back
to God the very promises found
in His Word. When we speak God’s
very words back to Him, we no
longer wonder if this is something
God cares about, for He brought
it up in the very first place.

Lord, each time when You reveal
something of Your nature, You are
promising us that You will be true
to that nature in any circumstance.
We know by promising and then
performing what U promised, You’ll
awaken in us expectation & desire
and find outlets in prayer of faith.
Praise You that Your promises are
rock solid; and that Your very nature
and character stand behind them.
Grant us faith not only to merely
believe Your Word but also to act
on it. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

We are meditating through the Bible,
which is organised by genres:
Laws, History, Poetry and Prophets…
Before we continue to Acts & letters
here’s the key thots fr the gospels
which portray Christ Jesus as
the Messianic King, the Son of Man
who came to serve and give His life,
the Saviour who seeks & saves the
lost, and the Son of God that all who
believe in Him will have eternal life.

Feb 5: Father Provides Needs (Mt 6)
Feb 12: Christ Gives Rest (Mt 11)
F19: Christ Answers Faith Pr(Mt21)
Apr9:God’s Word Trustworthy(Mk4)
Jul 2: G Answers Persistent Pr(Lk11)
Aug27:Christ Satisfies Longing(Jn4)
Sep 3: Good Shepherd Cares (Jn10)
S10: Christ Wants us Fruitful (Jn 15)
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Christ Desires us to be Fruitful

The Upper Room Discourse
contains Jesus’ final words of
instruction and encouragement
to His disciples before His death.
Only John records these intimate
moments between Jesus & His men
as He models true humility (c13),
describes the Holy Spirit who will
comfort & empower them (c14-16)
and intercedes for protection and
unity of His disciples worldwide (17)

Lord, we purpose to Remain in You:
I am the true vine and My Father
is the gardener. Every branch that
does bear fruit he prunes so that it
will be even more fruitful (Jn 15:1-2)
I am the vine; you are the branches.
IF You REMAIN In Me and I in you,
you will bear much fruit; apart
from Me you can do nothing…
By this My Father is glorified that
you bear much fruit (Jn 15:5-8).
IF You KEEP my commandments,
you will abide in My love. This is My
commandment that you Love one
another as I have loved you.
You are My friends IF You DO
what I command. I no longer call
you servants… Instead I have
called you friends (v10-15) Amen.

Lord, You desire that we will be
fruitful; full of love, joy and peace.
U desire we be full of good works
and sharing the faith so that
others will come to believe in You.
Help me to walk close to You
each day and stay constantly
in communication with You –
both by talking and listening
to You speak to my heart. Amen.

Lord, Help me to stay deeply in
Your Word, learning more about
You, Your ways and Your will.
Help me hold on to Your Word
for you promise that You hear me
when I pray in line with Your will.
Help me to cling to You especially
when times are tough, knowing
faithfulness will lead to fruitfulness
and to answered prayers. Amen

Lord, U command us as believers
to love one another as You have
loved us sacrificially. Help me
follow Your command to love
others with Your kind of love.
And help me Develop Deep
Friendship with You, loving You,
spending time with You and
talking to You each day. Amen.

Christ the Truth Teaches Faith

Following betrayal of Judas and
denial of Peter, John focuses on
the trial before Pilate & governor’s
futile efforts to release Jesus.
Yielding to political expediency
and mob pressure, Pilate sentences
Jesus to be crucified. Many of the
details John includes are unique:
soldiers casting dice for Jesus’robe
the spear trust into Jesus’ side;
the post-resurrection appearances
including to Thomas. Through it all,
John’s purpose shines forth clearly
to present Jesus as the Son of God
in His life, death and resurrection.

Lord, we’ll Believe without seeing:
Woman, Why are you Weeping?…
Jesus said to her: Mary! She turned
and said to him: Rabonni! Jesus said
to her: Go to my brethren & say to
them: I am ascending to My Father
and your Father (Jn 20:13-17).
And Thomas answered and said
to Him: My Lord and my God!
Then Jesus told him: Blessed are
those who have Not Seen and
yet Have Believed (Jn 20:28-29).
The disciples saw Jesus do many
other miraculous signs in addition
to the ones recorded in this book.
But these are written so that
you may continue to Believe
that Jesus is the Messiah, the
Son of God, and that By Believing
in him you will Have Life by the
power of his name (v30-31) Amen.

Father, thanks for the wonderful
fact that Christ is indeed risen!
Help us Lord to put every aspect
of our lives in that perspective.
Continue to pour out Your grace
and Your mercy on Your people.
Lead us to perfect freedom in Christ.
And let the joy to be fulfilled in
heaven will also gladden our way
on earth. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Lord, we can turn very skeptical
when we go through tough times.
Like Thomas, we may want proof
that Your words are really true.
Help us Lord in spiritual matters
to just Believe whether or not
we see or understand all that
is going on. And when we do so,
we ask that You Lord will grant us
experience Your blessings. Amen.

Lord, Your word says By Believing
in You, we will have abundant life.
Thank You for the peace even
when problem blew up in my face.
I purpose to turn to You; for I just
know my situation is in Your hand
& that You will lead me through it. 
Help me Lord to continue to draw
near to You in Word and prayer.
And may Your inner witness be 
my comfort and strength. Amen.

Christ Intercedes for our Unity

Christ Jesus Prays for Our Unity:
The Upper Room Discourse
contains Jesus’ final words of
instruction and encouragement
to His disciples before His death.
Only John records these intimate
moments between Jesus & His
men as He models true humility,
describes the Holy Spirit who
will comfort and empower them;
and Intercedes for Protection and
Unity of His disciples worldwide.

Lord, we pray for Unity among us:
Holy Father, keep those You have
given Me, that they be one as
We are… They are not of the world,
just as I am not of the world.
Sanctify them by Your Truth…
As You Sent Me into the world,
I also Have Sent them into
the world (John 17:11-18).
I pray also for those who will
believe in Me thru their message,
that all of them May Be One…
that they also may be One In Us,
that the world may believe
that You sent me (v20-21).
I have given them the glory You
gave me, so they may be one as
We are one… May they experience
such perfect unity that the world
will know… You have loved them
as You have loved Me (v22-23).

Lord Jesus, You have sent us
into the world with an assignment.
You have provided Your Word to
protect us from worldly influence.
Help us soak our mind, will and
emotion with Your Word; and let
it flavour every aspect of our life.
Help us Lord to be truly salt of
the earth and light of the world; and
Help us Lord to be One Voice. Amen

Lord, we pray for Unity among
believers regardless of any
differences in views and values.
May we be truly one with the
Father, the Son & the Holy Spirit.
May this Unity we have with You and
with one another show the world,
that You Jesus came fr the Father.
May this Unity draw prebelievers
to You Jesus so that they too
may experience Your love. Amen.

Lord Jesus, You are one with
the Father in desires, mission,
purpose, character & in substance.
Just as You and the Father are one,
help us to be one among believers.
Fulfil this union in every way and
let there be no division in the church
so that prebelievers be drawn to U.
And may Your love, word and deed
flow thru each of us for Your glory
& extension of Your kingdom. Amen.

Christ Sends Helper Spirit

The Upper Room Discourse
contains Jesus’ final words of
instruction and encouragement
to His disciples before His death.
Only John records these intimate
moments between Jesus & His men
as He models true humility (Jn 13),
describes the Holy Spirit who will
comfort & Empower them (Jn 14-16)
and intercedes for protection and
unity of His disciples worldwide(J17)

Lord, we look to Your Spirit for Help:
Very truly I tell you, it is for your
good that I am going away. Unless
I go away, the Helper will not come..
but if I go, I will Send Him to you.
When He comes, He will convict
the world of sin, of righteousness
and of judgment (John 16:7-8).
When the Spirit of truth comes,
He will Guide you into all truth…
He will tell you about the future…
He will glorify me by telling u what-
ever He received from Me (v13-14).
These things I have spoken to you,
that in Me you may have Peace.
In the world you will have tribulation
but be of good cheer, I have
Overcome the world (v33) Amen.

Lord Jesus, hard times are to be
expected in this life; but thank You
for sending Your Spirit to help us.
I don’t have to go through difficulty
alone; for You are always with me.
Thanks for Your powerful presence
to help, counsel and pray for me.
As I yield to You & follow Yr leading,
let Your power flow through me;
In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.

Holy Spirit, only You can sort out
the different voices in my mind;
and I trust You to do just that.
Keep me Lord away from deception
and instead lead me to the truth.
Show me enough of the future
and how it fits with Your purposes.
Lord Jesus, let the Spirit bring You
glory by revealing Your truth to me
that I can share with others. Amen.

Father God, trials and tribulations
are normal part & parcel of this life.
Though I don’t like this reality, but it
reminds me of my need for You God.
I praise You for being more powerful
than any worldly trouble I may face.
Remind me Jesus always to keep me
looking to You & asking in Yr name.
And I have the peace, knowing that
You have overcome the world and
You Lord are surely for me. Amen.

Christ Desires us to be Fruitful

The Upper Room Discourse contains Jesus’ final words of
instruction and encouragement
to His disciples before His death.
Only John records these intimate
moments between Jesus & His men
as He models true humility (c13),
describes the Holy Spirit who will
comfort & empower them (c14-16)
and intercedes for protection and
unity of His disciples worldwide (17)

Lord, we purpose to Remain in You:
I am the true vine and My Father
is the gardener. Every branch that
does bear fruit he prunes so that it
will be even more fruitful (Jn 15:1-2)
I am the vine; you are the branches.
IF You REMAIN In Me and I in you,
you will bear much fruit; apart
from Me you can do nothing…
By this My Father is glorified that
you bear much fruit (Jn 15:5-8).
IF You KEEP my commandments,
you will abide in My love. This is My
commandment that you Love one
another as I have loved you.
You are My friends IF You DO
what I command. I no longer call
you servants… Instead I have
called you friends (v10-15) Amen.

Lord, You desire that we will be
fruitful; full of love, joy and peace.
U desire we be full of good works
and sharing the faith so that
others will come to believe in You.
Help me to walk close to You
each day and stay constantly
in communication with You –
both by talking and listening
to You speak to my heart. Amen.

Lord, Help me to stay deeply in
Your Word, learning more about
You, Your ways and Your will.
Help me hold on to Your Word
for you promise that You hear me
when I pray in line with Your will.
Help me to cling to You especially
when times are tough, knowing
faithfulness will lead to fruitfulness
and to answered prayers. Amen

Lord, U command us as believers
to love one another as You have
loved us sacrificially. Help me
follow Your command to love
others with Your kind of love.
And help me Develop Deep
Friendship with You, loving You,
spending time with You and
talking to You each day. Amen.