Author: tanahmerah

Thank God for Being Deliverer

Lord,You’re For Us & Our Deliverer:
Saul said to David: You are not
able to go against this Philistine;
for you are a youth, and he a
man of war from his youth…(But)
David said: The Lord who delivered
me from the paw of the bear,
He will deliver me from the hand
of this Philistine (1 Sam 7:33-37).

Then David said to the Philistine,
You came to me with a sword,
with a spear and with a javelin.
But I come to You in the name
of the Lord of hosts, the God of
Israel whom you have defiled…
So David prevailed over the
Philistine with a sling and a stone
and struck the Philistine and
killed him (1Sam 7:45-50). Amen.
Continue reading “Thanksgiving in 1 Sam 17 (Jan 17)”

Thank God for Being Mighty Helper

Lord, You Are Our Mighty Helper:
(Samuel) pleaded with the Lord
to help Israel & the Lord answered.
Just as Samuel was sacrificing
the burnt offering, the Philistines
arrived for battle. But the Lord
spoke with a mighty voice of
thunder from heaven, and the
Philistines were thrown into
such confusion that the Israelites
defeated them (1 Sam 7:9-10).

Then Samuel took a stone and
set it up between Mizpah & Shen,
and called its name Ebenezer,
saying: Thus far the Lord has
helped us. So the Philistines
were subdued, and they did not
come anymore into the territory
of Israel. And the hand of the Lord
was against the Philistines all
the days of Samuel (v12-13) Amen
Continue reading “Thanksgiving in 1 Samuel 7 (Jan 16)”

Thank God for Keeping Promises

Israel under Joshua leadership
has already conquered Canaan by
destroying key cities & their kings;
yet there remain much land to be
possessed. To complete the task,
Joshua assigns territories to each
individual tribe with instructions
to clear out the remaining pagan
influence and possess the land
completely. And God helped
them to do so as promised.

Lord,thank U for Keeping Promises:
The Lord gave to Israel all the land
of which He had promised to give
to their fathers, and they took
possession of it… And not a man
of all their enemies stood against
them; the Lord delivered all
their enemies into their hand.
Not a word failed of any good thing
which the Lord had spoken to
the house of Israel. All came
to pass (Josh 21:43-45). Amen.
Continue reading “Thanksgiving in Joshua 21 (Jan 15)”

Thank God for Your Presence

Moses has died, and Joshua is
appointed by God to take the reins
of leadership. The people are
poised within view of the land
promised to their ancestors and
denied their unbelieving parents.
The time has come to cross over,
conquer and possess! But will
they succeed where their fathers
failed? The task seems impossible:
a turbulent river and walled cities
to conquer. So God begins to
prepare His people for the days
of warfare just ahead. He reminds
Joshua that careful attention to
His Word brings blessing & success

Lord, Thanks that I’m Never Alone:
I will be with you. I will not
leave you nor forsake you…
Have I not commanded you?
Be strong and of good courage;
do not be afraid; do not be
discouraged; for the Lord your
God will be with you wherever
you go. (Josh 1:5-9). Amen.
Continue reading “Thanksgiving in Joshua 1 (Jan 14)”

Don’t Steal the Glory of God

Chapter 10-11 explain the origin of
nations after the flood. Beginning
with Noah and his three sons,
God repopulates the world. But
since the root of sin has not been
removed from individuals’ hearts,
the fruit of sin soon becomes
apparent once again in proud,
disobedient actions. God deals
with human failure by scrambling
the languages, causing humanity
to disperse over the face of the
earth as God originally commanded

Lord, we will Not Steal Your Glory:
Now the whole earth had one
language. And (the Babylonians)
said: let’s build ourselves a city & a
tower whose top is in the heavens;
let us make a name for ourselves…
And the Lord said… let’s confuse
their language, that they may not
understand one another’s speech.
So the Lord scattered them abroad
from there over the face of all the
earth… Therefore its name is called
Babel because the Lord confused
the language of all the earth;
and scattered them (Gen 11:1-9).
Continue reading “Praying thro Genesis 10-11 (Jan 13)”

Obedience to the Lord’s Direction

In the course of its rebellion,
humanity becomes so sinful that
God prepares to execute the
death sentence on the entire race.
In grace He directs Noah to build
a great ship to escape judgment.
Noah Obeys God & while the flood
purges the earth, the arc preserves
human life for a fresh re-start.
After a safe landing on Mt Ararat,
God makes a new covenant to
Noah and his descendants; and
said: I will remember my covenant.

Lord, You created human beings
in Your own image;but they became
sinful when they disobeyed God.
Noah was spared from destruction
of the flood because he obeyed U
God and built the ark. Just as You
protected Noah and his family,
You still care and protect those
who are faithful to You today.
Lord, praise U for keeping promises
and we purpose to Walk closely
with U and to Obey You. Amen.
Continue reading “Praying thro Genesis 6-9 (Jan 12)”

Thank God for Being Our Rock

With the covenant reestablished
and the nation poised at Jordan
River, Moses completes his
duties as leader of God’s people
by commissioning Joshua as his
successor with a sober warning.
To help the people remember
his message of life, Moses
records his final words as a song.

Lord, we proclaim You’re Our Rock:
Then Moses spoke in the hearing
of all the assembly of Israel
the words of this song (Deut 31:30)
Hear O earth words of my mouth
for I proclaim the name of the Lord:
Ascribe greatness to our God.
He is the Rock. His work is
perfect; and all his ways are just.
A faithful God who does no wrong,
upright and just is He (Deut 32:1-4)
Continue reading “Thanksgiving in Deu 31-32 (Jan 11)”

Thank God for Being Our Restorer

Moses has come to the climax
in his address to the nation –
the time for a recommitment
of the people to the covenant.
He reminds the new generation
that the potential for God’s richest
blessing awaits them as well as
potential for judgment. It depends
on their submissive response to
the demands of the covenant.
Dramatically Moses delivers the
challenge: I have set before you
life and death… choose life.

God Will Restore everything u lost;
He will have compassion on you;
He will come back and Pick Up
the pieces from all the places
where you were scattered.
No matter how far away u end up,
God, your God, will get you out of
there & bring you back to the land
your ancestors once possessed.
It will be Yours Again (Deut 30:3-5)
Continue reading “Thanksgiving in Deut 30 (Jan 10)”

Thank God for Our Family

In the course of its rebellion,
humanity becomes so sinful
that God prepares to execute the
death sentence on the entire race.
In grace He directs Noah – a just
man who walks with God -to build
a ship in order to escape the
coming judgment. Noah obeys God
and while the flood waters purge
the earth, the ark preserves human
and animal life for a fresh start.

Lord, with your help, we purpose to
impress your word on our children
as much as we can for You said:
The Lord our God, the Lord is one!
You shall love the Lord your God
with all your heart, with all your
soul and with all your strength.
And these words which I command
you today shall be in your hearts.
You shall teach them diligently to
your children (Deut 6:5-7). Amen.
Continue reading “Thanksgiving in Deut 6 (Jan 8)”