Author: tanahmerah

God Is Able & Will Keep You

Alarmed by the presence of
false trenching, Jude (who was
the brother of James) exhorts
believers to stand firm for the truth.
He ends his short epistle with
a series of urgent commands:
Remember Christ’s words,
remain in God’s love and seek
to remove erring brothers from
the fiery danger of their ways.

Father, U are Able & Will Keep Us:
All glory to God, who Is Able
to Keep You from stumbling,
and who will bring you into His
glorious presence innocent of sin
and with great joy. All glory to Him,
who alone is God our Saviour,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Yes, glory, majesty, power
and authority belong to Him,
in the beginning, now, and
forevermore (Jude 24-25). Amen.
Continue reading “Praying thro Jude (Sep 16)”

God Desires Us Living in the Truth

In 2 John, the apostle urges
balance in Christian life, standing
firm in the faith and obey God
by loving Him and one another.
In his third letter, apostle John
commends Gaius for hospitality
& love of the truth and Demetrius
for serving the church faithfully.
But John rebukes Diotrephes
for gossip and arrogant attitude.
Continue reading “Praying thro 2&3 John (Sep 15)”

God Will Never Forsake You

Hebrews closes with an appeal for
a persevering Faith that relies on
the promises of God regardless
of the circumstances. Writing to
an audience whose actions were
being shaped by pressure from
the world rather than promises
from God, the author urges the
kind of Faith-inspired walk that
characterised so many OT saints.
Being so convinced of God’s
Faithfulness, they ordered their
lives according to His Word. Follow
their commendable example and
walk by Faith; and not by sight!

Lord, we will Not have to Fear:
Be content with such things as
you have. For He Himself has said:
I will Never Leave You nor forsake u.
So we may boldly say: The Lord is
my helper; I’ll not fear (Heb 13:5-6)
(For) Jesus Christ is The Same
yesterday, today and forever (v8).
May the God of peace…Equip You
with all you need for doing His will.
May He produce in you, through
the power of Jesus Christ, all
that is pleasing to Him. Jesus is
the great Shepherd of the sheep
by an everlasting covenant, signed
with His blood (v20-21). Amen.
Continue reading “Prayer Thots on Heb 13 (Sep 14)”

Christ the Finisher of Your Faith

Hebrews closes with an appeal for
a persevering Faith that relies on
the promises of God regardless
of the circumstances. Writing to
an audience whose actions were
being shaped by pressure from
the world rather than promises
from God, the author urges the
kind of Faith-inspired walk that
characterised so many OT saints.
Being so convinced of God’s
Faithfulness, they ordered their
lives according to His Word. Follow
their commendable example and
walk by Faith; and not by sight!

Lord, help us Endure the Race:
Since we are surrounded by
so great a cloud of witnesses,
let us lay aside every weight and
the sin which so easily ensnares us,
and let us run with endurance
the race that is set before us,
Looking unto Jesus, the author
and finisher of our faith, who for
the joy that was set before Him
endured the cross (Heb 12:1-2).
Continue reading “PrayerThots on Heb 12 (Sep 13)”

God Honours Your Faith

Hebrews closes with an appeal for
a persevering Faith that relies on
the promises of God regardless
of the circumstances. Writing to
an audience whose actions were
being shaped by pressure from
the world rather than promises
from God, the author urges the
kind of Faith-inspired walk that
characterised so many OT saints.
Being so convinced of God’s
Faithfulness, they ordered their
lives according to His Word. Follow
their commendable example and
walk by Faith; and not by sight!

Lord, Increase Our Faith In You:
Faith is the substance of things
hoped for, the evidence of things
not seen… But without faith it is
impossible to please Him, for he
who comes to God must Believe
that He is, and that He is a
Rewarder of those who diligently
Seek Him (Heb 11:1, 6). Amen.
Continue reading “PrayerThots on Heb 11 (Sep 12)”

God Helps Change Your Mindset

The writer of Hebrews highlighted
the superiority of Christ by pointing
out the heart of the human problem
is the problem of the human heart.
The old covenant was inadequate
because it was unable to deal
permanently with sin. But God’s
new covenant written in Christ’s
own blood which He shed on
the cross – makes full provision
for the forgiveness of sins.

Lord, You Mold Our Mindset:
This is the covenant I will make
with them… I Will Put my laws in
their hearts, and I Will Write them
on their minds. Then…their sins…
I’ll remember no more (H10:16-17)
Let us Go Into the Presence
of God with sincere hearts
fully trusting Him (Heb 10:22).
Let us hold fast the confession
of our hope without wavering,
for He who promised is faithful.
And let us consider one another
in order to Stir Up Love and good
works, not forsaking assembling
ourselves together but exhorting
one another (Heb 10:23-25). Amen.
Continue reading “PrayerThots on Heb 10 (Sep 11)”

God Gives You Access & Freedom

The writer of Hebrews highlighted
the superiority of Christ by pointing
out the heart of the human problem
is the problem of the human heart.
The old covenant was inadequate
because it was unable to deal
permanently with sin. But God’s
new covenant written in Christ’s
own blood which He shed on
the cross – makes full provision
for the forgiveness of sins.

Lord, You Enable Ready Excess:
Only the high priest goes into
the Most Holy Place, and only
once a year & always with blood,
which he offers to God to cover
his own sins & the sins the people
have committed in ignorance. By
these regulations the Holy Spirit
revealed that the Most Holy Place
was not open to the people(H9:7-8)
Under the old system, the blood of
goats and bulls cleanses people’s
bodies from ceremonial impurity.
Think how much more the blood
of Christ will purify our consciences
from sinful deeds so that we can
worship the living God. For Christ
offered himself to God as a Perfect
Sacrifice for our sins (v13-14) Amen
Continue reading “PrayerThots on Heb 9 (Sep 10)”

Living Confidently In Love
(Prayer Walk thro 1 John 3-5)

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 to Love Sacrificially;
help us be Confident in Your Love &
help us Come Confidently. Amen.
Continue reading “Praying thro 1 John (Sep 9)”

Walking In the Light & Love
(Prayer Walk thro 1 John 1-3)

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 to confess sins readily;
help us to love one another; and
help us respond to Yr Love. Amen
Continue reading “Praying thro 1 John (Sep 8)”

Preview on 1-3 John & Jude

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,
practical Christianity in James and
Maturing thro tough times in 1/2Pet.

Continuing into 1 John, the beloved
apostle wrote the letter to help his
brothers in their walk with God.
He wants them to be grounded
in assurance of their salvation,
experiencing victory over sin and
the joy of the Christian life. He
reminds readers that belief should
be based on Christ’s incarnation
and that every believer has
responsibility to walk like Christ.
Continue reading “Preview on 1-3 John & Jude (Sep8)”