Author: tanahmerah

God Protects You In Temptation

Backgrounder on 1 Cor 7-16:
The Corinthian Church had sent
Apostle Paul a list of questions
on marriage, morality, liberty,
worship & resurrection. And Paul
answered them in a way meant
to correct abuses in the church
and to show how important it is
that they live what they believe.

Lord, we will Resist Temptation:
We should not lust after evil things.
Therefore let him who thinks
he stands take heed lest he fall.
No temptation has overtaken
you except what is common to
mankind. And God is faithful; He
will Not let u be Tempted Beyond
what you can bear. But when
you are tempted, He will also
Provide A Way Out so that u can
endure it (1 Cor 10:6,12-13) Amen.
Continue reading “Prayer Thot for the Day (Jul 4)”

Spirit of God Gives You Insights

Backgrounder on 1 Cor 1-6:
Churches aren’t perfect because
churches are full of imperfect pple.
Paul writes to the believers at
Corinth to correct errors in their
public & private behaviour which
are detracting from their witness.
These include factions, immorality
and lawsuits between believers.
And Paul set forth godly guidelines
for conduct consistent with the
grace of God given by Christ.

Lord, we will Seek Your Insight:
What we have received is not the
spirit of the world, but the Spirit
who is from God, so that we may
understand what God has freely
given us. This is what we speak…
in words taught by the Spirit,
explaining Spiritual Realities with
Spirit-taught words (1Cor 2:12-13)
Who can know the Lord’s thoughts?
Who knows enough to teach him?
But we understand these things,
for we hv the Mind of Christ (v16)
Continue reading “Prayer Thot for the Day (Jul 3)”

Appealing God thro NT Promises
(Significance Reinstated)

Dear Friends,
We have completed eight months
of devotion on God’s Promises,
following three earlier series on
Adoring God thro Thanksgiving,
Knowing God’s thro His Names
and Praising God thro Hymns.
Before continuing, let’s pause
to consider the significance of
Appealing God on NT Promises.

There are so much to pray about:
our dreams, hopes and plans.
But often we are held up by our
own doubts: Does God really
care about this request of ours?
How assuring to pray back to God
the promises found in HIS Word.
Then we no longer wonder if this
is something God cares about, for
He brought it up in the first place.
Continue reading “Prayer Thot for the Day (Jul 2)”

Building the Body of Christ
(Prayer Walk thro Eph 4-6)

Backgrounder: Walk Worthy of
your calling..You are rich in Christ,
so live that way! But it takes
a lifetime to live out the reality.
The Christian’s conduct should
be consistent with his calling.
He is indescribably rich in Christ,
endowed with spiritual blessings.
But he must learn to walk in the
light of that wealth. A spiritual
war rages, and only those who
learn to appropriate and use the
full armour of God will be able to
stand against Satan’s wily attacks.

Lord, thank you for giving to us
every spiritual blessings. Grant us
grace to walk in the light of that
wealth & be worthy of our calling.
Help us Speak Words of Grace;
help us Live Wisely on earth and
help us Put On Your Armour. Amen.
Continue reading “Praying thro Ephesians (Jul 1)”

Living Our Christian Calling
(Prayer Walk thro Eph 1-3)

Backgrounder: The Ephesians
had unlimited spiritual wealth at
their disposal, yet they lived as
spiritual paupers. So Paul wrote
to encourage them to 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, thanks for giving wonderful
spiritual blessings to Your body.
Praise U for being not just Creator
and Sustainer but also head of
the church. Because You Christ is
central to everything, help us place
our priorities under Your control.
Lord, Enlighten Your Plans to us &
Help us Be Your Workmen, even
as we Adore Your Great Love. Amen
Continue reading “Praying thro Ephesians (Jun 30)”

Preview on Ephesians

We have been Chronologically
covering the Bible phase by phase.
We start the Gospels, with Jesus
presented as the Servant in Mark,
the Perfect Son of Man in Luke,
Israel’s Messianic King in Matthew
and the Son of God in John gospel.
We have also covered Acts which
chronicles Growth of the Church.
Then Paul urges the Galatians to
live by Faith alone, Thessalonians
to Serve ahead of second coming,
the Corinthians to live Rightly and
to the Romans Justification by Faith

Next, we continue into Ephesians,
who had unlimited spiritual wealth
at their disposal, yet they lived as
spiritual paupers. So Paul wrote
to encourage them to claim their
heavenly resources & draw on them
for their earthly walk. In the 1st half
of his letter, the apostle outlines
the heavenly wealth – adoption,
redemption, inheritance & power.
In 2nd half, he shows the practical
applications of those doctrines.
Paul made it clear – believers are
not to have merely an earthly view
for God has given to us His riches.
Continue reading “Preview on Ephesians (Jun 30)”

God Overflows You With Hope

Backgrounder on Romans 12-16:
What u believe affect how u behave
For 11 chapters Paul has set forth
the doctrine of the Christian faith.
The balance of his letter moves
into the practical outworking of
that faith. For every assignment,
there is a enablement from God:
Serve one another using the gifts
God gave you; be subject to higher
authorities; be sensitive to needs
of weaker brothers; be united
in purpose & have mind of Christ.

Lord,fill us with Joy, Peace & Hope:
Therefore receive one another
just as Christ also received us…
May the God of Hope fill you with
all joy and peace as you trust
Him so that you may Overflow
with Hope by the power of the
Holy Spirit (Rom 15:7, 13). Amen.
Continue reading “Prayer Thot for the Day (Jun 29)”

God Will Transform You

Backgrounder on Romans 12-16:
What u believe affect how u behave
For 11 chapters Paul has set forth
the doctrine of the Christian faith.
The balance of his letter moves
into the practical outworking of
that faith. For every assignment,
there is a enablement from God:
Serve one another using the gifts
God gave you; be subject to higher
authorities; be sensitive to needs
of weaker brothers; be united
in purpose & have mind of Christ.

Lord, we will Be Transformed:
Give your bodies to God. Let them
be a Living Sacrifice… When you
think of what he has done for
you, is this too much to ask?
Don’t copy the behaviour and
customs of this world, but let God
Transform you into a new person
by changing the way you think.
Then you will Know what God
wants you to do, and you will know
how good and pleasing & perfect
His will really is (Rom 12:1-2) Amen
Continue reading “Prayer Thot for the Day (Jun 28)”

Holy Spirit Helps In Your Distresses

Backgrounder on Romans 6-8:
Paul anticipates questions arising
fr hearing gospel of grace. If God’s
grace is free, then am I free to sin?
If I am free from the law, then can
I ignore the ethical demands of
the law? Paul has no illusions that
becoming a Christian means the
end of your troubles. But the life
-giving Spirit provides confidence,
for victorious Christian living
in the storms of everyday life.

Lord, we will Pray with Your Spirit:
The Spirit helps us in our weakness.
We do not know what we ought to
pray for, but the Spirit intercedes
for us with groans that words
cannot express. He who searches
our hearts… intercedes for the
saints in accordance with the
will of God (Rom 8:26-27). And
we know that in all things God
works for the Good of those who
love him, who have been called
according to his purpose(28)Amen
Continue reading “Prayer Thot for the Day (Jun 27)”

God Uses Problems to Shape You

Backgrounder on Romans 3-5:
After painting humanity’s sorry
condition, Paul turns to God’s
merciful solution. Jesus’ death on
the cross has paid sin’s penalty and
satisfied God’s righteous demand.
To the one who in faith accepts
Jesus’ payment, God stamps
across the debt of sin: Paid in Full.
That is justification. Its basis is
the work of Christ; its means is
the grace of God; its requirement
is faith in God and His promise.

Lord, we Allow Problems Shape us:
We can rejoice when we run into
trials, for they help us to Endure.
And endurance develops strength
of character in us, and character
strengthens our confident expectn
of salvation. And this expectation
will Not Disappoint us. For God
loves us dearly (Rom 5:3-4).
We can rejoice because of what
Jesus has done for us in making
us Friends of God (v11). Amen.
Continue reading “Prayer Thot for the Day (Jun 26)”