RECEIVE AND PAY IT FORWARD

 

2 Corinthians 9:10

 

"He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness." ESV

 

God is the supplier of seeds, He plants them, and He brings to Himself a harvest. God supplies us with His blessings. We accept His blessings and use what we need to grow more in Him. We give out of this abundance of His blessings to others so they can do the same. The more we give, the more He supplies to us.

 

Heavenly Father, we pray to receive Your blessings with a pure heart and to give them freely to others. We desire to be part of Your great harvest, multiplying Your love and grace. We praise You and ask this in the name of Jesus, Amen.

 

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WAITING GETS US FARTHER ALONG

 

 

Lamentations 3:25,26

 

"The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him." ESV

 

We all have times when severe struggles face us. We often wonder where God is, after all, we prayed for His help. If we get our minds off the problem and begin seeking God for who He is, we will find ourselves in the middle of the most satisfying spiritual experience that strengthen us as we wait. God showers His blessings on those who wait with peaceful trust that He will work out our problems.

 

Heavenly Father, we stand in need of Your grace and mercy to help us wait and trust in You. Fill us with the fruit of peace and waiting so that we will be more spiritually mature. In Jesus' name, Amen.

 

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NO PAYBACKS?

 

 

1 Peter 3:9

 

"Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing." ESV

 

Retaliation! Revenge! Get even! This is the same as trying to put out a fire with a blow torch or cleaning the mud off your feet by walking through a mud pit. All pointless wastes of time that only escalate evil. Overcoming evil with good is easier said than done, but we can choose to do it out of love for the Lord. Blessing are waiting for those who choose to crush evil with good.

 

Heavenly Father, please forgive us for all the times we return insult for insult, criticism or criticism. Fill us with Your Holy Spirit so that we will be ready to always return good for evil. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.

 

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GOD BLESS THE OTHER GUY

 

 

Numbers 6:24-26

 

"The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace." ESV

 

It is a sacrificial gesture of love to ask for God to bless others. When we do this, it shows our own right relationship with the Lord and our desire to see Him bless and protect others. Ask the Lord to keep His face toward others, smiling on them in His never ending grace and mercy. Pray for the blessing of peace on them that is so rare in our times. What a beautiful way to bless and pray for each other.

 

Heavenly Father, please forgive us for always seeking Your blessings for ourselves. We confess that we are more self-centered that we want to admit. Give us Your Spirit of loving others so that we will pray Your blessings on them continually, knowing that You are already pouring out Your blessings on us. We pray in Jesus' name, Amen.

 

          

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BLESS AND PRAY FOR ABUSERS

 

Luke 6:28

"Bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you."NIV

"Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you."KJV

But Lord, are we supposed to just roll over and let people walk all over us and never stand up for ourselves? No. We can walk away and see them for what they are: people trapped in the stronghold of aggression, anger, and hatred. However, we are to pray for them and return good for evil. It takes a mature Christian to do that. To mature as a Christian we are praying without ceasing and staying in the Word whenever we can.

Heavenly Father, forgive us for responding to abusive people with the same attitude they have. It is so hard to stay strong when we are being abused and treated wrongly. Fill us with Your Holy Spirit that we might always respond with the fruit of the Spirit and overcome evil with good. In Jesus' name, Amen.

           

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STANDING THE TEST

It is truly difficult to stay strong and to cope with trials and temptations
in these times. Understanding the good that can come from these trials
makes it easier to endure them. If we cannot see the purpose of our trial,
we can ask the Lord for wisdom and understanding. He will give it to us.
If we remain true to the Lord no matter what trial we face, we will know
God's blessings and abundant life now and forever.

Read James 1:12

"Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has
stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised
to those who love Him." (NIV)

"Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried,
he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to
them that love him." (KJV)

CREATED EQUAL

Once we realize that we are on an equal footing with all others
in God's eyes, it is a wonderful thing to serve one another in love
and humility. God will richly bless those of us who do.

Read John 13:17

"Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do
them." (NIV)

"If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them." (KJV)

PRAYER SETS US FREE

Is there someone in your life that has wronged you, hurt you, betrayed
you, caused you grief? Human nature causes us to be resentful and angry toward those people. The truth is, if we are merciful to those who have wronged us and we pray for them, the Lord will show us mercy and release us from the chains of resentment and anger. His Word says He will show us mercy in the same way we have shown mercy to others.

Read Job 7:38

"After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord made him prosperous again and gave him twice as much as he had before." (NIV)

"And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before." (KJV)

A BLESSING FOR OTHERS

It is a gesture of love to ask for God's blessing on others. Doing
so shows our own right relationship with the Lord and our desire
to see Him bless and protect others. Ask the Lord to keep His face
toward them and smile down on them in His abundant grace and
mercy. Call for the blessing of Peace that is so rare in these times.
What a beautiful way to bless and pray for each other.

Read Numbers 6:24-26

"May the Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine
upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn His face toward you
and give you peace." (NIV)

"The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine
upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his
countenance upon thee, and give thee peace." (KJV)

PLANTED CLOSE TO THE SOURCE

Water is the vital source of life for a tree planted near its' banks where
nutrients and refreshment are available through any type of weather, mild or harsh. Likewise, the Lord is absolutely trustworthy as our source of life and renewal through any circumstances we might encounter. Plant yourself close to Him.

Read Jeremiah 17:7,8

"But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in
Him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots
by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always
green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit." (NIV)

"Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit." (KJV)

DISCIPLINE

Being disciplined can be a very unpleasant thing. But when the Lord
is the one doing the correcting, we can be sure that it is for our good
and for His glory. His discipline is a blessing that we learn to accept
and appreciate as we grow in His love.

Read Job 5:17

Blessed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the
discipline of the Almighty." (NIV)

"Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore
despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty." (KJV)


  
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