‘Come and Join Me in God’s Word’ – I Give Thanks to God

Psalm 100 NLT Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before Him, singing with joy. Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us and we are His. We are His people the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving, go into His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and His faithfulness continues to each generation.

 

The day I acknowledged that Jesus was God, and He came to live within my heart, my life has been changed radically. I shout out my praises to Him, and appreciate everything He did for me on the Cross of Calvary. He paid all my sin debts in full and He paid the price and penalty for all my sins. When I think of all the millions of people that are in the world, Jesus, loved me so much He sent someone into the hospital to find me. It still blows my mind away even to this present day. He loved me enough that He was not going to let me go and continue to live my life in sin.

Jesus, over the years has broken all the chains of darkness upon my life and He set me free from sin, the world and everything in it. The moment I heard that still small voice in my heart in the early hours of  Sunday morning, God was saying to me, “Avril, everything that has been wrong in your life, I the Lord Your God, will put everything right,” I knew my life would never be the same again. I had the assurance things were about to change and as I left the hospital my heart was bubbling over with excitement, love, joy, and peace and the heaviness I had in my heart before I went into the hospital was now all gone. 

 

Prayer

 

Lord, I sing praises to Your precious and holy name. I shout for joy for all You have done for me. I worship You in beauty of Your holiness godliness, and righteousness. I enter Your gates with thanksgiving, praise, adoration, and love. For whom have I in heaven but You, O Lord, and earth has nothing I desire besides You. Thank You for sending Your Holy Spirit to help and comfort me and to seal me with Your presence and glory. I am Your child and You will never leave me nor forsake me as I trust in You O God.  I commit and commend this prayer to You in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen

‘Come and Join Me in God’s Word’ – Life of Integrity

Psalm 101:1-3 NLT I will sing of Your love and justice Lord. I will praise You with songs. I will be careful to live a blameless life – when will You come to help me? I will lead a life of integrity in my own home. I will refuse to look at anything vile and vulgar. I hate all who deal crookedly; I will have nothing to do with them.

 

When I became a Christian, I made the decision that I wanted nothing to do with anything that would dishonour the name of Jesus Christ. In my own home my husband as far as I know has not committed His life to God, but daily I pray for him and my whole household.  The Holy Spirit of God, will convict my husband and family of sin when He is ready to do so. It is not my place to convict anyone of sin, but the most important thing I must do is pray for them. I ask the Holy Spirit of God, to touch them with His grace, mercy, and love. He knows His children by name, so it is my place to pray that they too will know the glory of God’s Kingdom and name. 

It has been so hard at times for me, but through all my trials and tribulations I have never given up on God, or given up on my family. I will continue to praise and thank God for everything He is doing in my life and also in the lives of those whom I love. I try to be careful to live a blameless life- and know without God’s help I can do nothing. I try to avoid anything that is evil and keep my eyes and mind focused on Jesus Christ, continually asking Him for the supernatural power of His Holy Spirit for all the help I need. He will enable and empower me  to live a life that is pleasing and acceptable to Him. As God changes me I pray God will change my family also, and one day we will be untied joined together in the three cord fold that cannot be easily broken in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.  

 

Prayer

 

Father God, I want to praise and thank You for everything You are doing in my family and my life. I cannot tell You how grateful and thankful I am to You for Your grace, mercy, and love. I thank You for the joy of Your Salvation You have given to me. I also pray You will give Your Salvation to my family and friends throughout the world. I ask You to rescue and save them as You rescued and saved me for the glory, praise, and honour of Your name. I come to You in the name of Jesus Christ and in the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit of God and I commit and commend this prayer to You. Amen

‘Come and Join Me in God’s Word’ – God’s Unfailing Love

Psalm 143:8 NLT Let me hear of Your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting You. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to You.

 

Genesis 28:15 NLT What’s more, I am with you, and I will protect you wherever you go. One day I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have given you everything I have promised you.

 

I listen to God each morning, for I know His unfailing love is with me. I trust He will show me where He wants me to walk. For He has promised me, “I will instruct you (says the Lord) and guide you along the best pathway for your life; I will advice you and watch your progress. (Psalm 32:8 TLB). 

God has made this covenant promise with me, and I trust He will do what He has said. I may not know where I am going, but I am assured He knows where He wants me to be. This is when I have to walk by faith and not by sight, trusting, God through Jesus Christ and through the Holy  Spirit of God, is a hard thing to do. But when you see the history of what God has done with godly men/women iin the Bible, you begin to understand what He did for them He surely will do for you as long it’s part of His plans. 

This is where true faith comes to the forefront even when you cannot see physically what God is doing are you going to trust Him? I have seen what God has continually done for me and continues to do for me, He has never let me down and at His appointed time His Word has come to pass. Depending, leaning, relying upon the Holy Spirit of God in the name of Jesus Christ, through prayer and studying God’s Word, mediating upon God’s Word has strengthened me, and given me the confidence I need to live my life in faith. 

 

Prayer

 

Gracious and loving God, I praise and thank You for everything You have done and are doing in my life. Thank You for sending Your Holy Spirit into my life, bringing Your truth to life within my heart, mind, body, spirit, and soul. I trust You will work out Your plans You have ordained for my life and I have the assurance Your plans will come to pass at Your appointed time. In the precious name of Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen

‘Come and Join Me in God’s Word’ – Righteousness and Peace

Psalm 85:9-13 NLT Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, so our land will be filled with His glory. Unfailing love and truth have met together. Righteousness and peace have kissed! Truth springs up from the earth, and righteousness smiles down from heaven . Yes, the Lord pours down His blessings. Our land will yield it bountiful harvest. Righteousness goes as a herald before Him, preparing the way for His steps.

 

I know my salvation has come from God, and know He loves me, I also love Him with all my heart, mind, body, spirit, and soul. I cannot thank Him enough for rescuing and saving me from the darkness of this world. He has filled my land with His glory, and no matter where I am and what I am doing, I know His presence is with me wherever I go. 

God has revived me, and has brought me back to a spiritual life. The deeper I go with God, the more He fills me with His righteousness and peace. I seek God’s righteousness and His kingdom as Jesus pointed out, the more I do this then the more God will reveal that He is taking care everything else.

 

Prayer

 

Heavenly Father, thank You for bringing the truth into my life, through Your precious Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Thank You for sending the Holy Spirit of God, to place a seal of ownership upon my life which can never be broken. Thank You I am a child of God, and You are my precious Saviour and Redeemer. Thank You I receive all of Your blessings and a  bountiful harvest of Your love and peace. I seek Your righteousness and Your kingdom, as Jesus pointed out to me, the the more I do this then the more God will reveal that He is taking care of everything else for me in Jesus name. Amen 

‘Come and Join Me in God’s Word’ – God’s Unfailing Love

Psalm 13:5-6 NLT But I trust in Your unfailing love. I will rejoice because You have rescued me. I will sing to the Lord because He is good to me.

 

Sometimes, I feel God is slow to act on my behalf. Even, though many times I have felt like this I have not allowed my feelings and emotions to get in the way of my love and faith in God. I continue to trust God no matter how long I have to wait for God’s justice to be realised. When I become impatient, I remember God steadfastness, and ask Him to increase my  faith and love for Him.  When I have felt the pressure of my problems I have never given up or given in to my emotions, feelings, and despair, however I cling to Jesus Christ, and in the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit, He gives me the faith and strength and courage to carry on enabling and empowering to continually trust Him no matter what my circumstances may look like in the world.  

 

Prayer 

 

Gracious and loving God, I praise and thank You for given me Your unfailing love. I will rejoice in You because You have rescued me. I will sing praises to You my Lord and God, because You have always been good to me, even when I have not deserved it. I relinquish and yield all my emotions, feelings, and despair to You in the name of  Jesus Christ my precious Lord. I  ask You to increase me in my faith, love, confidence, and trust, enabling and empowering through the Holy Spirit of God, to live my life in the honour, glory, and praise of His holy and precious name. Amen

‘Come and Join Me in God’s Word’ – I Wait Quietly Before God

Psalm 62:5-6 NLT Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in Him. He alone is my Rock and my Salvation, my Fortress where I will not be shaken. 

 

My hope is in continually in God. I wait quietly before Him, He is my hope, my rock and my salvation, my fortress in whom I trust and I will not be shaken. I confess my feelings and emotions to God. My prayers to God, has been built upon my faith and trust in HIm. He has released me from all emotional stress. Trusting God to be my rock, salvation, and fortress has changed my entire outlook in my life. No longer must I be held captive by resentment towards others when they have hurt me. When I rest in God’s loving strength and feel His arms circled around me, nothing can shake me. I may think such people are “lighter than a breath of air.” 

What then can tilt the scales when God weighs me? Trusting God is working within me and for me. Wealth, honour, power, or prestige add nothing to my value in God’s eyes; only the faithful work I do for Him has eternal value.

 

Prayer

 

Heavenly Father, I wait quietly before You, for my hope is in You all day long. You alone are my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken. I praise and thank You for always being beside me and helping me overcome all my feelings and emotions. You alone are the One I trust. My love, confidence, faith, trust completely belong to You in the precious and holy name of Jesus Christ my precious Lord. Amen

‘Come and Join Me in God’s Word’ – Do Not Be Afriad

Deuteronomy 31:6 NLT So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.

 

God has made me strong and courageous! From being frightened and feeling insecure before I knew God personally, God has changed me and given me the confidence, strength, faith, and the security I needed to follow Him. Now, I am bold and courageous not alone anymore. Having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, has changed me and in my ways of thinking. He is my confidence and strength an ever present help in all my times of trouble. Now, I can do anything through Christ Jesus, who strengthens me. 

God has never forced His will upon me, He lets me decide whether I want to follow Him or not. Daily, He guides and leads me and goes ahead of me to show me the way He has prepared for me to walk. To fulfill God’s purposes and will for my life, I need the content and substance of His Word written deep upon my heart and mind, this gives me the confidence, strength and courage to go forth in His precious and holy name. He makes sure I do not fail nor does He abandon me in whatever the task He has asked me to do. In God’s supernatural power He has filled me full with the presence and power of His Holy Spirit, and He enables and empowers me to have His assurance that I will never be alone ever again. 

 

Prayer

 

Father, thank You that You have made me strong, bold, and courageous in Jesus Christ my precious Lord. I have no need to be afraid anymore, for You guide and lead me in Your perfect will and You guide me along the best pathway for my life. I am ever grateful and thankful to You for the relationship we have together, this has given me the faith and sercurity I needed to live my life for the glory, honour, praise, in the name of Jesus Christ, and through the presence and supernatural power of Your Holy Spirit, You have enabled and empowered me to fulfill the purposes of Your plans for my life to glorify, magnify, and to lift up Your name in praise and thanksgiving for everything You have done for me in the precious name of Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen