Saturday, December 10







Psalm 118 : 1-9
KJV
   
1 O give thanks unto the Lord;
for he is good:
because his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Let Israel now say,
that his mercy endureth for ever.
3 Let the house of Aaron now say,
that his mercy endureth for ever.
4 Let them now that fear the Lord say,
that his mercy endureth for ever
5 I called upon the Lord in distress:
the Lord answered me,
and set me in a large place.
6 The Lord is on my side;
I will not fear:
what can man do unto me?
7 The Lord taketh my part with them that help me:
therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.
8 It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.
9 It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.




Today's Prayer...


Lord our God,

We think of all the people who have trusted in you.
We remember all the signs and wonders you have shown
to establish your name among us.
We belong to those who hold to you today;
may our hearts be kept faithful through your Spirit.
Even if there are great hardships in our times and
everything seems on the verge of collapse,
even if the world perishes, you, O God,
are our stronghold.
This truth remains forever.
In you we want to hold true until your great day comes,
until the power of the Savior is revealed in many people
so that in their misery they can believe
and find help and comfort.



In the Name of the Most Holy we
pray in Jesus' Name

Amen

Sunday, December 11







2 Corinthians 6 : 13-18
KJV

13 Now for a recompence in the same,
(I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged.
14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers:
for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness?
and what communion hath light with darkness?
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial?
or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
16 And what agreement hath
the temple of God with idols?
for ye are the temple of the living God;
as God hath said,
I will dwell in them, and walk in them;
and I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.
17 Wherefore come out from among them,
and be ye separate, saith the Lord,
and touch not the unclean thing;
and I will receive you.
18 And will be a Father unto you,
and ye shall be my sons and daughters,
saith the Lord Almighty.

   




Today's Prayer...


Dear Father in heaven,

Look on us as your children,
and grant that we may feel in you the highest
good for time and eternity.
Even if we have to deny ourselves and make great sacrifices,
you remain our treasure, our riches, our love, and our joy.
Give us strength as a gathered people ready to serve you.
Grant us your Spirit whenever we do not understand
what we should do.
Shelter us always in your hands,
and allow us to see your miracles in souls and in bodies.
For you are our God, the Almighty,
and you know the way to help in everything.



In the Name of the Most Holy we
pray in Jesus' Name

Amen

Monday, December 12







Matthew 24 : 41-47
KJV

41  Two women shall be grinding at the mill;
the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42  Watch therefore:
for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
43  But know this,
that if the goodman of the house had known in
what watch the thief would come,
he would have watched,
and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
44  Therefore be ye also ready:
for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
45  Who then is a faithful and wise servant,
whom his lord hath made ruler over his household,
to give them meat in due season?
46  Blessed is that servant,
whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
47  Verily I say unto you,
That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

   




Today's Prayer...


Lord our God,

We thank you for allowing us to be called your children.
We thank you for giving us the power to become
more truly your children,
so that there may be a witness to your name on earth,
so that again and again in the name of Jesus Christ
new power may come for body and soul,
for the happy and unhappy,
for all who are still following false paths,
for all who suffer so much grief, fear, and need.
We thank you and we praise your name.
Help us on our way.
Help us weak people who often grow anxious and afraid.
Help us in everything.
Help us especially in the concern we have
deepest in our hearts,
that your name may be honored,
your kingdom come,
and your will be done on earth as in heaven.



In the Name of the Most Holy we
pray in Jesus' Name

Amen

Tuesday, December 13







Proverbs 16 : 24-33
KJV

24 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb,
sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man,
but the end thereof are the ways of death.
26 He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
27 An ungodly man diggeth up evil:
and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
28 A froward man soweth strife:
and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour,
and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
30 He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things:
moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
31 The hoary head is a crown of glory,
if it be found in the way of righteousness.
32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty;
and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
33 The lot is cast into the lap;
but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.

   


Today's Prayer...


Lord our God,

May our lives be awakened,
for you send your Spirit to blow through heaven and earth
and you stir everything to life.
May we long for your Spirit’s prompting.
Grant that we not be overpowered by evil and sin.
May we be born anew to be fighters for the highest good on earth,
which leads into heaven.
Hear the prayers of all people far and near who are sighing for the Savior.
We pray for them all as we pray for ourselves,
and you will hear our prayer.
You will send power to lift up their hearts and souls
so that there may be a great throng of your joyful people on earth.
In spite of all the misfortune, adversity, and danger in the world,
there will be a people exulting from one end of the earth to the other,
a people trusting in you and sure of victory through the
great grace you give in answer to our prayers.



In the Name of the Most Holy we
pray in Jesus' Name

Amen

Wednesday, December 14







Joshua 24 : 20-26
KJV

20 If ye forsake the Lord, and serve strange gods,
then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you,
after that he hath done you good.
21 And the people said unto Joshua, Nay;
but we will serve the Lord.
22 And Joshua said unto the people,
Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have
chosen you the Lord, to serve him.
And they said, We are witnesses.
23 Now therefore put away, said he,
the strange gods which are among you,
and incline your heart unto the Lord God of Israel.
24 And the people said unto Joshua,
The Lord our God will we serve,
and his voice will we obey.
25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day,
and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
26 And Joshua wrote these words in the
book of the law of God,
and took a great stone,
and set it up there under an oak,
that was by the sanctuary of the Lord.

   


Today's Prayer...


Thank you, Father in heaven,

For gathering us together and opening a door
which can be entered by all who are like children.
You open the door for all who have the childlike hope
that you are carrying out your purpose,
that in the midst of the ruin and sin of world history,
life remains, the life of the Lord Jesus Christ,
life for all the world.
No one can destroy this life,
which will soon gather power until all people see him,
Jesus Christ,
who for the salvation of humankind is the same
yesterday, today, and in all eternity.



In the Name of the Most Holy we
pray in Jesus' Name

Amen