Morning Prayer bump!
Lord,
Let me go through this day
remembering
that this is is the day
you gave me
to spread your light to everyone I touch.
Help me especially
to touch those lives
of those who are near to me,
of those I deal with who might irritate me,
but on whose lives I have strong impact.
When I want to snub, or ignore, or leave,
help me see with your eyes -
a child of God,
a person you came to save,
a person that if I love you,
I should also love.
O Lord,
help me this day to do those things I need to do.
Remind me to offer up those tasks
I would rather escape from.
Most of all,
help me to do what you would have me to do,
in your way,
and in your time.
Amen.
If you love those who love you,
what credit is that to you?
For even sinners love those who love them.
And if you do good to those who do good to you,
what credit is that to you?
For even sinners do the same.
And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive,
what credit is that to you?
Even sinners lend to sinners,
to receive as much again.
But love your enemies,
and do good,
and lend,
expecting nothing in return;
and your reward will be great,
and you will be sons of the Most High;
for he is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish.
Be merciful,
even as your Father is merciful.
Luke 6: 32-36
BTTT
Amen, KAC
Psalms 68:1
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. A Song. Let God arise, Let His enemies be scattered; Let those also who hate Him flee before Him.
Psalms 68:2
As smoke is driven away, So drive them away; As wax melts before the fire, So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
Psalms 68:3
But let the righteous be glad; Let them rejoice before God; Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly.
Psalms 68:4
Sing to God, sing praises to His name; Extol Him who rides on the clouds, By His name YAH, And rejoice before Him.
Psalms 68:5
A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, Is God in His holy habitation.
Psalms 68:6
God sets the solitary in families; He brings out those who are bound into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
Psalms 68:7
O God, when You went out before Your people, When You marched through the wilderness, Selah
Psalms 68:8
The earth shook; The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God; Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
Psalms 68:9
You, O God, sent a plentiful rain, Whereby You confirmed Your inheritance, When it was weary.
Psalms 68:10
Your congregation dwelt in it; You, O God, provided from Your goodness for the poor.
Psalms 68:11
The Lord gave the word; Great was the company of those who proclaimed it:
Psalms 68:12
"Kings of armies flee, they flee, And she who remains at home divides the spoil.
Psalms 68:13
Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, You will be like the wings of a dove covered with silver, And her feathers with yellow gold."
Psalms 68:14
When the Almighty scattered kings in it, It was white as snow in Zalmon.
Psalms 68:15
A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.
Psalms 68:16
Why do you fume with envy, you mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain which God desires to dwell in; Yes, the LORD will dwell in it forever.
Psalms 68:17
The chariots of God are twenty thousand, Even thousands of thousands; The Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the Holy Place.
Psalms 68:18
You have ascended on high, You have led captivity captive; You have received gifts among men, Even from the rebellious, That the LORD God might dwell there.
Psalms 68:19
Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits, The God of our salvation! Selah
Psalms 68:20
Our God is the God of salvation; And to GOD the Lord belong escapes from death.
Psalms 68:21
But God will wound the head of His enemies, The hairy scalp of the one who still goes on in His trespasses.
Psalms 68:22
The Lord said, "I will bring back from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,
Psalms 68:23
That your foot may crush them in blood, And the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies."
Psalms 68:24
They have seen Your procession, O God, The procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.
Psalms 68:25
The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; Among them were the maidens playing timbrels.
Psalms 68:26
Bless God in the congregations, The Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
Psalms 68:27
There is little Benjamin, their leader, The princes of Judah and their company, The princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.
Psalms 68:28
Your God has commanded your strength; Strengthen, O God, what You have done for us.
Psalms 68:29
Because of Your temple at Jerusalem, Kings will bring presents to You.
Psalms 68:30
Rebuke the beasts of the reeds, The herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples, Till everyone submits himself with pieces of silver. Scatter the peoples who delight in war.
Psalms 68:31
Envoys will come out of Egypt; Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God.
Psalms 68:32
Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth; Oh, sing praises to the Lord, Selah
Psalms 68:33
To Him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which were of old! Indeed, He sends out His voice, a mighty voice.
Psalms 68:34
Ascribe strength to God; His excellence is over Israel, And His strength is in the clouds.
Psalms 68:35
O God, You are more awesome than Your holy places. The God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!
(NKJV)
"Strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us."
- Psalm 68:28
It is our wisdom, as well as our necessity, to beseech God continually to
strengthen that which he has wrought in us. It is because of their neglect
in this, that many Christians may blame themselves for those trials and
afflictions of spirit which arise from unbelief. It is true that Satan
seeks to flood the fair garden of the heart and make it a scene of
desolation, but it is also true that many Christians leave open the
sluice-gates themselves, and let in the dreadful deluge through
carelessness and want of prayer to their strong Helper. We often forget
that the Author of our faith must be the Preserver of it also. The lamp
which was burning in the temple was never allowed to go out, but it had to
be daily replenished with fresh oil; in like manner, our faith can only
live by being sustained with the oil of grace, and we can only obtain this
from God himself. Foolish virgins we shall prove, if we do not secure the
needed sustenance for our lamps. He who built the world upholds it, or it
would fall in one tremendous crash; he who made us Christians must
maintain us by his Spirit, or our ruin will be speedy and final. Let us,
then, evening by evening, go to our Lord for the grace and strength we
need. We have a strong argument to plead, for it is his own work of grace
which we ask him to strengthen-"that which thou hast wrought for us.
" Think you he will fail to protect and sustain that? Only let your faith
take hold of his strength, and all the powers of darkness, led on by the
master fiend of hell, cannot cast a cloud or shadow over your joy and
peace.
Why faint when you may be strong? Why suffer defeat when you may conquer?
Oh! take your wavering faith and drooping graces to him who can revive and
replenish them, and earnestly pray, "Strengthen, O God, that which thou
hast wrought for us.
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5 SOLAS!
Help me especially to touch those lives of those who are near to me, of those I deal with who might irritate me, but on whose lives I have strong impact.
When I want to snub, or ignore, or leave, help me see with your eyes - a child of God, a person you came to save, a person that if I love you, I should also love.
O Lord, help me this day to do those things I need to do. Remind me to offer up those tasks I would rather escape from.
Most of all, help me to do what you would have me to do, in your way, and in your time.
Amen.
Amen !! Oh Lord Jesus, do this in me. May my life this day be glorifying to You and You alone. Fill me, Use me, I pray this day. I lift up my dear fellow freepers today. Those with hurts, needs pysical, emotional , spiritual. May we witness a mighty outpouring of Your Holy Spirit. Cleanse and heal our land. In the Precious Name of Jesus Christ,Amen.