Good day to ya everyone and rejoice in the Lord always and again I say rejoice. He deserves every ounce of praise that we can give.
TODAY’S PRAYER
(This prayer is personal that is scripturally based)
Father, Though I may speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and do not have love, I am like clanging brass or a tinkling cymbal. And whatever gift I have and if I have enough faith that I could move mountains, if I do not have love, I am nothing. And if I were to give all my goods to feed the poor, or give my body to be martyred, if I do not have love, it would be meaningless. Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy nor is it prideful nor conceited nor selfish. Love is not easily provoked nor does it think evil. It does not rejoice in iniquity, but in the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love does not fail. My loving Father, I love You because You first loved me and Your love does not fail. I love You because of Who You are. I love You because of all You have done and all You continue to do for me and my loved ones. I pray that I will always have love for others and show that love in meaningful ways. I pray that I will be patient and understanding. I pray that I will never think of myself as an better than another person, for we are all made in Your image. I pray that Your love will move through me and touch the lives of those around me. I thank You this day for Your many gifts of love…especially for the greatest gift of all, my Savior Jesus Christ, in whose name I come to You. Amen.
Let’s eat.
SONG OF PRAISE
2 Samuel 22:1-7
David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD rescued him from all his enemies and from Saul. He sang:
“The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. He is my refuge, my savior, the one who saves me from violence. I called on the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies. “The waves of death overwhelmed me; floods of destruction swept over me. The grave wrapped its ropes around me; death laid a trap in my path. But in my distress I cried out to the LORD; yes, I cried to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry reached his ears.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
The devotion of God to His creatures is perfect; He does not think about Himself, but about them; He wants nothing for Himself, but finds His blessedness in the outgoing of blessedness. Ah! it is a terrible – shall it be a lonely glory, this? We will draw near with our human response, our abandonment of self in the faith of Jesus. He Lives Himself to us – shall we not give ourselves to Him? Shall we not give ourselves to each other whom He loves?
George Macdonald
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