Bible Reading: 2090829

II Peter 1-3

 

“And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” II Peter 1:5-8

 

Lord, I desire that there would be fruit for Thy sake in my life. I pray that You would help me to add these things unto my life. All of these things are very important but the one that jumps out is knowledge. Lord, I have been so slack concerning studying to show myself approved unto Thee. Help me to fill my heart with Thy word and to be an able bodied student of Thy oracles.

Bible Reading: 2090828

I Peter 1-5

 

“Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.” I Peter 1:6-9

 

Dear God, I thank You for the trials that You have put in my life. Lord, I cannot begin to express the gratitude that have knowing that You have counted me worthy to suffer for Thy sake that through it, You might receive the greater glory. Lord, I as I continue down life’s path, though things seem lighter at the moment, I pray that I would always be wary of the things that You allow me to be faced with that my conversation might be fitting of a child of God.

 

“Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.” I Peter 2:10-12

 

Lord, I pray that before those who do not know Thee, that I would conduct myself in such a way that You would received the glory, and that they might come to know Thee as Savior. Lord, there are so many fleshly lusts that confront me daily and the war that is in my flesh is something that is very visible. Help me to turn from every weight and the sin which so easily besets me.

Bible Reading: 2090827

James 1-5

 

“But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.” James 1:25

 

Lord, I pray that You would help me not to be a forgetful hearer of the word. Though I read it, I most often do not do it. Help me Lord to stand for truth.

Bible Reading: 2090826

Hebrews 9-13

 

“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.” Hebrews 9:27-28

 

Dear God, thank You for Your eternal salvation! Lord, thank You that we must no longer hold to the never ending duties of the law but that we may live with the liberty that comes only through Jesus Christ. Help me now as a child of God to lay my life at the Savior’s feet and to serve continually.

 

“Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before, This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.” Hebrews 10:15-18

 

Again, dear Lord, all praise be to Thee that my sins, You remember no more. Lord, I often struggled with this as a child, wondering how an all knowing God could literally forget my sins, however, knowing Thy word to be truth, I am amazed that You would choose to remember my sins no more. It would almost point to the fact that what I am writing at this very moment would seem strange to You. But nonetheless, thank You Lord for Your eternal salvation.

 

“By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward.” Hebrews 11:24-26

 

Dear God, here again is this word “reproach.” Lord, again it comes to my mind, “Am I truly standing for Christ if there is no reproach for doing so in my life?” I do not desire to be bothersome, eccentric or overbearing in my manner towards people in regards to Jesus Christ, but I do desire to be bold and truthful in my representation of Him. Dear God, I pray that I would not be deterred by the riches or rewards of this world so that I would not speak the truth in love to those around me. Help me to be a true witness for Thee.

 

“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 121-2

 

Dear God, first I want to praise You that one of the greatest and deepest sins in my life, though still very present, You have given more victory over in my life than I could have ever imagined could be. Though I say this with caution, knowing that I am always capable of falling, I pray that You would continue Your good work in my. Second, I pray that the many, many other things in my life that I struggle with, that there would be victory that You may receive the greater glory from my life.

Bible Reading: 2090825

Hebrews 5-8

 

“As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; Called of God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.” Hebrews 5:6-10

 

Dear God, I thank Thee for Jesus Christ and His perfection, that made Him the author of eternal salvation for all. I pray that, as I stated yesterday, You would help me to walk worthy of what You have called me to do with my life, that Thou mayest receive all glory, honor and praise. I pray that this flippant attitude of the heart would be purged out and that You would give me a heart of flesh that is tender to the wooing of the Holy Spirit. Most of all, I pray that my heart would be filled with Thy word. That I would no longer take lightly my daily walk with Thee as I so often have over this last year. Lord, I love Thee and pray that You would guide me into all truth.

 

“For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.” Hebrews 6:4-6

 

Lord, I would be lying if I said that I have never considered turning back into the world, but of a truth, whenever I have considered it, this scripture has rung true in my life. Lord, You have done such wonderful things in my life that it would be impossible for me to live in such a way that puts You to an open shame without every moment of my day being spent in utter sorrow and misery. Lord, I pray that You would forgive me for my sin and help me as I endeavor to stand against all odds for Thee. Lord, I thank you that Thy word has constrained my heart that though I may desire to give up, having tasted of the heavenly gift, I cannot.

Bible Reading: 20090824

Hebrews 1-4

 

“Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.” Hebrews 2:1

 

Dear God, I have done anything but give earnest heed to Thy word. I have allowed diligent study to go to the way side and have been content to haphazardly dote in Thy word. Lord, my heart has been challenged of late to give more earnest heed to doctrine and truth, and more so, to speak the truth in love and not fear the scorn of those who would disagree. Help me to love Thee and to be more of a witness.

Bible Reading: 2090823

Philemon 1

 

“Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.” Philemon 1:21

 

Lord, help me always to be one who would go beyond what is required of me and to do more than that which has been instructed of me. Lord, though this is something that I endeavor to do, there are many times that I find myself doing only the minimum. Help me to love Thee and to keep Thy word.

Bible Reading: 2090822

Titus 1-3

 

“But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.” Titus 2:1-2

 

Dear God, I pray that you would help me to speak the things that become sound doctrine. Dear God, as we learned this week, though we must be careful not to be too harsh, we must also be careful not to be too soft. Lord, I believe that I have become too soft and have not been willing to speak the outright truth for fear of hurting or offending. Help me to speak the truth in love and follow after the truth of Thy word.

Bible Reading 2090821

II Timothy 1-4

 

“When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.” II Timothy 1:5

 

Lord, every day that goes by and every sermon I hear, I realize how little my faith truly is. This truth is seen in my lack of service to Thee, seeing that faith without works is dead. Lord, I pray that You would help my unbelief and to stand in the face of adversity.

Bible Reading: 2090820

I Timothy 1-6

 

“And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.” I Timothy 1:15-15

 

Lord, you have given me grace and mercy for one reason…so that I might be a pattern of the glory of God. Help me to stand and to be a pattern of the  grace that You offer to all men.

Bible Reading: 2090819

II Thessalonians 1-3

 

“Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth; So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure: Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer: Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.” II Thessalonians 1:1-10

 

Dear God, how unfaithful I must be because I do not endure such persecution and tribulation. I thank you that I live in a country with such freedoms as I enjoy but I wonder if my commitment to Thee would be greater if I endured more affliction because of my stand for Thee. Help me to be more of a witness.

Bible Reading: 2090818

I Thessalonians 1-5

 

“For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile: But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.” I Thessalonians 2:3-4

 

Lord, I pray that You would forgive me for being one who speaks to please men’s ears. I have been fearful and ashamed of the truth. I pray for Your forgiveness and ask you to help me speak the truth in love that others may know and come to Thy Son, Jesus Christ.

 

“For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labor be in vain. But now when Timothy came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you: Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith: For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.” I Thessalonians 3:5-8

 

Lord, I pray that the same could be said of me, that my faith in Thee brings comfort to those who have labored to help me as I have grown. I desire to stand firm but I know that I truly am an unfaithful servant. Dear God, I honestly do not know what it will take to bring me to the next level, but this one thing I know, every trial and trouble that I have been through thus far, You have shown Yourself faithful and have sustained me. Do what You will with my life.

Bible Reading: 2090817

Colossians 1-4

 

“And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.” Colossians 1:20

 

Lord, thank you for the peace that You have freely given through Thy Son, Jesus Christ. Lord, to try and comprehend where I would be without Thee is a thought that I do not want to delve into. My life is filled with mercy, grace and all manner of blessings…now help me to share all of those with a lost and dying world.

 

“Rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.” Colossians 2:7-9

 

Lord, so many people are pulled away by the appeal of intellectualism. People desire the prestige of intelligence and, because of the world’s desires and ideals, the wool has so cleverly been pulled over their eyes so that they might not see the things of Christ. I pray dear Lord that You would grant me wisdom to know how I might give an answer to those who would seek Thee. Help me by Thy power to show forth Jesus Christ as the only means for eternal life and a life that is lived with true purpose for Him.

 

“If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.”

 

Lord, one of the things that caught my attention yesterday in the story about William Cary was when a friend of his reproved him for neglecting his business to preach the gospel. William Cary with confidence proclaimed that his business was to proclaim the truth to the heathen and making shoes was merely to pay those expenses. Lord help me to view all that I do in that manner. Help me to ever seek to proclaim the truth to those around me without fear.

Bible Reading: 2090816

Philippians 1-4

 

“But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel; So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places; And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.” Philippians 1:12-14

 

Lord, I fear that these types of things that happened to Paul that caused the gospel to be furthered; in my own life would serve only to deter me from truly following Thee. Lord, I truly am weak and incapable without Thee. I pray that my life would reflect the truth that is found in Thy word and that You would help me to seek to win the lost. Lord, I fear that my personal testimony is not one of a stout believer in Jesus Christ but as someone who is mediocre and timid when it comes to sharing the truth of Jesus Christ. Help me now to stand with boldness and proclaim the name of Jesus Christ regardless of the earthly consequences.

Bible Reading: 2090813

Ephesians 1-6

 

“The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,” Ephesians 1:18-19

 

Lord, thank you for giving me the chance to be used of Thee. Truly Thy power is great toward me. Help me to stand firm in Thy word and to seek daily to win the lost.

Bible Reading: 2090812

Galatians 2-6

 

“Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. But the Scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.” Galatians 3:21-25

 

Lord, thank You for revealing my lost condition by Thy word. Thank You for teaching me of my need of Jesus Christ and His salvation. Help me as I endeavor to spread Your truth that others may become righteous.

Bible Reading: 2090811

II Corinthians 11-Galatians 1

 

“For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.” II Corinthians 11:13-15

 

Dear God, help me to know those who would deceive people who are lost in darkness. Help me to know those who seek to lean Thy people astray. Help me to be filled with Thy word that they may be manifest by their fruits and that I would be a true witness for Thee.

Bible Reading: 2090810

I Corinthians 7-10

 

“For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.” II Corinthians 7:10

 

Dear God, I pray that You would help me to have a godly sorrow for the lost and for the faults of my life. Dear God, too many times there have been things that I have allowed to slip in my life and not had sorry in my heart as a result. I have seared my conscience with a hot iron so many times it is as if I have not emotional reaction towards the things of God and the things I do wrong. Help me to love Thee, give unto me a heart of flesh in the place of this stony one that others may know Thy Son.

 

“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.” II Corinthians 10:5-6

 

Dear God, every day there are imaginations of my heart that truly frighten me. Lord, my desire is to serve and love Thee, help me to think on the good things of Thee. Lord, may the word of God reign true in my heart and be the bane of all that I would do against Thee

 

Bible Reading: 2090806

II Corinthians 3-6

 

“For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.” II Corinthians 4:5-7

 

Dear God, thank you for the Treasure of Jesus Christ that Thou has provided for all men. Lord thank you for giving me the opportunity to be a vessel used of Thee to shine forth the glory of Jesus Christ. Help me to be the epistle that all men read and see the love of Jesus Christ and His wonderful grace. Help me to stand firm in Thy word and to love Thee with my whole heart.

Bible Reading: 2080804

I Corinthian 11-14

 

“Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.” I Corinthian 11:1-2

 

Lord, I pray beyond anything else that I would be a follower of Thy word. There are things that are going on in my life and questions that have been posed that, though I have the biblical answers for, the subject matter is a touchy one. I pray that I would have the wisdom to answer in the manner that is befitting a child of God. Help me to be a witness in my workplace and to make wise decisions for the directions my life is going.

Bible Reading: 2080805

I Corinthians 15-II Corinthians 2

 

“Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.” I Corinthians 5:33-34

 

Dear God, my life truly is a shame. I daily allow my manner of life to be corrupted by sin. Lord, forgive the unfaithfulness of Thy servant and the poor witness that I am. Help me to live for Thy honor and glory and to do all that is necessary to reach the world with the gospel.

Bible Reading: 2090803

I Corinthians 7-10

 

“Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.” I Corinthians 7:1

 

Lord, no matter how many times I come across a passage that deals with this subject, it is something that puts a sense of caution in my heart. First off, my prayer is that this sense of caution would always remain; and second, that I would always seek to improve upon my relationship with my wife. Lord, she is the world to me and never could there be in my eyes someone more perfect that could have been given to me. Help me always to love a cherish her and I if I would ever stray from the vows that I have made, my prayer is that my life would be taken from me.

Bible Reading: 2090802

I Corinthians 3-6

 

“Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.” I Corinthians 5:6-8

 

Lord, I pray that as I am endeavoring to draw closer to Thee and to be more involved in the ministry, that You would help me to purge out the old leaven that is in my life, things like laziness, excuses and the like. Help me to be a lay aside very weight and the sin that so easily besets me that I might be able to run my race.

Bible Reading: 2080801

Romans 15-I Corinthians 2

 

“We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let every one of us please his neighbor for his good to edification. For even Christ pleased not himself: but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.” Romans 15:1-3

 

Lord help me not to be seeking to please myself. My flesh truly is weak and is constantly screaming for attention. Help me to stand in the power of Thy might and to have a mind to serve others.