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Beloved–

Psalm 51:1-13

1 Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love.  Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.  2 Wash me clean from my guilt.  Purify me from my sin.  3 For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night.  4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight.  You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just  5 For I was born a sinner—yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.  6 But you desire honesty from the womb     teaching me wisdom even there 7 Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.  8 Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me—now let me rejoice.  9 Don’t keep looking at my sins.  Remove the stain of my guilt. 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God.  Renew a loyal spirit within me.  11 Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.  12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.  13 Then I will teach your ways to rebels, and they will return to you.  

The Lord Jesus Christ wants to take out your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh and blood–his blood!

Beloved–

I read in Psalm 79 Asaph prayed that the Lord would not hold the nation of Israel guilty for their former sins (v9b).   Mentally, as my former sins flashed through my mind I began to worry; but no worries needed I’m covered by the blood of Jesus!  

Because of God’s mercy and grace I am not afraid I’m free to obey him.

I pray for you daily that you have the Lord’s freedom because you KNOW you are covered by the blood of Jesus Christ.

Luv Ya!

Beloved–

This I Know!

…Joyful indeed are those whose God is the Lord. (psm 144v15b)  Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair, and you will find the right way to go.  For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy.  Wise choices will watch over you.  Understanding will keep you safe. (prov 2v9-11)  Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding (prov 3v13)

How I got

FROM: “Lord this will make me happy!”   (sin influenced by the world view)    TO: Why not?  (sin influenced by the flesh)  TO: yes Sir, no Sir, whatever you say Sir!”   (obedience but not acceptance, still sin)  TO: “Thank you Jesus, thank you Jesus.”  (fully trusting in Jesus’ name).

I pray for you daily to be joyful because the God who is, is the Lord of your life.

Luv Ya!

Beloved–

You have got to know what you know that you know!  FACTS:  God loves you (John 3:16)  Happy or sad you can have joy (Psalm 31:7)   God has a plan for your life (Jeremiah 29:11) You can know you are doing his will (Psalm 37:4)

I can’t always see the light at the end of the tunnel but I know I’m on the right track.  Sometimes the track looks like it’s going the wrong way or barely moves at all; yet I know what I know that I know.  God loves me, I can always have joy, God’s plan is perfect and I can delight in the Lord!  

I pray for you daily to know what you know that you know.

Luv Ya!  

Beloved–

Proverbs 21:23 says if you keep your mouth shut you will stay out of trouble.  Proverbs 17:28 says even fools are thought to be wise if they keep silent.  In Psalm 141 King David prayed, Lord seal my lips, don’t let me drift into evil.  

So many times I see things and want to cry out, don’t do it!”   But daily I pray that the words I speak (even those I say to myself) would be guided by the Lord.  

It is hard to hold one’s self out at arms length for self examination but I pray for the ability for me and you too.

Luv Ya!

Beloved–

My daily reading this past summer has been the books of Isaiah and Jeremiah.  I have often wondered why the people didn’t fear or heed the warnings.  They cut themselves to much slack; I know because I do it for myself all the time.  

That’s why I pray daily for wisdom to reflect on my thoughts as well as my actions; to recognize the worldly influences on my values, or my fleshly desires to think about “me first.”  instead God first.

I pray for you daily to know the joy of choosing God first.

Luv Ya!

Beloved–

I have learned to formulate my prayers based on the Word; being sure that what I’m asking is in line with his desire (Psm 37:4).

The Word: Psm 25:4-7.  My prayer: Father God, I praise and thank you for wisdom on how to be the person you want me to be; how you want me to represent you.  I praise and thank you for wisdom so that I can practice self discipline.

I pray for you everyday.  I pray for your complete dedication to the Father and his purposes for your life.

Luv Ya!

Beloved–

I continue to strongly urge you to read the word, to memorize the word so that it will be your guide for every choice (unimportant or serious) you make.  Proverbs 2: 2 encourages us to tune our ears to wisdom.

The word will help you to recognize sin (to confess it or avoid it); the word will bring you joy and comfort in the good times as well as the difficult times.   Proverbs 2:10-11 tells us we can understand and feel safe.

I pray for you daily and that you will be overwhelmed with the desire to read, study, and memorize the WORD!

Luv Ya!

Beloved–

There is power in prayer using the Word because there is power in the Word!

Prologue: Christ, the Eternal Word  John 1:1-4

In the beginning the Word already existed.  The Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He existed in the beginning with God.  God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him.  The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone.

There is pow’r, pow’r, wonder-working pow’r In the precious blood of the Lamb.  I sang this hymn refrain as a child not understanding exactly what I was singing because nobody encouraged me to learn scripture.

Beloved, I pray for you and that you know I encourage you to learn scripture, making it part of your everyday life.  

Luv Ya!

Beloved–

I have learned to formulate my prayers based on the Word; being sure that what I’m asking is in line with his desire (Psm 37:4).

The word: 2 Cor 13:8 and Psm 139:24.  Prayer: Father, God help me to stand for truth at all times, especially when dealing with me, myself and I.

I pray for you every time you look in the mirror.  I pray that you see the need for a perfect God and a loving heavenly Father.

Luv Ya!