Yes - we've finished up our ten verses of assurance! We will now move into four verses of Praise and Thanksgiving. But before we do...time to review! Remember, we've dropped off the four verses of The Four Corners of the Bible, and the five verses included in the Romans Road to Salvation. (I hate that because I had those two sections down really, really well!) The three sections we have to review are:
The Gift of Scripture (6 verses) - the Gift of Prayer (3 verses) - and the Gift of Assurance (10 verses)! Three wonderful gifts that we have been given by God - isn't it appropriate that we follow up the gifts with some verses of Praise and Thanksgiving relaying to Him just how grateful we are to be His children?
Let's prayerfully review our Scriptures tonight:
The Gift of Scripture
2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting and for training in righteousness. Lord, help me to never doubt the holy inspiration of your Word. Let me use it appropriately in all situations as You give me opportunity.
Joshua 1:8 This book of instruction must not depart from your mouth; you are to recite it day and night, so that you may carefully observe everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in whatever you do. Lord, let me dwell on Your Word rather than on the words of the world. Let me hear it in my mind throughout my day so that I can stay centered on Your ways which will lead me to prosperity in the most valuable and eternal things of life.
Psalm 119:11 I have treasured Your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against You. I know that Your words lead me in ways that are pleasing to You - that's why I am placing them in my heart so that I can call on them at times of temptation. Strengthen their memory in my heart.
Deuteronomy 6:4-6 Listen O Israel, the Lord your God, the Lord is One. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength. These words I am giving you today are to be in your heart. Lord, help me to love You more and more every day - let the love I have for you surpass every other thing that may compete against my love for You. Let me rely on You alone for my total being.
Deuteronomy 6:7 Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. O God - let me understand just how important it is to pass down the legacy of faith to my children and my grandchildren. Do not let me be hesitant about sharing the importance of faith in You. Let me share You in the everyday moments of life so they can see just how real You are.
Hebrews 4:12 For the Word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating as far as to divide soul, spirit, joints and marrow; it is a judge of the ideas and thoughts of the heart. Let me never underestimate the power of Your Word...let me rely on it as my true source of criticism, knowing that it will never mislead me and will never let me get away with things that are not pleasing to You.
The Gift of Prayer
Hebrews 4:16 Therefore, let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us at the proper time. Lord, I throw myself before you boldly, but asking you for your complete mercy and grace to pardon me from all of my sin and to accept me as your child...I can only do this because of my Savior, Jesus, who died for me. It is because of Him that I can dare to come before You, but I can, and I do, with the boldness of a loved child.
1 John 5:14 Now this is the confidence we have before Him: whenever we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. Lord, I thank You so much for always being there to hear my pleas. Let me always have my heart in tune with You, and let me be reminded to always frame my requests within the confines of Your will, for I want nothing else in my life other than what You desire for me to have.
1 John 5:15 And if we know that He hears whatever we ask, we know that we have what we have asked Him for. Lord, You are so good to me. You assure me that my prayers will be answered and all that is within Your will for me will be given. Thank You..Thank You!
The Gift of Assurance
1 John 5:11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and that life is in His Son. Hallelujah, thank You God! Please remove any doubts that the Deceiver may try to plant...because of Jesus, I know that I am on my way to heaven with You! Never let me doubt it!
1 John 5:12-13 The one who has the Son has life. The one who doesn't have the Son of God, does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life. Thank You God, for making the way to You so clear! You do not want us to be confused - You have provided One Way to You...Your Son is The Way!
John 14:1 Your heart must not be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in Me. Take away all my worries and fretfulness...I believe in Jesus, the Son of God, who cares for me more than I can ever know.
John 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions, if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. O Lord, I cannot even imagine what my eternal home will look like, but I know You are the designer and I know You do all things well. Most importantly, I know that I will be at home with You!
John 14:3 And if I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come back to receive you unto Myself, so that where I am, you may be also. I look forward to the day when I hear my Savior's call to come home, to come home to be with Him, in the place He has prepared for me. Please Lord, remove all fear and hesitation from my heart about traveling home to You, for I know You will be with me every step of the way.
John 14:6 Jesus told him, "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life; no man comes to the Father except through Me." Lord, help me to stand firm in my profession of faith in You, even when the world tries to tell me something different. You are the only way - You are the true way. Help me to explain this to others who may not see You, in a way that will motivate them toward understanding You and how much You love us.
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the worlds gives. Your heart must not be troubled or afraid. O Father, let my heart rest in Your peace, your perfect peace. Take away from me the troubles and fears that this world brings into my heart, and replace it with your peace, knowing that You are over all and watch over my every step.
Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace the mind that is dependent on You, for it is trusting in You. Keep my mind dependent on You - not on anything else - and certainly not dependent on myself. Let me depend on You, because I completely trust in You. Build my trust stronger and stronger each day.
Isaiah 56:5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was upon Him, and with His stripes we are healed. Lord, keep fresh in my spirit the picture of Christ's suffering. Let me never forget the pain, humiliation and suffering that He went through on my behalf. He did it all for me - all to Him I owe.
Isaiah 56:6 We all went astray like sheep, we all have turned to our own way; and the Lord has punished Him for the iniquities of us all. I am so guilty Lord of turning away from Your will to pursue my own course, designed with all of my selfish motives. That rebellion was placed on Christ's back and I am so unworthy of His suffering on my behalf. I don't understand the degree of love that designed this method of salvation. All I can say is, "Thank You" - You didn't have to do it, but You did...for a wayward sheep like me!
After all of these verses describing the gifts that God has given us, we now get to voice our praise and thanksgiving to Him...we start with...
1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. According to His great mercy, He has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead!
The exclamation point wasn't actually in the Scripture, but how can you recite these words without it being worthy of an exclamation point?
What a great and wonderful God we have who has allowed us to be born again into an active, living hope because of our resurrected Savior!
As the saying goes, God is good....ALL the time!
The Gift of Scripture (6 verses) - the Gift of Prayer (3 verses) - and the Gift of Assurance (10 verses)! Three wonderful gifts that we have been given by God - isn't it appropriate that we follow up the gifts with some verses of Praise and Thanksgiving relaying to Him just how grateful we are to be His children?
Let's prayerfully review our Scriptures tonight:
The Gift of Scripture
2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting and for training in righteousness. Lord, help me to never doubt the holy inspiration of your Word. Let me use it appropriately in all situations as You give me opportunity.
Joshua 1:8 This book of instruction must not depart from your mouth; you are to recite it day and night, so that you may carefully observe everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in whatever you do. Lord, let me dwell on Your Word rather than on the words of the world. Let me hear it in my mind throughout my day so that I can stay centered on Your ways which will lead me to prosperity in the most valuable and eternal things of life.
Psalm 119:11 I have treasured Your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against You. I know that Your words lead me in ways that are pleasing to You - that's why I am placing them in my heart so that I can call on them at times of temptation. Strengthen their memory in my heart.
Deuteronomy 6:4-6 Listen O Israel, the Lord your God, the Lord is One. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength. These words I am giving you today are to be in your heart. Lord, help me to love You more and more every day - let the love I have for you surpass every other thing that may compete against my love for You. Let me rely on You alone for my total being.
Deuteronomy 6:7 Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. O God - let me understand just how important it is to pass down the legacy of faith to my children and my grandchildren. Do not let me be hesitant about sharing the importance of faith in You. Let me share You in the everyday moments of life so they can see just how real You are.
Hebrews 4:12 For the Word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating as far as to divide soul, spirit, joints and marrow; it is a judge of the ideas and thoughts of the heart. Let me never underestimate the power of Your Word...let me rely on it as my true source of criticism, knowing that it will never mislead me and will never let me get away with things that are not pleasing to You.
The Gift of Prayer
Hebrews 4:16 Therefore, let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us at the proper time. Lord, I throw myself before you boldly, but asking you for your complete mercy and grace to pardon me from all of my sin and to accept me as your child...I can only do this because of my Savior, Jesus, who died for me. It is because of Him that I can dare to come before You, but I can, and I do, with the boldness of a loved child.
1 John 5:14 Now this is the confidence we have before Him: whenever we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. Lord, I thank You so much for always being there to hear my pleas. Let me always have my heart in tune with You, and let me be reminded to always frame my requests within the confines of Your will, for I want nothing else in my life other than what You desire for me to have.
1 John 5:15 And if we know that He hears whatever we ask, we know that we have what we have asked Him for. Lord, You are so good to me. You assure me that my prayers will be answered and all that is within Your will for me will be given. Thank You..Thank You!
The Gift of Assurance
1 John 5:11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and that life is in His Son. Hallelujah, thank You God! Please remove any doubts that the Deceiver may try to plant...because of Jesus, I know that I am on my way to heaven with You! Never let me doubt it!
1 John 5:12-13 The one who has the Son has life. The one who doesn't have the Son of God, does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life. Thank You God, for making the way to You so clear! You do not want us to be confused - You have provided One Way to You...Your Son is The Way!
John 14:1 Your heart must not be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in Me. Take away all my worries and fretfulness...I believe in Jesus, the Son of God, who cares for me more than I can ever know.
John 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions, if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. O Lord, I cannot even imagine what my eternal home will look like, but I know You are the designer and I know You do all things well. Most importantly, I know that I will be at home with You!
John 14:3 And if I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come back to receive you unto Myself, so that where I am, you may be also. I look forward to the day when I hear my Savior's call to come home, to come home to be with Him, in the place He has prepared for me. Please Lord, remove all fear and hesitation from my heart about traveling home to You, for I know You will be with me every step of the way.
John 14:6 Jesus told him, "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life; no man comes to the Father except through Me." Lord, help me to stand firm in my profession of faith in You, even when the world tries to tell me something different. You are the only way - You are the true way. Help me to explain this to others who may not see You, in a way that will motivate them toward understanding You and how much You love us.
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the worlds gives. Your heart must not be troubled or afraid. O Father, let my heart rest in Your peace, your perfect peace. Take away from me the troubles and fears that this world brings into my heart, and replace it with your peace, knowing that You are over all and watch over my every step.
Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace the mind that is dependent on You, for it is trusting in You. Keep my mind dependent on You - not on anything else - and certainly not dependent on myself. Let me depend on You, because I completely trust in You. Build my trust stronger and stronger each day.
Isaiah 56:5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was upon Him, and with His stripes we are healed. Lord, keep fresh in my spirit the picture of Christ's suffering. Let me never forget the pain, humiliation and suffering that He went through on my behalf. He did it all for me - all to Him I owe.
Isaiah 56:6 We all went astray like sheep, we all have turned to our own way; and the Lord has punished Him for the iniquities of us all. I am so guilty Lord of turning away from Your will to pursue my own course, designed with all of my selfish motives. That rebellion was placed on Christ's back and I am so unworthy of His suffering on my behalf. I don't understand the degree of love that designed this method of salvation. All I can say is, "Thank You" - You didn't have to do it, but You did...for a wayward sheep like me!
After all of these verses describing the gifts that God has given us, we now get to voice our praise and thanksgiving to Him...we start with...
1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. According to His great mercy, He has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead!
The exclamation point wasn't actually in the Scripture, but how can you recite these words without it being worthy of an exclamation point?
What a great and wonderful God we have who has allowed us to be born again into an active, living hope because of our resurrected Savior!
As the saying goes, God is good....ALL the time!
1 comment:
What a great group of scriptures. Did you add thanks, interpretation and a small prayer at the end of each verse? I hope you don't plan on staying up until midnight this Friday night-joke:) So many verses about God's wonderful gifts. Yet, there is the whole Bible --- then these new set of verses for praise and thanksgiving. This is really a wonderful blog! Our God has a wonderful plan for our lives. His mercy for our sinful lives - His son for our resurrected lives of/with salvation through Jesus Christ. We are His children re-born with hope of our Salvation. The exclamation point was definitely needed. I like what you said, "What a great and wonderful God we have who has allowed us to be born again into an active, living hope because of our resurrected Savior!"
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