MAN'S PLANS ~ GOD'S PURPOSES

  
Proverbs 19:21
"Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails."

Sovereign Lord, as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are Your ways higher than our ways and Your thoughts than our thoughts.  So I surrender my will to Your will and I pray that only Your purposes will be accomplished in my life.  ~ Not my will, but yours be done.~  I love You.  Amen.






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Friend

1 Chronicles 27:33 (NIV)    ”Hushai the Arkite was the king's friend.

Father as I think of King David and how he was surrounded by a great variety of people who sustained him on the battle field and in city life. All played their strategic roll from servants to counselors. None were more important to him than Hushai.

Father, to be singled out and distinguished as the friend of King David was not only a great honor but also an acknowledgement of his personal value to David. We can be many things to people but to be their friend is truly special.

And Father you gave Hushai to David as a gift to express your love and kindness to him. A friend who was both wise and honest. What a blessing and encouragement he must have been to David.

Father, how thankful I am for the gracious friends you have brought into my life. My wife, children, extended family, friends near and far, all incredibly important to me and without whom life would be a void too lonely to imagine. Thank you, Father, for all of my beloved friends, and especially for Jesus the friend of all who will embrace him. 

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Pour Out Your Heart

Help me trust in You at all times; help me to pour out my heart to You, God, for You are my refuge (Ps. 62:8). O Lord, help me not be afraid to speak to You what's on my heart. Your Word says You know my thoughts and my actions, and You know what I'm going to say before a word forms on my tongue (Ps. 139:1-4). You will never be offended when I pour out the earnest despair and bitterness that wells in my heart. You desire for me to cry out in my agony, and You can take my feelings of anger, dismay, and confusion. In pouring my heart out to You, I rid myself of soul-cancerous bitterness. I also make room for You to pour in Your healing.

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Praying God's Word Day by Day (Beth Moore)

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He has heard

"...for the LORD has heard my weeping.

The LORD has heard my cry for mercy;

the LORD accepts my prayer."

(Psalm 6:8,9)

In our desperation, we can have confidence in our LORD. This passage clearly shows us that God hears the sound of our weeping. He hears our plea for mercy. Our God listens for our voice and in His unlimited and unfathomable compassion for us He responds to our deepest need.

We serve an attentive God. We don't have to be afraid. We don't have to cry out in vain. We can know that the One who created us hears our cry and accepts our prayer.

Hallelujah! He is our refuge. Our strong tower. And in Him we can place our trust.

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Forgiveness

Father,

Help Your people to be those who forgive. Help us not to be bitter or harbor grudges. Help us to do this not only individually but corporately.  Help us to see those who disagree with us not as our enemies, but as people made in God's image who need to be introduced to Him. Take away our anger on the individual and corporate levels. Help us to  remember how much You have forgiven us and to treat others the same way.

In Jesus' Name,
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Memorial Day

Father, we remember those who have given their lives in the defense of our country. We thank you for their willingness to sacrifice, and we thank you for the blessings of freedom you have bestowed on us. Amen

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A Prayer for Graduates

A prayer for graduates based on the words of wisdom and admonition from King David to his son Solomon: “And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the LORD sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever. ¹⁰ So take this seriously……” 1 Chron. 28:9-10 (NLT)

Father for the graduates of 2017 as they continue life’s incredible journey.

I Pray they will understand life’s greatest discovery - “Know God intimately.”

I pray they will seize Life’s greatest adventure - “Worship and serve Him.”

I pray they will sense Life’s greatest awareness - “The Lord sees and knows you.”

I pray they will achieve Life’s greatest goal: “Seek Him and find Him.”

I pray they will fear Life’s greatest danger - “If you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.”

I pray they will maximize Life greatest priority - “Take this seriously.”

In praying for these graduating young people Father I ask for grace, mercy and peace on them. Guide them in their pursuit of life and may they achieve your purpose for them. In name of Jesus who achieved your purpose in his life. Amen

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Your Guidance

Dear Abba Father,
This is your day,
I am your child,
Show me your way.

“Show me your ways, LORD, teach me your paths. 

Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, 

and my hope is in you all day long. 

Remember, LORD, your great mercy and love, 

for they are from of old. 

Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; 

according to your love remember me, for you, LORD, are good.”

‭‭Psalm‬ ‭25:4-7‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Open the eyes of my heart that I can see wonderful things from your Word and know your will. 
Engrave it on my heart. Soften my heart, Father, as I hear from your Word. Open my eyes to understand. 
Come, Holy Spirit, as I seek to understand the Truth of your Word. Sanctify me by Your truth. Help me, Lord, to encounter You, and with renewed conviction and assurance, introduce myself as one of Yours. Amen

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Kindness

Father,

Help Your people to react with kindness. Even to to those whose beliefs and lifestyles we disagree with. Help us find ways to show kindness without compromising our principles. Help us lay aside our self-righteousness and remember we are sinners saved by grace. Help us look on others with Your kindness and compassion. Help us lead them to You, the fountain of kindness and compassion.

In Jesus' Name,
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Be Thou My Vision

Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art
Thou my best Thought, by day or by night
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light

Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one

Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise
Thou mine Inheritance, now and always
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart
High King of Heaven, my Treasure Thou art

High King of Heaven, my victory won
May I reach Heaven’s joys, O bright Heav’n’s Sun
Heart of my own heart, whate’er befall
Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all

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THE PRECIOUS WORD OF GOD

The precious words of God revealed in his Holy Word.

Isaiah 55:11  "So is my word that goes out from my mouth;  It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it."


Your Word is alive and creative, Lord.  Like rain and snow, it goes forth from You in productive power, fulfills its destiny and return to You again overflowing with its harvest: the high praises of Your people whom You save, deliver and bless,  Drench us, Father, in your Word.  Nurture us in its instruction and power so that we can discern Your will for our lives.  I love You.  Amen.


 "God did not write a book and send it by messenger to be read at a distance by unaided minds.  He spoke a book and lives in his spoken words, constantly speaking his words and causing the power of them to persist across the years."  ~~A.W. Tozer (1897-1963)







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A Road call Mercy and a Lane called Grace

Exodus 34:6 (ESV)
     ”The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious…”

Hebrews 4:16 (NLT)
     ”So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.”

Well Father if there is any corner I would want to park my car it is on the corner of Mercy and Grace. And Father how wonderful it is that You have invited us to come into your presence as the Apostle Paul wrote: “Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence.” Ephesians 3:12 (NLT)

So Father, we do come boldly with confidence and the assurance of your love and acceptance through faith in Christ our Savior. And we can come with our faults and failures, with our hurts and needs, with our questions and uncertainties, and with our praise and worship. We come to You our gracious and merciful God whom we have the privilege to call Father.

We love you Father and thank you for your faithful, unconditional and eternal love for us so beautifully portrayed in your mercy and grace.

In Jesus name who is the way, the truth and the life. Amen

He's Watching Over His Own

“The Lord watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his unfailing love. ... We put our hope in the Lord. He is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord, for our hope is in you alone.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭33:18, 20-22‬ ‭NLT‬‬

How awesome to know that You Lord, Almighty God, with Your infinite power and glory, are watching us from heaven, filled with love and always attentive to our needs. Your Word says that the eyes of the LORD search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. Your love is greater than we could ever fathom and we give You thanks for Your unfailing love. Help us to rejoice in and rest in that enough not to worry.  

Our hearts grieve with the people of New York City, for the families of those who have suffered tragedy at the hands of evil, and for those who have suffered as a result of tornadoes and storms this week. We ask that You would be their Comforter, that You would cover them with your grace and mercy, surrounding them in peace during this time. We pray that people would come to know You are our only hope in the midst of any tragedy and that they would run to You and not away from You in times of trouble. May they come to know the Name of the Lord is a strong tower, a shelter, and a refuge in times of trouble. Amen

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