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Day 205 Acts 15:1-21

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Thanksgiving: I Thank the Lord for Home, For we are blessed to have a place to rest our head!I Thank the Lord for Work, from the sweat of our brow we are rewarded! I Thank the Lord for Play, For He has given us this life to live and enjoy by His Name!

 

It is Written, “Certain people came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the believers: “Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by Moses, you cannot be saved.” This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with them. So Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question. The church sent them on their way, and as they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria, they told how the Gentiles had been converted. This news made all the believers very glad. When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and elders, to whom they reported everything God had done through them. Then some of the believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and said, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to keep the law of Moses.” The apostles and elders met to consider this question. After much discussion, Peter got up and addressed them: “Brothers, you know that some time ago God made a choice among you that the Gentiles might hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe. God, who knows the heart, showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us. He did not discriminate between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith. Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of Gentiles a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors have been able to bear? No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.” The whole assembly became silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul telling about the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them. When they finished, James spoke up. “Brothers,” he said, “listen to me. Simon has described to us how God first intervened to choose a people for his name from the Gentiles. The words of the prophets are in agreement with this, as it is written: ” ‘After this I will return and rebuild David’s fallen tent. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it, that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, even all the Gentiles who bear my name, says the Lord, who does these things’– things known from long ago. “It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God. Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals and from blood. For the law of Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”

 

Prayer: I Thank the Lord that the Law of Moses was not removed, but Strengthen by the New Covenant. I Pray Lord that we are blessed by the Law of Spirit which leads us to all truth in Jesus Name, Amen!

Day 203 Psalm 121:1-8

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Thanksgiving: I Thank the Lord for a New Song, For in the Morning He shall put His Words upon our Lips! I Thank the Lord for Help, for in our time of need, we shall look to the Maker of Heaven and Earth! I Thank the Lord for Covenant, For He shall be with His Children Forever and Evermore beyond Eternity!

 

It is Written, “A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the mountains– where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip– he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD watches over you– the LORD is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD will keep you from all harm– he will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” Psalm 121:1-8

 

Prayer: I Pray Father, that through every situation that your Children go through, may we focus our knees to the ground and our eyes towards Heaven in Jesus Name, Amen!

Day 202 Ephasians 2:1-10

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Thanksgiving: I Thank the Lord for Foresight, for His shall Warn those who have the hear to Listen! I Thank the Lord for Divine Favor, for in time your time of need, He has made a way! I Thank the Lord for Friendship, Truly Blessed is a man who has many who would laid down their Life for Him!

 

It is Written, “As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, n which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions–it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God– not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:1-10

 

Prayer: I Pray Father that you Bless your Children with Many of those who are not just called Brothers and Sisters, but who are truly Friends in Jesus Name, Amen!

Day 200 Hebrews 3:1-12

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Thanksgiving: I Thank the Lord for Peace, for with it we know what it means to enter into His rest! I Thank the Lord for Open Heart, For the Holy Spirit shall guide us to salvation! I Thank the Lord for a servants heart, for it shall lead to a selfless life style!

 

It is Written, “Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest. He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house. Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything. “Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house,” bearing witness to what would be spoken by God in the future. But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory. So, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the wilderness, where your ancestors tested and tried me, though for forty years they saw what I did. That is why I was angry with that generation; I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known my ways.’ So I declared on oath in my anger, ‘They shall never enter my rest.’ ” See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.” Hebrews 3:1-12

 

Prayer: I Pray Father that you give your children encouragement through out the day so that they may encourage other in Jesus Name, Amen!

Day 198 Nehemiah 1:1-11

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Thanksgiving: I Thank the Lord for Trust, For without faith, we serve a dead God! I Thank the Lord for Idols, For the Image of Perfection is just an illusion. I Thank the Lord for assignments, For He uses all things to shape our Destiny!

 

It is Written, “The words of Nehemiah son of Hakaliah: In the month of Kislev in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa, Hanani, one of my brothers, came from Judah with some other men, and I questioned them about the Jewish remnant that had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem. They said to me, “Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.” When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven. Then I said: “LORD, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments, let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father’s family, have committed against you. We have acted very wickedly toward you. We have not obeyed the commands, decrees and laws you gave your servant Moses. “Remember the instruction you gave your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations, but if you return to me and obey my commands, then even if your exiled people are at the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for my Name.’ “They are your servants and your people, whom you redeemed by your great strength and your mighty hand. Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of this your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Give your servant success today by granting him favor in the presence of this man.” I was cupbearer to the king.” Nehemiah 1:1-11

 

Prayer:I Pray Lord that you strengthen your servants to bring forth a Heart of Repentance for this generation in Jesus Name!

Day 197 Matthew 4:1-11

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Thanksgiving: I Thank the Lord for Understanding, For our hardships in this life shall not be forever! I Thank the Lord for clarity, For God blesses those who seek the Spirit of discernment! I Thank the Lord for Testimonies, For at the end of this life, we shall have ours written in the Book of Life!

It is Written, “Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'” Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written: ” ‘He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'” Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'” Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.” Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'” Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.” Matthew 4:1-11

Prayer: I Pray Father that you grant access to the deeper knowledge and understanding of your Word to all your Children as we prepare for the events of the future in Jesus Name!

Day 194 John 7:1-10

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Thanksgiving: I Thank the Lord for Time, For only the Father knows what is needed in every second of our lives! I Thank the Lord for secrets, for within them he reveals His perfect will! I Thank the Lord for Wisdom, for without it, knowledge will lead men to death!

 

It is Written, “After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want to go about in Judea because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill him. But when the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles was near, Jesus’ brothers said to him, “Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may see the works you do. No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.” For even his own brothers did not believe in him. Therefore Jesus told them, “My time is not yet here; for you any time will do. The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that its works are evil. You go to the festival. I am not going up to this festival, because my time has not yet fully come.” After he had said this, he stayed in Galilee. However, after his brothers had left for the festival, he went also, not publicly, but in secret.” John 7:1-10

 

Prayer: I Pray Father that you give your children insight and revelation as to their divine appointments in these days and time in Jesus Name!

Day 193 John 5:1-10

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Thanksgiving: I Thank the Lord for Truth, for it is greater than the Law! I Thank the Lord for Sabbath, For it is a day of remembrance of your Great Name!I Thank the Lord for Faith, for even the crippled are called to stand by the voice of your Name!

 

It is written, “Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals. Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. Here a great number of disabled people used to lie–the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?” “Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked. The day on which this took place was a Sabbath, and so the Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat.” John 5:1-10

 

Prayer: I Pray Father that your Children Look beyond the Law and see the Perfect picture of Jesus in this Hour!

Day 190 Galatians 1:1-10

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Thanksgiving: I Thank the Lord for New Blessing, For what was stolen shall be returned ten fold! I Thank the Lord for Pain, for through it we find our true faith! I Thank the Lord for Renewal, For daily we are made new in His Grace!

 

It is Written, “Paul, an apostle–sent not from men nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead– and all the brothers and sisters with me, To the churches in Galatia: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel– which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse! As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let them be under God’s curse! Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.” Galatians 1:1-10

 

Prayer: I Pray Father that you continue to strengthen your children in the times of test and pressure in Jesus Name!

Day 189 Hebrews 2:1-9

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Thanksgiving: I Thank the Lord for His Sacrifice, For we are called to Obedience as our offering to the God! I Thank the Lord for Perception, For the ways of God is not the ways of Men! I Thank the Lord for Wisdom, For knowledge alone shall lead you down many different paths!

 

It is Written, “We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him. God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will. It is not to angels that he has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking. But there is a place where someone has testified: “What is mankind that you are mindful of them, a son of man that you care for him? You made them a little lower than the angels; you crowned them with glory and honor and put everything under their feet.” In putting everything under them, God left nothing that is not subject to them. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to them. But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.” Hebrews 2:1-9

 

Prayer: I Pray Lord that you send Angels amongst your Children to bring forth encouragement in their Hour of Need in Jesus Name!