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Day 372 1 Thessalonian 2:1-8

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Thanksgiving: I Thank you Lord for a New day, you have awakened your people out of deep slumber and called us to prepare for your return! Blessed us oh Father, so that we may find the strength to become the very Word you have died for upon the Cross!

It is Written, “You know, brothers and sisters, that our visit to you was not without results. We had previously suffered and been treated outrageously in Philippi, as you know, but with the help of our God we dared to tell you his gospel in the face of strong opposition. For the appeal we make does not spring from error or impure motives, nor are we trying to trick you. On the contrary, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please people but God, who tests our hearts. You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed–God is our witness. We were not looking for praise from people, not from you or anyone else, even though as apostles of Christ we could have asserted our authority. Instead, we were like young children among you. Just as a nursing mother cares for her children, so we cared for you. Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well.” 1 Thessalonian 2:1-8

Prayer: I Pray Father that we come to a time when we are fully in Service to the Most High God in Jesus Name, Amen!

Day 371 Ephesians 6:10-20

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Thanksgiving: I Thank the Lord for Laughter, For it is a gift in times of sorrow! I Thank the Lord for Holy Friendship, For it will see us through my tough times! I Thank the Lord for Intimacy, For there is a Love of the Spirit that no man can overcome!

It is Written, “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.” Ephesians 6:10-20

Prayer: I Pray Father that you Bless us with your Mighty Spirit so that we may continue to Armor Ourselves against evil in Jesus Name, Amen!

Day 369 Galatinas 2:1-10

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Thanksgiving: I Thank the Lord for Direction, For we put our Faith in the Lord as He Guides us to our Destination! I Thank the Lord for Opportunities, For we are placed in positions for His Purpose! I Thank the Lord for Encouragement, For we are all called to daily lift up all those who are low with the Word of the Father!

It is Written, “Then after fourteen years, I went up again to Jerusalem, this time with Barnabas. I took Titus along also. I went in response to a revelation and, meeting privately with those esteemed as leaders, I presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. I wanted to be sure I was not running and had not been running my race in vain. Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek. This matter arose because some false believers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves. We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you. As for those who were held in high esteem–whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism–they added nothing to my message. On the contrary, they recognized that I had been entrusted with the task of preaching the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised. For God, who was at work in Peter as an apostle to the circumcised, was also at work in me as an apostle to the Gentiles. James, Cephas and John, those esteemed as pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised. All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I had been eager to do all along.” Galatians 2:1-10

Prayer: Father, I pray that you continue to Bless and Fill your workers with the Holy Spirit so that we may look beyond our differences and Keep to the Commission you have given us in Jesus Name, Amen!

Day 367 2 Corinthians 6:1-10

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Thanksgiving: I Thank the Lord for Strength, For the Lord has given us the power to carry on! I Thank the Lord for Rest, For His has set aside a season for every man! I Thank the Lord for Understanding, For we gain knowledge of His Holy Calling through deep meditation of His Word!

It is Written, “As God’s co-workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain. For he says, “In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation. We put no stumbling block in anyone’s path, so that our ministry will not be discredited. Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger; in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left; through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors; known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed; sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.” 2 Corinthians 6:1-10

Prayer: I Pray Lord that you Bless your Children to Continue to Endure through all Hardships in Jesus Name, Amen!

Day 365 Act 16:16-31

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Thanksgiving: I Thank the Lord for a Full Year of Devotions, For Only Jesus can Bless a man with the Spirit of Faithfulness! I Thank the Lord for what is to come, For today marks the changing of the Season! I Thank the Lord for Rebuilding, For every broken temple shall be redeemed!

It is Written, “Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a female slave who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.” She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so annoyed that he turned around and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” At that moment the spirit left her. When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities. They brought them before the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice.” The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods. After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks. About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose. The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!” The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved–you and your household.” Act 16:16-31

Prayer: I Pray Lord that we as your Children start to walk in the Light of truth in understanding what we are capable of in Jesus Name, Amen!

Day 363 Psalm 29:1-11

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Thanksgiving: I Thank the Lord for Hearing my prayers, For on this day He did not let one Word fall to the ground! I Thank the Lord for Redemption, For we can always come back from where we have strayed! I Thank the Lord for communication, For He has blessed us with a voice that we can Honor His Name!

It is Written, “A psalm of David. Ascribe to the LORD, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness. The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD thunders over the mighty waters. The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic. The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. He makes Lebanon leap like a calf, Sirion like a young wild ox. The voice of the LORD strikes with flashes of lightning. The voice of the LORD shakes the desert; the LORD shakes the Desert of Kadesh. The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in his temple all cry, “Glory!” The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever. The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace.” Psalm 29:1-11

Prayer: I Pray Father that you Bless and Strengthen your people to write to you and Worship your Mighty and Majestic Glory in Jesus Name, Amen!

Day 362 1 Chronicles 29:10-18

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Thanksgiving: I Thank the Lord my God for another precious day with my friends and family! I Thank the Lord my God for Blessing me with vision and Character! I Thank the Lord my God for showing me that in all things we should give thanks in Jesus Name!

It is Written, “David praised the LORD in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, “Praise be to you, LORD, the God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Yours, LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, LORD, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all. Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name. “But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand. We are foreigners and strangers in your sight, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope. LORD our God, all this abundance that we have provided for building you a temple for your Holy Name comes from your hand, and all of it belongs to you. I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity. All these things I have given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you. LORD, the God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Israel, keep these desires and thoughts in the hearts of your people forever, and keep their hearts loyal to you.” 1 Chronicles 19:10-18

Prayer: I Pray Lord that you continually Bless us with the Blessings of Abraham and let your Glory been known through out the earth in Jesus Name, Amen!

Day 361 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

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Thanksgiving: I Thank the Lord for Perception, For what the world see’s and what Christ see’s in us are not the same! I Thank the Lord for His Glory, For we as His children are called to go all things for the Gospel of God’s Word! I Thank the Lord for revelation, For there is a knowledge that can only come from the most high God!

It is Written, “I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought. My brothers and sisters, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you. What I mean is this: One of you says, “I follow Paul”; another, “I follow Apollos”; another, “I follow Cephas”; still another, “I follow Christ.” Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized in the name of Paul? I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius, so no one can say that you were baptized in my name. (Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I don’t remember if I baptized anyone else.) For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel–not with wisdom and eloquence, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.” 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Prayer: I Pray Father that we understand that through all things, we understand that the Church is under the leadership on you in Jesus Name, Amen!

Day 360 Matthew 23:1-12

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Thanksgiving: I Thank the Lord for the Morning, For He has commissioned the Birds of the air to Sing beautiful songs to wake us up! I Thank the Lord for Morning Dew, For the Fresh smell of flowers is always a remembrance of His Love for His Children! I Thank the Lord for Health, For we are only in these bodies for a short time, I thank Him for every moment given!

It is Written, “Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. “But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. The greatest among you will be your servant. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” Matthew 23:1-12

Prayer: I Ask and Pray Today Lord that you bring forth a new mantle upon this generation! Let us study your Word as it is written and live by what was spoken from you in Jesus Name, Amen!

Day 359 Luke 11:37-46

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Thanksgiving: I Thank the Lord for 365 days, For He has given us time so we can appreciate Eternity! I Thank the Lord for Hard Fought Victories, For we shall always remember what He has brought us From! I Thank the Lord for Grit, For we who endure shall never stop preaching what we know!

It is Written, “When Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and reclined at the table. But the Pharisee was surprised when he noticed that Jesus did not first wash before the meal. Then the Lord said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You foolish people! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? But now as for what is inside you–be generous to the poor, and everything will be clean for you. “Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone. “Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces. “Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves, which people walk over without knowing it.” One of the experts in the law answered him, “Teacher, when you say these things, you insult us also.” Jesus replied, “And you experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them.” Luke 11:37-46

Prayer: I Pray Lord that you always remind us of what you have delivered us from and what we are truy called to be in this world in Jesus Name, Amen!