GOD WORKS FOR OUR GOOD

God's Prayer Power ~ Session 24

Scripture Today:  Romans 8:28

"We know that in everything God works for the good of those who love him.[a] They are the people God called, because that was his plan." (ICB)

What is God saying?

He spells it out. In everything He works for the good of those who love Him.

Why does He work for our good?

Because we love Him. We have been called to be his people. We accepted Jesus Christ as our Savior  and we have been accepted to be the children of God. Love is very powerful. T his was His plan all along.

Prayer:

I know you love me, Lord, and that You are causing all things to work together for my good because I am Your child. While I may sometimes fall, You know my heart. I know You will work Your purpose in my life. Help me to walk in Your will each day. Thank You, Lord, for Your grace, for Your never-ending mercy and Your unconditional love. Amen

May God bless you and your family in the coming week.

 

BLESSED IS THE MAN THAT TRUST IN THE LORD

God's Prayer Power ~ Session 23




Scripture Today: Jeremiah 17:7

"Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is" (KJV)

What is God saying?


We are Blessed. 

That we are blessed if we trust in the Lord. Blessed is a wonderful word. One of the meanings is happy. Not as the world says happy, but happy in Christ. Joyful. Peaceful. Blissful. Content. You see, regardless of what goes on around us, if we are trusting in God, then we know we don't have to be moved by those things. Why? Because we have put our total trust in Him.

Trust in Him.

A firm belief in the Lord, in His strength. Having confidence in Him to do what He says.


Hope in Him

Our hope is in Him. Not in the world. Not in man. But in our wonderful Lord. Hope is
expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.

Prayer

My trust is in You, Lord. That is why I can surrender our children and the children

in our world into Your hands.  I know You are working in their situations  and in their lives and their hearts. I trust You to provide and protect  them in all circumstances and to work things out in their lives for Your glory and their good. I trust You will  restore a right relationship with You. I know You are working in their lives. To bring about Your perfect will  in each one of them spiritually, physically,  financially, mentally and emotionally. My hope is in You Lord.  Amen

May God bless you and your family in the coming week.

KNOW FULLY WHAT GOD WANTS

God's Prayer Power ~ Session 22




Scripture today: Colossians 1:9-14

"Since the day we heard this about you, we have continued praying for you. We ask God that you will know fully what God wants. We pray that you will also have great wisdom and understanding in spiritual things. Then you will live the kind of life that honors and pleases the Lord in every way. You will produce fruit in every good work and grow in the knowledge of God. Then God will strengthen you with his own great power. And you will not give up when troubles come, but you will be patient. Then you will joyfully give thanks to the Father. He has made you able to have all that he has prepared for his people who live in the light. God made us free from the power of darkness, and he brought us into the kingdom of his dear Son. The Son paid for our sins, and in him we have forgiveness." (ICB)

 

What is God saying?


God wants His children to have great wisdom and understanding in spiritual things throughout our lives here on earth because He know we need this in order to live the life He wants for us. There is much chaos in this world, and if we don't have wisdom and knowledge of our precious Lord, we can get side tracked, tricked, manipulated, and be harmed.




Why does He want us to have this?

So we will live the kind of life that honors Him and pleases Him in every way. Also, we will produce fruit in every good work we undertake and grow in Him.

What does God give us?

God will strengthen us with his own great power. And we will not give up when troubles come, but we will be patient. Then we will joyfully give thanks to the Father. 

God's Gifts!

He has made us able to have all that he has prepared for his people who live in the light. God made us free from the power of darkness, and he brought us into the kingdom of his dear Son. The Son paid for our sins, and in him we have forgiveness.

                                                             

Prayer

My desire Lord is for me and my family to be filled with the knowledge of Your will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. I desire to walk worthy of You, to please You, and to be fruitful in every good work.

I seek to increase in the knowledge of You and be strengthened with all might according to Your glorious power. I strive to be patient and long-suffering with joyfulness giving thanks to You who has made us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints –– You who delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of Your dear Son in whom we have redemption through His blood even to the forgiveness of sins. Amen

May God bless you in the coming week.



Blessings to you and your family.

GOD WILL TAKE YOUR BURDENS

God's Prayer Power ~ Session 21



Scripture today is: 2 Peter 5:7


"Give all your worries to him, because he cares for you." (ICB)

What is God saying?


God wants you to give Him all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, everything that is causing you to not be in peace. And He wants you to give them all to Him now.


Everytime something comes up that tries to make you anxious or worried, just say no. Say, "I refuse to take that upon my self. I cast that now over on God trusting Him to handle it."


It is important to God for His children to trust in Him to help them as they walk this journey. He does not want us to worry but to be in peace.

Prayer


All good things come from You Lord. I know this deep in my heart. Yet there are times I allow my burdens to become so heavy that the weight is debilitating. I have tried to carry them when I forget Your words. Then You bring to my remembrance Your words that tell me to cast my burdens on You. Put them in Your hands. You will take them and then my load will be light. Thank You for taking these burdens and freeing me to think on You and not them. Amen

May God bless you in the coming week.

 

Blessings to you and your family.

EXPERIENCE HIS LOVE

God's Prayer Power ~ Session 20


Our scripture today is: Ephesians 3:16-21

"I ask the Father in his great glory to give you the power to be strong in spirit. He will give you that strength through his Spirit. I pray that Christ will live in your hearts because of your faith. I pray that your life will be strong in love and be built on love. And I pray that you and all God’s holy people will have the power to understand the greatness of Christ’s love. I pray that you can understand how wide and how long and how high and how deep that love is. Christ’s love is greater than any person can ever know. But I pray that you will be able to know that love. Then you can be filled with the fullness of God. With God’s power working in us, God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or think of. To him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus for all time, forever and ever." Amen.

What is God saying to us in our scripture today?


God will give you that strength through His Spirit. What strength? To be strong in spirit. If you read this scripture written by Paul, He is telling them He is asking the Father to give them, the people, the power to be strong in spirit. He goes on to say. . .God will give this strength through His Spirit. The Holy Spirit.


Who needs to live in our hearts?


We are to let Christ live in our hearts.


How do we do that?


We do that by our faith.


More than ever, today, we need our lives to be strong in love and to be built on love. Let us ask God to give us the power to understand the greatness of Christ's love for us and how much he truly loves us. To know how much he loves us takes us to depths we have not been. To fully grasp this love so we can be filled with the fullness of God. We need God's power working in us. We cannot comprehend how much more God can do in our lives and for us unless we have the power of God working in us.

Read the scripture this week, mediating on what you hear God saying to you. Write the words down what God is saying to you.


Prayer

I come before Your throne of grace with praise and thanksgiving for all You have done for me. I bring my desires to You requesting You grant me blessings and answers according to Your riches in glory by Christ Jesus. I ask to be strengthened with might by Your Spirit in my inner man. I ask that Christ dwell in my heart by faith all the days of my life and that I be rooted and grounded in love. Let me comprehend and know how much You love me. I pray You might fill me with all the fulness of God. Do not let me become slack, or take for granted how much You love me. Amen

God Bless You and Your Family.

THE LORD GIVES US A GIFT

God's Prayer Power ~ Session 19

Our scripture today is: John 14:27

 “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart! And the peace I give isn’t fragile like the peace the world gives. So don’t be troubled or afraid". John 14:27 (TLB)

What is God saying to us?

He is telling us He is leaving with us a gift. Leaving denotes He is going away and so because He is, He is giving us a gift that will be ours to keep.

What is the gift He is leaving with us?  

He is giving us the gift of peace of mind and heart. In other words,  He is giving us a tranquil and calmness that comes from Him. The opposite of what the world gives. Imagine, that your gift, regardless of what goes on in this world, can keep you with a peaceful heart and mind. You see this inner peace that He gives can keep us mentally and spiritually at peace––calmness that flows throughout our inner being.

He tells us that His gift, peace, is not fragile like the worlds. So accept His peace and stay in calmness and peace.

Regardless of what stress there is in the world or what goes on, this peace, if we allow it, if we draw upon it, will keep us peaceful. Because we know that God is in untilmate control, wants our best, gave us His best, His Son, and His Son gave us His peace. What a wonderful present.

What does he tell us not to do?

Do not be troubled or afraid..  John 14:1 says,  “Let not your hearts be troubled. But believe and trust in God”  God does not want us to be stressed and anxiious in our hearts, He wants us to trust and believe in Him.

Read the scripture this week, mediating on what you hear God saying to you. Write the words down what God is saying to you.

Prayer 

 Thank You, God, for giving me Your peace.

Help me to remember not look to the world to find my peace.

Let not my heart be troubled or be afraid.

I will not allow my peace to be disturbed by becoming agitated or fearful. 

Help me be diligent to not allow anyone or  circumstance to intimidate

or unsettle me  causing any doubt in my heart.

I will keep Your peace You have given me.

May God bless you in the coming week. If you are in need of prayer, email sreichert48@yahoo.com.



Blessings to you and your family. And Happy "Mother's Day" to all the Mothers. We love you and appreciate you for all you have done.

GOD TELLS US HOW TO BE BLESSED

God's Prayer Power ~ Session 18

Our scripture today is Deuteronomy 28:1-2 (KJV)

“And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.” Deuteronomy 28:1-2 (KJV)

What is God saying to us?

When we see the words, “shall come to pass” that means it will occur––in other words come about. It is going to happen. We can count on it.

God says to us, “It will come to pass (come about) if you hearken (listen) diligently (conscientious) unto the voice of the Lord thy God. We must make an effort to listen to God, if we do, we will hear His voice.

Whose voice are we supposed to listen to? The Lord our God.

And what are we supposed to do when we listen to the Lord’s voice? Observe His commandments and do all of them, which He commands us to do, each day. Why does He tell us to do this? So, He can bless us. In obeying Him He will set us on high above all nations of the earth and all His blessings will come upon us and overtake us. And what do we have to do? Obey Him.

How grateful we should be that God loves us so much He spends the time telling us how we can be blessed by Him.

There are two roads here. One is a road of blessings and one is a road of non-blessings.

We must ask ourselves, which road would we rather take? We can be joyful and blessed going down one road or we can be miserable and be in lack going down the other road.

Everything in life, requires effort, it is up to us to choose which road we want. It should be a no-brainer! Choose God’s way and live with blessings going out and coming in.

Read the scripture this week and mediate on what God is saying to you.

PRAYER

Lord help me and my family and the people

Of our country to listen to your voice.,

To be watchful and diligent

To observe, obey and do

All your commandments.

For in doing this You said you would

Set us on high above

All the nations of the earth.

Then all the blessings shall come upon

Us and overtake us if we will heed

The voice of the Lord our God.

Then we shall be blessed in

The city and in the fields. Amen

May God bless you in the coming week. If you are in need of prayer, email sreichert48@yahoo.com.



Blessings to you and your family.

 

GOD IS OUR DEFENSE ~ WAIT UPON HIM

God's Prayer Power - Session 17



Our scripture today is Psalm 62:5-6




"My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved." (KJV)

What is God saying to us?

We do not have to run back and forth or be in a panic. We can rest in Him. We need to be patient and wait for God only. He is the only one who can give us hope. He is our rock. He is the one who will save us. He is like a walled city around us. He will protect us and be our defense. As long as we turn to Him and trust in Him, we will not be defeated.

Read the scripture Psalm 62:5-6 and meditate on it this week. Ask God to reveal to you His truth.

  
Prayer

Help my soul, Lord, to find rest in You alone, to realize my hope comes from You. You alone are my rock and my salvation. You are my fortress, I will not be shaken. I will wait upon You Lord and will gladly submit everything to You for it is in You I put my trust for now, and for always. Amen

May God bless you in the coming week. If you are in need of prayer, email sreichert48@yahoo.com.



Blessings to you and your family.

 

HE SAYS HE WILL DO WHAT WE ASK

God's Prayer Power - Session 16

Our scripture today is John 14:13

"And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son." (KJV)

What is God saying to us?

1. He says whatsoever. He does not stipulate this or that He uses the word whatsoever.

2. He tells us we must ask it in His name.

3. He will do it for us.

Why? So the Father may be glorified in the Son. This brings praise to God. So you will know, He does this IF we believe in Him. 

Read the scripture John 14:12-13 and meditate on it this week. Ask God to reveal to you His truth.

 Prayer

Oh God, Father of my Lord Jesus Christ I ask You to give me strength to resist temptations. Bring to my remembrance who You say I am. Fill my head with Your wisdom and my heart with Your love.Your Son’s words have told me many times  to come and ask for whatever I need in His name. Because I do this, He will be faithful to answer and do this so the Father may be glorified in the Son. I ask these things, Lord,  be done according to Your word. Amen

                

                                                            

    

   

  May God bless you in the coming     week. If you are in need of prayer, email sreichert48@yahoo.com.

Blessings to you and your family.

                                                    

 

A PRAYER FOR GOD'S MERCY, BLESSING AND LIGHT



God's Prayer Power - Session 15


Our scripture today is Psalm 67


"God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. Let the people praise thee, God; let all the people praise thee. O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah. Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.

What is God saying to us?


1. He will bless us.


2. The earth will yield her increase.


3. God will judge the people righteously

This Psalm is  a prayer to God. The prayer is asking God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us. It is also asking God to make His way known upon the earth - which means every where, every nation and His saving health unto all the nations.

I like the boldness in which the Psalmist ask first for these things from God. Then he says, let the people praise you God. Let the nations sing for joy.

If you will read this Psalm carefully, you will see that if we praise God these good things will be done for us. What are they?

1.God will judge the people righteously.
2. He will govern the nations.
3. The earth will yield her increase.
4. He will bless us.

Would you not think that all the people would be willing to praise God for these good things?

Charles Haddon Spurgeon said, " It is strange how little use we make of the spiritual blessings which God gives us, but it is stranger still how little use we make of God himself."                                                               

 

Prayer


God be gracious to our country and bless her. Please let Your face shine down upon this land.Let Your salvation come upon us and let Your ways be known on earth.Open the eyes, ears, and hearts of its people to receive You and know You as their Lord and Savior.Stir our hearts and put Your desires in us to want to follow You and praise You.Let all the people praise You.Help us to turn to You, to be glad and to sing for joy.Rule over the people justly and guide our nation with Your hands.Then cause our land to yield its harvest.Bless us oh God. Amen

This week spend time in Psalm 67.  Ask God what He is saying to you.

 Ask Him for revelation knowledge concerning these words.

May God bless you in the coming week. If you are in need of prayer, email sreichert48@yahoo.com.




Blessings to you and your family

 INSTRUCTIONS TO NEW CHRISTIANS




God's Prayer Power - Session 14




Our scripture today is 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24

“Dear brothers, honor the officers of your church who work hard among you and warn you against all that is wrong. Think highly of them and give them your wholehearted love because they are straining to help you. And remember, no quarreling among yourselves. Dear brothers, warn those who are lazy, comfort those who are frightened, take tender care of those who are weak, and be patient with everyone. See that no one pays back evil for evil, but always try to do good to each other and to everyone else. Always be joyful. Always keep on praying. No matter what happens, always be thankful, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.

Do not smother the Holy Spirit. Do not scoff at those who prophesy, but test everything that is said to be sure it is true, and if it is, then accept it. Keep away from every kind of evil. May the God of peace himself make you entirely pure and devoted to God; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept strong and blameless until that day when our Lord Jesus Christ comes back again. God, who called you to become his child, will do all this for you, just as he promised. Dear brothers, pray for us. Shake hands for me with all the brothers there. I command you in the name of the Lord to read this letter to all the Christians. And may rich blessings from our Lord Jesus Christ be with you, every one. Sincerely, Paul” 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24

What is God saying to us? 

1. Honor the officers of your church who work hard among you.

2.  Think highly of them and give them your wholehearted love because they are straining to help you

3.  No quarreling.

4. Don't be lazy.

5. Comfort others.

                               6. Help those who are weak.

                               7. Be patient.

Our Prayer

Lord, help us to keep our focus on You, to pray continuously keeping Your name on our lips.To respect our pastors and workers in Christ who are working hard among us.Help us to live for You and to give thanks in all circumstances, keeping our eyes on You.Help us to help others and encourage them and be patient and kind.Let us walk in peace with all we meet and be joyful always, praising You for evermore.

  

 

This week spend time in 1 Thessalonians 5:12-14. Ask God what He is saying to you. Ask Him for revelation knowledge concerning these words.




May God bless you in the coming week. If you are in need of prayer, email sreichert48@yahoo.com.




Blessings to you and your family

 

WILL GOD STAND AND JUDGE THE JUDGES?

God's Prayer Power  - Session 13

Our scripture today is Psalm 82

"God stands up to open heaven’s court. He pronounces judgment on the judges. How long will you judges refuse to listen to the evidence? How long will you shower special favors on the wicked?  Give fair judgement to the poor man, the afflicted, the fatherless, the destitute.  Rescue the poor and helpless from the grasp of evil men. But you are so foolish and so ignorant! Because you are in darkness, all the foundations of society are shaken to the core.  I have called you all “gods” and “sons of the Most High.”  But in death you are mere men. You will fall as any prince—for all must die. Stand up, O God, and judge the earth. For all of it belongs to you. All nations are in your hands." TLB

What is God Saying?

This Psalm 82 answers our question. It is plain. God will judge the Judges.

He stands up and opens heaven's court. The highest court of all. And He pronounces judgment on them. Then after He pronounces the judgment God asked the Judges questions. Let's list the questions God asked the Judges:

1. How long will you refuse to listen to the evidence?

2. How long will you shower special favors on the wicked?

Now, listen to what God says to them:

1. Give fair judgment. Who does he say give fair judgment to?

        The poor man, the afflicted, the fatherless, the destitute.

2. Rescue the poor and helpless from the grasp of evil men

They have gone against everything God told them they should do. Because of what they have done God tells them: 

"But you are so foolish and so ignorant! Because you are in darkness, all the foundations of society are shaken to the core."

From this Psalm we see God is pronouncing His judgment on the Judges. 

It is foolish to think that there will not be justice from God. His words are true. 

What three words get your attention? (as you can see I used the phrases)

These three words in this Psalm give us understanding and insight as to how God feels about  Judges giving special favor to the wicked and not being fair. But do not think that it stops there. This is how He feels when anyone gives special favor to the wicked and is unfair to those who need their fairness.

Let us pray this prayer:

I pray for You to restore justice on earth. Speak to the hearts of Christians everywhere all over the world to pray for You to restore justice and to deliver the weak, orphaned, widowed, lowly, destitute, and needy.

Help all Christians to offer ourselves as Your

servants in the “reconciliation and restoration.”

 

Help us as Christians to not defend the unjust and wicked and to not show partiality.

 

Help us to defend the weak and the fatherless and to maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Deliver them from the hands of the wicked.  Amen

  

This week spend time on Psalm 82. Ask God what He is saying to you. Ask Him for revelation knowledge concerning these words. I might also suggest we pray for the Judges and others in our country that they will have an opportunity to come to Christ and be the people God created them to be.

May God bless you in the coming week. If you are in need of prayer, email sreichert48@yahoo.com.

Blessings to you and your family.

 

WILL GOD BE ANGRY WITH US FOREVER?

God's Prayer Power - Session 12

Our scripture today is Psalm 85

Lord, you have been kind to your land. You gave the people of Jacob back their riches.
You forgave the guilt of the people. You covered all their sins. Selah
You stopped all your anger. You stopped your strong anger. God our Savior, bring us back again. Stop being angry with us. Will you be angry with us forever? Will you stay angry from now on?

Won’t you give us life again? Your people would rejoice in you. Lord, show us your love.
Save us. I will listen to God the Lord. He has ordered peace for his people who worship him.
Don’t let them go back to foolishness. God will soon save those who respect him. And his greatness will be seen in our land. Love and truth will belong to God’s people. Goodness and peace will be theirs. On earth people will be loyal to God. And God’s goodness will shine down from heaven. The Lord will give his goodness. And the land will give its crops. Goodness will go before God and prepare the way for him. (ICB)

So the question is "Will God be Angry with us Forever"? When we sin against God, He is gracious and merciful giving us every opportunity to turn away from our sin and come back to Him and repent. When we do He will totally forgive us.

Isaiah 55:7 says, "Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord and He will have mercy on him: and to our God, for He will abundantly

pardon."

What is God saying?

He is telling us that yes, even though He was angry He forgave the people's guilt. He stopped His anger.

Why did He forgive them?

They repented and returned to Him. He says He will save those who respect Him.

What did God do, when they repented and turned back to Him?

He gave them back their riches; forgave their guilt; covered their sins; stopped all His anger; He ordered peace for His people who worship Him; will save those who respect Him; His greatness would be seen in their land; love and truth would belong to His people; goodness and peace would be theirs.

Look at what God gave His people when they turned back to Him. Perhaps we should search our hearts and bring to him the sins and repent as a people and as a land. Look at what He will give us if we will but do this!

This is also for our country. As you read the scriptures think of our country and all that has gone on that tears down the laws of God. Look at how we have strayed from God. We have allowed laws to be enacted that go against God's laws and when you see what is going on in this country you know why He is angry at us. It is time, for us to repent and come back to Him as a people and as a country if we want the blessings that He offers.

Were there three words that caught your eye in the scriptures above? Write them down, and ask God to reveal to you what He wants you to see.

For me, here are the three words that caught my attention:

These three words are larger than life to me. He forgave me when I repented. He covered my sins - took my place on the cross and gave me life. How can I not love Him and want to follow Him all the days of my life. Look at the benefits His children receive . . .read the scripture, Psalm 85 again. 

Ask God to show you what things in your life you are burdened with and ask Him to forgive you, and then give Him those burdens.

 

Prayer 

 

Oh, Lord our God, Father in Heaven, forgive us –– the  people of America –– and show favor on us again.  

Restore our people to a right relationship with You.  

We pray You will set aside Your wrath even though  we deserve it and not be angry with us anymore. 

 Forgive us and come into our hearts again. 

Show us Your unfailing love. Help all people to listen  to You; open our ears that we may hear You. Tear down the walls we have built up separating us from You and come into the center of our hearts. 

Come now and wrap Your arms around us so we will remember  how much You love us. Help us to return to You. 

Come back into the lives of our children and save them, save us, and save our country. 

Amen

May God bless you in the coming week. If you are in need of prayer, email sreichert48@yahoo.com.

Blessings to you and your family.