Prayer & Praise with Thanksgiving Phil 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer & supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. Psalm 100:4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, & into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, & bless His Holy name. 1 Thes 5:16-18 Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Col 4:2 Continue in prayer, & watch in the same with thanksgiving; — Prayer is our means of communicating with our Father! Our praise is a gift or offering! Thanksgiving is our way of showing our Father how grateful we are for All He does for us! When we learn to focus on our God with a Thankful heart offering our praise, we begin to see more of Him & His blessings like peace, mercy, grace, & love! Love Mel
Examine Yourself to See if You Are in the Faith
Who is your first love? —2 Cor13:5 Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? unless indeed you fail to meet the test. — We should always consider “The One” who loved us so much that He gave Himself for us! Just knowing this one thing opens the door for us to love God with all our heart, mind, and soul! The only way we can truly love Him with all our hearts is with His help! — Psalm 51:10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, & renew a steadfast spirit within me. — Now that we know what to pray for, we can put forth an effort to live this life for Him, first! Love Mel
The Seven Churches and Us!
Have you ever looked at the seven churches in Revelation to see what they were lacking? —Ephesus was the church that had abandoned its first love (Revelation 2:4). Smyrna was the church that would face severe persecution (Revelation 2:10). Pergamum was the church that needed to repent of sin (Revelation 2:16). Thyatira was the church whose false prophetess was leading people astray (Revelation 2:20). Sardis was the sleeping church that needed to wake up (Revelation 3:2). Philadelphia was the church that had patiently persevered (Revelation 3:10). Laodicea was the church with lukewarm faith (Revelation 3:16). — The key here is to put Christ first, repent, stay awake, & don’t be fooled by the pleasures of this world! Love Mel
Without Faith it is Impossible to Please God
Prov 16:7 When a man’s ways please the LORD, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. — So how do we please Him? —Hebr 11:6 Without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, & that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. Rom 8:8-9 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His. — So believe that He is who He says He is, do good & choose to live by the spirit & not of the flesh! Love Mel
We Must Become As Little Children – Humble Ourselves
1John 3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the children of God…. Matt 18:1-6 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? & Jesus called a little child unto Him, & set him in the midst of them, & said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, & become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. & whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, & that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. — Become as little children! Having a Humble spirit is the greatest in His kingdom! Remember, living thru Him with a spirit that puts Him first with a willingness to yield to self, is a start. Love Mel
