Prayer Verses/Encouragement

[Easyrider]

JESUS challenged Society’s Norms. To Him, Greatness comes
from Serving/Giving of Yourself to Help GOD and Others.

Service keeps us aware of Others’ Needs, and it stops us
from focusing only on ourself.

~~JESUS came as a Servant~~
What Kind of Greatness do you Seek?

 

[Easyrider]

GOD told His People to treat the Poor with Justice.
The Powerless and Poverty-Stricken are often looked
upon as incompetent or lazy when, in fact, they may
be Victims of Oppression and Circumstance.

GOD says we must do all we can to Help these Needy Ones.
His Justice did not permit the Israelites to insist on profits
or quick payment from those who were less fortunate.

Instead, His Laws gave the Poor every opportunity to
Better their Situation, while Providing Humane Options
for those who couldn’t. We are called to Treat the Poor
Fairly and to See their Needs Met !!!

 

[irenemcg]

Ro 7:14 NIV We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. 15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16 And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. 17 As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. 18 I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19 For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. 20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
Ro 7:21 So I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; 23 but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members. 24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? 25 Thanks be to God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!
So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in the sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.

The fact is that although we are transformed and renewed in our minds by Chist Jesus, sanctified, the desire to sin is disipated. which comes out of the place of a growng relationship with Jesus and allowing the Holy Spirit access to every part of our lives,the battle continues within us, because the flesh is at war with our spirit, we need never ever kid ourselves that we have arrived because when we do we are allowing the sin of pride to rear it's ugly head. We are all a work in progres and it's only by God's grace that we stand.
How is it that the Apostle Paul of all people could view himself in this light? Surely this was because Paul had come to tha place of a broken and contrite spirit and he saw that he could not keep the law in and of hmself, only through the Holy Spirit living within him empowering and changing him, culd he be changed into theman who states "Shun immorality and all sexual looseness [flee from impurity in thought, word, or deed]. Any other sin which a man commits is one outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body." 1Co 6:18 (AMP)

 

[Easyrider]

To be Truly Heroic, we must go into Battle each day in
our Home, Job, Church, and Society to make GOD’s Kingdom a Reality.
Our Weapons are the Standards, Morals, Truths, and Convictions
we receive from GOD’s Word.

We will Lose the Battle if we gather the Spoils
of Earthly Treasures rather than Seeking the
Treasures of Heaven !!!


Psalm 101:6-NLT
I will keep a Protective Eye on the Godly,
so they may Dwell with Me in Safety.
Only those who are Above Reproach
will be Allowed to Serve Me.

 

[Easyrider]

Boldness is not reckless impulsiveness.
Boldness requires Courage to press through
our Fears and do what we Know is Right.
How can we be more Bold?
Like the Disciples, we need to
Pray with Others for that Courage.
To Gain Boldness, you can:

(1) Pray for the Power of the Holy Spirit to give you Courage,
(2) Look for Opportunities in your family and neighborhood to
Talk about Christ,
(3) Realize that rejection, social discomfort, and
embarrassment are not persecution,
(4) Start where you are by being bolder in small ways.

 

[CindyisHis]

John 16:15 Everything the Father has is Mine. This is why I told you that He takes from what is Mine and will declare it to you.

 

[CindyisHis]

Galatians 5:16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

 

[Ciana]

Hebrews 10:24

And let us consider one another to provoke
unto love and to good works...

 

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[Easyrider]

When JESUS called Matthew to be one of His Disciples, Matthew
got up and followed, leaving a lucrative career. When GOD calls
you to follow or obey Him, do you do it with as much abandon as Matthew?

Sometimes the Decision to Follow CHRIST requires difficult or
painful choices. Like Matthew, we must decide to leave behind
those things that would keep us from following CHRIST....

 

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[Easyrider]

What kind of God does nature reveal?
Nature shows us a God of might, intelligence, and intricate detail;
A God of order and beauty;
A God who controls powerful forces. That is General Revelation.
Through special revelation (the Bible and the Coming of JESUS),
we learn about God’s Love and Forgiveness, and
the Promise of Eternal Life. God has graciously given us
Both Sources that we might more Completely Believe in Him.

 

[irenemcg]

I can't remember where I got this, but it's good

The Song of Psalms
When my heart turns to stone
And the enemy has won
I open my bible
To Psalm 121

When my thoughts fade to old
And I strive for the new
I open my mind
To Psalm 22


When I stand falsely accused
And I long to be free
I break the chains of my shackles
With Psalm 43

When my assets have dwindled
And my payment is poor
He fills up my pocket
With Psalm 54

When my spirit is dying
And cries out for new life
He fills my lungs with a breath
Of Psalm 65

When my fears have arisen
And I've taken my licks
He fills the wound with the salve
Of Psalm 36

When I'm trapped in a valley
And I hunger for heaven
I hear the echo of His Voice
In Psalm 77

On nights I am weary
And the evening is late
He refreshes my body
With Psalm 128

When pride falls upon me
And I forget what's divine
He sends a reminder
With Psalm 99

 

[irenemcg]

The Consummation of Love
1Jn 4:17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.
1Jn 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.
1Jn 4:19 We love Him because He first loved us.


We are recipients of perfect love, God’s love poured out to us each and every day, surely demonstrated most fully in the cross work of Christ, His blood poured out for our sake. As we come deeper into a knowledge of our Lord and Saviour we surely find that His perfect love casts out our fears and we start to take our vain imagination captive because at all times, no matter what comes against us we have the love of our Father who loves us with a love that is unconditional and beyond all comparison.
Love perfected in the blood that washed our sins away has brought us to a place of boldness both in the world to come and for now in the world we live in we should be such carriers of His love and His presence, His righteousness that people around us are drawn to Jesus, and we should boldly nail our colours to the wind, not only in the words we speak, but in our actions. We should be Christ like, and His love should shine through us, we should love like He loves. We have only come to love the Lord because He first loved us. He is indeed the one who deserves the fullness of our love and for us to give Him all the praise and all the glory, this One who loves us with such perfect love.

 

[Easyrider]

True Joy is Far Deeper than Happiness; we can feel Joy in spite of
our deepest troubles. Happiness is Temporary because it is based
on External Circumstances, but Joy is Lasting because it is Based
on GOD’s Presence Within Us.

As we Contemplate His Daily Presence, we will find Contentment.
As we Understand the Future HE has for us, we will Experience Joy.
Don’t Base your Life on Circumstances, but on GOD !!!!

 

[Easyrider]

GOD has plans for us that will really prove satisfying. HE wants us to
be New and Different People with Freshness in all we Do and Think
as we Live to Honor and Obey Him.

Because HE wants only what is best for us, and because HE gave
His Son to make our New Life Possible, we should Joyfully give
Ourself as a Living Sacrifice for His Service.

 

[CindyisHis]

1 Thessalonians 4:15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.
16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
17 Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord.