Lord, show us how to begin this day with rejoicing and with praise to you on our lips. Show us how to magnify and glorify your precious name in all we do and say. Lord, you have made all thing new this morning, the blessings that abound, your grace that is so refreshing, let us just glorify your holy name. Thank you, Lord!

“I’ve wandered far away from God, now I’m coming home; the paths of sin too long I’ve trod, Lord, I’m coming home, never more to roam, open wide Thine arms of love, for I am coming home. I’ve wastes many precious years, now, I am coming home, I now repent with bitter tears, Lord, I’m coming home, I am tired of sin and straying Lord, I am coming home, my soul is sick, my heart is sore, I am coming home, I’ll trust Thy love and believe Thy word, I am coming home.” Receive me Lord!

“Come and sing the love of the Lord! How faithful is He! He will hold our lives in His heart, through all eternity. For His greatness, for his power, for His care every hour, we give glory! We give praise! O the wonder of His ways! Come and sing the love of the Lord! How faithful, how awesome is He!”

Lord, may we never forget how much you love us. May we always be mindful of the many ways that you lead and guide us each day. Lord, through every hearth ache, struggle and tear, you have been there, through good times and bad times you have been there. But, how do we thank you? How do we show our gratitude? Lord, we will just trust you completely, knowing that you are our Father who loves us so much and who wants the best for us and that everything that you do for us, that you do  so well and we will just show you our love in return and give you all the glory and praise. Thank you, Lord!

“I’ll never, no never, will leave Him, grow weary of service and grieve Him, I’ll constantly trust and believe Him, secure in His presence Divine. Abiding in love ever flowing, in knowledge and grace ever growing, confiding implicitly, knowing, that Jesus the Savior is mine.” Praise the Lord!

Lord, our goodness is nothing apart from you, you uphold us with your righteous right hand, so that we should not fall, Lord, you provide tables for us in the presence of our enemies, you anoint our heads with oil and cause our cups to run over. Lord, let your loving-kindness be upon them who put their trust in you. Amen!

We all remember the story of Balaam and the donkey and the angel. God stands in our way to protect us, but we still want to keep forging ahead. “The angel of the Lord said to him, “Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out as an adversary, because your way was contrary to me. But the donkey saw me and turned aside from me these three times. If she had not turned aside from me, I would surely have killed you just now, and let her live.” Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, “I have sinned, for I did not know that you were standing in the way against me. Now then, if it is displeasing to you, I will turn back.”

My brothers and sisters in Christ, we who are born again are dead to sin and alive in Christ; we may falter and we may stumble, but God’s righteous right hand will hold us up. We are alive with Him and His spirit lives in us. Let us walk in all his blessings, let us walk in all His light, let us live in all his promise, by faith in Jesus Christ.

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. God’s love for us was and is so great, we could at least try to show love to one another. The Lord loves us even when we are unlovely, so too we have to love those who are unlovely. Help us Lord, to love as you love without conditions.

Never! Lord, for it is in dying in You that we live, and it is in rising with You that we are born again. Every day, we have to simply believe and continue to receive the good things You provide for us. Lord, You paid our debt in full and all You ask of us, is to delight ourselves in You, because You made us free Lord, and because of that liberty, we are complete. Thank you, Lord!