Lord, I will offer up songs of thanksgiving to you. I will enter your gates with thanksgiving and come into your courts with praise. I will pay my vows to you. I will bless your name at all times. I will do all things for your honor and glory. I will continue to trust you with my whole heart, for you have done and continue to do so much for me. Thank you, Lord!

Lord, I acknowledge my sin to you and my iniquity I cannot hide from you. Have mercy on me O God, according to your loving-kindness, blot out my offenses, wash me through and through from my sins, for I know my transgressions and my sin is ever before me, therefore, create in me a clean heart O God, and renew a right spirit within me, because I know, that, he who covers his sins shall not prosper, but, whoever confesses and turns from them will obtain mercy. Praise the Lord!

Yes! Magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt His name together. Our soul will make its boast in the Lord; the humble will hear it and rejoice. We will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving.

Nothing that you and I are going through is uncommon and that is why Scripture reminds us, that, we should be content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake; for when we are weak, God is strong and that his grace will always be sufficient for us. Praise the Lord!

My brothers and sisters in Christ, when God is ready to use us, there is nothing and no one who could stand in his way. With every weakness or insufficiency you experience, God will cause his face to shine upon you, he will work in mysterious ways to prove to you, just how awesome he is, and when you do, he will put his words in your mouth to deliver to those around you, he will use you to bring honor and glory to his name.

The Lord who formed us, is knowledgeable regarding the particular services and purposes he intended for us, and in his own time, he makes us fit for his service. But, too many of us like Jeremiah finds excuses. We must never be afraid to step out in faith to do God’s will, for he reminds us, that, “They will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.

Many times we are so irritable and resentful towards those we claim to love, but the fact is this, if we really love, we will learn to be patient, enduring, hopeful, caring, not so judgmental, or boastful. We should be mindful of how patient God has been with us, how he loves us even when we are unlovely, just how he gives to us unselfishly, then, we will act more kindly to those we claim to love and even more caring to those strangers among us.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, and with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Learn to let go, and let God. The worry that you are afraid to let go of, is the one that God is waiting to take off of your shoulders so that you could have his peace.

My brothers and sisters in Christ, are you proud or ashamed of your harvest? God has given us fields to sow good seeds, so that we could be proud and not ashamed of our harvests, but, many times we lose our way, and give the devil access to these fields, where he is able to trample the good work that has been done, and instead of reaping a good harvest we then reap harvests of shame. My brothers and sisters in Christ, we must be careful of the ways in which we cultivate fields for God, because he is looking for good crops, he is expecting us to reap bountiful harvests, but our harvests could only be bountiful, if we sow good seeds. Praise the Lord!

I had to ask this question this morning because of what I just witnessed. Last night, in the midst of the situation, there were people who were reveling, drunk, sleeping, cursing, and laughing, instead of calling out to God for help. And, I said God, if I am the only one praying at this time, be merciful to all of us, for Jesus Christ’s sake. My friends, I don’t want myself or you to be weighed in the scales and found deficient, so, let us pray to God this morning to help us, to be always in a state of readiness, for we know not when he will make his appearance or when he will call us home. Praise the Lord!