Dear Lord, we thank you for this new day, we thank you for the blessings it brings. Lord, many may have spent the night in pain, some may be fearful of what the new day will bring, but we are trusting you today for newness of life and a heart filled with fear of only you. Lord, this day is yours, every hour you have called your own, and we need not be sad, or fearful of what this day will bring forth, we only need to trust you for what we cannot see ahead, to rejoice and be glad, knowing that you are the giver of all good things, that we are your children and there is nothing good that you will withhold from us. So dear Lord, give us the strength and the courage to face this day with thanksgiving and praise, for this is the day that you have made and you will bless us in every hour that you have called your own. Thank you, Lord!

“Life wears a different face to me, since I found my Savior, rich mercy at his feet I see, my kind and loving Savior. From oppression He has brought me, from its bonds He set me free, I will praise Him for His mercy, grace divine my song shall be. Doubts and fears have passed away, Jesus turned my night to day; Heaven now seems not far away, since I found my Savior.” Oh, glory be to God this morning, I am so thankful that Jesus saved me, that He is daily saving me, I will forever tell the story and I will give him all the glory, for all His love to me. Thank you, Lord!

My brothers and sisters in Christ make room in your heart for Jesus this morning; He is knocking, He has been knocking a long time, swing your heart’s door wide open and bid him enter while you may. “Room for pleasure, room for business, but for Christ the crucified; not a place that He could enter in the heart for which he died. Have you any time for Jesus, as in grace He calls again? Oh, today is time accepted; tomorrow you may call in vain. Room and time now give to Jesus, soon will pass God’s day of grace; soon thy heart will be cold and silent, and the Savior’s pleading cease.” My brothers and sisters in Christ, it is so sad that we make time for everything else, and none for God, we open our hearts to accept the things of this world, and leave no room for God. I am pleading with you this morning, to answer God’s knock at your heart’s door today while you are still able to hear. Many think they have time, but time belongs to God. Make room in your heart for Jesus, when he calls you, answer, “Oh, come to my heart Lord Jesus, there is room in my heart for thee.” Praise the Lord!

“Trust God as a child of His love; trust God to guide you with His eye; trust God for the blessings of life for these He will supply. Trust God when the tempter is near; trust Him for grace to turn aside; trust God amidst the billows of life, a refuge to provide. Trust God at the coming of grief; trust Him to soothe its bitter pain; trust God amidst the burdens of life to strengthen and sustain. Trust God as you journey along; trust Him for grace to win the prize; trust God till you answer the call to meet Him in the skies.” Lord, we are trusting in you this morning for all of our needs, for with you all things are possible. Thank you, Lord!

“Amid the trials that I meet, amid the thorns which pierce my feet, one thought remains supremely sweet, thou thinkest Lord of me. The cares of life come thronging fast, upon my soul their shadows cast, their gloom reminds my heart at last, thou thinkest Lord of me. Let shadows come, let shadows go, let life be bright or dark with woe, I am content; for this I know, thou thinkest Lord of me.” My brothers and sisters in Christ, we cannot afford to lose focus; no matter what comes our way, we must learn to be content, we have to understand that God will not allow us to go through a situation if he did not know the end result. Therefore, let us take comfort in knowing that as we walk through the hills and the dark valleys that we are not alone, that God already thought this through, He just needs us to trust Him to see us through. Praise the Lord!

“Lord Jesus, let nothing unholy remain, apply thin own blood and extract every stain, to get this blessed cleansing I all things forego, Lord, wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. Lord Jesus, look down from thy throne in the skies,  and help me to make a complete sacrifice, I give up myself and whatever I know, Lord, wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. Lord Jesus, for this I most humbly entreat, I wait blessed Lord at thy crucified feet, by faith for my cleansing, I see thy blood flow, Lord, wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. Lord Jesus, thou see that I patiently wait, come now and within me a new heart create, for those who have sought thee thou never said no, now wash me and I shall be whiter than now. Whiter than snow, Lord, whiter than snow, Lord, wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.” Thank you Lord!

“Blessed is he that is trusting in the Lord, for the help that he daily needs, for he shall inherit the promised reward, if he follow where Jesus leads. Blessed is he that is trusting in the Lord, and follows the heavenly way, keeping with patience and hope the path, all his steps shall be guarded each day. Blessed is he whom the father will aid, and the Savior will ever befriend, he shall not fear and shall not be dismayed, for the Lord will his soul defend. Blessed is he who will keep in the way, that will upward and onward lead, walking by faith in His love every day, who supplies his daily need. Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and in all they ways acknowledge Him, trust in the Lord with all thine heart and He shall direct thy paths.” Praise the Lord!

“Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in needs, in reproaches, in distresses, for Christ’s sake, for when I am weak I am strong.” How many of us this morning are able to go through trials and infirmities gladly? Not many of us; because in times of trouble, in times of infirmities, Satan sends his messengers like thorns in the flesh to buffet us, lest we be exalted above measure, and he wins; because, instead of going through our situations praying and praising God, we allow ourselves to become weak, and we pray to God to let this pass from us, rather than asking him to go through it with us. But, we must learn to stand fast, to believe in God, who promised us, that his strength will perfect our weaknesses, that what was meant to hurt us that he will turn it around for our good; so my brothers and sisters in Christ, let the weak say this morning, I am strong, I am strong in the Lord, who promised that His strength will perfect my weakness. Praise the Lord!

“But then indeed, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature were not gods. But now, after you know God, or rather are known by God, why would you want to turn again to the weak and the beggarly which previously had you in bondage? Come out from among them! For we are not children of the bondwoman but of the free. Stand fast therefore, in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. For when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his son born of a woman to redeem those who were in bondage, that we might receive the adoption as sons. Therefore, you are no longer a slave but a son, and if then a son, and heir of God through Christ.” Praise the Lord!

Oh God, we exalt your name this morning, we give you the honor and the praise because of your goodness and mercy towards us. How could we ever forget your benefits towards us? How could we forget our many sins you have forgiven, our diseases you have healed, your provision and protection and your guidance unto us? Lord, may we never forget that you crown us with loving-kindness, that you satisfy our mouths with good things, that you daily renew our strength like the eagles. Lord, you are full of compassion and mercy, you are slow to anger and no matter how rebellious we have been, you have not dealt with us as we deserve. Therefore, let us bless the Lord and all that is within us, let us bless his holy name. Amen! Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord this morning, for he is good and his mercy endures forever!