Lord, each one of us knows our burdens, and our grief, and as we come into your presence this morning with penitent hearts, let your ear be attentive to our prayers, lift your holy hands from heaven, your dwelling place, and have mercy on us.

A good man out of the good treasures of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasures of his heart brings forth evil things. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness and blasphemies. These are the things which defile a man. For by your words you will be justified and by your words you will be condemned.” Those who are evil cannot speak good things or do good works pleasing to God, for a tree is known by its fruit. Praise the Lord!

My brothers and sisters in Christ, if you are a new creation, do no worry about what others may think about you, because they may know where you have been because you were once running with them, but they do not know where God is taking you, because you are now walking in the light of the Lord. So stand up, stand up for Jesus, for you are now in the army of the Lord, and no weapon formed against shall prosper. “Live according to the spirit, for the end of all things is at hand, therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. You should no longer live the rest of your time in the flesh or for the lust of men, but for the will of God.” Praise the Lord!

“The way of the Lord is strength for the upright.” The man who follows the ways of the Lord will be blessed with riches and the Lord will add no sorrow to it. Trust in the Lord, for he is a God who cannot lie. Whatever he says he will do, he will. Praise the Lord!

Merciful God, we adore you this morning, for assuring us, that no matter how angry you are with us, that you will still stretch your hand out to help us. Only you, dear God, could be so loving, for we continually hurt you in thought, word, and deed, we grieve your spirit daily, we fail to give you the honor and glory due your name, yet, in your mercy, you promised, that your hand will never be too short to save us, nor your ears too heavy to hear our cries, that you will not be angry with us forever, that you will remove our sins from us as far as the east is from the west. What could we give you in return for your goodness and mercy toward us? We will enter into your gates with thanksgiving, and into your courts with praise this and every morning. Oh, thank you Lord, that your banner over us is love.

Let us bless the Lord who daily loads us with benefits. Most times when we call on God is at times when we are in trouble, or in need, or sick; we forget God when things are good; yet, in his lovingkindness, and in the multitude of his tender mercies, he hears and answers our prayers. Learn to just thank God not only when things are bad, but especially when things are good, for our God is good, our God is an awesome God.

“But, he was wounded for our transgressions, and he was bruised for our iniquities, he was oppressed and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; he was led like a sheep to the slaughter, he bore the sins of many, yes, the Lord laid on him the iniquity of us all.” He could have called ten thousand angels to rescue him, but he bore the affliction for us, so that by his stripes we could be healed.

There is no God like our God, we could trust in him because he will never fail us, he knows what we need and when we need it, and he SATISFIES our desires, but FULFILLS the desire of all those who fear him, he is near to all those who call upon him in truth.