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Verse: Psalm 18:32 ‘It is God Who arms ME with strength and keeps MY way secure.’ - Ultimately God is your Source of strength and security. - He arms you with strength and gives you what you need to be secure. - You need God’s help and guidance as you navigate life’s challenges. - You can be confident that He will equip you with the strength you need. PRAYER: Lord, thank You for arming me with Your strength and for making my way secure. Help me to rely on You, especially when I am facing challenges and difficulties. Strengthen me today I pray. Amen.
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Verse: Matthew 28:20 ‘Surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.’ - In the last words our Saviour spoke, He reassured us that He is with us. - His parting thoughts were to remind us of His abiding presence. - He is with you at all times and throughout every day He gives you. - Surely, you can feel secure because of His eternal promise. PRAYER: Lord, thank You that You are with me. Your presence stays with me and I can know this reassurance each day, as I trust in and rely on You. Amen.
Verse: Psalm 33:18 ‘The eyes of the LORD are on those who fear (obey) Him, on those whose hope is in His unfailing love.’ - As you trust in and rely on the Lord, He watches you. - You can expect His unfailing love to be with you always. - His unchanging and unconditional love can be your hope and confidence. - His faithful and unending love will never be taken away. PRAYER: Lord, thank You that You care for me and that You are watching over me. My hope is secure because Your love for me surrounds me and carries me through each moment of my life. Amen
Verse: Haggai 2:4 ‘Now be strong… Be strong… Be strong… For I am with you,’ declares the LORD Almighty. - Sometimes we just have to be strong and courageous. - Knowing that the Lord Almighty is with us makes us strong. - Regardless of the storms you are facing you can be strong. - He is with you and this is the sure foundation on which you stand. PRAYER: Lord, I choose to stand on the promise and the fact that You are with me. Therefore I am able to do all things, and I can be strong and filled with courage as You carry me. Amen.
Verse: Jeremiah 31:3 CSB ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore, I have continued to extend faithful love to you.’ - How great it is to know that we are loved by God. - His love for you will never end and never be removed from you. - In His great love He has given us the promise of His faithfulness. - Expect more of His love and anticipate extended faithfulness from Him. PRAYER: Lord, thank You for Your eternal love and faithfulness towards me. I realise that I am loved by my Heavenly Father and that fills my heart with joy and confidence. Amen.
‘I will put My Spirit in you and you will live…’ - It is the Lord Who makes all the difference in our lives. - He comes to bring life and hope into our hearts and souls. - His Spirit makes us alive from the inside. - Real life is only possible if He lives within us. PRAYER: Lord, today I open the door of my heart and I ask You to come and live within me. Fill me with Your Spirit, I pray. I want to live and enjoy all that You have prepared for me. So I ask that You will put Your Spirit within me so that I can truly live. Amen.
Verse: John 14:18 ‘I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.’ - Orphans are people who have been left without the support of their parents. - The Lord uses this illustration to remind us of His faithfulness. - He will not leave you without support. - He will come to you and He will rescue and deliver you. PRAYER: Lord, thank You that You will never leave me helpless, alone or without the support that I so desperately need. Right now You are moving towards me, bringing comfort, help and making a way where there seems to be no way. Amen.