The Prayerful Word - April 16

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Daily blessings and prayers from Scripture.

John 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Jeremiah 31:3 The Lord says, “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness."

Ephesians 4:16 From him [Christ] the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.

Galatians 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Psalm 103:12-14 As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. 13 As a father pities His children, so the Lord pities those who fear Him. 14 For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust.

Philippians 3:8 …I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish in order that I may gain Christ…

May you be blessed as the tribe of Levi was, to be given no inheritance in this world, but to have, instead, the Lord, God Almighty, the Father in heaven, as your inheritance. Joshua 13

May you follow the Lord your God wholeheartedly, for then the Lord will give you the land of your heart that you travel through and explore as your inheritance and the place where God will place His name and establish His kingdom. Joshua 14

May you always pray and never give up, for as an earthly judge who receives petitions from those seeking justice can be worn down by continued imploring, your heavenly Father, Who desires to grant you the wishes of your heart, will not be reticent to meet your need and provide you justice, and quickly. Luke 18

May you be justified and forgiven as you sorrow for your sins and the sins of those around, recognizing the holiness of God in reverential awe and fearful trepidation, and realizing your inability to meet His requirements of righteousness and integrity, understanding and accepting that only what His Son, Jesus, has done and offers to you freely, will prevent you from being consumed, and gratefully receiving the gift made available out of love, seek to serve the Master you have chosen. Luke 18

May you approach God as a little child, in trust and frank acceptance of His Word, unquestioning and without reservation, loving in response to His love, that you will not be hindered from coming to Him, and receiving His kingdom. Luke 18

My child, know Me alone. Come to Me only, and draw near to Me by yourself. Understand that My relationship is with you only.
I place you in My body where I will, and you are to be joined together with others of like faith in Me, but you must know Me in solitude, personally, away from the crowd.
You must ascend My mountain on your own, through the clouds and thick darkness, picking out the path to follow as I show it to you, not following the flags placed by others. Those who only know of Me through the words of other men are not Mine. Those who follow My Word, as heard from others, are following traditions, not obeying My Spirit.
You must draw near to the foot of the cross alone and see with your own eyes My blood, dripping from My head, My back, My hands, My side, My feet, and accept that it was your debt which extracted this payment, for only then can you be released from your burden, freed from the enslaving obligation of an impossible repayment program.
Only then will you be able to receive the life that is in My blood for you, and start walking in the joy of the newness of life at My side.
Only then will you be able to talk with Me heart to heart as to a friend that sticks closer than a brother, content to be in My presence as you learn to know Me even as you are known.
Only then, will you be free to allow your life to be hid in Me and be one with Me, where no authority or power can take you from Me, for the Father has placed Me over all other powers and authorities.
Therefore, as you come to Me, I can send you out to the work of the harvest field, among the despair and distress of those ready to be harvested, for the ripest grains of wheat are found on dry and dying stalks.
Those who know of Me often hide in the work they are “called to.” See the priest cross the road to avoid the wounded man who would make him unclean for his “work”? See the Levite avoid the injured man because he would be late for his “duties”?
See the Samaritan who knows what it is to be alone, outcast, isolated, rejected? He can feel fellowship and kinship, sympathy and compassion for the man in his need.
Walk with Me, My love, and feel My heart for each of My wounded.

May the Lord show favor to you and restore your fortune, forgiving your iniquity and covering your sin as He sets aside all His wrath and turns from His fierce anger, putting away His displeasure in order to restore you and revive you that you may rejoice in Him when He shows you His unfailing love and grants you His salvation. Psalm 85

May you listen to what God the Lord says, for He promises peace to you if you do not return to your folly because His salvation is near to those who fear Him so that His glory may dwell in the land. Psalm 85

May the Lord indeed give you what brings life, for Love and Faithfulness have met together, as Righteousness and Peace kiss each other, allowing Faithfulness to spring forth from the earth, and causing Righteousness to look down from heaven as it goes before the Lord and prepares the way for His steps. Psalm 85

May you see how poor in spirit you are, having no righteousness or good works of your own strength which are worthy of praise, so that you may turn to, and depend on, the riches of the eternal righteousness of Christ, through the grace of God, that His riches may ransom your life. Proverbs 13:8

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