Spiritual Gifts

🕊️ And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. 🕊️

Ephesians 4:11-16

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Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter!

All that I am and all that I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

I pray for Your blessing this day, may I be filled with Your Holy Spirit and walk as Your child of the light.

May I put on the full armor of God to protect me from the enemy, may Your Word fill my heart and my mind, and may the words of Love, truth, and peace come from my lips, instead of hate and anger and disharmony.

Bless me this day O Lord!

May each step I take along the path, my life journey, lead only and forever towards You, and may I shine Your light in the darkness around me and lead others to the light, I pray. 

May I not travel alone but bring other children of the light along with me, to learn of You and Your Way.

May my heart and soul reveal my spirit, the inner man who seeks forgiveness and chooses life, setting apart the flesh and all things of this world which distract me from my heavenly task before me, shinning Your light, Jesus Christ, Your Word and only hope for man’s salvation, for there are so many who walk in the dark, and may I spread that light to the lost.

May I walk in the light with You my God, Yahweh?

May I bless You today, may I bring Glory to Your Holy name, in all I say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. 🕊️

Ephesians 4:1-6

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Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter!

All that I am and all that I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

I pray You fill me with Your Spirit Father, may I walk in unity with You as Your child of the light.

May You find me worthy of the blessings You daily bestow upon me and my family. 

May we each shine our light in the darkness around us. 

May All my children and grand children and great grandchildren be blessed in their calling, to be Your children of the light, sharing Your Love and Your Spirit with those all around them.

I pray You lead me to help others follow in the Way, though all I say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. 🕊️

Ephesians 3:14-21

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Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter!

All that I am and all that I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

I pray Your Spirit fill me this day, may I find the wisdom in Your Word to guide me and keep me on the path, as Your child of the light.

Bless my family O Lord, may Your angels watch over them and keep them safe, may Your Spirit fill their hearts with Love for one another, and may they each find You in their daily walk today.

I pray for peace in Israel!

I pray for peace in Ukraine!

Protect them from their enemies!

May Your Spirit guide them and protect them from sin, may Your Love find a way to their hearts and minds and prepare them for peace.

I pray for an end of their suffering and Your healing of their illnesses and.

May Your children look to You for their needs and blessings.

I praise You O Lord, for having opened my mind to Your Word and Your Way.

May I continue on my journey and may I shine Your light in the darkness around me, in all I say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh! 

🕊️ Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh—who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands— that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 🕊️

Christ Our I Peace

🕊️ For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. 

And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. 

For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. 🕊️

Ephesians 2:11-18

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Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter!

All that I am and all that I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

I pray, fill me with Your Spirit this day Father!

May I put on the Full armor of God, may I be prepared for all the challenges I face today. 

May Your Spirit give me the wisdom, knowledge, and understanding, to advise others and lead them. May I share Your Love to all those in the darkness around me, may I be Your child of the light and bring Glory to Your Holy Name, in all I say  and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh! 

🕊️ And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. 

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. 🕊️

Ephesians 2:1-10

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Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter!

All that I am and all that I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank you!

I pray You fill me with Your Spirit this day, may You strengthen my resolve from the challenges and temptations to sin and may I walk this day with the full armor of God.

May my children be blessed today O Lord.

May my grandchildren be blessed this day O Lord.

May all my family come to know You Lord and walk in the blessings of Your Spirit.

I lift up the Palestinian people and pray for relief from their suffering Father!

I pray for Peace in Israel.

I pray for Peace in Ukraine!

I lift up all those who are suffering from war and famine Lord, may You give them rest and provisions to meet their needs.

I pray for Your Spirit’s comfort for all those who have lost a child or loved ones this day, may they find rest from their sorrow.

I pray your Spirit’s in filling my mind and my spirit with Your Love and Your presence, may i shine today, in all I say and do, In Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. 

And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. 🕊️

Ephesians 1:15-23

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Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter!

All that I am and all that I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

I pray for Your Holy Spirit to fill me this day.

May Your wisdom and knowledge, guide my way.

May Your Love fill my heart and my eyes with tears for all my loved ones.

May I weep and mourn with those who walk alone in silence, having lost all, family and possessions, a home, and basic essentials. 

Lord I pray You make a way for these people.

I pray for Peace in Israel!

I pray for Peace in Ukraine!

I lift up my family and pray for Your protection over them, may they find Your Grace, Mercy, and Peace. 

May they receive Your Holy Word, may they read it, and live it, and speak of it in their homes and before their children.

May they be filled with Your Holy Light, the light of FAITH and believe on Your Holy name, Jesus Christ!

Thank You for hearing me O Lord!

Bless me this day, may I walk in the light as Your child and shine bright in all I say and do, In Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ “If you love Me, keep My commandments. 

And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, 

that He may abide with you forever— the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; 

but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 

I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.

Indwelling of the Father and the Son

“A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also. 

At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.” 🕊️

John 14:15-21

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Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter!

All that I am and all that I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

I lift up my children before You Father!

I lift up my grandchildren before You Father!

Just as I believe in faith, You are there with me and within me always, I pray likewise, my seed may know that I think of them every day and I petition for Your Grace, Mercy, and Peace, on their behalf, believing it is so.

I pray Your blessings in their lives and keep them safe. 

I pray Your Holy Spirit lead them and guide their path to the light.

Thank You for All my family Father!

Bless me this day O Lord, may my thoughts and actions bring You glory and may Your Holy Spirit shine bright in all I say and do this day, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh! 

🕊️ Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you lands!

Serve the LORD with gladness;

Come before His presence with singing.

Know that the LORD, He is God;

It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;

We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,

And into His courts with praise.

Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.

For the LORD is good;

His mercy is everlasting,

And His truth endures to all generations. 🕊️

Psalms 100:1-4

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Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thanks You for my sweet bride!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter!

All that I am and all that I possess, they are  blessings from You O Lord.

Thank you!

I lift my arms up to You in Praise this day Father, for Your Love and Forgiveness, for Your only son, Jesus, whom You sent to live among us, to die, and to save us from our sins.

As a father myself, I know how it feels to lose a son, at birth and as an adult.

I pray for All my children this day Father, I lift up my grandchildren before You, may they sense Your Spirit’s presence in their lives and may they find You in their dreams. 

May Your blessings be upon each of them as Your children of the light.

May I walk in the light today as You would have me do, and may my every word and action be one of Faith and shine Your light, in all I say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ …Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.

“And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. 

But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.” 🕊️

Mark 11:24-25

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Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter!

All that I am and all that I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

I pray for my Family this morning, not just my children and grandchildren, but my brothers and my sisters Lord. I think of them often, but the one I see and respect the most, my brother Rom, I think of him a lot and he inspires me in many of my creative tasks or projects, as I begin or through the processes or steps, I think of him. 

Today as I pray this morning and throughout the day, may Your Spirit be with me, but also bless my brother Rom, may Your angels guard over him and keep him safe, may Your light shine upon him and strengthen him in every endeavor, may he be blessed and a blessing to others, in all he says and does. 

I lift up all my children and all my grandchildren before You Father! 

May your Spirit comfort them in their time of need and may they sense Your Spirit with them when they face a decision or a challenge and need wise counsel. I pray You keep them safe. May they learn from You O Lord and may they be a blessing to others.

Thank You Father, for my Family, may they all find You and may they all be as Your children of the light. May I be an example to them, in my coming and my going, may they see and know I am Your child, and I follow Your light, in all I say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, 

“Be holy, for I am holy.” 🕊️

🕊️ And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear; knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. 

He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever, because “All flesh is as grass,

And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass.

The grass withers, And its flower falls away,

But the word of the LORD endures forever.”

Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you. 🕊️

1 Peter 1:3-5, 13-25

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Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day! (My birthday)

Thank You for my life! (69 yrs)

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

Thank You for ALL my children!

I lift up ALL my children and ALL my grandchildren and those from my seed yet to come, may Your forever enduring Word and eternal Spirit bless each of them. May Your angels guard over them while they sleep and keep them safe, and as they walk in the day, may Your Holy Light guide their path and lead them in Your Way.

I pray Father, bless me with Your Holy Spirit this day, May my words and my actions be the fruit of Your Spirit working in and through my everlasting faith in You O Lord.

I pray for Peace in Israel! 

Relieve the suffering and the struggle of all their peoples. May Your Spirit of Peace rest upon them all.

I pray for Peace in Ukraine!

Strengthen their resolve in their struggle against the enemy at their door and the enemy in their land.

May You Spirit of Peace be upon them and their families. Bless them this day O Lord.

Thank You for my life O Lord, may I shine Your holy light this day, in all I say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much!

🕊️ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 

For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ. 🕊️

2 Corinthians 1:3-5

🕊️ Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray.

Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms.

Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up.

And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed.

The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. 🕊️

James 5:13-16

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Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter!

All that I am and all that I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

I lift my heart up before You this day Father, I pray You fill me with Your Spirit, that I might shine Your light and Your Love out in the world around me. 

I lift up All my children, and my children’s children, may they too walk in the light, as Your children of the light, and may we all follow Your Word and Your Way this day.

Thank You for my Family O Lord!

I pray for healing for members of my family who need healing, may they receive it, and receive Your Spirit’s comfort and peace.

I praise You for Your blessings and provision for my family’s needs this day.

I pray for all families who go hungry and those with great need. Father, make a way for them to receive the things they need to continue. Protect them from war and famine, and starvation.

Above all, I pray I may bring Glory to Your Holy Name, this day, In Jesus’ name,Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. 

And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. 

For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace. 🕊️

Romans 6:12-14

🕊️ For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 

What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? 

For the end of those things is death. 

But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. 

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. 🕊️

Romans 6:20-23

🕊️ But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead.

For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. 🕊️

1 Corinthians  15:20-22

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Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank you for my sweet bride!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter!

All that I am and all that we possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Bless me this day Father, fill me with Your Spirit.

Guide me as I meet today’s challenges before me.

May I use the wisdom and knowledge You have given me to rise above all doubt.

May the words I speak and my every action reflect I am Your child of the light.

Bless All my children today Father!

Bless my grandchildren today Father!

Bless my great grandchildren Father!

May All the children of my seed and those I have called ‘my child’, receive the blessings of Mercy, Grace, and Peace, which You have given me in abundance. 

May they share and follow the same wisdom and knowledge of Your Word and Your Way.

I pray, as Your child of the light, I might bring Glory to Your Holy name this day, in all I say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh! 

🕊️ Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. 

For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end, while it is said:

“Today, if you will hear His voice,

Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.” 🕊️

Hebrews 3:12-15

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Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter!

All that I am and all that I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord.

Thank You Father!

Bless me this day, that I might be filled with Your Spirit.

May I walk in Your Spirit as in the newness of life!

May my understanding not be corrupted by evil, and may my heart be pure O Lord!

I lift up my children and my grandchildren before You this day, may they receive Your Holy Word and Your Spirit, may it enter into their hearts and minds, may the fruit of their confession be a mighty blessing to others around them, may your Light shine bright through us all, in all we say and do this day, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ Hear, my children, the instruction of a father,

And give attention to know understanding;

For I give you good doctrine: Do not forsake my law.

When I was my father’s son, Tender and the only one in the sight of my mother,

He also taught me, and said to me: “Let your heart retain my words; Keep my commands, and live.

Get wisdom! Get understanding!

Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.

Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you;

Love her, and she will keep you.

Wisdom is the principal thing;

Therefore get wisdom.

And in all your getting, get understanding.

Exalt her, and she will promote you;

She will bring you honor, when you embrace her.

She will place on your head an ornament of grace;

A crown of glory she will deliver to you.” 🕊️

Proverbs 4:1-9

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Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter!

All that I am and all that I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

I pray for understanding O Lord, may I be filled with Your Spirit and walk in Your Grace, Mercy, and Peace.

I pray Your heavenly Wisdom and Knowledge lead me and guide my path toward You.

Father, I lift up my children before You this day, I lift up my grandchildren before You this day, may they hear Your call and walk in Your ways, may they find You and learn Your Word and live in the Way.

Bless my family Father, may I lead them in my example and my actions. 

Bless me Father, may I walk in Your Spirit and shine Your light in the darkness around me, in all I say and do today, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

(Those who may dwell with the Lord)

🕊️ LORD, who may abide in Your tabernacle?

Who may dwell in Your holy hill?

He who walks uprightly,

And works righteousness,

And speaks the truth in his heart;

He who does not backbite with his tongue,

Nor does evil to his neighbor,

Nor does he take up a reproach against his friend;

In whose eyes a vile person is despised,

But he honors those who fear the LORD;

He who swears to his own hurt and does not change;

He who does not put out his money at usury,

Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent.

He who does these things shall never be moved. 🕊️

Psalms 15:1-5

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Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my Life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all that I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

In reading Your Word Father, nothing is more important to me than my walk with You and the hope of being in Your presence for all eternity! 

I know It is not hard to imagine, but, if you don’t have Faith it is hard to believe and harder to follow!

I made my decision on that special day, I was 21, watching my brother Mike, 18, and his friend, Tim Sewell, sharing Your Word and Praying, day after day.

They would meet out on our front porch or in our living room. 

Knowing the person my brother was and who he had become, it bothered me, and I felt I was losing my best friend to some religious guy he met. I didn’t believe it was real at first.

But after watching them interact and hearing them read and specifically quoting Your Word, just above a whisper, as they shared, then seeing his sincerity, after a week or so, seeing it was real, I asked if I might join them and that was when I prayed for You O Lord, Jesus Christ, to forgive me of my sin and live and dwell in my heart.

Father, although Your Spirit first came to me, when I was in a jail cell, a couple years earlier, this day was the day I surrendered, wholeheartedly! 

My conversion was complete and I became sincerely devoted to The Way and following Your Word.

My prayers over the years have not changed much, only now that I am older My thoughts are very focused on All my children, my grandchildren, and my great grandchildren. You are my legacy to my family.

I wish to leave this world with your Word in my mouth and in my writings and in the memories of my family, as being a man with many flaws and who makes mistakes, but a man of God.

So, today I pray as I have done every day before this, thanking You for one more day, to share my thoughts, my concerns for my family, in that they come to know Your Love and forgiveness, and they might walk the path which leads to You Father.

Bless me this day O Lord, may the light of Your presence shine bright in me, in all I say and do, may I bring glory to You and Your Holy name, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh! 

🕊️ And Nehemiah, who was the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the LORD your God; do not mourn nor weep.” For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the Law.

Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

So the Levites quieted all the people, saying, “Be still, for the day is holy; do not be grieved.” And all the people went their way to eat and drink, to send portions and rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that were declared to them. 🕊️

Nehemiah 8:9-11

🕊️ Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,

When it is in the power of your hand to do so.

Do not say to your neighbor, 

“Go, and come back, And tomorrow I will give it,”

When you have it with you.

Do not devise evil against your neighbor,

For he dwells by you for safety’s sake.

Do not strive with a man without cause,

If he has done you no harm. 🕊️

Proverbs 3:27-30

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Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord.

I pray You fill me with Your Spirit this day, may I live as Your child of the light.

May I bless others as You have blessed me and my family. 

May I have an open heart always, towards the poor.

May Your Spirit guide my steps and on every decision. 

Give me the wisdom to answer with knowledge, every time I open my mouth. 

Help me to keep my lips from parting when I don’t have anything good to speak. 

May my comments be a comfort to others who are struggling.

My heart is full! 

Jesus, You are the Joy of my salvation, all day long.

I raise my arms in praise and worshiping You Lord, for Your Grace, Mercy, and Peace.

My Joy is complete each time my actions and my words are a blessing to others.

May I shine Your light today, in all I say and do, in. Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ My son, do not forget my law,

But let your heart keep my commands;

For length of days and long life 

And peace they will add to you.

Let not mercy and truth forsake you;

Bind them around your neck,

Write them on the tablet of your heart,

And so find favor and high esteem

In the sight of God and man.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart,

And lean not on your own understanding;

In all your ways acknowledge Him,

And He shall direct your paths.

Do not be wise in your own eyes;

Fear the LORD and depart from evil.

It will be health to your flesh,

And strength to your bones.

Honor the LORD with your possessions,

And with the firstfruits of all your increase;

So your barns will be filled with plenty,

And your vats will overflow with new wine. 🕊️

Proverbs 3:1-10

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Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter!

All that I am and all that i possess, they are blessings from You O Lord.

I pray You fill me with Your Spirit this day Father!

May Your Word be engrained in my heart, as blood flowing through my veins, may I honor You with my whole being.

From the moment I rose up this morning until the moment I close my eyes this evening, my my thoughts be pure and my actions, as Your child of the Light, May I bring glory to Your Holy name Father, in all I say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, And his tongue talks of justice.

The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide.

The wicked watches the righteous, And seeks to slay him.

The LORD will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged.

Wait on the LORD, And keep His way, And He shall exalt you to inherit the land;

When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

I have seen the wicked in great power,

And spreading himself like a native green tree.

Yet he passed away, and behold, he was no more;

Indeed I sought him, but he could not be found. 🕊️

Psalms. 37:30-36

Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. 

Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. 

Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 

And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up.

And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. 

Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. 

The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

James 5:13-16

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Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter!

All that I am and all that I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

I lift All my children up before You this day, Danielle and her family, the boys, Jae Lee, Andrew, Cameron, Kyle, Jack and his family,  Julia, Andrew, and Aaliyah, Malachi, Natalie, Josiah, Marissa and her family, and Sharayah. 

May Your Spirit be upon each of them and may they sense Your presence in their lives. 

May Your Holy Light shine bright in each of them, and may they reflect that light in the darkness around them. May Your light and Love shine outward towards others in all they say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen! 

May Your Spirit fill me today Father.

May You bless me with the strength I need in every challenge I meet today.

I pray Your Spirit be my guide and may I walk in Your Way, in all I say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. 

Brood of vipers! 

How can you, being evil, speak good things? 

For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. 

But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. 

For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” 🕊️

Matthew 12:33-37

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Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter!

All that I am and all that i possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

I pray all men would be children of the light, however, because they are not, I lift up All my children and grandchildren before You Father. May Your Holy Spirit fill each heart and mind with Your Word and may we All walk in Your Way and as You Lead by Your Spirit.

I pray Lord, You bless my daughter Selah with Your heavenly wisdom and knowledge.

May Your angels watch over her and keep her safe, in all ways.

May she shine her light, Your Spirit, within her, in all she says and does this day.

Father, bless me this day with words of wisdom to share with Selah, to encourage her to walk with meaningful purpose and strength. May she sense Your Spirit’s lead and share Your Love with her fellow students and teachers.

Thank You Father, for hearing my petition and request for our daughter. May I walk in Your Spirit and shine Your light in all I say and do this day, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 

For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. 

But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.

If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. 

Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. 🕊️

James 1:19-27

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Good morning Father!

Thank. You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter!

Thank You for all that we are and possess, they are blessings from You O Lord.

In reflection of today’s scripture text, I pray Father, Your Spirit guide my steps toward being a doer of Your Word.

A recent celebration with my wife of 27 years has me looking into all the ways I can improve and become more efficient in the way we live and manage our time and all the blessings we have.

We had a visit from a special friend of ours, Cheri, who has been instrumental in orchestrating choir groups to perform at Christian music concerts, called SING!

During the years. we lived and served at St Lukes Lutheran Church in Bellevue, WA., I recorded every concert Cheri planned. Yesterday we talked about the outcomes of the most recent concert and different ways to edit and produce memorable and shorter clips for people to view, remember and share. 

Father God, growing older, It’s becoming more clear, how well we can think, look at each idea, and plan accordingly, considering our willingness to participate, our age, and what realistic physical help or assistance it will take to perform various tasks and projects on our heart to accomplish.

As a family, we are preparing for our daughter to begin middle school, and at a school she will attend for the first time. I pray Lord, may Your Spirit fill her and continue to gift her with the loving nature she has and a willingness to share that with her classmates and teachers. 

May she always be a light in the darkness around her, sharing her Love for life and her friends.

May Your angels watch over her and keep her safe.

I pray she develop new healthy relationships, which will last a lifetime. 

May she excel in her school work and may we continue to be present in her excitement and world of learning.

Lord, I pray for my entire family, friends, church members, and strangers.

May Your Spirit be present and lead us, may our hearts continue to look at our surroundings and really see the needs of our fellow man, just as we do for our most loved ones, seeing You in and through all our endeavors, as our guide and purpose in this life, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ LORD, I cry out to You;

Make haste to me!

Give ear to my voice when I cry out to You.

Let my prayer be set before You as incense,

The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth;

Keep watch over the door of my lips.

Do not incline my heart to any evil thing,

To practice wicked works with men who work iniquity;

And do not let me eat of their delicacies.🕊️

Psalms 141:1-4

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Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride!

Thank You for My beautiful daughter!

All I am and all I possess, they are blessings from your. Hand O Lord!

Thank You!

I arose this early morning, with a song in my heart, yet I didn’t recognize it.

I finished my morning prayers, then my morning routine, while sitting at the table just off our kitchen. 

I took my morning hand full of medications, ate some fruit and administered the eye drops as I do daily.

It was when I reached for one of my scripture reference booklets I use to compose my “Morning Prayers” post for my “Webholyman” Blog, “One minute prayers for men”, that’s when I found the song I rose to playing in my heart and my mind. 

I changed the page and moved the book ribbon attached, over to the next scripture reference, which is the Word I use in this morning’s post. 

As I read and then typed the scripture, I heard that music and words sung in my head, although not totally clear, mainly the chorus. 

I stopped my morning post creating, and I began looking up the song to the scripture words, so I might have closure in hearing the complete song and what I felt was a great message to focus on throughout my day.

I found it! 

It was a song created by a man, Marty, here in Washington, while at his musical residency stay at Holden Village, a recreation village in Washington.

I played it several times and sang along with it in a low voice so as not to wake up my family.

Then I was able to come back here, to my post and share the experience with you in today’s blog.

It doesn’t happen every day but quite often, in reading my morning scripture, I find an image, or a song, or some reference to scripture or devotion, taking God’s Word and crafting a message or simply including it in my morning prayer.

Father God, thank You for Your Word, and the Spirit of Your Word I find in my heart or by reading, I often receive my daily blessings just being close to You.

I lift up my family before You Father, I pray for their safety, that they seek Your Spirit’s leading and find rest in Your Word.

I pray You fill me this day afresh, with Your light, flowing through me and shining bright in and through me, in all I say  and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. 🕊️

Ephesians 6:10-20

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Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for our beautiful daughter, Selah!

In all we are and all we possess, we see You O Lord, blessing us with all things.

Thank You Father!

I lift up my eyes towards the heavens in the morning sky

I see You there watching over all things

I feel Your Spirit’s presence within me and flowing through me.

May Your angels guard over my family this day, and keep them safe.

Bless my children Father, may Your Spirit lead them and teach them Your Way and the path to follow as children of the light.

I lift up the sick and suffering in this world O Lord, may they receive Your mercy and grace in their healing and relief from their suffering.

My heart feels the pain of all parents who have lost a child, may Your Spirit comfort them and give them peace.

Above all Lord, may Your Spirit fill me this day and may Your light shine bright in and through all I say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality. 🕊️

Romans 12:9-13

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Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my Sweet Bride Amy!

Thank You for our beautiful daughter!

All the best we could hope for and experience, You have blessed us with O Lord.

These past 27 years of marriage, to my sweet bride, they have been awesome and very special to me. 

Thank You Father for Your Holy Spirit and blessing our time together!

I am so excited to our celebrating together this evening.

I look forward to all the best of the years to come, and special moments and memories with the one and only person who could provide me with all the best I could imagine, starting with a very bright friendship and someone I can share my every thought, without judgement, always a positive response, such a Caring, Loving walk together.

Thank You Lord!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. 

Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. 

He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. 

He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks. 

For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. 

For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. 

Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. 

For to this end Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living. 

But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? 

For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. 

For it is written:

“As I live, says the LORD,

Every knee shall bow to Me,

And every tongue shall confess to God.”

So then each of us shall give account of himself to God. 

Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother’s way.

Romans 14:5-13

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Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter!

“I count all as loss for the gospel of Jesus Christ!”

Thank You O Lord, for Your Holy Word!  As Paul wrote, “But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord,…” (Philippians 3:7-8)

I meditate on Your Word Lord, relating to what was written, having my own transforming experience and how much the Word and the Way is a part of me. 

As I live and breathe, I pray daily for Your Spirit O Lord, to Fill me and use me as a beacon of Your light, and Hope,  for all who walk aimlessly in the darkness around me.

I post my prayers and Your Holy Word, that the lost, in finding them, might read and be blessed, finding You above all things, a new beginning and walk of Faith, Believing on the name of Jesus Christ, as Lord and Savior. 

I lift up All my children, I lift up All my grandchildren, and I lift up All my great grandchildren, to You O Lord! I pray Your Spirit rest upon each of them this day, may their lives echo my heart’s passion, sharing this Faith and Hope which burns inside me. May their works exceed my works and may their Faith and path to Your light beam bright into the darkness around them.

Thank You for hearing me Father!

Bless me this day, fill my mind and heart with Your Holy Word.

May I always shine Your Light first, in all I say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.

For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. 🕊️

Romans 13:8-10

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Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter!

All my possessions and valuables Father, are wrapped up in my Faith and the Loved ones You have blessed me with in this life.

Thank You!

I pray Father, Fill Me with Your Spirit, expand my mind with the knowledge and understanding I might use to share Your Love, in the most rudimentary ways one can understand.

May I share Your Word and its Truth to others in words they understand. 

May I share more than my life story, but the ways in which Your Love for me saved me, and how Your mercy and compassion changed my life and the path of destruction I was headed, averted altogether.

I lift up All my children and All my grandchildren before You Father. 

May the light of Your Word touch their souls and cause them to action, the actions of Love and Compassion towards others around them who wander in the darkness. 

May Your Holy Spirit bless them with healing words they speak and strengthen their understanding of true Love. 

Dress them in Your full armor O Lord, to challenge and be challenged in every interaction with the unbelieving world around them. 

May they live and work amongst others who have themselves come to believe the very same Word they follow, Your Word and Your Way.

Thank You Father for All my Children and Grandchildren!

I pray You keep them safe this day.

May I walk this day in the Unity of Your Holy Spirit, and may Your Holy Light shine bright, in all I say and do, in Jesus’s name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ Repay no one evil for evil. 

Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. 

If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. 

Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. 

Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him;

If he is thirsty, give him a drink;

For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.”

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. 🕊️

Romans 12:17-22

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Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter!

Thank You Father, for Your angels watching over my loved ones, while they were away last evening.

All that I am and all that I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord.

Thank You!

I lift up my children before You Lord, I lift up my grandchildren before You O Lord, may they be blessed this day in their coming and goings. May they walk with a sense of Your Peace, knowing, by Faith, their trust is in You Father.

I thank You for their lives, for the little time I had with them, and for those I have never met, may they somehow feel or sense my love for them in You Father. Bless them and keep them safe.

I pray You fill me with Your Spirit this day O Lord.

May I hear Your Word and rejoice in it, as I always do. 

May I hear the songs of praise and my countenance be lifted up.

May I sense Your Spirit within me to shine Your Holy light in the darkness around me, in all I say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ Let love be without hypocrisy. 

Abhor what is evil. 

Cling to what is good. 

Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality.

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 

Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. 

Be of the same mind toward one another. 

Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. 

Do not be wise in your own opinion. 🕊️

Romans 12:9-16

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Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Bless me this day Lord. 

May Your Spirit rest on me today, and may Your light shine in and through me today, in all I say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!