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!

🕊️ Bless the LORD, O my soul;

And all that is within me, bless His holy name!

Bless the LORD, O my soul, 

And forget not all His benefits:

Who forgives all your iniquities, 

Who heals all your diseases,

Who redeems your life from destruction,

Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,

Who satisfies your mouth with good things,

So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

The LORD executes righteousness

And justice for all who are oppressed.

He made known His ways to Moses,

His acts to the children of Israel.

The LORD is merciful and gracious,

Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. 🕊️

Psalms 103:1-8

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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 count all as loss for my Faith and Belief in You, my Savior, O Lord!

Fill me with Your Spirit Father, may I shine Your light in the darkness around me this day, in all I say and do, may I bring glory to Your Holy Name, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. 

Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 

Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. 🕊️

Philippians 2:1-4

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

Thank You!

When we were on our journey to Seattle, from Spokane, about half way, or two hours into our journey, we stopped at the Columbia River to stretch our legs and capture some of its beauty.

No matter how many times I travel past this sight, O Lord, I’m constantly amazed at the wonder of Your creation and how spectacular it must have been when first created, and still is today!

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

May your light shine in the day, above all the heavens and earthly beauty. 

May all the people of this rock see Your amazing and glorious splendor!

May I shine Your light this day, in and through all I say and do, In Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ Now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words. 

For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.

As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.

Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. 

For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power. 🕊️

Colossians 2:4-10

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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 possess, they are because of Your rich blessings O Lord!

Thank You!

I pray Your Spirit fill me this day Father, as we travel to Seattle to do some work for an old friend.

I pray may we accomplish all that we set out to do. 

Bless Selah and I with Your angels to keep watch over us as we travel.

May the time we share together on our journey be fruitful and in the Spirit of Your Love Father.

I lift up All my children and All my grandchildren before You this day Father, I pray you Fill them with Your Spirit O Lord, and may they sense the mighty power of Your Word flowing in and through them, in all they say and do, may they bring glory to Your Holy name this day.

I continue to keep my sweet bride, Amy,  in Your care, at all times. 

I thank You for her life and all that she does for our family. 

May Your angels guard over her and keep her safe. 

May Your Spirit fill her with all the love and comfort she needs to assist the families of those who have passed and who seek her services, may she be a blessing.

Father, I pray Your Spirit fill my brother Mike this day! 

May your Word fill his mind and heart as he faces the challenges of his day, may he be a blessing and may his patience find the reward of the results he seeks.

Thank You O Lord for all that Your do for me and my loved ones, and I continue to pray without ceasing for the leaders of our Country and the leaders of this world, in their endeavors for Peace.

I lift up those who are sick and those who are suffering, may they be healed and help others who suffer likewise. I pray Your Spirit fill those ‘first responders’, who labor to help the people around them and keep them safe. 

So many prayers fill my mind and my heart O Lord, I feel the weight of the burden of all these things.

I put these needs upon Your shoulders O Lord, since there’s no way I could carry and minister to them.

May I walk this day as Your child of the light and shine Your Holy Light, in the darkness around me, in all I say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.

And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight— if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister. 🕊️

Colossians 1:19-23

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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 we have and possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

I lift up All my children before You Lord, may You bless them with Your Grace, Mercy, and Peace.

I pray each of them sense and know Your Spirit’s presence working in their lives.

May they each learn Your Word and follow Your Way, living a disciplined life of Faith.

May Your light shine bright in All my children and grandchildren, and may their lives be a beacon for others to follow, and lead back to You O Lord.  

Father, I lift up the sick and suffering this day, I pray for their healing and comfort as they heal.

Lord, I pray for the families in the loss of their loved ones, may they find You in their process of grieving.

I Pray for All the lost who walk aimlessly in the darkness, may Your light shine bright upon a clear path for them to follow, which leads back to You O Lord.

I pray Lord You bless me this day, with Your Holy Spirit, to guide me in all I say and do, may I bring glory to Your Holy name, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ He has shown you, O man, what is good;

And what does the LORD require of you

But to do justly,

To love mercy,

And to walk humbly with your God? 🕊️

( Micah 6:8 )

🕊️ Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.

“Judge not, and you shall not be judged. 

Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. 

Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 

Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. 

For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”

And He spoke a parable to them: “Can the blind lead the blind? 

Will they not both fall into the ditch? 

A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher. 

And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye? 

Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? 

Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother’s eye. 🕊️

( Luke 6:36-42 )

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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 but blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Always Remembering Your Holy Word, is my hope, my prayer, my petition.

May I continue reading Your Word daily, hearing Your voice in my mind, echoing Your scripture and seeking every opportunity to apply Your Word of truth, wisdom and knowledge, in my life, through my actions, and with the words I speak to others, may Your Words I share be as sweet fruit in my mouth, and in the ears of those whom I share it. 

Just sharing Your Word with my wife and our daughter yesterday, my spirit was lifted up as it was the first day I read it, so many years ago. Your Word is everything to me O Lord!

I pray for Your Spirit fill me and use me for this endeavor, that I might share Your Word, and may I demonstrate grace, mercy, and Love towards others, in all I say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

🕊️ Praise Yahweh! 🕊️

🕊️ This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. 

If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 

But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 

If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us. 🕊️

1 John 1:5-10

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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!

Praise God for His Mercy and Grace towards all human kind, that in His Great mercy and His Great sacrifice, sent His only son to live amongst us, to know us and see us and interact with us, to laugh with us and cry with us, to see our suffering, and to die for us, in order to save us from the law of sin within us, that we might find a way back to Him, just by following His path to life!

What great pain God had to suffer, seeing His only son die upon that tree, even knowing it was but for a short while and He would be resurrected from the dead, there was that moment in time, God saw and felt the suffering each of us feel when we lose a loved one, and not only did He do it for our salvation to be possible, He created a plan and shares it with us, whereby upon His return to judge this world and its inhabitants, He will destroy “Death” itself, and it will be no more.

We will live with Him forever and never experience the evil ways of sin and never be touched by pain and destruction. We will live together in a place filled with pure Love!

Praise You Yahweh!

I pray O Lord, every day, I might think of my two sons we lost, and the painful memory I have that will never go away, and may I have just a glimpse of what You must have felt in watching the suffering and death of Your only son, Jesus Christ.

Bless me this day Lord, fill me with Your Spirit, may Your divine light shine in and through me into the darkness all around me, and through all I say and do, this day, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? 

Run in such a way that you may obtain it. 

And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. 

Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown. 

Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. 

Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. 

But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified. 🕊️

1 Corinthians 9:24-27

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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!

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

Thank You!

I pray for Your Holy Spirit to fill me and use me for Your Glory this day!

I lift up my family and I lift up All my children and grandchildren, and I put them in Your hands Father.

May Your angels guard over them and keep them safe.

May they see and feel Your Spirit’s presence in their life and may they feel the confidence, in Faith, You are guiding them along their Way.

I pray My Faith and my continued prayers reach Your throne of Grace this day Father.

I lift up those who are suffering and I pray for their healing. 

May Your Mercy and Grace be upon the hungry and the homeless and provide them rest, may they be fed and their body healed, may they find a place to call their home.

I lift up all those who have lost their loved ones; their children, a brother or sister, a husband or a wife, a friend or neighbor, may Your Spirit comfort those who mourn.

Comfort them with the memory of those now in Your care.

May they find and come to know the hope of their Salvation and everlasting life, through faith and believing in Jesus Christ.

Thank You Lord, for hearing me this day.

May I walk in the light, as Your child, and shine Your light in the darkness around me, in all I say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen! 

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️  For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written:

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,

And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”

Where is the wise? 

Where is the scribe? 

Where is the disputer of this age? 

Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 

For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. 

For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 

Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, & the weakness of God is stronger than men. 🕊️

1 Corinthians 1:18-25

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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 I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

I feel so blessed and sheltered by You Lord.

I have experienced Your grace many times in my life, and witnessed Your hand of protection over me.

You are always there with me and in me, working to mold me and shape me as Your child of light.

My worst days of misery and suffering, they are but a whisper before the loud cries for relief from the suffering of this age.

I see and hear of so much suffering and death. 

The wise wealthy men of this world watch as men, women, and children are slaughtered.

What manner of man am I to see these things and not feel guilty, just asking for God to heal my simple cold or bless me this day along my easy going life filled with everything I could ever want or need.

I pray Father, may you relieve the suffering of this world, bring Peace to all peoples. 

May Your righteous judgement be revealed and I pray You stay the execution of the innocent.

I pray O Lord, my children, my grandchildren, and all who come after them, see and hear from on High!

May they see Your Holy Word at work in the actions of righteous men before them. 

May they continue my petition for relief for the poor, and those suffering around them. 

May they act on opportunities of service and helping where their lives make a difference. 

Use them for Your service O Lord!

May they discern their purpose amongst the lost and may their light shine amongst all people. 

I share my words of Faith and Family here on my blog, may I be used as Your instrument of Hope, Your Love, Mercy, and Grace to all men who have scales over their eyes.

I lift up all these, my thoughts and look to You Father for all answers to my request.

Fill me with Your Spirit this day Father!

May I walk as Your child of the light and may I shine Your holy light, in all I say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️  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.

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 12:16-21

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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 possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Bless me with Your Spirit, Fill my mind and heart with Your Love and Grace towards all men.

I pray for our babygirl, may she take the time today to see Your creation and appreciate its beauty.

May she experience new friendships in her world around her.

I pray our family, Your children of the light, shine bright this day, in all we say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise. Yahweh!

🕊️ Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty,

And before honor is humility.

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;

He who keeps understanding will find good.

Listen to counsel and receive instruction,

That you may be wise in your latter days.

There are many plans in a man’s heart,

Nevertheless the LORD’s counsel—that will stand.

What is desired in a man is kindness,

And a poor man is better than a liar.

The fear of the LORD leads to life,

And he who has it will abide in satisfaction;

He will not be visited with evil. 🕊️

Proverbs 18:12, 19:8, 20-23

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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 possess I count as blessings from You Lord.

I pray my countenance may show my joy in life, when struggling through hard times, and when experiencing good times as well. 

I pray Lord, may I walk Spirit filled and prepared for the challenges ahead of me today. 

May I walk humbly before You O Lord, and may my faith increase as each moment passes.

I pray for Your wisdom in my speaking and knowledge where faced with difficult decisions. 

Help my O Lord to live my life as an example my children want to follow.

May I walk in confidence, knowing I am Your child of the light and Your Spirit shines bright in and through me, in all I say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!