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AUG.
24.
2022-
WED.

Scripture:Luke8: 43-48
(43)Nowawoman,havi ngaf lowofbl oodf ortwel veyears,whohads pentallherl
iveli
hoodon
phys i
ciansandc ouldnotbeheal edbyany,( 44)c amef rom behindandt ouchedthebor derof
His gar ment . And i mmedi at el
y her f low of bl ood s t
opped. ( 45) And J es us
said,“Whot ouc hedMe? ”
Whenal ldeniedi t
,Pet erandt hosewi thhi ms ai
d,“ Mas t
er ,themul t
it
udest hr
ongandpr ess
You,and You say,‘
Whot ouc hedMe? ’” (46)But J
es us
said,“Somebodyt ouc hedMe,f orIper ceivedpowergoi ng
outf r
om Me. ”(47)Now whent hewomans aw thats hewasnothi dden,s hecamet rembling;
andf all
ingdownbef oreHi m,s hedec l
aredt oHi mi nthepr esenceofal lthepeoplet hereas on
she had t ouc hed Hi m and how s he was heal ed immedi ately.(48)And He s aid t o
her,“Daught er,beofgoodc heer ;yourf ait
hhasmadeyou
wel l
.Goi npeac e.”

Obs ervati
on:
Jesuss ai
dt hi
s(v48)toawomanwhohasbeens i
ckfor12year
s.Shewasmadewel
lbecaus
eof
herf ait
h,herbel i
efthatifshetouchesJesus
'garmentthenher12year
sofsuff
eri
ngwould
stop,andi tdids top,herfai
thall
owedhert obehealed.Jes
usnotic
edwhathappenedand
confirmedwi t
hHi sownwor dsthatherfai
thmadeherwell.

Appl
i
c at
ion:
-Bel
ieve&havef ai
thinJesus&Hisheali
ng.
-Int
hemi dstofhards
hip,hopel
ess
ness,andsi
cknes
sal
wayshavef
ait
handt
urnt
oGod.

Prayer:
DearLor d,thank You forYourmer cy and neverending kindnes
s.Thank you f
orYour
protect
ionandforkeepi
ngmeheal t
hy.Lord,pl
easehelpmet rustandhavef ai
thi
nyoueven
duringdif
fi
cul
tsit
uati
ons.LetYourwil
lbedoneinmyl i
fe,i
nJesusnameIpr ay,Amen!

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AUG. 25.2022-THU.
Sc r
ipt ur
e:Luke9: 10- 17
10Andt heapos tles,whent heyhadr etur
ned,toldHi m allthattheyhaddone.ThenHet ook
them and went as ide pr ivatel
yi nt o a des er
t ed pl ac e belonging t o the c itycalled
Bet hsaida.11Butwhent hemul ti
tudesknew i t,theyf oll
owedHi m;andHer eceivedthem and
spoket ot hem aboutt heki ngdom ofGod,andheal edt hos ewhohadneedofheal i
ng.12When
thedaybegant owearaway,t het wel vec ameands ai
dt oHi m,"Sendt hemul ti
tudeaway,t hat
theymaygoi ntot hes urroundi ngt ownsandc ount ry,andl odgeandgetpr ovi
sions;forwear e
i
nades er tedplaceher e.
"13ButHes aidtothem," Yougi vet hem s omet hi
ngt oeat."Andt hey
said," Wehavenomor ethanf iveloavesandt wof is h,unles swegoandbuyf oodf orallt
hes e
peopl e."14Fort her ewer eaboutf ivet housandmen.ThenHes aidt oHi sdisci
ples,"
Maket hem
sitdowni ngroupsoff if
ty."15Andt heydi dso,andmadet hem allsi
tdown.16ThenHet ook
thef i
vel oavesandt het wof i
sh,andl ookingupt oheaven,Hebl essedandbr oket hem,and
gavet hem t othedi scipl
est os etbef orethemul ti
tude. 17Sot heyal lat eandwer efil
l
ed,and
twel vebas ketsoft heleftoverf r
agment sweretakenupbyt hem.

Obser
vat i
on:
WhatIc an'thelpbutnoti
ceinthisScr
iptur
eisthat
,eventhoughJ es
usandHisdisci
pleswer e
meeti
ngpr ivat
elyinadesert
edpl ac
e,themult
it
udes omehowknewandc ametomeetJ esus.I
f
inditabs olut
elyamazingthatJesusdidnotsendt hem away,butins
teadHemi ni
steredt o
t
hem,t el
li
ngt hem aboutthekingdom ofGod,Heheal edthosewhower esi
ck,andasi fthat
wasn'
tenoughHeals
omi r
acul
ousl
yfed allf
ive-
thous
and ofthem.Jes
us'kindnes
salways
l
eavesmeinawe.Wes eei
nthesever
sesthatJesusi
sourteac
her,ourheal
er,ourprovi
der
,
andourmir
acl
ewor
ker.

Appl
i
cati
on:
Li
keJes
usIwil
lbeki
nd,hos
pit
abl
e,andgener
ous
,sot
hatpeopl
ewi
l
lseeaChr
ist
li
keat
ti
tude
i
nme.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather
,thankYou f orblessi
ng me wi th Yourwor dt oday,t
hankYou for
remindingmet ohaveaChri
stl
i
keat t
itudesot hatother
swillseeJesusinme.Lord,hel
pmet o
stayobedientt
oYouandYourwi l
lformyl i
fe.IloveYouLord,inJesus'nameIpray,Amen!

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AUG.26.2022- FRI
.
Scri
pture:Luke10: 38-41
38Now i thappenedast heywentt hatHeent er
edac ert
ainvil
lage;andac er
tai
nwoman
namedMar thawel comedHi mint oherhouse.39Ands hehadas i
stercall
edMary,whoalsosat
atJesus'feetandhear dHi swor d.40ButMar t
hawasdi st
ract
edwi thmuc hservi
ng,ands he
approachedHi m ands aid,"Lord,doYounotc arethatmys ist
erhasl ef
tmet os er
vealone?
Thereforetellhert ohelpme. "41AndJ esusans weredands aidtoher ,"Mar
tha,Martha,you
arewor ried and troubled aboutmanyt hi
ngs.42" Butonet hi
ng isneeded,and Mar yhas
chosent hatgoodpar t,whi c
hwi llnotbetakenawayf rom her.
"

Obs er
vati
on:
I
nt hispassageofScri
ptur
e,wes eeMarthawhoisc aughtupinworryingands er
ving,andwe
als
os eeMar y,whoinst
eadofhelpinghersi
steri
ns er
vingtheguests
,s hegaveimpor t
ancet
o
l
isteni
ngtoJ esus
.
Oftenitiseas yf
orust olosesi
ghtofwhatwes houldbeprior
it
izi
ng.Ourpr i
ori
tys houl
dbe
Jesus,notourworldl
yworries
.

Appl
i
cation:
-Togiveimpor
tancet
olear
ningmor eaboutJ
esus
.
-Tonotlosesi
ghtofmypri
orit
iesbecaus
eofmanydi
str
act
ionsandwor
ri
es.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFather,thankYouforremindingmet oputYoufirs
t.ThankYouforhel
pingme
seeanddi s
cernwhati simport
anttomeandmys pi
ri
tualgrowt
h.Lord,pl
easehel
pandguide
mei ndoingYourwi l
l
,helpmet oalwaysc hooset
he" goodpart
."Letmypassi
ontoknowYou
mor egrow.ThankYouf orthi
sdayandf oreveryt
hingYou'vedoneforme.IloveYouLord,i
n
Jesus'
nameIpr ay,Amen!

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AUG. 27.2022-SAT.
Scripture:Luke11:
34-36
34" Thel ampofthebodyist
heeye.Ther
efor
e,whenyoureyei sgood,yourwholebodyalsois
fullofl i
ght.Butwhenyoureyeisbad,yourbodyal s
oi sful
lofdarkness.35"
Theref
oretake
heedt hattheli
ghtwhic
hisinyouisnotdarkness.36"Ifthenyourwholebodyi sf
ullofl
i
ght,
havingnopar tdar
k,thewhol
ebodywi l
lbefulloflight,aswhenthebr i
ghtshi
ningofalamp
givesyoul ight
."

Observat
ion:
I
nver se35,i
ttel
l
sust o"t
akeheed,"meani
ngtobec aref
ul.Becar
efulofwhat?Wemus tbe
car
efulofwhatwesee,ofwhatpas
sesthr
oughoureyes.Someti
meswet hi
nkthatwhatwesee
i
sgood,butweneedt obec arefulandmakes uret hatitr
eall
yisgoodandt hatitispleasi
ngt o
God,bec ausenotallthatisbeaut if
ulisli
ght,itmi ghtbedar knessindis
guise.Ifitisnotof
Chri
st,bewar ebec
ausei nverse34i tsays"whenyoureyei sgood,yourwholebodyal soisf ul
l
ofli
ght.Butwhenyoureyei sbad,yourbodyal soi sful
lofdar knes
s,"whenwhatyous how
youreyesi sgood(forex ample:readi
ngt heBible)thenyouwi l
lbefil
l
edwi t
hl i
ght,buti fyou
show youreyesbadt hings(forex ample:peoplecur s
ing,watchingbadmovi es,andet c)then
youwi l
lbef i
l
ledwit
hdar kness,andmi ghtevenfoll
owi t,t
hatiswhyweneedt obec areful.

Appl
i
cation:
-Imustbec aref
ulinwhatIl
etmysel
fsee.
-Tofi
llmyselfwit
honlythi
ngsthati
sofChri
st.
-TopleaseGodwi thmyacti
onsbyhavinggoodst
ewar
dshi
povermyeyes
.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFather,thankYouf orthisdayandf orYourword.Lord,IprayforYourhelpin
l
ivi
ngr i
ght
eousl
y,Ipr aythatYouwi l
lgrantmestrengthandwi s
dom duringti
mesIneedt hem.
Lord,t
hankYouf orYourl ove,mercy,andneverendingkindness.Il
oveYouLor dandIglori
fy
Yourname,inJesus'nameIpr ay,Amen!

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AUG.28.2022-SUN.
Scr
ipture:Luke12:22-24
22ThenHes aidtoHisdisc
ipl
es,"Ther
eforeIsayt
oyou,donotwor r
yaboutyourli
fe,whatyou
wil
leat;noraboutt hebody,whatyouwi l
lputon.23Li
feismorethanfood,andt hebodyi s
moret hanc l
othi
ng.24Cons i
dertheravens,f
ortheynei
thersownorreap,whic
hhavenei ther
st
orehous enorbarn;andGodf eedsthem.Ofhowmuc hmor eval
ueareyouthanthebirds
?

Obser
vati
on:
I
fGodc aresforeventher avens
,howmuc hmorewi l
lHec ar
eforus?Hei
sourFatherandwe
areHi
sc hil
dren,Godwi l
ltakecareofus.Iknow thatmos tofthet
imewearewor r
iedabout
somet
hing,butnot hi
nggoodwi l
lcomefrom worr
ying,itonl
yshowsourl
ackoftr
ustinGod's
powertoprovide.Godlovesusandwi l
lneverl
eaveust ogohungry.

Appli
cat
ion:
-Trustt
hatGodwillalwaysprovi
de.
-Tonotwor r
yaboutmynec essi
ti
esandtoconc
entr
ateondoi
ngGod'
swi
l
l.
-ToalwaysbethankfultoGodandHi sgoodnes
s.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather,thankYouf oralwaysprovi
dingf ormyneeds .Iknow thatmos
tofthe
ti
meIf eelanxious,butLor d,mywor r
iesareinsi
gnif
icantinf r
ontofYou,s ohelpmecastmy
worries,anxiousness,andfearsaway.HelpmeLor dtot rustinYoumor e.ThankYouLor
df or
Yourc ontinuouspr otect
ionandpr ovi
sionovermyf amily,IthankYouforYourgoodnessand
forever yt
hingYou' vedone.Il oveYouLor dandIgl or i
fyYourname,i nJ esus
'nameIpray,
Amen!

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AUG.29.2022-MON.
Scri
pture:Luke13:1-5
1Ther ewer epr esentatt hatseas
ons omewhot oldHim aboutt heGal i
leanswhosebl ood
Pil
ate hadmi ngled withtheirsacr
ifi
ces.2And Jes usanswered and s ai
dt ot hem,“
Do you
supposet hattheseGalil
eanswerewor sesi
nnersthanallot
herGal i
l
eans ,becausetheysuf
fered
suchthings?
3Itellyou,no;butunl essyourepentyouwi l
lalll
ikewis
eperish.4Ort hoseeighteenonwhom
thet owerinSil
oam fel
land kil
l
ed t
hem,doyouthi
nkthatt
heywerewor sesinner
sthan
allothermen who dweltinJ er
usal
em?5Itel
lyou,no;butunl
ess you r
epentyou wil
l
alll
ikewis
eperi
sh.

Obs er
vati
on:
Repentanceisneeded.I nverse2,Jesusaskedifitwasbec aus
etheywer ewor sesi
nnersthan
othersthatt heysufferedli
kethat( backthens omebelievedthatbecausepeopl edidbad
thi
ngs,badt hingswillli
kewi
sehappent othoses amepeople)butJesusansweredhimselfand
sai
d" no,
"bec auseallhaves i
nned(Rom.3:
23),andi nt
heeyesofGods inissti
llsi
nnomat t
er
hows mallofas inyou'vecommitt
edi ti
ssti
l
lsin,andunles
swer epentwewi l
lsurel
yperi
shand
neverenterintothekingdom ofGod.

Appl
icat
ion:
-Choosetoturnawayf rom s
inandwhatc aus
edmet os
in.
-Repentandas kGodf orf
orgiveness.
-ThankGodf orgrant
ingmet hegi f
tofrepentanc
e.

Prayer:
DearHeavenlyFather,t
hankYouf orthi
sdayandf orthemeani ngf
ulmessageYou'
vegivenme
toponderupont oday.Lord,thankYouf ort
hegi ftofrepentanceYou'
vegiventome.Helpme
Lordt o al
wayss tayobedientt o You.Lord,pleasef or
givemeofanyac tsofwrong I
'
ve
commi t
tedagai
ns tYou.ThankYouf orYourloveandmer cy,Il
oveYouLor d,i
nJes
us'nameI
pray,Amen!

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AUG. 30.2022-TUE.
Scri
pt ur
e:Luke14: 7-11
7SoHet oldapar abletot hosewhower einvited,whenHenot edhow theyc hoset hebest
places,sayingt othem:8" Whenyouar einvi
tedbyanyonet oaweddi ngfeast,donots i
tdown
i
nt hebes tplace,lestonemor ehonorablethanyoubei nvitedbyhim;9andhewhoi nvi
ted
youandhi mc omeands ayt oyou,'
Giveplacet ot hi
sman, 'andthenyoubegi nwi t
hs hamet o
taket helowes tplace.10Butwhenyouar einvited,goands i
tdowni nthelowes tplace,sothat
whenhewhoi nvitedyouc omeshemays aytoyou,' Fri
end,gouphi gher.
'Thenyouwi l
lhave
glor
yi nt hepr esenceoft hosewhos i
tatt het ablewithyou. 11Forwhoeverex al
tshims el
fwil
l
behumbl ed,andhewhohumbl eshi
ms el
fwillbeex al
ted.
"

Obs er
vat
ion:
Jesusisteac
hing/tel
li
ngust obutawayourpr i
deandbec omehumbl e.Intheparable,He
tal
kedabouthowapr oudper s
onchosethebestpl
aceforhimsel
fbutwasthenaskedtomove
andmakewayf oranother.I
nvers
e11i tsays"
Forwhoeverexal
tshi
ms el
fwil
lbehumbled,and
hewhohumbl eshims el
fwil
lbeex al
ted,
"Don'twantforahigherplaceandinst
eadletGod
moveyouupHi mself
.

Appl
ic
ati
on:
-Lear
ntohavehumil
i
ty
-Choosetos
tayhumblei
nanys
ituat
ion

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFather
,thankYouf orthedayt odayandf ort
heles
sonofhumi l
i
t y.Helpme
Lordtoalwaysst
ayhumbl e,andpl eas
ec ont
inuetoguidemewhenIdon' tknow whatt odo.
Lord,t
hankYouf oral
wayspr ovidi
ngformyneedsandf oral
wayspr
otec
tingmyf amily.Il
ove
YouandIglori
fyYou,i
nJ esus
' nameIpray,Amen!

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AUG. 31.2022- WED.
Scri
pt ure:Luke15: 17-24
17Butwhenhec amet ohi ms elf,hes aid,'
Howmanyofmyf ather
'shireds ervantshavebr ead
enoughandt os pare,andIper ishwi thhunger !18Iwi llari
seandgot omyf ather,andwi l
lsay
tohim," Father,Ihaves innedagai nstheavenandbef oreyou,19andIam nol ongerwor t
hyt o
bec alledyours on.Makemel i
keoneofyourhi r
eds ervants.
"20Andhear oseandc amet ohis
fat
her .Butwhenhewass t
il
lagr eatwayof f,hisfat
hers awhim andhadc ompas si
on,andr an
andf ellonhi snec kandki ssedhi m.
21Andt hes ons aidtohi m,' Father ,Ihaves innedagai nstheavenandi nyours ight,andam no
l
ongerwor thyt obec alledyours on.'22Butt hefathers aidtohisservants,'Bringoutthebes t
robeandputi tonhi m,andputar ingonhi shandands andalsonhi sfeet.23Andbr i
ngt he
fat
tedc alfhereandki llit,andl etuseatandbemer ry;24f orthismys onwasdeadandi sal i
ve
again;hewasl ostandi sf ound.'Andt heybegant obemer r
y.

Obs ervati
on:
Liket hefatheri
ntheparabl
e,ourHeavenl yFatherisal
wayswaiti
ngf orust
or et
urntoHim,
andHei shappywhenwef i
inal
l
yf indourwaybac kt
oHi m.Alt
houghwes t
rayfrom Hi
m
somet imesand thi
nkwear eunwor thy,Hestil
lac c
eptsand f
orgivesuswhenweas kfor
forgiveness.Hel
ovesuss
omuc hthatHec el
ebratesourr
etur
n.

Appl
i
cati
on:
-Toalwaysbegratef
ulforGod'
sloveandfai
thf
ulness
.
-Tonotstrayawayfrom GodandHiswil
l.
-ToalwaysaskHimforforgi
venesswhenIdowr ong.

Prayer:
DearHeavenlyFather,thankYouforthisday.ThankYouf orYourLoveandMer cy.Andthank
Youf oralwaysaccepti
ngmewi thopenar ms .Lord,ther
ear eti
meswhereIstrayawayf r
om
Yourwi l
landIam al wayssograt
efulforYourf or
giveness.Hel
pmeLor dtostayobedientto
YouandYourwi ll
.IloveYouLordandIgl or
if
yYourname,i nJ es
us'nameIpr
ay,Amen!

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SEPT.01.2022-THU.
Scri
pture:Luke16: 10-12
10Hewhoi sfai
thfuli
nwhatisl
easti
sfai
thf
ulal
soinmuc h;andhewhoisunjus
tinwhatis
l
eastisunj ustalsoi
nmuc h.
11Ther eforeifyouhavenotbeenf ai
thf
ulintheunr
ight
eousmammon,whowi l
lcommitt
o
yourtrus tthet r
uer i
ches12Andi
fyouhavenotbeenfai
thfulinwhati
sanot
herman's
,who
wil
lgiveyouwhati syourown?

Obs ervat
ion:
Likei tsaysi nt heverse,how canwebet r
ustwort
hywi t
hourt hingsifwear enoteven
trustworthyint hethi
ngsofot hers
?How canGodt r
ustuswithanyt hingbigwhenwec annot
evenbet rustedwiththesmallthi
ngsHehasal
readytrus
teduswi t
h?I fwec annotevenremain
fait
hfulint hethingswear etrust
edwit
h,iti
sbettertonotbeent rustedwi t
hanythingatall
.
Thati swhyasaChr i
sti
anwehavet os
tri
veinbecomingfait
hfulandt r
ust
wor t
hyinevent he
smallestthings.

Appl
i
cati
on:
-Tobecomefaithf
uli
nthethi
ngsentr
ustedtome.
-Tobecomes omeonetr
ust
worthyintheeyesofGod.
-Toalwaysbejoyf
ulatt
aki
ngc ar
eofthethingst
hatar
eent
rus
tedt
ome.

Pr
ayer
:
DearHeavenl
yFat
her
,thankYouf
ort
oday'
smes
sage.ThankYouf
ort
rus
tingmewi
ths
mal
l
t
hingsthatYouknow Icanhandle.Lord,t
hankYouf ornevergi
vingmeabur denthat
'stoo
muchf orme.HelpmeLor dtoliveforYouandt obec omeagoods tewar
dinthingsIam
t
rustedwit
h.Helpmeremainfai
thfulandobedientinfol
lowi
ngYou.ThankYouf orYourlove,
car
e,andmer c
y.Il
oveYouandglor i
fyYourname,inJesusnameIpray,Amen!

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SEPT. 02.2022- FRI


.
Scripture:Luke17: 11-19
11Now i thappenedasHewentt oJ erusalem thatHepas sedt hroughthemi dstofSamar i
a
andGal il
ee.12ThenasHeent eredac ert
ainvi l
lage,ther
emetHi mt enmenwhower elepers,
whos t
oodaf arof f
.13Andt heyl i
ft
edupt heirvoicesands aid,"Jesus,Master,havemer c
yon
us!"14SowhenHes awt hem,Hes aidt othem," Go,showyour s
elvest ot
hepr i
est
s."Andsoi t
wast hatast heywent ,theywer ecleansed.15Andoneoft hem,whenhes aw thathewas
heal ed,returned,andwi t
hal oudvoi ceglor if
iedGod,16andf el
ldownonhi sf aceatHisfeet,
givingHi mt hanks .AndhewasaSamar it
an.17SoJ esusans weredands aid," Weretherenot
tenc l
eansed?Butwher earethenine?18Wer et herenotanyf oundwhor eturnedt ogiveglor
y
toGodex ceptt hi
sforei
gner?"19AndHes aidt ohim," Ar
ise,goyourway.Yourf ai
thhasmade
youwel l
."

Observati
on:
Thetenleperscr
iedouttoJesustohavemercyonthem (tohealt
hem f
rom t
hei
rlepr
osy)
.Aft
er
theywer eheal
ed,onlyonereturnedtogi
vethanksandgl ori
fyGod.Weshoul
dn'tbeli
kethe
ninewhodi dn'
tgi vethei
rthanks,butwes houldfol
low theexampleoftheonlyleper(A
samarit
an)whor et
urnedtogl
or i
fyandgi
vethankstoJesus.

Appl
i
cati
on:
-Toalwaysbethankfulwhent hankf
ulnes
si sdue.
-Toalwayspr
aiseHim &gl or
if
yHi snamef orallt
hebl
ess
ingHe'
sgi
venme.
-Tohaveaheartfil
l
edwi thgratit
udetowar dsHim.
-Tonotbeashamedt oshoutoutmyt hankf ul
nes
stot
heLord.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather,t
hankYoufortheremi
ndert
oalwaysbethankful.ThankYouf orYour
goodnes sinmyl i
fe.ThankYoufortheli
feYou'
vegi
venme.Lord,pleasehelpmet oalways
st
ayt hankfultowardsYou.HelpmetonottakeanyofYourbl
essi
ngsf orgranted.Il
oveYou
andglorif
yYourname,i nJesus
'name,Amen!

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SEPT.03.2022-SAT.
Scri
pture:Luke18:22-24
22SowhenJ esusheardt hesethi
ngs ,Hes aidtohim,"Yous t
il
llackonething.Sel
lallthatyou
haveanddi st
ri
butetot hepoor ,andyouwi llhavetr
easureinheaven;andc ome,follow Me."
23Butwhenhehear dthis,hebec amever ys orr
owful
,forhewasver yric
h.24AndwhenJ es
us
sawt hathebec ameverys or
rowful,Hes ai
d,"Howhar ditisforthosewhohaver ichest oenter
thekingdom ofGod!25Fori tiseasierforac ameltogot hr
ought heeyeofaneedl et hanfora
ri
chmant oentertheki ngdom ofGod. "26Andt hosewhohear ditsaid,"Whot henc anbe
saved?"27ButHes ai
d,"Thet hi
ngswhi char eimpossi
blewithmenar epossibl
ewi t
hGod. "

Observati
on:
I
tishar dforsomeonewhoi sr
ichorforsomeonewhoval uesric
hestoent erthekingdom of
God.It'
shardf oranyonewhoisatt
achedtothei
rworldlypossessi
onstos acr
if
iceallHehas.
Butit
'snotimpos s
ibl
etodobecaus
eGodmadei tpos
sibleforustobes aved.

Appl
i
cat
ion:
-Asafol
l
owerofChri
stImustputHimf i
rstaboveeveryt
hing.
-Imus
ttossas
ideanyatt
achmentsIhavewi t
hworldlyposses
sions
.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather,t
hankYouf ormaki
ngitpos
siblef
ormet obesaved.ThankYouLordfor
Yourlove&mer cy.Lor
d,pleas
ehel pmes t
ayfai
thfult
oYou,andhel pmet onotc l
i
ngont o
mat er
ialt
hings,butinsteadtocl
ingontoYou&Yourwor d.Il
oveYou&gl ori
fyYourname,in
Jesus'nameIpr ay,Amen!

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SEPT. 04.2022- SUN.


Scri
pt ure:Luke19: 1-10
1ThenJ esusent eredandpas s
edt hroughJ eri
cho.2Now behol d,t herewasamannamed
Zacc haeuswhowasac hieftaxc ol
lector,andhewasr ich.3Andhes oughtt oseewhoJ esus
was ,butc ouldnotbec aus eofthec rowd,f orhewasofs hortstature.4Soher anaheadand
cli
mbedupi ntoas ycamor etreet os eeHi m,f orHewasgoi ngt opas sthatway.5Andwhen
Jesusc amet ot hepl ace,Hel ookedupands aw hi
m,ands ai
dt ohim," Zac chaeus,makehas te
andc omedown,f ort odayImus ts tayatyourhous e."6Sohemadehas teandc amedown,and
receivedHi mjoyfully.7Butwhent heys awi t,theyallc
ompl ai
ned,s aying,"Hehasgonet obea
gues twi thamanwhoi sas i
nner."8ThenZac chaeusstoodands aidt otheLor d,"Look,Lord,I
give halfofmygoodst ot he poor ;and i fIhave t aken anything from anyone byf alse
accus ati
on,Ir estoref our f
old."9AndJ esuss aidtohim,"Todays alvati
onhasc omet othi
shous e,
becaus eheal soisas onofAbr aham;10f ortheSonofManhasc omet os eekandt osavethat
whic hwasl ost.
"

Obs er
vati
on:
LikeZacchaeus,wes houl
ddoallwecantogettoJ es
us. Thepeoplewhocompl
ainedsayi
ng
thatJesusbecameagues tofasi
nnerwer
eshortsi
ghtednotseei
ngthatt
heywer
ealsosi
nners.
Noone,nomat terhowmuc hofasi
nnert
heyare,arebeyondsavi
ng.

Appli
cati
on:
-Iwil
lalwaysdoallIc
antos eekJesus.
-Iwil
lalwaysbeeagerandjoyfuli
ns eeki
ngJes
us.
-Iwillnotletwhatapersonhasdonei nthepasthi
ndermef
rom l
ett
ingt
hem know about
Jes
us.

Prayer:
DearHeavenlyFather
,thankYouf orYourkindnessandf
ort
hesalvat
ionYou'vegivenme.Lord,
helpmet oseekYouwi theagerness.Helpmet oknowYoumore.Lord,hel
pmet oalwayss
tay
obedienttoYourinst
ructi
ons&Yourwi l
l
.ThankYouLordf
orYourlove&mer c
y.IloveYou&
gl
or i
fyYourname,inJesus'nameIpr ay,Amen!

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SEPT.05.2022- MON.
Scr
ipture:Luke20: 22-25
22Isitlawf ulforustopayt axestoCaes arornot?
"23ButHeper cei
vedthei
rcraft
iness
,and
sai
dt othem," Whydoyout estMe?24ShowMeadenar i
us.Whos ei
mageandi nscr
ipti
ondoes
i
thave? "Theyans weredands aid,"Caes
ar's
."25AndHes ai
dtot hem,"Rendertheref
oreto
Caesarthet hingsthatareCaesar
's,andtoGodt hethi
ngsthatar
eGod' s
."

Observati
on:
I
ns hort,gi
vetoGodwhatbelongst
oHi
m.Whi
char
eourt
it
hes
,wor
shi
p,gl
ory,honor
,pr
ais
e,
ourli
fe,basi
cal
l
yourever
ythi
ng.
Appl
i
c at
ion:
-Iwi
lloffermywhol
eli
fet
oGod,asHi
scr
eat
ioni
tismydut
ytogi
vebac
ktoGodwhati
sHi
s.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather,thankYou forYourmes s
agetoday,and thankYou forgivi
ng me
understandi
ng.Lord,hel
pmehavet hewil
li
ngnesstos
erveYouwholeheart
edlyandtowantto
offerupmyever ythingtoYou.Thankyouf orYourl
ove,mercy,andkindness
.IloveYou&
gl
or i
fyYou,i
nJ es
usnameIpr ay,Amen!

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SEPT.
06.2022-TUE.
Scr
iptur
e:Luke21: 3-
4
1AndHel ookedupands awtheri
chput ti
ngthei
rgiftsintothetr
eas
ury,2andHes awal
soa
cer
tai
npoorwi dowputt
ingi
nt womi t
es.3SoHes aid,"Trul
yIsaytoyouthatt
hispoorwi
dow
hasputinmor ethanal
l
;4forallt
heseoutoft hei
rabundanc ehaveputinoff
eringsf
orGod,
butsheoutofherpovertyputi
nalltheli
veli
hoodthatshehad. "

Observati
on:
ThewomanJ es
uswast alki
ngabouthasputinani nsi
gnif
icantamountasherof f
eri
ng.Butin
Jes
us 'eyes,herof
fer
ingwasf argr
eatert
hananyoneel sewhohadgi vendur i
ngt hatti
me,
becaus ethatwomanbar elyhadanythi
ngbuts hesti
l
lgaveawayherever ythi
ng.Theamount
yougi vedoesnotmatter,whatmat t
ersist
hatyou'
rewill
i
ngandj oyf
ultogive,andthatyou'
re
wil
l
ingt ogiveupyourever yt
hingtoGod.

Appl
i
cat
ion:
-Tobesincer
ewhengivi
ng.
-Tobewi l
l
ingtogi
veupmyever
ythi
ngt
oGod.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather,thankYoufortodayandforYourword.Lord,pl
easehelpmetobec ome
ajoyfulgiver
,andpl easehelpmet ohavethewil
li
ngnesstoserveYou.Lord,pl
eas
ehelpmet o
st
ay det ermi
ned in bei ng obedi
entto Yourwor d.Thank You LordforYourc onti
nuous
protect
ionandpr ovisi
on,IloveYouandglori
fyYou,inJes
us'nameIpray,Amen!

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SEPT. 07. 2022- WED.


Sc ri
pt ur e:Luke22: 42- 63
42s ayi ng," Father,i fitisYourwi l
l,taket hi scupawayf rom Me;never thelessnotMywi l
l,but
Your s,bedone. "43Thenanangelappear edt oHi mf rom heaven,s trengt heningHi m.44And
bei ngi nagony,Hepr ayedmor eear nes tly.ThenHi ss weatbec amel i
kegr eatdr opsofbl ood
falli
ngdownt ot hegr ound.45WhenHer oseupf r
om pr ayer,andhadc omet oHi sdi sciples,
Hef oundt hem s leepi ngf rom s orrow.46ThenHes ai
dt othem," Whydoyous l
eep?Ri s eand
pr ay,l estyouent eri ntot empt ation."47Andwhi l
eHewass ti
llspeaking,behol d,amul ti
tude;
andhewhowasc alledJ udas ,oneoft het welve,wentbef oret hem anddr ewneart oJ esust o
kissHi m.48ButJ es uss aidt ohi m," Judas ,ar eyoubet rayingt heSonofManwi thaki ss?
"
49Whent hosear oundHi ms aw whatwasgoi ngt ohappen,t heys aidt oHi m,"Lor d,s hallwe
strikewi tht hes wor d?"50Andoneoft hem s truckt hes ervantoft hehi ghpr iestandc utof fhis
rightear .51ButJ esusans wer edands aid," Per mitevent his
."AndHet ouchedhi searand
heal edhi m.52ThenJ esuss aidt ot hec hiefpr iests,capt ai
nsoft het empl e,andt heel derswho
hadc omet oHi m," Haveyouc omeout ,asagai nstar obber ,withs wor dsandc l
ubs53WhenI
waswi thyoudai lyi nthet empl e,youdi dnott ryt os eizeMe.Butt hisi syourhour ,andt he
powerofdar knes s."54Havi ngar restedHi m,t heyl edHi m andbr oughtHi mi ntot hehi gh
pr i
es t'
shous e.ButPet erfol l
owedatadi stanc e.55Now whent heyhadki ndledaf irei nt he
mi ds toft hec ourtyar dands atdownt oget her,Pet ersatamongt hem.56Andac ertains ervant
gir
l,seeinghi m ashes atbyt hef i
re,lookedi ntentl
yathi m ands ai
d,"Thi
smanwasal sowi th
Him."57Buthedeni edHi m,s ayi
ng," Woman,Idonotknow Hi m."58Andaf t
eral i
ttl
ewhi l
e
anothers awhi m andsaid,"Youals oareoft hem. "ButPetersaid,"Man,Iam not!
"59Thenaf t
er
aboutanhourhadpas sed,anot herc onf i
dent lyaffi
rmed,saying,"Surel
ythisfell
ow als owas
withHi m,f orhei saGal i
lean.
"60ButPet ers ai
d,"Man,Idonotknow whatyouar es aying!"
I
mmedi atel
y,whi l
ehewass t
il
ls peaking,t her oosterc
rowed.61Andt heLor dt urnedand
l
ookedatPet er.AndPet erremember edt hewor doft heLord,howHehads ai
dt ohim," Before
theroos terc r
ows ,youwi l
ldenyMet hreet imes .
"62SoPet erwentoutandweptbi tt
erly.
63Nowt hemenwhohel dJ esusmoc kedHi m andbeatHi m.

Obs er
vation:
Jesuss uff
eredfrom theagonyofget t i
ngbetr
ayedbyoneofHi sdis c
iples.Hes uff
eredf r
om
beingdeni edbyPet er.Hes uf
feredfr
om beingmoc kedandbeat en.Butbef oreanyoft hose
thingshappened,J es usprayed,Hepr ayedtotheFathers
aying,"Father,ifitisYourwil
l,take
thisc upawayf rom Me;never thel
essnotMywi ll
,butYour
s,bedone. "Heknew Hewasgoi ng
tos uffer,andyetHes t
il
lwentt hr
oughi t
,Heevenhealedt
hes ervantofahi ghpr i
estwhowas
tryingt ocaptur
eHi m.

Jesusenduredeverything,bot
hthephys
icalpai
n,andtheemoti
onalpai
nhefel
tfrom Judas
'
betrayal&Peter
'sdenial.
Jesus'obedi
encetotheFat her
,Hi
scompassiont
owardsanenemy,andHisl
oveforusisseen
thr
oughHi sacti
ons.

Appl
i
c at
ion:
-TobelikeJesusands t
ayobedi
entt
otheFather
'swi
l
l.
-Tobec ompas s
ionat
etothosewhohurtme.
-Tolearntoendure.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather,thankYouf ort hi
sday,andf oral
lYou'vedonef orme.Lor d,t
hankYou
forsendingJ es
usandf orthegiftofsalvation.Lord,hel
pmet obelikeJesus,al
waysobedi ent
toYourwi ll
.Helpmet ohavet hestrengthandc ouragetoproc l
aimloudl
yt hatIam afoll
ower
ofChr i
st.Lord,thankYouf orthemer c
yandki ndnessYou'
ves hownus ,thankYouf orYour
l
oveLor d.Iloveandgl ori
fyYou,inJesus 'nameIpr ay,Amen!

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SEPT.08.2022- THU.
Scri
pture:Luke23: 39-43
39Thenoneoft hecr
iminal
swhower ehangedblasphemedHi m,saying,"IfYouaretheChrist,
saveYour s
elfandus .
"40Buttheot her,ans
weri
ng,r ebukedhi
m,s aying,"Doyounotevenf ear
God,s eeingyouar eunderthesamec ondemnation?41Andwei ndeedj ustl
y,f
orwer eceive
theduer ewar dofourdeeds;butthisManhasdonenot hingwrong."42Thenhes aidtoJesus ,
"Lor
d,r emembermewhenYouc omei ntoYourkingdom."43AndJ esuss aidtohi
m,"Assur
edl y,
Isaytoyou,t odayyouwi l
lbewit
hMei nParadi
se."

Obs ervati
on:
Jesusdi dn'tdoanyt hi
ngt odes er
vebei ngc ruc i
fied.Hewas n'tas innerli
ket heot hertwo
people( c r
iminals)thatwer e al
soc r
ucified al ongs ide Him.The t wo c ri
minalswer e bei
ng
punishedf ortheircrimesbutJesuswhowass er vingt hes amepuni s
hmenthaddonenowr ong.
Asoneoft hec r
iminalsbl
asphemedagai ns tJes us ,theot hercri
minalrebukedhi m becauseby
somewayands omehow heknew t hatJes usdi dn' tdes ervewhatwashappeni ngt oHi m,and
even r ecognized JesusasLor d.Heas ked J es ust or ememberhi m when Hegoest o His
kingdom butJ esusrepli
ed,tel
l
inghimt hathewi l
lbewi thHimi nParadise.Thec r
iminalknew
thathedes ervedhi spunis
hmentf orthes inshe' sc ommi tt
ed,butheal s
obel i
evedthatJ esus
wast heChr is
t.Hisfaithal
ones avedhi
m andl ethi m ent erintoParadis
ewi thJesus.
Appli
cati
on:
-Havef ai
thinJ esus
.
-Beli
evet hatHei st
heChr i
s t
.
-Likethec ri
minalIwil
lacknowledgemysin.
-LikeJesusIwi l
lnotcomplainaboutmysituat
ion,j
ustendurei
t.
-LikeJesusIwi l
lbeacceptingofpeopl
eregardles
sofhowt heywer
eint
hepas
t.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFather,thankYouf orYourlove,merc
y,andkindnes s
.ThankYoufors ending
YourSonJ esusdownt oear t
h.ThankYouf orthecompassi
onYou' veshownus.Lord,pleas e
helpmet oapplyallthet hi
ngsI'
velearnedtodayinmyl if
e.Jesus,Youaresogoodt ome,
thankYouf orthesacri
fic
eYou'vemade.ThankYouf orenduri
ngt hepainoutoflove.Lor d,
thankYouforallYou'
vedonei nmyl i
fe.Il
oveYou&glori
fyYou,i
nJ esus'
nameIpray,Amen!

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SEPT. 09.2022- FRI.


Scripture:Luke24: 35-42
35Thent het wof rom Emmaust oldtheirstoryofhow J esushadappear edt othem ast hey
wer ewal king along ther oad,and how t heyhad r ecognized him ashewasbr eaking the
bread.36Andj ustast heyweret el
li
ngabouti t,Jesushi ms elfwass uddenlys tandingt here
amongt hem.“ Peac ebewi thyou,
”hes aid.37Butt hewhol egr oupwass tartl
edandf ri
ghtened,
thi
nking t heywer es eeing aghos t
!38“ Whyar eyouf ri
ght ened?”heas ked.“Whyar eyour
hear t
sf i
lledwi thdoubt ?39Lookatmyhands .Lookatmyf eet.Youc ans eet hatit’
sreall
yme.
Touc hmeandmakes ur et
hatIam notaghos t
,bec aus
eghos tsdon’
thavebodi es,asyous ee
thatIdo. ”40Ashes poke,hes howedt hem hishandsandhi sf eet
.41St il
ltheys toodt herein
disbelief
,f i
ll
edwi thj oyandwonder .Thenheas kedt hem,“ Doyouhaveanyt hingher et o
eat?”42Theygavehi m api eceofbroil
edf i
sh,

Obs er
vation:
Whydowedoubt ?I
nt heverse,Jesusal soas kedwhyt heir(
Hisdiscipl
es)heartswerefi
l
led
withdoubt .Hehadtoshowt hem physicalproofj ustforthem tobeli
evet hatHewasr eal
.
Somet imes(mostoft
het i
me)wear el i
ket hattoo.Wet el
lGodwebel ieveinHim,butwhyar e
wes ti
llworryi
ngabouttomorrow?Whyar ewes t
illwait
ingf orGodtos howusami rac
lebef
ore
doingwhatneedst obedone?AsaChr i
s t
ianwhobel ievesinaGodwhom wec annotevensee,
do wer eall
yneed to doubtwhen we' veal readyc ommi tted and entrus
ted ourli
feto an
AlmightyGod?

Appl
i
cati
on:
-ToneverdoubtGodandHi
swi
ll
.
-Tostr
engthenmyfai
thi
nGod.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenl
yFat her,t
hankYouforYourl oveandki ndnes s.ThankYouf orbei
ngsomer c
iful
towardsme.Lord,helpmyfait
hinYougr owmor eandmor easIc onti
nuetoreadYourwor d.
Helpmehavet hes tr
engthtodoYourwi llinmyl if
e.Lor d.I'ms orr
yforallt
hetimesI
'vefelt
doubtanduncertai
ntywhenIshoul
d'vebeenl eavi
ngever ythingtoYou.
ThankYouforthisday.Il
oveYou&gi veYoual lt
heglory,inJ esus'name,Amen!

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SEPT.
10.2022-SAT.
Scr
ipt
ure:Acts1:6-
7
6Ther ef
ore,whentheyhadc ometogether
,theyaskedHim,sayi
ng,"
Lor
d,wi
l
lYouatt
hist
ime
r
es t
oret hekingdom toIsr
ael?
"7AndHes ai
dt othem,"I
tisnotforyout
oknow t
imesor
seasonswhichtheFatherhasputi
nHi sownaut hor
it
y.

Obs er
vati
on:
Li
ket hedisci
ples
,wear eoftencuri
ousaboutwhatGodwi l
ldo.Weof tenwonderwhenour
prayerswil
lbeans wer
ed,orwhenwi llcert
ainthi
ngswri
tt
eni nt heBi
blewil
lhappen,butGod
hasHi sownt iming,unl
ikeourtiming,Hi sti
mingisperfectandwec ans ur
elytr
ustinit,
becauseGodneverf ai
l
s.Alt
houghmos tofthet
imeitr
equir
esf orustowait&havepati
ence.

Appl
i
cati
on:
-Totrus
tinGod'sper
fec
tti
ming.
-Tobepatient
.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFather,thankYou forthewonder fulmessagetoday.Lord,help mehave
pati
enceandpleasehelpmet ofi
rmlybeli
eveinYourperfectt
iming.Lord,Iknow thatYou
haveYourownper fec
ttiminganditisn'
tformetoknow whenorhow,t hati
swhyIpr ayf
or
Yourguidanceduri
ngtimeswhenIgr owimpati
ent.ThankYouforYourlove&mer cy,andfor
al
lYou'vedoneforme.IloveYouandglori
fyYou,i
nJ es
usnameIpray,Amen!

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SEPT. 11.2022- SUN.


Scripture:Ac ts2:4-11
4Andt heywer eallf i
l
ledwi tht heHolySpi r
itandbegant os peakwi thothertongues ,ast he
Spiritgavet hem ut terance.5Andt herewer edwel l
ingi nJerusalem Jews,devoutmen,f rom
ever ynat i
onunderheaven.6Andwhent hissoundoc curred,themul ti
tudecamet ogether ,and
wer ec onfused,bec aus eever yonehear dthem speaki nhisownl anguage.7Thent heywer eall
amaz edandmar veled,s ayingt ooneanot her,"Look,ar enotal lthesewhos peakGal il
eans ?
8Andhow i si tthatwehear ,eac hinourownl anguagei nwhi chwewer ebor n?9Par t
hians
andMedesandEl ami tes,thosedwel l
inginMes opotami a,JudeaandCappadoc ia,Pont usand
Asia,10Phr ygiaandPamphyl i
a,Egyptandt hepar t
sofLi byaadj oini
ngCyr ene,vi si
torsf rom
Rome,bot hJ ewsandpr oselytes,11CretansandAr abs--weheart hem speakingi nourown
tonguest hewonder ful worksofGod. "

Observati
on:
TheHol ySpir
itfi
l
ledthedis
c i
plesandgavet hem t
heabi
li
tytos peakintonguessot
hatthe
peopl
egat heredther
eont haeDayofPent ecos
tmayunderstandt heworksofGodintheir
ownlanguage.Itwasamiracul
ouseventthatwasonlypos
sibl
ewi t
hthehelpoftheHol
ySpir
it
.

Appli
cati
on:
-PraythattheHolySpi
ri
twoul
dfil
lme.
-Todot hethingsGodwant
smet odo.
-Totellpeopl
eaboutthewonder
fulwor
ksofGod.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather,t
hankYouforanotherbeautif
ulday.ThankYouLor dforJes
uswhodi ed
formys ins,andfortheHolySpir
itwhic
hgui desmet odoYourwi ll
.Lord,helpmet obebrave
andc ourageouswhens hari
ngYourwor dtoot her
s.Helpmedot het hi
ngsYouwantmet odo.
ThankYouf orYourloveandmercy,andforYourc onti
nuousprovi
sionandpr ot
ecti
onovermy
famil
y.IloveYouandgl ori
fyYourname,inJesus'nameIpray,Amen!

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NI
V
SEPT. 12.2022- MON.
Scripture:Ac ts3:
1-8
OnedayPet erandJ ohnwer egoingupt ot het empleatthetimeofpr ayer—atthreeint he
afternoon.Now amanwhowasl amef rom bi r
thwasbei ngcar
riedtothet emplegatec al
led
Beaut if
ul,wher ehewasputever ydaytobegf r
om t hosegoi
ngi ntothetemplecourts
.When
hes awPet erandJ ohnaboutt oenter
,heas kedt hem formoney.Peterl
ookeds t
rai
ghtathi m,
asdi dJ ohn.ThenPet ers ai
d,“Lookatus !”Sot hemangavet hem hisattenti
on,expect
ingt o
gets omet hingf r
om t hem.ThenPet ersaid,“Sil
verorgol dIdonothave,butwhatIdohaveI
giveyou.I nt henameofJ esusChristofNaz areth,walk.
”Taki
nghi m byt heri
ghthand,he
helpedhi m up,andi nstantl
ytheman’ sfeetandankl esbecames tr
ong.Hej umpedt ohisfeet
andbegant owal k.Thenhewentwi ththem i ntot hetemplecourts
,walki
ngandj umping,and
praisingGod.

Obser
vat
ion:
WhenPeterwasheali
ngt helameman,Hesaid,"I
nthenameofJes
usChri
stofNazar
eth,wal
k.
"
I
twasbyJ esus'name,byHi spower
,thatthemanwhoc oul
dnotevenwalk,coul
dnotonly
wal
kbutalsojump!Pet erhadfai
thi
nJ es
us,thatwaswhyHewasabl etohealtheman,He
bel
i
evedthatinChri
st'
snamet hemanwhoc ouldnotwal
k,woul
dbemadeableto.

Appli
cation:
-TrustinGod&al s
oi nHisheal
i
ng.
-Prais
eGodear nest
ly.
-Whet herIhavenot hingorsomet
hing,t
hebes
tthi
ngIc
angi
veanddof
oraper
soni
sshar
e
God'slovetothem.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFat
her,t
hankYouf orYourgoodnessi
nmylif
e,andforneverl
eavi
ngmealone.
Lord,youar esopowerfulandlovi
ng,andIam alwayssoamazedbyeverymiracl
eYoudoin
people'
slives
.Lord,hel
pmet ohavet hestr
engthandtheyear
ningtodoYourwi l
l
.Il
oveYou
andglorif
yYou,inJesus'nameIpray,Amen!

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SEPT.
13.2022-TUE.
Scr
ipt
ure:Ac t
s4:12
12Norist heresal
vat
ioni
nanyot her
,fort
her
eisnoot
hernameunderheavengi
venamong
menbywhi c
hwemus tbesaved.
"

Obs er
vati
on:
Therei snos alvat
ionanywhereori
nanyoneel s
ebuti nChr
istJ
esus
.Wec annotbesaved
unlessitist hroughHi m,bec
ausewewereallsupposedtogotoHell
,butGods entHisSon
Jesustodi eont hecrosst
osaveusf
rom oursi
ns.I
tisonl
ythr
oughChri
st'
sdeaththatwecan
haves al
vation.

Nooneel
sec
ans
aveus
,onl
yJes
us.

Appli
cat
ion:
-Seektoknowmor eaboutChr
istandwhatHehasdoneforme.
-Alwaysbethankfulf
orwhatGodhasdone.
-AcknowledgethatJesusi
stheonlywayIandanyoneel
secanbes
aved.

Pr
ayer
:
DearHeavenlyFat
her,t
hankYouforYourl oveandf orallYou'vedoneinmyli
fe.Lord,You
al
onecans avemeandgi vemes al
vat
ion,Youal onec anoffermeet er
nall
i
fe.Lord,pleas
e
gr
antmeuns hakabl
efai
ththatwi
l
lnotf al
terinthefaceofhar dshi
ps.Hel
pmeLor dtoknow
YoumorethatImaynotonl
ysavemys
elfbutot
her
sal
so.Il
oveYouandgl
ori
fyYou,i
nJes
us'
nameIpr
ay,Amen!

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_

SEPT.
14.2022-WED.
Scr
ipt
ure:Ac t
s5:
29
29ButPet erandtheot
herapos
tlesans
wer
edands
aid:"
Weoughtt
oobeyGodr
athert
han
men.

Observati
on:
Ratherthancari
ngorfol
lowingtheopi
nionsofmen,wes houl
dbemor econcernedabout
obeyingGodanddoi ngHiswil
l.Weshouldal
waysfoll
ow God'scommandoveranyonel
se'
s,
becauseifwedon'
t,wewouldbecommit
ti
ngagr aves
in,andthati
sdis
obedi
ence.

I
'm notsayi
ngthatweshoul
ddisr
egardevenever
yauthor
ityf
igur
einourli
fe,t
hat'
swrong.But
wes houldalwaysdowhatGodt el
l
sust odo.Wes houldalwayskeepinmi ndthatGod's
commandss houldal
waysbeputaboveanyt
hingandever
ythi
ng.

Appli
cat
ion:
-ObeyGodnomat terwhat.
-PutGod'scommandsoverpeopl
e'
s.
-Stayobedi
entt
oGodevenwhenmanywi
l
lrej
ectmei
fIdo.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather,Youalonear ewor t
hytobepr ai
sed,Yourkindness,mercy,grace,and
l
ovear ealwaysoverflowing evenwhenIdon' tdeservei t
.Lord,help mef ol
low Youwi th
si
nc er
ity,help me stay obedientto You no matt
erwhathappens .Lor d,thank You for
everythingthi
ngYou'vedonef orme,thankYouforYourc onti
nuousprotecti
onandpr ovisi
on
overmyf amil
y.I
nJesus'nameIpr ay,Amen!

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SEPT.15.2022-THU.
Scri
pture:Ac t
s6: 1-4
1Now i nt hose days,when t he numberoft he disci
pleswasmul ti
plying,there arosea
complaintagai nsttheHebr ewsbyt heHelleni
sts
,becauset heirwidowswer eneglect
edi nthe
dail
ydist r
ibuti
on.2Thent het welves ummonedt hemulti
tudeoft hedis
c i
plesands aid,"Itis
notdes i
rablet hatwes houl dleavet hewor dofGodands ervetables
.3Ther efore,brethren,
seekoutf rom amongyous evenmenofgoodr eputati
on,fulloftheHol ySpiritandwi sdom,
whom wemayappoi ntovert hi
sbusiness;4butwewi llgi
veour sel
vescontinuall
ytopr ayerand
tothemi nistr
yoft hewor d.
"

Obs ervation:
I
tj ustgoest os how thatpastors( t
he apostl
es)cannotdo everyt
hing i
nt he c
hur c
h by
thems elves.I
nst
eadtheyas s
ignedot herstobeappointedinthatt
ypeofs er
vic
e.Bec ausewe
eachhaveourownc al
l
ingtof ul
fi
ll
.Thedi s
cipl
escannotj
ustl
eaveandabandont hewor kJes
us
tol
dt hem t odo.

Justl
ikehow inac hurchtherear
enotonl
ypastor
sbutal
soworshi
pleader
s,youthleader
s,
Sundayschoolteac
hers,andchurc
hmemberswhohelpwi
thmaki
nganddistr
ibut
ingfood.We
eachhaveourownc al
l
ingthatGodcal
l
edustodo.

Appl
i
cat
ion:
-CommittoGod'
swi
ll
formyli
fe.
-Hel
poutandnotbeanidl
echurchmember
.
-Domybes
tandc
onc
ent
rat
eont
het
askt
hat
'sbeengi
vent
ome.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFather
,Youaresogoodt ome,Youaresolovi
ngandkind.Lord,Ij
ustwantto
thankYouforallYou'
vedoneinmyli
fe.Lor
d,hel
pmenotbei dl
e,hel
pmeLor dt oconc
entr
ate
ont hetas
k/workYou'veassi
gnedtome.HelpmeLor dtobehelpfult
oot hersar
oundme.I
l
oveYouLor dandIglori
fyYou,i
nJesus'
nameIpray,Amen!

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SEPT. 16.2022- FRI .


Scripture:Ac ts7: 51-58
51“ Yous tubbor npeopl e!Youar eheat henathear tanddeaft othet r
ut h.Mus tyouf orever
resisttheHol ySpi ri
t?That ’
swhatyouranc estorsdid,ands odoyou!52Nameonepr ophet
youranc es t
orsdi dn’
tper secute!Theyevenki l
ledt heoneswhopr edictedt hec omingoft he
Right eous One—t he Mes siah whom you bet rayed and murdered.53You del iberately
disobeyedGod’ sl aw,event houghyour eceivedi tfrom thehandsofangel s.”54TheJ ewi s
h
l
eader swer ei nf uri
atedbySt ephen’sac cusati
on,andt heyshooktheirf ist
sathi mi nr age.
55ButSt ephen,f ul
loft heHol ySpiri
t,gaz eds teadil
yintoheavenands aw thegloryofGod,
andhes aw J es uss tandingint heplaceofhonoratGod’ sri
ghthand.56Andhet oldt hem,
“Look,Is eetheheavensopenedandt heSonofMans tandi
nginthepl aceofhonoratGod’ s
ri
ghthand! ”57Thent heyputt heirhandsovert heirearsandbegans hout i
ng.Theyr ushedat
him 58anddr aggedhi m outoft hec i
tyandbegant os t
onehim.Hisac cuserstookof ft heir
coat sandl aidt hem att hefeetofayoungmannamedSaul .

Obs ervat
ion:
Therewi llcomeat i
me,whenlikeSt
ephenwewi l
lbepreachi
ngthetrut
h,yett
hepeoplewil
l
rej
ec titbecauset heydon'
twanttoletgooft hei
rbel
iefs
,theydon'
twanttohearitbec
ause
theydon' twanttoac knowl
edgethefactthatt
heywerewrong.
Somet imeswe'relikethatt
oo,wedon'tli
kebeingt
oldthatwearewrong,andmoreoft
enthan
not,wedon' tli
sten.

Applic
ation:
-li
stenwel lwhenIam bei
ngs c
olded.
-t obeabl et ospeakofChri
stinthemi dstofpeopl
ewhoar en'
tbel
iver
s,orhavehardened
hearts.
-Tohavec our
agelikeSt
ephentos peakabouttheLord,andtobeabletospeakoutagains
t
thosewhor ej
ectGod.

Prayer:
DearHeavenlyFat her
,Youaregr eatandarewor thytobepr ais
ed.Lord,t
odayIas kforthe
st
rengthandc ouragetospeakandt el
ltopeopleaboutYouandYourgoodnes s.Lord,pl
ease
helpmet oli
stenandnotc overmyear swhenI'm beings c
oldedbypeopl ewhoonlywantt he
bestforme.ThankYouLor dforYourloveandki ndness,andforeveryt
hingYou'
vedonei nmy
l
if
eandi nthelif
eofmyf amil
y.Il
oveYouLor d,andglori
f yYou,inJes
us'nameIpray,Amen!

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SEPT.17.2022‐SAT.
Scri
pture:Acts8:18-22
18WhenSi mons awt hattheSpir
itwasgivenatthelayi
ngonoft heapost
les’
hands,heof
fered
them money19ands aid,“Gi
vemeal sothisabil
it
ysot hatever
yoneonwhom Il aymyhands
mayr eceivetheHol ySpi r
it
.”20Peteranswered:“Mayyourmoneyper ishwi t
hyou,because
youthoughtyouc oul
dbuyt hegif
tofGodwi t
hmoney!21Youhavenopar torsharei
nt hi
s
mini
stry,becauseyourhear tisnotri
ghtbeforeGod.22Repentoft hi
swickednessandprayto
theLordi nthehopet hathemayf orgi
veyouf orhavi
ngs uchathoughti
nyourheart.
Observati
on:
Wec an'tr
eceivet
heHolySpi
ri
torevenmini
stertoother
sifourhear
tsaren'
tint
her
ightpl
ace.
I
fourintenti
onsarewi
ckedandarenotr
ightbeforeGod,weoughttorepent.
Godlooksinourheart
s,andHeknowswhetherornotiti
sintheri
ghtplace.

Appli
cat
ion:
-Alwaysbes i
ncerewhenitcomest omatt
ersconc
erni
ngGod.( Act
uall
yjustbesi
ncer
ein
ever
ythi
ngyoudo)
-RepentandaskforGod'
sfor
givenesswhenyouknowthatyouri
ntent
ionsar
eimpur
e.
-Notunderest
imatet
heHolySpiri
t.

Prayer:
DearHeavenlyFather,Youares okindandpowerf
ul,andIt hankyoufort
hemer cyYou'
ve
shownme.Lor d,helpmebes incereinal
lmydeali
ngs,hel
pmet okeepmyi nt
ent
ionspure.
Lord,Iam s othankf
ulforal
lYou'vedoneandf ortheblessingst
hatIsometi
mest akef
or
granted.Il
oveYouLord,andIglor
if
yYou,inJ
esus
'nameIpr ay,Amen!

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NLT
SEPT.18. 2022‐ SUN.
Sc r
ipture:Ac ts9:10- 16
10Now t herewasabel ieverinDamas cusnamedAnani as.TheLor ds poketohi minavi si
on,
call
ing,“ Ananias !
”“Yes ,Lor d!
”her epli
ed.11TheLor dsaid,“Goovert oSt rai
ghtStreet ,t
ot he
hous eofJ udas .Whenyougett here,askforamanf rom Tar susnamedSaul .Hei spr ayi
ngt o
mer i
ghtnow.12Ihaves hownhi m avi si
onofamannamedAnani asc ominginandl ayi
ng
handsonhi ms ohec ans eeagain.”13“ ButLord,”excl
aimedAnani as,“I’
veheardmanypeopl e
talkaboutt het err
iblethingst hismanhasdonet othebel iever
si nJ erusal
em!14Andhei s
author iz
edbyt hel eadingpr iest
st oarresteveryonewhoc all
suponyourname. ”15Butt he
Lords ai
d,“ Go,f orSauli smyc hos eninstr
umentt ot akemymes saget otheGent i
lesandt o
kings,aswel last othepeopl eofIsrael
.16AndIwi l
lshowhi m howmuc hhemus tsufferformy
name’ ss ake.”

Obs er
vat
ion:
Likehow GodusedAnani
as,Godc anuseusformightythings
,whi
chcansomet
imesbes
cary
forusandevenputusindanger,butanswer
ingGod'scallandbei
ngobedi
entt
oHimiswhat
wes houl
ddo.SothatHi
swil
lmaybedonet hroughus.

Appl
ic
ati
on:
-AnswerGod'scal
l
.
-BeobedienttoGod'
swil
l
.
-EvenwhenI '
m af
rai
danddon'
tunder
standwhyGodi
smaki
ngmedos
omet
hing,j
ustt
rus
tin
Him.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather,Youar
ealwayss ogoodtome.ThankYouLor dforYourbless
ingsinmy
l
if
eandi nthelif
eofmyf amil
y.Lord,IprayforYourguidanceinYourwi
llformylife.Pl
ease
helpmekeeponbei ngobedi
enttoYouandYourwor d.Hel
pmeLor dtobebr avei
nt heface
ofdiff
icul
ti
es.ThankYouLor dforYourloveandkindness.Il
oveYouandIglori
fyYou,inJesus
'
nameIpr ayAmen!

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SEPT.
19.2022‐MON.
Scr
ipt
ure:Acts10:
25-
26
25AsPeterwasc omi
ngi n,Cornel
iusmethim andf el
ldownathi
sfeetandwor
shi
pedhi
m.
26ButPeterl
i
ftedhi
m up,sayi
ng,"Standup;Imysel
fam al
soaman.
"

Obs er
vati
on:
Eveni fwear efol
lower
sofChri
st,wear ejusthumans,itdoesn'
tmakeusanybet terthan
othersinter
msofi mpor
tanc
e.Wes houl
dn'tthi
nkofoursel
vesassomeonehi
gherthanothers
.
Wear enotmor ethanaman,wearenottheChr i
st,wear
enotGod.Wor s
hipi
sforGodalone.

Appli
cati
on:
-Donott hi
nkofmysel
fass
omeonewhoi
shi
ghert
hanot
her
s.
-Stayhumble.
-Wor shi
ponlyGod.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenl yFather
,Youar eamaz i
ng,Youares oamaz ingandar eworthytobeprais
ed.
Lord,pleas
ehel pmes tayhumble,hel
pmet onott othi
nkofmys el
fmor ehi
ghl
ythanothers
.
Lord,helpmef ocusonlyonYou,wor s
hiponlyYou,andglor i
fyYournameaboveeveryname.
ThankYouLor dforal
lYou'vedoneandf ort
heloveYougi vet ome.IloveYouLor
d,inJesus'
nameIpr ay,Amen!

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SEPT.
20. 2022‐TUE.
Scr
ipture:Acts11:1-17
17IfthereforeGodgavet hem t
hesamegif
tasHegaveuswhenwebel
i
evedont
heLor
dJes
us
Chri
st,whowasIt hatIcoul
dwiths
tandGod?"

Obser
vati
on:
GodisOmnipot
ent,ther
efor
ewec annoti
nterf
erewit
hthethingsHedoes( wedon'tevenhave
thepowerorri
ghttodot hat)
.Wes houl
dn'ts
tandinHisway,wes houl
dbeobedi entandlet
GoddoHi swor
k(letHiswil
lbedone).Becausenotl
ett
ingGodwor kisarroganc
e,wear enot
someonewhoisequalorhighert
hanGod,s owhyarewet ryi
ngtonegotiateandstandinHis
way?

Appli
cat
ion:
-LetGodt akecontr
ol.
-Alwaysber eadytofol
lowGod'
swill
,evenwheni
t'
shar
dformeandr
eal
l
ymakemewantt
o
ref
use.
-Knowwhent oletGoddoHiswork.
-Knowmypl ace.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather,t
hankYouf orYourmercyandYourgr ac
e.Lor d,Youareall
-powerful
andyetYouar esoki nd.
Idon'tdeserveYourki ndnes
sbutYouar ealwayssogoodt ome.Lor d,helpmemakei ta
choicetofol
low Yourwi l
l
.Helpmet obebraveandletYoutakec ont
rol.Lor
d,pleas
ehelpme
tr
us tYouevendur inghardtimes
.ThankYouLor dforthi
sdayandf orYourlove.IloveYou
Lord,inJes
us'nameIpr ay,Amen!

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SEPT.21.2022‐WED.
Scri
pture:Acts12:
5- 10
5Peterwast her
eforekepti
nprison,butc
ons t
antprayerwasof f
eredtoGodf orhim bythe
church.6AndwhenHer odwasabouttobringhim out,t
hatnightPeterwassleepi
ng,bound
withtwoc hainsbetweentwosol
diers
;andtheguardsbeforet
hedoorwer ekeepingthepri
son.
7Nowbehol d,anangeloft heLords t
oodbyhi m,andal i
ghts honeinthepris
on;andhes tr
uc k
Peteront hes ideandr ai
sedhim up,s ayi
ng,"Ar i
sequickl
y!
"Andhi schainsfel
loffhishands.
8Thent heangels aidtohim,"Gir
dyour sel
fandt ieonyours andals
";ands ohedid.Andhes aid
tohim,"Putonyourgar mentandf oll
owme. "9Sohewentoutandf ol
lowedhim,anddi dnot
knowt hatwhatwasdonebyt heangelwasr eal,butthoughthewass eeingavisi
on.10When
theywer epas tthefir
standthes econdguar dpos ts,t
heyc amet othei r
ongatet hatl
eadst o
thecit
y,whichopenedt othem ofit
sownac c
or d;andtheywentoutandwentdownones treet,
andimmedi atelytheangeldepartedfrom hi
m.

Observati
on:
AsChr i
sti
answewi l
lbemetwi thallki
ndsofdi f
fer
entc ir
cumstances
,s omemi ghtbegood
whil
eot her
smi ghtbesc
ar yanddagerous,butGodwi l
lneverfor
sakeus.NotonlydidGodnot
for
sakePet er,butthecons t
antprayerofthec hurchalsoplayedabi groleinPeter'
srescue.
Godalwayshear sourprayer
s,andifiti
sac c
ordingtoHi swillHewil
lsurelyans
wert hem.Not
onl
ydoespr ayerdrawyouc l
osert
oGod,i twil
lalsoblessandhelpotherswhoarei nneed.

Appli
cati
on:
-Praywithfai
th.
-Trusti
nt heLord.
-Prayforotherswithearnes
tness.
-Beli
eveinGod' spowerandHi sprotec
tion.
-Foll
owGodnomat tert
hec i
rcumstance.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather,t
hankYouf orthegiftofprayer,t
hankYouf oral
waysli
steni
ngtomy
prayersandf oralwayskeepi
ngmyf amil
yandIs afe.Lord,hel
pmel ear
nhow topr aymore
eff
ectivelyforother
sandf ormys el
f.Lord,helpmebel ieveandfoll
ow Younomat t
erthe
ci
rcums tanc
e.ThankYouLor dforeveryt
hing.Il
oveYouandgl ori
fyYourname,i
nJ es
us'name
Ipray,Amen!

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SEPT.22.2022‐ THU.
Scri
pture:Ac ts13:6-11
6Theyt r
aveledt hrought hewhol eis
landunt i
ltheyc amet oPaphos .TheretheymetaJ ewi sh
sorcererandf alseprophetnamedBar -Jesus
,7whowasanat tendantoftheproc ons ul,Ser gi
us
Paulus.Thepr oconsul,ani ntel
ligentman,s entf orBar nabasandSaulbec ausehewant edt o
hearthewor dofGod.8ButEl ymast hesorcerer(f
ort hati swhathi snamemeans )oppos ed
them andt riedt ot ur
nt hepr oc onsulfrom thef ai
th.9ThenSaul ,whowasal soc al
ledPaul ,
fi
ll
edwi ththeHol ySpi ri
t,lookeds t
raightatElymasands aid,10“ Youareac hil
doft hedevi l
andanenemyofever ythingt hati sri
ght!Youaref ul
lofal lkindsofdec ei
tandt rickery.Wi llyou
nevers t
opper vert
ingt her i
ghtwaysoft heLord?11Nowt hehandoft heLordi sagai nstyou.
Youar egoi ngt obebl indf orat i
me,notevenabl et os eet helightofthes un.”I mmedi atel
y
mistanddar knessc ameoverhi m,andhegr opedabout ,seeki ngsomeonet ol eadhi m byt he
hand.

Observat
ion:
Paul,whowasfil
l
edbyt heHolySpir
it
,rebukedthemanwhowast el
li
ngl i
esandregardedhim
asanenemyofever ythingthatwasr ight
.Themanwasaf al
sepr ophetwhowasl eadi
ng
anothermanwhowant edtohearthewor dofGodas tr
ay.Ibeli
evethatleadingapersonaway
fr
om Godi saver
ybi gsin,bec
auseyouar enotonlydecei
vingthem,butal s
odamningt hem t
o
hell
.Andt hesi
nt hat,thatmanc ommittedult
imatel
yleadt othec onsequenceoflosinghis
si
ght .

Appl
ic
ati
on:
-Knowthetr
utht
hati
sint
heBi
bles
othatIwon'
tbedec
eivedbyf
als
epr
ophet
s.
-Standf i
rminthewordofGodsot
hatImightnotbeshakenwhenwhatIbel
i
eveisbei
ng
chal
lenged.
-Donots t
andbackwhenyous
eeafal
sepr
ophetprof
ess
ingli
est
opeopl
eandleadi
ngthem
awayf r
om God.

Prayer:
DearHeavenlyFather,thankYouforal
lYou'
vedoneinmylif
e,andforthelessont
oday.Lord,
helpmebebr avesot hatImaystandfi
rm andnotbeshakenwhenmyf ai
thinYouisbeing
chall
enged.Lord,Iprayf orwi
sdom andguidancef
orwhenIf ac
et hesekindsofsi
tuat
ions.
ThankYouLor dforYourmer cyandYourgrace.Il
oveYouandgl or
if
yYourname,i nJesus'
nameIpr ay,Amen!

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_

SEPT.23.2022‐FRI
.
Scri
pture:Ac t
s14:8‐
11
8Whi letheywer eatLys t
ra,PaulandBarnabascameuponamanwi t
hc ri
ppl
edf eet
.Hehad
beent hatwayf r
om bi r
th,sohehadneverwal ked.Hewass it
ti
ng9andl i
steningasPaul
preached.Lookingstrai
ghtathim,Paulreal
iz
edhehadf ait
ht obehealed.10SoPaulc al
ledt
o
himinal oudvoic
e,“Standup!”Andthemanj umpedt ohisfeetandstartedwal
king.11When
thecrowds awwhatPaulhaddone,t heyshoutedinthei
rlocaldi
alect
,“Thesemenar egodsi
n
humanf or m!”

Obs er
vati
on:
I
tisc l
eartomet hatfai
thisreal
lyar equi
rementwhenaskingforheal
i
ngorf oramirac
le.Not
onlyshoul
dweunder standthatourfaithi
sanimportantf
actor
,butwes houldals
ounderstand
thatthemirac
lesthathappenbec auseofthedisc
ipl
esandf ol
l
owersofJ es
usar enotbecause
theyarethepowerfulones,butbecauseGodispowerful
,andthatHeusesust odoHiswi l
l.

Appli
cat
ion:
-Havefaitheveninunl i
kelysi
tuations
.
-Understand&bel ievethatGodi sthepowerfulone,notus
.
-Beli
evet hatnothingisimpossiblewithGod,Hec anevenmakeamanwhohadbeenborna
cr
ippl
ewal k.
-Alwaysbeeagert oheartheWor dofGod.(Likethecri
ppl
ewhowasl
i
steni
ngi
ntent
lyt
oPaul
whil
ehewaspr eaching.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFather
,thankYoufort
hemer c
yYou' veshowntome.Lord,Iknowt hatIdonot
haveanypower ,andthatiti
sbyYournamet hatmiracl
escanhappen.Lord,pleasehelpme
haveanunwaver i
ngfait
handbeli
efinYouandt hatnothingi
simpossi
blewithYou.Lor d,hel
p
mypas si
ontoknow Youandunder standYougr ow,helpmebeeageri nhearingYourwor d.
ThankYouf orYourLoveandf orYourneverendingkindness
.IloveYouandgl orif
yYou,in
Jesus'
nameIpray,Amen!

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_

SEPT.24. 2022‐SAT.
Scri
ptur e:Ac t
s15:7- 11
7Att hemeet ing,afteral ongdis
cussi
on,Peterst
oodandaddr essedthem asfol
l
ows:“Brot hers
,
youal lknow t hatGodc hos emef r
om amongyous ometimeagot opreachtotheGent i
less o
thattheyc ould heart he Good Newsand bel i
eve.8God knowspeopl e’
shearts,and he
confi
rmedt hatheac ceptsGentil
esbygi vi
ngthem theHol ySpiri
t,j
ustashedi dtous .9He
madenodi st
incti
onbet weenusandt hem,forhec l
eansedtheirheartsthr
oughfaith.10So
whyar eyounow c hal
lengingGodbybur deni
ngtheGentilebel
ieverswithayokethatnei ther
wenorouranc estorswer eabletobear?11Webel i
evethatwear eallsavedthesameway,by
t
heundes
ervedgr
aceoft
heLor
dJes
us.

Obs ervat
ion:
Thef actthatGodmadenodi stinct
ionbetweenusandt hem,li
terall
ymeanst hatanyonec an
bes avedandhaves al
vati
onthroughJ es
us.I
tdoesn'
tmat terwher ewe'r
efrom,whatc olorour
ski
ni s,orwhatc ount
rywegr ew upi n,becaus
eHel ovesusal lthesameandHedoesnot
discri
minate.I
tisnotr
ighttochall
engeGodbydec i
dingbyour selveswhoc anandc onnotbe
saved.Everyone,whet
hertheyar eaJew oraGentil
ehavet herighttoequall
yheart hegood
newsofJ es us
.

Appli
cat
ion:
-Alwaysbethankfult
hatGoddoesnotdis c
r i
minat
e,andbec aus
eHei
saj
ustGod.
-Donotdi s
crimi
nateagai
nstothersr
egardlessoft
hes i
tuat
ion.
-Donotc hall
engeGodandHi sdic
isc
ions
.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather
,thankYou fornotdi scri
minat
ing agains
tme.ThankYou f ornever
fors
akingme.Lor d,pl
eas
ehelpmenott ojudgeot her
squi ckl
y,helpmet onotdiscri
mimat e
againstothersj
ustasYouhavenotdi sc
riminatedagainstme.Lor d,hel
pmet reatever yone
equall
y.ThankYouLor dfaral
lYou'
vedonei nmyl i
feandi nthelif
eofmyf amil
y,thankYou
Lordforlovingmeevenwithmyshortc
omings ,Il
oveYouLor dandIgl or
if
yYou,i
nJ esus'name
Ipray,Amen!

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SEPT.
25.2022‐SUN.
Scr
ipt
ure:Acts16:9-10
9ThatnightPaulhadavi s
ion:Amanfrom Mac edoni
ainnort
hernGreec
ewasstandi
ngthere,
pl
eadingwi t
hhi m,“ Comeovert oMac edoni
aandhel pus!”10Sowedec i
dedt ol
eavef or
Macedoniaatonc e,havi
ngc onc
ludedt
hatGodwasc al
li
ngustopreac
htheGoodNewsthere.

Observati
on:
Godc anc ommunic
atetousinmanyways.Mostofthet i
meit'
snotobvious,butsometi
mesHe
speakstousdirect
lyi
ndreamsorbys howingusvi
sions.Godisc al
l
ing,anditi
supt oushow
wer espondtoHim.Whetherwei
gnoreitorimmedi
atelytakeact
ionandf ol
l
ow,isuptous.

Appli
cat
ion:
-Alwayspayatt
enti
onwhenGodi str
yingt
oshowmes
omet
hing.
-AnswerGod'scal
ltotell
other
soft
heGoodNews.
-Lis
tentowhatGodi stel
li
ngme.

Prayer:
DearHeavenlyFat
her,thankYouf oralwaysbeingthereandli
steni
ngtomypr ayer
s.Lord,
pl
eas ehelpmepayat t
entionandt odi s
cernwhetherornotYou'respeaki
ngtome.Lor d,
pl
eas ehelpmedoYourwillformyl
ife.ThankYouLordforYourl
oveandforYourgrac
e.Il
ove
YouLor d,i
nJes
us'
nameIpr ay,Amen!

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_

SEPT.
26.2022‐MON.
Scr
ipt
ure:Acts17:
32
32Whent heyheardaboutt
her
esurr
ect
ionoft
hedead,s
omeoft
hem s
neer
ed,butot
her
ssai
d,
“Wewantt ohearyouagai
nonthi
ssubj
ect
.”

Obser
vati
on:
Notal
lpeopl
ewi
l
lbeac
cept
ingoft
heWor
dofGod.Somemi
ghtevenmoc
kus
,makef
unofus
,
andglareatusfortel
li
ngthem aboutit,butnotallar
eli
kethat,ther
earesomewhowantt o
hearwhatwes ay,andsomewhowi l
lreadil
yacceptHisword.Evenifyouar
ediscour
agedby
thei
rrej
ect
ion,donotgiveupbecausetherewillal
waysbesomeonewhoi swil
li
ng,andwil
lsay
thatt
heywantt ohearmore.

Appl
i
cati
on:
-Tonotbediscour
agedbypeopl
e'
swords
.
-Tobepersi
stenti
nshari
ngGod'
swor
d.
-Tonotdis
regardthef
ewbecaus
ethemanyl
eft
.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather,t
hankYouf orthes t
rength,energy,andc ourageYou'
vesuppl
iedme
with.Lord,Iaskort hestr
engt
ht ostandt
allduri
ngdi s
couragingti
mes .Lor
d,pl
easehel
pmein
beingper si
stentandf ul
lofpassi
onwhens hari
ngYourwor d.ThankYouf oral
lYou'
vedone,
andf orthepr ot
ectionandprovis
ionYou'vealwaysbl ess
edmewi t
h.IloveYouLordandI
gl
or i
fyYou,inJ esusnameIpray,Amen!

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SEPT.27.2022‐TUE.
Scri
pture:Acts18:6
6Butwhent heyoppos
edandi
nsult
edhim,Paulshookthedustfr
om hi
scl
othesandsai
d,
“Yourbloodi suponyourownheads—Iam i
nnocent.Fr
om now onIwil
lgopreachtothe
Genti
les.”

Observati
on:
I
fwe'veal r
eadys haredthewor dofGodt osomeoneandt hatpersondoesnotbelieveand
conti
nuestor ef
usetobelieve,t
henwear enol
ongertheonewhoi shel
daccountabl
ef ort
hei
r
sal
vati
on.Whenwer eall
yc an'
tdoanythi
ngabouti
t,weleavethos
epeopleupt oGod,Hewi l
l
handlethem andjudgethem accor
dingl
y.

Appl
i
cati
on:
-Tonotforc
esomeonet
obelieveinJes
us.(For
cingsomeonedoesnotgi
vethem ac
hoi
ce.
)
-TopreachGod'
sWordtoeveryoneequal
lyevenifs
omewi l
lref
uset
obeli
eve.

Prayer:
DearHeavenlyFather
,thankYouf oral
wayshelpingmegett hr
oughallkindsofsi
tuat
ions
,and
forgivi
ngmes t
rengt
hdur i
ngt i
mesIneedi t.Lord,pleas
ehel pmet opr oper
lyandequall
y
sharetheGospeltoal
lpeople,nomat t
erwhatkindofpeopletheymaybe.Lor d,hel
pmel ear
n
whent oleavet
hem upt oYou.ThankYouf orallYou'
vedonef orme,andf orYourhelpi
nmy
ti
mesofneed.IloveYouandgl ori
fyYouLord,i
nJ esus
'nameIpr ay,Amen!

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SEPT. 28.2022‐ WED.


Scripture:Ac ts19:13-16
13SomeJ ewswhowentar ounddrivi
ngoutevi lspi
ri
tstr
iedtoinvoket henameoft heLor d
Jesusovert hos ewhower edemon- possess
ed.Theywoul dsay,“I
nt henameoft heJesus
whom Paulpr eaches,Icommandyout oc omeout .
”14Sevens onsofSc eva,aJewishchief
priest,wer edoi ngt his
.15Onedayt heevils pi
ri
tanswer
edt hem,“ J
es usIknow,andPaulI
know about ,butwhoar eyou?
”16Thent hemanwhohadt heevilspir
itjumpedont hem and
over power edt hem all
.Hegavet hem suc
habeat i
ngthatt
heyr anoutoft hehousenakedand
bleeding.

Obs
ervat
ion:
Onl
ythoseofChr
ist(
Hisf
oll
ower
s,di
sci
ples
,andt
hos
ewhobel
i
eveandhavef
ait
hinHi
m)who
havet hepoweroft heHol ySpir
it(whichi sGod'spower)c ancastoutevilspir
it
s.Becauseiti
s
onlybyGodt hatmiracl
ess uchasc asti
ngoutevi lspir
it
shappen.Themeni ntheverse,were
mer el
yimitat
ingPaul,buttheydidn'
ts ucceed,becausetheywer en'
ttherealthi
ng,theyweren'
t
actualfol
lowersofJesus,andtheydi dn'
thavet heHol ySpiri
twithi
nt hem.Andanot herl
esson
wel earnhereist
hat,withoutJesusinourl i
fe,weareeas i
l
yoverpower edbyevi l
.

Appli
cat
ion:
-Toputandmai ntai
nmyt r
us ti
nJesus.
-Toalwayshave,keep,andinc l
udeJesusinmylife.
-Havefaithinthepoweroft heHolySpiri
t.
-Tonotbel i
ket hosewhot ri
edtoimitatePaul(whot
houghtt
hatt
heyt
ooc
anc
astoutevi
l
spi
ri
tswithoutactual
lybel
i
evinginJesusChris
t).

Prayer
:
DearHeavenl
yFather,thankYouf orgivi
ngust hepowert oc
as toutevilspi
ri
tsi
nYourname,
thankYouLordforJ es
us ,becausebyHi snameI '
veseenmanymi r
ac l
ehappen.Lor
d,pleas
e
helpmemaintai
nands trengthenmyt rustinYou.Lord,hel
pmet obelieveevenmoresi
ncerel
y.
ThankYouforYourlove,mer cy,andkindness.Il
oveYouandgl ori
fyYou,inJesus
'nameIpray,
Amen!

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SEPT.
29.2022‐THU.
Scr
ipt
ure:Acts20:
35
35AndIhavebeenac ons
tantexampleofhow youcanhelpt
hosei
nneedbyworkinghar
d.
Youshouldremembert
hewordsoftheLor
dJesus:‘
I
tismorebl
ess
edtogi
vet
hant
or ecei
ve.
’”

Observati
on:
Li
kePaul ,wes houl
d bec
omegood ex ampl
esforothers.Wes houl
d hel
pt hosewho ar e
l
aboring,thos
ewhoar estumblingandhavingtroubl
e,wes houl
dhelpthem withwill
i
ngness
andwi ththemindsetofnotr ecei
vi
nganyt hi
nginreturn.Asfoll
ower
sofJ esusChr i
stour
act
ionsshouldbedemonst
r at
ingHislove,Hi
scompassi
on,Hiscar
e,andHiss
elf
lessnes
s,etc
.

Appl
i
cati
on:
-Towil
li
ngl
yhelpot
herswi
thoutexpect
inganythi
ngi nretur
n.
-Tobecomecompassi
onat
e,car
ing,l
ovi
ngands el
fless.
-Toshowother
sGod'sl
ovebybeingagoodex ampl etothem.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFat her
,thankYouforYourlove,andf orYourcare.Lor
d,pl
eas
ehel pmetobe
ki
ndt ootherswi t
houtex pect
inganyt
hinginreturn.Pleasehel
pmei nbecomingevenmore
will
i
ngt ogive.Lord,Iprayforwis
dom andf orcouraget oactoutonYourwillf
orme.Il
ove
YouLor dandIglorif
yYou,inJesus
'nameIpray,Amen!

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_

SEPT.
30.2022‐FRI
.
Scr
ipt
ure:Acts21:13
13ThenPaulans wered,“
Whyareyouweepingandbr
eaki
ngmyhear
t?Iam r
eadynotonl
yto
bebound,butalsotodieinJ
erus
alem f
ort
henameoftheLor
dJes
us.

Obser
vation:
Li
kePaul,wes houldbereadytobeputi nal
lsort
sofsit
uati
onsforJ
esus.Weshouldbewi l
li
ng
toberejectedorper s
ecut
edf orthesakeofourLord.Wes houl
dnotfearwhenwedoGod' s
wil
l
,butbec heer
fuland al
waysr eady.Wes houl
d havethedetermi
nati
onto go through
har
dshipsandt ri
als
.Oursuff
er i
nghereonearthwil
lbes hor
tcomparedtotheeternall
i
fewe
havei
nheaven.

Appl
i
cati
on:
-TobereadytodoanythingforJesus
.
-Bewil
li
ngtogothroughhardshipandtri
alsifi
tisforthes
akeofChr
ist
.
-Tonotfear
,andjus
tleavemyl i
feuptoGod'swi l
lforme.
-Bewil
li
ngtolaydownmyl if
eforJesusChris
t.

Prayer:
DearHeavenlyFather
,thankYouforthejoyYougi vemewhendoi ngYourwi l
l,t
hankYouf or
thehelpYougivemei nmyt i
mesofneed.Lord,Iprayforthecourageandboldnes stobeable
todoanythi
ngf orYou,tobecomewil
l
ingt oevenlaymyl i
fedownf orYou.Lord,t
hankYouf or
allYou'
vedone,andf orthel
ove,mercy,andkindnessYou'veshownt omyf amily.Il
oveYou
LordandIglori
fyYourname,inJes
us'nameIpr ay,Amen!

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OCT. 01.2022‐ SAT.


Sc r
ipture:Acts22: 6-15
6“ AboutnoonasIc amenearDamas c
us ,suddenlyabr ightl ightfrom heavenf lashedar ound
me.7If elltot hegr oundandhear davoi ces aytome,‘ Saul !Saul!Whydoyouper secut eme? ’
8“‘ Whoar eyou,Lor d?’Iasked.“‘ Iam J esusofNaz areth,whom youar eper s
ec uting,’he
replied.9Myc ompani onssawt helight ,buttheydi dnotunder st
andt hevoiceofhi m whowas
speaki ngt ome.10“‘ Whats hal
lIdo,Lor d?’Ias ked.“‘ Getup, ’theLords ai
d,‘andgoi nto
Damas cus.Ther eyouwi l
lbetoldallthatyouhavebeenas s
ignedt odo.’11Myc ompani onsl ed
mebyt hehandi ntoDamas cus,bec aus ethebr i
l
lianceoft hel i
ghthadbl i
ndedme.12“ Aman
namedAnani asc amet oseeme.Hewasadevoutobs erveroft helawandhi ghlyres pectedby
alltheJ ewslivingt here.13Hes t
oodbes idemeands aid,‘Br otherSaul,recei
veyours ight!’And
att hatver ymomentIwasabl etos eehi m.14“ Thenhes aid:‘TheGodofouranc es t
or shas
chos enyout oknowhi swil
landt os eet heRi ghteousOneandt ohearwor dsfrom hi smout h.
15Youwi l
lbehi swi tnesstoallpeopleofwhatyouhaves eenandhear d.

Obs er
vation:
Paulwasc hosenbyGodevenaf terallhe'sdone,andweaspeopl eofGodar ealsochosenby
Him.Godal waysgi
vesusac hanc e,butitisupt ousifwewi l
lobey.Godc hoseusandhasa
planforus ,Godcanuseusevent houghwe' r
es i
nner
s.Andli
kehowGodgavePaulat ask,God
hasalsogi venusatask.Godhasapl anf oreachandeveryoneofus ,andIknowandbel i
eve
thatHewoul dnevergiveusat as kthat'stoohardforust ohandle,becauseHeknowsour
capabil
it
ies.Godhasgivenusac hanc e,andat as
ktodof orHi
m,allthat
'sl
efti
stoobey.

Appl
i
c at
ion:
-Totrusti
nGod'splanf
orme.
-TotakethechanceHe'
sgivenme,andobeyHi
swi
l
lforme.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFat
her,thankYouforal
waysgivi
ngmeanotherc hance,t
hankYouf orthegrace
andmer cyYou'
veshownme.Lor d,pl
easehel
pmeobeyandf ol
l
owYourwi l
lforme,helpmet o
alwaysdomybes ti
nt het as
ksYou'
vegivenme.ThankYouLordf orYourbless
ingsandforfor
theprotect
ionYouprovide.Il
oveYouandIglor
if
yYou,inJes
us'nameIpr ay,Amen!

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_

OCT.02.
2022‐SUN.
Scri
ptur
e:Acts23:
12-21
12Thenex tmorni
ngagr oupofJewsgottoget
herandboundt
hemsel
veswit
hanoathnotto
eatordri
nkuntilt
heyhadkil
ledPaul
.13Therewer
emorethanf
ort
yofthem i
nthec
onspi
rac
y.
14Theywentt ot hel eadingpr i
estsandel der sandt oldt hem,“ Wehaveboundour sel
veswi th
anoat ht oeatnot hi ngunt i
lwehaveki l
ledPaul .15Soyouandt hehighc ounc i
ls houldaskt he
commandert obr ingPaulbac ktot hec ounc i
lagain.Pr etendyouwantt oex ami nehisc ase
mor ef ul
ly.Wewi llki l
lhim ont heway. ”16ButPaul ’
snephew—hi ssister’
sson—hear doft heir
planandwentt ot hef ort
ressandt oldPaul .17Paulc al
ledf oroneoft heRomanof fi
cersand
said,“Takethisyoungmant othec ommander .Hehass omet hi ngimpor tanttot ellhi
m. ”18So
theof fi
cerdid,expl aini
ng,“ Paul
,theprisoner ,cal
ledmeoverandas kedmet obr i
ngt hisyoung
mant oyoubec aus ehehass omethingt otellyou.”19Thec ommandert ookhishand,l edhi m
aside,andas ked,“ Whati sityouwantt otellme? ”20Paul ’
snephew t oldhim,“ SomeJ ewsar e
goingt oas kyout obr ingPaulbef orethehi ghc ounc i
ltomor row,pr etendingt heywantt oget
somemor einformat i
on.21Butdon’ tdoi t!Ther ear emor et hanfortymenhi dingal ongt he
wayr eadyt oambus hhi m.Theyhavevowednott oeatordr inkanythingunt iltheyhaveki lled
him.Theyar er eadynow,j us twai
tingforyourc onsent.

Observation:
Ther
emi ghtc omeat i
mewheresomeonewi l
lcomet ohateordi
sl
ikeusbecauseofourbeli
ef.
Theymi ghtplotagainstus
,dousharm,orevenbet hecaus
eofwhywe' r
es t
umbli
ng.Butwe
arenotal one.Godnotonl yus
esus,butalsothepeoplearoundus.Godc anusethepeople
whoar ec los
et ousandevenpeoplewhoar en'
t.Becaus
easlongaswearedoi ngHiswi
lland
arecontinouslyseeki
ngHim,Hewil
lneverl
eaveus .

Appl
i
c at
ion:
-Toleaveeveryt
hingi
nGod'shand(
inc
ludi
ngthedanger
sort
roubl
eswe'
ref
aci
ng)
.
-Tobeappr ec
iati
vetothepeopl
eGodusestohel
pus.

Prayer:
DearHeavenlyFather
,thankYouforthepeopleYoupl acenearme,andt hankYouf oral
ways
protecti
ng me.Lord,help me pl
ace ever
ythi
ng i
nto Yourhands,and pl ease hel
p me to
continuous
lyseekYou.Lord,thankYouf orneverleavingmealone,andt hankYouf oral
l
You'vedone.Il
oveyouLordandIglori
fyYourname,inJ esus
'nameIpray,Amen!

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OCT. 03.2022‐ MON.


Scri
pt ure:Act s24: 5-16
5Wehavef oundt hi
smant obeat r
oublemakerwhoi sconst
antlys t
ir
ri
ngupr iotsamongt he
Jewsal lovert hewor ld.Hei saringleaderoft hec ultknownast heNaz ar enes .6Fur thermor e,
hewast r
yingt odes ec ratetheTempl ewhenwear res t
edhim.78Youc anf i
ndoutt het ruthof
ourac c
us ati
onsbyex ami ninghim your self.
”9Thent heotherJewsc himedi n,dec lari
ngt hat
everythingTer tull
uss aidwast rue.10Thegover nort henmot i
onedf orPault os peak.Pauls aid,
“Iknow,s i
r,thatyouhavebeenaj udgeofJ ewishaf f ai
rsformanyyear s,s oIgl adl ypresentmy
defens ebef or eyou.11Youc anqui ckl
ydi scovert hatIar ri
vedi nJ erus alem nomor et han
twelvedaysagot owor s hi
patt heTempl e.12Myac c usersneverfoundmear guingwi thanyone
i
nt heTempl e,nors t
ir
r i
ngupar i
otinanys ynagogueoront hestreetsoft hec ity.13Thes emen
cannotpr ovet het hi
ngst heyac cusemeofdoi ng. 14“ ButIadmi tthatIf ollow t heWay,whi c
h
theyc allac ul t.Iwor shipt heGodofouranc estors ,andIf i
rmlybel i
evet heJ ewishlaw and
everythingwr itteni nt hepr ophets.15Ihavet hes amehopei nGodt hatt hes emenhave,t hat
hewi llrai
s ebot ht her ighteousandt heunr ighteous .16Bec auseoft hi
s,Ialwayst ryt
omai ntai
n
ac l
earc ons ci
enc ebef or eGodandal lpeople.

Observat
ion:
Manypeopl ewil
ltel
ll
iesaboutusandt r
ytogetusintr
oublebecaus
eofourbel
i
ef.Butaslong
weliveourlif
efoll
owingGod'swill
,Idon'
tthi
nkthatt
heywillbeabl
etofi
ndanythi
ngt hatwe
didwrong.Byl i
vi
ngal i
feoffoll
owingGod'swil
l
,wewills
tarttoal
wayst
rytomaintai
nac lear
consci
encebeforeGodandal lpeopl
e.
Appl
i
cati
on:
-Toli
vemylif
eac cor
dingtoGod'
swill
-Tostat
emybel i
efscl
earl
yandboldl
y
-Toli
veaRighteousli
fe.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather,thankYouf orthel es
sontoday,andf orthec onstantreminderthatI
needt okeepi mprovi
ngmys el
f.Lord,Ias kforYourguidance,pleas
ehel pmeandl eadme
throught i
meswhent hebadpeoplear oundmear ewai ti
ngt oseemes tumbleandmakea
mistake.Lord,hel
pmel i
veri
ght
eous l
y,thatImaybef oundnotguilt
yinanys it
uationI'
m puti
n.
ThankYouf orYourl oveandmer c
y.IloveYouandgl ori
fyYou,InJesus
' nameIpr ay,Amen!

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OCT.04.2022‐TUE.
Scri
pture:Acts25:17-20
17“ Whenhi saccuserscameher ef
orthet r
ial
,Ididn’
tdelay.Ic
all
edt hec as
ethever ynex
tday
andor deredPaulbr oughti n.18Butt heac c
usati
onsmadeagai nsthim wer en’
tanyoft he
cri
mesIex pect
ed.19I nstead,itwass omethingaboutt hei
rreli
gionandadeadmannamed
Jesus,whoPauli nsis
tsisalive.20Iwasatal osstoknowhowt oi nves
tigatethesethi
ngs,s
oI
askedhim whetherhewoul dbewi l
li
ngt ostandtri
alonthesechargesinJ er
usalem.

Obs ervation:
Ther ear emanypeopl el
ikePaul '
saccusers,whohavenot hingbet tertodothant oargueand
pres sfalsechargesagainstPaulbec auseoft heirdi
ffer
entbeliefs.Thec ri
methattheykepton
i
ns i
s t
ingt hatPauldidwast hathekeptons aying/procl
aimingt hatJesuswasal i
ve(rosefrom
thedead) .AndalthoughFes t
us,whowast hej udgeofPaul '
sc asewant edtopleasetheJ ews,
hes ti
lldidhisjobpr operl
y,hes aw thattheJ ewsdi dnothaveas ol
idaccusati
ont hathad
evidenc et obackupt hei
rclaims,ands oFes tuswasatal ossonwhatt odo.Paulwasaf ol
l
ower
ofJ esusanddi dGod' swill
,ands oasar esulthedi dnotc ommi tanyoft hecri
mest hathewas
accus edof ,sohec oul
dnotbej udgedgui l
tybyFes tus

Appl
i
cati
on:
-Tobefairwhenjudgingasit
uat
ion.
-Tonotfals
elyacc
us esomeonewhenitisnoteventr
ue,orwhenyouknowt
hati
tisal
i
e.
-Tobefi
r minmybel i
efandkeepprocl
aimingaboutJes
us.
-Tonotjudgeotherswhenyouarenotsureandhavenoevidence.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFather,thankYouf orYourprot
ecti
ont hatalwayskeepsmef rom harm.Lord,I
askfortheknowledgeandwi sdom onhow todealwitht hosewhodomewr ong.AndLor d,I
prayforYourguidanc eandhel pi
nl eadi
ngmet obec omel essjudgemental
,andt obemor e
fi
rm whentell
i
ngot hersaboutYou.Lord,IwanttothankYouf oralwayskeepi
ngmyf ami l
yand
fr
iendssafeandforthec onti
nuousgoodnessYou'ves hownmet hroughoutmylif
e.IloveYou
Lord,i
nJ es
us'nameIpr ay,Amen!

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OCT.05.
2022‐WED.
Scri
ptur
e:Acts26:
29
29Paulrepl
ied,“
Whetherqui
ckl
yornot
,Ipr
aytoGodthatbot
hyouandever
yoneher
eint
his
audienc
emightbecomethesameasIam,ex
ceptf
ort
hesechai
ns.

Observat
ion:
ThepeoplewhoPauliss
ayi
ngthi
sto,ar
ethepeopl
ewhocamet oj
udgehim andwatchhi
s
tr
ial
.Pauldidnotwi
shfort
hem t
obehar medorbeputi
nc hai
nsl
ikehi
m,buti ns
teadHe
wantedforthos
ewhoheardandlis
tenedtohimtobec
omeasheis(Chr
ist
ians
/fol
l
ower
sof
Chri
stJesus)
.Li
kePaul
,weshoul
dwantf orot
her
swhohearandl
i
stentousbemovedand
wanttofoll
owJesus
.

Appl
i
cati
on:
-Tobeas peakerwhocompelsother
stowanttofol
l
owChri
st.
-Towis
ht hebesttoevenpeoplewhoonlycametowat
chasIam wrongedorac
cus
edf
als
ely.
-Tonotwishbadlyofanyone,event
hosepeopl
ewhoIdon'
tpart
icul
arl
yli
ke.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFather,thankYouf oral
wayskeepi
ngmes af
e,andthankYouf ortheli
feYou've
giventome.Lord,Iprayf ortheattit
udeofcompassi
ontofi
llme,sothatIdonotwi shbadlyof
anyone,eventowardsthos ewhohavehar medme.Lord,pl
easehelpmei nconti
nuingtoobey
Youevenwhent hes it
uat i
ons eemsr eal
l
yunfavour
abletome.IloveYouLor dandIgl ori
fy
Yourname,inJesus'nameIpr ay,Amen!

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OCT.06.
2022‐THU.
Scr
iptur
e:Act
s27:23- 25
23Forlastni
ghtanangeloft heGodt owhom Ibelongandwhom Is er
vestoodbesi
deme,
24andhes ai
d,‘Don’tbeafrai
d,Paul,f
oryouwil
lsurelystandt
rialbef
oreCaes
ar!What’
smore,
Godi nhi
sgoodnes shasgrantedsafet
ytoever
yones ail
i
ngwi t
hyou. ’
25Sotakecour
age!ForI
bel
ieveGod.I
twi l
lbej us
tashes ai
d.

Observat
ion:
Duri
ngourt imesoftroubleweshoul
dnotdoubtt hatGodi
swi thus.I
nbot htheBi
bleandin
ourli
feHehaspr ovent i
meandt i
meagainthatHei swi
thus.Nothingwil
lstopusaslongas
wearedoi ngHiswil
l.BecauseGodwil
lprot
ectusandkeepuss af
e,sothatiswhywes houl
d
notbeafraidbuti
nsteadconti
nuetof
oll
owHi m anddoHiswi
ll.

Appl
i
cati
on:
-Toalwayst
rustGodi
neverysi
tuat
ion.
-Toconti
nuedoingHi
swil
levenwhenit'
shard.
-Tonotbeafrai
dandi
nst
eadbebr aveandcourageousdur
ingt
imesoft
roubl
e.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather,t
hankYouf oral
waysbeingwithme,andforYourprot
ecti
onoverme
andmyf amily.Lord,helpmet obec ourageousandbravewhenIenc ount
ertroubleand
hi
ndr anceswhendoi ngwhatYouwantmet odo.Lord,pl
eas
ehelpmet oendurewhenIf i
nd
mys el
finhar dshi
p.AndLor d,pl
eas
ehelpmyt rusti
nYougrow.Hel
pmypas si
ontolearnmor e
aboutYougr ow.ThankYouLor df ort
hisday,IloveYouandIglor
if
yYourname,i nJ es
us'
nameIpr ay,Amen!

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OCT.07.
2022‐FRI.
Scri
ptur
e:Acts28:3-6
3AsPaulgat heredanar mfulofsti
cksandwasl ayi
ngt hem onthef i
re,apoisonoussnake,
dri
venoutbyt heheat,bithi
m onthehand.4Thepeopl eoftheis
lands awithangi
ngf r
om his
handands ai
dt oeac hother,“
Amur derer
,nodoubt !Thoughhees c
apedt hesea,jus
tic
ewi l
l
notpermithi
mt oli
ve.
”5ButPauls hookof ft
hes nakeintothefi
reandwasunhar med.6The
peoplewait
edf orhimt oswellupors uddenlydropdead.Butwhent heyhadwai tedal ong
ti
meands awt hathewas n’
tharmed,t
heyc hangedtheirmindsanddec i
dedhewasagod.

Obs
ervat
ion:
Thepeopleint
heversewerei
gnorantofGod'sWord,t
hatwaswhyt heyweresoeasi
lyswayed
byeveryt
hingtheys
aw.Theyweren'tChr
ist
ians
,theydidn'
tknow God,andsothateventuall
y
l
eadthem tosi
mplybeli
evewhat
ever,whil
eatthesamet i
mealsoleadthem t
omakei ncorr
ect
j
udgements.

Appl
i
cati
on:
-Toalwayss
eektoknowmor eaboutGodandtonotst
ayi
gnorant
.
-Tonotbeswayedbyeveryt
hingIsee.
-Tonotmakehastyj
udgementdthatcoul
dul
ti
matel
yendupincor
rec
t.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenl yFather,thankYouf orYourWor d,andt hankYouf orthemeanstopr ocur
e
knowledge.Lord,pleasehelpmemakec orr
ectjudgement sandalsohel
pmei nmyj our
neyof
knowingYoumor e.Lord,pleas
ehelpmet onots tayignorantsothatImaynotbes wayedby
everyt
hingaroundme.Lor d,thankYouf oreverythi
ngYou' vedoneandf ort
helove,mercy,
andkindness.Il
oveYouLor dandIglor
if
yYourname,i nJ esus'
nameIpray,Amen!

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OCT.08.2022‐SAT.
Scri
pture:Romans1:16
16ForIam notas hamedofthegospel
,bec
auseiti
sthepowerofGodt
hatbr
ingss
alvat
iont
o
everyonewhobel i
eves
:fi
rstt
otheJ
ew,thentotheGent
il
e.

Obs er
vation:
LikePaul,wes houldnotbeas hamedoft heGospel
,wes houl
dnotbeas hamedoft heWor dof
Godt hatwear es hari
ng/t
ell
i
ngt oother s
.Becaus
eitiswhatbringsuss al
vat
ion,Iti
swhatsaves
us(thosewhobel ieve)
.TheGos pelbringssal
vat
iontousal l
,itdoesn'tmat
terwhoyouar eor
wher e you'r
ef rom,bec ausei tli
terall
y bri
ngssalvat
ion to everyone.The Gos peli
snot
somet hi
ngt obeas hamedof ,i
nfactitissomethi
ngwes houldbepr oudofsharing.

Appl
ic
ati
on:
-Toneverbeas hamedofGod' sWord.
-Shar
etheGos peltoeveryoneequal
ly.
-Tobec onf
identwhens hari
ngGod'sWord.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather,thankYouf ort heGospel
,andthankYouforgi vi
ngusac hancetobe
savedt hr
oughYours onJ es
usChr i
st.Lord,pl
easehel
pmehavet hec onfi
dencetos hareYour
Wor d,helpmenotbac kawayf rom s hari
ngYourWor dtoothers
.Lor d,pleasehelpmebe
braveand c ourageousenought odoYourwi l
l
.ThankYouLor df orthisday,and f orthe
continuousbles
s i
ngsuponmyf amily.IloveYouLordandIgl
ori
fyYourname,i nJesus'
nameI
pray,Amen!

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OCT.09.2022‐ SUN.
Scri
pture:Romans2: 1-3&11
1You,t herefore,havenoex cus
e,youwhopas sjudgmentons omeoneels
e,foratwhat ever
pointyouj udgeanot her,youarecondemni
ngyour s
elf
,becauseyouwhopas sj udgmentdo
thesamet hings.2Now weknow t hatGod’
sjudgmentagainstthosewhodos uchthingsis
basedont r
ut h.3Sowhenyou,amer ehumanbeing,passj
udgmentont hem andyetdot he
samet hings,doyout hi
nkyouwi l
les
capeGod’
sjudgment?

11ForGoddoesnots
howf
avor
it
ism.
Obs er
vati
on:
Unlesswear esinl
esswehavenor ighttojudgeot her
s.Becausewear esinner
swec annot
j
udget hem,becauseonlyGodcangivejudgement,andeveryonewil
lbejudgedandgetwhat
theydeserveaccor
dingtoGod'sri
ghteousjudgement,andnoonec anavoi
dHi sjudgement.
Godj udgesusallequal
ly.Heshowsnof avori
ti
sm.Hedoes n'tj
udgeusbas edonourc olor
,
nati
onali
ty,i
ntel
l
ect,orevenbythelanguagethatwes peak.Hejudgesusal lbywhatwe' ve
done.

Appli
cati
on:
-Tonotj udgeother
s.
-Tonotj udgeother
sbutletGodjudgethem acc
ordi
ngtoHiswil
l.
-Liveli
feright
eousl
y,bec
ausenoonec anescapeGod'sj
udgement.
-LikehowGoddoesnots howfavori
ti
sm,Iwi
llal
sotr
eatother
sequall
y.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFat
her,thankYouf orbeingfairi
nYourjudgement
,andt hankYouforthegrace
andmer cyYou'vegivenme.Lor d,Iam grat
efulf
orallYou'
vedoneforme.Lord,pl
easehelpme
totreateveryoneequall
ywi thoutshowingfavori
ti
sm,helpmetonotjudgeot her
s,andplease
help met o putever yt
hing in Yourhands .And Lord,pl
easeforgi
vemef orthes i
nsI '
ve
commi t
ted.Lord,t
hankYous omuc hforallthechancesYou'
vegi
venme.Il oveYouLordandI
glori
fyYourname,inJ esus'
nameIpr ay,Amen!

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OCT.10.2022‐ MON.
Scri
pture:Romans3: 20- 24
20Fornoonec aneverbemader i
ghtwi t
hGodbydoi ngwhatt helaw commands .Thelaw
si
mplys howsushows infulwear e.21ButnowGodhass hownusawayt obemader ightwith
hi
m wi t
houtkeepi ngt her equirementsoft helaw,aswaspr omisedinthewr it
ingsofMos es
andthepr ophetsl
ongago.22Wear emader ightwithGodbypl acingourfait
hinJ esusChrist
.
Andt hi
si strueforeveryonewhobel ieves
,nomat terwhowear e.23Foreveryonehass i
nned;
weal lf
alls hor
tofGod’ sgl ori
ouss t
andard.24YetGodf reelyandgr aci
ouslydeclaresthatwe
areri
ght eous.Hedidt histhroughChr is
tJesuswhenhef reedusf r
om thepenaltyforours i
ns.

Observation:
Becausewehaveal lsi
nnedandhavef al
lenshortofGod'sglor
y,wewereallmeanttogotohel
l.
Butbec auseofGod'sgraceandmercy,Hegaveusal lawaytobemader ightbefor
eHim.And
i
twast hr oughthedeathHisSonJ esusChris
tt hatwehavebeens aved.Everyoneofus,no
matterwhowear e,wec anrec
eiveHisgiftofsalvat
ion,andallwehavetodoi shavef
ait
hin
Him.

Appl
icati
on:
-Toalwaysbegr atef
ulf
orGod'
sgr
ace,merc
y,andHi
sgif
tofsal
vat
ion.
-Tohavegr eaterf
ait
hinJes
us.
-Totellother
sabouthowGodhasfreedusfr
om t
hebondageofsi
nandhasgi
venusawayt
o
besaved.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenl yFather
,thankYouforthegi
ftofsal
vati
on,andf orfr
eei
ngmef rom thepenalty
ofmys ins.Lord,Youhavebeens ogoodtomeevent houghIknow Idon'tdeser
veit.Lord,I
prayforguidanceandf ormyfai
thinYoutogrows t
ronger.Lord,pl
easehelpmeber ight
eous
i
nYours i
ght.Il
oveYouLor dandIgl
orif
yYourname,inJesus'nameIpray,Amen!

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OCT.
11.
2022‐
TUE.
Scri
pture:Romans4:4-
5
4Whenpeopl ework,t
hei
rwagesarenotagi
ft
,butsomet
hingtheyhaveear
ned.5Butpeopl
e
arecount edasri
ghteous
,notbecaus
eoftheirwor
k,butbecauseofthei
rfai
thinGodwho
for
givessinner
s.

Obs ervati
on:
Salvationisagif
twe'ver ec
eivedfr
om God.Andunli
kehowwec anear
nmoneybywor ki
ng,we
cannotear nsalvati
onint hes ameway.Thes al
vat
iongivent
ousisnotevens omethingwe
des er
ve.Goodwor ksalonec annotsaveus.Onl
yourfai
thinGodcangrantuss
alvat
ion.Andi
t
i
sbyGod' sfor
givenessthatwec ancountedasri
ght
eous.

Appl
ic
ati
on:
-Toalwayshavef ai
thinGod.
-Tobeabl etobes eenasr i
ghteousbefor
eGod.
-Toappreciat
et hegraceandmer cyGodhasshownus.
-Tobet hankfulforGod'sforgi
veness
.AndifGodcanf
orgi
veus
,thenwes
houl
dal
sobeabl
e
todothesamet owar dsothers.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFather,thankYouf orgivi
ngusagi f
tthatwedon'tevendes er
ve.ThankYou
LordforYourforgiveness.Lor
d,pleas
ehel pmet onevertakeyourforgi
venessforgrant
ed,
andpleas
ehel pmemakemyf ai
thandt r
ustinYouevenstronger
.Lord,thankYouf orYour
l
ove,mercy,andki
ndnes s.Il
oveYouLord,inJesus
'nameIpray,Amen!

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OCT.12.
2022‐WED.
Scri
ptur
e:Romans5:7-8
7Now,mos tpeoplewouldnotbewill
ingtodieforanuprightperson,thoughsomeonemight
perhapsbewill
i
ngt odi
ef oraper
sonwhoi sespec
ial
lygood.8ButGods howedhisgreatl
ove
forusbys endi
ngChr i
sttodieforuswhi l
ewewer es t
il
lsinners
.9Ands i
ncewehavebeen
made rightin God’
ss i
ghtby the blood ofChri
st,he willcer
tainl
ys ave usfr
om God’s
condemnati
on.

Obs ervati
on:
Salvationwasn'
tf orfr
ee,i thadapr i
ce,andJesusChr i
stpaidthatpr i
ceforusbydyi ngont he
cross.Hedi edforuss i
nner sbecauseitwast hewilloftheFat her.Iti
sal lbecauseofGod' s
greatloveandc ompassionf orusthatHes entHisonlySont odi eforsi
nner st osaveusf r
om
Hisc ondemnation.Andi tisalsobecauseofChr i
st'
sobediencetot heFat her,thatwear eable
tobemader i
ghti tGod'
ss i
ght.Ther
eisnoot herpersonlikeHim whowoul dbewi l
li
ngt odie
foras inner(
evenmor es of oragroupofs i
nners)
,butwear ebl
essedbec aus eourLor ddi
dnot
l
eaveusandi nsteadHec amet osaveus.

Appl
i
cati
on:
-Toalwaysbegr atefulf
orwhatChr i
stJes
ushasdonef
orus
.
-Tonott akeGod'sloveforusforgrant
ed.
-TobelikeJ es
us,tobeobedi entt
oGod.
-Tobewi ll
ingtodot heFather'
swil
l.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFat
her
,thankYouforYourgreatloveandc ompassi
on.Lord,t
hankYouf ort
he
l
if
eYou' vegi
venme,andmayIus eital
lforYourgl or
y.Lord,hel
pmet obemor eli
keChris
t,
helpmet oal
waysbeobedientt
oYou.Lord,thankYous omuc hforthechancetoserveYou.I
l
oveYouLor dandIgl
ori
fyYourname,i
nJ es
us'nameIpr ay,Amen!

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OCT.13.
2022‐THU.
Scr
iptur
e:Romans6: 12:
13
12Donotl etsi
nc ontr
olthewayyoul i
ve;donotgi
veintosi
nfuldesi
res.13Donotletanypart
ofyourbodybec omeani ns
trumentofevilt
oser
vesin.I
nst
ead,giveyoursel
vesc
ompl etel
yto
God,foryouwer edead,butnowyouhavenewl if
e.Souseyourwhol ebodyasani ns
trument
todowhati sr
ightforthegloryofGod.

Observat
ion:
BecauseofwhatJ esusChr i
sthasdoneforus,wearenol ongerslavestos i
n.Wehavebeen
gi
venanewl i
fe,andthatiswhywes houldnotlets
incontrolusanymor e.Weshoul
dnotuse
ourbodyt ocommitsin,butins
teadweshoul
dus eourever
ythingtobr i
nggloryt
oGod.

Appl
i
c ati
on:
-Tolearnsel
f-c
ontrol
.
-Tous emywhol ebodytodowhatisri
ghtf
orthegl
oryofGod.
-Toturnawayf r
om temptat
ionandnotl
etsi
ncontr
olme.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenl
yFather
,thankYouforforthenewl
if
eYou'vegivent
ome,andthankYouforthe
helpYoual
waysgiveme.
Lord,pl
eas
ehelpmehaves el
f-c
ontrol
,helpmeLordtocont
rolmyemoti
onsandacti
ons.Lor
d,
helpmebringgl
orytoYournameineverythi
ngIdo.Il
oveYouLordandIgl
ori
fyYourname,in
Jesus'
nameAmen!

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OCT.14.
2022‐FRI
.
Scr
iptur
e:Romans7:15
15Idon’treal
l
yunderst
andmys
elf
,forIwantt
odowhati
sri
ght
,butIdon’
tdoi
t.I
nst
ead,Ido
whatIhate.

Observati
on:
Everydaywes truggl
ewi t
hdoi ngwhati sr i
ght .Wedon' tdowhati srightandinst
eadwedo
whatwehat eandwhati swr ongbec auseourf les
hi ss i
nful
.ThroughJ esusChri
stwehave
al
readybeenf reedf rom bei ngs l
avesofs in,butwhyar ewes ti
llcontroll
edbyourfles
hly
desi
res?Wear ei nac onstantbattl
ewi thdoi ngGod'swi l
landwhatpl easesHi
m,anddoi ng
whatourf l
eshdes i
res.Whenwel eaveourol dl i
fei
ns i
nbehindands t
artournew li
fet
hatis
gi
vent ousthroughJ es us
'deat honthec ross,wemus taskfortheguidanceoftheHolySpiri
t,
becausewhent heHol ySpiritli
vesi
nus ,wewi llbeabletoresis
ttemptation.

Appl
i
cati
on:
-ToasktheHolySpi
ri
tforgui
danc
e.
-Todesi
retodowhatisgoodandwhatispleas
ingtoGod.
-Tonotl
etsinandfl
eshl
ydesi
rescont
rolmyacti
onsandmyli
fe.

Prayer:
DearHeavenlyFather
,thankYouf orYourgui
danceandYourl ove.Lord,Ias kfortheHol y
Spiri
ttodwelli
nmeandt oleadmet odowhatpl easesYou.Lor d,pleasehelpmer es
ist
temptati
onandtonotbec ontr
oll
edbymywor l
dlydes
ires
.ThankYouLor df ort
hisdayandf or
theli
feYou'
vegivenme.IloveYouLordandIgl
orif
yYourname,inJesus'nameIpr ay,Amen!

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OCT.15.
2022‐SAT.
Sc
riptur
e:Romans8:38-
39
38AndIam c onvincedthatnothi
ngc anevers epar
ateusf r
om God’ sl
ove.Nei
therdeathnor
l
ife,neit
her angels nor demons,neither our fearsfor today nor our worries about
tomorrow—notevent hepower sofhellcanseparateusfrom God’slove.39Nopoweri nthe
skyaboveorintheear t
hbelow—indeed,nothi
ngi nallc
reati
onwilleverbeabl
etos eparateus
from t
heloveofGodt hati
sreveal
edinChr i
stJesusourLord.

Obser vati
on:
Wes houldneverdoubtGod' sloveforus.IbelievethatGod'sloveforusisunc onditi
onal
,and
thatnot hi
ngc anseparateusf r
om Hisl
ove.Sat anandhi sdemonsc annotdoanyt hingtos t
op
Godf r
om lovi
ngus ,andnotevendeat hc annots epar
ateusf r
om Hislove.I
ns hort,nothi
ngin
heaven,hel l
,orearthc oul
devermakeGods toplovingus.Thatiswhywec anbes ureand
confident,becaus
eweknowt hatHi
slovei sconstantandendur esf
oreverevenwhenwemake
mistakes.

Appl
i
cati
on:
-ToneverdoubtGod'sl
ovef orme.
-TonevertakeGod'
slovef ormeforgranted.
-Toalwaysbegrat
efulforHisuncondit
ionall
ove,whic
hIknowIdon'tdes
erve.
-Tonotletmyfears
,wor r
ies,anddoubtsstopmef r
om seei
ngGod'
sloveforme.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather,thankYouf orYouruncondit
ionall
oveevent houghIam undes erving,
andt hankYouf oralwaysbeingt hereforme.Lor
d,pleasehelpmet oactbrave,conf
ident,and
unafrai
dint hetasksYouas signt omeknowi ngthatYou'l
llovemeevenwhenIam s ubj
ected
tomaki ngmi s
takesandf ai
l
ur es
.Lor d,IwanttothankYouf orneverf
orgetti
ngme,andf or
al
waysl ovi
ngme.Il oveYouLor dandIgl or
if
yYourname,inJ esus
'nameIpray,Amen!

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OCT.16.2022‐SUN.
Scri
pture:Romans9:13-16
13Int hewor dsoftheScript
ures,“
IlovedJac
ob,butIrej
ect
edEs au.
”14Ar ewesayi
ng,then,
thatGodwasunf ai
r?Ofc ours
enot !15ForGodsai
dtoMos es,“
Iwi l
lshow mer
cytoanyoneI
choose,andIwi l
lshow compas s
iontoanyoneIchoos
e.”16SoitisGodwhodec i
dest
os how
mercy.Wec annei
therc
hoos eitnorworkfori
t.

Observat
ion:
Godisnotunj ust
,andwhoar ewetosaythatHeisunf air
?Wedonotevendes er
vetohaveHis
mercy.Godc ouldhavec hosennottohavemer c
yonanyone,andbec auseal
lhavesi
nnedHe
hasavali
dr easont onotgiveusmercy.ButGods ti
llc
hos etogiveusHi
smercy,Heistheone
whodec i
dest os how mercy,andHehasever yrightt ochoosewhoHe'sshowingHismercy
andcompas si
ont o.

Appli
cat
ion:
-ToneverthinkthatGodi sunfai
r.
-Toal waysbet hankfulforHismer cy,becauseHes howsusmer cyeventhoughweare
undeser
vingofit
.
-Tof ol
low God'sex ampleands how mercyt oother
sar oundme,becaus
eifGodcanshow
mercytouss i
nnerswhoar eundes er
vingofit
,thenwes houldal
sobeabl
etoshowmerc
y.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather
,thankYouforchoosi
ngt os how memercy,andthankYouforthelife
You'vegivent ome.Lor d,Iwanttobeablet os how merc
ytoot her
sjustasyou'
ves hown
mer cytome.Lor d,pleasehelpmeunderst
andevenmor eaboutYouandYourways .Lord,
thankYouf ortheprotecti
on,pr
ovi
si
on,andkindness.Il
oveYouLord,andIgl
ori
fyYourname,
i
nJ esus'nameIpray,Amen!
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OCT.17.2022‐ MON.
Scri
pture:Romans10: 14-17
14Buthow c ant heyc al
lonhimt osavet hem unlesstheybelieveinhim?Andhow cant hey
bel
ieveinhi mi ft heyhaveneverheardabouthi m?Andhow c ant heyhearabouthi
m unless
someonet el
lsthem?15Andhowwi l
lanyonegoandt el
lthem withoutbei
ngsent
?Thatiswhy
theSc r
ipturess ay,“How beaut
if
ularethef eetofmes s
engerswhobr i
nggoodnews!”16But
noteveryonewel comest heGoodNews ,forI sai
ahtheprophets ai
d,“LORD,whohasbelieved
ourmes sage? ”17Sof ait
hcomesfrom hearing,thati
s,heari
ngtheGoodNewsaboutChr ist

Observati
on:
I
tisessentialforotherswhohavenothear dofGodt olear
naboutHim.Buthowwi l
ltheyever
hearandl earnaboutHi mifther
ei snoonet otellt
hem aboutGod?Asaf ol
lowerofChr is
t,we
aretoshar ethegoodnewst oothers,sot hattheymayc omet oknowHim,toc ometobel ieve
andhavef ai
thinHi m.Becausetheirfai
thwi l
lonlyeverdevelopwhentheyhearofHi m,when
theyknow andl earnmor eaboutHi m,andwhent heyf i
ndoutwhatHe' sdonef orthem.
Thought herewi l
lbepeopl ewhor ejectthegoodnewswear eshari
ng,butthatisal
r i
ght,we
shoul
dn'tletthatdiscour
ageusfrom s hari
ngt omor epeople.

Appl
i
c ati
on:
-Tobeper s
ist
entinshar
ingGod'sword.
-Toshar ethegoodnewst oothers
.TobeHi smes s
enger.
-Tonotbedi sc
ouragedwhens omeonerej
ectsthegoodnewsI
'
mshar
ing
-TotellothersofGod'sWordequall
y,nomattertheres
ult
.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFather,thankYouf orforgivi
ngust heopportuni
tytoshar
eYourWor dt o
others
.ThankYouLor df ort
hes al
vati
onYougaveus .Lord,pl
easehel
pmet obravel
ys hare
Yourgoodnews ,andpleasehelpmeLor dtoleadot
herstoYou.Lord,t
hankYouforgivi
ngus
themeanst oknowYou( theBibl
e)thankYouLordsomuc hforal
lYou'
vedoneinmylif
e.Ilove
YouLor dandIglor
if
yYourname,onJ es
us'
snameIpray,Amen!

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_

OCT.18.2022‐TUE.
Scr
ipture:Romans11:34-36
34Forwhoc anknow t
heLORD’ sthought
s?Whoknowsenought ogivehim advi
ce?35And
whohasgi venhimsomuc ht hatheneedstopayitback?36Forever
ythi
ngc omesfrom hi
m
andex i
stsbyhispowerandi sint
endedforhi
sgl
ory.Al
lgl
orytohi
mf or
ever
!Amen.

Observat
ion:
Thereisnoonewhoknowswhatt heLordisthinki
ng,andt
her
ei snoonet
hatt heLor
di s
i
ndebtedt o.Therei
sabsol
utel
ynothingwehavet hatt
heLor
dneedsandc annotaqui
re.
Becauseeveryt
hingc
omesfr
om Him,andexi
stsbyHispowerf
orHisgl
ory.

Appli
cati
on:
-Tonotbef ul
lofmys el
fthi
nkingthatGodneedsmys uppor
t,bec
aus
ether
eisnot
hingt
hatI
havethatGodc annothave.
-Topr ai
seandglorif
yGodf orever
.
-Tounder s
tandthatGodi sbeyondman'sunder
standi
ng.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenl
yFat
her
,thankYouforever
ythi
ngYou'vegivent
ome,andfort
heremi
nderthat
Youar egr
eatandar
ebeyondallunders
tandi
ng.Lord,helpmepl
easeYouwit
hmyac ti
ons,
andLord,pl
eas
ehelpmetohumbl
emysel
f.Lor
d,Youhavebeensogoodtomeandmyfamil
y.
ThankYouforl
ovi
ngme,Il
oveYouLor
dandIglori
fyYourname,i
nJes
us'
nameIpr
ay,Amen!

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OCT.19.
2022‐WED.
Scri
ptur
e:Romans12:19
19Donott akerevenge,mydearfri
ends
,butl
eaver
oom f
orGod’
swr
ath,f
ori
tiswr
it
ten:“
Iti
s
minetoavenge;Iwil
lrepay,
”sayst
heLord.

Observation:
Whens omeonewr ongsusordoesbadt hi
ngstous ,wemostofthetimethi
nkthatweneedto
getevenwi t
hthem,andt hatwewantt hem toexperi
enc
ewhatt hey'
vedonetous.Ashumans
i
t'snaturalforustothi
nkt hatway,butasaChris
tianwemus t
n'tbesoreadytoexactr
evenge.
Wear et omakewayf orGod,bec auseitisGodwhowi l
lavengeus .Thati
swhywemus t
surr
enderever yt
hingtotheLor d,whi
chincl
udesthebadpeopleinourli
fe.

Appl
icat
ion:
-ToletGodbet hejudge.
-LetGodavengeme.
-Tomakewayf orGod.
-Tonott aker
evengeonanyoneandj
ustgi
vet
oGodmypr
obl
ems
.

Prayer:
DearHeavenlyFather
,thankYousomuc hforthi
sday,andthankYouforal
wayshelpi
ngme.
Lord,helpmemakewayf orYou,andpleasehelpmet osurr
endermyeveryt
hingtoYou.
PleasehelpmeLor dtoknow anddisc
ernwhent ostopandwhent ol
etYoudoYourt hi
ng.
Lordt hankYouforthisdayandforeverythi
ngYou'
vedone.IloveYouandglorif
yYou.I n
Jesus'nameIpr
ay,Amen!

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OCT.20.2022‐THU.
Scr
ipture:Romans13:1-
2
1Letever yonebesubjecttot hegoverni
ngaut hori
ti
es,forthereisnoauthor
ityex
ceptthat
which God has establ
ished.The author i
ti
es thatex i
sthave been establ
i
shed by God.
2Cons equentl
y,whoeverr ebelsagai
ns tthe authori
tyisr ebel
li
ng agai
nstwhatGod has
i
nsti
tuted,andthos
ewhodos owil
lbri
ngj udgmentont hemselves
.

Observati
on:
Godhaspl acedauthor
it
yfiguresi
nourl i
fe,andwemus tobeyt
hos et
hatGodhasputoverus .
Si
ncei tisGodwhopl acedt hem i
nt hatpos i
ti
on,resi
sti
ngordis
obeyingthem i
salmostli
ke
you'
rer esi
sti
nganddisobeyingGod,whowast heonewhopl acedthem i
nthatauthori
ti
ve
posi
ti
on.Andbydi sobeyi
ngorr ebel
li
ngagai nstthem whoGodhasplacedi
nauthori
ty,wewill
bejudgedandr eaptheconsequencesofourac ti
ons.

Appl
i
cati
on:
-Toobeytheauthor
ityfi
gur
esGodpl
acedi
nmyli
fe.
-Tonotrebelormurmuragai
nstt
hos
ewhohavet
her ul
eoverme.
-Tobecomeobedient.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather
,thankYoufortheauthori
tyf
iguresinmyli
fewhoconti
nuet oguideme
evennow.ThankYouLor dforbri
ngi
ngt hem i
nmylife,andLordIaskf
orconti
nuousblessi
ngs
upont heirli
fe,andthatYou'l
lal
waysbewi ththem.Lor d,pl
easehel
pmel earntobemor e
obedient,andLor dpl
easehelpmet oli
stentothos
ewi thauthor
it
ywithanearthatisalways
wi
ll
ingt
oheart
hem.ThankYouLor
dfort
hisday,Il
oveYouandgl
ori
fyYou,i
nJes
us'nameI
pr
ay,Amen!

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OCT.21.2022- FRI
.
Scri
pture:Romans14: 10-13
10Sowhydoyouc ondemnanot herbeli
ever?Whydoyoul ookdownonanot herbel
iever?
Remember ,wewi llallst
andbeforet hejudgmentseatofGod.11FortheSc r
ipt
uressay,“‘As
surel
yasIl i
ve,’sayst heLORD,‘ everykneewi l
lbendtome,andever ytonguewi l
ldeclare
all
egiancet oGod.’ ”12Yes ,eac
hofuswi l
lgiveapers
onalaccounttoGod.13Sol et’
ss top
condemni ngeac hot her.Deci
deins t
eadt oli
veinsuchawayt hatyouwil
lnotcauseanot her
beli
evertos tumbleandf all
.

Observat
ion:
Godwi l
ljudgeeveryoneequall
yandi ndi
vi
duall
yaccordingtowhatwe' vedone,sowes houl
d
notjudgeoneanot her.Notal
lbeli
everswil
lhavethes ameopinionsoragreeont hesame
thi
ngs,andt hat'
sokay,butwes houl
dnotc ondemneac hotherandbecomet hereasonwhy
eachofuswi l
lstumble.Wewillal
lgiveapersonalac
c ounttoGod,s owhys houl
dwet r
yto
j
usti
fyourac ti
onstoot her
s.

Appl
ic
ation:
-Tonotbet hecauseofwhymyf el
lowChris
tianss
tumble.
-Tonotjudgeothersorquarrelwit
hthem.
-Toli
veal i
fenotconcernedofpleasi
ngothersbutins
teadali
fewhereIfoc
usonpl
easi
ngGod.
-Tohavet heself
-contr
olnott ospeaktojudgeorc ondemn,butt
os peakwi
thl
ove,wit
hout
bei
ngjudgemental.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFat
her
,thankYouf orteachi
ngmeandf orremindingmenottojudgeother
s
accordingtowhatIbeli
eve.Lord,pleasehelpmefocusonpleasi
ngYouinst
eadoflooki
ngto
people.Lord,hel
pmet oc ontr
olmymout handeverywor
dt hec omesoutofi
t.ThankYou
Lordf orYourmercyandkindness,IloveYouLordandIgl ori
fyYourname,inJ
esus'nameI
pray,Amen!

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OCT.22.
2022-SAT.
Scr
iptur
e:Romans15:18
18ForIwi l
lnotdaret ospeakofanyofthos
et hi
ngswhichChr
isthasnotac
compl
i
shed
thr
oughme,inwor danddeed,t
omaketheGent
il
esobedi
ent
--

Observati
on:
Wear ei nst
rumentsusedbyGod.Themi racl
esandac compli
shment
swe'vemadear eonly
possi
blethroughHi m.Weshouldnots
peakorboas ttoother
saboutourowngoodnes s
,but
speakofGod' sgoodnes
sandHismight
ywor ksbecaus
ewedonotai mforpeopletofol
lowus,
butforthem tofol
lowandworshi
pGod.Everyt
hingwedomus tbeforHisgl
ory,notour
s.

Appl
i
c ati
on:
-Tonotboas tofmyownaccompli
shments.
-Totellother
sofGod'
sgoodnes
s,andleadthem t
ohavef
ait
hinHi
m.
-Tobehumbl e.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenl
yFather
,thankYouf
orYourgoodnes
sinmyl
if
e.Lor
d,pleas
ehel
pmebehumble
andnotboastofmyownac compl
is
hments
.HelpmeLordt
oleadotherst
oYouandt
ellot
her
s
ofYourgoodnes
s.Lor
d,pl
easehel
pmebec ourageousi
ndoingYourwill
,andpl
easehel
pmy
pass
iontoknowYoumoregrow.Il
oveYouLordandIglori
fyYourname,i
nJesus
'nameIpray,
Amen!

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_

OCT.23.2022-SUN.
Scri
pture:Romans16:17-18
17AndnowImakeonemor eappeal
,mydearbr othersands i
ster
s.Watchoutf orpeoplewho
causedi vi
si
onsandups etpeople’
sfai
thbyt eac
hingt hingscontrar
ytowhatyouhavebeen
taught.Stayawayfr
om t hem.18Suchpeoplearenots ervi
ngChr i
stourLord;theyar eser
ving
thei
rownper s
onal
interests
.Bysmoothtal
kandgl owingwor dstheydecei
veinnoc entpeopl
e.

Observati
on:
Wemus tbec arefulands tayawayf rom peoplewhoar edecei
vers,f
als
et eac
hers
,andthos
e
whoc ausedivisionandc onfusi
onbys har
ingf al
sedoctri
ne.Wemus tt ur
nawayandavoid
t
hos ekindofpeopl e,andonl ybelievewhati sthetruth,whi
chi swri
ttenintheBibl
e.We
shouldalwaysreadourBi bles othatwewi l
lnotbedec ei
ved.Becausewhenweknowandar e
cert
ainofthetruthwewi l
lnotbes oeasilyf
ooled.

Appl
i
cati
on:
-Tonoteasi
lybeli
evet
eachingsthatI'
m notcert
ainar
etrue.
-Toavoidpeoplewhocausedivis
ionandc onf
usionbyshari
ngfal
sedoc
tri
ne.
-ToalwaysreadmyBibl
e,andf amil
i
aris
emys el
fwithi
tsteachi
ngs
.

Prayer:
DearHeavenlyFat her
,thankYouf orYourword.ThankYouLordf orgivingusthemeanst o
know Youmor e.Lord,pleasehel
pmeavoi dt
hosewhos poutfal
seteachings,andpl easehelp
met onotbef ooledbyt hem.Lord,hel
pmegainthewisdom andknowledget oknowwhatt o
do during di
ff
icultsi
tuations
.And Lord,Iwantt othankYou foral wayspr otecting and
providi
ngformyf amil
y.IloveYouLordandIgl
orif
yYourname,inJesus'nameIpr ay,Amen!

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OCT.24.
2022-MON.
Scr
iptur
e:1Cori
nthi
ans1:25
25Fort hefool
is
hnessofGod iswi
sert
han human wi
sdom,and t
heweaknes
sofGod i
s
st
rongerthanhumanstr
ength.

Observati
on:
God'sreasoningf ordoings omethi
ngisbeyondus ,i
ti sbeyondhumanunder st
anding.We
simpl
yc annotcompr ehendhowHet hi
nks(becauseHei sGod).Godi snotfooli
sh,nordoesHe
haveaweaknes s,butbecaus eman(humans )canonlyunder s
tandt hei
rhumanwi sdom,they
cannotunderstandt hethi
ngsofGod.Thereforesomet hinkofwhatGodhasdonef orthem as
fool
is
hnes s(whichisnott r
ue),butevenifmanvi ewsitasf ooli
shness,man'swisdom cannot
evencompar etoi t
,fori
tiswisert
hananywi sdom ofman.

Appli
cati
on:
-Trust
ingandr el
yingonGod,forHei
sandwil
lal
waysbewis
erands
trongert
hanman.
-Toturnt otheBibleforwis
dom,f
ori
tist
hewordofGod.
-Tonotr el
yonman' swis
dom.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenl
yFather,thankYouforYourki
ndnes sandgoodnes
stowar
dsme.Lor d,pl
ease
helpmetokeeps eekingYou,andhelpmet or el
yonYouandnotonman' swisdom.Lord,
thankYouforthi
sdayandf orYourpr
otec
tion.IloveYouLordandIgl
ori
fyYourname,in
J
esus
'nameIpr
ay,Amen!

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_

OCT.25.2022-TUE.
Scri
pture:1Corint
hians2:
4-5
4Andmymes sageandmypr eachi
ngwerever
yplai
n.Rathert
hanusi
ngcl
everandpersuas
ive
speeches,Ireli
edonlyont hepoweroft
heHol ySpi
ri
t.5Ididthi
ssoyouwouldtrus
tnoti n
humanwi s
dom butinthepowerofGod.

Obs ervati
on:
Paulr el
iedonthepoweroft heHolySpir i
tins
teadofmakings peechesthatwereforcef
uland
convincing.Li
kePaul,wes houldalsos hareGod'swordpl ai
nlywithoutsugarcoat
ingt hem.
SharingGod'swor dplai
nly,wil
lmakepeopl etrustandputthei
rfait
hinGod'swor dandpower ,
andnotonus .God'swor disalreadypower ful
,wedon' tneedt oaddanyf ancywords ,as
fol
lower sofChri
stweonlyneedt os har
eHi sword.

Appl
i
c ati
on:
-TorelyonGod'spower.
-Totellother
saboutHi
swordasplai
nlyandtrut
hful
l
yasIc an.
-ToletGodbet heonetomovepeople,t
hroughmes har
ingHiswor
dtot
hem.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFather,t
hankYouforYourWor d,t
hatiss
over ypowerf
ul.Lor d,pl
easeuseme
sothatIcanbeani nstr
umentwhichsharesYourwordtr
uthful
lyandpl
ainly.AndLor d,pl
eas
e
helpmetol i
vemyl if
ewi t
hhonest
y.ThankLordforYourblessi
ngsandprot ecti
on.Il
oveYou
Lord,i
nJesus'nameIpray,Amen!

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OCT.26.2022-WED.
Scri
pture:1Cori
nthians3:18-19
18Donotdec ei
veyour s
elves.Ifanyofyouthi
nkyouarewisebyt
hes t
andardsoft
hisage,you
should become“ f
ools”sot hatyoumaybec omewise.19Forthewisdom ofthisworldis
fool
ishnessinGod’
ss i
ght.Asi tiswri
tt
en:“
Hec at
chest
hewiseint
heircr
aft
iness
”;

Observati
on:
Wes houldnotconfor
mt othewor l
d'sst
andardsjus
tsowec oul
dbes eenassomeoneamaz i
ng
andwi s
ebyourpeer s.Weshouldnotbet emptedtobes eenaswi se,butins
teadletusjustbe
seenasf ool
sintheword'seyesifthati
swhati tmeanst obeaf oll
owerofChr i
st.I
ffol
lowing
andobeyi ngGodmakesusf oolsi
nt heeyesofthewor l
d,justl
etitbe,aslongaswe'rewi l
li
ng
tofol
lowGodevenwhenever yoneconsi
dersusfooli
sh,wewi l
lbeseenaswi seinGod'seyes.

Appl
i
cati
on:
-Tonotbewis
ebywor l
dlyst
andards.
-Tobewill
i
ngtof
oll
owGodevenwhenIam c onsi
der
edafoolbyt
hewor
ld.
-Tonotwantt
opleas
eot her
s,buti
nsteadt
opleaseGod.

Prayer:
DearHeavenlyFather,thankYouforthewisdom You'
vegiventous .ThankyouLor
df orseeing
usaswi seevenwhent heworldc
ons i
dersusasf ool
sforfol
lowingYou.Lord,pl
easehelpme
st
andf i
rminfait
h,thatImaynott rytobecomewi sei
nt heeyesoft heworl
d.Hel
pmeLor d,to
al
wayskeepYourwor dinmyhear t
.IloveYouLor dandIglorif
yYourname,i nJesus'nameI
pray,Amen!

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OCT.27.2022-THU.
Sc
ripture:1Cor i
nthi
ans4:
2
2Mor eoveritisrequi
redi
nst
ewar
dst
hatonebef
oundf
ait
hful
.

Obs ervation:
Asas ervantoft heLord,iti
srequiredofust obefaithfuls
tewardswhoar etrustworthy.Ifwe
arenott rustworthy,noonewi l
leverent r ustanyt
hingt ous,muc hlessGod.Buteveni fwear e
trus
t worthywi tht hethingsentrustedtous ,ifwear enotfait
hfulandareablet otakec areof
thoset hings ,t
henwes til
lwouldn'tbet rustedtomanaget hethingsofothers.Thatiswhywe
mus tbec omes tewardsthataref ai
thfulandt rust
wor thy,es
pecial
lyinthemini
s t
ry,ours t
udies,
andi nthes hari
ngoft hewor dofGod,s ot hatGodc annotonlyt r
ustuswithli
ttl
ebutal sotrus
t
uswi thmanybi gi mportantt
hings .

Appl
i
cat
ion:
-Tobefait
hfuli
nthethi
ngsas
signedandent
rus
tedt
ome.
-Tobetrustwor
thy.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFather,t
hankYouf orent
rust
ingtomeevent hesmallt
hings.ThankYouLord
forremindingmet obeaf ait
hfulst
ewardinshari
ngYourwor dandint hethingsYouhave
entrus
tedt ome.Lord,pleasehel pmebecomeaf ait
hfulandtr
ust
worthyper son.Il
oveYou
andglorif
yYourname,inJ esus'nameIpr
ay,Amen!

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OCT.28.2022-FRI.
Scr
ipture:1Corinthians5:9:
11
9WhenIwr otetoyoubef ore,Itoldyounott oas sociat
ewithpeoplewhoi ndulgei nsexual
si
n.10ButIwas n’
tt alki
ngaboutunbel ieverswhoindulgeinsexuals
in,oraregr eedy,orc heat
people,orwor shi
pi dol
s.Youwoul dhavet ol
eavet hisworl
dt oavoidpeopl el i
ket hat
.11I
meantt hatyouar enott oassoci
at ewithanyonewhoc l
aimstobeabel ieveryeti ndul
gesi n
sexualsin,orisgr eedy,orwor shipsidols,orisabusive,orisadrunkard,orc heatspeople.
Don’teveneatwi t
hs uchpeople.

Observat
ion:
Asaf oll
owerofChrist
,wes houldnotassociat
eorf el
lowshi
pwiththosewhoc l
aimtobea
beli
everandyeti sunrepent
ant,andindulgesthemselvesinsi
nandwor ldl
ypleas
ures.We
cannothavethesekindofpeopleinourfell
owshiplestwegetinfl
uencedbythem i
nst
eadof
theotherwayaround.

Appl
ic
ati
on:
-Toavoi
dpeoplewhoc al
l
st hemselvesbeli
eversandyetc ommitmanygreatsi
nsagai
nstt
he
Lor
d.
-ToobeytheLord'
sinst
ruct
ionandt ofell
ows hi
pwi t
hothersear
nest
ly.
-Tobehonestandsinc
ereineverythingIdo,andt onotindul
gemyselfi
nworldl
ypl
easur
es

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather,thankYouf orthegoodpeopl
einYourchurch.ThankYouLor dfort
he
peoplear oundmewhol oveYouandwantt oserveYouwhol
eheartedl
y.Lord,pleas
ehelpme
under s
tandYourwor dmor edeeply.HelpmeLor dt
onotfal
lint
ot hetempt at
ionsofworl
dly
pl
eas ures
.Gi vemes trengthandt hewisdom t
oobeyandf ol
low Youf i
rml
y.Il oveYouand
gl
or i
fyYou,inJ esus'nameIpr ay,Amen!

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OCT.29.
2022-SAT.
Scr
iptur
e:1Cor i
nthians6:
19-20
19Don’tyour eal
izethatyourbodyi
sthetempl
eoftheHol
ySpir
it
,wholivesi
nyouandwas
gi
vent oyoubyGod?Youdonotbel ongtoyour
sel
f,20f
orGodboughtyouwit
hahighpr
ice.
Soyoumus thonorGodwi t
hyourbody.

Observati
on:
Whatwedowi thourbodymatter
s.Asbelievers,ourbodyist
hetempl
eoft heHolySpir
it
,and
asitisadwell
ingplac
eoftheHolySpir
itits houldbefreeofi
mpuri
ti
esoranyt hi
ngthatcoul
d
def
ileit
.Ourbodiesdonotbelongtous ,itbelongst oGod,andsi
nceitbelongstoGod,our
bodiesaretobeusedforGodandHisglory.

Appl
i
c at
ion:
-Todoever ythi
ngIdoforGod'
sgl
ory.
-Toglori
fyGodwi thmybody.
-TohonorGodwi t
hmybody.
-Totakec ar
eofmybody.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenl
yFather
,thankYouf orYourmer cy,grac
e,andlove.ThankYouLordGodfor
YourHolySpi
ri
twhichdwellsi
nme.Lor d,letmybodybeani nstr
umenttohonorandgl
ori
fy
You.HelpmeLordtol
iveforYoualone,andLordhelpmedoeverythi
ngaccor
dingt
oYourwil
l
.
Il
oveYouLordandIglori
fyYourname,inJesus'
namewepr ay,Amen!

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OCT.30.2022-
SUN.
Scr
ipture:1Cori
nthi
ans7:
24
24Eac hofyou,dearbr
other
sands
ist
ers
,shoul
dremai
nasyouwer
ewhenGodf
ir
stc
all
edyou.

Obs er
vation:
Asbelieversandfol
lowersofChris
t,eac honeofus,nomatterwhatsi
tuat
ionweareinorwhat
si
tuati
onwe' llbei
n,shouldalwaysremai naswewer ewhenGodf ir
stcal
ledus
.I'
m notsayi
ng
to become a novi ce agai
n,butr atherto have and f
eelthe same passi
on,love,and
determinati
onwe'vefel
twhenwewer efir
stcal
l
ed.

Appli
cat
ion:
-To alwaysremain how Iwaswhen Iwasf i
rstc
all
ed.Notpass
ionat
eand i gnor
ant
,but
pass
ionateandexper
ienc
ed.
-Tokeept hefi
reofmypassi
on,l
ove,anddet
ermi
nati
onindoi
ngGod'swi
llbur
ning.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFather
,thankYouf orcal
li
ngmet odoYourwi l
l.Lor
d,thankYouforYourhel
p
i
nmyt i
mesofanx i
ousnessanduncert
aint
y.Lord,pl
eas
ehelpmet okeeponbeingstr
onginall
si
tuati
onsI
'm plac
esin.ThankYouLor dforalwaysbeingwit
hme.ThankYouf orYourlove,I
l
oveYouLor d,andIglori
fyYourname,inJesus
'name,Amen!

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OCT.31.
2022- MON.
Scri
ptur
e:1Cor i
nt hi
ans8:9- 12
9Bec aref
ul,however ,thatt heexerc
iseofyourri
ghtsdoesnotbecomeas tumbli
ngblockto
theweak.10Fori fs
omeonewi t
haweakc onsci
enceseesyou,withal
lyourknowledge,eat
ing
i
nani dol’
stempl e,won’tthatper sonbeemboldenedtoeatwhati ssacr
if
icedtoidol
s?11So
thi
sweakbr ot
herors i
ster,forwhom Chris
tdied,isdestr
oyedbyyourknowl edge.12When
yousinagainstthem inthiswayandwoundt hei
rweakc onsci
enc
e,yousi
nagai ns
tChris
t.
Observat i
on:
Asbel i
eversandfoll
owersofChr ist
,wes houldbegoodex amplestoourf ell
ow bel
ieverswho
ares ti
llnew to Chri
sti
ani
tyort hosewho ar es t
il
lc ons
idered asimmat ureChristi
ans(no
off
enc e).Bec
auseifwe,whoar eknowl edgable—leadthosewhohavel essknowledget henus
,
tosin,wenotonl ysi
nagains tt
hem,butweal sosinagainstChri
st.Wes houldnotbec omethe
causeofwhyourf el
low bel
ieversstumble,butinst
eadbet hereasonwhyt heirknowledgeof
theLor dgrows,andalsobecomeagoodex ampleforthem tofol
low.

Appli
cati
on:
-Toleadandbeagoodex ampl
etothosewhohavebeenplacedunderme.
-Tobec omes omeonewhoenc
ouragesthei
rfel
l
ow bel
i
evers
,andnots omeonewhowi
l
llead
them i
nawr ongway.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather
,thankYouf ortheknowledgeYou' vegiventome,helpmeLor dtous e
thisknowledgetoleadotherst oYou.AndLor d,pleasehelpmet obecomeagoodex ampl
et o
thosearoundme,hel pmeal sot oleadothersrightl
yandt onotbet hecauseforwhyt hey
stumble.ThankYouLor dforallYou'vedoneinmyl if
e,andt hankYouforal
waysbeingwit
hme.
IloveYouLor d,andIglor
ifyYourname,i nJesus'
nameIpr ay,Amen!

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NOV.01.
2022-TUE.
Scr
ipt
ure:1Corint
hians9:27
27ButIdisc
ipl
inemybodyandbr i
ngi
tint
osubj
ect
ion,l
est
,whenIhavepr
eac
hedt
oot
her
s,I
mysel
fshoul
dbec omedi s
quali
fi
ed.

Observation:
Asbelieversandf ol
lowersofChr i
st,wemus tdis
cipl
ineourbody,andpr actic
es elf
-contr
ol
conti
nuous ly,sothatwes trengthenour sel
ves,andbeabl et omai nt
aint hatstrength,sothat
wear enotdi squali
fi
ed.Wemus tdiscipl
i
neourbodyandbr ingitunderourc ontrol
,sothatwe
donots i
nandl ivehoweverourbodywant s.Wewantt obeappr ovedbyGod,nott obe
dis
qualif
iedbyHi m,andf r
om ent eri
ngintoheaven.Sini swhats eparatesusf rom God,thatis
whyeveni fwes haretheGos pel
,buts ti
l
lhavenos el
f-dis
cipl
ineandc onti
nuet os i
n,itisst
il
l
possi
bleforusnott oenterheaven,andt hatiswhyitisimpor t
anttodi s
c i
pli
neourbody.

Appl
i
c at
ion:
-Tolearnsel
f-c
ont
rol
.
-Todisci
pli
nemybodycont
inuous
ly.
-Tobef oundappr
ovedbyGodbyobeyi
ngHi
scommandsandbyl
i
vingmyl
i
fewi
thdi
sci
pli
ne.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFather
,thankYouf orgivingmet heabil
it
ytolear
n,andt
hankYouf orgi
vingme
thestr
engthandknowl edgetodiscipl
inemys el
faccordi
ngtoYourword.Lord,pl
easehelpme
tobeintent
ionalandconsis
tentinlivi
ngal i
fet
hatpleasesYou.Lor
d,t
hankYouf orYourlove
andprotect
ion.Il
oveYouLor d,andIgl ori
fyYourname,inJesus
'nameIpray,Amen!

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NOV.02.2022-WED.
Scri
pture:1Cori
nt hi
ans10:
13
13Thet empt
ationsinyourlif
ear enodiff
erentfr
om whatother
sexperi
enc
e.And God i
s
fai
thf
ul.Hewi llnotal l
ow t
het empt
ati
ont o bemorethanyouc anst
and.Whenyouar e
tempted,hewillshowyouawayouts othatyoucanendur
e.
Obser
vation:
Godwillnotallow t
emptati
onthatisi
mpos s
ibleforustooverc
ome,intoourl i
fe.Goddoesn'
t
wantustof ail
,Hehasalr
eadygivenusthemeanst oescapeandfl
eetempt at
ion.Hehasgiven
usawayout ,andatthesamet i
me,Heistell
ingusthatwehavet heabi
lit
ytobeabl etoturn
awayfr
om s inandtemptati
on.Godwil
lnevergiveussomethi
ngthatwec annothandle.

Appl
i
cati
on:
-Toendureandturnawayf
rom sinandtemptat
ions
.
-Topayattent
ionandbeobser
vantwhenGods howsmeawayt orunfrom t
empt
ati
on.
-Toknowinmymi ndandheartthatGodisgoodandisal
waysf
ait
hful
.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFather,thankYouforYourgoodnes sandfait
hful
nessinmylif
e.Lord,pl
ease
helpmeenduredur ingti
mesIam temptedt osin.Hel
pmeLor dtotr
ustinYoumore,andhelp
met oalwayssear
chf orawayoutf r
om allt
het emptati
onsthrownmyway.ThankYouf orthe
l
oveandf orthepr otec
tionandguidance.IloveYouLor d,andIglori
fyYourname.InJesus
'
nameIRay.Amen!

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NOV.03.
2022-THU.
Sc
ript
ure:1Cor i
nthi
ans11:
1
1Foll
owmyex ample,asIf
oll
owt
heex
ampl
eofChr
ist
.

Observati
on:
Li
kewhatPauls ai
d,wes houldfoll
ow hisex ample,ashef ol
l
owstheex ampleofChr i
st.As
Chri
s t
ianswes houldals
okeepi nmi ndthatwes houldalsobeanex amplet oothers.Butour
act
ions ,t
heex amplewe' r
es howingtoot hersmus tbet heexampleofChr is
t,whic hisHis
at
tit
udeandc haract
er.Wemus tf
oll
owChr ist
'sexample,andgainaChri
st-l
ikeatti
tude,which
wil
lletother
ss eeChri
stinyou/me,whichwilll
eadt ousbeinganexampleforotherstofoll
ow.

Appl
i
c at
ion:
-Tofoll
owChris
t'
sex ample.
-Tobeanex ampleforotherst
of ol
l
ow.
-TogainaChris
t-l
ikeatt
itudeforother
stos
eeChr
isti
nme.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFat
her ,thankYouforChr ist'
sex amplet hatwecanfoll
ow.ThankYouforgivi
ng
ustheabi l
it
yt obeabl etobeChr is
t- l
i
ke.Lor d,pleasehelpmegai naChr i
st-
li
keat
ti
tude,and
pl
eas eals
ohel pmet obeanex amplef orotherstof oll
ow.Lord,hel
pmeknowandunder s
tand
mor eaboutYou,pl easehel pmet obeabl et of ol
low Yourexample.ThankYouforthisday
Lord.Il
oveYouandIgl orifyYou,i
nJ esus'nameIpr ay,Amen!

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NOV.04.2022-FRI
.
Scri
pture:1Cori
nthians12:20-22
20Yes ,ther
earemanypar ts
,butonl yonebody.21Theeyec anneversayt
othehand,“
Idon’
t
needyou. ”Theheadc an’ts
ayt othef eet
,“Idon’tneedyou.
”22Infact,s
omepart
softhebody
thatseem weakestandl eas
timpor t
antareac tual
lythemostneces
sary.

Observat
ion:
Wear enotaloneinthemi ni
str
y,andwec annotdoeverythi
ngbyour selves.Eac
hpersonhas
thei
rowns pi
rit
ualgif
tstheyrecei
vedfrom God,them andtheirgi
ftsal
lplayar ol
e.Wec annot
saytooneanot herthatwedon' tneedeac hot her
.Wear eallplacedwher ewear enow
because God call
ed us.And those wit
h higherpos i
ti
onsort hose with moreimportant
j
obs /t
asksshoul
dnotl ookdownont hosewi t
hmi norj
obs/
tas
ks ,becauseever
ybodyisneeded.
Forex ampl
e,ifevenoneper sonoranor ganisgone,i
tcansti
llfuncti
on,butbeari
nmi ndthat
i
tc annotandwi l
lneverfunct
ionthesamewayasi tdi
dbefor
et hepersonororganl
eftorwas
taken.Ever
yoneisimpor t
antandnecessary.

Appl
i
cati
on:
-Tousemygift
sforGod'sgl
ory.
-Tonotbearr
ogantthi
nkingthatIcandoeveryt
hingbymys
elf
.
-Tonotbel
i
ttl
eorunderesti
mateotherpeopl
e.

Prayer:
DearHeavenlyFather,thankYouf orwhatYou'
veremindedtomet oday.Andt
hankYouLord
fornotleavi
ngmeal one.Lord,pl
easehelpmeglori
fyYouinever
ythi
ngIdo,andhel
pmewor k
togetherin uni
ty and harmony withthose You'
ve pl
aced wit
h me.Thank You Lor
dfor
everythi
ng.Il
oveYouandIgl orif
yYou.InJes
us'nameIpray,Amen!

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NOV.05.2022-SAT.
Scri
pture:1Cori
nthi
ans13:
2
2IfIhadt hegiftofpr
ophecy,andifIunders
toodal
lofGod’
ssecretplansandpos
sess
edall
knowledge,andifIhadsuchfai
ththatIcoul
dmovemountai
ns,butdidn’tl
oveot
her
s,Iwoul
d
benot hi
ng.

Obs ervation:
I
nt hever s ewereadt hat,evenifwehaveal lthoset al
ents,s
piri
tualgif
ts,knowl edgeandf ai
th,
i
fwedoal lt
hesethingswithoutlove,t
henitwoul dbenot hi
ng/useless
.Al t
hought hoset
alents
andgi ftsar eamazing,ifwedonotdot hem withl ove,t
heni tismeaningless,wear ewasti
ng
thegi ft
/talentt
hatisgivent ous.Godi stheonewhogaveust hes egi
fts,thatiswhywemus t
uset hem f orHisglory.Butifweus eandpr acti
cet hesegif
tswi thoutlove,wedonotgl ori
fy
Him.Thati swhy,t
ogl orif
yHi m,wemus tdoever ythingwithlove,andwemus talsoloveothers.

Appl
i
c at
ion:
-Toloveothers.
-Todoever yt
hingIdowit
hlove.
-Toglori
fyGodbyac t
ingwit
hlove.

Prayer:
DearHeavenlyFat
her,thankYouf orthegift
sandt al
ent
sYou'vegiventome,andt hankYou
al
sof ortheremi
ndertol oveother
s.Lord,pleasehel
pmeac twi t
hlovetowardsothers
,and
helpmedoever yt
hingIdowi thlove.Lord,helpmestayobedientandactacc
or di
ngtoYour
will
,sothatImayglori
fyYou.IloveYouLor dandIglor
if
yYourname,i nJes
us 'nameIpray,
Amen!

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NOV. 06.2022-SUN.
Scri
pture:1Cor inthi
ans14:14-15
14Fori fIprayint ongues,mys pir
iti
spraying,butIdon’tunder
standwhatIam sayi
ng.15Well
then,whats hallIdo?Iwillprayinthespir
it
,andIwi llal
soprayi
nwor dsIunder
stand.Iwi
lls
ing
i
nt hes pir
it
,andIwi llal
sosinginwor dsIunderstand.

Observati
on:
Wemus tnotonlyprayi
nt hespi
ri
t(t
ongues
),buti
nunderst
andi
ngal
so.Wemus tpr
ayinaway
whereweour s
elvesandot her
scanunderst
and.Thereas
onwhywes houl
dprayi
nawayi n
whi
c hotherscanunderstandissothatt
heycannotonlyheart
heprayerbutal
sounder
stand
t
hec
ont
ent
sandj
oinusi
npr
ayerandbebl
ess
edbyi
t.

Appl
i
cati
on:
-Topraywit
hunder
standi
ng.
-Toprayi
nawaywher eother
scanunder
stand.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenl
yFat her,t
hankYouf orthegi
ftofprayer,thankYouLor dforgi
vingusawayt o
tal
kandc ommunic at
etoYou.Lor d,Iaskf
orwisdom andknowl edgetobeabl etoprayi
na
waywhi c
hpleasesYou.Lor d,pl
easehelpmeobeyandc ont
inuetodoYourwi l
lformyl
if
e.
ThankYouLordf oreverythi
ngYou'vedoneinmyl i
fe.IloveYouandIgl ori
fyYourname,in
Jesus'
nameIpray,Amen!

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NOV.07.
2022-MON.
Scr
ipt
ure:1Cori
nthi
ans15:57-58
57ButthankGod!Hegivesusvictoryovers
inanddeat
hthroughourLordJesusChri
st.58So,
mydearbr ot
hersandsis
ters,bes t
rongandimmovabl
e.Alwaysworkenthus
iast
ical
l
yf ort
he
Lor
d,foryouknowthatnothingyoudof ort
heLordi
severusel
ess
.

Obs er
vati
on:
Wemus tbethankf
ultoGod,wewer esuppos edtobes eparat
edfrom Hi
m eternal
l
ybec auseof
ours i
n,butthr
oughChris
tJ esus
,Hehasgi venusvict
or yoversi
nanddeat h,wearenol onger
boundt oourphysi
calmortalbody.Becaus
eHewi l
ltr
ans f
orm usandgrantusanet ernalbody
thatcanbewi t
hHim.
Thatiswhywec anbes t
rongandf ir
mi nt heLord,f
ort heworkwedof ortheLor dhereon
earthwil
lneverbeusel
essorinvain.

Appl
ic
ati
on:
-Toalwaysbet hankf
ulforwhatourLordJ
esusChri
sthasdonef
orus
.
-Todot heworkt heLor
dhasgi vent
omewi t
henthusi
asm.
-Tobebol d,s
trong,andfirminmybeli
efi
ntheLord,andhavet
heminds
etandbel
i
eft
hatHe
hasgi
venusvictoryoversinanddeath.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather
,thankYouf orYourSonJ esusChris
t,t
hankYouLor dthatthroughHi m
wec anhavevi ct
oryoversinanddeath.Lord,helpmet obebol d,s
trong,andfi
rmi nmyf ai
th
i
n You.Hel p me Lordt o do Yourwi l
lformy l if
e withjoy,enthusi
asm,dili
gence,and
determinat
ion.LordthankYouf orthi
sdayandf orallYou'
vedone.IloveYouLor d,inJesus'
nameIpr ay,Amen!

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NOV.08.
2022-TUE.
Scr
ipt
ure:1Cori
nthians16:13-
14
13Beonguar d.Standfir
mi nthef
ait
h.Bec
our
ageous
.Bes
trong.14Anddoever
ythi
ngwi
th
l
ove.

Observation:
Paulint hisverse,i
sgi vi
ngadvi cetot hechurchinCor i
nth,butIbelievehisadviceisal
so
appli
cablet ous.Inthisvers
e,It hi
nkthatPaulisenc ouragingusbygi vingusinstr
ucti
onson
whattodo.Het ell
sust obeonguar d&t os
tandf i
rmi nthef ai
th,andIt
hi nkt
hathemeansfor
ustobeal er
t,caref
ul,andmi ndfulsothatf
alseteachingdonots wayourbel i
efinGod.AndI
thi
nkt hathet el
lsust obec ourageous&s t
rongbec auset herewi l
lbemanys it
uati
onswego
thr
oughi nl i
fewherewewi l
lneedt ohavec ourageandneedt ohavestrengt
h.Andofc our
se
hetel
lsust
odoever ythi
ngwithl
ove,bec
aus
eIbel
i
evet
hats
ervi
ngot
her
sandl
ovi
ngt
hem as
youtoyour
sel
f,gl
ori
fiesGod.

Appl
i
cati
on:
-Towatchoutforfal
set
eachers
,andtost
andfi
rminmyf ai
th/
bel
i
efinGod.
-Tohavecourageandst
rengthtodoGod'
swil
leveni
nthef ac
eofadver
sar
y.
-Todoeveryt
hingwithl
ove,andglor
if
yGodwi
thmyac t
ions.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFat
her,thankYouf oralwayswatchingoverme.ThankyouLor dfortheadvi
ce
thatwasi mpart
edtomet oday.Lord,pl
easegrantmec ourageands t
rengt
h,andals
ohelpme
i
ns tayi
ngalertandbeingablet ost
andf i
rm eveni
ndi f
fi
cul
ts i
tuat
ions
.ThankYouLordforthi
s
day,IloveYouandIglor i
fyYou.InJesus'
nameIpr ay,Amen!

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NOV.09.2022-WED.
Scri
ptur
e:2Cor i
nthi
ans1:3-4
3AllpraisetoGod,t heFatherofourLordJ esusChr
ist
.Godi sourmercif
ulFat
herandthe
sourceofallcomf or
t.4Hec omfor
tsusinallourtr
oubl
essothatwec anc
omf or
tother
s.When
theyaretroubled,wewi l
lbeablet
ogivethem thesamecomfortGodhasgivenus.

Obs ervation:
Godi ss ogoodands omer cif
ult owardsus .Inthever se,i tsai
dt hat,Hei sthesourc eofal l
comf ort.Hegi vesusc omf ortwhenweneedt obec omf orted.Tobec omfort
ediswhatmos t
peoplel ongf oraswel iveinawor l
dwher ewear ec ons tantl
ystrugglingandarec ar ryinga
burdent hatmos tofthet i
mef eelstooheavyf orust oc arry.Butthi
sver seisheret
ot ellusand
remindust hatGodi sourc omf orter
.Hegi vesusc omf ortwhenwe' reinpai n,whenwe' ret ir
ed,
andwhenwe' res uf
feri
ngi nsecret,wec an'tposs
iblyc ountal lt
hetimesGodhasbeent her eto
comf ortuswhennooneel s
eevenknew t hatweneededt obec omf orted.Wearebl es sedt o
haves uc halovingGod.Andaswear ethankfulfoll
ower sofChr is
t,wemus tbeac omf or terto
otherslikehowGodhasbeent ous .

Appli
cati
on:
-Toal waysbethankful
forthecomfortGodgi vesme.
-Toc omfortotherswhoareinneedofc omfortli
kehowGodhasbeenacomfor
tert
ome.
-Tos howot hersbymyactionsofcomfort
ing,thatt
heGodIser
veissomuchmorecomfor
ti
ng
thanIam.Andt oleadthosepeopletowantt obec l
osert
oGodandcomfor
tHeprovi
des
.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFather,thankYouforbeingmyc omforteri
nt heti
mesIneedc omfor
t.Thank
YouLor dforYourmer cyandYourgoodnesstome.Lord,pleasehel
pmef ol
l
owYourex ample
andbec omeac omforttoother
s.Hel
pmeLor dtoc onti
nuet ogrow inmyfait
handi nmy
knowledgeofYou.Iloveaboutal
oudandIgl or
if
yYourname,i nJes
us'nameIpr
ay,Amen!

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NOV.10.2022-THU.
Scri
pture:2Cori
nthi
ans2:17
17Unl i
kes omany,wedonotpeddlethewordofGodforpr
ofi
t.Ont
hec
ont
rar
y,i
nChr
istwe
speakbef or
eGodwi t
hsincer
it
y,ast
hoses
entfr
om God.

Observati
on:
Assincerefol
lower
sofJ es
uswhathavebeenc all
edbyGod,wes houl
dbeunl i
keotherswho
pr
eac hsimplyformoneyorbecaus
et heysomehowgainandbenefi
tfrom i
t.Whenshari
ngor
pr
eac hi
ngGod' sword,wemustbesincer
e,honest
,doi
ngitwi
thlove,anddoingitwhi
lewe'
re
f
ull
yawar
ethatGods
eesusandal
lthatwedo.

Appli
cati
on:
-Toalwaysbesincerei
ns har
ingGod'
swordtoot
her
s.
-Tobeanhones tands i
ncerewoman.
-Tos eparat
emyselffr
om theworl
d(notbec
omeapersonwhoi
smot
ivat
edt
odos
omet
hing
becauseofthel
oveofmoney)

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFather,thankYouf orc all
ingmet obeYourdaught er.Lord,pl
easehel
pmet o
neverstr
ayfrom Yourwill
,butLordi fIdos tr
ay,pleas
ehelpmet obeabl etofi
ndmywaybac k
toYou.Lord,helpmebec omeanhones tands i
ncerewomanwhol i
veforYou.HelpmeLordto
notbemot i
vatedsimplybec auseofwor l
dlyandmat er
ial
i
sti
ct hings,buthelpmeLor dto
becomemot ivat
edbec auseI'
m doingitf orYou.ThankYouLordf orallYou'
vedone,Il
oveYou
andIglori
fyYou,inJesus'nameIpr ay,Amen!

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NOV.11.
2022-FRI
.
Scr
ipt
ure:2Cori
nthi
ans3:
17
17Nowt heLordist
heSpir
it
,andwher
etheSpi
ri
toft
heLor
dis
,ther
eisf
reedom.

Obs ervati
on:
AsChr i
sti
ans ,Wegainf r
eedom whent heSpi
ri
toftheLordindwel
l
sinus .Webecomef r
ee
from fear,sin,andguil
t.Freedom r
emovesanywall
/bar
ri
ert
hatwouldstopusfr
om havinga
wal kwithGod.TheSpi ri
tfreesthebel
i
everfr
om si
n,andGodistheonl
yonewhoc angiveus
thisspiri
tualfreedom.

Appl
i
cation:
-Toalwaysbet hankf
ulforGod/HolySpiri
tforthes
pir
it
ualf
reedom t
hey'
vegi
venus
.
-Tobeaves selthatt
heHol ySpi
ritcandwellin.
-Tostaywheret heSpir
itoftheLordis.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather,t
hankYouf oral
waysbeingwit
hme.AndLor dIalsowantt othankYou
forgivi
ngmes pi
ri
tualfr
eedom.Lord,thankYouforYourpr ot
ec t
ionandpr ovi
sionuponmy
fri
endsandf amil
y.Lordpleasehel
pmebec omeapersonwhoi scapableofbeingfil
l
edwi t
h
Yours piri
t.Pleasecontinue t
o guide me Lor
d,and Lord,please hel
p me and gr antme
understandingofYourwor d.Il
oveYouLordandIglor
ifyname,inJesus'nameIpray,Amen!

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NOV.12.2022-SAT.
Scri
ptur
e:2Cor i
nthi
ans4:
18
18Sowef i
xoureyesnotonwhati sseen,butonwhati
suns
een,s
inc
ewhati
sseeni
s
temporary,butwhati
sunseeni
set
ernal

Observati
on:
Wes houldnotf i
xoureyesorputval ueinthingslikeri
ches ,pleasures,reputat
ion,f avori
te
thi
ngs,mat er
ial
isti
ct hi
ngs ,andear t
hlythi
ngs,fortheyar eal ltempor aryandwi lloneday
dis
sappear.Butwes houldins t
eadf i
xoureyesonwhati sunseen,f ortheyar eet
ernalandl as
ts
for
ever.Theuns eent hi
ngs( suchasheaven,joy,peace,andet c.)aret hi
ngswhi c
hhavenoend
andwi l
lfol
low usther estofourl ives,andsi
ncet heyareeternalt hesethingswi l
lfoll
ow even
aft
erdeath.ButI '
m nots ayingthats i
ncetemporarythingsareus elessthatwes houldnott ake
careofthem,bec auseevent houghttheyarejusttemporary,somear esti
llthi
ngsthatt heLor d
hasentrust
eduswi t
h,whi chmeanst hatweshouldalsobeagoods t
eward.
Appl
i
c at
ion:
-Toalwaysvalueandfocusmyeyesonthethingsthatareunseenandnotonthethi
ngsthat
ar
eseen.
-Tonotgr owatt
achedtothet
emporar
ythingsofthewor ld.
-Totakec ar
eofthethi
ngsGodhasent
rust
edmewi th,evenift
heyar
etempor
arythi
ngs.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFather,thankYouforremindingmenott ogetattachedorvaluethetemporar
y
thi
ngsoft hi
swor l
d.Andt hankYouforalsor emi
ndingmet hatIshouldbefixi
ngmyeyesand
focusi
ng moreon t het hi
ngsthatareuns een.Lor d,pleasehelp met o becomewi seand
knowledgeabl
einal laspect
sofYourwordandal s
opl easehelpmet oapplywhatI'
velear
ned
todayinmyl i
fe.IloveYouLor dandIglorif
yYourname,i nthenameoft heFather
,Son,and
theHolySpiri
twepr ay,Amen!

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NOV. 13.
2022-SUN.
Scri
pture:2Cori
nthians5:
10
10Forwemus tallstandbef
oreChri
stt
obejudged.Wewi
l
leac
hrec
eivewhat
everwedes
erve
forthegoodorevi l
wehavedonei nthi
sear
thl
ybody.

Obser
vation:
Wewi l
lallevent
ual
lybej udgedbyChri
st,andwewi l
lbegivenwhatwedes er
veaccordi
ngto
ouract
ionsandwhatwe' vedoneonearthwi t
houreart
hlybody.Ourac
tions
,choi
ces,andhow
weli
vedourl i
fewhethergoodorevi
l,wi
lleit
herberewardedorhavel
ossofareward.

Appli
cation:
-Tolivemyl i
feonearthpl
easi
ngtoGod.
-Toal waysbepreparedtobejudgedbyChr
ist
,andbealer
tandawar
ethatIc
oul
dbejudged
atanytime.
-Todogooddeedswi thsi
nceri
tyandtorememberthatIwil
lbegett
ingwhatIdeser
ve
accor
dingt owhatI
'vedone.

Prayer:
DearHeavenlyFather
,thankYouforYourmer cyandYourgr ace.Lord,pl
eas
ehelpmet oli
ve
myl i
feforYou,andtoalwayskeepYoui nmindinever
yac ti
onanddec i
si
onItakeandmake.
Lord,pleas
ehelpmes tayspi
ri
tual
l
yalertandpleas
ealsohelpmet oactinawayt hatpleases
You.IloveYouLordandIglori
fyYou,i
nt henameoftheFather,Son,andtheHolySpiri
tIpray,
Amen!

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NOV.14.2022-MON.
Scri
pture:2Cori
nthi
ans6:4
4In everyt
hing wedo,wes how thatwear etruemi
nis
ter
sofGod.Wepat
ient
lyendur
e
tr
oublesandhardshipsandcal
amit
iesofever
ykind.

Observat
ion:
Wear enotourown,wear eas er
vantoftheLord,weareHi speople,and ar
eal soHi s
r
epresentati
veshereoneart
h,wemus tactac
cor
dingl
ysothatpeopl
ecans eewit
hourac tions
t
hatwear ear etruemini
ster
sofGod.Wemus tbehaveandr i
ghtl
yc onductoursel
fwhen
wai
ting,goingt hr
oughhardships
,andbeingputintosi
tuati
onsthatwef indunfavourable
t
owar dsus.

Appl
i
cat
ion:
-Tol
ivemylif
eright
lybef
oreGod.
-Tobehaveandwor kt
obes eenasat
ruemini
sterofGod.
-Toshowothersthr
oughouracti
onst
hatwearefoll
owersofChr
ist
.

Prayer:
DearHeavenlyFather
,thankYouf ortheti
mesIhadtobehaveasYourr
epresentat
ivehereon
earth,andthankYouLor df orhelpi
ngmet hr
oughdi
ffi
cul
tti
mes.Lor
d,pleasehel pmet o
becomeagoodex ampleforother
s.AndLor dhel
pmeinconti
nui
ngtobecomeat r
uemi ni
ster
i
nYourname.Il oveYouLor dandIglorif
yYourname,i
nthenameoftheFather,Son,andthe
HolySpiri
tIpr
ay,Amen!

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NOV.15.
2022-TUE.
Sc
ript
ure:2Corinthi
ans7:5-6
5Whenwear r
ived inMac edoni
a,ther
ewasnor estforus.Wef aced c
onf
li
ctfr
om ever
y
di
rect
ion,wi
thbat tl
esont heoutsi
deandfearont heinsi
de.6ButGod,whoencour
agesthos
e
whoarediscouraged,enc
our agedusbythearr
ivalofTit
us.

Observat
ion:
Al
thoughwear etir
edandar ewearyfrom t
hetroubleswe'
vefaced,wemus tr
ememberthat
Godisisourcomfor
ter
,Heist heonewhoencouragesusduri
ngourtimesofhar
dshi
p.
Li
kehow Godus edTit
us'arr
ivaltoenc
ouragepeople,weshoul
dbepr eparedt
oletGodalso
useourli
fetobeanencouragementtoother
s.

Appl
icat
ion:
-Alt
houghIwi llf
acedif
fi
cul
ti
es,Iwil
ltr
us ti
ntheLordwhowil
lencour
ageme.
-Formypr esenceinsomeone'
slif
etobeanenc our
agementt
othem.
-ToletGodus emyl i
fetobeanenc ouragementtoother
.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFat her,t
hankYouLor dGodt hateventhoughwef acetr
oublesandhardship
Yourareandwi llal
waysbet her
easourc omforter
.Lord,t
hankYouf orencour
agingmewhenI
feeldi
scouraged.Lord,pleasehelpmei nbec omeanenc ouragementtoothers.Andplease
helpmet obeus edforYourglory.Il
oveYouLor dandIgl or
ifyYourname,thisIprayi
nt he
namet otheFather,Son,andtheHolySpiri
t,Amen!

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NOV.16.2022-WED.
Scr
ipt
ure:2Cor i
nthi
ans8:12
12Fori fthe wil
li
ngnes
si sther
e,the gi
fti
sac
cept
abl
e ac
cor
ding t
o whatone has
,not
acc
ordingt owhatonedoesnothave.

Observat
ion:
Wes houldgi
veonlywhatwehave.Andgi veonlywhenwill
i
ngandc heerf
ul,bec ausei
tdoesn'
t
matterwhatamountwehaveandgi vewhenwedoi twil
li
nglyandnotbec auseyouf eell
ikei
t
i
samus t
.Donotgivewhenyourmi ndorhearti
suncomfortabl
eorunwil
li
ngi tdoesnotplease
Godwhenwehes i
tateorgrudgingl
ygive.Gi
vi
ngwill
ingl
ypleasesGod.Hewi llacceptandnot
rej
ectwhatwegivetoHim wil
li
ngly.

Appl
i
cation:
-Begener ousandgivewil
li
ngly.
-Toalwaysmakes urethatbef
oreIgi
ve,Iam wil
li
ng.
-Togiveonl ywhatIcan.
-TonotgivewhenIf eelunwil
l
ingtodoso,becausei
tdoesnotpl
eas
eGod.
Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather
,thankYouforYourbless
ingsi
nmyl i
fe.ThankYouLor df
orthereminder
ofhowi tdoesnotmatterhowmuc hwegi veaslongaswear ewill
i
ng.Lord,pl
eas
ehelpmet o
givec heerful
l
yandwill
ingl
y.AndLordpleasehelpmetos t
ayobedi entt
oYou,Yourword,and
Yourwi llformyli
fe.IloveYouLordandIgl ori
fyYourname,inthenameoft heFather,Son,
andt heHol ySpi
ri
twepr ay,Amen!

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NOV.17.2022-THU.
Scri
pture:2Cori
nthi
ans9:10
10ForGodi stheonewhopr ovidess
eedfort
hef
armerandt
henbr
eadtoeat
.Int
hesameway,
hewi l
lprovi
deandincreaseyourres
ourc
esandthenpr
oduc
eagreathar
ves
tofgener
osi
tyi
n
you.

Observation:
Wes houldbegener ous,c heer
ful,andwi l
li
ngwhengi vi
ng.Godistheonewhopr ovidesf
orus,
andHe' st heonewho' ss ustai
ningus .He'stheonegivingusthemeansorresourcestoplant
,
anditisupt ouswhet herwewi llproduceagr eatharves
torifwewi lls
ow spar i
ngl
yand
rec
eives paringl
y.Whatwes owwewi llr
eap,andwhet herwereapabundant
lyornotdepends
onwhatwe' vegivenors own.

Appl
ic
ation:
-Begener ous .
-Togivec heer f
ullyandwil
li
ngl
y.
-Tobet hankf ulforGod'
sprovi
sions,andtoal
wayst
rus
tHimtoprovi
de.
-Toalwaysr emembert hatwhateverIwil
lsowwhet
hergoodorbad,Iwi
llr
eapac
cor
dingl
yto
whatI
'vegi ven.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather,t
hankYoufort hereminderonc egai
nt hatwewi llr
eapwhatwehave
sown.Lor d,thankYouf orYourkindnessandf orYourgeneros i
ty.Pleasehel
pmeLordt o
alwaysgivewi l
li
nglyforYouandf orYourmi nist
ry.Lor
d,pleasehel pmet obecomemore
obedienttoYou.Lor d,pl
easehel
pmenots tr
ayf rom Yourways.Il oveYouLordandIgl
ori
fy
Yourname,i nthenameoft heFat
her,Son,andt heHolySpir
itIpray,Amen!

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NOV.18.2022-FRI
.
Scr
ipture:2Cori
nthi
ans10:17-18
17But ,“Lett
heonewhoboas t
sboas
tint
heLord.”18Fori
tisnott
heonewhoc
ommends
hi
ms el
fwhoi sapproved,butt
heonewhom t
heLordcommends.

Observat
ion:
Wes houldnotbeboasti
ngofourownworkstomakeours el
flookamazi
ngandgoodinthe
eyesofotherpeopl
e.I
fwearetoboast
,wemus tboastint
heLord.God'
sappr
ovali
sandwil
l
al
waysbemor eimport
antandmeani
ngf
ul,t
hanourprais
esandboast
ingst
oourownsel
f.

Appl
ic
ati
on:
-Behumble.
-Tonotboastaboutmyself
.
-ToboastintheLordmyGod.
-Toalwaysknowandr emembert
hatbei
ngappr
ovedbyGodi
smor
eimpor
tantt
hanmyown
orot
hersapproval
ofmys el
f.
Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFat
her,t
hankYouf ortheremindertoboastinyouandnoti nmyownwor ks
.
Lord,IpraytobeapprovedinYoursight
,andtobeabletos tayhumbleandf ocusedonYouat
al
ltimes.ThankYouLordforYourfavorandforYourmercy,prot
ecti
on,andpr ovi
sionuponmy
l
if
e.IloveYouLor dandIglor
if
yYourname,int henameoft heFather,Son,andtheHolySpi
ri
t
Ipray,Amen!

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NOV.19.2022- SAT.
Scri
ptur
e:2Cor i
nthi
ans11:12-13
12ButIwi l
lc onti
nuedoingwhatIhaveal waysdone.Thi
swillunderc
utthosewhoarelooki
ng
foranoppor tunit
ytoboas tthatt
heirworki
sjustl
ikeour
s.13Thes epeoplear
efal
seapostl
es.
Theyaredec eitf
ulworker
swhodi sguis
ethemsel
vesasapostl
esofChr i
st.

Observati
on:
Li
kePaulwes houldc onti
nuedoi
ngwhatwe'veal waysdone,wes houldcontinuetopr ai
se,
worship,andshareGod' swordwit
houtbei
ngaf fec
tedbyt hosewhoar efal
sepr ophetsand
decei
vers.Bydoings o,weweakent heef
fect
ivenessoftheirboas
ting,t
heirfalseteac
hings,
andtheirli
esanddeceit.

Appl
ic
ation:
-Tonotbes hakenbyfal
seteacher
s,andinsteadbeabletost
andf
ir
minwhatIbel
ievei
n.
-Topaynomi ndt odecei
tf
ulworkersandt ojustcont
inuet
oser
vetheLor
dlikeI'
vealways
doneevenbeforetheappearanc
eoffals
et eacher
s.

Prayer:
DearHeavenlyFather,thankYouf ortheknowledgeYou'veimpart
edtomet oday,andLor dI
askthatthisknowledgewillt
urnintowisdom sothatImayapplythem i
nmyl i
fe.Lord,pl
ease
helpmet obeabl etostandfirm wit
houtbeingshakenbyt hel
iesanddecei
tofot her
s.Thank
YouLor dforthi
sdayandf orYourlove.Il
oveYouLor r
dandIglorif
yYourname,inJ es
usname
Ipray,Amen!

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NOV.20.
2022-SUN.
Scr
ipt
ure:2Cor i
nthi
ans12:
9
9Buthe s aidt o me,“
My gracei
ss uf
fi
ci
entforyou,f
ormy powerismade per
fec
ti n
weakness.
”Therefor
eIwi l
lboas
tal
lthemor egl
adl
yaboutmyweaknes
ses
,sothatChri
st’
s
powermayr estonme.

Observati
on:
Wedon' tdeser
vet hegraceofGod,andyetHesaysthatHisgraceissuffi
cient
,Hisgr
aceisjust
enoughf orusall,it
'sj
ustri
ghtandisallwewilleverneedevenmor es os i
nceHispoweris
madeper fectinweaknes s
.Ourweaknes sdoesnotmakeHi ms tronger,becauseGodi san
i
ndependentGod,Hedoesnotneedt orel
yonusf orst
rength.Butinourweaknes sHispower
canbes een,Hiss tr
engthandpoweri sevenmoreevident.Thatiswhywehavear easonto
boastinChrist
.Bec ausewhenwear eweakGodi sstr
ong,andHi spoweri sseeninourlif
e
thr
oughHi sgrace.

Appli
c at
ion:
-Tonotbebear r
ogantandboastaboutmysel
f,butinst
eadboas
tofthepoweroftheLord
thati
ss eeninmyli
fe.
-Alwaysbet hankf
ulf
orthesuf
fi
ci
entgraceofGod.
-Tonotbeas hamedofmyweaknes sesbutbegladthatGod'
spowerc
anbemor eevidenti
n
myl i
fe.
Prayer
:
DearHeavenl
yFather,thankYouf orYoursuffi
cientgrace.AndthankYouf ort hereminder
thatYouar
eindeedapower fulGod.AndIam al sothankfult
hatwhenIam weakYours t
rength
andpowerwil
lbeevidentinmyl i
fe.Lordpleas
ehel pmet ohumblemysel
fandt onotboas tof
myownwor ksbutinst
eadt oboas taboutYoumyLor d.ThankYouLor dforeverythi
ng,Ilove
YouandIglor
if
yYou,int henameoft heFather,Son,andoft heHolySpi
ri
tIpray,Amen!

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NOV.21.
2022-MON.
Scr
ipt
ure:2Cori
nthi
ans13:
5
5Examineyoursel
vestoseeifyourf
ait
hisgenuine.Testyours
elves.Surel
yyouknow t
hat
Jes
usChris
tisamongyou;ifnot
,youhavef
ail
edthetestofgenui
nef ai
th.

Obser vat
ion:
Tos eewhet herornotourfai
thisgenuinewes houl
dtestours
elves
,ormorespec
ifi
cal
l
ywe
shouldex amineourl
i
fe,ourj
ourneywit
hChr is
t,andhowwe' vel
ivedits
ofar
.Bydoingso,we
wil
ls eewhet herwetrul
yhavegenuinef ai
th,andwhet herwet r
ulyareafol
l
owerofJ es
us
Chri
s t.

Appl
i
cati
on:
-ToexaminehowI '
vebeenli
vi
ngmylifewithJes
usbeingwit
hmei
nmyheart
.
-Toknowt hatChri
sti
swit
hme
-Toexaminemys el
fandbesureofmys al
vati
oninChri
st.
-Tobethoroughandhonestwithmyselfwhenexamini
ngmyownl
if
eandj
ourneywi
thChr
ist
.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFat her ,t
hankYouforspeaki
ngt omet hroughYourwordtoday.ThankYou
Lordforalwaysbei ngwi t
hme,andforthesalvat
ionYou'vegi
ventome.Lord,IaskforYour
helpinst
rengtheningmyf ai
thi
nYouandformyf ait
hinYout oal
waysbegenuine.ThankYou
Lordforthisday.Il oveYouadIglori
fyYourname,i nthenameoftheFather,Son,andthe
HolySpir
itIpray,Amen!

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NOV.22.
2022-TUE.
Scr
ipt
ure:Gal
ati
ans1:10
10Obviousl
y,I
’m nottr
yingtowintheappr
ovalofpeopl
e,butofGod.I
fpl
eas
ingpeopl
ewer
e
mygoal,IwouldnotbeChr i
st’
sser
vant
.

Observati
on:
Asfoll
ower sofChr
ist
,wes houl
dn'tbetr
yingoraimi
ngtopl easemenortoberespec
tedand
honoredmymen,bec auseli
ketheversesays,i
fwewer eaimingtopl
easemenwewoul dn'
t
havec hos
ent obeChrist
ians
.Wear enottoseektheapprovalofmanbutofGod.OnlyGod'
s
approvalshoul
dmattertousbecausewear et
oli
veourli
feforHim.

Appl
i
cation:
-Toli
vemyl i
fefocusi
ngonpl eas
ingGod.
-Tonotwantt heapprovalofmen.
-TovaluetheapprovalofGodovertheins
igni
fi
cantappr
ovalofman.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFather
,thankYouf orYourwordtoday,andthankYouf orremindi
ngmet o
focusonYou.Lor
d,pleasehel
pmel ivemyli
fef
orYou,hel
pmeval ueYourapprovalmoret
han
anyone'
s.ThankYouLordf orYourkindnes
sandmercy.IloveYouLordandwegl or
if
yYour
name.Thi
swepr
ayi
nthenameoft
heFat
her
,Son,andt
heHol
ySpi
ri
t,Amen!

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_

NOV.23.
2022-WED.
Scr
ipt
ure:Gal
ati
ans2:
21
21Idonott r
eatthegrac
eofGodasmeaningl
ess
.Fori
fkeepi
ngt
hel
aw c
oul
dmakeusr
ight
wit
hGod,thentherewasnoneedf
orChr
istt
odie.

Observati
on:
Wes houldshouldnotr ej
ectGod'
sgraceortakeGod'sgraceforgranted,becausei
tisonlyby
Hisgracethatwear esavedandar eabl
et obemader i
ghtwithHim.Fol l
owingthelawc annot
dothat,whil
es omelawsar egoodands houldbefoll
owed,itcannotmakeusr i
ghtwit
hGod,
andbyj ustobeyingthel aw i
tdoesnotmeant hatwear esaved,becauseifitcouldsaveus
thentherewasabs ol
utelynoneedorreasonforChr
istt
ohavedi edforus.

Appli
cati
on:
-Toal waysbegr at
efulforGod' sgrac
e,thatthroughHisgracewec anandar eablet
obe
savedandbemader ightwithHi m.
-ToNOTbel ieveint
hemi sconcepti
onthatsaysthatwecanbes avedjustbykeepi
ngthel
aw.
-Tobet hankfulf
ort
hef actthatJes
usdiedforus,thatwemightgot oheaven.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather,t
hankYouf orYourgr ace,t
hatal
thoughwedon' tdeserveit
,Youstil
l
gaveitt ouss othatwec anbesavedandbewi thYoui
nheaven.Lord,pleas
ehelpmenott o
takethegr aceYou'vegi
venmef orgranted,helpmeLordtolivemyli
febeingwhollydedi
cat
ed
toYou.ThankyouLor dforYourlove,Il
oveYouLor dandIglorif
yYouname,It henameofthe
Father,Son,andtheHolySpiri
tIpray,Amen!

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NOV.24.
2022- THU.
Scr
ipt
ure:Galati
ans3:11
11Soitiscleart hatnoonec anbemaderightwi
thGodbyt r
yingt
okeept
hel
aw.Fort
he
Scr
ipt
uressay,“Itist
hroughf
aitht
hatar
ight
eousper
sonhasl
i
fe.”

Obs
ervati
on:
Weshouldalr
eadyknow bynow thatnoonecanbemader ightwithGodbyj us
tkeepingthe
l
aw.Andweal soknowt hati
tist
hroughGod'
sgracethatwecanbemader ightwithGod.But
weals
os eeherethatiti
sals
obyourfai
th(i
nGod),forwearejust
if
iedbyourfai
th,notbyour
wor
ks,andcert
ainlynotbyourobedi
encet
othel
aw,butbyt hefai
thwehaveinHi m.

Applic
ati
on:
-Tobeabl etobemader i
ghtwi
thGodnotbykeepi ngt
helawbutbyhavingandplaci
ngmy
fai
thinHim.
-Tokeept helawbutnotasameanst
obej us
t i
fi
ed,bec
ausewearejus
tif
iedbyourfai
thnot
thelaw.
-Tol i
vethel
if
eGodhasgivenmewholl
ydevotedtohim,ser
vingHi
m wi
thgladnes
sbecauseI
am thankf
ulf
orwhatHe'
sdone.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenl
yFather,t
hankYouf orther
eminderonc eagainthatwec annotbejusti
fi
edorbe
mader i
ghtwit
hYoubys i
mplyobeyi ngthelaw.ThankYouLor dthatbyf ai
thIam abletobe
mader i
ghtwit
hYou.Lord,pleasehelpmes trengt
henmyf ai
thandt oalwayspl
ac emyf ai
thin
You,neverwaver
ing.Lord,pleasehel pi
tbei ngr
ainedinmymi ndt hattheobeyingthelaw
cannotsavemebutbyYourgr ac
eandmyf ai
th.Il
oveYouLor dandIgl or
if
yYourname,i nthe
nameoft
heFat
her
,Son,andt
heHol
ySpi
ri
tIpr
ay,Amen!

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NOV.25.
2022-FRI
.
Scr
ipt
ure:Gal
ati
ans4:7
7Soyouar enolongeras
lave,butGod'
schi
l
d;ands
inc
eyouar
ehi
schi
l
d,Godhasmadeyou
al
soanheir.

Obser
vat
ion:
Wehavebec omeGod'
schil
dren,whichmeansthatwearenol ongerslavestosinandtothe
l
aw,wearefreef
rom t
hecaptivi
tyofSat
anandt hes
laver
yofthewor l
d.GodhasmadeusHi s
chi
l
drenwhichal
someansthatHel ooksandtakescar
eofusasaFat herdoest othei
rchi
l
d.
Weareheir
sofGod,weareheirsofHi
sbless
ings
,toHispromi
ses,andtos al
vat
ion,

Appl
icati
on:
-Tobeal waysthankfult
oGodf orHi
slove,andformakingusHi sc
hil
drenandforlovingusas
Hisc
hildr
en.
-Tobegr atef
ultoGodbec aus
eHehasf reedusfrom t
heslaver
yofthewor l
danditslaws.
-Tonott ur
nourbac ksonGodort oret
urntoli
febeingaslavetooursinandthethewor l
d.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenl
yFat her,t
hankYouf orYourlove,andt hankYouf ormakingmeYourc hi
l
d.Lord,
thankYouforfr
eeingmef r
om beingas l
avet os i
n,andLor dpleasehelpmet ofocusonYou,
tonotgobacktobei ngas l
avetotheworldandi t
slaws .HelpmeLordt opleas
eYouasac hil
d
wouldwanttopleas ethei
rfat
her,hel
pmeLor dt oalwayskeepYouImi ndinever
ythi
ngIdo.
ThankYouLordf orthewonder f
ulli
feandf orthebl essingsYouhavegi ventome.IloveYou
LordandIglori
fyYourname,i nthenameoft heFat her,Son,andoft heHolySpiri
tIpray.
Amen!

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NOV. 26.2022-SAT.
Script
ure:Galati
ans5: 16-17&22- 23
16SoIs ay,l
ettheHol ySpiri
tguideyourl
ives.Thenyouwon’tbedoingwhatyoursi
nfulnat
ure
craves.17Thes infulnaturewantstodoevil
,whi c
hisjus
ttheopposi
teofwhattheSpir
itwants
.
Andt heSpi ri
tgivesusdes i
resthatar
etheoppos i
teofwhatthesinf
ulnat
uredesir
es.These
twof orcesar ec onstantl
yfight
ingeachot her,soyouar enotfr
eet ocarr
youtyourgood
i
nt enti
ons.

22ButtheHolySpiri
tpr oduc
esthi
skindoff
rui
tinourli
ves:l
ove,j
oy,peac
e,pat
ienc
e,ki
ndnes
s,
goodness
,fai
thf
ulness,23gentl
eness
,andsel
f-c
ontr
ol.Therei
snolawagainstt
hesethi
ngs
!

Observati
on:
Wehavet ol
ivebyt heHol ySpir
itandleti
tguideourlives.Becauseitisonlywi t
ht heHoly
Spir
it
'spowerandhel pt hatwear eabletoovercomeourbody' ssi
nfulnature.Ashumanswe
aresinf
ulbynature,butasf oll
owersofChri
stwemus tnotletours i
nfulnatur
et akecontr
olof
us,wemus tnotletourselvesbes weptupinworl
dlydesi
resandi nthet hi
ngsoft hefl
esh.The
desi
reswearetof ol
lowar et hedesi
rest
hattheHolySpi
ri
tgivesus .

Appl
i
c at
ion:
-Toalwaysli
vebytheHolySpir
itandletitgui
demyl i
fe.
-Toalwaystrus
tintheHolySpi
rit
'spowerandletitmoveinmyli
fe.
-Tofoll
owthedesir
estheHolySpiri
tgivesme.
-Tonotletmybody'ssi
nfulnat
ureorwor l
dlydes
irest
akecont
rolofmyl
i
fe.
Prayer:
DearHeavenlyFather,t
hankYoufortheguidanceprovidedbytheHolySpi
ri
t.Lor
dpl easehel
p
myl i
vebyYourwor dandbyt heHolySpi
ri
t.Pleasehel
pmeLor dt oover
comemys infulnat
ure,
andpl eas
ehelpmef oll
owthedesi
resoftheHol ySpir
itinmyli
fe.Hel
pmeLor dtoliveforYou
andt odoYourwi l
l
.IloveYouLordandIglorif
yYouname,i nthenameoftheFather,Son,and
oftheHol ySpi
ri
tIpray,Amen!

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NOV. 27.
2022- SUN.
Script
ure:Galati
ans6: 7-8
7Donotbedec ei
ved:Godc annotbemocked.Amanr eapswhathes
ows.8Whoeversowsto
pleasethei
rf l
esh,from t hefl
eshwillr
eapdest
ruc
tion;whoevers
owstopl
eas
etheSpir
it,f
rom
theSpiri
twillreapet ernall
if
e.

Obs ervation:
Wec annothi deanyt hingf rom God,Godc annotands houldnotbemoc ked,i
ti sfool
i
sht oeven
attemptt ohi des omet hingf rom Godwhoknowsever yt hi
ng,Heknowsus ,ourhear ts
,what
we'ret hinking,andwhet herornotwe' r
et r
yingtohides omethingfrom him.Godwi lljudgeus
accordingl y,foraper soni sr esponsi
bleforonesel
f,whet heraper s
onhass owngoodorbad
theywi llreapwhatt hey'ves own.Ifwhatwe' vesownisofourf leshl
ydes i
resthenwewi l
lreap
des t
ruc t
ion,des tr
uctionnotonl ytoourphys i
calbodybutal sot oours pir
it,becausei tsays
thatifwes ow topl eas et heHol ySpir
it,f
rom theSpiri
twewi llreapeternalli
fe,whichmeans
thatifwes ow f orthepl easuresofthef l
eshthenwewi llnotandwi l
lneverr eapeternalli
fe
(withGod) ,foritisonlybyt het heHolySpiri
t.

Appl
i
cati
on:
-Tobeabletotakerespons
ibi
li
tyformyact
ions.
-TonotmockGod,f orHeseesandknowseverythi
ngeventhet
hingswet
ryt
ohi
de.
-TosowtopleasetheHolySpir
itandnotf
orthedes i
resoft
hef
lesh.

Prayer:
DearHeavenlyFat her,t
hankYouf orgivi
ngust hechancesow topleaset heHol
ySpiri
t,andI
am sorryLordifI'
veevert houghtt hatIcouldhidefr
om You.Lor dpleasehelpmet osow to
pl
eas etheSpir
itandt oreapet er
nallif
es othatIcanbewi t
hYoui nheaven.Lordpleasehelp
met ohavethef ai
thandc ouragetobeabl et osowtopleasetheSpiri
t.AndhelpmeLordt oto
doYourwi l
linmyl i
fe,hel
pmeal s
oi nbec omingmoreobedienttoYouandYourwor d.Ilove
YouLor dandIgl orif
yYourname,i nthenameoft heFather,Son,andt heHolySpi
ri
tIpr ay,
Amen!

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NOV.28.2022-MON.
Scri
pture:Ephesi
ans1:3-4
3Praisebet otheGodandFat herofourLordJesusChr
ist
,whohasbl
essedusi
ntheheavenl
y
real
mswi theveryspir
itualbl
essi
nginChri
st.4Forhec hoseusi
nhim bef
oret
hecreat
ionof
thewor l
dt obeholyandblamelessi
nhissi
ght.I
nlove

Observat
ion:
Wes houldpr ais
eandgivethankstoGod,f orHehasbl es
seduswi thspi
ri
tualbless
ingsin
Chri
st.Wes houldgivet
hankstoGod,becauseHec hoseustodoHi swil
l
,Hec hoseust oli
ve
ourli
feblamel essandhol
yforhim,evenwhenwear enothing,evenwhenwedi dnot hi
ng
deser
vingofit,evenwhenweoursel
vesdon'tdes
ervetobechosenbyGod,Hes ti
lldi
d.

Appl
i
cati
on:
-Toprai
seandgi
vet
hankst
oGodf
orHi
sbl
ess
ings
.
-Toprai
seandthankGodforHi
sgrace.
-TothankGodforchoos
ingmetoli
vemylif
eHol yandblamel
essforHi
m.
-Todomybes ttol
ivemyli
feHol
yandblameles
si nthes
ightofGod.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather,thankYouf orYourblessi
ngsandf orYourgrace.Lord,t
hankYouf or
choosingmet oli
veal i
fethatisHolyandbl amelessi nYours i
ght
.Lord,pleas
ehelpmet o
prai
seandgi vethankst oYouc onst
antl
yandc onti
nual l
y.HelpmeLor dtonevertakeanyt
hing
forgranted.Andpleasehel pmeLor dtoli
veal i
fet hatispleas
ingtoYou,andpleasehelpme
tonots t
rayfrom Yourwi l
landYourpresenceLord.Il oveYouLor dandIglor
ifyYourname.In
thenameoft heFat her,Son,andtheHolySpi
ritIpray,Amen!

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NOV.29.2022-TUE.
Scri
pture:Ephesi
ans2:3-5
3Allofusus edt oli
vethatway,f
oll
owingt hepas sionat
edes i
resandincli
nat
ionsofours i
nful
nature.Byourverynatureweweres ubj
ectt oGod’ sanger,j
ustli
keeveryoneels
e.4ButGodi s
sorichinmer cy,andheloveduss omuc h,5t hatevent houghwewer edeadbec aus
eofour
si
ns,hegaveusl if
ewhenher ais
edChr i
stf rom thedead.( I
tisonlybyGod’sgr acethatyou
havebeens aved!)

Observati
on:
Wewer esuppos
edtobedeadordamnedt ohel
lbecauseofoursi
nsandours
inf
ulnat
ure,
we'
res upposedtobefaci
ngGod'sanger,Hishol
ywr at
h,butbec
auseofHisl
oveandHi s
mer
c y(whichwedonotdeser
ve)
,wearesavedandfor
given.

Appli
cat
ion:
-Tobet hankfulandalwaysr emai
ngr at
efultoGodforHi
smer c
y,l
ove,andgr
ace.
-Tobegr atef
ulforHisforgivenes
sandf orthesal
vati
onHe'
sgivenme.
-Tobet hankfulandcontinuet oser
veHi m wit
hjoy,f
ort
hroughHim wearenotdeadbec
aus
e
ofoursi
ns.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFat
her,thankYouf orYourmer c
y,love,andgr ace,andalsoforYourf
orgi
veness
al
thoughnoonedes erveit.Lor
d,pleasehel pme,andgi vemet hecouragetofacepeopl
ehead
-ons ot hatIcansharetot hem Yourgoodnes s
.Lor d,pleas
ehel pmet ol
earnandknow You
mor e,helpmeLordt onots hyawayf rom tel
li
ngot hersaboutYou.Il oveYouLordandIglori
fy
Yourname,i nthenameoft heFather,Son,andt heHol ySpir
itIpray,Amen!

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NOV.30. 2022-WED.
Scri
pture:Ephesians3:6
6Andt hisisGod’splan:Bot
hGent i
lesandJewswhobelievet
heGoodNewsshar
eequal
l
yi n
therichesi nher
itedbyGod’sc hi
ldr
en.Botharepartofthesamebody,andbot
henj
oyt he
promiseofbl ess
ingsbecausetheybelongt
oChris
tJesus
.

Observati
on:
Wer eadher ei
nt heversethatitisGod'
spl
anthataslongaswebel ievei
nJesusandthe
Gospel,bei
ngaJ ew oraGent i
l
edoesnotmatter
.Bec
ausewehaveal lbecomeapartofone
body,alluni
tedinChris
t,andal lofuswhoar
einChris
twillequal
l
y,withnodis
cri
minat
ion,
exper
ienceandenjoyGod'spromisestous
.

Appl
i
cati
on:
-Tonotdis
cri
minat
eandj
udgeot
herChr
ist
ianswhot
hinkandar
edi
ff
erentf
rom me.
-Tobeunit
edinChr
istwi
thf
ell
owbel
iever
s.
-Tobegrat
efult
oGodforHi
spromi
sesofbles
sings
.

Prayer:
DearHeavenlyFather,thankYouf orYourwonderfulplanf orYourpeople.ThankYouLordfor
Yourpr omis
eofbl essi
ngs .Lord,pl
easehelpmet ogetal ongwi t
hf el
l
ow bel i
ever
swhoar e
di
fferentf
rom meorbel ieverswhohavediff
erenttheologiesfrom me.Lord,pleasehel
pmet o
becomeabet terperson,helpmeLor dtodoYourwi l
l.IloveYouandIgl orif
yYourname,int
he
nameoft heFather,Son,andt heHolySpi
ri
tIpray,Amen!

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DEC.02.2022-FRI.
Scri
pture:Ephesians5:1-2
1Imitat
eGod,t heref
ore,inever
ythi
ngyoudo,becauseyouar
ehisdearchil
dren.2Li
vealife
fi
ll
edwi thlove,fol
lowingtheexampleofChr
ist
.Helovedusandoff
eredhimselfasasac
rif
ice
forus,apleasingaromat oGod.

Obser vation:
Asc hil
dr enofGodwemus timit
ateHimi neverythi
ngwedo.I mitateHi minHi sf
ait
hfulness,His
merc y,pat i
enc e,kindnes s
,s el
f-sac
rif
ici
ngattit
ude,et c.Andalthoughwear enotc apableof
l
ovingl i
kehow Godl oves,wemus tlivealifefil
ledwi t
hlove,byl ovingourf amil
y,f r
iends,
nei
ghbour s
,enemi es ,and even s tr
angers.And al s
o byf ol
l
owi ng Chr i
st'
sexampleofs el
f-
sac
rificing love,put t
ing ot hersbeforeHi msel
f,loving t
hem evenwhent heyc ondemnand
persec ute,lovi
ngt hem des pitethei
rdiffer
ences,andevenwhent hey'vesinnedagainstHi m or
doneHi m wr ong.

Appl
i
c at
ion:
-Toreadt heBibletoknowandgai ndeeperunderstandi
ngofGods
othatIc
ani
mit
ateHi
m.
-Toli
veal if
efil
ledwithl
ove( nothat e&noteros).
-Tofoll
owChr i
st'
sexampleofs el
f-sacr
if
ici
nglove.
-Toloveevenwhent hepersoni shardtolove.
-Todowhati spleas
ingtoGod.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFather,t
hankYouf orbeingaguideformet ofoll
ow andimit
ate.ThankYou
LordforYourc ont
inuousgoodnessinmyl if
e.Lor
d,pleas
ehel pmef ol
l
ow Chri
st'
sexample,
helpmeLordt obeChr is
t-l
i
ke.AndLordhelpmel oveothersevenwheni t'
shard,hel
pmet o
beabletopleaseYoui neveryt
hingIdo.ThankYouLordfort hi
sday,IloveYouandIgl or
if
y
Yourname,i
nt henameoft heFather
.Son,andtheHolySpi
ritIpray,Amen!

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_

DEC.03.
2022-SAT.
Scri
ptur
e:Ephesi
ans6:11
11Putonal lofGod’
sarmors
othatyouwi
l
lbeabl
etos
tandf
ir
m agai
nstal
lst
rat
egi
esoft
he
devi
l.

Observation:
We'vegott oputonGod' sarmor,becausewit
houtithow canwer esi
stors tandfi
rm against
thes t
rategiesoft hedevi
l?Wi t
houtGod'sar
morwec annotstandfi
rm bec
aus ethefleshdoes
whatt hef l
eshwant s,i
fwedonotwearorputont hisarmor,thenwewi l
lbel ef
tdef ensel
ess
againstt hedevi l
,agains
tlies,agai
nsttemptati
on,againstnegati
veemot ions,and against
fl
eshlydes i
res.ButGodpr ovidedusthemeans( God'sarmor)tofi
ghtoffallthenegat i
veand
evi
lthingsthats eparat
eusfrom Him.
Appli
cati
on:
-ToputonGod' sarmoreveryday.
-Tot hankGodf orpr
ovidi
ngmet hemeanstof i
ghtandwinagai
nstthenegati
veandevi
l
thi
ngsthedevil
hasdoneorwi lldo.
-Tobeabl etostandfi
rm agai
nstthedevi
lbypr
otecti
ngmys
elfwi
ththearmorofGod

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFather,thankYouf orYourar mor,andforYourhelpduri
ngt hetimesIst
ruggle.
Lord,pl
easehelpmet oal waysputonYourar mor ,hel
pmet ost
andf i
rm againstt
hedeviland
toalwaysemergevictoriousagainsthi
m.Lor dthankYouforeverythi
ngYou' vedoneinmyl i
fe,
thankYouf ort
hepr ovisionandpr ot
ection.Il
oveYouandIgl or
ifyYourname,i nthenameof
theFather
,Son,andt heHol ySpiri
tIpray,Amen!

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_

DEC.04.
2022-
SUN.
Scr
iptur
e:Phi
li
ppians1:
21
21Fortome,livi
ngmeansli
vi
ngf
orChr
ist
,anddyi
ngi
sevenbet
ter
.

Observati
on:
ForChr i
sti
ans,whenourli
feonear t
hends ,wec anf i
nal
lygoandbet oget
herwi t
hChr i
stin
heaven,whichwouldbebet t
erthananyt hing.ButasChr ist
ians,aslongaswec onti
nuet olive
andbr eat
heont heear
th,wemus tandwi llli
veourl i
vesforChr i
st,t
os er
veHim andthegl ori
fy
Himi neverythi
ngwedo,t omi ni
stertoot hers,andt ostayf ai
thfultoHim.Chris
ts houldbe
i
nvolvedineveryaspec
tofourlifeands houl dbes eenthroughus .Becauset
oliveistolivefor
Chri
st.Wes houl
dmakeJ esusChri
stourlife.

Appli
cati
on:
-ToliveforJesusChri
st.
-Tos tayal
ertorbes pi
ri
tuall
yawakesothatwhenmyti
meonear
thc
omest
oanend,Ic
anbe
sur
ethatIwillmeetandbewi t
hGodinheaven.
-Tokeeponl i
vingf
orChristunti
lmyt
imeonearthf
inal
l
yends
.

Prayer:
DearHeavenlyFather,thankYouf ort
hej oyYougi vemebyl i
vingforYou,thankYouLor dfor
notlett
ingmef eardeathbec aus
eIknow t hataslongasIbelieveandliveforYou,Iwillmeet
Youi nheaven.LordpleasehelpmemakeChr i
stmyl i
fe,hel
pmeLor dtol i
vef orYoualways
,
andf orever
ythi
ngIdobef orYourglory.ThankYouLor dfort hi
swonder fulday.Il
oveYou
andIglori
fyYourname,i nthenameoft heFather,Son,andtheHolySpiritIpray,Amen!

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DEC.05.
2022-MON.
Scr
iptur
e:Phi
li
ppi
ans2:
14-
15a
14Doeverythi
ngwit
houtcompl
aini
ngandar
gui
ng,15s
othatnoonec
anc
rit
ici
zeyou.
.
..

Obs ervati
on:
Theadvi c
eofApos t
lePault ousinver s
e14,i stodoever yt
hingwi thoutcomplai
ningand
arguing,andt hi
smeanst hatineveryt
hingwedo,nomat terhow smallorbigthejobortask,
wemus tdoitwithoutgrumblingaboutit,andwithoutar
guingorf i
ght i
ngoveritwithot
her
people.Andi nverse15,hei stell
i
ngust hatbynotc omplai
ningandar gui
ng,noonec an
cri
ti
c i
zeus ,t
hatnoonewi llbeabletof
indf aul
twi
thus .

Appl
ic
ation:
-Todoal lmyas
signedt
asksandj
obsnomat
terhow bi
gors
mal
l
,wi
thoutc
ompl
aini
ngand
di
sputi
ng.
-Tonotarguewi
thot
her
s.
-Tonotmur murorc
omplai
nli
ket
heI
srael
i
tes
,whower
epuni
shedbyGodbec
aus
eoft
hei
r
murmur
ings.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenlyFat her,t
hankYouf orr
emindingmet onotc ompl
ainandar gue,forpeople
complainwhent heyarediscontent
,andIknow forafactthatIam thankf
ulandc ontentwi
th
al
lYou'vegi
venandent r
ustedtome.Lord,pleasehel
pmet os topt
heur geinmet hatwantto
arguewithothers,andhelpmeLor dtogrowmor ei
nspir
it
.IloveYouandIgl or
if
yYourname,
i
nt henameoft heFather,Son,andtheHolySpir
itIpr
ay,Amen!

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_

DEC.06.2022-TUE.
Scri
pture:Phi
li
ppians3:
8
8Yes ,everyt
hingelsei
swor thl
esswhencomparedwit
ht heinf
ini
teval
ueofknowingChri
st
JesusmyLor d.ForhissakeIhavedi
scar
dedever
ythi
ngels
e,counti
ngital
lasgar
bage,s
othat
IcouldgainChr i
st

Obs er
vati
on:
Thec ountl
esslawsinthewor ld,t
hes tandar dssoci
etyhas ,t
hemanyac hievements,honor,and
respectwec ouldgain,thebeaut if
ulclothesandt hei mmens ewealth,thes eareallworthless
whenc ompar edtotheinfini
tevalueofknowi ngChris
tJ esus.Not
hingcanc omparet oknowing
Him,allthatmat t
ersisthatwehaveJ es usChrist
,ourLor dandSaviour ,inourlives.Andthat
forHissakewear eabletosufferforHi m,andbeabl el etgoofeverythingel s
ejus tsowec an
knowmor eaboutChristandhaveaf el
lows hipwit
hHi m.

Appl
icat
ion:
-Toknow i nmyhear tthatnothingc ancomparewit
hChr i
stJes
us,andthatafel
l
owshipwit
h
Himismor eval
uablethananythingint hi
sworl
d.
-Toregardeverythi
ngasal ossandt oletgoofever
ythi
ngI'
vevaluedi
fthat'
swhati
ttakest
o
beabletohaveaf el
lowshipwit
hJ es
us .

Prayer:
DearHeavenlyFat her,thankYouf orremindingmet odayt hatnothingc ancompar
et oYou,
andt hathavi
ngaf el
lows hi
pwi t
hChris
tJ es
usi smoreimportantthananyt hi
ngIcoul
dpos si
bly
gainint hi
sworl
d.Lor d,pleasehel
pmet oletgoofanyt hi
ngI '
m attachedtooranythingthat
I'
vevaluedmor ethanIs houldhave.Lord,pleasehel
pmet oliveforYouandonl yYou.Thank
youLor dforthi
sdayandf orever
ythi
ngYou' vedonef orme.Hel pmeLor dtodoYourwi ll
,I
l
oveYouandIgl or i
fyYourname.I nthenameoft heFat her,Son,andt heHolySpiri
tIpray,
Amen!

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DEC.07.
2022-WED.
Scri
ptur
e:Phil
ippians4:
6
6Don’twor r
yaboutanyt hi
ng;i
nst
ead,pr
ayaboutever
ythi
ng.Tel
lGodwhatyouneed,and
thankhi
mf orallhehasdone.

Obs ervati
on:
Wes houldn'tbeanx i
ousorwor ri
ed overanyt
hing,wes hould bebringing ourwor ri
esor
problemst oGod,wes houl
dbet ell
i
ngGodwhat everistroubli
ngus ,andbeabl etot el
lGod
whatwe need.Al though He probabl
ywon' tgive useverythi
ng we've as ked f
or,He wi l
l
defi
nitelygiveuss omet hi
ngbett
erbec aus
eGodonl ywant sthebes tforus ,andHewi l
lonly
giveuswhatwec anhandle.Asbeli
everswecanalwaystal
kt oGod,wec analwaysprayt oHim,
thatiswhyt hroughpr ayerwemus tbri
ngtoHim ourprobl
emsandneeds ,andwemus talways
bet
hankf
ult
oHi
mforwhatHehasdone.

Appl
i
cat i
on:
-Tostayandbet hankfultoGodf orwhatHehaddone.
-Tobringallmywor r
ies,problems,andneedstoGod.
-Toprayt oGodaboutanyt hing.
-Tonotwor ryandinsteadputmyt rus
tinHim,t
hatGodwi
l
lgi
vemepeac
e.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather,thankYouf orgi
vi
ngusthemeanst ot al
ktoYou.Lor d,thankYoufor
alwaysli
s t
eni
ngt omypr ayer
sandf orgi
vi
ngmepeac e.Lord,pl
easehelpmet oalwaysbr
ing
mywor riesandproblemst oYou,andLord,pl
eas
ehelpmet oalwaysstaythankfult
oYou.Help
meLor dt odoYourwi l
lforme,andhelpmet obetotal
lydependentonYouLor d,hel
pmet o
l
iveforYou.Il oveYouandIgl or
if
yYourname,inthenameoft heFather,Son,andtheHoly
Spiri
tIpray,Amen!

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_

DEC.08.
2022-THU.
Scr
iptur
e:Coloss
ians1:
28-29
28Sowet ellot
hersaboutChri
st,war
ningever
yoneandteachi
ngever yonewithallt
hewisdom
Godhasgi venus .Wewantt opr es
entthem toGod,perf
ectint heirrel
ati
onshiptoChrist
.
29That’
swhyIwor kands tr
ugglesohard,dependi
ngonChr is
t’smi ghtypowert hatworks
wit
hinme.

Obs er
vati
on:
Asbel i
ever
s,whatweworkf or,str
ugglefor,thereas onwetrys ohar d,i
ss othatwec antel
l
othersaboutChris
t,sothatwec anpr ocl
aimt ot hem theGoodNews ,andt osharewith
everyonethewis
dom Godhasgi venus,sothattheyc anhavear elati
onshipwit
hChr i
st.Wedo
allt
his,andgothroughhardshipands uff
eringsal
lf orthesakeofChr i
standf ort
hes akeof
thosewhodonotknowHi m andhavenotex peri
encedHi sgoodnes s
.

Appli
c ati
on:
-Tot ellothersaboutChristJesus.
-Tos har ewithothersthewi s
dom Igainfr
om God.
-Toper severethrought hehar dshi
psthatwil
lcomemywayf
ort
hes
akeofChr
istandf
or
thos
ewhohaveyett ocomet oknowHi m.
-Tohel pot hersdevelopar el
ati
onshipwit
hChri
st.
-TodependonChr i
standHi spower.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenl
yFat her,thankYouf orthewisdom You'vegivenus,andthankYouf orYour
powerthatwor
kswi thi
nmef orot
herstoex
perienceYourgoodnessthr
oughme.HelpmeLor d
tobeabletostandf ir
m andper sever
einsit
uationsful
lofhards
hipandsuffer
ings
.Helpme
LordtokeeponlivingforYou.IloveYouandIgl or
if
yYourname,inthenameoft heFather
,
Son,andtheHol
ySpi ri
tIpray,Amen!

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_

DEC.09.
2022-FRI.
Scr
iptur
e:Colossi
ans2:
6
6Andnow,j ustasyouacc
ept
edChr
istJ
esusasyourLor
d,youmus
tcont
inuet
ofol
l
owhi
m.

Obser
vat
ion:
Aswearepeoplewhohaveac c
eptedChr
istJesusasourLord,andhavealsobeensavedby
Hi
m,wemus tnotbeungr
atef
ulandli
veourli
vesasifwe'
veneverencount
eredHisl
oveforus
.
Wear
esuppos
edt
ofol
l
owHi
m,l
i
vef
orHi
m,obeyHi
m,and keeponbei
ngt
hankf
ult
oHi
m.

Appl
i
c ati
on:
-Tofoll
owJ esusChristdail
y.
-Toremai nfor
everthankfultoHim,andt oli
vemyli
fesolel
yforHi
m,doi
ngHi swi
l
lformyli
fe.
-Toc onti
nuetobel i
eveinmyhear tthatJesusChr
isti
sindeedLor
d,andthatHehassavedus
fr
om oursin,grant
ingust hegif
tofsalvat
ion.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFat her
,thankYouforYourwor dt oday.Andt hankYouLor dforthesalvati
on
You'vegivenust hemomentwe' veac
c eptedandreceivedYouasourChr i
standSavi
or.
Lord,pleasehelpmet oal
wayshaveanat t
it
udeofgrat ef
ulness
,andhel pmeLordtocont i
nue
fol
lowingYoudai ly.HelpmeLordtodoYourwi l
lformei nmyl if
e.IloveYouLordandIglorif
y
Yourname,i nthenameoft heFat
her,Son,andtheHol ySpiri
tIpray,Amen!

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_

DEC.10.
2022-SAT.
Scr
iptur
e:Col
ossians3:
17
17Andwhat everyoudoors ay,doi
tasar
epr
esent
ati
veoft
heLor
dJes
us,gi
vi
ngt
hanks
thr
oughhimt oGodt heFat
her
.

Observati
on:
AsChr i
sti
ans
,peopl ewhohaver eceivedChr
istJesusasthei
rLordandSavi
or,wemus tbe
mindf
ulaboutever yt
hingwes ayanddo,becauseasHisfoll
owersweareHi
srepres
ent
atives
hereonear t
handever ythi
ngwes ayordos houldbeforHi m.Andasweli
veforHim,we
shoul
ds ubmitoureverythi
ngtoHim andbeobedi
enttotheLord.

Appl
icati
on:
-Tobegr atef
ulandtogivethankstotheLord.
-Tobemi ndfulofmywor dsandac tions
,becauseasaChr i
sti
anwear
erepres
ent
ati
vesof
Chri
st.
-TothinkbeforeIact
,tothi
nkc ar
eful
l
ywhet herwhatI
'
m abouttodoi
spl
eas
ingGod.
-Todoever yt
hinginHisname.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather,t
hankYou forever ythi
ng You'
vedonef orme,and t hankYou f
or
teachi
ngmet obec omeYourrepresent
ati
ve,doi ngever
ythi
ngforYou.Lor dhelpmetobe
obedienttoYou,andt odoands ayeverythingforYou.Lordhel
pmepl easeYouandtodo
Yourwi l
l
.IloveYouLordandIglor
ifyYourname,i nthenameoftheFather,Son,andt
heHoly
Spiri
tIpray,Amen!

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_

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DEC.12.
2022-
MON.
Scr
iptur
e:1Thes
sal
oni
ans1:
2

2Weal
wayst
hankGodf
oral
lofyouandpr
ayf
oryouc
ons
tant
ly.

Obs
ervati
on:
Wemus trememberourfel
lowbeli
ever
s,remembertoalwaysincl
udethem i
nourpr
ayer
s,and
t
oprayforthei
rneeds,t
roubl
es,f
orthei
rhappines
s,andforthei
rrel
ati
onshi
pwit
hChri
sttobe
st
rongert
hanital
readyi
s.Tot
hankGodf
orthel
ivesofourfel
lowbeli
ever
s,t
heyaret
heones
Godhasgiventoust os
uppor
tus,andf
orustoalsosupportthem i
nthemini
str
yandwork
Godhasgiven.

Appl
i
cation:
-Tocons t
antl
yprayforf
ell
owbeliever
sinChri
st.
-Toprayf ort
hem wit
htheatti
tudeofthanks
givi
ng.
-TothankGodf orthepeopl
eHe'sputinmyl i
fe.

Prayer:
DearHeavenlyFather ,thankYouforYourlove,andf
orthef
ell
owChr
ist
iansYou'
veplacednear
mei norderformet ogr owandbei nf
luencedwitht
hei
rpassi
onf
orYou.Lord,pleas
ehelpme
toremembert opr ayf orthem,hel
pmet obecomesomeonewhocanandi swil
li
ngt osupport
myf ell
ow bel
ieverswhobel i
eveandt rus
tinYou.ThankYouLordforthi
sday,helpmes t
ay
obedienttoYou.Il oveYouandIgl or
ifyYourname,inthenameoftheFather,Son,andthe
HolySpiri
tIpray,Amen!

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DEC.13.2022-
TUE.
Scr
ipture:1Thes
salonians2:
6
6Asf orhumanpr ai
se,wehavenevers
oughti
tfr
om youoranyoneel
se.

Obs er
vati
on:
Neverdot hingstopleas
eot hers
,wemus tonl
yintendtopleas
eGodi never
ythi
ngwedo.We
shouldnevert r
ytos ear
chf orapprovalanywher
eel seas
idefrom God.Weshouldser
veand
helpothersbutwes houl
dnotdoi ttoseekanyform ofpr
aisefr
om them,weshoul
donlydoi
t
withtheintenti
onofglor
ifyi
ngGod.

Appl
i
cation:
-Tonots eekprai
sesfr
om people.
-Tonotdos omet
hingsol
elyforthepur
poseofwantingsomeonetoacknowledgeus
.
-Todoal lthi
ngsfort
heLordandt oonl
yseektopleaseHim andgai
napprovalfr
om Hi
m.
-TopleaseGod,notmen.

Prayer
:
DearHeavenl yFat her
,thankYouf orYourloveandmercy.ThankYouLor deveryt
hingYou've
doneinmyl if
e.AndLor dIwanttot hankYouforbeingtheoneIl ooktoforencouragement
ands t
rength.Lord,pleasehelpmet onotnotputval
ueont heprai
seofmen,andhel pmeLor d
tonevers eekorl ongf orit
.ButLordpleasehelpmet oonlyseekapprovalf
rom Youandno
oneels e.ThankYouLor dforthi
sday,IloveYouandIgl ori
fyYourname,inthenameoft he
Father,Son,andtheHol ySpi
ri
tIpray,Amen!

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DEC.14.2022-WED.
Scr
ipture:1Thes s
aloni
ans3:
2
2Wes entTimothy,whoisourbrot
herandco-
workerinGod’
sser
vic
eins
preadi
ngt
hegos
pel
ofChrist,t
ostrengthenandenc
ourageyoui
nyourfai
th,

Observati
on:
LikeTimothy,wes houldbewi l
l
ingt obes ent
,tos pr
eadtheGospelofChri
st.Tobecome
someonewhoc ans tr
engthenother'sfai
thi
nGod,andbeanenc ouragementt omyfell
ow
beli
evers
.Andt obecomes omeoner eli
abl
eordependabl
eenoughf
orother
stor el
yon,bei
ng
someoneent r
ustedwithimpor
tanttasks.
Appl
i
cat
ion:
-Tobesomeonewhoc anbeentr
ustedwi t
hani mpor
tanttasks
,andbeablet
ocompl
etei
t.
-Tobec
omes omeonethatcanst
rengthenthefait
hofothers.
-Tobeabletoenc
ouragefel
lowbel
ieverstokeepgoi
ngint hei
rmini
str
y.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather,thankYouf ort
helif
eofPaulandTi mothywhi c
hwec anl
ear
nfrom.
ThankYouLor df ortheopportuni
tytobeapartofami ni
stry.Lord,pl
easehelpmet obec
ome
someonet r
usted and dependabl
e.Help meLor dto bes omeonepeopl ec an t
urntofor
str
engt handenc ouragement.Lor
d,moldmei nt
ot hepersonYouwantmet obe.ThankYou
Lordf orthi
sday,Il oveYouandIgl or
ifyYou,i
nthenameoft heFather,Son,andtheHoly
Spiri
tIpray,Amen!

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DEC.15.
2022-THU.
Scr
iptur
e:1Thessal
oni
ans4:
7
7ForGoddi dnotcal
lust
obeimpur
e,butt
oli
veahol
yli
fe.

Observati
on:
Wes houldnotl etourbodydoasi twant s,donotleti tbec ons
umedbywor l
dlydes i
re.We
shoul
dl i
vehonor ably,hones
tly,andinuprightnes
s.Wes houl
dnotindulgeinear
thl
ypl easur
es.
BecauseGoddi dnotc al
lustobei mpure,Hedi dnotcallandsaveusjustforustol
iveal i
feful
l
ofimmor al
it
y,violence,andselfis
hdesire.Butforustol i
veaholyli
fe,alif
ethatisnol onger
subj
ectt ocondemnat ion.Wear enolongers l
avestosin,s owhyshouldwekeepl i
vinginal i
fe
ful
lofsin?

Appl
i
cati
on:
-Toli
veaholyl
i
fethati
spleas
ingtoGod.(Ac
cordi
ngt
otheSc
ript
ure)
-Tonotl
ivemyli
feinanimpuremanner.
-Tocont
rolmybody,andtonotindul
geinsi
n.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl y Father,thank You forsaving uss othatwe are no longersubj
ected t
o
condemnation,nol ongerslavestosin.Lord,Iaskforthewi s
dom t
odi scer
nfrom ri
ghtand
wr ong,andfort hec our
aget oliveinhones t
y.Lord,pleas
ehelpmel iveahol yli
fethatis
pleasi
nginYours i
ght.ThankYouLor dfortoday,IloveYouandIgl or
ifyYourname,inthe
nameoft heFather,Son,andt heHolySpir
itIpray,Amen!

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DEC.17.
2022-SAT.
Scr
iptur
e:1Thessal
onians5:
11
11Therefor
eencourageoneanot
herandbui
l
deac
hot
herup,j
ustasi
nfac
tyouar
edoi
ng.

Obs er
vati
on:
Don'tbethecausewhyot herbel
iever
sf al
landst
umbl e,butinsteadbet her easonforthem to
wantt okeepgoing,beaper s
ontheyc anleanonfors upport.Helpeachot herandbui l
deac h
otherupintheas pect
syouknowf oraf actyoucanhel pin.Helpeachot heri nthejourneyof
becomingmor eChr i
stl
ike,andi nanythingthathast odowi t
hs er
vingGod.Don' tj
us tbe
contentinencouragi
ngs omeoneonc e,butbes ati
sfi
edandhappywhenenc our
agingot her
s
becomeahabi tyoudoc ontinual
l
y.

Appl
i
cat
ion:
-Toenc
ouragemyfel
l
owbel
iever
sconti
nual
l
y.
-Tobesomeonet
heyknowt
heyc anl
eanon.
-Tohel
pbui
l
deac
hot
herupi
nbec
omi
ngmor
eChr
ist
li
keandi
nourf
ait
h.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFather
,thankYouforanotherdayt
obeabl etoreadYourwor d.Andt hankYou
forgivi
ngmeamout handavoi cetospeakencouragementuponf el
low beli
eversinChr i
st
Jesus.Lord,pleas
ehel pmet ospeakli
feandenc ouragementt oother
s ,helpmeLor dt obe
responsi
blewithmywor ds.AndLor
dpleasehelpmet oc ont
inual
lyli
vemyl if
einobedi enc
eto
Yourwi l
l
.IloveYouLor dandIglori
fyYourname,i
nt henameoft heFat
her ,Son,andtheHol y
Spiri
tIpray,Amen!

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DEC.18.
2022-SUN.
Scr
iptur
e:2Thessal
oni
ans1:
6
6Godi sj
ust:Hewil
lpaybac
ktr
oubl
etot
hos
ewhot
roubl
eyou

Obs er
vat
ion:
Weoughtt ojus
tignorethosewhoc auseustroubl
e,andweals
os houldnotbetheonetopay
them backforthebadt hingstheydi
dt ous.ForourGodisajustGod,andHewon' tl
eaveus
alonetos uff
erfrom t
heac t
ionsofthepeoplewhogi veust
rouble.Godwillbewit
husand
avengeus.

Appli
cati
on:
-Tonotr epayt
hetr
oubl
epeopledotouswitht
rouble.
-Tohavepeac einmymindknowingthatGodi
saj ustGodwhowi
l
lnotj
usts
tandbyandl
et
ussuff
er.

Prayer:
DearHeavenl yFat
her,t
hankYouf orgivingmepeac e,knowingthatIam l ovedbyYouandam
protect
edbyYou,andt hatYoucaref orme,andt hatthosewhohaveandwi l
lhur
tmear ein
Yourhands .ThankYouLor dforbeingaj ustGod,andf ornotover l
ookingmeevent houghI
am justaver ysmal
lpartofYourgreatpl an.HelpmeLor dtoleaveever ythi
nginYourhands.
AndLor d,pleas
ehelpmenott oactr ashl
yort ohavemyac ti
onsdictatedbymyemot i
ons,and
Lordhelpmes tayobedientandfaithfultoYouandYourwi llf
orme.Il oveYouLor dandI
gl
or i
fyYourname,inthenameoft heFat her,Son,andtheHol ySpir
itIpray,Amen!

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