This Is my Prayer

“Because you are precious in My sight,You are honored and I love you,I will give other men in return for you and other peoples in exchange for your life. “Do not fear, for I am with you;I will bring your offspring from the east [where they are scattered],And gather you from the west. “I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’And to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’Bring My sons from far wayAnd My...

Search me [thoroughly], O God, and know my heart;Test me and know my anxious thoughts; And see if there is any wicked or hurtful way in me,And lead me in the everlasting way. Ps 139 : 23- 24

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I could count them, they would outnumber the sand. When I awake, I am still with You. Ps.139 : 17 - 18

For You formed my innermost parts;You knit me [together] in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks and praise to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;Wonderful are Your works,And my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from You,When I was being formed in secret,And intricately and skillfully formed [as if embroidered with many colors] in the depths of the earth. Your eyes have se...

It is because of the Lord’s lovingkindnesses that we are not consumed,Because His [tender] compassions never fail. They are new every morning;Great and beyond measure is Your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion and my inheritance,” says my soul;“Therefore I have hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him.” Lam. 3 : 22 - 24

But the fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others], joy, [inner] peace, patience [not the ability to wait, but how we act while waiting], kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law. If we [claim to] live by the [Holy] Spirit, we must also walk by the Spirit [with personal integrity, godly ch...

But the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will help you remember everything that I have told you. Peace I leave with you; My [perfect] peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your h...

With all prayer and petition pray [with specific requests] at all times [on every occasion and in every season] in the Spirit, and with this in view, stay alert with all perseverance and petition [interceding in prayer] for all God’s people. Eph : 6.18

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. Eph.6.17

Above all, lift up the [protective] shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Eph : 6.16

and having strapped on your feet the gospel of peace in preparation [to face the enemy with firm-footed stability and the readiness produced by the good news]. Eph : 6.15

Therefore, put on the complete armor of God, so that you will be able to [successfully] resist and stand your ground in the evil day [of danger], and having done everything [that the crisis demands], to stand firm [in your place, fully prepared, immovable, victorious]. So stand firm and hold your ground, having tightened the wide band of truth (personal integrity, moral courage) around your waist...

In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [draw your strength from Him and be empowered through your union with Him] and in the power of His [boundless] might. Put on the full armor of God [for His precepts are like the splendid armor of a heavily-armed soldier], so that you may be able to [successfully] stand up against all the schemes and the strategies and the deceits of the devil. For our struggle...

I heard and my whole inner self trembled;My lips quivered at the sound. Decay and rottenness enter my bones,And I tremble in my place. Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress,For the people to arise who will invade and attack us. Though the fig tree does not blossomAnd there is no fruit on the vines,Though the yield of the olive failsAnd the fields produce no food,Though the flock is c...

But speaking the truth in love [in all things—both our speech and our lives expressing His truth], let us grow up in all things into Him [following His example] who is the Head—Christ. From Him the whole body [the church, in all its various parts], joined and knitted firmly together by what every joint supplies, when each part is working properly, causes the body to grow and mature, building itsel...

Husbands, love your wives [seek the highest good for her and surround her with a caring, unselfish love], just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify the church, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word [of God], so that [in turn] He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing;...

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as [a service] to the Lord. For the husband is head of the wife, as Christ is head of the church, Himself being the Savior of the body. But as the church is subject to Christ, so also wives should be subject to their husbands in everything [respecting both their position as protector and their responsibility to God as head of the house]. Eph.5.22 - 24

being subject to one another out of reverence for Christ. Eph.5.21

always giving thanks to God the Father for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; Eph.5.20

Speak to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, [offering praise by] singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; Eph.5.19

Do not get drunk with wine, for that is wickedness (corruption, stupidity), but be filled with the [Holy] Spirit and constantly guided by Him. Eph.5.18 for he will be great and distinguished in the sight of the Lord; and will never drink wine or liquor, and he will be filled with and empowered to act by the Holy Spirit while still in his mother’s womb. Luke.1.15 “But be on guard, so that your hear...

Therefore do not be foolish and thoughtless, but understand and firmly grasp what the will of the Lord is. Eph.5.17

Making the very most of your time [on earth, recognizing and taking advantage of each opportunity and using it with wisdom and diligence], because the days are [filled with] evil. Eph.5.16

Therefore see that you walk carefully [living life with honor, purpose, and courage; shunning those who tolerate and enable evil], not as the unwise, but as wise [sensible, intelligent, discerning people], Eph.5.15

My son, if sinners entice you,Do not consent. Proverbs 1:10 Do not participate in the worthless and unproductive deeds of darkness, but instead expose them [by exemplifying personal integrity, moral courage, and godly character]; But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light [of God’s precepts], for it is light that makes everything visible. for it is disgraceful even to mention...