Prayer
Format ... PSALM 4
My perfect Lord, we really need You. Please give us
Your compassion and sympathy. Help
us to not turn Your blessings into regrets. Help us to not misdirect Your love
or give our attention to the false priorities of this world.
Our trust is with you LORD. In our silence, we search
our hearts and we bring our sins before you and ask for your forgiveness. Lord,
bring us to safety from our worries and sorrows, so we can joyfully rest in
Your peace.
This prayer was written by
King David approximately 1000 years before Christ, was sung and would set the
mood for the worship service. It is very
similar in format to the "The Lord's Prayer" which came directly from
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Here is the format: Acknowledge, Praise and Agree with our
loving God.
Ask God to take care of us, to forgive us as we
forgive others, to help us to avoid temptation and to pull us out of the ocean
of sin.
Remember to ALWAYS AGREE with our Loving God by referring to His Word and to minimize what the
world says, then you will be safe and your life will be in perfect peace.
Rest in the Peace of the Lord which surpasses all
understanding.
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Corinthians 12 ... The Body of Christ
There are different ways to
serve, but we serve the same Lord. And there are different ways that God works
in people, but it is the same God who works in all of us to do everything.
Something special is given by the Spirit of God to
each one of us so that we may help each other. (The Fruit of the Spirit and the
Gifts of the Spirit)
A person has only one body with
many parts but all these parts are still just one body. Each part of the body
is different. God put all of the parts together within the body as He desired.
He made a special place for each part. God put the body together and gave more
honor to the weaker parts that needed it. God did this so that our body would not
be divided. God wanted all the parts to care the same for each other. If one part of the body suffers, then all
the other parts suffer along with it. If one part is honored, then all the
other parts share this honor.
All of us together are the Body
of Christ. Each one of us is an important part of this body.
There are three things that will never
end: faith, hope and love.
And the greatest of these is love.