This is my attempt to write down all my insights from reading the Word of God.
Prayers of Putting Him First
Psalm 73:25
Whom have I in heaven but you?
And earth has nothing I desire besides you
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Reflection: Do we really feel this way? That earth has nothing we desire besides God? Can we say this from the bottom of our heart? May this be a prayer on our lips oftentimes, as a reminder of how a Christian ought to feel.
Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace;
may the poor and needy praise your name.
Rise up, O God, and defend your cause;
remember how fools mock you all day long.
Reflection: Do we really feel this way? That earth has nothing we desire besides God? Can we say this from the bottom of our heart? May this be a prayer on our lips oftentimes, as a reminder of how a Christian ought to feel.
Rejoicing in God's Power
Psalm 75:9-10
As for me, I will declare this forever;
I will sing praise to the God of Jacob,
10 who says, “I will cut off the horns of all the wicked,
but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.”
I will sing praise to the God of Jacob,
10 who says, “I will cut off the horns of all the wicked,
but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.”
God's Power Over Rulers
Psalm 76:12
He breaks the spirit of rulers;
he is feared by the kings of the earth.
he is feared by the kings of the earth.
God's Power Over People
Genesis 20:6
Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against me. That is why I did not let you touch her.
Reflection: God can keep us from sinning!
Genesis 21:19
Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.
Reflection: God can open eyes to see something we were blinded to before!
Reassurance Against Evil
Prov 26:2
Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse does not come to rest
an undeserved curse does not come to rest
Prayers of Warfare, Intercession
Psalm 74:21-22
Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace;
may the poor and needy praise your name.
remember how fools mock you all day long.
Psalm 75:4-8
To the arrogant I say, ‘Boast no more,’
and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horns
Do not lift your horns against heaven;
do not speak so defiantly.’”
and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horns
Do not lift your horns against heaven;
do not speak so defiantly.’”
No one from the east or the west
or from the desert can exalt themselves.
It is God who judges:
He brings one down, he exalts another.
or from the desert can exalt themselves.
It is God who judges:
He brings one down, he exalts another.
In the hand of the Lord is a cup
full of foaming wine mixed with spices;
he pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth
drink it down to its very dregs.
full of foaming wine mixed with spices;
he pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth
drink it down to its very dregs.
God's Power and Ability to Do Wonders
Psalm 74:15
It was you who opened up springs and streams;
you dried up the ever-flowing rivers.
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Reflection: God can open up springs, streams, dry up rivers.
What God Expects Us to Do - Evangelism
Prov 24:11-12
Rescue those being led away to death;
hold back those staggering toward slaughter.
12 If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,”
does not he who weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who guards your life know it?
Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done?
What God Expects Us to Do - Judge Fairly
Prov 24:24-25
Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,”
will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
25 But it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and rich blessing will come on them.
Prov 25:11-12
Like apples of gold in settings of silver
is a ruling rightly given.
12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold
is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear.
is a ruling rightly given.
12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold
is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear.
What God Expects Us to Do - Speak Honestly
Prov 24:26
An honest answer
is like a kiss on the lips.
Reasons for Infertility
Genesis 20:17-18
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelek, his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again, for the Lord had kept all the women in Abimelek’s household from conceiving because of Abraham’s wife Sarah.
Reflection: Sometimes infertility can be due to some sin not made right
