1^st JANUARY

"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing,
in everything give thanks for this is the will of God
in Christ Jesus for you"

(Acts-5:16-18)

2^nd JANUARY

"I have fought the good fight,
I have finished the race,
I have kept the faith.
Finally there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness..."

2Timothy 4:7,8)

3^rd JANUARY

Some men's ambition is art,
Some men's ambitions is fame,
Some men's ambition is gold,
My ambition is the souls of men..

William Booth. Founder and first General of the Salvation Army

4^th JANUARY

"The Sacrifices is God are a broken spirit:
a broken and a contrite heart,
O God, thou wilt not despise" -

(Ps. 51:17)
 

5^th JANUARY

"Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus." -

(II Timothy 2:3)

"I chose you before I gave you life and before you were born"

(Jeremiah 1:5,10)

6^th JANUARY

"Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord" -

(II Peter 1:3)

"But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you."
Matt 6:33

7^th JANUARY

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,
that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,
but to save the world through him”

(John 3:16-17).

8^th JANUARY

If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come

(2Corinthians 5:17)!

I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full

(John 10:10b).

9^th JANUARY

The dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them.
They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.
He will wipe every tear from their eyes.
There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain,
for the old order of things has passed away

(Revelation 21:3b-4)

10^th JANUARY

"I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob"?
He is not the God of the dead but of the living.

Matthew 22: 31-32.

11^th JANUARY

Yes, the Lord will give what is good;
and our land will yield its increase,
righteousness will go before Him,
and shall make His footsteps our pathway.

Ps. 85:12, 13
 

12^th JANUARY

"Now Glory be to God!
By His mighty power at work within us,
He is able to accomplish infinitely more than we would ever dare to ask or hope."

Grace has been described as knowing that there is nothing we can do to make God love us more and nothing we can do to make God love us.

13^th JANUARY

If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,”
and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead,
you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified,
and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved

(Romans 10:9-10)
 

14^th JANUARY

And the lord said unto the servant,
'Go out into the highways and hedges,
and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.'

Luke 14:23

15^th JANUARY

"Don't ask god to bless your plans, but ask God to plan your blessings."

To my child, you may not know me, but I know everything about you.

Psalm 139:1

16^th JANUARY

"If anyone wishes to come after Me,
he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me"

(Luke 9:23)

"A man's character teaches over his head."

(Ralph Waldo Emerson)

17^th JANUARY

"Call to Me I will answer you,
and I will tell you great and mighty things,
which you do not know."

(Jeremiah 33:3)

" What I live by I impart."

(St. Augustine)  

18^th JANUARY

"Patriotism is not enough; there should be no bitterness towards anyone."

(Edith Cavell)

"Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards."

(Soren Kierkegaard)

19^th JANUARY

"Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.."

(Soren Kiekegaard)

"After looking at a star-lit sky Sir Isaac Newton said,
"I think God's thoughts long after him." -  (Sir Isaac Newton)

20^th JANUARY

…I'll be with you as you do this, day after day after day, right up to the end of the age.

Matthew 28:20

21^st JANUARY

TODAY'S PRAYER:

Heavenly Father, I thank you for this week.
I praise you for Jesus and pray that I might know his presence in all I do. Amen.

22^nd JANUARY

"Until now you have not asked for anything in my name.
Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete".

John 16: 24. New International Version (NIV)

23^rd JANUARY

TODAY'S PRAYER:

Heavenly Father,

Thank you for the joy we have through Jesus.
We praise you that we can come to you in his name.
We thank you for the joy we have because you answer our prayers. Amen.

24^th JANUARY

"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.
We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only,
who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."

John 1:14

25^th JANUARY

TODAY'S PRAYER:

Heavenly Father ,

We stand before you our Holy God and realise that we are clean because of Jesus's blood.
Speak to us right now and tell us your will for us today. Amen.

26^th JANUARY

"Ask in my name,
according to my will,
and he'll most certainly give it to you.
Your joy will be a river overflowing its banks!"

John 16: 24

27^th JANUARY

TODAY'S PRAYER:

Father God, it is with humility I come before you today.
I seek the energy that I need to live for you,
and do the things I need to do for your Kingdom.
I pray for my friends that they too may know the power that comes from Jesus
who you have raised on high. I pray that all we do for you will be for your praise
and glory and pleasing to you. Amen.

28^th JANUARY

"Praise the LORD. Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints.
Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the people of Zion be glad in their King.
Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with tambourine and harp.
For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation."

Psalm 149: 1-4 (New International Version)

29^th JANUARY

A PRAYER:

O God, my Heavenly Father,

I am that I can come to you with my needs and the needs of my friends.
I pray that you will help me to see that one of my greatest needs is to listen to you.
Help me, to sit quietly before you, to listen to your voice and read your word. Amen.

30^th JANUARY

A PRAYER:

Heavenly Father,

May I know that I am in a right and truthful relationship with you.
Help me to see today more clearly the path you would have me walk with you. Amen.

31^st JANUARY

A PRAYER:

Heavenly Father,

Thank you for the great news you love us each.
Father, help me to say to someone today "God loves you!".

"Two men look out through the same bars: One sees the mud, and one the stars."

(Frederick Langbridge)