Hide God’s Word In Your Heart

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Bible Study Prayer

Dearest Heavenly Father, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit,
help me to diligently hide Your Holy Word in my heart every day.
Please “let the word of Christ dwell in me richly.”
Please give me Wisdom, Insight & Understanding as I meditate on Thy Word.

•BEGIN WITH PRAYER

•READ THE BIBLE

•MEDITATE ON THE BIBLE

•READ WHAT OTHERS HAVE WRITTEN ON THE BIBLE

•PASS THE BIBLE ALONG TO OTHERS

•Holy Spirit, please guide me into all Thy Truth.

•Lord, open my eyes to behold wonderful things out of Thy Law. (Psalm 119:18)

•Lord, “…may the eyes of my understanding be enlightened, that I may know what is the hope of His Calling, & what are the riches of the Glory of His Inheritance in the Saints…” (Ephesians 1:17:18)

Heavenly Father, I ask all these things in Jesus’ holy name. Thank you Lord. I love You. Amen.

Angelsong, “Bible Study Prayer,” © 2013 SD Harden, Bible Study Plan © J. Vernon McGhee (Bible Teacher & Author) Photo Illustration Source: Pinterest

Remind Yourself

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Sometimes when we are going through a hard time and life seems overwhelming, God can seem far away. Our faith can even be challenged if we feel that God has forgotten us or doesn’t care about us anymore.
But when we are in the darkest valleys of life we need to remind ourselves of all the times that God has come through for us in the past. He has never failed a single one of His children who have trusted in Him yet. And if He’s never failed you before, He never will fail you.
God never ignores the cries of His children.
“The Lord watches over those who do what is right, and he hears their prayers.” (Psalm 34:15)
God never forgets His children. The Psalmist wrote,
“I am poor and weak, yet the Lord is thinking about me right now!” (Psalm 40:17)

King David wrote Psalm 40. When he was in the valley of despair he reminded himself of all the wonderful things God had done for him; all the ways God had come through for him.
By rehearsing those victories he encouraged his faith. We can learn a valuable lesson from David.
When tempted to despair, remind yourself of God’s past faithfulness to you.
He will yet again be faithful. Trust Him.

Psalm 40:1-5,
I waited patiently for God to help me; then he listened and heard my cry.
He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out from the bog and the mire,
and set my feet on a hard, firm path, and steadied me as I walked along.

He has given me a new song to sing, of praises to our God.
Now many will hear of the glorious things he did for me, and stand in awe before the Lord,
and put their trust in him.

Many blessings are given to those who trust the Lord and have no confidence
in those who are proud or who trust in idols.

O Lord my God, many and many a time you have done great miracles for us,
and we are ever in your thoughts. Who else can do such glorious things?
No one else can be compared with you.
There isn’t time to tell of all your wonderful deeds.”

Heavenly Father, may You bless and encourage the faith all who need a special touch from You.
Be with them in their valley, hold them close, fill them to overflowing with rivers of peace, hope, and joy from the streams of Thy heart. May they know You will never fail them. Thank You, Lord. I love You. In Jesus name. Amen.

ANGELSONG, ©2013 S.D. Harden

Come Boldly To God’s Throne

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Come Boldly to God’s Throne

Come boldly to God’s Throne; come with the faith of a little child.
No need is too great for His grace to meet.
Your Heavenly Father waits expectantly to hear your voice;
He cherishes you.
❤️

Heavenly Father, fill our hearts with the faith of a child that we may approach
Thy Throne with confidence and pour our hearts out to You, for Thy word says that Your
ears are ever open to our cries. May You meet the needs of every person praying this prayer.
Thank You, I love You, Lord. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

ANGELSONG, “Come Boldly To God’s Throne,” © 2013 SD Harden All Rights Reserved
Photo illustration: Instagram; SD Harden

Nothing Can Separate You From God’s Love

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“In Thy Tender Care” © Kathy Lawrence LDS ART.com

Nothing Can Separate You From God’s Love

Even if all the demons in hell were to join forces and line up side by side and pull with all their might, they still would not be strong enough to pull you from the almighty grip of Your Heavenly Father’s strong hands.

No power in all the universe is stronger than the love of God revealed in Jesus Christ our Savior.

Jesus Christ said, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.
And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.

My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. I and My Father are one.” (John 10:27-30)

We can completely trust every word that Jesus spoke, for this is what St. Peter wrote about Him: “Christ committed no sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth” ~(1 Peter 2:22)

St. Paul wrote in the book of Romans 8:35-39:

“Who then can ever keep Christ’s love from us?
When we have trouble or calamity, when we are hunted down or destroyed, is it because he doesn’t love us anymore?

And if we are hungry or penniless or in danger or threatened with death, has God deserted us?

No, for the Scriptures tell us that for his sake we must be ready to face death at every moment of the day—we are like sheep awaiting slaughter;
but despite all this, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ
who loved us enough to die for us.

For I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love.
Death can’t, and life can’t.
The angels won’t, and all the powers of hell itself cannot keep God’s love away.

Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, or where we are—
high above the sky, or in the deepest ocean—
nothing will ever be able to separate us from the love of God
demonstrated by our Lord Jesus Christ when he died for us.”

Those are powerful promises, as valid today as they were two thousand years ago when they were first penned by the apostle who faced death at the hands of a cruel Roman emperor who considered the killing of Christians an exciting sporting event.

As I read the Gospels and epistles of the New Testament and consider what the early church suffered in its love for Jesus Christ, and yet how faithful those servants of God remained to Him despite overwhelming trials, I think how else could they have remained so loyal to Christ but by the Almighty hand of God!
He was entirely faithful to keep them in His love, to keep them from falling away no matter how much they were persecuted and opposed by their enemies, spiritual and human.

St. Jude wrote, “And He is able to keep you from slipping and falling away, and to bring you, sinless and perfect, into His glorious presence with mighty shouts of everlasting joy.”
(Jude 1:24-b)

“And now—all glory to him who alone is God, who saves us through Jesus Christ our Lord; yes, splendor and majesty, all power and authority are his from the beginning…”~(Jude 1:24-a)

~Yes, praise our almighty God! No matter what battle we may be struggling with today,
our God is able to bring us out of it victoriously. For He will never fail or forsake us!
“He keeps every promise forever.”~(Psalm 146:6)
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Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank You for Your assurance that nothing can ever separate us from You once we have accepted Christ as our Savior and Lord.
Thank You for Your amazing love that sacrificed Your only Son for our sins so You could clothe us with His righteousness.
We acceptYour beautiful gift of Your precious Son Jesus Christ into our hearts and desire to live for You and be clothed evermore with His righteousness.
We ask You to take all our sins away forever as far as the east is from the west.
And we thank You for doing this.
Thank You for making us new creatures in Christ that can never be separated from Your holy love.
Thank You for filling us with Your Spirit.
We Love You, Lord.
In Jesus name. Amen.

Angelsong; “Nothing Can Ever Separate You From God’s Love” © 2013 Suzanne Davis Harden, All Rights Reserved. Illustration by © Kathy Lawrence, LDS ART.com