365 Days of Praise
GLORIOUS
“‘Arise, bless the Lord your God forever and ever!
O may Your glorious name be blessed And exalted above all blessing and praise!’”
Nehemiah 9:5
How do you “bless” God’s glorious name? Nehemiah 9 provides a great example: “You alone are the Lord. You have made the heavens, the heaven of heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all of them and the heavenly host bows down before you. You are Lord God, Who chose Abram and brought him out from Ur of the Chaldees and gave him the name Abraham. You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him…” Do we get it? We bless God’s glorious name when we recount all He has done for us and give Him the credit and Him alone. Why not spend time right now blessing God’s glorious name?
LORD, I bless and exalt Your GLORIOUS name! You are the One who….
The Meditations, Notes, and Prayers section of the Prayers of My Heart JOURNAL provides lined pages where you can record praise of God’s glorious name just as those in Nehemiah did. Your loved ones can be blessed one day reading how God worked in your family – to the praise of His glorious name!
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GIVES LIFE TO THE DEAD
“God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist.”
Romans 4:17
There are many things we can give each other, but life to the dead isn’t one of them. God can and does.
LORD GOD, You who GIVE LIFE TO THE DEAD, I praise You and exalt Your name! Thank You for raising my deceased loved ones to eternal life. Thank You for the resurrection life I will one day experience. Thank You for the life eternal that You have already given me. I love You and praise Your holy name!
Daily descriptions of Jesus can be recorded in Prayers of My Heart. Click HERE for today’s worship songs and more Scriptures.
GIVER of BREATH and SPIRIT
“Thus says God the Lord, Who created the heavens and stretched them out,Who spread out the earth and its offspring, Who gives breath to the people on it And spirit to those who walk in it,”
Isaiah 42:5
Isaiah 42:5 God proclaims that He is the One who gives breath and Spirit. He also has something to say. Among those things, are His words, “I am the Lord, I have called you in righteousness, I will also hold you by the hand and watch over you, And I will appoint you as a covenant to the people, As a light to the nations.” Isaiah 42:6. With God’s comforting message of holding us and watching over us is the reminder that we, God’s people, hold a significant and eternal position in His kingdom and our world. We are His torchbearers, a light to the nations.
LORD GOD, You who GIVES me BREATH AND SPIRIT, I praise You for holding me and watching over Me. I pray the Light of Your presence in me draw those who are in darkness to You.
Daily descriptions of Jesus can be recorded in Prayers of My Heart. Click HERE for today’s worship songs and more Scriptures.
GATE
“Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.”
Matthew 7:13
Gates and doors – ways in which Christ describes Himself. Why? To help us understand that there is a passage way by which we enter heaven. We are here. Heaven is there. And HE, Jesus, is the “way” (John 14:6) to the Father. Some people say that there are many ways to heaven. Jesus says not so. “For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.” Matthew 7:14. “I am the way,…no one comes to the Father but through Me.” John 14:6.
LORD Jesus, I praise You, the GATE by whom I enter into heaven and am saved.
Daily descriptions of Jesus can be recorded in Prayers of My Heart. Click HERE for today’s worship songs and more Scriptures.
FRAGRANT AROMA
“…walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.”
Ephesians 5:2
Who doesn’t love a good fragrance? Including God! When writing my book, Pray with Purpose, Live with Passion, I used my daughter’s puppy as an example of how we carry either the stench of sin or aroma of Christ; depending on what we hold closely. Her puppy had a distinct odor and after holding her, that odor remained on me. It wasn’t pleasant. I showered and changed clothes. We must do the same if we’re holding sin close to us. The stench isn’t pleasant to others or God. We must set the sin aside and bathe in God’s forgiveness. Then, as Christ did, we can walk in love as an offering and sacrifice to God. We can be a fragrant aroma to our Lord.
Christ Jesus, I praise You, who loved me and gave Yourself up for me, an offering and sacrifice to God. I choose to hold You, a FRAGRANT AROAMA, close to me, not sin.
Record each daily description of God in Prayers of My Heart. Click HERE for today’s worship songs and more Scriptures.
FORTRESS
“I will say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress,
My God, in whom I trust!’”
Psalm 91:2
In a tornado, a storm shelter is the “go to” place. It must be near. It must be stocked. Knowing you have a storm shelter gives confidence in the threat of deadly tornadoes. God is fully mindful that we live in stormy times on enemy ground. The apostle Peter writes that the devil prowls the earth looking for someone to devour. New Testament writers address the evil in the world. The question is, are you mindful that God is as a fortress to you? He’s your “go to” place in the midst of life’s storms and temptations. If not, begin praising Him as David did. Say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust.” Believe and live with confidence in your fortress.
Lord God, You are my FORTRESS. I love that I can run to You any time, day or night. Thank You for providing Yourself as a safe haven in the midst of life’s storms and evil.
Record each daily description of God in Prayers of My Heart. Click HERE for today’s worship songs and more Scriptures.
FORGIVING
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
1 John 1:9
What would you do if God wasn’t forgiving? Would you sin less? Or, would you quit trying to “be good” knowing it was impossible? Would you throw all attempts of righteousness out the door and be as sinfully indulging as you wanted? But God is forgiving. So, what does that mean for you? Does it cause you to want to live a less sinful life; one more pleasing to God? Does the awareness of all the “overs” God gives you create a deep sense of gratitude evidenced by you being less sinful and more like Jesus? God forgives you. What does that mean to you?
Lord Jesus, thank You for FORGIVING me of my sin. I pray I not take Your forgiveness lightly; but rather live a life that is increasingly pleasant to You.
Record each daily description of God in Prayers of My Heart. Click HERE for today’s worship songs and more Scriptures.
FAITHFUL CREATOR
“Therefore, those also who suffer according to the will of God shall entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in doing what is right.”
1 Peter 4:19
The apostle Peter makes no bones about it. Christians will suffer. He doesn’t sugar coat what being a disciple of Christ is like. Jesus suffered. We will suffer. Jesus drew a line in the sand. We are either with Him or against Him. And if we are with Him, there will be people who call us names and attempt to do harm to us for the sake of their cause. But, in the midst of our suffering, we are encouraged. To do what? To entrust our souls not to the changing tide of that which society values. But rather to our Faithful Creator.
FAITHFUL CREATOR, how I praise You that I can trust You and entrust my soul to You!
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ETERNAL FATHER
“His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.”
Isaiah 9:6
Bible scholar Charles Ryrie provides insight into the description ETERNAL FATHER. In his Study Bible he explains that this literally means, “Father of Eternity; i.e., Messiah is eternally a Father to His people, guarding, supplying, and caring for their needs.” Isn’t it wonderful to know that your Eternal Father is guarding, supplying, and caring for you and all who call on His name?
ETERNAL FATHER, thank You for guarding, supplying, and caring for me and all who call You Father.
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EVERLASTING GOD
“Before the mountains were born or You gave birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.”
Psalm 90:2
Weekends end. Vacations end. Holidays end. Daily fellowship with loved ones end when they depart for heaven. But one thing never ends: God. He is everlasting. He existed before He “gave birth to the earth and the world.” He will exist no matter what happens to the earth and world. If you are feeling a sense of loss or loneliness or if it feels like everything in your world is changing too quickly, you have a reason to praise. God is everlasting!
Lord, You are the EVERLASTING GOD! I rejoice in You.
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